October 6th
- 1780 – John Chambers born.
- 1812 – Lazarus W. Powell born.
- 1833 – William Brown died, aged 54.
- 1869 – Enid Yandell born.
- 1886 – Harry W. Ware born.
- 1895 – Caroline Gordon born.
- 1942 – E. Belle Mitchell died, aged 93.
- 1960 – Bubba Paris born.
- 1962 – Tod Browning died, aged 82.
- 1977 – Wes Ramsey born.
- 1982 – Bradford Mills listed on National Register of Historic Places.
- 2008 – Larry Belcher died, aged 61.