Historical Events
- Austria annexes Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant
- Yanks lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season
Famous Birthdays
- Carole Lombard [Jane Alice Peters], American actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1942)
- Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (d. 1989)
About October 6, 1908
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 115 years, 6 months and 17 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Libra