6 June is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. On this day was born on the year: 1799 – Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet (d. 1837) 1867 – David T. Abercrombie, American businessman, founder of Abercrombie & Fitch (d. 1931) 1890 – Ted Lewis, American singer, musician, and bandleader (d. 1971) 1896 – Henry Allingham, British soldier and super-centenarian (d. 2009) 1902 – Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1947) 1903 – Aram Khachaturian, Russian-Armenian composer (d. 1978) 1909 – Isaiah Berlin, British political philosopher and historian (d. 1997) 1915 – Vincent Persichetti, American composer and pianist (d. 1987) 1916 – Hamani Diori, Nigerien politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) 1919 – Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, British politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO 1934 – Roy Innis, American civil rights activist 1936 – Levi Stubbs, American singer and actor (The Four Tops) (d. 2008) 1939 – Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer and pianist 1944 – Monty Alexander, Jamaican pianist (Clue J & His Blues Blasters) 1944 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American scientist, Nobel Prize laureate 1944 – Tommie Smith, American athlete 1945 – Arthur Shawcross, American serial killer (d. 2008) 1946 – Tony Levin, American singer-songwriter and bassist (King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment, and Bruford Levin Upper Extremities) 1947 – David Blunkett, British politician 1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player 1966 – Tony Yeboah, Ghanaian footballer 1966 – Sean Yseult, American musician (White Zombie and The Cramps) 1976 – Akido, Canadian musician and composer 1976 – Z-Ro, American rapper and producer (Screwed Up Click and ABN) 1983 – Joe Rokocoko, Fijian rugby player 1988 – Maria Alyokhina, Russian singer and activist (Pussy Riot) 1990 – Mike G, American rapper (OFWGKTA)
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