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What happened in history on this day: February 6?
On February 6 in ...
- 1966 - CBS airs the final episode of Mr. Ed TV show.
- 1981 - Brady Brides debuts on NBC TV.
- 1992 - Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall airs on NBC.
- 1993 - The NBC TV network airs the first episode of Almost Home.
- 1993 - Tip Tipping, stuntman, dies while filming a segment for BBC's 999 TV show when his main parachute and two reserves fail to open.
- 1994 - The Disney Channel first airs the animated TV series Disney's Aladdin.
Births on February 6
- 1899 - Birth of Ramon Novarro [José RG Samaniegos] in Durango, Mexico; actor (Ben Hur).
- 1901 - Birth of Ben Lyon in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse).
- 1911 - Birth of Ronald Reagan in Illinois, USA; actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), 40th US President (Republican, 1981-89).
- 1913 - Birth of John Lund in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army).
- 1914 - Birth of Thurl Ravenscroft in Nebraska, USA; distinctive voice in movies, TV commercials, Disneyland attractions over decades, Johnny Mann Singers ("You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"), Tony the Tiger ("they're grrrrreat!"), named Disney Legend 1995.
- 1922 - Birth of Patrick MacNee in London, England; actor (Jonathan Steed - The Avengers).
- 1931 - Birth of Mamie Van Doren in Rowena, South Dakota, USA; American actress (Navy versus Night Monsters) and author.
- 1931 - Birth of Rip Torn in Texas, USA; American actor and director (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof).
- 1936 - Birth of Wies Andersen [Aloïs de Bois]; Belgian actor/producer (Maigret).
- 1939 - Birth of Mike Farrell in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; actor (BJ Honeycutt - MASH, Battered).
- 1941 - Birth of Gigi Perreau in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Journey to Center of Time).
- 1943 - Birth of Gayle Hunnicutt in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas).
- 1944 - Birth of Michael Tucker in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (Stuart Markowitz - L.A. Law).
- 1952 - Birth of John Sanderford in Orlando, Florida, USA; actor (Recoil, Ryan's Hope).
- 1956 - Birth of Jon Walmsley in Lancashire, England; actor (Jason - The Waltons).
- 1956 - Birth of Linda Grovenor in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire).
- 1957 - Birth of Kathy Najimy; actress (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet).
- 1957 - Birth of Robert Townsend in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian/actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy).
- 1958 - Birth of Barry Miller in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married, Joe and Sons, Szysznyk).
- 1960 - Birth of Megan Gallagher in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Slap Maxwell, Millennium).
- 1969 - Birth of April Lerman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Lila - Charles in Charge).
- 1984 - Birth of Brandon Hammond; actor (Gregory Hines Show).
Deaths on February 6
- 1947 - Albert J Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at age 82.
- 1965 - Jack Wagner, actor (Jive Junction), dies at age 68.
- 1967 - Martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at age 46.
- 1968 - C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at age 85.
- 1970 - Roscoe Karns, actor (Captain Shafer - Hennesey), dies at age 78.
- 1985 - Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Captain Newman), dies at age 53.
- 1985 - Dandy Nichols, actress (Confessions of a Window Cleaner), dies at age 78.
- 1986 - William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies.
- 1988 - Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of Tuberculosis at age 64.
- 1990 - Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at age 94.
- 1990 - John Merivale, actor (Caltiki), dies.
- 1991 - Death of Danny Thomas AKA Amos Muzyad Yahkoob at age 77 of a heart attack; actor/comedian (Baby Snooks radio show, Bickersons radio show, The Big Show radio show, Make Room for Daddy TV show, Danny Thomas Show TV show), producer (Dick Van Dyke Show TV show, Andy Griffith Show TV show, Mod Squad TV show), founder of Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
- 1992 - Frank Wilson, actor (Beware, Sunday Sinners, Club), dies at age 37.
- 1992 - Wade Preston, actor (Man Called Sledge), dies at age 62.
- 1993 - Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), dies of stroke at age 77.
- 1994 - Joseph Cotten, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at age 88.
- 1996 - Death of Guy Madison AKA Robert Ozell Moseley at age 74 of emphysema; actor (Wild Bill Hickok on radio and TV).
- 1999 - Death of Jimmy Roberts; American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1924).
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