OCTOBER 6 IN HISTORY

1437 - The Apatiu Understanding between insurgents and nobility, certified by the Convention of Cluj-Manastur (October 10, 1437), narrowing the clauses in favour of the rioters obtained in a previous agreement, agerpres reports.
1868 - Birth of physician, naturalist Dimitrie Calugareanu, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (d. December 17, 1937)
1872 - Birth of novelist Alexandru Cazaban (d. May 24, 1966)
1892 - Birth of folklorist Tache Papahagi (d. March 17, 1977)
1902 - Birth of philosopher Petre Tutea (d. December 3, 1991)
1903 - Death of educator Apostol Margarit, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (b. August, 1836)
1920 - Birth of linguist Ion Coteanu, member of the Romanian Academy (d. December 11, 1997)
1925 - Death of historian Ion Ursu, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (b. October 26, 1875)
1927 - Birth of cardiologist Ioan Pop de Popa, specialist in cardiovascular surgery. He performed his first open heart surgery of Romania on April 5, 1973, in Targu-Mures
1929 - Birth of painter Ion Salisteanu, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (d. May 25, 2011)
1929 - Birth of engineer Mihai Corneliu Draganescu, member and chairman of the Romanian Academy (d. May 29, 2010)
1933 - Birth of actress Vasilica Tastaman (d. March 30, 2003)
1944 - Romanian and Soviet armies launch the 'Debrecen Operation', a strong offensive to free Transylvania's NW and the Hungarian territory to the Tisza River
1947 - Birth of folklore music Ionela Prodan (d. 16 April 2018)
1956 - Death of chemist, pharmacist Constantin N. Ionescu, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (b. July 21, 1905)
1973 - Birth of actor Silviu Biris
1988 - Death of composer Dumitru D. Botez (b. March 10, 1904)
1995 - Chairman of the Christian Democrat National Peasant Party (PNTCD) Corneliu Coposu receives France's Legion d'honeur in a ceremony at the Embassy of France in Bucharest
2003 - The exercise "Dacia 2003" is held in Arges County, the largest NATO operation of its kind since 11 September 2001
2013 - Romanian Larisa Iordache wins the bronze medal in artistic gymnastics' floor exercise in the Gymnastics World Championships in Anvers
2013 - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale occurs in the southeastern Vrancea area at 4:37 hrs, at a depth of 134 km, the epicenter being 40 km from the city of Covasna. It has been felt in several cities in the country and in Bucharest
2014 - Romania takes over the presidency of the Seventh Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on combating cross-border organised crime (UNTOC), held in Vienna.
2022 - Death of retired vice-admiral Mircea Caragea, the last war veteran of the Romanian Naval Forces, who participated in the naval operations against the Soviets in the period 1941-1944.(b. January 18, 1919).