October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). There are 86 days remaining.
- 1854 — Jean-Christophe Marchal died.
- 1905 — Jarvis Catoe is born.
- 1951 — Diane Wilder (victim) is born.
- 1960 — Caroline Grills died.
- 1995 — Lesley Warren is sentenced to Death.
- 2008 — Ivan Panchenko is apprehended.