1931 95 years ago Notable Births October 6

Eileen Derbyshire, English actress

On October 6, in the year 1931, Eileen Derbyshire, English actress. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of October 6, one of 434 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Eileen Derbyshire. Learn more below.

Eileen Derbyshire is a retired English actress, best known for her role as Emily Bishop in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She played the character for 55 years from January 1961 to January 2016, making her the longest-serving female cast member in a British TV soap opera. She was appointed an MBE in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours list for her long acting career.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on October 6, 1931 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 2 September 2026.

On This Date in History 434

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Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 6 Dave Hobson, American politician (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 6 Johan Neeskens, Dutch footballer and manager (born 1951)
Historical Events 2022 Oct 6 Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Notable Deaths 2020 Oct 6 Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1955)
Notable Deaths 2020 Oct 6 Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2019 Oct 6 Ginger Baker, English drummer (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2019 Oct 6 Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2019 Oct 6 Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (born 1931)
Historical Events 2018 Oct 6 The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious…
Notable Deaths 2018 Oct 6 Scott Wilson, American actor (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2018 Oct 6 Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2017 Oct 6 Ralphie May, American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1972)
Notable Deaths 2017 Oct 6 David Marks, British architect, designer of the London Eye (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 6 Árpád Göncz, Hungarian author, playwright, and politician, 1st President of Hungary (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 6 Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 6 Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, Peruvian historian, lawyer, and jurist (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 6 Vic Braden, American tennis player and coach (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 6 Igor Mitoraj, German-Polish sculptor (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 6 Diane Nyland, Canadian actress, director and choreographer (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 6 Marian Seldes, American actress (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 6 Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1976)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 6 Feridun Buğeker, Turkish football player (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 6 Ulysses Curtis, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 6 Rift Fournier, American screenwriter and producer (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 6 Paul Rogers, English actor (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 6 Nico van Kampen, Dutch physicist and academic (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 6 Chadli Bendjedid, Algerian colonel and politician, 3rd President of Algeria (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 6 Anthony John Cooke, English organist and composer (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 6 Nick Curran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1977)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 6 Albert, Margrave of Meissen (born 1943)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 6 Joseph Meyer, American lawyer and politician, 19th Secretary of State of Wyoming (born 1941)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 6 B. Satya Narayan Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of West Bengal (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 6 J. J. C. Smart, English-Australian philosopher and academic (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2011 Oct 6 Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (born 1932)
Historical Events 2010 Oct 6 Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
Notable Deaths 2010 Oct 6 Rhys Isaac, South-African-Australian historian and author (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2010 Oct 6 Antonie Kamerling, Dutch television and film actor, and musician (born 1966)
Notable Deaths 2009 Oct 6 Douglas Campbell, Scottish-Canadian actor and screenwriter (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2008 Oct 6 Peter Cox, Australian public servant and politician (born 1925)
Selected Events 2008 Oct 6 The MESSENGER probe discovered Mercury's Rembrandt (pictured) – the second largest impact crater on the planet.
Historical Events 2007 Oct 6 Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
Notable Deaths 2007 Oct 6 Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2007 Oct 6 Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 6 Bertha Brouwer, Dutch sprinter (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 6 Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 6 Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (born 1911)
Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 6 Wilson Tucker, American author and critic (born 1914)
Notable Births 2004 Oct 6 Bronny James, American basketball player
Notable Births 2004 Oct 6 Hanni, Australian singer

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