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- Arthur Ashe grew up in segregated Richmond, Virgina where he decided to make a career out of tennis where he won his first U.S. Open in 1968, the first ever won by a black player. Ashe firmly established his stardom in 1975 after beating Jimmy Connors to take the Wimbledon title. As a tennis professional, he won three Grand Slam singles titles and led the U.S. to four Davis Cup victories. Over his career he won 33 singles tournaments on five continents. A sudden heart attack in 1979 ended his playing career where he underwent quadruple bypass surgery and then double bypass surgery in 1983 where he contracted AIDS from tainted blood during the surgery. Ashe kept his illness a secret until a newspaper leaked the story in early 1992 where he finally admited that he had AIDS and became an outspoken advocate for more research funding and created the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS. He died just two days after completing his memoirs "Days of Grace."
- Errol Slue was an actor, known for The January Man (1989), Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983) and The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985). He died on 6 February 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Frances Hunt was born on 7 October 1915 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for You're a Sweetheart (1937) and Rhythmitis (1936). She was married to Isidore Dlugin and Lou Bring. She died on 6 February 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Barney Potts was born on 25 April 1910 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Burns Chuckwagon from the Stampede Corral (1954), The Littlest Hobo (1963) and Letters from Frank (1979). He was married to Thora Anders. He died on 6 February 1993 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Theodore B. Sills was born on 1 February 1912. He was a producer, known for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and To Kill a Clown (1972). He died on 6 February 1993 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
- Linda Robinson was born in 1955. She died on 6 February 1993 in Spanaway, Washington, USA.