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August 6th

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508 Notable birthdays

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987).

Born August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 1987 at 58 years old in New York City (heart arrhythmia). [ref]

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian female actress of chinese descent (born 1962).

Born August 6th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Ipoh.

Lucille Ball

American actress (1911–1989).

Born August 6th, 1911 in Jamestown.

Died April 26th, 1989 at 77 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (abdominal aortic aneurysm).

M. Night Shyamalan

American filmmaker (born 1970).

Born August 6th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Mahé.

Vera Farmiga

American actress (born 1973).

Born August 6th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Clifton.

Geri Halliwell

English singer and actress.

Born August 6th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Watford General Hospital.

George Jung

Major player in the cocaine trade in the united states in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Born August 6th, 1942 in Boston.

Died May 5th, 2021 at 78 years old in Weymouth (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]

Robin van Persie

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born August 6th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Rotterdam.

Leslie Odom Jr.

American actor and singer (born 1981).

Born August 6th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Queens.

Robert Mitchum

American actor (1917–1997).

Born August 6th, 1917 in Bridgeport.

Died July 1st, 1997 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (pulmonary emphysema, lung cancer).

Elliott Smith

American musician (1969–2003).

Born August 6th, 1969 in Omaha.

Died October 21st, 2003 at 34 years old in Echo Park (stab wound to the chest).

Travis Kalanick

American entrepreneur.

Born August 6th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Los Angeles.

Soleil Moon Frye

American actress, director, screenwriter (born 1976).

Born August 6th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Glendora.

Alexander Fleming

Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and nobel laureate (1881–1955).

Born August 6th, 1881 in Lochfield.

Died March 11th, 1955 at 73 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Barbara Windsor

English actress and singer (1937–2020).

Born August 6th, 1937 in Shoreditch.

Died December 10th, 2020 at 83 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Melissa George

Australian actress.

Born August 6th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Perth.

Charles Ingram

British fraudster.

Born August 6th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Derbyshire.

Deepika Samson

Indian actress.

Born August 6th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Pune.

Kevin Mitnick

American hacker (1963–2023).

Born August 6th, 1963 in Van Nuys.

Died July 16th, 2023 at 59 years old in Pittsburgh (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Asia Carrera

American pornographic actress.

Born August 6th, 1973 (age 52 years) in New York City. [ref]

Alfred Tennyson

British poet laureate (1809–1892).

Born August 6th, 1809 in Somersby.

Died October 6th, 1892 at 83 years old in Aldworth.

Ty Simpkins

American actor.

Born August 6th, 2001 (age 24 years) in New York City.

Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Duke of saxe-coburg and gotha from 1893 to 1900 (1844–1900).

Born August 6th, 1844 in Windsor Castle.

Died July 31st, 1900 at 55 years old in Schloss Rosenau (esophageal cancer).

Adrianne Curry

American fashion model, actress and television personality.

Born August 6th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Joliet.

Marcus Thuram

French association football player.

Born August 6th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Parma.

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