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People on February 6th: birthdates

Rick Astley: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Disco Singer, Guitarist, Composer, English, Never Gonna Give You Up, Together Forever, She Wants To Dance With Me
Sarah Brady: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Actress, Handgune, Jim's wife
Tom Brokaw: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Newscaster, Journalist, b. in Yankton, SD; Today Show 1976-81, NBC Nightly News 1982?-2004
Tim Brown: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Musician, of Boo Radleys
Lucius Jackson Arthur Plantagenet Cary: 1995 (is 17 in 2012, 18 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Linda Purl & Alexander's son
Anita Cochran: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Country Singer
Natalie Cole: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Jazz Singer, Baptist, Pianist, b. in Los Angeles; Nat King Cole's daughter
Fabian: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Actor, b. in Philadelphia, Pa.; 50-60s teen idol; RN:Fabiano Anthony Forte Bonaparte
Mike Farrell: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actor, b. in St. Paul, Minn.; The Interns, MASH'S Capt. B.J. Hunnicut, Days of Our Lives' Scott Banning, Providence's Dr. James "Jim" Hansen; Shelley Fabares' hubby
Zsa Zsa Gabor: 1919 (is 93 in 2012, 94 in 2013)
Actress, Author, Hungarian, b. in Budapest; RFN:Sari; Some say born in '17, '18, '19, '20, '23, '28; RFN:Sari; Born in 1917 acc to ex-classmate Elizabeth Nussbaum of Seattle, but that's improbable since her sister Magda was born in 1917; wed 9x's
Megan Gallagher: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
TV Actress, Dallas' Louella, Hill St. Blues' Off. Tina Russo, Slap Maxwell Story's Judy Ralston, China Beach's Wayloo Marie Holmes, Pacific Station's Det. Sandy Calloway, Millennium's Catherine Black
Homer James Jigney Gere: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Keri Lowell and Richard's son
Linda Grovenor: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Actress
Brandon Hammond: 1984 (is 28 in 2012, 29 in 2013)
Actor, Gregory Hines Show's Matty Stevenson
Gayle Hunnicutt: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Dallas' Vanessa
Connor Antony Kidman-Cruise: 1995 (is 17 in 2012, 18 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Nicole Kidman and Tom's adopted son
April Lerman: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actress, Charles in Charge's Lila Pembroke
John London: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Bassist, of Michael Nesmith band
Richie MacDonald: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Country Singer
Patrick Macnee: 1922 (is 90 in 2012, 91 in 2013)
TV Actor, English, b. in London; The Avengers' & The New Avengers' Jonathan Steed, Super Force's Biggs Hungerford, Thunder in Paradise's Edward Whitaker; Sir Ralph Richardson's son, David Niven's cousin
Jerry Marotta: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Pop Musician, of Orleans; b. Feb 5?
Richie McDonald: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Music Figure, of Lonestar
Barry Miller: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Fame, Joe & Sons, Szysznyk, Equal Justice's Briggs
Mason Charles Moll: 1996 (is 16 in 2012, 17 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Susan and Richard's son
Kathy Najimy: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Cartoon Voicist, King of the Hill's Peggy Hill, Veronica's Closet, Hope Floats
Gigi Perreau: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, RN:Ghislaine Perreau-Saussine; Popular 40-50s child actress; Peter Miles' sister
Simon Phillips: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Jeff Beck, Toto
John Pisano: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Singer, of Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Princess Louise Sophie Mary: 2004 (is 8 in 2012, 9 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Princess Claire and Prince Laurent of Belgium's daughter
"Axl" Rose: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, Heavy Metal Singer, Songwriter, RN:William Bailey, Guns 'N Roses lead; Erin Everly's hubby
Brian Rubin: 1973 (is 39 in 2012, 40 in 2013)
Writer
Jim Sheridan: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, My Left Foot
Rip Torn: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Director, b. in Temple, Tex.; RFN:Elmore Jr.; The Blue & the Gray & other TV movies & miniseries, Larry Sanders Show's sidekick, Men in Black, Wonder Boys, Welcome to Mooseport; Geraldine Page's hubby
Robert Townsend: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Writer, Comedian, Director, The Five Heartbeats, Townsend TV, Meteor Man, Townsend Television, The Parent 'Hood's Robert Peterson
Michael Tucker: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Actor, L.A. Law's Stuart Markowitz; Jill Eikenberry's hubby
Mamie Van Doren: 1933 (is 79 in 2012, 80 in 2013)
Movie Actress, b. in Rowena, SD; RN:Joan Lucille Olander; some say b. 1931
Jon Walmsley: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Actor, Rock & Roll Performer, Guitarist, English, The Waltons' Jason Walton; Lisa Harrison's hubby

People on February 6th: birth anniversaries

Cecily Adams: 1958=d.Mar 3, 2004 (was 46)
Actress
Claudio Arrau: 1903=d.Jun 9, 1991 (was 88)
Pianist, Composer, Chilean, Beethoven interpretations; Boston Symphony Orchestra
Eva Braun: 1912=d.Apr 30, 1945 (was 33)
Mistress, later Adolf Hitler's wife
Aaron Burr: 1756=d.Sep 14, 1836 (was 80)
Vice President, Dueler; b. in Newark, NJ; 3rd U.S. Vice President 1801-05
Leslie Crowther: 1933=d.Sep 29, 1996 (was 63)
Comedian, Game Show Host, English
Sir Henry Irving: 1838=d.Oct 13, 1905 (was 67)
Actor, English, Hamlet
Mary Leakey: 1913=d.Dec 9, 1996 (was 83)
Scientist, Archaeologist, British, Paleotologist
John Lund: 1913=d.May 10, 1992 (was 79)
Movie Actor
Bob Marley: 1945=d.May 11, 1981 (was 36)
HALL OF FAMER, Reggae Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Composer, Jamaican, Lead singer of Bob Marley & The Wailers; Has Holiday in Jamaica; RFN:Robert Nesta; bdate acc to tradition though no Jamacian birth certificate exists; April 6 was his DOB according to his passport; d. in a Miami hospital of brain and lung cancer.
Kate McGarrigle: 1946=d.Jan 18, 2010 (was 63)
Folk Performer, Singer, Songwriter, Canadian, mother of Rufus and Martha Wainwright, ex-wife of Loudon Wainwright III
Howard McGhee: 1918=d.Jul 17, 1987 (was 69)
Trumpeter, Pianist, Reeds
Louis Nizer: 1902=d.Nov 10, 1994 (was 92)
Attorney/Lawyer, Author, Painter, Composer, English, b. in London; advised some of America's most famous people and top politicians; defended blacklisted stars in the '50s
Ramon Novarro: 1899=d.Oct 31, 1968 (was 69)
Movie Actor, Gay, Mexican, b. in Durango; RLN:Samaniegoes; some say b. Feb 5; Ben Hur, Mata Hari
Walter Pitkin: 1878=d.????
Author, Life Begins at 40
Queen Anne Of Great Britian: 1665=d.Aug 1, 1714 (was 49)
Queen, reigned 1702-14; succeeded by George I
Thurl Ravenscroft: 1914=d.May 22, 2005 (was 91)
Actor, Tony The Tiger voicist since 1952, singer of songs on How the Grinch Stole Christmas and scary voice for cartoons
Ronald Reagan: 1911=d.Jun 5, 2004 (was 93)
Movie Actor, TV Host, President, Governor, b. in Tampico, IL; MN:Wilson; 40th U.S. President 1981-89; GE Theater host/star, Death Valley Days host, Jane Wyman's (1940-48) then Nancy Davis' (1952) hubby; most parodied voice of the 80s; Knute Rockne-All American, Bedtime For Bonzo
Babe Ruth: 1895=d.Aug 16, 1948 (was 53)
HALL OF FAMER, MLB right fielder, Movie Actor, MLB Pitcher, b. in Baltimore, MD; 2873 hits; No. 3; The Bambino Sultan of Swat; RFN:George Herman; N.Y. Yankees hit 60 HR's '27; 714 home runs; led AL 11x's; although his home run record was broken, the "Babe" is still considered by many to be the greatest to ever play the game; His lifetime Batting Average was .342 and he still holds pitching records for the World Series, 2,211 RBIs; d. in New York
Roy Smeck: 1900=d.Apr 5, 1994 (was 94)
Musician, Guitarist, Banjoist, Autoharp; Ukelele; Hawaiian style
Edward Frederick Sorin: 1814=d.Oct 31, 1893 (was 79)
Educator, Roman Catholic priest and educator, founder and first president of the University of Notre Dame.
J. E. B. Stuart: 1833=d.1864
Military Leader, Confederate army officer; RN:James Ewell Brown, aka Jeb
Bob Trow: 1926=d.Nov 2, 1998 (was 72)
Actor, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood's Robert Troll and Bob Dog
Francois Truffaut: 1932=d.Oct 21, 1984 (was 52)
Movie Director, Movie Actor, Screen/Scriptwriter, French, Fahrenheit 451; must have been a really HOT flick!
Ann Tyrrell: 1909=d.Jul 20, 1983 (was 74)
Actress, Private Secretary's Vi Praskins, Ann Sothern Show's Olive Smith
Keith Waterhouse: 1929=d.Sep 4, 2009 (was 80)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Screen/Scriptwriter, English
Sir Charles Wheatstone: 1802=d.Oct 19, 1875 (was 73)
Inventor, Scientist, British, The Wheatstone bridge was a device that accurately measured electrical resistance and became widely used in laboratories. He didn't actually invent the "Wheatstone Bridge".; One of his contemporaries, Samuel Hunter Christie, came up with the idea of the bridge circuit, but Wheatstone set the precedent for using it in the way in which it has been most commonly used.; Over time, the device became associated with him and took on his name.

People on February 6th: death anniversaries

Ernie Anderson: 1997 (was 73)/b.Nov 12, 1923
Announcer, ABC-TV
Arthur Ashe: 1993 (was 49)/b.Jul 10, 1943
HALL OF FAMER, Tennis Player, Commentator, Political Activist, b. in Richmond, Va.; 1st black U.S. singles champ, '68; Wimbledon '75
Edward Emerson Barnard: 1923 (was 65)/b.Dec 16, 1857
Astronomer, discovered Jupiter's fifth satellite
Jesse Belvin: 1960 (was 27)/b.Dec 15, 1932?
Soul Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, Pianist, MN:Lorenzo; wrote "Earth Angel" for the Penguins; some say b. Dec 15, 1933
Lazar Berman: 2005 (was 74)/b.Feb 26, 1930
Pianist, Russian
Philip Carey: 2009 (was 83)/b.Jul 15, 1925
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Asa (Jeb) Buchannan; also, Granny Goose in commercial; Untamed World narrator, Philip Marlowe star, Laredo
Martine Carol: 1967 (was 46)/b.May 16, 1920
TV Actress, French, French 50s sex symbol
Joseph Cotten: 1994 (was 88)/b.May 15, 1905
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, TV Host, b. in Petersburg, Va.; starred in "Citizen Kane" and played the leading man to some of Hollywood's most famous actresses.
John Philip "Johnny" Dankworth: 2010 (was 82)/b.Sep 20, 1927
Conductor/Composer, Jazz Saxophonist, Bandleader, English, The Avengers theme song
Danny Dayton: 1999 (was 75)/b.Nov 20, 1923
Actor, Comedian, All in the Family's Hank Pivnik; Married to Dagmar in 1950's
Falco: 1998 (was 40)/b.Feb 19, 1957
Foreign Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Austrian, RN:Johann Holzel, NN:Hansi; Rock Me Amadeus, Vienna Calling, Del Komissar; his song "Rock Me Amadeus" was parodied into "Eat Me, I'm A Danish" and "Rock Me Jerry Lewis"
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez: 2006 (was 80)/b.May 24, 1925
Movie Actor, Comedian
Vince Guaraldi: 1976 (was 43)/b.Jul 17, 1932?
Jazz Pianist, Songwriter, Bandleader, Vince Guaraldi Trio jazzman, wrote music for Charlie Brown TV specials; some say b. Jul 17, 1928
Roscoe Karns: 1970 (was 76)/b.Sep 7, 1893
TV/Stage Actor, Comedian, Rocky King-Inside Detective star, Hennesey's Capt. Walter Shafer; some say b. 1891
Merle Kilgore: 2005 (was 70)/b.Aug 9, 1934
Country Singer, Songwriter, wrote Ring Of Fire for Johnny Cash, and Wolverton Mountain for Claude King, manager for Hank Williams Jr.
King George VI Of Great Britian: 1952 (was 56)/b.Dec 14, 1895
King, British, The Queen Mother's hubby, Queen Elizabeth II's dad, Edward VIII's brother; when he died, he was succeeded to the throne by his daughter, Elizabeth II
Jack Kirby: 1994 (was 76)/b.Aug 28, 1917
ComicStrip Cartoonist, artist who helped reinvent the comic book superhero with characters such as the X-Men, Spiderman, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, & Capt. America
Frankie Laine: 2007 (was 93)/b.Mar 30, 1913
Pop Singer, Actor, b. in Chicago; RN:Frank Paul La Vecchio; sang Rawhide & Rango themes
Guy Madison: 1996 (was 74)/b.Jan 19, 1922
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Bakersfield, Calif.; RN:Robert Moseley; The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok's Marshal Wild Bill Hickok; Cowboy actor
James Merrill: 1995 (was 68)/b.Mar 3, 1926
Author, Poet, Merril Lynch founder's son
Hugo Montenegro: 1981 (was 55)/b.Sep 2, 1925
Conductor/Composer
Gary Moore: 2011 (was 58)/b.Apr 4, 1952
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Irish, of Thin Lizzy
Henry Jr. Morgenthau: 1967 (was 75)/b.May 11, 1891
Government Official, US Secretary of the Treasury (1934-45)
Jane Novak: 1990 (was 94)/b.Jan 12, 1896
Actress
Kenneth Olsen: 2011 (was 84)/b.Feb 20, 1926
Businessperson, Digital Equipment Corp founder and prez
Wade Preston: 1992 (was 62)/b.yr unknown
Actor, Man Called Sledge, Long Ride from Hell
Joseph Priestley: 1804 (was 70)/b.Mar 13, 1733
Chemist, Clergyman, Theologian, English, discovered oxygen, sulfur dioxide, silicon fluoride and ammonia, invented pneumatic trough.
Arthur Taylor: 1995 (was 65)/b.Apr 6, 1929
Jazz Performer, Drummer
Danny Thomas: 1991 (was 79)/b.Jan 6, 1912
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, TV Producer, Radio Actor, Author, Singer, All Star Revue, The Danny Thomas Show's (aka Make Room for Daddy) & Make Room for Granddaddy's Danny Williams, I'm a Big Girl Now, One Big Family's Jake Hatton; RN:Muzyad Yakhoob; then Amos Jacobs, Marlo's dad; some say 1914 but wrong; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital founder 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee; d. in Los Angeles
Barbara W. Tuchman: 1989 (was 77)/b.Jan 30, 1912
Author, Historian
Jack Wagner: 1965 (was 68)/b.Jan 5, 1897
Actor, Jive Junction
James Whitmore: 2009 (was 87)/b.Oct 1, 1921
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in White Plains, NY; The Law & Mr. Jones' Abraham Lincoln Jones, Temperature's Rising; Black Like Me, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Give 'em Hell Harry
Carl Dean Wilson: 1998 (was 51)/b.Dec 21, 1946
HALL OF FAMER, Pop Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, b. in Hawthorne, CA; of The Beach Boys
Minoru Yamasaki: 1986 (was 73)/b.Dec 1, 1912
Architect, NY's World Trade Center; b. in Seattle, Wash., d. in Detroit, Mich.; American architect whose buildings, notable for their appeal to the senses, departed from the austerity often associated with post-World War II modern architecture.

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General events on February 6th

In 1693, Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va.

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Government and Politics on February 6th

In 1778, Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution; the people of Massachusetts had already drafted their state constitution some eight years earlier. The Bay State's official bird is the chickadee, and its state flower is the mayflower.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on February 6th

In 1730, There was an earthquake in New England

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Royalty and Religious events on February 6th

In 1508, Maximilian I becomes emperor of Roman Empire.

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Human Achievement and Science events on February 6th

In 1820, 86 free black colonists sail from NYC to Sierra Leone, Africa.

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Misc Marrige events on February 6th

In 2010, 2 years ago, Andrew Shue wed Amy Robach.

Weird and Other events on February 6th

In 1912, 100 years ago, 02 x 06 = 12

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Today's 'Confused-Us' Saying...
"you will never be younger then you are today...& vise versa."

Random Thought...
"Young men want to be faithful, and are not; Old men want to be faithless, and cannot"

Another Random Thought...
"The margin is very marginal"

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"Don't take life too seriously...it's not permanent"

Still Another Random Thought...
"Friends may come and friends may go, but enemies accumulate"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"Talk is cheap, because supply exceeds demand!"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on."

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"The next generation of computers will have a "Warranty Expired" interrupt"

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"Yesterday I parked my car in a tow-away zone...when I came back the entire area was missing."

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"There are more fish on your wall than pictures."

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"TACANGLE n. The position of one's head while biting into a taco."

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"How to Tour the Prison: Robin Steele"

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"UNCONSCIOUS CAN 'THINK' BUT NOT ABOUT POPCORN "

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"Screen: a wire mesh used to protect the computer from the programmer."

Today's Daffynition...
"Marriage: A sentence, not a word."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking"

Today's Hannibal Lecter Joke...
"What do you call it when Hannibal eats staight out of the casket? Box lunch!"

Today's They Do It...
"JOCKEYS do it with whips and saddles"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD DANCERS never die, they just step away"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"I find that the further I go back, the better things, whether they happened or not"

Today's Oxymoron...
"Affirmative action, equal opportunity"

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"no one can get ahead of you when they're kicking you in the rear."

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The only solution is...a balance of power. We arm our side with exactly that much more. A balance of power -- the trickiest, most difficult, dirtiest game of them all. But the only one that preserves both sides. -- Kirk, "A Private Little War," stardate 4211.8.

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