Famous people born on August 6 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is August 6, you share it with Lucille Ball, Andy Warhol, M. Night Shyamalan — and you were born under Leo, the sign of the warm, confident, and born for the spotlight.
Birthday basics for August 6
Leo ♌
Zodiac sign
Peridot
Birthstone
Gladiolus
Birth flower
218th
Day of the year
August 6 is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years), with 147 days still to come.
Famous people born on August 6
Lucille Ball — American actress and comedy legend of I Love Lucy (born 1911).
Andy Warhol — American pop artist famous for his Campbell's Soup Cans (born 1928).
M. Night Shyamalan — Indian-American filmmaker who directed The Sixth Sense (born 1970).
Also sharing the day:
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (b. 1809) — English poet laureate who wrote "The Charge of the Light Brigade."
Alexander Fleming (b. 1881) — Scottish scientist whose discovery of penicillin earned a Nobel Prize.
Robert Mitchum (b. 1917) — American film star of classics such as The Night of the Hunter.
August 6 in history
1926 — Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
1965 — President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law.
1991 — Tim Berners-Lee released his files describing the World Wide Web, which made its public debut.
1962 — Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom.
1996 — NASA announced that Martian meteorite ALH 84001 might hold hints of ancient microbial life.
2012 — NASA's Curiosity rover landed safely on Mars after its dramatic sky-crane descent.
August 6 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is August 6?
Anyone born on August 6 is a Leo — warm, confident, and born for the spotlight.
What is the birthstone for August 6?
The birthstone for a August 6 birthday is Peridot, and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
Who is the most famous person born on August 6?
Lucille Ball is among the best known — American actress and comedy legend of I Love Lucy (born 1911).
What happened on August 6?
In 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
What day of the year is August 6?
August 6 is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years), with 147 days still to come.
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