Happy Birthday RIP Ascher “Weegee” Fellig(1899–1968) Annelies “Anne” Frank(1929–1945) James “Jim” Nabors(1930–2017) ; David Thornton–66 Jenilee Harrison–61 John Scott Thompson–60 Frances O’Connor–52 Jason Mewes–45 Michael Muhney–44 David Franco–34 ; 1967 – The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional ; 1978 – David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam” killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.
June 11
Happy Birthday RIP Raymon Cramton(“Chad Everett” 1937–2012) Jerome Silberman(“Gene Wilder” 1933–2016) ; Johnny Brown–82 Christina Crawford–80 Adrienne Barbeau–74 Peter Bergman–66 James “Hugh” Laurie–60 Peter Dinklage–50 Joshua Jackson Carter–41 Shia LaBeouf–33 Eugene Simon–27 ; 1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey
June 10
Happy Birthday RIP “Judy Garland”(Francis Gumm 1922–1969) ; Prince Philip(Mountbatten)–98 Frankie Faison–70 Gina Gershon–57 Vincent Perez–55 Elizabeth Hurley–54 Faith Evans–46 Dustin Lance Black(Garrison)–45 Shannon Snaith(“Shane West”)–41 Jonathan Bennett–38 ; 1935 – Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson. ; 1947 – Saab produces its first automobile.
June 9
Happy Birthday RIP Cole Porter(1891–1964) Joseph Minieri(“Joe Santos” 1931–2016) ; Jacob Maza(“Jackie Mason”)–88 Michael Andrew Fox–58 Johnny Depp II–56 Gloria Reuben–55 Joshua Hamilton–50 Matthew Bellamy–41 Andrew Walker–40 Natalie Portman(Hershlag)–38 ; 1934 – Donald Duck makes his debut in “The Wise Little Hen”
June 8
Happy Birthday RIP Joan Rivers(Molinsky 1933–2014) ; Gerald “Jerry” Stiller–92 Nancy Sinatra–79 William “Boz” Scaggs–75 Alan Scarfe–73 Kathy Baker–69 “Bonnie Tyler”(Gaynor Hopkins)–68 Keenen Ivory Wayans–61 Bernard White–60 Nicholas Rhodes(Bates)–57 Frank Grillo–54 Kevin Farley–54 Julianna Margulies–53 Daniel Futterman–52 Mark Feuerstein–48 Jessica Weixler–38 ; 1912 – Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures ; 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) Prince Nelson(1958–2016) ; Thomas Jones(Woodward)–79 “Jenny Jones”(Janina Stronski)–73 William “Liam” Neeson–67 Colleen Camp–66 William Forsythe–64 Karl-Heinz Urban–47 William “Bill” Hader–41 Michael Cera–31 “Iggy Azalea”(Amethyst Kelly)–29 ; 1909 – “Mary Pickford”(Gladys Smith) makes her screen debut at the age of 16 in “The Violin Maker of Cremona” ; 1982 – Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits
June 5
Happy Birthday RIP Robert Lansing(Brown 1928–1994) ; “Peggy Stewart”(Margaret O’Rourke)–96 Susan “Suze” Orman–68 Kenneth Gorelick(“Kenny G”)–63 Richard Butler–63 Ronald Livingston–52 Susan Lynch–48 Mark Wahlberg–48 Chad Allen Lazzari–45 Peter Wentz III–40 ; 1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, “Hound Dog”, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. ; 1968 – Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Palestinian gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested
June 4
Happy Birthday RIP Catherine Rosalind Russell(1907–1976) William Dennis Weaver(1924–2006) John Sidney Blythe Barrymore Jr.(1932–2004) ; Bruce Dern–83 Michelle Phillips(Holly Gilliam)–75 Richard Stevenson Parker Jr–67 Keith David Williams–63 Eldra “El” DeBarge–58 Albert Brown III(“Al B Sure”)–51 Scott Wolf–51 Noah Wyle–48 Angelina Jolie Voight–44 Russell Brand–44 Todd “T.J.” Miller–38 ; 1919 – Women’s rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification
June 3
Happy Birthday RIP “Josephine Baker”(Freda McDonald 1906–1975) Maurice Evans(1901–1989) Ellen Corby(Hansen 1911–1999) “Tony Curtis”(Bernard Schwartz 1925–2010) Chuck Barris(1929–2017) ; “Deniece Williams”(June Chandler)–69 Susan “Suzie” Plakson–61 Anderson Cooper–52 Jason Jones–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–82 Walter Stacy Keach Jr–78 Charles Haid III–76 Lars “Lasse” Hallström–73 Gerald “Jerry” Mathers–71 Joanna Gleason(Hall)–69 Dana Carvey–64 Liam Cunningham–58 Wentworth Miller III–47 Zachary Quinto–42 Justin Long–41 Dominic Cooper–41 ; 1924 – Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians