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Birthdays occurring on February, 6
1608 |
Antonio Vieira was born on February 6, 1608 Portuguese missionary, orator and diplomat who played an active role in both Portuguese and Brazilian history, 1608-1697Don't you know, priests, why our sermons do not touch the people's heart? Because we do not preach to the eyes, only to the ears. More quotations from Antonio Vieira |
1756 |
Aaron Burr was born on February 6, 1756 American statesman, politician and adventurer. 1756-1836Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow. Delay may give clearer light as to what is best to be done. More quotations from Aaron Burr |
1838 |
Henry Irving was born on February 6, 1838
You speak into it and everything is recorded, voice, tone, intonation, everything. You turn a little wheel, and forth it comes, and can be repeated ten thousand times. Only fancy what this suggests. More quotations from Henry Irving |
1864 |
John Henry Mackay was born on February 6, 1864
I am an Anarchist! Wherefore I will Not rule, and also ruled I will not be! More quotations from John Henry Mackay |
1895 |
Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895 American baseball player, one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and the first to hit over 50 home runs in one season. 1895-1948The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime. More quotations from Babe Ruth |
Deaths occurring on February, 6
1991 |
Danny Thomas died on February 6, 1991 American actor (father of Marlo Thomas), 1914-1991All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don't discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others. More quotations from Danny Thomas |
1994 |
Jack Kirby died on February 6, 1994 American cartoonist and writer, 1917-1994Perfectionists are their own devils. More quotations from Jack Kirby |
1994 |
Joseph Cotten died on February 6, 1994 American actor best known for his performances in several film classics of the 1940s, particularly those directed by Orson Welles. 1905-1994[My wife] told me one of the sweetest things one could hear-"I am not jealous. But I am truly sad for all the actresses who embrace you and kiss you while acting, for with them, you are only pretending." More quotations from Joseph Cotten |
1995 |
James Merrill died on February 6, 1995
He puts his right hand lightly on the cup, I put my left, leaving the right free to transcribe, and away we go. We get, oh, 500 to 600 words an hour. Better than gasoline. More quotations from James Merrill |
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