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Notable Birthdays for November 6

Those born on this date include:
- Belgian instrument-maker Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone, in 1814
- Band leader and composer John Philip Sousa ( the March King ) in 1854
- Charles Henry Dow, co-founder of Dow Jones and Co. and first editor of The Wall Street Journal, in 1851
- James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, in 1861
- Musician Ray Conniff in 1916
- Director Mike Nichols in 1931 (age 78)
- Actress Sally Field in 1946 (age 63)
- Singer/songwriter Glenn Frey in 1948 (age 61)
- TV journalist and California's first lady Maria Shriver in 1955 (age 54)
- Actor Lance Kerwin in 1960 (age 49)
- Actor Ethan Hawke in 1970 (age 39)
- Actress Rebecca Romijn in 1972 (age 37)

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This news arrived on: 11/06/2009
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