Sunday, June 30, 2013

June 30

Happy Birthday RIP Lena Horne(1917–2010) ; David Alan Grier–57 Vincent D'Onofrio–54 Mike Tyson–47 Brian Bloom–43 Fantasia Barrino–29 Michael Phelps–28 ; 1937 – The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London England

Saturday, June 29, 2013

June 29

Happy Birthday RIP "Slim Pickens"(Louis Lindley 1919–1983) ; William Gary Busey–69 Richard Lewis–66 Fred Grandy–65 Colin Hay–60 Christopher Egan–29 ; 2007 – Apple Inc. releases their first mobile phone, the iPhone, and smartphone craze begins for millions! 

Friday, June 28, 2013

June 28

Happy Birthday RIP Gilda Radner(1946–1989) ; Melvin Kaminsky(Mel Brooks)–87 John Biener–76 Bruce Davison–67 Kathy Bates–65 Alice Krige–55 John Cusack–47 Mary Stuart Masterson–47 Danielle Brisebois–44 Mike White–44 Jack "Steve" Burton–43 ; 1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

June 27

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Keller(1880–1968) Robert Keeshan(1927–2004) ; Vera Wang–63 Julia Duffy(Hinds)–61 Isabelle Adjani–57 Jeffrey Jacob "J.J." Abrams–46 Tobias Maguire–37 ; 1893 – The New York stock market crashed.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

June 26

Happy Birthday Eleanor Parker–91 Michael "Mick" Jones–58 Chris Isaak–57 Mark McKinney–54 Chris O'Donnell–43 Jason Schwartzman–33 ; 1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

June 25

Happy Birthday RIP "George Orwell"(Eric Blair 1903–1950) ; June Lockhart–88 Carly Simon–68 Jimmie Walker–66 Ricky Gervais–52 Georgios Panayiotou("George Michael")–50 Jason Lewis–42 Linda Cardellini–38 ; 1951 – The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special from New York to four other cities

Monday, June 24, 2013

June 24

Happy Birthday RIP William "Jack" Dempsey(1895–1983) ; Al Molinaro–94 Jack Carter(Chakrin)–90 Michele Lee Dusick–71 Michael "Mick" Fleetwood–66 Peter Weller–66 Nancy Allen–63 Joe Penny–57 Curt Smith–52 Minka Kelly(Dufay)–33 ; 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract. 

Sunday, June 23, 2013

June 23

Happy Birthday RIP Bob Fosse(1927–1987) ; Ted Shackelford–67 Frances McDormand–56 Selma Blair Beitner–41 Jason Mraz–36 Melissa Rauch–33 James "Miles" Fisher–30 Aimee Duffy–29 ; 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer."

Saturday, June 22, 2013

June 22

Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Prinze(Pruetzel 1954–1977) ; Dianne Feinstein–80 Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson–77 Alexander Brit Hume–70 David L. Landau–66 Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep–64 Lindsay Wagner–64 Graham Greene–61 Cyndi Lauper–60 Tim Russ–57 Erin Brockovich(Pattee)–53 Carson Daly–40 Donald Faison–37 ; 1870 – Congress created the Department of Justice.

Friday, June 21, 2013

June 21

Happy Birthday RIP Ernestine Jane Russell(1921–2011) Lois Maureen Stapleton(1925–2006) ; Bernie Kopell–80 Mary Loretta “Mariette” Hartley–73 Ray Davies–69 Meredith Baxter–66 Michael Gross–66 Doug Savant–49 Lana Wachowski–48 Jim Breuer–46 Juliette Lewis–40 Benjamin Walker–31 Prince William Windsor–31 ; 1973 – In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test for obscenity in U.S. law

Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 20

Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) ; Martin Landau–85 Olympia Dukakis–82 Morna Anne Murray–68 Bob Vila–67 Christina Sinatra–65 Lionel Richie–64 John Goodman–61 Nicole Kidman–46 Peter Paige–44 Joshua Lucas Maurer–42 ; 1948 – Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, makes its television debut.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

June 19

Happy Birthday RIP "Moe Howard"(Moses Horwitz 1897–1975) ; Virginia ”Gena” Rowlands–83 Phylicia Ayers-Allen–65 Ann Wilson–63 Mary Kathleen Turner–59 Paula Abdul–51 Jean Dujardin–41 Zoë Saldaña Nazario–35 ; 1934 – The Communications Act establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

June 18

Happy Birthday RIP Roger Ebert(1942–2013) ; James Paul McCartney–71 Carol Kane–61 Isabella Rossellini–61 Kim Dickens–48 Blake Shelton–37 David Giuntoli–33 ; 1948 – Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record

Monday, June 17, 2013

June 17

Happy Birthday RIP Ralph Bellamy(1904–1991) ; Barry Manilow(Pincus)–70 Thomas Haden Church(McMillen)–63 Joe Piscopo–62 Mark Linn-Baker–59 Greg Kinnear–50 Jason Patric Miller Jr.–47 Orville "Will" Forte–43 Scott Adkins–37 ; 1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere

Sunday, June 16, 2013

June 16

Happy Birthday RIP Harold "Jack" Albertson(1907–1981) ; Eddie Levert–71 Joan Van Ark–70 Laurie Metcalf–58 Ian Buchanan–56 James Patrick Stuart–45 Clifton Collins Jr.–43 Eddie Cibrian–40 Daniel Brühl Domingo–35 ; 1812 – The City Bank of New York (later Citibank) opened for business ; 1960 –  "Psycho," directed by Alfred Hitchcock, premiered in New York

Saturday, June 15, 2013

June 15

Happy Birthday RIP Waylon Jennings(1937–2002) ; Steve Walsh–62 James Belushi–59 Julie Hagerty–58 Helen Hunt–50 Courteney Cox–49 Leah Remini–43 Neil Patrick Harris–40 James "Greg" Vaughan–40 ; 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

Friday, June 14, 2013

June 14

Happy Birthday RIP Burl Ives(1909–1995) ;  "Marla Gibbs"(Margaret Bradley)–82 Donald Trump–67 "Eddie Mekka"(Rudolph Mekjian)–61 "Boy" George O'Dowd–52 Traylor Howard–47 Steffi Graf–44 Kevin McHale–25 ; 1775 – The United States Army(the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress) was founded.

June 13

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Lynde(1926–1982) ; Siegfried Fischbacher–74 Malcolm McDowell(Taylor)–70 John Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd–62 Richard Thomas–62 Timothy Allen Dick–60 Alexandra "Ally" Sheedy–50 Stephen Glover("Steve O")–39 Chris Evans–32 Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen–27 ; 1966 – the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda vs. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

June 12

Happy Birthday RIP Anne Frank(1929–1945) ; David Rockefeller–98 Jim Nabors–83 David Thornton–60 Jenilee Harrison–55 Scott Thompson–54 Frances O'Connor–46 Jason Mewes–39 Dave Franco–28 ; 1978 – David Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each of the six "Son of Sam" .44-caliber killings in New York City.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

June 11

Happy Birthday RIP Raymon Cramton("Chad Everett" 1937–2012) ; Jerome Silberman("Gene Wilder")–80 Johnny Brown–76 Adrienne Barbeau–68 Peter Bergman–60 James "Hugh" Laurie–54 Peter Dinklage–44 Joshua Jackson Carter–35 Shia LaBeouf–27 ; 1993 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people who commit "hate crimes" motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.

Monday, June 10, 2013

June 10

Happy Birthday RIP "Judy Garland"(Frances Gumm 1922-1969) ; Prince Phillip Andreou–92 Gina Gershon–51 Vincent Perez–49 Elizabeth Hurley–48 Faith Evans–40 Dustin Lance Black–39 Shannon Snaith("Shane West")–35 Jonathan Bennett–32 ; 1935 – Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.

Sunday, June 09, 2013

June 9

Happy Birthday RIP Cole Porter(1891-1964) ; Joseph Minieri("Joe Santos")-82 Jacob Maza("Jackie Mason")-77 Michael Andrew Fox-52 Johnny Depp-50 Gloria Reuben-49 Josh Hamilton-44 Andrew Walker-34 Natalie Portman(Hershlag)-32 ; 1934 - Donald Duck makes his debut in "The Wise Little Hen"

Friday, June 07, 2013

June 8

Happy Birthday Jerry Stiller–86 Joan Rivers(Molinsky)–80 Nancy Sinatra–73 William "Boz" Scaggs–69 Kathy Baker–63 "Bonnie Tyler"(Gaynor Hopkins)–62 Keenen Ivory Wayans–55 Bernard White–54 Nick Rhodes(Bates)–51 Frank Grillo–50 Kevin Farley–48 Julianna Margulies–47 Dan Futterman–46 Mark Feuerstein–42 Eion Bailey–37 Kanye West–36 Jess Weixler–32 ;  1953 – The Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks.

June 7

Happy Birthday RIP "Dean Martin"(Dino Crocetti 1917–1995) Jessica Tandy(1909–1994) ; Tom Jones(Woodward)–73 "Jenny Jones"(Janina Stronski)–67 William "Liam" Neeson–61 William Forsythe–58 Prince Nelson–55 Karl Urban–41 Bill Hader–35 Michael Cera–25 ; 1972 – The musical "Grease" opened on Broadway.

Thursday, June 06, 2013

June 6

Happy Birthday Robert Englund–66 Harvey Fierstein–61 Sandra Bernhard–58 Björn Borg–57 Colin Quinn–54 Jason Isaacs–50 Paul Giamatti–46 Sonya Walger–39 ; 1892 – Chicago 'EL' begins operation (Elevated Trains) ; 1933 – The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, N.J.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

June 5

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Lansing(Brown 1928–1994) ; Peggy Stewart(O'Rourke)–90 Bill Moyers–79 Susan Orman–62 Kenneth Gorelick("Kenny G")–57 Richard Butler–57 Susan Lynch–42 Mark Wahlberg–42 Chad Allen Lazzari–39 Peter Wentz–34 François Sagat–34 ; 1968 – Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded just after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

June 4

Happy Birthday RIP Catherine Rosalind Russell(1907–1976) William Dennis Weaver(1924–2006) ; Bruce Dern–77 Richard Stevenson Parker–61 Eldra "El" DeBarge–52 Albert Brown("Al B Sure")–45 Scott Wolf–45 Noah Wyle–42 Angelina Jolie Voight–38 Russell Brand–38 Todd "T.J." Miller–31 ; 1912 – Massachusetts became the first state to adopt a minimum wage law.

Monday, June 03, 2013

June 3

Happy Birthday RIP "Josephine Baker"(Freda McDonald 1906–1975) "Tony Curtis"(Bernard Schwartz 1925–2010) ; Chuck Barris–84 Ian Hunter Patterson–74 "Deniece Williams"(June Chandler)–63 Suzie Plakson–55 Anderson Cooper–46 ; 1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.

Sunday, June 02, 2013

June 2

Happy Birthday RIP Marvin Hamlisch(1944–2012) ; Sally Kellerman–76 Walter Stacy Keach–72 Lars Hallström–67 Jerry Mathers–65 Joanna Gleason(Hall)–63 Dana Carvey–58 Wentworth Miller–41 Zachary Quinto–37 Justin Long–35 Dominic Cooper–35 ; 1924 – Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians

Saturday, June 01, 2013

June 1

Happy Birthday RIP Marilyn Monroe(Norma Jeane Mortenson 1926–1962) Cleavon Little(1939–1992) Andy Griffith(1926–2012) ; Charles "Pat" Boone–79 Morgan Freeman–76 Rene Auberjonois–73 Brian Cox–67 John Price–66 Heidi Klum–40 Alanis Morissette–39 ; 1980 – CNN made its debut.