August 6th Birthdays

Faith Prince, American actress and singer, was born on this day in 1957 in Augusta, GA.

Also born on August 6th:

1937
Barbara Windsor, English actress
1938
Peter Bonerz, American actor
1940
Louise Sorel, American actress
1941
Ray Culp, American baseball player
1945
Andy Messersmith, American baseball player
1950
Dorian Harewood, American actor
Catherine Hicks, American actress
Daryl Somers, Australian TV host, singer
1952
Vinnie Vincent, American musician
1956
Stepfanie Kramer, American actress
1957
Bob Horner, American baseball player
1958
Randy DeBarge, American R&B singer, musician
1964
Moosie Drier, American actor and director
1965
David Robinson, American basketball player
1971
Merrin Dungey, American actress
1972
Geri Halliwell, British singer
1973
Vera Farmiga, American actress
1974
Ever Carradine, American actress
Luis Vizcaino, Dominican baseball player
Alvin Williams, American basketball player
1976
Soleil Moon Frye, American actress
Melissa George, Australian actress
1977
Jennifer Lyons, American actress
1978
Brian Maillard, Swiss guitarist
1980
Seneca Wallace, American football player
1981
Leslie Odom, Jr., American actor, singer
1982
Romola Garai, British actress and model
1983
C. J. Mosley, American football player
2001
Ty Simpkins, American actor

Died on August 6th:

1914
Ellen Axton Wilson, American First Lady, first wife of Woodrow Wilson (age 54)
1959
Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter (age 60)
1964
Cedric Hardwicke, English actor, director (age 71)
1973
Fulgencio Batista, 9th President of Cuba (age 72)
1978
Pope Paul VI, Italian pontiff (formerly Giovanni Montini), (age 80)
1983
Klaus Nomi, German singer, songwriter and actor (age 39)
1986
Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director (Oscar statuette model), (age 82)
1991
Harry Reasoner, American journalist, (60 Minutes co-creator), (age 68)
1994
Domenico Modugno, Italian singer, politician (age 66)
2001
Dorothy Tutin, English actress (age 71)
2004
Rick James, American singer, songwriter (age 56)
2009
Willy DeVille, American singer, guitarist (age 58)
John Hughes, American director, screenwriter (age 59)
2012
Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, conductor (age 68)
Mark O’Donnell, American playwright (age 58)
2013
Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (age 81)
2017
Dick Locher, American cartoonist (Dick Tracy), (age 88)
2020
Wayne Fontana, British singer (age 74)