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People on April 6th: birthdates

Phil Austin: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)
Comedian, of Firesign Theater
Frank Black: 1965 (is 45 in 2010, 46 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Singer, Musician, Actor, Guitarist, of The Pixies
Kwesi Boakye: 1999 (is 11 in 2010, 12 in 2011)
Actor, Days of Our Lives' Artenis
Zach Braff: 1975 (is 35 in 2010, 36 in 2011)
Actor, Scrubs' Dr. John Michael Dorian "J.D.", Garden State
Thom Bray: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
Actor, Breaking Away's Cyril, Riptide's Murray "Boz" Bozinsky
Candace Cameron: 1976 (is 34 in 2010, 35 in 2011)
Actress, LN:Bure; b. in Los Angeles; MN:Helaine; Full House's Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner; Kirk's sis
Matthew Thomas Carey: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
Actor, Party of Five's Marcus
Tony Connor: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
Drummer, British, of Hot Chocolate
Ralph Cooper: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Drummer, Australian, of Air Supply
Stan Cullimore: 1962 (is 48 in 2010, 49 in 2011)
Bassist, Singer, British, of The Housemartins
Patrika Darbo: 1969 (is 41 in 2010, 42 in 2011)
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Nancy Wesley
Vince Flynn: 1966 (is 44 in 2010, 45 in 2011)
Author
Alasdair Gillis: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
Actor, You Can't Do That on Television
Merle Haggard: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer/Guitarist, Variety Show Host, Songwriter, Fiddler, b. in Bakersfield, CA; Movin' On theme singer, Death Valley Days '79; 38 #1 country hits!
Bret Harrison: 1982 (is 28 in 2010, 29 in 2011)
Actor, Grounded For Life's Brad O'Keefe
Grace Elisabeth Hasselbeck: 2005 (is 5 in 2010, 6 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Elisabeth and Tim's daughter
Warren Haynes: 1960 (is 50 in 2010, 51 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Allman Brothers
Marilu Henner: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Exerciser, TV Talk Show Hostess, b. in Chicago; Grease, Taxi's Elaine Nardo, Evening Shade's Ava Newton; some say 4-4; Ron Lieberman's wife; Cybill's Terry
Patrick Hernandez: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
Disco Singer, Songwriter, Belgiumese, Born To Be Alive
Jason Hervey: 1972 (is 38 in 2010, 39 in 2011)
Actor, Wrestler, The Wonder Years' Wayne Arnold
Brandon Scott Holt: 1998 (is 12 in 2010, 13 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Tracy Austin and Scott's son
Markku Lappalainen: 1973 (is 37 in 2010, 38 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Hoobastank
Barry Levinson: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)?
Screen/Scriptwriter, TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Movie Director, TV Producer, Bugsy, Rain Man; AP says Apr 6; some say b. Jun 2, 1942 (is 68 in 2010)
Judith McConnell: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Soap Actress, Another World, As the World Turns, General Hospital, Santa Barbara's Sophia Capwell; some say b. 1952
Ari Meyers: 1969 (is 41 in 2010, 42 in 2011)
Actress, Puerto Rican, b. in San Juan; Kate & Allie's Emma McArdle
Katsushige Mita: 1924 (is 86 in 2010, 87 in 2011)
Businessperson, Japanese, Hitachi prez
Jonathan Joseph O'Hara: 1992 (is 18 in 2010, 19 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Shanna Reed & Terrence's son
Ian Paisley: 1926 (is 84 in 2010, 85 in 2011)
Clergyman, Irish, political leader
Damon Pampolina: 1975 (is 35 in 2010, 36 in 2011)
Pop Singer, of Mickey Mouse Club 90s, The Party; some say 1972
Michelle Phillips: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actress, Pop Singer, Model, Songwriter, b. in Long Beach, CA; RN:Holly Graham Gilliam; of The Mamas & the Papas; Aspen, Hotel's Elizabeth Bradshaw Cabot, Knots Landing's Anne Winston Matheson; John's, then Dennis Hopper's (8days), then Bob Birch's wife, Malibu Shores' Suzi Walker, 90210's Abby Malone; some say Jun 4 or 1945
Micha Max Polaha: 2006 (is 4 in 2010, 5 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Julianne Morris and Kristoffer's son
Andre Previn: 1929 (is 81 in 2010, 82 in 2011)
Conductor/Composer, Arranger, Pianist, Jazz Performer, German, b. in Berlin; Films too; Classical-Jazz; Mia Farrow's ex-; London Symphony Orchestra; Mia Farrow's ex-hubby
Aubrey Lin Privett: 2004 (is 6 in 2010, 7 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Kelly Packard and Darrin's daughter
John Ratzenberger: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Empire Strikes Back, Gandhi, Cheers's Cliff Clavin, Toy Story's Hamm, Up
Jane Rogers: 1960 (is 50 in 2010, 51 in 2011)
TV Actress, Soap Actress, Santa Barbara's Heather Donnelly, Bold & the Beautiful's Julie, Northern Exposure's Marilyn Whirlwind
Julie Rogers: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
Singer, English, LN:Rolls
Michael Rooker: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Actor, The Bone Collector
Paul Rudd: 1969 (is 41 in 2010, 42 in 2011)
Actor, The Cider House Rules, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgndy, Role Models, I Love You Man
Jaden Christopher Slater: 1999 (is 11 in 2010, 12 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Ryan Haddon and Christian's son
Ann Sushil Sood: 2002 (is 8 in 2010, 9 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Sarah McLachlan and Ashwin Sood's daughter
John Stax: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of The Pretty Things
Roy Thinnes: 1938 (is 72 in 2010, 73 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, General Hospital's Dr. Phil Brewer 60s, The Long Hot Summer, The Invaders' David Vincent, From Here to Eternity, Falcon Crest's Nick Hogan, Dark Shadows' Roger/Rev. Trask, One Life to Live's Alex Crown then Sloan Carpenter
Susan Tolsky: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
Actress, Here Come the Brides's Biddie, New Bill Cosby Show, Madame's Place
James Dewey Watson: 1928 (is 82 in 2010, 83 in 2011)
Scientist, Biochemist, co-discoverer the DNA structure
Hedy West: 1938 (is 72 in 2010, 73 in 2011)
Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, wrote "500 Miles" for several artists
Randy Weston: 1926 (is 84 in 2010, 85 in 2011)
Composer, Pianist, Teacher
Billy Dee Williams: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Painter, b. in New York City; a twin; Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Chiefs, Brian's Song, Dynasty's Brady Lloyd 1984-85, Lady Sings the Blues, General Hospital Night Shift's Tousssaint DuBois

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People on April 6th: birth anniversaries

Butch Cassidy: 1866=d.1908
Outlaw, RN:George Robert Leroy Parker; not d. 1937; some say 1867
Nichiren Daishonin: 1222=d.Oct 13, 1282 (was 60)
Religious Leader, Japanese, Buddhist religious leader
Vernon Dalhart: 1883=d.Sep 14, 1948 (was 65)
Opera Singer, Tenor, Country Singer, Vaudevillan, or died Sep 15 or Sep 18?
Giovanni de' Medici: 1498=d.Nov 30, 1526 (was 28)
Soldier
Ivan Dixon: 1931=d.Mar 16, 2008 (was 76)
TV Actor, Director, b. in New York City; Hogan's Heroes' Corp. James Kinchloe
Dorothy Donegan: 1924=d.May 19, 1998 (was 74)
Pianist, Organist, Jazz Performer
Donald Douglas: 1892=d.Feb 2, 1981 (was 88)
Businessperson, MN:W.; Douglas Aircraft Co. founder
Harold Edgerton: 1903=d.Jan 4, 1990 (was 86)
Engineer, Inventor, Photographer, noted for developing techniques of high-speed photography and applying them to various scientific uses.
Anthony Herman Gerard Fokker: 1890=d.Dec 23, 1939 (was 49)
Designer, Pioneer, Holland, Aircraft designer & builder who produced more than 40 types of airplanes (designed by Reinhold Platz) for the German High Command.
Philip Henry Gosse: 1810=d.Aug 23, 1888 (was 78)
Inventor, inventor of the institutional aquarium, writer (Omphalos); with that invention, it was the dawning of the age of .... AQUARIUMS (GROAN)
Walter "Shakey" Horton: 1917=d.Dec 8, 1982 (was 65)
Harmonicaist, NN:Big
Harry Houdini: 1874?=d.Oct 31, 1926 (was 52)
Magician/Illusionist, Author, Hungarian, b. in Budepest; Escape Artist; RN:Ehrich Weiss; some say b. 1875; d. in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix; some say b. Mar 24, 1874
Walter Huston: 1884=d.Apr 7, 1950 (was 66)
Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Director, Canadian, RLN:Houghston; John's dad, Anjelica's granddad; Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre
Joi Lansing: 1928=d.Aug 7, 1972 (was 44)
Actress, Bob Cummings Show's Shirley Swanson
Phil Leeds: 1916=d.Aug 16, 1998 (was 82)
Actor, Comedian
Joseph H. Lewis: 1907=d.Aug 30, 2000 (was 93)
Director
Joseph Medill: 1823=d.Mar 16, 1899 (was 75)
Journalist, Canadian, who from 1855 built the Chicago Tribune into a powerful newspaper.
James Mill: 1773=d.Apr 6, 1836 (was 63)
Philosopher, Historian, Economist, Scotish, Utilitarianist
Gustave Moreau: 1826=d.Apr 18, 1898 (was 72)
Artist, French
Gerry Mulligan: 1927=d.Jan 20, 1996 (was 68)
Jazz Performer, Arranger, Bandleader, Composer, Singer, Baritone-sax, British
Donald Myrick: 1940=d.Jul 30, 1993 (was 53)
Rhythm and Blues Musician, of Earth Wind & Fire
Jed Prouty: 1879=d.May 10, 1956 (was 77)
Movie Actor, Vaudevillan, Comedian
Wade Ray: 1913=d.Nov 11, 1998 (was 85)
Country Singer, Fiddler, of Sons of the Pioneers
Leo Robin: 1900?=d.Dec 29, 1984 (was 84)
Lyricist, Songwriter, wrote Thanks For the Memories; some say b. Apr 6, 1895
Charlie Rouse: 1924=d.Nov 30, 1988 (was 64)
Tenor-sax
Rose Schneiderman: 1882=d.????
Social Reformer, U.S. women's rights activist: organized 1913 strike of 25,000 women blouse makers & ILGWU; president of WTUL; only woman member of F.D.R.'s Labor Advisory Board)
Arthur Taylor: 1929=d.Feb 6, 1995 (was 65)
Jazz Performer, Drummer
Lowell Thomas: 1892=d.Aug 29, 1981 (was 89)
Newscaster, Journalist, Traveler, Commentator, Editor, Author, b. in Woodington, Ohio; Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp. co-founder; Reporter, Broadcaster, Legendary commentator and adventurer; "So Long Until Tomorrow"; Movietone movie news announcer; d. in Pawling, New York

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People on April 6th: death anniversaries

Niels Abel: 1829 (was 26)/b.Aug 5, 1802
Mathematician, Norweigan, a pioneer in the development of several branches of modern mathematics.
Isaac Asimov: 1992 (was 72)/b.Jan 2, 1920
Author, Biochemist, Russian, Jewish, NN:The Father of modern science fiction; 467 Sci-fi & technical books; I Robot, Foundation Trilogy, Inside the Atom and The Human Brain to name some
Jules Bordet: 1961 (was 90)/b.Jun 13, 1870
Bacteriologist, Belgium; immunity studies
Henry Burr: 1941 (was 59)/b.Jan 15, 1882
Tenor, Stage Actor, Canadian, NN:Dean of Ballad Singers; RN:Harry H. McClaskey; big star 1890-1930 era; of the Peerless Quartet, soloist
Dick Cary: 1994 (was 77)/b.Jul 10, 1916
Arranger
Thomas Green Clemson: 1888 (was 80)/b.Jul 1, 1807
Engineer, Clemson Univ. named after him
Pepper Davis: 1990 (was 66)/b.Sep 17, 1953
Comedian, Vaudevillan, Vega$' Manny the mechanic
Ral Donner: 1984 (was 41)/b.Feb 10, 1943
Singer, Narrator, RFN:Ralph Stuart; sounded like Elvis thus the NN:Chicago Elvis; he's died seven years after the real Elvis died, but no reports of any sightings of this Elvis.
Albrecht Durer: 1528 (was 56)/b.May 21, 1471
Painter, Engraver, German, Woodcutter; greatest German Renaissance artist; "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
Greer Garson: 1996 (was 92)/b.Sep 29, 1903
Movie Actress, Irish, Mrs. Parkingon, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Madame Curie, Sunrise At Campobello; some say b. 1908 or 1912 but the hospital spokeswoman said b. 1903
Al Hoxie: 1982 (was 80)/b.Oct 7, 1901
Movie Actor, Silemt movie cowboy star
King Richard I Of England: 1199 (was 41)/b.Sep 8, 1157
King, NN:Good King Richard the Lionhearted; ruled 1189-99
James Mill: 1836 (was 63)/b.Apr 6, 1773
Philosopher, Historian, Economist, Scotish, Utilitarianist
"Red" Norvo: 1999 (was 91)/b.Mar 31, 1908
Bandleader, Jazz Performer, Xylophonist, Vibraphonist
Prince Rainier III: 2005 (was 81)/b.May 31, 1923
Prince, RN:Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand; Of Monaco; Grace Kelly's widower
Raphael: 1520 (was 37)/b.Mar 28, 1483
Architect, Painter, Italian, RN:Raffaello Santi; b. 4-6?
Igor Stravinsky: 1971 N.S. (was 88)/b.Jun 5, 1882 O.S.
Composer, Author, Russian, b. near Leningrad; The Rite Of Spring; d. in New York City; other style says b. Jun 17, 1882 N.S.
Otto Struve: 1963 (was 65)/b.Aug 12, 1897
Astronomer, Russian, known for his contributions to stellar spectroscopy, notably the discovery of the widespread distribution of hydrogen and other elements in space.
Niki Sullivan: 2004 (was 66)/b.yr unknown
Rock & Roll Musician, of The Crickets
Wendy O. Williams: 1998 (was 48)/b.Jun 1, 1949
Punk Rock Singer, Movie Actress, of Plasmatics; Reform School Girls movie; some sources say b. 1946
Tammy Wynette: 1998 (was 55)/b.May 5, 1942
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer, TV Actress, b. in Red Bay, Al.; RN:Virginia Wynette Pugh; George Jones' ex-; 1st lady of Country Music; Stand By Your Man; wed 5x's

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In 1712, Slave revolt in New York.

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In 1652, Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in S Africa, established.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on April 6th

In 46, B.C., Battle at Thapsus: Julius Caesar beats republican under Scipio.

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Royalty and Religious events on April 6th

In 1199, King Richard The Lionheart (Richard I) died after being wounded during the siege of the castle of Chalus in France. He was succeeded by his brother John.

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Human Achievement and Science events on April 6th

In 648, B.C., the earliest total solar eclipse chronicled by Greeks was observed.

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Arts and Prose events on April 6th

In 1883, Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Speckled Band" (BG).

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Weird and Other events on April 6th

In 1924, 04 x 06 = 24

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In 1987, this day, or the next, D.T.'s letter on the early Daylight Saving Time startup time appearred in USA Today.

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"hot dogs are best when served with a ballgame."

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"Broken guitar for sale: No strings attached"

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"Man has his will. Woman has her won't"

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"It was the best of lines, it was the worst of lines"

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"The only imperfect thing in nature is the human race."

Computer Tagline...
"COMMAND: A suggestion made to a computer"

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"Four years ago..............no, it was yesterday."

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"There are four or more cars up on blocks in the front yard."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
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"Social Insecurity: Wilma Moneylast"

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"INCLUDE YOUR CHILDREN WHEN BAKING COOKIES"

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"You dream in C++ (or any language except the one you speak)"

Today's Computer Glossary...
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Today's Daffynition...
"Buccaneer: The price of corn on the cob..."

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"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge"

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"What does Hannibal call people he doesn't like? Hard to swallow."

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"HOCKEY-PLAYERS do it; so what?"

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"My first American ancestor, gentlemen, was an Indian--an early Indian. Your ancestors skinned him alive, and I am an orphan...All those Salem witches were ancestors of mine. Your people made it tropical for them...The first slave brought into New England out of Africa by your progenitors was an ancestor of mine--for I am a mixed breed, an infinitely shaded and exquisite Mongrel. -- "Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims," speech, 1881"

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"Decent lawyer"

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"everything hurts .. and what doesn't don't work."

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Look at these three words written larger than all the rest, and with special pride never written before or since -- tall words, proudly saying "We the people" .. these words and the words that follow ... must apply to everyone or they mean nothing. -- Kirk, "The Omega Glory," stardate unknown.

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