October 6 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is October 6, your zodiac sign is Libra ♎, your birthstone is Opal or Tourmaline and your birth flower is Marigold or Cosmos. You share your birthday with Le Corbusier and Hafez al-Assad.
- Zodiac sign
- ♎ Libra
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Opal, Tourmaline
- Birth flower
- Marigold, Cosmos
- Day of year
- 279th
- Popularity
- 115th of 366
- Half birthday
- April 6
- Next October 6
- October 6
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October 6 zodiac: Libra ♎
People born on October 6 fall under Libra, the 7th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from September 23 to October 22. Libra is a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the scales.
Libra, represented by the Scales, is the sign of balance, harmony and partnership. It is linked with beauty and fairness, and Libras are often pictured as natural diplomats with a strong sense of style.
Famous people born on October 6
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on October 6, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1887Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965)
- Born 1930President of Syria from 1971 to 2000
- Born 1914Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
- Born 1773King of the French from 1830 to 1848 (1773-1850)
- Born 1903Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)
- Born 1931Italian-American astrophysicist (1931-2018)
- Born 1831German mathematician (1831–1916)
- Born 1906American actress (1906–1984)
- Born 1960Former Belgian prime minister
- Born 195916th President of Taiwan (ROC) since 2024
- Born 1963American actress
- Born 1908American actress (1908-1942)
- Born 1975President of Slovakia
- Born 1820Swedish opera singer (1820–1887)
- Born 1919Head of State of Somalia (1919–1995)
- Born 1937Molecular geneticist and Nobel laureate
- Born 1982Armenian-American chess player
- Born 1846American inventor and businessman (1846–1914)
- Born 1990Japanese association football player
- Born 1978Chinese astronaut
- Born 1808King of Denmark from 1848 to 1863
- Born 1972Australian association football player
- Born 1997French footballer (born 1997)
- Born 1965German footballer
- Born 1888Reunionese aviator
- Born 1942Swedish actress (born 1942)
- Born 1948Irish republican politician (born 1948)
- Born 1962American biochemist and computational biologist (born 1962)
- Born 1997Danish association football player (born 1997)
- Born 1889Polish writer (1889–1965)
- Born 1949Dutch dancer and singer (1949–2010)
- Born 1971British actress
- Born 1893Bengali astrophysicist (1893–1956)
- Born 1963Swiss association football player
- Born 1946Indian actor, director, politician (1946–2017)
- Born 1950American scientist and science fiction author (born 1950)
- Born 196915th and former Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 29th and current Al-Sultan of Kelantan
- Born 2000American singer (born 2000)
- Born 1931Soviet and Ukrainian astronomer
- Born 1973Welsh actor (born 1973)
October 6 birthstone
Opal (play of many colours). Opal is linked with creativity, hope and imagination, thanks to its shifting rainbow colours.
Tourmaline (pink and many other colours). Tourmaline is associated with compassion, balance and emotional healing.
October 6 birthday facts
- October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years), leaving 86 days until the end of the year.
- October 6 is the 115th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,371 babies born on an average October 6(2% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, October 6 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on October 6 were most likely conceived around January 14 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is April 6, six months after October 6.
- October 6 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is October 6?
October 6 falls under Libra ♎, which runs from September 23 to October 22.
What is the birthstone for October 6?
The birthstone for October 6 is Opal or Tourmaline, the October birthstones. The October birth flowers are Marigold and Cosmos.
Who are famous people born on October 6?
Famous people born on October 6 include Le Corbusier (1887), Hafez al-Assad (1930), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Louis Philippe I (1773), Ernest Walton (1903), Riccardo Giacconi (1931).
How common is a October 6 birthday?
October 6 is the 115th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,371 babies born on an average October 6.
What day of the year is October 6?
October 6 is the 279th day of the year in common years and the 280th day in leap years.