Birthdays occurring on October, 6

1867

George Lorimer was born on October 6, 1867 American editor and writer 1867-1937 It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things that money can't buy. More quotations from George Lorimer

1887

Le Corbusier was born on October 6, 1887 Swiss architect and city planner, whose designs combine the functionalism of the modern movement with a bold, sculptural expressionism. 1887-1965 Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light. More quotations from Le Corbusier

1895

Caroline Gordon was born on October 6, 1895 A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way More quotations from Caroline Gordon

1908

Carole Lombard was born on October 6, 1908 American actress, 1908-1942 I live by a man's code, designed to fit a man's world, yet at the same time I never forget that a woman's first job is to choose the right shade of lipstick. More quotations from Carole Lombard

1914

Thor-Heyerdahl was born on October 6, 1914 Norwegian ethnologist, 1914-2002 Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity. More quotations from Thor-Heyerdahl

Deaths occurring on October, 6

1979

Elizabeth Bishop died on October 6, 1979 American poet and writer known for her polished and descriptive verse. Pulitzer Prize in 1956.1911-1979 The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. More quotations from Elizabeth Bishop

1981

Anwar Sadat died on October 6, 1981 Egyptian army officer, president of Egypt (1970-1981), 1918-1981 He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress More quotations from Anwar Sadat

1989

Bette Davis died on October 6, 1989 American actress, 1908-1989 She is the original good time that was had by all. More quotations from Bette Davis