History Blog

June 18

Happy Birthday RIP “E.G. Marshall”(Everett Grunz 1914–1998) Roger Ebert(1942–2013) ; James Paul McCartney–73 Carolyn Kane–63 Isabella Rossellini–64 Kimberly Dickens–50 Blake Shelton–39 David Giuntoli–35 Kevin Bishop–35 Richard Madden–29 ; 1923 – Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets of New York City ; 1948 – Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record.

June 17

Happy Birthday RIP Ralph Bellamy(1904–1991) ; Barry Manilow(Pincus)–72 Joseph Piscopo–64 Mark Linn-Baker–61 Thomas Haden Church(McMillen)–55 Gregory Kinnear–52 Erin Murphy–51 Jason Patric Miller Jr.–49 Orville “Will” Forte IV–45 Scott Adkins–39 ; 1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

June 16

Happy Birthday RIP Harold “Jack” Albertson(1907–1981) ; Edward “Eddie” Levert–74 Joan Van Ark–72 Laurie Metcalf–60 Ian Buchanan–58 James Patrick Stuart–47 Clifton Collins Jr.–45 Edward “Eddie” Cibrian–42 Daniel Brühl Domingo–37 ; 1812 – The City Bank of New York (later Citibank) opened for business ; 1960 – “Psycho,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock, premiered in New York

June 15

Happy Birthday RIP Waylon Jennings(1937–2002) ; Steve Walsh–64 James Belushi–61 Julie Hagerty–60 Helen Hunt–52 Courteney Cox–51 Leah Remini–45 Neil Patrick Harris–42 James “Greg” Vaughan Jr–42 ; 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

June 14

Happy Birthday RIP Burle Ives(1909–1995) ; “Marla Gibbs”(Margaret Bradley)–84 Donald Trump–69 “Eddie Mekka”(Edward Mekjian)–63 “Boy” George O’Dowd–54 Traylor Howard–49 Stefanie “Steffi” Graf–46 Sutan Amrull(“Raja”)–41 Kevin McHale–27 ; 1775 – The United States Army (the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress) was founded.

June 13

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Lynde(1926–1982) ; Siegfried Fischbacher–76 Malcolm McDowell(Taylor)–72 John Stellan Skarsgård–64 Richard Thomas–64 Timothy Allen Dick–62 Alexandra “Ally” Sheedy–53 Stephen Glover(“Steve O”)–41 Christopher Evans–34 Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen–29 ; 1966 – the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda vs. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police.

June 12

Happy Birthday RIP Ascher “Weegee” Fellig(1899–1968) Annelies “Anne” Frank(1929–1945) ; David Rockefeller–100 James “Jim” Nabors–85 David Thornton–62 Jenilee Harrison–57 John Scott Thompson–56 Frances O’Connor–48 Jason Mewes–41 Michael Muhney–40 David Franco–30 ; 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”)–82 Johnny Brown–78 Adrienne Barbeau–70 Peter Bergman–62 James “Hugh” Laurie–56 Peter Dinklage–46 Joshua Jackson Carter–37 Shia LaBeouf–29 ; 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”(Frances Gumm 1922-1969) ; Frankie Faison–66 Gina Gershon–53 Vincent Perez–51 Elizabeth Hurley–50 Faith Evans–42 Dustin Lance Black–41 Shannon Snaith(“Shane West”)–37 José Sierra(Jessica Wild)–35 Jonathan Bennett–34 ; 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”)–84 Jacob Maza(“Jackie Mason”)–84 Michael Andrew Fox–54 Johnny Depp II–52 Gloria Reuben–51 Joshua Hamilton–46 Matthew Bellamy–37 Andrew Walker–36 Natalie Portman(Hershlag)–34 ; 1934 – Donald Duck makes his debut in “The Wise Little Hen”