Barbara Windsor, English actress (died 2020)

Dame Barbara Windsor was an English actress. She was known for her roles in the Carry On films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. She joined the cast of EastEnders in 1994 and won the 1999 British Soap Award for Best Actress, before leaving the show in 2016 when her character was killed off.

August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 147 days remain until the end of the year.