Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale was an American Patriot, soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. Hale is considered an American hero and in 1985 was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut.

6 June 1755

Born on the same birth day (6 June): Andrea Cesalpino • Anthony Rendon • Bill Dickey • David Blunkett • DeAndre Hopkins • Erich Marcks • Frank Chee Willeto • Frank Tyson • Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin • Gary U.S. Bonds • Jason Isaacs • Joseph I of Portugal • Natalie Morales (journalist) • Phillip Allen Sharp • Uncle Kracker • Vincent Persichetti

Born in the same month (June 1755): Anacharsis Cloots • Antoine-François de Fourcroy • Natalia Alexeievna (Wilhelmina of Hesse-Darmstadt) • Paul Barras