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June 13

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Lynde(1926–1982) ; Siegfried Fischbacher-73 Malcolm McDowell(Taylor)-69 Richard Thomas-61 John Stellan Skarsgård-61 Timothy Alan Dick(Tim Allen)-59 Alexandra “Ally” Sheedy-50 Steve “O” Glover-38 Chris Evans-31 Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen-26 ; 1966 The Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police.

June 12

Happy Birthday Jim Nabors -82 Timothy Busfield -55 Jenilee Harrison-54 Scott Thompson-53 Frances O’Connor-45 Michael Muhney-37 Robyn Carlsson-33 Dave Franco-27 ; 1860 – The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established.

June 11

Happy Birthday Gene Wilder(Jerome Silberman)-79 Chad Everett(Raymon Cramton)-75 Adrienne Barbeau-67 Frank Beard-63 Peter Bergman-59 Joe Montana-56 James Hugh Laurie-53 Peter Dinklage-43 Joshua Jackson-34 Shia LaBeouf-26 ; 1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.

June 10

Happy Birthday RIP Judy Garland(1922-1969) : Prince Philip Windsor-91 Gina Gershon-50 Elizabeth Hurley-47 Faith Evans-39 Dustin Lance Black-38 Shannon Snaith(Shane West)-34 ; 1935 – Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.

June 9

Happy Birthday RIP Cole Porter(1891-1964) ; Yacov Moshe Maza(Jackie Mason)-76 Michael J. Fox-51 Johnny Depp-49 Andrew W. Walker-33 Natalie Portman Hershlag-31 ; 1934 – Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen.

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.