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On this day timelines December 6th

Births

1916 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986)

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1929 – Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter

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1945 – Shekhar Kapur, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter

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1949 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)

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1955 – Rick Buckler, English drummer (The Jam, The Highliners, and Time UK)

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1956 – Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (R.E.M., Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, Tired Pony, and The Baseball Project)

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1962 – Ben Watt, English singer-songwriter, producer, and radio host (Everything but the Girl)

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1967 – Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter

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