June 6th Birthdays

Gary U.S. Bonds, R&B and rock and roll singer, was born on this day in 1939 in Jacksonville, FL as Gary Levone Anderson.

Also born on June 6th:

• 1943
  Ken Hatfield, American football coach
  Joe Stampley, American country singer
• 1947
  Robert Englund, American actor
• 1948
  Tony Levin, American bassist (King Crimson)
  Richard Sinclair, English musician (Caravan)
• 1949
  Holly Lear, American folk singer, songwriter
• 1951
  Dwight Twilley, American singer, musician
• 1954
  Harvey Fierstein, American actor
• 1932
  Sandra Bernhard, American actress, comedian
• 1958
  Danny Webb, English actor
• 1959
  Jimmy Jam, American record producer
  Colin Quinn, American comedian
  Amanda Pays, English actress
• 1963
  Jason Isaacs, English actor
• 1932
  Jay Bentley, American singer, bass player
• 1966
  Sean Yseult, American musician
• 1967
  Paul Giamatti, American actor
  Max Casella, American actor
• 1970
  James Shaffer, American rock musician
• 1974
  Danny Strong, American actor
  Sonya Walger, British actress
  Uncle Kracker, American musician
• 1975
  Nina Kaczorowski, American actress
  Staci Keanan, American actress
• 1976
  Z-Ro, American rapper
• 1978
  Carl Barât, English musician
  Joy Enriquez, American singer
• 1980
  Matt Belisle, American baseball player
• 1981
  Johnny Pacar, American film actor
  Philip McGinley, English actor
• 1983
  Gemma Bissix, British actress
• 1984
  Jason Trusnik, American football player
• 1985
  Chris Henry, American football player
• 1987
  Kyle Falconer, Scottish musician
  Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor
• 1989
  Paula Brancati, Canadian actress

June Birthday Calendar

Died on June 6th:

• 1799
  Patrick Henry, 1st Governor of Virginia (age 63)
• 1865
  William Quantrill, American captain (age 27)
• 1922
  Lillian Russell, American actress, singer (est. age 60)
• 1941
  Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver, businessman (age 62)
• 1948
  Louis Lumière, French director, screenwriter (age 83)
• 1961
  Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist (age 85)
• 1968
  Randolph Churchill, English journalist, politician (age 57)
  Robert F. Kennedy, 64th U.S. Attorney General (age 42)
• 1975
  Larry Blyden, American actor (age 1925)
• 1976
  J. Paul Getty, American businessman (age 83)
• 1979
  Jack Haley, American actor (age 81)
• 1991
  Stan Getz, American saxophonist (age 64)
• 1994
  Barry Sullivan, American actor (age 81)
• 1997
  Magda Gabor, Hungarian-American actress, socialite (age 81)
• 2003
  Dave Rowberry, English singer, pianist (The Animals), (age 62)
• 2005
  Anne Bancroft, American actress (age 73)
  Dana Elcar, American actor (age 77)
• 2006
  Billy Preston, American singer, pianist, actor (age 59)
• 2010
  Marvin Isley, American singer, bass player (age 56)
• 2013
  Esther Williams, American swimmer, actress (age 91)
• 2015
  Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer, author (age 80)
  Ronnie Gilbert, American singer (The Weavers), (age 88)
• 2016
  Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (age 90)
• 2019
  Dr. John, American singer, pianist (age 77)