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August 6th

August 6th in TV History

Births

Lucille Ball (1911, Jamestown, NY) - I Love Lucy
Peter Bonerz (1938, Portsmouth, NH) - The Bob Newhart Show, directing
Stepfanie Kramer (1956, Los Angeles, CA) - Hunter
Soleil Moon Frye (1976, Glendora, CA) - Punky Brewster

Deaths

Cedric Hardwicke (1964 in New York City, NY)
Kurt Kasznar (1979 in Santa Monica, CA)

TV Shows Ended

Perfect Strangers (1993)

TV Episode Debuts

Family Ties "It's My Party (1)" (1987)