October 6: German-American Day in the United States
Egyptian forces crossing the Suez Canal
- 69 BC – Third Mithridatic War: Forces of the Roman Republic captured the Armenian capital city Tigranakert.
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: British forces under the command of General Sir Henry Clinton captured Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery, and then dismantled the Hudson River Chain.
- 1973 – Egypt, under the leadership of President Anwar Sadat, launched Operation Badr in coordination with Syria, crossing the Suez Canal (pictured) and attacking the fortified Israeli Bar Lev Line, starting the Yom Kippur War.
- 1985 – Police constable Keith Blakelock was killed during rioting in the Broadwater Farm housing estate in Tottenham, London.
- 2000 – Denouncing corruption in the administration of Argentine President Fernando de la Rúa and in the Senate, Vice President Carlos Álvarez resigned from his office.
Matteo Ricci (b. 1552) · Guru Har Rai (d. 1661) · Hattie Jacques (d. 1980)
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