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OCTOBER 6 a significant day in history
Heres some of the births and deaths on this day

1930 RICHIE BENAUD born
Perhaps the greatest legspinning allrounder the world has ever seen
'Marvellous chap'
age now 78

1978 JOHNNY OKEEFE
Died aged 43
J.O.K what a legend
Ive got a few of his records
Hosted TV shows, partly revolutionised rock n roll in Australia
Died too young makes you wanna shout


1989 BETTE DAVIS
Died in France
Superb actress from the embyonic days of the big screen


Also on this day my favourite vintage singer Al Jolsin created history
1927[not the band]
World premiere of the Jazz Singer the first full length talking movie that allowed actors to talk to the crowd
354 words spoken
340 by Al Jolsin
AJ also was apparently the first man to use a long stage that divided into the audience
AJ the worlds greatest mammy singer

other birthdays, deaths and events on this day

1914 Thor Heyerdahl (explorer)

1942 Britt Ekland (actress)

1948 Gerry Adams (Northern Ireland politician)

1950 David Brin (science-fiction author)

1963 Elizabeth Shue (actress)

1982 MC Lars (rapper)

Deaths

1993 Agnes deMille, Dancer & Choreographer

1981 Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt - assassinated

1542Thomas Wyatt, Poet


On This Day In History:

1966 LSD becomes illegal in the United States.

1973 Egyptian army crosses the Suez Canal, beginning the Yom Kippur War.

2002 Opus Dei founder, Josemaria Escriva is canonized.

My cousins daughter died this day 4 years ago, she was 18 years old.
It was very sad as she was my favourite of dozens of cousins kids and she had a 1 year old baby.
RIP Kylie


I didn't realise it was the same day JOK died, I still remember coming home to my crying mum, she was devestated he died, Im a huge JOK fan too, a true Legend and the man who virtually started rock and roll in Australia telling anyone that would listen that we're not second class, we're as good as anyone in the world.