MILESTONES: June 6, birthdays for Paul Giamatti, Bjorn Borg, Harvey Fierstein
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include political activist and musician Maria Alyokhina, who was born in 1988; actress Sandra Bernhard, who was born in 1955; singer and songwriter Gary U.S. Bonds, who was born in 1939; Hall of Fame tennis player Bjorn Borg, who was born in 1956; civil rights activist and Children’s Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman, who was born in 1939; model Sonya Esman, who was born in 1995; Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein, who was born in Brooklyn in 1954; saxophone player Kenny G, who was born in 1956; actor Paul Giamatti, who was born in 1967; football player DeAndre Hopkins, who was born in 1992; actor Jason Isaacs, who was born in 1963; rapper Vic Mensa, who was born in 1993; and actress Amanda Pays, who was born in 1959.
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NATHAN HALE WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1755. The American patriot volunteered to seek military intelligence behind enemy lines during the Revolutionary War battles for New York and was captured in September 1776. In an audience before Gen. William Howe, Hale admitted he was an American officer and was ordered hanged the following morning. Although some question them, his dying words, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country,” have become a symbol of American patriotism. He was hanged in 1776 in Manhattan.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.