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Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Day 279 of 2026  ·  86 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 41
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★ Born on this day 4 entries

1820
Jenny Lind, nightingale.
US 206 yrs ago
1846
George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US.
US 180 yrs ago
1866
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcasted first program of voice & music.
US Media & Broadcasting 160 yrs ago
1906
Janet Gaynor
US 120 yrs ago

► Events on this day 3 entries

1889
Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
US Media & Broadcasting 137 yrs ago
1927
"The Jazz Singer", first movie with a sound track, premieres.
US Arts & Culture 99 yrs ago
1989
Reverend Jim Baker is found guilty.
US 37 yrs ago