Historical Events In October - 06

1996  On this day in history martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner, dies at 57   

1997  Johnny Vander Meer, pitched consecutive no-hitters, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

2000  On October - 06 heather and Brent started going out   

2006  Hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes releasing chlorine gas, resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 100 residents on this day in history.   

2007  Presidential election occurs in Pakistan on this day in history.   

2012  Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict XVI's butler, is found guilty of leaking confidential documents and is sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on this day in history.   

2013  On October - 06 53 people are killed in political clashes in Egypt   

2014  John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser win the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on this day in history.   

2017  On October - 06 british writer Kazuo Ishiguro is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature   

2017  Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on this day in history.   

2017  Storm Nate kills at least 22 people passing through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras on October - 06.   

2018  Australia records the biggest comeback in Rugby Championship history in beating Argentina 45-34 in Salta; Wallabies trial 31-7 at halftime but score 5 second half tries to none to overwhelm Pumas on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history brett Kavanaugh is confirmed and sworn onto the US Supreme Court amid protests and after an FBI investigation   

2018  On October - 06 khabib Nurmagomedov of Dagestan beats Irishman Conor McGregor by 4th round submission in UFC lightweight title fight in Las Vegas; instantly marred by ugly post-fight brawling incident; belt withheld pending investigation   

2018  On this day in history oil tanker collision with a car leaves at least 50 people dead and one hundred with serious burns near Kisantu, Democratic Republic of Congo   

2018  New Zealand claims 6th overall, and 3rd straight Rugby Championship with 32-20 win over South Africa in Pretoria; All Blacks outscore Springboks 4 tries to 3 on October - 06.   

2019  The 2019 Portuguese legislative election takes place, for all 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic on October - 06.   

2021  WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recommends world's first Malaria vaccine (Mosquirix) for children after a pilot program was effective in Africa [1] on October - 06.   

2021  The World Health Organization endorses the first malaria vaccine on this day in history.   

2023  American Simone Biles wins all-round gold at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, - becoming the most decorated gymnast ever with 34 world and Olympic medals [1] on this day in history.   

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1289  On this day in history birth of king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)   

1459  On October - 06 birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)   

1510  On this day in history birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)   

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On October - 06 birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

1573  Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624) was born on October - 06.   

1610  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on October - 06.   

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on this day in history.   

0404  Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on October - 06.   

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1014  On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.   

1101  On October - 06 death of bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1214  On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1413  On October - 06 death of dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382)   

1542  On October - 06 death of thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503)