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