Who Was Born Today – August 6 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 6 | ||
1809 | Alfred Lord Tennyson, English poet laureate (1850), wrote “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” | |
1881 | Alexander Flemming, Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928. | |
1889 | Major General George Kenney, commander of the U.S. Fifth Air Force in New Guinea and the Solomons during World War II. | |
1911 | Lucille Ball, American actress and comedian. | |
1916 | Richard Hofstadter, historian who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. | |
1927 | Andy Warhol, American pop artist. | |
1934 | Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob, science fiction and fantasy author (Xanth series). | |
1950 | Winston E. Scott, US Navy commander and astronaut. | |
1970 | M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American screenwriter, director and producer (The Sixth Sense, The Village). |
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