APRIL 6 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for April 6
Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922) - Painter, photographer and printmaker.
Walter Dandy (1886-1946) - One of the founding father of neurosurgery.
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. (1892-1981) - Founder of the Douglas Aircraft Company.
Gertrude Baines (1894-2009) - Gertrude was 115 years old when she died. She was the oldest person in the world at the time and the last person known to be born in 1894.
Dudley Nichols (1895-1960) - The first person first decline an Academy Award to show his support for the Screen Writers Guild union.
Leo Robin (1900-1984) - Songwriter who wrote Thanks for the Memory and Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.
Mickey Cochrane (1903-1962) - MLB player and manager known as "Black Mike."
Harold Edgerton (1903-1990) - Engineer who is credited with the development of high-speed photography techniques.
Virginia Hall (1906-1982) - U.S. spy during WWII.
Vincent Ellis McKelvey (1916-1987) - Geologist who became an world-side authority on deep-sea mineral deposits.
Jack Cover (1920-2009) - Inventor of the Taser gun.
James Watson (1928-Still Living) - Geneticist who co-authored an academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule.
Merle Haggard (1937-2016) - Considered one of the greatest all-around musicians in country music.
Billy Dee Williams (1937-Still Living) - Multi-award winning actor who appeared on over 100 films, including the Star Wars franchise and Lady Sings the Blues.
John Ratzenberger (1947-Still Living) - Actor recognized for his role as Cliff in Cheers.
Paul Rudd (1969-Still Living) - Actor with credits in Clueless and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
Memorable Events for April 6
1712 - The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins.
1808 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company.
1830 - Joseph Smith and 5 others officially organize the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
1889 - George Eastman begins selling his Kodak flexible rolled .
1917 - The U.S. declares war on Germany and enters World War I.
1926 - Varney Airlines (later United Airlines) makes its first commercial flight.
1930 - James Dewar invents Hostess Twinkies.
1938 - Roy Plunkett (Dupont) invents teflon.
1947 - The first Tony Awards are held.
1992 - Microsoft announces Windows 3.1.