More Notable Birthdays on October 6: 1964 - Matthew Sweet, American Musician 1956 - Stephanie Zimbalist, New York City, actress, Remington Steele, Centennial 1914 - Thor Heyerdahl, Norway, anthropologist/explorer, Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku 1887 - Le Corbusier, born in Switzerland, architect, city planner, and artist, Urbanisme 1846 - George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in U.S.