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Today In History Basic Datebook-June 8th

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People on June 8th: birthdates

Scott Raymond Adams: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Cartoonist, Dilbert creator
Emmanuel Ax: 1949 (is 60 in 2009, 61 in 2010)
Pianist, Soviet
Eion Bailey: 1976 (is 33 in 2009, 34 in 2010)
Actor, Dawson's Creek's Billy Conrad
Colin Baker: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
TV Actor, of Dr. Who (the sixth actor to play the Doctor)
Kathy Baker: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, MN:Whitton; b. in Midland, TX; Picket Fences' Jill Brock; NOT the Hee Haw girl; some say 1952; Boston Public's Meredith Peters
Nick Benson: 1994 (is 15 in 2009, 16 in 2010)
Actor, Summerland's Derrick Westerly
Mick Box: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, English, of Uriah Heep
Sonia Braga: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Movie Actress, Brazilian, AP says June 8
Ursula Buchfeller: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Playmate, Actress, West German, Oct 1979 playmate
Barbara Pierce Bush: 1925 (is 84 in 2009, 85 in 2010)
First Lady, George's wife
Bernie Casey: 1939 (is 70 in 2009, 71 in 2010)
Actor, NFL Player, Bay City Blues
Debra Clinger: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Actress, Kaptain Kool & the Kongs' Superchick, The American Girls
Lynda Cook: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Loving's Egypt Masters, As The World Turns' Cynthia, Guiding Light's Brenda Jensen, As the World Turns' Ann
James Darren: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Pop Singer, b. in Philadelphia; 50-60s teen idol; The Time Tunnel's Dr. Tony Newman, Gidget's Moondoggle, T.J. Hooker's Off. Jim Corrigan, Melrose Place's Tony Marlen; RLN:Ercolani; some say b. Oct 3
Julie Driscoll: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Singer, British, of Brian Auger and Trinity
Griffin Dunne: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Movie Producer, b. in New York; Dominick's son, Dominique's brother
P. J. Farley: 1972 (is 37 in 2009, 38 in 2010)
Heavy Metal Bassist, of Trixter; RFN:Peter Jason
Mark Feuerstein: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Actor, Good Morning Miami's Jake Silver
Steve Fromholz: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
Country-Rock Performer, Singer
Dan Futterman: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Actor, Judging Amy's Vincent Gray
Nicci Gilbert: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Brownstone
Greg Ginn: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Black Flag
Don Grady: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
TV Actor, My Three Sons' Robbie Douglas, Mickey Mouse Club Mousketeer; RN:Don Agrati, Lani O'Grady's brother
Frank Grillo: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Hart Jessup, Prison Break's Nich Savrinn
Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Singer, of Funkadelic
Myron Healey: 1922 (is 87 in 2009, 88 in 2010)
Actor, Wyatt Earp's Doc Holliday (temp)
Robert Hirschfield: yr unknown
Actor, Hill St. Blues' Off. Leo Schnitz
Mick Hucknall: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, Simply Red lead singer
Mike Jittlov: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Director, Film/Video Director, Writer, Editor, Actor, Animator, Special Effects Wizard; The Wizard of Speed and Time, Animato, Time Tripper, Ghost, The Hiking Viking
Alex Joseph: 1994 (is 15 in 2009, 16 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Chris Evert & Nicholas Joseph's son
Matthew Kaminsky: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Actor, Novelty Singer, of The Four Postmen
Juliana Margulies: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
TV Actress, ER's Nurse Carol Hathaway; b. 1965, 1966?, some say July 8
Millicent Martin: 1934 (is 75 in 2009, 76 in 2010)
Actress, English, Downtown, Days of Our Lives' Lili Faversham
Ellen Maxted: yr unknown
Actress, Just Our Luck; New Leave It to Beaver's Gert Haskell (Eddie's)
Maria Menounos: 1978 (is 31 in 2009, 32 in 2010)
Correspondent, E.T. 2002-
Nicholas Joseph Mill: 1994 (is 15 in 2009, 16 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Chris Evert & Andy's son
Neil Mitchell: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Keyboardist, Pianist, British, of Wet Wet Wet; some say b. 1968
Chuck "Chuck" Negron: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, b. in Los Angeles; of Three Dog Night
Vernon Oxford: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer, Singer, Fiddler
Sara Paretsky: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Writer
Doris Pearson: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, British, of Five Star
Nick Rhodes: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, Synthesizer, Guitarist, Songwriter, English, Rhythm Box; RLN:Bates; of Duran Duran & Arcadia
Tony Rice: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer
Joan Rivers: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
TV Talk Show Hostess, Comedienne, Panelist, Movie Actress, Screen/Scriptwriter, Director, b. in Brooklyn; Merchant; Hollywood Squares panelist, Tonight Show guest host, The Late Show, The 'Can We Talk?' rasper, Joan Rivers Show; own jeweley line; RN:Joan Alexandra Sandra Molinsky; some say 10-12 or 1937; Edgar Rosenberg's wife
Boz Scaggs: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Musician, Songwriter, Composer, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Music Producer, b. in Dallas; orig Steve Miller Band member; soloist; RFMN:William Royce
Mike Scheuchzer: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
Musician, of Mercy Me, Contemporary Christian musician
Bodhi Russell Siberling: 2005 (is 4 in 2009, 5 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Amy Brenneman and Brad's child
Nancy II Sinatra: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Actress, Pop Singer, b. in Jersey City, NJ; Frank & Nancy I's daughter, Tommy Sands' ex-wife; These Boots
Jerry Stiller: 1927 (is 82 in 2009, 83 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Jewish, b. Brooklyn; Anne Meara's hubby; Paul Lynde Show's Barney Dickerson, Joe & Sons, Seinfeld's Frank Constanza (George's dad), AMC's Moe Green (guest), King of Queens' Arthur Spooner; commercials; James Brady gives me b. 1927, other sources range from b. 1926 to 1929 or 1931
Michael Strickland: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Sunset Beach's Brad Nichlaus
David Sutcliffe: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
Actor, Gilmore Girls
James Jonathan Sylvers: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Sylvers
Bonnie Tyler: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, Wales, It's a Heartache; RN:Gaylor Hopkins; some say 1951
Sara Watkins: 1981 (is 28 in 2009, 29 in 2010)
Folk Singer, Bluegrass Performer, of Nickel Creek
Keenen Ivory Wayans: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Variety Show Host, Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, b. in New York City; Shawn, Damon, Marlon, & Kim's brother; I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, In Living Color, Scary Movie 2
Kanye West: 1977 (is 32 in 2009, 33 in 2010)
Rap Performer
Kelli Williams: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Actress, The Practice's Lindsay Dole, Medical Investigation's Dr. Natalie Durant
Dana Wynter: 1930 (is 79 in 2009, 80 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, English, b. in London; RN:Dagmar Spencer-Marcus; Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers; some say b. 1927 or 1932

People on June 8th: birth anniversaries

Tomaso Albinoni: 1671=d.Jan 17, 1750 (was 78)
Composer, Italian
Sheldon Allman: 1924=d.Feb 22, 2002 (was 77)
Actor, singing voice of Mr. Ed; composed theme songs of George of the Jungle and other TV shows.
Barney Balaban: 1887=d.Mar 7, 1971 (was 83)
Film Executive, Paramount Pictures Prez
Charles C. Beck: 1910=d.Nov 22, 1989 (was 79)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Captain Marvel
Henry Brandon: 1912=d.Feb 15, 1990 (was 77)
TV/Movie Actor
John W. Campbell: 1910=d.Jul 11, 1971 (was 61)
Sci-fi Writer, considered the father of modern science fiction.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini: 1625=d.????
Astronomer, French, Italian, b. in Italy; discovered the four satellites of Saturn
Francis Crick: 1916=d.Jul 28, 2004 (was 88)
Scientist, English, Biophysicist; DNA molecular structure discoverer (Nobel 1962)
William Jason Ferguson: 1844=d.????
Stage Actor, witnessed Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth
Sherman Garnes: 1940=d.Feb 26, 1977 (was 36)
HALL OF FAMER, Bass Singer/Basso, Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
George Kirby: 1924=d.Sep 30, 1995 (was 71)
Comedian, Impressionist, does impressions ranging from John Wayne to Pearl Bailey impressions
Lassie: yr unknown=d.????
Animal Star, Yes, she's really a he!; RN:Palpresumed deceased
Ida Saxton McKinley: 1847=d.May 26, 1907 (was 59)
First Lady, William's wife
Sir John Everett Millais: 1829=d.Aug 13, 1896 (was 67)
Painter, English
Lyn Nofziger: 1924=d.Mar 27, 2006 (was 81)
Presidential Aide, press secretary under President Reagan
Rob Pilatus: 1965=d.Apr 3, 1998 (was 32)
Lip Syncher, of Milli Vanilli; d. Apr 2?
David Dixon Porter: 1813=d.Feb 13, 1891 (was 77)
Naval Officer, held important Union commands in the American Civil War (1861-65).
Robert Preston: 1918=d.Mar 21, 1987 (was 68)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Singer, The Music Man's Prof. Harold Hill, The Chisholms' Hadley Chisholm; LN:Meservey; recorded the exercise song Chicken Fat
Charles Reade: 1814=d.Apr 11, 1884 (was 69)
Author, English
Robert Alexander Schumann: 1810=d.Jul 29, 1856 (was 46)
Composer, Critic, German, wrote many pieces for piano and four symphonies and is best known for song cycles "Frauenliebe und Leben" and "Dichterliebe."
Alexis Smith: 1921=d.Jun 9, 1993 (was 72)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Singer, Dancer, Canadian, b. in Penticon, B.C.; RN:Gladys Smith; Blonde leading lady of 40-50s; Follies (stage), Dallas' Lady Jessica Montford; Craig Stevens' wife
Robert Stevenson: 1772=d.Jul 12, 1850 (was 78)
Inventor, Engineer, who in 1797 succeeded his stepfather, Thomas Smith, as a member of the Scottish Lighthouse Board. In that capacity until 1843, he designed and built lighthouses (1797-1843) and invented intermittent and flashing lights as well as the hydrophore
Suharto: 1921=d.Jan 27, 2008 (was 86)
Head of State, former prez of Indonesia
Thomas Sully: 1783 O.S.=d.Nov 5, 1872
Painter, English, Queen Victoria portrait painter; other style says b. Jun 19, 1783 N.S.
Robert Ferdinand Wagner: 1877=d.May 4, 1953 (was 75)
Senator
George Wallace: 1917=d.Jul 22, 2005 (was 88)
Actor
Freddie Webster: 1916=d.Apr 1, 1947 (was 30)
Trumpeter
Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White: 1917=d.Apr 15, 2002 (was 84)
Supreme Court Justice, NFL Runningback, All-America HB at Colorado (1935-37); signed with Pittsburgh in 1938 for the then largest contract in pro history ($15,800); took Rhodes scholarship in 1939; returned to NFL in 1940 to lead league in rushing and retired in 1941; named to U.S. Supreme Court by President Kennedy in 1962 and stepped down in 1993.
Frank Lloyd Wright: 1867=d.Apr 9, 1959 (was 91)
Architect, some say b. 1869 & was 89

People on June 8th: death anniversaries

Ed Bishop: 2005 (was 72)/b.Jun 11, 1932
Actor
Whittaker Chambers: 1961 (was 60)/b.Apr 1, 1901
Journalist, RN:J. Vivian Chambers
James Clarke: 1888 (was 78)/b.Apr 4, 1810
Clergyman, Minister, Theologian, Author, his influence helped elect Grover Cleveland president of the United States in 1884.
Alton Delmore: 1964 (was 55)/b.Dec 25, 1908
Country Singer, Country Guitarist, of Delmore Brothers; d. June 9?
Robert Donner: 2006 (was 75)/b.Apr 27, 1931
TV/Movie Actor, The Waltons' Yancy Tucker, Mork & Mindy's Exidor, appeared in over 150 TV series
Jose Figueres Ferrer: 1990 (was 83)/b.Sep 25, 1906
Head of State, Puerto Rican, Costa Rica leader
Signey Hasso: 2002 (was 86)/b.Aug 15, 1915
Movie/Stage Actress, Swedish, QBVII
Yogi Horton: 1987 (was 33)/b.yr unknown
Drummer, Rhythm and Blues Performer, of Luther Vandross
Herman Hupfield: 1951 (was 57)/b.Feb 1, 1894
Songwriter, wrote As Time Goes By
Christian Huygens: 1695 (was 66)/b.Apr 14, 1629
Physicist, Astronomer, Dutch, Saturn's Rings and Titan discoverer; or d. Jul 8?
Andrew Jackson: 1845 (was 78)/b.Mar 15, 1767
President, b. in Waxhaw, South Carolina; NN:Old Hickory; 7th U.S. President 1829-37; on a $20 bill; d. in Nashville
William F. Jenkins: 1975 (was 78)/b.Jun 16, 1896
Sci-fi Writer, Time Tunnel, Land Of The Giants
King Louis XVII Of France: 1795 (was 10)/b.Mar 27, 1785
King, ruled 1793-95; pretender to the throne during the French Revolution
Harold Jr. Lloyd: 1971 (was 40)/b.Jan 25, 1931
Actor, Harold's son
Bill Lowery: 2004 (was 79)/b.yr unknown
Music Publisher, pop music impresario
Jeff MacNelly: 2000 (was 52)/b.Sep 17, 1947
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Political Cartoonist, Shoe
George Leigh Mallory: 1924 (was 37)/b.Jun 18, 1886
Explorer, English, Mountaineer; climed Mt. Everest "because it's there"
Mohammed: 632/b.Jan 19, 570
Prophet, his teachings, recorded in the Koran, forged a new religion, Islam; d. date according to tradition.
Thomas Paine: 1809 (was 72)/b.Jan 29, 1737
Author, Philosopher, Revolutionary, English, Political Theorist; Common Sense, Age of Reason
Joseph Paxton: 1865 (was 63)/b.Aug 3, 1801
Designer, English, the architect of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.
Herb Polesie: 1979 (was 79)/b.Jul 3, 1899
Producer, Dramatist/Playwright, Charade Quiz & 20 Questions panelist
Jimmy Rushing: 1972 (was 68)/b.Aug 26, 1902?
Blues Singer, NN:Mr. 5x5; of Count Basie's band; some say b. Aug 26, 1903
George Sand: 1876 (was 71)/b.Jul 1, 1804
Novelist, French, RN:Amandine Lucille Aurore Dupin baronne Dudevant; d. in Nohant, France
Mrs. Sarah Kemble Siddons: 1831 (was 75)/b.Jul 5, 1755
Stage Actress, English, Lady Macbeth
Noah Haynes Swayne: 1884 (was 79)/b.Dec 7, 1804
Supreme Court Justice, Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-81).
Robert Taylor: 1969 (was 57)/b.Aug 5, 1911
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Filey, NE; RN:Spangler Arlington Brugh; The Detectives' Capt. Matt Holbrook, Death Valley Days host; RN:Spangler Arlington Braugh; Barbara Stanwyck's, then Ursula Thiess's hubby
Godfrey Tearle: 1953 (was 68)/b.Oct 12, 1884
Movie Actor, 39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die
George Wythe: 1806 (was 79)/b.1726
Attorney/Lawyer, Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer; d. age estimated

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