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Today In History Basic Datebook-July 8th

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People on July 8th: birthdates

Jonelle Allen: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)?
Actress, Soap Actress, Palmerstown USA's Bessie, Berrengers, Generations' Doreen, Dr. Quinn's Grace; some say b. Jul 18, 1944 (is 65 in 2009)
Kevin Bacon: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Tim, National Lampoon's Animal House, Starting Over, Hero At Large, Friday the 13th, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, JFK, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, Sleepers, My Dog Skip, Mystic River, The Woodsman; Kyra Sedgwick's hubby
Beck: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Alternative Rock Performer, RN:Beck Hansen; Loser
Taylor Mayne Pearl Brooks: 1992 (is 17 in 2009, 18 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Sandy & Garth's girl
A. Whitney Brown: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Comedian, Comedy Writer, of Saturday Night Live 1985-91, Daily Show correspondent
Rob Burnett: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Comedy Writer, Producer, head wrtier of David Letterman, now exec producer
Michaela Jean Burton: 1994 (is 15 in 2009, 16 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Stephanie & LeVar's son
Sophia Bush: 1982 (is 27 in 2009, 28 in 2010)
TV Actress, One Tree Hill;s Brooke Davis
Mickey Carroll: 1919 (is 90 in 2009, 91 in 2010)
Actor
Carlos Cavazo: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Quiet Riot
"Raffi" Cavoukian: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Children's Singer, Songwriter, Folk Performer, Canadian
Marcus Chong: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
TV Actor, Thomas's son, Rae Dawn's brother
Julia Catherine Colombino: 2004 (is 5 in 2009, 6 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Terri and Artie's daughter
Jamie Cook: 1985 (is 24 in 2009, 25 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Arctic Monkeys
J. D. Crowe: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Editorials
Billy Crudup: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Actor, Waking the Dead, Almost Famous, Big Fish, Stage Beauty
Kim Darby: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Hollywood, CA; RN:Deborah Zerby; Rich Man Poor Man
Andy "Fletch" Fletcher: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
New Age Synthesizer, Bassist, British, RFN:Andrew; of Depeche Mode; some say b. 1960
W. "Phil" Gramm: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)
Senator
Cynthia Gregory: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Ballerina, b. in Los Angeles; MN:Kathleen
Lance Gross: 1981 (is 28 in 2009, 29 in 2010)
Actor
Anjelica Huston: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Movie Actress, b. in Los Angeles; Walter's granddaughter, John's daughter; Prizzi's Honor, Captain EO, Addams Family's Morticia, Ever After, The Royal Tenenbaums; Jack Nicholson's ex-, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Ben Jelen: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
Singer
Jaimoe Johanson: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Musician, Rock & Roll Drummer, RFMN:John Lee; aka Jai Johanny; of The Allman Bros band
Johnny Jai Johnson: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Performer, of the Allman Brothers Band
Graham Jones: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Guitarist, of Haircut 100
Toby Keith: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer
Robert Knepper: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Actor, Prison Break's Theodore T-Bag Bagwell
Jack Lambert: 1920 (is 89 in 2009, 90 in 2010)
Actor, Riverboat's Joshua
Steve Lawrence: 1935 (is 74 in 2009, 75 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Singer, Variety Show Host, Jewish, b. in Brooklyn; RN:Sidney Leibowitz; Eydie Gorme's husband; RN:Sidney Leibowitz; Steve Lawrence Show, Foulups-Bleeps-& Blunders
John Littlefield: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Another World's Gary Sinclair
Melissa Renee Martin: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
TV Actress, Evening Shade's Molly Newton
Stephen Mason: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
Music Figure, of Jars of Clay; Christian rock
Jake McDorman: 1986 (is 23 in 2009, 24 in 2010)
Actor, Quintuplets' Parker Chase
Joan Osborne: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Modern Rock Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, One Of Us
Corey Parker: 1965 (is 44 in 2009, 45 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, thirtysomething's Lee Owens, Flying Blind's Neil Barash
Aidan James Peck: 2002 (is 7 in 2009, 8 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Tara and Austin's son
Amanda Peterson: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress
Valarie Pettiford: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, Soap Actress, Singer, Dancer, One Life to Live's Sheila Price
Anna Quindlen: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Columnist
Kathleen Robertson: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
TV Actress, 90210's Clare Arnold, Scary Movie 2
Marcia Rodd: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Actress, David Frost revue, 13 Queens Blvd., Flamingo Road's Alice Kovacs, Trapper John MD's EJ Riverside
Jonathan Segal: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Actor, The Paper Chase's Jonathan Brooks
Michael B. Silver: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Actor, NYPD Blue's prosecutor ADA Leo Cohen, ER's Dr. Paul Myers
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith: 1998 (is 11 in 2009, 12 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Jada Pinkett and Will's son
Jeffrey Tambor: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Actor, The Ropers' Jeffrey P. Brookes III, Hill St. Blues' Alan Wachtel, 9 to 5's Franklin Hart, Max Headroom's Murray, Larry Sanders Show's Hank Kingsley, Arrested Development's George Bluth
Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke: 1998 (is 11 in 2009, 12 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Uma Thurman and Ethan's daughter
Jerry Vale: 1932 (is 77 in 2009, 78 in 2010)?
Adult Contempo Singer, Crooner, RN:Genero Louis Vitaliano; some say b. Jul 8, 1931 (is 78 in 2009)
Milo Ventimiglia: 1977 (is 32 in 2009, 33 in 2010)
Actor, Gilmore Girls' Jess Mariano, Heroes' Peter Petrelli
Alice Faye Wattleton: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Executive, of Planned Parenthood
Michael Weatherly: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Loving's & The City's Cooper Alden, Navy NCIS' Agent Tony DiNozzo
Tavis Werts: 1977 (is 32 in 2009, 33 in 2010)
Modern Rock Musician, of Reel Big Fish
Willie Wilson: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Drummer, British
Drew Womack: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Country Singer, of Sons of the Desert
Fred Young: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)?
Country Singer, of Kentucky Headhunters; some say b. Jul 5, 1958 (is 51 in 2009)

People on July 8th: birth anniversaries

Roone Arledge: 1931=d.Dec 5, 2002 (was 71)
HALL OF FAMER, TV Executive, TV Producer, b. in Forest Hills, N.Y.; ABC's Wide World of Sports prod; ex-ABC Sports exec, ABC News exec; introduced instant replay, stop-action, split screens, & slow motion
Pamela Brown: 1917=d.Sep 18, 1975 (was 58)
Actress, English
Norma Donaldson: 1928=d.Nov 22, 1994 (was 66)
TV/Movie/Stage/Soap Actress, Singer, Young & The Restless' Lilliebelle Barber; b. 1926?
Billy "Mr.B." Eckstine: 1914=d.Mar 8, 1993 (was 78)
Jazz Singer, Bandleader, Baritone, b. in Pittsburgh; founded 1st be-bop orchestra 1944; some say 1913; NN:The Sepia Sinatra
Faye Emerson: 1917=d.Mar 9, 1983 (was 65)
TV/Movie Actress, TV Hostess, Panelist, b. in Elizabeth, La.; Leading personality of early TV; I've Got a Secret, Quick as a Flash, etc.
Marty Feldman: 1933=d.Dec 2, 1982 (was 49)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Screen/Scriptwriter, English, Popular English TV personality with bulging eyes, shaggy hair, & a hooked nose; Marty Feldman Comedy Machine reg, Young Frankenstein's Eye-gore; some say 1934; d. of a heart attack in Mexico
Percy Aldridge Grainger: 1882=d.Feb 20, 1961 (was 78)
Conductor/Composer, Pianist, Australian
Lambert Hillyer: 1889=d.????
Movie Director, born in South Bend, Indiana. He wrote and directed many silent Westerns, incuding those of William S. Hart, Tom Mix and Buck Jones. He directed the serial Batman.
Johnnie Johnson: 1924=d.Apr 13, 2005 (was 80)
Blues Performer
Philip C. Johnson: 1906=d.Jan 25, 2005 (was 98)
Architect, MN:Cortalyou; innovative architect who promoted the "glass box" skyscraper and then smashed the mold with daringly nostalgic post-modernist designs
Louis Jordan: 1908=d.Feb 4, 1975 (was 66)
HALL OF FAMER, Blues Singer, Jazz Saxophonist, Movie Actor, Alto-sax, Bandleader, Singer, Clarinetist, Songwriter, father of modern rhythm & blues
Walter Kerr: 1913=d.Oct 9, 1996 (was 83)
Stage Critic, N.Y. Times drama critic
Barbara Ann Loden: 1937=d.Sep 5, 1980 (was 43)
TV/Stage Actress, Director, of Ernie Kovacs Show
William Vaughn Moody: 1869=d.Oct 17, 1910 (was 41)
Dramatist/Playwright, Poet, Educator, Death of Eve, Faith Healer
Eugene Pallette: 1889=d.Sep 3, 1954 (was 65)
Movie Actor, Adventures of Robin Hood, Mark of Zorro
John Pemberton: 1831=d.????
Inventor, Coca Cola
J. Russel Robinson: 1892=d.Sep 30, 1963 (was 71)
Jazz Musician, of Original Dixieland Jazz Band
John D. Rockefeller: 1839=d.May 23, 1937 (was 97)
Industrialist, Zillionaire, Philanthropist, b. in Richford, N.Y.; MN:Davison; Capitalist; Standard Oil Co. & Univ of Chicago founder
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller: 1908=d.Jan 26, 1979 (was 70)
Vice President, Governor, N.Y. gov, 41st U.S. Vice President 1974-77; d. in New York
George Wilcken Romney: 1907=d.Jul 26, 1995 (was 88)
Governor, Executive, Mormon, Industrialist, American Motors head; ex-Michigan gov, senator, Secretary of HUD 1969-73.
Craig Stevens: 1918=d.May 10, 2000 (was 81)
TV/Movie Actor, RN:Gail Shekles Jr.; Peter Gunn star, The Invisible Man's Walter Carlson, Rich Man Poor Man, Dallas' Craig Stewart 1981; Alexis Smith's hubby
Harry Von Tilzer: 1872=d.Jan 10, 1946 (was 73)
Composer, Publisher, Songwriter, Founding Father of Tin Pan Alley
Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin: 1838=d.Mar 8, 1917 (was 78)
Designer, German, airship designer; soldier, aeronaut. He didn't live long enough to see another Zeppelin take off...Led...in the 1970's!
Alec Waugh: 1898=d.Sep 3, 1981 (was 83)
Novelist, English, b. in London; RN:Alexander Raban Waugh; Island In The Sun
Joe Wolverton: 1906=d.Aug 27, 1994 (was 88)
Banjoist, of Spike Jones & The City Slickers

People on July 8th: death anniversaries

June Allyson: 2006 (was 88)/b.Oct 7, 1917
TV/Movie Actress, Variety Show Hostess, b. in Lucerne, NY; RN:Ella Jan Geisman; Hwood star 40-50s, The DuPont Show; Dick Powell's wife; some say b. 1923
William Cadbury: 1957 (was 89)/b.yr unknown
Manufacturer, chocolate empire
Christian-Jaque: 1994 (was 89)/b.Sep 4, 1904
Director, French
Charles P. "Pete" Jr. Conrad: 1999 (was 69)/b.Jun 2, 1930
Astronaut, said "Whoopee!" when he became the third man to set foot on the moon; copilot on the Gemini 5 spaceflight (1965), command pilot of Gemini 11, spacecraft commander of the Apollo 12 flight to the Moon, and commander of the Skylab 2 mission; American Express ads "Do you know me?"
Grace Anna Coolidge: 1957 (was 78)/b.Jan 3, 1879
First Lady, Calvin's wife; MN:Goodhue
Gardner Jr. Cowles: 1985 (was 82)/b.Jan 31, 1903
Publisher, Look Magazine founder
Howard Duff: 1990 (was 77)/b.Nov 24, 1912
TV/Movie Actor, Radio Actor, b. in Bremmerton, WA; Mr. Adams & Eve, Dante star, Knots Landing's Paul Galveston, Felony Squad's Det. Sgt. Sam Stone, East of Eden, Flamingo Road's Sheriff Semple, WWII Armed Forces Radio corr, Sam Spade on the radio; Ida Lupino's ex-; d. Jul 9?
Havelock Ellis: 1939 (was 80)/b.Feb 2, 1859
Psychologist, English, FN:Henry; sex researcher (Psychology of Sex)
Phil Foster: 1985 (was 72)/b.Mar 29, 1913
TV Actor, Comedian, Singer, RN:Philip Feldman; Laverne & Shirley's Frank De Fazio; Brooklyn's Ambassador to the USA; sang Let's Keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn; some say b.1914
James Franciscus: 1991 (was 57)/b.Jan 31, 1934
TV/Movie Actor, Naked City, Mr. Novak, Longstreet
King Alexander II Of Scotland: 1249 (was 50)/b.Aug 24, 1198
King, ruled 1214-49
John Reed King: 1979 (was 64)/b.Oct 25, 1914
Radio Actor, Game Show Host, Newscaster, 40-50s game shows; Sky King radio voice
H. H. Knerr: 1949 (was 66)/b.Sep 4, 1882
ComicStrip Cartoonist, the Katzenjammer Kids
Robert Edwin Lee: 1994 (was 75)/b.Oct 15, 1918
Dramatist/Playwright, Producer, co-wrote hundreds of plays for stage, radio and screen including "Inherit the Wind" and "Auntie Mame."
Vivien Leigh: 1967 (was 53)/b.Nov 5, 1913
Movie/Stage Actress, India, India; Gone With the Wind's Scarlett O'Hara; RN:Vivian Mary Hartley; Lawrence Olivier's ex-
Paul Leu: 1990 (was 77)/b.Apr 2, 1913
Pianist, of Spike Jones & The City Slickers
Christine McIntyre: 1984 (was 73)/b.Apr 16, 1911
Actress, of Three Stooges movies
Thomas Meighan: 1936 (was 57)/b.Apr 9, 1879
Movie Actor
Sir William Edward Parry: 1855 (was 64)/b.Dec 19, 1790
Navigator, Explorer, English, explored the Arctic
Pope Gregory XV: 1623 (was 69)/b.Jan 9, 1554
Clergyman, from 1621-23
Hyman George Rickover: 1986 (was 86)/b.Jan 27, 1900
Scientist, Polish, Vice Admirial; Atomic energy expert, NN:Father of the Nuclear Navy; AP gives d. Jul 8, others say Jul 9 but incorrect
Dick Sargent: 1994 (was 61)/b.Apr 19, 1933
TV/Movie Actor, Gay, b. in Carmel; One Happy Family, Bewitched's Darrin Stephens (1969-72); some say b. 1930
Charlie Shavers: 1971 (was 53)/b.Aug 3, 1917
Trumpeter, Composer
Percy Bysshe Shelley: 1822 (was 29)/b.Aug 4, 1792
Poet, English, Mary's hubby
Rod Steiger: 2002 (was 77)/b.Apr 14, 1925
Movie Actor, b. in Westhampton, NY; RFN:Rodney; In the Heat of the Night, Dr. Zhivago, Waterloo, Illustrated Man, The Chosen, Mars Attacks, End of Days
Kim Il Sung: 1994 (was 82)/b.Apr 15, 1912
Head of State, North Korea prez
Michael Wilding: 1979 (was 66)/b.Jul 23, 1912
Movie Actor, British
Robert Burns Woodward: 1979 (was 62)/b.Apr 10, 1917
Scientist, Professor, Chemist, best-known for his syntheses of complex organic substances, including quinine (1944), cholesterol and cortisone (1951), and vitamin B{sub 12} (1971). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1965.
Elihu Yale: 1721 (was 72)/b.Apr 5, 1649
Philanthropist, English, Yale University was named in his honor
Max Youngstein: 1997 (was 84)/b.Mar 21, 1913
Film Executive, Producer, United Artists V.P.

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