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

1892

Alfred, Lord Tennyson died on October 6, 1892 English poet often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry, 1809-1892 I hold it true, whatever befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. More quotations from Alfred, Lord Tennyson

1959

Bernard Berenson died on October 6, 1959 American art critic, 1865-1959 Miracles happen to those who believe in them. More quotations from Bernard Berenson