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What happened in history on this day: July 6?
On July 6 in ...
- 1928 - First all-talking motion picture shown, in New York (Lights of New York).
- 1964 - The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night premieres in London, England.
- 1971 - NBC-TV debuts Make Your Own Kind of Music TV show, with hosts Karen and Richard Carpenter.
- 1990 - Fox releases the film Die Hard 2: Die Harder to theaters.
- 1994 - Paramount releases the film Forrest Gump to theaters.
Births on July 6
- 1917 - Birth of Dorothy Kirsten in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; lyric soprano ("A Time to Sing", 30 years at Metropolitan Opera, co-star on Lucky Strike Hit Parade, guest on Ed Sullivan Show, Colgate Comedy Hour, Dinah Shore Chevy Show).
- 1918 - Birth of Sebastian Cabot in London, England; actor (Mr. French - Family Affair TV show, regular panelist on game show Stump the Stars, host of TV show Suspense).
- 1922 - Birth of William Schallert in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Martin - Patty Duke Show, Many Loves of Dobie Gillis).
- 1925 - Birth of Merv Griffin in San Mateo, California, USA; singer (Freddy Martin's Orchestra, "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TV host (Tonight Show, Merv Griffin Show), TV game show creator (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune).
- 1927 - Birth of Janet Leigh in Merced, California, USA; actress (Psycho, Harper).
- 1927 - Birth of Pat Paulsen in South Bend, Washington, USA; comedian (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour), US Presidential candidate (1968).
- 1927 - Birth of Susan Cabot in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Carnival Rock).
- 1931 - Birth of Della Reese; American singer and actress (Touched By An Angel).
- 1932 - Birth of Della Reese in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer/actress (Della Reese Show, Royal Family).
- 1937 - Birth of Ned Beatty in Lexington, Kentucky, USA; actor (Homicide: Life on the Street, Roseanne, Deliverance, Repossed, Network).
- 1945 - Birth of Burt Ward in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Robin - Batman).
- 1946 - Birth of Fred Dryer in Hawthone, California, USA; NFL player (New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams), actor (Hunter).
- 1946 - Birth of Sylvester Stallone in New York City, New York, USA; actor / director (Rocky, Rambo, Cobra).
- 1948 - Birth of Peter Mansbridge; news host (CBC TV's The National).
- 1949 - Birth of Shelly Hack in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA; actress (Tiffany - Charlie's Angel).
- 1952 - Birth of Grant Goodeve; actor (Eight is Enough, Northern Exposure).
- 1952 - Birth of Shelley Hack; actress (Charlie's Angels).
- 1954 - Birth of Allyce Beasley in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Agnes Dipesto - Moonlighting).
- 1965 - Birth of Glenn Scarpelli in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (Alex - One Day At a Time, Fantasy).
- 1971 - Birth of Kari Kupcinet in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Julie Sanderson - The Young and the Restless).
- 1978 - Birth of Tia and Tamera Mowry; twin actors (Sister, Sister).
- 1983 - Birth of Gregory Smith in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Everwood, Rookie Blue).
- 1990 - Birth of Jeremy Suarez; actor (Bernie Mac Show).
Deaths on July 6
- 1972 - Brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at age 30 in a car crash.
- 1973 - Death of Patrick McVey at age 63; actor (Manhunt, Steve Wilson - Big Town).
- 1980 - Death of Gail Patrick at age 69 of leukemia; actress (My Man Godfrey), producer (Perry Mason TV show (1957-66)).
- 1982 - Death of Russell Thorson at age 75; actor (One Man's Family radio show, I Love A Mystery radio show, One Man's Family TV show, guest spots in series TV from 1949-78).
- 1994 - Death of Cameron Mitchell at age 75 of lung cancer; actor (Buck Cannon - High Chaparral TV show, Black Beauty, Dream West, How the West Was Won).
- 2003 - Death of Buddy Ebsen AKA Christian Rudolph Ebsen at age 95 of complications from pneumonia; dancer (with Shirley Temple, 1930s films), actor (Northwest Passage TV show, Jed Clampett - Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones).
- 2020 - Death of Ennio Morricone at age 91 (born 1928); Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor (A Fistful of Dollars film, Battle of Algiers film, Once Upon a Time in the West film, The Mission film).
- 2022 - Death of James Caan at age 82 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (El Dorado movie (1966), The Rain People movie (1969), Brian Piccolo - Brian's Song movie (1971), Santino "Sonny" Corleone - The Godfather movie (1972), Funny Lady movie (1975), Misery (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas movie (1992), Elf movie (2003)).
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