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March 6, 1981 Ellen Muth, American Actress March 6, 1977 Bubba Sparxxx, American Musician March 6, 1974 Beanie Sigel, American Musician March 6, 1973 Brian Olson, born in Tallahassee, Florida, middleweight, 189 lbs, judoka, 1996 Olympics March 6, 1973 Greg Ostertag, NBA center, for the Utah Jazz March 6, 1973 Michael Finley, NBA guard and forward, for the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks March 6, 1973 Terry Adams, born in Mobile, Alabama, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs March 6, 1972 Jamal Anderson, fullback for the Atlanta Falcons March 6, 1972 Paul Frlan, CFL linebacker, for the Saskatchewan Roughriders March 6, 1972 Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold March 6, 1972 Susan Alexander, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, Miss America Maryland, 1997 March 6, 1971 Darrick Martin, NBA guard for the Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves March 6, 1971 Roger Salkeld, born in Burbank, California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds March 6, 1970 Amy Pietz, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Annie-Caroline In the City March 6, 1970 Robbie Tobeck, NFL guard/center for the Atlanta Falcons March 6, 1970 Scott Stahoviak, born in Waukegan, Ilinois, infielder for the Minnesota Twins March 6, 1969 Andrea Elson, born in New York City, actress, Lynn-Alf, Alice-Whiz Kids March 6, 1969 Deems May, NFL tight end for the San Diego Chargers March 6, 1968 Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996 March 6, 1968 Connie Britton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nikki-Spin City March 6, 1968 Jon Baker, WLAF defensive end, Frankfurt Galaxy March 6, 1968 Marty Morgan, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 180 lbs greco-roman wrestler, 1996 Olympics March 6, 1968 Moira Kelly, actress, Cutting Edge March 6, 1968 Russell Butler, born in Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, diver, Olympics 28th-88, 96 March 6, 1967 Shuler Hensley, American Actor March 6, 1966 Cliff Meidl, born in Redondon Beach California, sprint kayak, alternate in 1996 Olympics March 6, 1966 Michelle Edwards, WNBA guard, Cleveland Rockers March 6, 1966 Alan Davies, British Actor March 6, 1965 Tammy Liley, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball mid blocker/capt, Olympics b-1992, 1996 March 6, 1964 Cher Butler, born in Garland, Texas, playmate August, 1985 March 6, 1964 Reniet Vrieze, rock singer and guitarist, Pilgrims-White Men March 6, 1963 Suzanne Crough, rocker, Partridge Family March 6, 1962 Alison Nicholas, Gibraltar, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning Classic March 6, 1960 [Eris] Sleepy Floyd, NBA guard March 6, 1959 Tom Arnold, born in Iowa, actor, Tom, True Lies March 6, 1958 Mike Gatting, English cricketer March 6, 1956 Peter Roebuck, cricketer, Somerset opening batsman and SMH writer March 6, 1953 Jackie Zeman, born in Englewood, New Jersey, actress, Bobbie-General Hospital March 6, 1952 Lyn Perrin, executive administrator, WIC March 6, 1949 Donald York, rocker, Sha Na Na March 6, 1948 James FCS "Jim" Woude, cartoonist March 6, 1947 Dick Fosbury, born in Portland Oregon, high jumper, won Olympic gold in 1968 March 6, 1947 Judy Loe, born in Urmston Manchester, United Kingdom, actress, Singles, Meaning of Life March 6, 1947 Kiki Dee, born in Yorkshire, England, singer, Don't Go Breaking My Heart March 6, 1947 John Stossel, American Journalist March 6, 1946 David Jon Gilmour, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall March 6, 1946 Martin Kove, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Victor-Cagney and Lacey March 6, 1946 Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry, born in Cameroon, astronaut, STS 18 March 6, 1946 Tony Klatka, rocker, Blood, Sweat and Tears March 6, 1946 David Gilmour, British Musician March 6, 1945 Anna Maria Horsford, New York City, actress, Thelma Frye-Amen March 6, 1945 Hugh Grundy, born in Winchester England, drummer, Zombies-She's Not There March 6, 1945 Rob Reiner, born in Bronx New York, actor and director, All in the Family, Stand By Me March 6, 1944 David Gilmore, born in Cambridge, England, guitarist, Pink Floyd March 6, 1944 Kiri Te Kanawa, born in Gisborne, New Zealand, operatic soprano, Don Giovanni March 6, 1944 Mary Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go March 6, 1941 Ann Winterton, British MP March 6, 1941 Ben Murphy, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, Name of the Game, Winds of War March 6, 1941 Karyn Kupcinet, actress, Carol-Gertrude Berg Show March 6, 1940 Joanna Miles, born in Nice, France, actress, Cross Creek, Delta County USA March 6, 1940 Willie Stargell, outfielder/1st baseman, Pirates, 1971 NL HR leader March 6, 1939 Christopher Bond, Sen-R Missouri March 6, 1939 David Spielberg, born in Weslaco, Texas, actor, Jessica Novak, The Practice March 6, 1939 Jerry Naylor, born in Stephenville, Texas, rock vocalist, Crickets March 6, 1939 Adam Osborne, Author March 6, 1939 Kit Bond, American Politician March 6, 1938 Lovelace Watkins, singer March 6, 1937 Doug Dillard, actor, Clem-Popeye March 6, 1937 Ivan Boesky, Detroit, stockbroker inside trading March 6, 1937 Paul Mefano, composer March 6, 1937 Valentina V Tereshkova-Nikolayev, 1st woman in space, Vostok 6 March 6, 1936 A "Bram" Stemerdink, Dutch minister of Defense, PvdA March 6, 1936 Jean Boht, actress, Arthur's Hallowed Ground March 6, 1936 Marion S. Barry, Mayor-D-Washington D.C., 1979-90, 95, drug indictment March 6, 1936 Marion Barry, American Politician March 6, 1935 Ronnie Delaney, born in Ireland, 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1956 March 6, 1934 John Noakes, British TV presenter March 6, 1933 Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician and composer March 6, 1933 Heiko Wierenga, Dutch soc-dem mayor of Enschede, 1977-94 March 6, 1933 Kim Elgie, cricketer, South African bat vs. NZ 1961-62, Scotland RU intl March 6, 1933 William Davis, author/broadcaster, Battle at Bull Run March 6, 1931 Carmen Delavallade, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Aida March 6, 1931 David Haddon Whitaker, British publisher, Whitaker's Almanack March 6, 1931 John Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men March 6, 1931 Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, Giants, New York Mets March 6, 1929 David Sheppard, bishop, Liverpool, /cricketer, England batsman March 6, 1929 Gunter Kunert, German poet/writer, Kaiser von Hondu March 6, 1929 Hal Miller, British MP March 6, 1929 Ho Dam, North Korean Secretary of State, 1970-83 March 6, 1929 Thomas S. Foley, Rep-D-WA, 1965-94, majority whip and speaker of house March 6, 1928 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Col, novelist, Europa Y America, Nobel 1982 March 6, 1928 Ronald Stevenson, composer March 6, 1927 John Fairchild, born in Newark, New Jersey, CEO, Fairchild publishing March 6, 1927 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5 March 6, 1927 Norman Treigle, New Orleans Louisiana, bass-baritone March 6, 1927 William J. Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, soap opera creator, Young and Restless March 6, 1927 Gordon Cooper, American Astronaut March 6, 1926 Alan Greenspan, economist and presidential advisor, Federal Reserve Bank March 6, 1926 Andrzej Wajda, born in Suwalki, Poland, director, Ashes and Diamonds, Lotna March 6, 1926 Ann Curtis, 400m/800m U.S. swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1948 March 6, 1926 Elwood H [Bud] Hillis, Rep-R-IN, 1971- March 6, 1926 Jon Nordal, composer March 6, 1926 Miroslav Klega, composer March 6, 1924 Sarah Caldwell, born in Maryville, Missouri, conductor/opera director, Flagstaff March 6, 1924 William H. Webster, U.S., judge and head FBI/CIA March 6, 1924 William Hedgcock Webster, American Public Servant March 6, 1923 Ed McMahon, born in Detroit, Michigan, TV host, Johnny Carson Show, Star Search March 6, 1923 Erhard Karkoschka, composer March 6, 1923 Raymond "Bill" Hoffenberg, college president, Wolfson at Oxford March 6, 1922 Frankie Howerd, British actor/comedian, A Funny Thing Happened March 6, 1921 Frankie Howerd, actor, That Was The Week That Was, Runaway Bus March 6, 1921 Julius Rudel, born in Vienna Austria, conductor, New York City Opera 1957 March 6, 1921 Oliver Wright, British Ambassador, To U.S. March 6, 1921 Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, producer, Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk March 6, 1920 Lewis Gilbert, born in London, England, director/actor, You Only Live Twice March 6, 1920 Roger Price, born in Charleston, West Virginia, actor and writer, Who's There, Droodles March 6, 1917 J. A. Mommersteeg, Dutch assistant secretary of Defense, KVP March 6, 1917 Roy Scott, cricketer, one Test NZ vs. England 1947, 18, 1-74 March 6, 1916 Rochelle Hudson, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, That's My Boy March 6, 1914 Kirill P. Kondrashin, born in Moscow, Russia, conductor, Hollywood Bowl 1981 March 6, 1913 David Bowman, trade unionist March 6, 1913 Ella Logan, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, 52nd Street, Goldwyn Follies March 6, 1913 Stewart Granger, actor, Saraband for Dead Lovers March 6, 1912 Madge Adam, astronomer March 6, 1911 Charles Frank, physicist March 6, 1911 Roland Jacobi Leich, composer March 6, 1909 Dave Clark, music promoter and songwriter March 6, 1909 Obafemi Awolowo, born in Nigeria, President of Nigeria, 1979-83 March 6, 1906 Bob Wills, born in Texas, actor, Lone Prairie, Tornado in the Saddle March 6, 1906 Lou Costello, born in Paterson, New Jersey, comedian and actor, Abbott and Costello March 6, 1904 Hugh Williams, actor and writer, Charley's Aunt, Bank Holiday March 6, 1904 Johannes C "Chris" Baay, Dutch actor, Klatergoud, Surprise Raid March 6, 1903 Elizabeth Pinkston Becker, U.S., platform diver, Olympics gold 1928 March 6, 1901 Mark Donskoy, born in Odessa, Russia, director, Heart of a Mother March 6, 1900 John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, University of London March 6, 1900 Ludwig Donath, born in Vienna Austria, actor, Torn Curtain, Sirocco March 6, 1900 Robert "Lefty" Grove, baseball pitcher, 300 game winner March 6, 1898 Hal Hooker, cricketer, NSW pace bowler of 20's and 30's March 6, 1898 Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay March 6, 1898 Jimmy Conzelman, NFL QB/coach/team owner, Chicago March 6, 1898 Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent, Dutch soprano, Matthaus Passion March 6, 1897 Knudage Riisager, Port Kunda Estonia, Danish composer, Quaarrtsiluni March 6, 1893 Kathleen Smoothy, housewife, last link to Siege of SIdney Street March 6, 1893 [Walter] Furry Lewis, father of the blues March 6, 1891 Victor Kilian, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Gentleman's Agreement March 6, 1890 Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator/theory, Orfeo March 6, 1887 Henri Gagnon, composer March 6, 1885 Ring Lardner, U.S., writer, You Know Me Al March 6, 1882 Guy Kibbee, born in El Paso, Texas, actor, Big Shot March 6, 1870 Oscar Straus, born in Vienna, Austria, composer, Ein Walzertraum March 6, 1852 Joseph Bayer, composer March 6, 1844 Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, composer, Flight of the Bumble Bee, NS 3/18 March 6, 1843 Artur Napoleao dos Santos, composer March 6, 1835 Charles Ewing, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1883 March 6, 1835 Ludwik Grossman, composer March 6, 1831 Friedrich C. K. von Bodelschwingh, German theologist, Home Mission March 6, 1831 Philip Henry Sheridan, born in Albany, New York, Major General, Union Army March 6, 1820 Horatio Gouverneur Wright, Major General, Union volunteers March 6, 1812 Aaron Lufkin Dennison, father of American watchmaking March 6, 1806 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet, Sonnets from the Portuguese March 6, 1797 Gerrit Smith, American Politician March 6, 1793 Bernhard Joseph Klein, composer March 6, 1791 Anna Claypoole Peale, painted miniatures March 6, 1787 Joseph von Fraunhofer, born in Germany, physicist, studied Sun's spectrum March 6, 1785 Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer March 6, 1779 Philipp Roth, composer March 6, 1765 Jan Kops, Dutch agronomist/vicar March 6, 1763 Jean Xavier Lefevre, composer March 6, 1761 Earl d'Andreossi, French general and member of parliament March 6, 1740 Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet, Buccolica March 6, 1724 Henry Laurens, American Politician March 6, 1710 Giuseppi Antonio Paganelli, composer March 6, 1698 John Alberti, Dutch theologist and philologist March 6, 1663 Francis Atterbury, English Politician March 6, 1619 Cyrano de Bergerac, famous nose, playwright, Voyage to the Moon March 6, 1616 Malachias Siebenhaar, composer March 6, 1615 Jan Zoet, actor, playwright and poet, Parnasssus aan 't Y March 6, 1495 Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet, Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione March 6, 1492 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory, humanist and reformer March 6, 1483 Francesco Guicciardini, Italian attorney and president of Romagna March 6, 1475 Michelangelo, painter and sculptor, David March 6, 1459 Jacob Fugger, German banker and merchant March 6, 1405 Johan II, King of Castille |