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June 8

Happy Birthday Jerry Stiller-85 Joan Rivers Molinsky-79 Nancy Sinatra-72 William “Boz” Scaggs-68 Bonnie Tyler(Gaynor Hopkins)-61 Keenen Ivory Wayans-54 Nick Rhodes Bates-50 Julianna Margulies-45 Dan Futterman-45 Kanye West-35 ; 1912 – Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.

June 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dean Martin(Dino Crocetti) (1917-1995) Jessica Tandy(1909-1994) ; Tom Jones Woodward-72 Jenny Jones( Janina Stronski) -66 Liam Neeson-60 Prince Rogers Nelson-54 Michael Cera-24 ; 1972 The musical “Grease” opened on Broadway.

June 6

Happy Birthday Robert Englund -65 Harvey Fierstein-60 Sandra Bernhard-57 Björn Borg Borg-56 Colin Quinn-53 Jason Isaacs-49 Paul Giamatti-45 Sonya Walger-38 ; 1933 The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, N.J. ; 1892 – Chicago ‘EL’ begins operation (Elevated Trains)

June 5

Happy Birthday Bill Moyers-78 Susan “Suze” Norman-61  Kenneth”G” Gorelick-56 Mark Wahlberg-41 Chad Allen Lazzari-38 Pete Wentz-33 ; 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in LA just after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Sirhan was immediately arrested.

June 4

Happy Birthday Holly Michelle Gilliam(Michelle Phillips)-68 Richard Stevenson Parker, Jr(Parker Stevenson)-60 Eldra Patrick DeBarge-50 Albert Jason Brown III(Al B Sure!)-44 Scott Wolf-43 Noah Wyle-41 Angelina Jolie-Voight-37 ; 1912 –Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.

June 3

Happy Birthday RIP Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) (1925–2010) ; Chuck Barris-83 Ian Hunter Patterson-73 Deniece Williams(June Chandler)-62 Suzie Plakson-54 Anderson Cooper-45 ; 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 Stacy Keach-71 Marvin Hamlisch-68 Jerry Mathers-64 Dana Carvey-57 Wentworth Miller-40 Zachary Quinto-35 ; 1953, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.

June 1

Happy Birthday RIP Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) ; Andy Griffith-86 Morgan Freeman-75 Charles Pat Boone-78 Rene Auberjonois-72 Brian Cox-66 Lisa Hartman Black-56 Heidi Klum-39 Alanis Morissette-38 ; 1796 Tennessee became the 16th state.

May 31

Happy Birthday RIP Dominic “Don” Ameche (1908–1993) ; Clint Eastwood-82 Peter Yarrow-74 Sharon Gless-69 Joe Namath-69 Tom Berenger(Moore)-62 Chris Elliott-52 Lea Thompson-51 Corey Hart-50 Brooke Shields-47 Colin Farrell-36 ; 1889 – Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam break sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

May 30

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Blanc(1908–1989) ; Colm Meaney-59 Ted McGinley-54 Wynonna Judd(Christina Ciminella)-48 Idina Menzel-41 Donald “Trey” Parker-40 Omri Katz-36 ; 1854 The territories of Nebraska and Kansas were established.