12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for October 6, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1789 – Women’s March on Versailles forces Louis XVI and the royal family to move to Paris.
- 1889 – Paris’ Moulin Rouge opens at the foot of Montmartre.
- 1908 – Austria-Hungary announces the annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- 1927 – The Jazz Singer premieres in New York City, ushering in the era of “talkies.”
- 1973 – Yom Kippur War begins as Egypt and Syria attack Israel.
- 1976 – Thammasat University massacre in Bangkok leaves scores dead and injured.
- 1979 – Pope John Paul II makes the first papal visit to the White House.
- 1981 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated during a military parade in Cairo.
- 2007 – Adventurer Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.
- 2010 – Roy Halladay throws a no-hitter in his postseason debut (NLDS Game 1).
- 2010 – Instagram launches on Apple’s App Store.
- 2018 – Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court (50–48 Senate vote).
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1951 – Kevin Cronin, REO Speedwagon lead singer (74).
- 1955 – Tony Dungy, Super Bowl–winning NFL head coach and analyst (70).
- 1963 – Elisabeth Shue, actress (Leaving Las Vegas, Cobra Kai) (62).
- 1973 – Rebecca Lobo, Hall of Fame basketball player and ESPN analyst (52).
- 1973 – Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor (Hornblower, Fantastic Four) (52).
- 1974 – Jeremy Sisto, actor (Six Feet Under, FBI) (51).
- 2000 – Addison Rae, social-media star and singer (25).
Today’s Deaths:
1536 – William Tyndale, English Bible translator and reformer (≈42).
1892 – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of Great Britain (83).
1989 – Bette Davis, iconic film actress (81).
1999 – Amália Rodrigues, Portugal’s “Queen of Fado” (79).
2002 – Prince Claus of the Netherlands, consort to Queen Beatrix (76).
2019 – Ginger Baker, pioneering drummer of Cream and Blind Faith (80).
2020 – Eddie Van Halen, revolutionary rock guitarist (65).
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