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October 6, 2011

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Headlines from October 6, 2011

In a Maine House, No Room to Waste

By Joyce Wadler

Facing strict zoning rules that didn’t allow them to increase the footprint or height of their house, a couple transformed it from a dark cabin into a bright three-bedroom home.

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Europe Tries to Stave Off a Reckoning

By Steven Erlanger

The problem for Europe may be that it has not had its own Lehman Brothers, at least in the sense that Lehman shocked Americans to take divisive and expensive steps to repair the damage.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 5, 2011, covering October 6, 2011.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Duets II by Tony Bennett

    Duets II

    Tony Bennett

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Own The Night by Lady Antebellum

    Own The Night

    Lady Antebellum

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    31
  4. 4
    Album cover for Unbroken by Demi Lovato

    Unbroken

    Demi Lovato

    Last week
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Tha Carter IV by Lil Wayne

    Tha Carter IV

    Lil Wayne

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4

Notable Deaths

Diane Cilento

2011Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (born 1932)[†]

Elizabeth Diane Cilento was an Australian actress. She is best known for her film roles in Tom Jones (1963), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, Hombre (1967) and The Wicker Man (1973). She also received a Tony Award nomination for her performance as Helen of Troy in the play Tiger at the Gates.

Historical Context for October 6, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]