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What happened in history on this day: June 6?
On June 6 in ...
- 1933 - Richard Hollingshead opens the first drive-in cinema, in Camden, New Jersey, on a 10-acre site, with room for 400 cars. The screen is 40 by 30 feet.
- 1971 - CBS TV airs The Ed Sullivan Show for the last time, after a run of 23 years.
- 1978 - ABC-TV debuts the newsmagazine 20/20.
- 1992 - The 700th episode of the syndicated TV series Soul Train airs.
- 2008 - Paramount releases the film Kung Fu Panda to theaters.
- 2010 - The 2010 British Academy Television Awards (Bafta) are presented in London, England.
Best actor: Kenneth Branagh - Wallander;
Best actress: Julie Walters - Mo;
Best drama series: Misfits;
Best entertainment programme: Britain's Got Talent;
Best situation comedy: The Thick of It.
- 2010 - The MTV Movie Awards ceremony is held in California. Some awards:
Best Movie: The Twilight Saga: New Moon;
Best Female Performance: Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: New Moon);
Best Male Performance: Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga: New Moon).
Births on June 6
- 1898 - Birth of Walter Abel in Saint Paul, Minnesota; actor (Suspicion, Dream Girl).
- 1918 - Birth of Richard Crane in Newcastle, Indiana, USA; actor (Surfside 6).
- 1932 - Birth of Billie Whitelaw in Coventry, England; actress (Omen, Adding Machine).
- 1949 - Birth of Robert Englund in Glendale, California, USA; actor (Freddy Kreuger - A Nightmare on Elm Street, V).
- 1955 - Birth of Dana Carvey in Missoula, Montana, USA; comedian (Church Lady - Saturday Night Live).
- 1956 - Birth of Marilyn Jones in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Carey - King's Crossing).
- 1959 - Birth of Amanda Pays; actress (Max Headroom, Off Limits).
- 1960 - Birth of Gary Graham; actor (Money on the Side).
- 1961 - Birth of Sydney Walsh; actress (Mo - Hooperman).
- 1967 - Birth of Max Casella; actor (Vinnie - Doogie Howser).
- 1975 - Birth of Staci Keanan [Anastasia Love Sagorsky]; actress (Nicole - My two Dads).
- 1976 - Birth of Lukas Hass; actor (Lady in White).
Deaths on June 6
- 1956 - Margaret Wycherly, actress (Claudia), dies at age 75.
- 1962 - Guinn Williams, actor (Big Boy - Circus Boy), dies at age 63.
- 1965 - Lester Matthews, actor (Sir Dennis - Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies at age 64.
- 1975 - Death of Larry Blyden AKA Ivan Lawrence Blieden at age 49 in a motorcycle accident in Morocco; TV actor (Joe & Mabel, Harry's Girls), game show host (What's My Line).
- 1991 - Larry Kert, actor (Tony - West Side Story), dies from AIDS.
- 1994 - Death of Barry Sullivan at age 81; actor (The Tall Man, Harbourmaster).
- 1999 - Death of Anne Haddy, Australian actress (Helen Daniels - Neighbours) (born 1930).
- 2016 - Death of Peter Shaffer, British playwright and screenwriter (born 1926).
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