Celebrities Born on October 6
Who was born on October 6?
Famous people born on October 6 include Le Corbusier, Hafez al-Assad, Thor Heyerdahl. It is day 279 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Libra (Air sign).
Le Corbusier
Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965)
Hafez al-Assad
President of Syria from 1971 to 2000
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
Louis-Philippe I
King of the French from 1830 to 1848 (1773-1850)
Ernest Walton
Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)
Riccardo Giacconi
Italian-American astrophysicist (1931-2018)
Richard Dedekind
German mathematician (1831–1916)
Yves Leterme
former Belgian prime minister
Janet Gaynor
American actress (1906–1984)
Carole Lombard
American actress (1908-1942)
Hotaru Yamaguchi
Japanese association football player
Jenny Lind
Swedish classical singer
Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#279
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
67
days from today
Birthday Number 6 — The Nurturer
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 6 → 6). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Responsibility · Nurturing · Harmony · Family — To serve from strength, not obligation. The integrated 6 discovers that setting healthy limits actually increases capaci…
Full numerology 6 guide →Season
Autumn (Northern Hemisphere) — harvest season, a time of reflection.
Chinese Zodiac
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October Birthstone — Opal
Opal is the stone that contains all the other stones. Pliny the Elder understood this in 77 CE and said so directly: opal combines the red of ruby, the green of emerald, the blue of sapphire, the purple of amethyst — "dazzling and glittering in a remarkable way." For a stone that lacks any crystal s…
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