The Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
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Grant Aleksander: 1959 (is 45 in 2004, 46 in 2005)?
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Phillip Spaulding, All My Children's Alec McIntyre; Sherry Ramsey's hubby; some say b. Aug 6, 1960 (is 44 in 2004)
Michael Jr. Anderson: 1943 (is 61 in 2004, 62 in 2005)
TV/Movie Actor, British, The Monroes' Clayt
Ira Angustain: yr unknown
Actor, The White Shadow's Ricky Gomez, Looks like Freddie Prinze
Peter Bonerz: 1938 (is 66 in 2004, 67 in 2005)
TV/Movie Actor, TV/Movie Director, b. in Portsmouth, NH; Bob Newhart Show's Jerry Robinson, 9 to 5's Franklin Hart, dir of Murphy Brown
John Storey Bonington: 1934 (is 70 in 2004, 71 in 2005)
Explorer, of the UK who led the highest final stage in any wall climb when a British expedition climbed the south face of Annapurna I in 1970.
Barry Bookbinder: 1963 (is 41 in 2004, 42 in 2005)
Novelty Singer, Barry and the Bookbinders
Lisa Boyle: 1964 (is 40 in 2004, 41 in 2005)
Actress, Showgirls
Ray Buktenica: 1943 (is 61 in 2004, 62 in 2005)
TV Actor, b. in New York; Rhoda, House Calls' Dr. Norman Solomon, Life Goes On's Jerry Berkson
David Campbell: 1973 (is 31 in 2004, 32 in 2005)
Stage Actor, Singer
Scott Allan Campbell: 1959 (is 45 in 2004, 46 in 2005)
Actor, NYPD Blue's IAB Sgt. Martens
Ever Carradine: 1974 (is 30 in 2004, 31 in 2005)
Actress
Buddy Collette: 1921 (is 83 in 2004, 84 in 2005)
Pianist, Composer, Reeds
Ravi Coltrane: 1965 (is 39 in 2004, 40 in 2005)
Tenor-sax, John's son
Randy DeBarge: 1958 (is 46 in 2004, 47 in 2005)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Bassist, Singer, of DeBarge
Nita Dee Di Giampaolo: 1966 (is 38 in 2004, 39 in 2005)
Dancer, of Mickey Mouse Club 70s
Moosie Drier: 1964 (is 40 in 2004, 41 in 2005)
Actor, Laugh In
Mark Dufresne: 1953 (is 51 in 2004, 52 in 2005)
Country/Western Performer, of Confederate Railroad
Merrin Dungey: 1971 (is 33 in 2004, 34 in 2005)
Actress, Alias' Francine 'Francie' Calfo
Mike Elliott: 1929 (is 75 in 2004, 76 in 2005)
Saxophonist, Jamaican, of Foundations; some sources say b. 1939
Soliel Moon Frye: 1976 (is 28 in 2004, 29 in 2005)
Actress, b. in Glendora, CA; PRON:So-LAY; Punky Brewster's Penelope Punky Brewster, Sabrina the Teenage Witch's Roxie; Meeno Peluce's sis; corr DOB
Norman Granz: 1918 (is 86 in 2004, 87 in 2005)
Jazz Musician, Music Producer, label boss
Charlie Haden: 1937 (is 67 in 2004, 68 in 2005)
Jazz Musician, Composer, Bassist
Geri Estelle "Ginger" Halliwell: 1962 (is 42 in 2004, 43 in 2005)
Pop Singer, English, formerly of Spice Girls (not born in 1972).
Dorian Harewood: 1950 (is 54 in 2004, 55 in 2005)
TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Roots' Simon, Strike Force, Trauma Center, Glitter, Capitol Critters, Trials of Rosie O'Neill's Hank Mitchell, Viper's Julian Wilkes
Isaac Hayes: 1942 (is 62 in 2004, 63 in 2005)
Soul Singer, Songwriter, Keyboardist, Music Producer, TV/Movie Actor, Pianist, Saxophonist, Organist, b. in Covington, TN; Shaft, South Park's Chef; he celebrates his b-day Aug 20 instead of Aug 6 according to Gold Today.
Catherine Hicks: 1951 (is 53 in 2004, 54 in 2005)
TV/Radio/Soap Actress, b. in Scottsdale, AZ; Ryan's Hope's Faith, Bad News Bears, Star Trek 4, Seventh Heaven's Annie Camden
Allan Holdsworth: 1948 (is 56 in 2004, 57 in 2005)
Guitarist, Violinist, British, of Soft Machine
Michelle Khan: 1963 (is 41 in 2004, 42 in 2005)
Movie Actress, RN:Yeoh Chu-Kheng; Miss Malaysia 1983; Supercop
Stepfanie Kramer: 1956 (is 48 in 2004, 49 in 2005)
TV/Movie Actress, Singer, RFN:Stephanie (SAG neccesated her to change her 1st name); We Got It Made's Claudia, Hunter's Det. Sgt. Dee Dee McCall
Bruce Laingen: 1922 (is 82 in 2004, 83 in 2005)
Diplomat, highest-ranking diplomat among the 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days
Sir Freddie Laker: 1922 (is 82 in 2004, 83 in 2005)
Game Show Host, Executive, English, of an airline
Brian Levant: 1952 (is 52 in 2004, 53 in 2005)
Movie Director, Beethoven, Problem Child 2, The Flintstones movie
Abbey Lincoln: 1930 (is 74 in 2004, 75 in 2005)
Jazz Singer, Actress
Patsy Lynn: 1964 (is 40 in 2004, 41 in 2005)
Country Singer, Loretta's twin daughter
Peggy Lynn: 1964 (is 40 in 2004, 41 in 2005)
Country Singer, Loretta's twin daughter
Pat MacDonald: 1953 (is 51 in 2004, 52 in 2005)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Timbuk 3
Pat McDonald: 1952 (is 52 in 2004, 53 in 2005)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, of Timbuk 3
John Albert Victor McKeown: 1991 (is 13 in 2004, 14 in 2005)
Celebrity Son, Tracey Ullman & Allan's son
Shareen Mitchell: yr unknown
TV Actress, Hudson Street's Lucy Canetti
Jack Parnell: 1923 (is 81 in 2004, 82 in 2005)
Bandleader, English, on 10 TV series 1967-71
Hopper Jack Penn: 1993 (is 11 in 2004, 12 in 2005)
Celebrity Son, Robin Wright & Sean's son
Carol Pope: 1949 (is 55 in 2004, 56 in 2005)
Singer, Songwriter, Canadian
Nathan Purdee: 1950 (is 54 in 2004, 55 in 2005)
Soap Actor, Young & the Restless' Nathan Hastings, One Life to Live's Hank Gannon
Jack Antonio Sabato: 1994 (is 10 in 2004, 11 in 2005)
Celebrity Son, Virginia Madsen & Antonio's son
M. Night Shyamalan: 1970 (is 34 in 2004, 35 in 2005)
Movie Director, Writer, The Sixth Sense
Louise Sorel: 1940 (is 64 in 2004, 65 in 2005)
TV/Movie/Stage/Soap Actress, One Life to Live's Judith, Santa Barbara's Augusta Lockridge, The Survivors, Don Rickles Show, Days of Our Lives' Vivian Alamain, Port Charles' Donatella Stewart; Ken Howard & Herb Edelman's ex-
Lisa Stewart: 1968 (is 36 in 2004, 37 in 2005)
Country/Western Performer
Laurin Sydney: yr unknown
Newscaster, of CNN's Showbiz Today
De'Voreaux White: yr unknown
TV Actor, Head of the Class' Aristotle McKenzie
Valerie Wlldman: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Fay
Michelle Yeoh: 1962 (is 42 in 2004, 43 in 2005)
Actress
People on August 6th: birth anniversaries
Franz Allers: 1905=d.1995
Conductor, Czech, Camelot, My Fair Lady
Jim Ameche: 1915=d.Feb 4, 1983 (was 67)
Radio Actor, TV Host, Don's brother
Sherwood Bailey: 1923=d.Aug 6, 1987 (was 64)
Actor, Our Gang's Spud
Lucille Ball: 1911=d.Apr 26, 1989 (was 77)
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Radio Actress, TV Producer, Comedienne, b. in Celoron, NY; NN:Queen of Comedy; RN

esiree; My Favorite Husband, I Love Lucy's Lucy McGillicuddy Ricardo, The Lucy Show's Lucy Carmichael, Here's Lucy's Lucy Carter, Life with Lucy's Lucy Barker, Mame; 2x Desi Arnaz's (1940-60), then Gary Morton's (61-) wife; died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles; first person D.T. ever recognized
Paul Bartel: 1938=d.May 13, 2000 (was 61)
Actor, Director, Eating Raoul
Barbara Bates: 1925=d.Mar 18, 1969 (was 43)
Actress, It's a Great Life's Kathy Morgan
Johann I Bernoulli: 1667 N.S.=d.Jan 1, 1748
Mathematician, Swiss, RFN:Jean; investigated the then new mathematical calculus, which he applied to the measurement of curves, to differential equations, and to mechanical problems.; other style says b. Jul 27, 1667 O.S.
Clara Bow: 1905?=d.Sep 27, 1965 (was 59)
Movie Actress, b. in Brooklyn; silent films; NN:The "It" Girl; Rex Bell's wife; some say b. Jul 29, 1905, or b. Aug 25, 1905
Michael "Mike" Burke: 1916=d.Jul 26, 1973 (was 56)?
Sportsfigure, Executive, head of N.Y. Yankees & Madison Square Garden; some say d. Feb 5, 1987 (was 70)
Leo Carrillo: 1880=d.Sep 10, 1961 (was 81)
TV/Movie Actor, Statesman, The Cisco Kid's Pancho; some say b. 1881
Chief Thundercloud: 1866=d.Jan 31, 1967 (was 100)
Actor, Lone Ranger; RN:Scott T. Williams
Barbara Cooney: 1916=d.Mar 10, 2000 (was 83)
Children's Author, Illustrator
Charles Crichton: 1910=d.Sep 14, 1999 (was 89)
Movie Producer/Director, English, Battle Of Sexes, A Fish Called Wanda
Vic Dickenson: 1906=d.Nov 16, 1984 (was 78)
Jazz Musician, Trombonist, Composer
Sir Alexander Fleming: 1881=d.Mar 11, 1955 (was 73)
Scientist, Bacteriologist, Scotish, Penicillin founder (Nobel 1954); b. Aug 16?
Frankie Froeba: 1907=d.Feb 18, 1981 (was 73)
Pianist, of Benny Goodman
Hoot Gibson: 1892=d.Aug 23, 1962 (was 70)
Movie Actor, silent westerns; RFMN:Edmund Richard
Jackie Kelk: 1921=d.Sep 5, 2002 (was 81)
Actor, Radio Actor, The Aldrich Family's Homer Brown
William A. "Will" Lee: 1908=d.1982
TV Actor, Sesame Street's Mr. Hooper
Robert Mitchum: 1917=d.Jul 1, 1997 (was 79)
TV/Movie Actor, Protestant, b. in Bridgeport, CT; The Winds of War, North & South, Cape Fear, Hopalong Cassidy Westerns, Gung Ho, The Story of GI Joe, Out of the Past, Night of the Hunter
Louella Parsons: 1881=d.Dec 9, 1972 (was 91)
Columnist, Journalist, RLN:Oettinger; Hollywood Gossip
Michael Peters: 1948=d.Aug 27, 1994 (was 46)
Choreographer, won a Tony award for choreographing "Dreamgirls" and helped create Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video; d. Aug 29?
Baden Powell: 1936=d.Sep 26, 2000 (was 64)
Jazz Performer, Guitarist, Brazilian, a pioneer of bossa nova who was more popular abroad than at home
Jackie Presser: 1926=d.Jul 9, 1988 (was 61)
Leader, Teamsters prez 1980s
Ella Raines: 1921=d.Jun 6, 1988 (was 66)
Movie/Stage Actress, RN:Ella Wallace Raubes; Janet Dean RN star; d. May 30?
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt: 1861?=d.Sep 30, 1948 (was 87)
First Lady, Theodore's wife #2; some say b. Aug 16, 1861
Luis Russell: 1902=d.Dec 11, 1963 (was 61)
Jazz Pianist, Bandleader, Composer
"Dutch" Schultz: 1902?=d.Oct 23, 1935
Outlaw, Mobster; RN:Arthur Flegenheimer; big bootleg operator during prohibition era; some say b. Aug 6, 1900
Alfred Lord Tennyson: 1809=d.Oct 6, 1892 (was 83)
Poet, English, 1st Baron; Poet Laureate; The Charge of the Light Brigade, In Memoriam
Andy Warhol: 1928=d.Feb 22, 1987 (was 58)
Artist, Producer, Gay, b. in Pittsburgh, PA; RN:Andrew Warhola; Campbell's soupcans, Brillo boxes, Marilyn Monroe, Mao Tse-Tung; Pop art; some say 1927
William B. Williams: 1923=d.Aug 3, 1987 (was 63)
Radio Disc Jock, Announcer