Born on This Day: Tuesday, June 6

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The following folks, for better or worse, were born on this day in History, June 6.

1714 – Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)

1735 – Anton Schweitzer, German composer (d. 1787)

1755 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (d. 1776)

1756 – John Trumbull, American soldier and painter (d. 1843)

1867 – David T. Abercrombie, American surveyor and businessman, founded Abercrombie & Fitch (d. 1931)

1903 – Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor (d. 1978)

1923 – V. C. Andrews, American author, illustrator, and painter (d. 1986)

1941 – Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-American journalist and author (d. 2012)

1944 – Tommie Smith, American runner and football player

1947 – Robert Englund, American actor

1954 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright

1959 – Jimmy Jam, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

1964 – Jay Bentley, American singer and bass player