History Blog

April 6

Happy Birthday RIP Phil Leeds(1916–1998) Merle Haggard(1937–2016) ; William December “Billy Dee” Williams–84 John Ratzenberger–74 Patrika Darbo–73 “MariLou Henner”(Mary Lucy Pudlowski)–69 Paul Rudd–52 Anders Jensen–49 Zachary Braff–46 Candace Cameron–45 Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla–39 Charlie McDermott–31 ; 1909 – Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole. ; 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City