Sharing my birthday with...August 6

1180 - Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)
1504 - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1575)
1619 - Barbara Strozzi, Italian singer and composer (d. 1677)
1638 - Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher (d. 1715)
1644 - Louise de la Valli�re, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (d. 1710)
1656 - Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733)
1697 - Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1745)
1715 - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747)
1766 - William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist (d. 1828)
1768 - Jean-Baptiste Bessi�res, French marshal (d. 1813)
1809 - Alfred Lord Tennyson, English poet (d. 1892)
1844 - James Henry Greathead, British engineer (d. 1896)
1844 - Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)
1861 - Edith Roosevelt, American First Lady (d. 1948)
1868 - Paul Claudel, French poet (d. 1955)
1874 - Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (d. 1932)
1877 - Wallace H. White, Jr., American politican (d. 1952)
1880 - Hans Moser, Austrian actor (d. 1964)
1881 - Leo Carrillo, American actor (d. 1961)
1881 - Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1955)
1881 - Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (d. 1972)
1889 - John Middleton Murry, English poet (d. 1957)
1889 - George Kenney, American Air Force General (d. 1977)
1891 - William Slim, British general (d. 1970)
1892 - Hoot Gibson, American actor (d. 1962)
1893 - Wright Patman, American politician (d. 1976)
1900 - Cecil H. Green, American geophysicist (d.2003)
1902 - Dutch Schultz, American bootlegger (d. 1935)
1904 - Henry Iba, basketball coach (d. 1993)
1908 - Helen Jacobs, American tennis player (d. 1997)
1908 - Will Lee, American actor (d. 1982)
1911 - Lucille Ball, American actress (d. 1989)
1916 - Richard Hofstadter, American historian (d. 1970)
1916 - Dom Mintoff, Maltese Prime Minister
1917 - Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997)
1918 - Norman Granz, American jazz musician and record producer (d. 2001)
1920 - Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)
1922 - Sir Freddie Laker, English entrepreneur (d. 2006)
1923 - Jess Collins, American artist (d. 2004)
1928 - Andy Warhol, American artist (d. 1987)
1928 - Herb Moford, baseball player (d. 2005)
1930 - Abbey Lincoln, American jazz singer
1932 - Howard Hodgkin, British painter
1934 - Piers Anthony, English writer
1937 - Barbara Windsor, English actress
1938 - Paul Bartel, American actor (d. 2000)
1938 - Peter Bonerz, American actor
1940 - Mukhu Aliyev, President of Dagestan
1941 - Lyle Berman, American poker player
1941 - Ray Culp, Baseball player
1943 - Jon Postel, computer scientist (d. 1998)
1945 - Andy Messersmith, baseball pitcher
1946 - Allan Holdsworth, British musician
1946 - Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean president
1946 - Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian
1949 - Alan Campbell, Northern Irish clergyman
1949 - Clarence Richard Silva, Catholic Bishop of Honolulu
1950 - Dorian Harewood, American actor
1951 - Daryl Somers, Australian television personality
1951 - Catherine Hicks, American actress
1957 - Jim McGreevey, American politician
1957 - Bob Horner, baseball player
1962 - Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian actress
1963 - Kevin Mitnick, computer hacker
1964 - Moosie Drier, Actor and occasional director
1965 - Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer
1965 - David Robinson, basketball Player
1967 - Archbishop Alexy (Bondarenko)
1967 - Mike Greenberg, ESPN sportscaster
1969 - Elliott Smith, American musician (d. 2003)
1969 - Cactvs Chris, American/British musician
1970 - M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-born film director and actor
1971 - Merrin Dungey, American actress
1972 - Geri Halliwell, British singer
1973 - Asia Carrera, American pornographic actress
1973 - Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist
1975 - Jamie McGonnigal, American actor
1976 - Melissa George, Australian actress
1978 - Marisa Miller, American model
1978 - Billy Klippert, Canadian singer
1981 - Vitantonio Liuzzi, race car driver
1981 - Liliana DomÃnguez, Mexican supermodel
1982 - Adrianne Curry, American model
1982 - Ryan Sypek, American actor
1983 - Robin van Persie, Dutch football player
1984 - Marcos Airosa, Angolan footballer
1985 - Steve Williams, Single Circuit Stock Car Driver