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1601–1900. 1901–present. Holidays and observances. References. External links. October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 86 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 105 BC – Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic.
1979 : Jean-Paul II est le premier pape à être reçu à la Maison-Blanche. 2017 : le prix Nobel de la paix est attribué à la Campagne internationale pour l'abolition des armes nucléaires, une coalition de plusieurs ONG dont le siège est à Genève, en Suisse.
The events of 6 October (Catalan: Fets del sis d'octubre) were a general strike, armed insurgency and declaration of a Catalan State by Catalonia's autonomous government on 6 October 1934, in reaction to the inclusion of conservatives in the republican regime of Spain.
- 6 October 1934
- Catalonia
- Spanish government victory
Oct 7, 2014 · Summary. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. 105 BC Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus. 68 BC Battle of Artaxata: Lucullus averts the bad omen of this day by defeating Tigranes the Great of Armenia. 891 Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
1942 - World War II: The United States Marine Corps begins the October Matanikau Action on Guadalcanal, present-day Solomon Islands, against the Imperial Japanese Army. 1955 – A United Airlines DC-4 crashes in Medicine Bow Peak, Wyoming, killing 66 people. 1966 – LSD is declared illegal in the United States.
October 6. Day of Commemoration and National Mourning (Turkmenistan) Dukla Pass Victims Day ; German-American Day (United States) Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad ; National Noodle Day (United States) Teachers' Day ; Yom Kippur War commemorations: Armed Forces Day (Egypt) Tishreen Liberation Day ; October 7. Our Lady of the Rosary
It is 32 km (20 mi) from the center of Cairo and 17 km (11 mi) from the great pyramids of Giza. Despite having many unfinished or vacant buildings, the city has a total area of 482 km 2 (119,000 acres) and is eventually expected to have 6 million residents. It was announced as the capital of the 6th of October Governorate in April 2008.
