On Oct. 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by Islamic militants while reviewing a military parade.
On Oct. 6, 1905, Helen Wills Moody, the world's top female tennis player for nearly a decade, was born. Following her death on Jan. 1, 1998, her obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1884 | The Naval War College was established in Newport, R.I. |
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| 1889 | The Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Paris. |
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| 1927 | The era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson. |
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| 1949 | American-born Iva Toguri D'Aquino, convicted as Japanese wartime broadcaster Tokyo Rose, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. |
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| 1973 | Egypt and Syria attacked Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday. |
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| 1976 | In a debate with Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter, President Gerald R. Ford asserted there was "no Soviet domination of eastern Europe." Ford later conceded that he had misspoken. |
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| 1979 | Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Jimmy Carter. |
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| 1987 | The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 against the nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court. |
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| 2004 | The top U.S. arms inspector in Iraq, Charles Duelfer, reported finding no evidence Saddam Hussein's regime had produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991. |
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| 2008 | The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time since 2004. |
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| 2010 | Roy Halladay pitched the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series.. |
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Current Birthdays
Actress Emily Mortimer turns 40 years old today.
AP Photo/Peter Kramer
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves turns 62 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
| 1942 | Britt Ekland, Actress, turns 69 |
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| 1951 | Kevin Cronin, Rock musician (REO Speedwagon), turns 60 |
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| 1954 | David Hidalgo, Rock musician (Los Lobos), turns 57 |
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| 1955 | Tony Dungy, Football coach, sportscaster, turns 56 |
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| 1963 | Elisabeth Shue, Actress, turns 48 |
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| 1964 | Matthew Sweet, Rock singer, turns 47 |
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| 1974 | Jeremy Sisto, Actor ("Law and Order," "Six Feet Under"), turns 37 |
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Historic Birthdays
| 16 | Wenceslas III 10/6/1289 - 8/4/1306
King of Hungary (1301-4) |
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| 69 | James McGill 10/6/1744 - 12/19/1813
Scottish-born Canadian fur trader, merchant and politician |
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| 43 | Sir Isaac Brock 10/6/1769 - 10/13/1812
British politician and soldier; important figure in War of 1812 |
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| 67 | Jenny Lind 10/6/1820 - 11/2/1887
Swedish singer |
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| 67 | George Westinghouse 10/6/1846 - 3/12/1914
American industrial engineer |
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| 70 | George Horace Lorimer 10/6/1867 - 10/22/1937
American editor of the Saturday Evening Post |
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| 54 | Karol Szymanowski 10/6/1882 - 3/29/1937
Polish composer |
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| 77 | Le Corbusier 10/6/1887 - 8/27/1965
Swiss-born French architect |
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| 77 | Janet Gaynor 10/6/1906 - 9/14/1984
American actress |
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| 33 | Carole Lombard 10/6/1908 - 1/16/1942
American actress |
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