Today In History. What Happened This Day In History A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history. Today in History October 6 1014 : The Byzantine Emperor Basil earns the title Slayer of Bulgers after he orders the blinding of 15,000 Bulgerian troops. 1536 : William Tyndale, the English translator of the New Testament, is strangled and burned at the stake for heresy at Vilvorde, France. 1696 : Savoy Germany withdraws from the Grand Alliance. 1788 : The Polish Diet decides to hold a four year session. 1801 : Napoleon Bonaparte imposes a new constitution on Holland. 1847 : Charlotte Brontes novel Jane Eyre is published in London. 1866 : The Reno brothers–Frank, John, Simeon and William–commit the countrys first train robbery near Seymore, Indiana netting $10,000. 1927 : The first talkie, The Jazz Singer, opens with popular entertainer Al Jolson singing and dancing in black-face. By 1930, silent movies were a thing of the past. 1941 : German troops renew their offensive against Moscow. 1965 : Patricia Harris takes post as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, becoming the first African American U.S. ambassador. 1966 : Hanoi insists the United States must end its bombings before peace talks can begin. 1969 : Special Forces Captain John McCarthy is released from Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary, pending consideration of his appeal to murder charges. 1973 : Israel is taken by surprise when Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Jordan attack on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, beginning the Yom Kippur War. 1981 : Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat is assassinated in Cairo by Islamic fundamentalists. He is succeeded by Vice President Hosni Mubarak. 1987 : Fiji becomes a republic independent of the British Commonwealth. 1995 : Astronomers discover 51 Pegasi is the second star known to have a planet orbiting it. 2000 : Yugoslavias president Slobodan Milosevic and Argentinas vice-president Carlos Alvarez both resign from their respective offices. 2007 : Explorer and author Jason Lewis becomes the first person to complete a human-powered circumnavigation of the globe. Born on October 6 1820 : Jenny Lind, soprano known as the Swedish Nightingale. 1846 : George Westinghouse, prolific inventor, held over 100 patents on creations including air brakes for trains. 1887 : Le Corbusier, Swiss-born French architect and city planner. 1895 : Caroline Gordon, writer (The Strange Children). 1906 : Janet Gaynor, film actress. 1908 : Carol Lombard, American comediennne and actress. 1908 : Sammy Price, jazz pianist. 1914 : Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist and explorer. 1917 : Fannie Lou Hamer, US civil rights advocate; became vice-chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. 1931 : Riccardo Giacconi, Italian astrophysicist ; won Nobel Prize in Astrophysics for his pioneering contributions that led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources. 1948 : Gerry Adams, Irish politician who was an important figure in Northern Irelands peace process; president of Sinn Fein, Northern Irelands second-largest political party, since 1983.
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