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June 18

Happy Birthday RIP Roger Ebert(1942–2013) ; James Paul McCartney–71 Carol Kane–61 Isabella Rossellini–61 Kim Dickens–48 Blake Shelton–37 David Giuntoli–33 ; 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)–70 Thomas Haden Church(McMillen)–63 Joe Piscopo–62 Mark Linn-Baker–59 Greg Kinnear–50 Jason Patric Miller Jr.–47 Orville “Will” Forte–43 Scott Adkins–37 ; 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) ; Eddie Levert–71 Joan Van Ark–70 Laurie Metcalf–58 Ian Buchanan–56 James Patrick Stuart–45 Clifton Collins Jr.–43 Eddie Cibrian–40 Daniel Brühl Domingo–35 ; 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–62 James Belushi–59 Julie Hagerty–58 Helen Hunt–50 Courteney Cox–49 Leah Remini–43 Neil Patrick Harris–40 James “Greg” Vaughan–40 ; 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

June 14

Happy Birthday RIP Burl Ives(1909–1995) ;  “Marla Gibbs”(Margaret Bradley)–82 Donald Trump–67 “Eddie Mekka”(Rudolph Mekjian)–61 “Boy” George O’Dowd–52 Traylor Howard–47 Steffi Graf–44 Kevin McHale–25 ; 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–74 Malcolm McDowell(Taylor)–70 John Stellan Skarsgård–62 Richard Thomas–62 Timothy Allen Dick–60 Alexandra “Ally” Sheedy–50 Stephen Glover(“Steve O”)–39 Chris Evans–32 Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen–27 ; 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 Anne Frank(1929–1945) ; David Rockefeller–98 Jim Nabors–83 David Thornton–60 Jenilee Harrison–55 Scott Thompson–54 Frances O’Connor–46 Jason Mewes–39 Dave Franco–28 ; 1978 – David Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each of the six “Son of Sam” .44-caliber killings in New York City.

June 11

Happy Birthday RIP Raymon Cramton(“Chad Everett” 1937–2012) ; Jerome Silberman(“Gene Wilder”)–80 Johnny Brown–76 Adrienne Barbeau–68 Peter Bergman–60 James “Hugh” Laurie–54 Peter Dinklage–44 Joshua Jackson Carter–35 Shia LaBeouf–27 ; 1993 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people who commit “hate crimes” motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.

June 9

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.