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”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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