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Today In History Basic Datebook-July 6th

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People on July 6th: birthdates

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 1937 (is 72 in 2009, 73 in 2010)
Pianist, Conductor, Russian
Nathalie Baye: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Actress, French
John Bazz: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of The Blasters
Allyce Beasley: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
TV Actress, b. in Brooklyn; Moonlighting's Agnes Dipesto; Vincent Schiavelli's wife; some say 1951
Ned Beatty: 1937 (is 72 in 2009, 73 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Louisville, KY; Szysznyk's Nick, Homicide's Stanley Bolander, Deliverance, Network, Sweet Land
Matthew R. Blosil: 1999 (is 10 in 2009, 11 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Marie Osmond and Brian's son, Marie's seventh child
Kacie Borrowman: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Passions' Cracked Connie, then Cousin Harry
Jan Bradley: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Soul Singer, RFN:Addie; aka Janice Johnson
Rick Braun: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Jazz Musician
George Walker Jr. Bush: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Governor of Texas through 2000, 43rd U.S. President 2001-; Barbara & George's son
Susan Cabot: 1927 (is 82 in 2009, 83 in 2010)
Actress
Gene Chandler: 1937 (is 72 in 2009, 73 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Music Producer, Executive, Songwriter, b. in Chicago; Duke,Duke,Duke,Duke Of Earl; RN:Eugene Dixon
Dalai Lama XIV: 1935 (is 74 in 2009, 75 in 2010)
Head of State, Religious Leader, the 14th spiritual leader of Tibet's Lamaistic Buddhists; RN:Gejong Tenzin Gyatsho
Inspectah Deck: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Rap Singer, Wu-Tang Clan
Donal Donnelly: 1931 (is 78 in 2009, 79 in 2010)
Actor, English
Fred Dryer: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
TV Actor, NFL Defensive, TV Director, b. in Hawthorne, CA; Hunter's Det. Sgt. Rick Hunter; Rams & Giants football fame
Richard "Rik" Elswitt: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
Singer, Guitarist, of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Fifty Cent: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
Rap Performer, actually spelled "50 Cent" but my computer only uses alphabetic letters for names. People aren't named after a number, except James Bond.
Susan Ford: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, MaN: Bales; Betty & Gerald's daughter
Rosemary Forsyth: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Dr. Laura Spencer
Kimberly Jean Foster: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
TV/Soap Actress, Dallas' Michelle Stevens, All My Children's Liz Sloan
Grant Goodeve: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, Gospel Singer, b. in New Haven, CT; Eight is Enough's David Bradford, Dynasty's Chris Deegan, One Life to Live, Rituals, Northern Exposure' Rick (occ. who died when hit by a falling satellite), occasional Bob Rivers singer, 7th Heaven's Captain Jack Smith
Michael Grant: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
Keyboardist, of Musical Youth
Nanci Griffith: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Country Singer, Pop Singer, Folk Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, b. 1954?
Shelley Hack: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)?
Actress, Model, Charlie's Angels' Tiffany Welles, Cutter to Houston, Jack and Mike; some say b. Jul 6, 1949 (is 60 in 2009)
Jesse Harms: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of REO Speedwagon
Terence "Jet" Harris: 1939 (is 70 in 2009, 71 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Songwriter, English, of The Shadows
John Jorgenson: 1956 (is 53 in 2009, 54 in 2010)
Singer, of Desert Rose Band
John Keeble: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Pop Musician, Drummer, English, of Spandau Ballet
James Kiberd: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Loving's Mike Donovan, All My Children's Trevor Dillon, As the World Turns' Hal Munson; Susan Keith's hubby
Kari Kupcinet: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Young & the Restless' Julie Sanderson
Tamera Mowry: 1978 (is 31 in 2009, 32 in 2010)
TV Actress, Sister Sister's Tamera Campbell; Tia's twin
Tia Mowry: 1978 (is 31 in 2009, 32 in 2010)
TV Actress, Sister Sister's Tia Landry; Tamera's twin
Kate Nash: 1987 (is 22 in 2009, 23 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer
Brian Posehn: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
Actor, Just Shoot Me
Nancy Reagan: 1921 (is 88 in 2009, 89 in 2010)
First Lady, Movie Actress, b. in New York City; She says she was born in 1923; 2 years older is correct; RN:Anne Frances Nancy Robbins Davis Reagan; Ronald's wife
Della Reese: 1931 (is 78 in 2009, 79 in 2010)
TV Actress, Gospel Singer, Adult Contempo Singer, b. in Detroit; of Mahalia Jackson's troupe, Chico & the Man's Della Rogers, The A-Team's Mr. T's ma, It Takes Two, Charlie & Company, The Royal Family's Victoria Royal, Touched By An Angel's Tess; RN:Delloreese Patricia Early Taliaferro; some say 1932, but AP corrected to 1931
Jordan Edward Rogers: 2004 (is 5 in 2009, 6 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Wanda and Kenny's twin son
Justin Charles Rogers: 2004 (is 5 in 2009, 6 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Wanda and Kenny's twin son
Geoffrey Rush: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Shine, Les Miserables, Shakespeare in Love, Mystery Men, Pirates of the Caribbean, Swimming Upstream, At World's End, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Jennifer Saunders: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
TV Actress, Absolutely Fabulous's Edina Monsoon
Glenn Scarpelli: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
TV Actor, One Day at a Time's Alex Handris, Jennifer Slept Here, Fantasy
William Schallert: 1922 (is 87 in 2009, 88 in 2010)
Actor, Many Loves of Dobie Gillis' Mr. Leander Pomfritt, Patty Duke Show's Martin Lane, Nancy Walker Show, Hardy Boys' & Nancy Drew's Carson Drew, Little Women, Ike; guested on many series TV shows, New Gidget's Russ Lawrence, Torkelsons' Wesley Hodges
William Lee Scott: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
Actor, Steve Harvey Show's Bullethead
Jeannie Seely: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer, Singer, Songwriter
Gregory Smith: 1983 (is 26 in 2009, 27 in 2010)
Actor, Small Soldiers (voice), Everwood's Ephram Brown
Sylvester Stallone: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Movie Director, Writer, b. in New York City; FN:Michael; The Italian Stallion; worst 80s actor; Bananas, Lords of Flatbush, F.I.S.T., Victory, Prisoner of 2nd Ave., Capone, Farewell My Lovely, Cannonball, Death Race 2000, Rocky I,II,III,IV,& V, Nighthawks, Victory, First Blood, Rhinestone, Rambo: First Blood II & III, Cobra, Over the Top, Lock Up, Tango & Cash, Cliffhanger, Judge Dredd, Daylight, Driven, Rocky Balboa; co-owner of Planet Hollywood restaurants
Jeremy Suarez: 1990 (is 19 in 2009, 20 in 2010)
Actor, Bernie Mac Show's Jordan Thompkins
Brittany Underwood: 1988 (is 21 in 2009, 22 in 2010)
Actress, One Life to Live's Langston
Burt Ward: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
TV Actor, Cartoon Voicist, b. in Los Angeles; RN:Bert John Gervais Jr.; Batman's Dick Grayson & Robin the Boy Wonder
Tom Wiggin: yr unknown
Actor, Soap Actor, Breaking Away's Mike, As the World Turns' Kirk Anderson, Guiding Light's Sam
James "Jamie" Wyeth: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Artist, Andrew's son

People on July 6th: birth anniversaries

La Verne Andrews: 1915=d.May 8, 1967 (was 51)
Singer, of Andrews Sisters; Maxine & Patty's sis; d. June 8?; some say b. June 16 or 1913
Sidney George Brown: 1873=d.????
Inventor, British, 1000+ patents
Sebastian Cabot: 1918=d.Aug 23, 1977 (was 59)?
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, Checkmate, Suspense, Family Affair's Mr. Giles French, Ghost Story's Winston Essex; narrator; some say d. Aug 22, 1977 (was 59)
George Claghorn: 1748=d.????
Designer, Shipbuilder; Old Ironsides, Constitution
Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia: 1796=d.Mar 2, 1855 (was 58)
King, Russian, ruled 1825-55
Merv Griffin: 1925=d.Aug 12, 2007 (was 82)
TV Talk Show Host, TV Producer, Game Show Host, Singer, Roman Catholic, b. in San Mateo, CA; Merv Griffin Show, Play Your Hunch; I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts singer, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy creator; sung: I've Got A Bunch Of Lovely Coconuts
Bill Haley: 1925=d.Feb 9, 1981 (was 55)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer, Guitarist, Bandleader, Movie Actor, Composer, b. in Highland Park, MI; the first rock and roll singer; lead of Bill Haley and the Comets; Rock Around the Clock; RN:William John Clifton Haley Jr.
Phyllis Hyman: 1950=d.Jun 30, 1995 (was 44)
Jazz Singer
John Paul Jones: 1747=d.Jul 18, 1792 (was 45)
Naval Officer, Revolutionary, Scotish, said "I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight!"; d. in Paris
Frida Kahlo: 1907=d.????
Artist, Mexican
Annette Kellerman: 1888=d.Nov 5, 1975 (was 87)
Swimmer, Movie Actress, Australian, Million Dollar Mermaid
Dorothy Kirsten: 1910=d.Nov 18, 1992 (was 82)
Opera Soprano, some say 1917 or 1919; LN:French
Janet Leigh: 1927=d.Oct 3, 2004 (was 77)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Merced, CA; Famous Psycho shower scene; RN:Jeanette Helen Morrison; Jamie Lee Curtis's mother
Marie McDonald: 1923=d.Oct 21, 1965 (was 42)
Singer, wed 8x'S
Richard Merrell: 1925=d.Sep 13, 1998 (was 73)
Author, wrote Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ralph Morgan: 1882=d.Jun 11, 1956 (was 73)
Movie Actor, RLN:Wupperman; Frank's brother
Pat Paulsen: 1927=d.Apr 24, 1997 (was 69)
Comedian, The Smothers Brothers TV Shows reg, Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour; presidential candidate under the S.T.A.G. (Straight Talking American Government) Party
Hugh Theorell: 1903=d.Aug 15, 1982 (was 79)
Biochemist, Swedish, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955)
Harold S. Vanderbilt: 1884=d.Jul 4, 1970 (was 85)
Yachtsperson, Businessperson, Invented Contact Bridge; sailor, owner and skipper who successfully defended the America's Cup 3 consecutive times (1930, 1934, and 1937).
Carl Gustaf Verner Von Heidenstam: 1859=d.May 20, 1940 (was 80)
Poet, Novelist, Swedish, received Nobel Prize in Literature in 1916
Jack Yellen: 1892?=d.Apr 17, 1991 (was 97)
Lyricist, Songwriter, Polish, wrote more than 130 popular songs such as Happy Days Are Here Again and Ain't She Sweet; some say b. Jul 6, 1893

People on July 6th: death anniversaries

Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong: 1971 (was 69)/b.Aug 4, 1901
HALL OF FAMER, Jazz Singer, Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, Cornetist, aka Pops; RN:Daniel Louis; New Orleans jazzman; not 7-4-00 acc to baptist papers, baptized Aug 25; Hello Dolly; originatd the "scat" vocal; wed 6x's
Skip Battin: 2003 (was 69)/b.Feb 18, 1934
Rock & Roll Bassist, of The Byrds and other notable country-rock bands of 70s and 80s
Benny Bell: 1999 (was 93)/b.Mar 21, 1906
Novelty Singer, RLN: Sandberg; Shaving Cream (Paul Wynn actually sang vocals), Ikey and Mikey, Everyone Wants My Fanny, and other funny songs from the mid 1940's
Joe Evans Brown: 1973 (was 80)/b.Jul 28, 1892
Comedian, TV/Movie Actor, Top 30s-40s impish star
Dorothy Chandler: 1997 (was 96)/b.May 19, 1901
Publisher, Executive, Philanthropist, Norman's wife; L.A. Times with hubby
Dr. Nicholas Dallis: 1991 (was 79)/b.Dec 15, 1911
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Psychiatrist, creator of Judge Parker, Rex Morgan MD, & Apartment 3-G
Thomas Davenport: 1851 (was 48)/b.Jul 9, 1802?
Inventor, the first commercially successful electric motor 1837; some say b. Jul 19, 1802
Brandon DeWilde: 1972 (was 30)/b.Apr 9, 1942
TV/Movie Actor, Jamie star; Frederic's son
Eric Douglas: 2004 (was 46)/b.Jun 21, 1958
Actor, Comedian, Anne & Kirk's son
Buddy Ebsen: 2003 (was 95)/b.Apr 2, 1908
TV/Movie Actor, Dancer, Painter, b. in Belleville, Il.; Tap Dancer; RFN:Christian Rudolph Jr.; Corky & White Shadow, The Beverly Hillbillies' Jed Clampett, Barnaby Jones star, Matt Houston's Roy Houston, was Wizard of Oz's Tin Man but had to drop out of the movie due to health problems, Davy Crockett
William Faulkner: 1962 (was 64)/b.Sep 25, 1897
Novelist, The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying; Nobel 1949
Ruth Lady Fermoy: 1993 (was 84)/b.yr unknown
Celebrity Relative, Princess Di's gramdma, a Lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother
John Frankenheimer: 2002 (was 72)/b.Feb 19, 1930
TV/Movie Director, Days of Wine and Roses, Birdman of Alcatraz, The French Connection, The Manchurian Candidate
Kenneth Grahame: 1932 (was 73)/b.Mar 8, 1859
Author, Scotish, The Wind in the Willows
Lawrence Hargrave: 1915 (was 65)/b.Jan 29, 1850
Inventor, English, of The Box Kite
Evan Hunter: 2005 (was 78)/b.Oct 15, 1926
Writer, Screen/Scriptwriter, Novelist, "The Blackboard Jungle"
Gail Patrick Jackson: 1980 (was 69)/b.Jun 20, 1911
TV/Movie Actress, TV Producer, Perry Mason producer
King Edward VI Of England: 1553 (was 15)/b.Oct 12, 1537
King, King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553.
Otto Klemperer: 1973 (was 88)/b.May 14, 1885
Conductor/Composer, German, Symphonies; Werner's dad
Scott LaFaro: 1961 (was 25)/b.Apr 3, 1936
Jazz Performer, Bassist
John Marshall: 1835 (was 79)/b.Sep 24, 1755
SuprmeCt ChiefJustice, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35)
Ed McBain: 2005 (was 78)/b.Oct 15, 1926
Novelist, Mysteries
Van McCoy: 1979 (was 35)/b.Jan 6, 1944
Pianist, Music Producer, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, Singer, sessionist; The Hustle; some say 1940
Patrick McVey: 1973 (was 63)/b.Mar 17, 1910
Actor, Big Town's Steve Wilson, Boots & Saddles-The Story of the 5th Cavalry, Manhunt's Ben Andrews
Cameron Mitchell: 1994 (was 75)/b.Nov 4, 1918
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Dallastown, PA; RLN:Mizell; The High Chaparral's Buck Cannon, Swiss Family Robinson; more than 90 films including Carousel in 1956
Sir Thomas More: 1535 (was 57)/b.Feb 7, 1478
Author, Statesman, Attorney/Lawyer, Scholar, Philosopher, English, b. in London; coined the word Utopia; executed in England for treason, then there was less of More
George Ohm: 1854/b.Mar 16, 1789?
Physicist, German, founded his own Ohm law describing voltage & resistance relationships; some say b. Mar 16, 1787
Kasey Rogers: 2006 (was 79)/b.Dec 15, 1926
TV Actress, Bewitched's Louise Tate
Roy Rogers: 1998 (was 86)/b.Nov 5, 1911
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie Actor, Country Singer, Variety Show Host, Protestant, b. in Duck Run, OH; RN:Leonard Slye; NN:King of the Legendary Cowboys; The Roy Rogers Show's himself with horse Trigger; some say 1912; Dale Evan's hubby; of Sons of the Pioneers, soloist
Grantville Sharp: 1813 (was 77)/b.Nov 10, 1735
Attorney/Lawyer, English, noted as an advocate of the abolition of slavery.
Jimmie Skaggs: 2004 (was 59)/b.yr unknown
Movie Actor
Russell Thorson: 1982 (was 75)/b.Oct 14, 1906
TV/Radio Actor, Radio mysteries, One Man's Family's Paul Barbour, The Detectives' Lt. Otto Lindstrom
Kathleen Woodiwiss: 2007 (was 68)/b.Jun 3, 1939
Writer
Nathaniel Wyeth: 1990 (was 78)/b.Oct 24, 1911
Inventor, Andrew's brother; plastic soda bottle

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