“Born Today”
- Camilla Rosso (21)
- Rebecca Rosso (21)
- Kate Nash (28)
- D. Woods (30)
- Gregory Smith (32)
- Tay Zonday (33)
- Eva Green (35)
- Kevin Hart (36)
- Tamera Mowry-Housley (37)
- Tia Mowry-Hardrict (37)
- 50 Cent (40)
- Inspectah Deck (45)
- Brian Van Holt (46)
- Heather Nova (48)
- Robin Antin (54)
- Jennifer Saunders (57)
- Allyce Beasley (61)
- Geoffrey Rush (64)
- George W. Bush (69)
- Sylvester Stallone (69)
- Ned Beatty (78)
- Dalai Lama (80)
- Della Reese (84)
- Nancy Reagan (RIP)
- Frida Kahlo (RIP)
“Died Today”
- William Faulkner (Born: September 25, 1897 / Died: July 6, 1962)
- Louie Armstrong (Born: August 4, 1901 / Died: July 6, 1971)(Featured Above)
- Alma “Lady Hitchcock” Reville (Born: August 14, 1899 / Died: July 6, 1982)
- Roy Rogers (Born: November 5, 1911/ Died: July 6, 1998)
- Buddy Ebsen (Born: April 2, 1908 / Died: July 6, 2003)
“Movies”
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- 1963 – A Hard Day’s Night
- 1983 – Class
- 1988 – License to Drive
- 1988 – Short Circuit 2
- 1990 – Jetsons: The Movie
- 1994 – Forrest Gump
“Music”
- 1963 – James Brown went to No.2 on the US album chart with ‘Live At The Apollo’
- 1965 – The Jefferson Airplane was formed in San Francisco, CA.
- 1968 – The Rolling Stones scored their fifth US No.1 single when ‘Jumpin Jack Flash’ hit the top of the charts.
- 1973 – Queen released their first single, “Keep Yourself Alive.”
- 1984 – The Jacksons began their Victory Tour in Kansas City, MO.
- 1985 – Phil Collins went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Sussudio’
- 1996 – ‘Three Lions by comedians Baddiel and Skinner and The Lightning Seeds was at No.1 on the UK singles chart
“TV/RADIO TODAY”
- 1947 – “Candid Microphone” began airing on ABC radio.
- 1967 – Pink Floyd made their first appearance on BBC TV music show Top Of The Pops to promote their new single ‘See Emily Play’.
- 1971 – Karen and Richard Carpenter hosted “Make Your Own Kind of Music” on NBC-TV.
- 1972 – David Bowie appeared on the UK music show Top Of The Pops playing his new single ‘Starman’
“Other Important Events…”
- 1933 – The first All-Star baseball game was held in Chicago. The American League beat the National League 4-2.
- 1942 – Diarist Anne Frank and her family took refuge from the Nazis in Amsterdam.
- 1948 – Frieda Hennok became the first woman to serve as the commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.
- 1957 – Althea Gibson won the Wimbledon women’s singles tennis title. She was the first black athlete to win the event.
- 1983 – Fred Lynn (California Angels) hit the first grand slam in an All-Star game. The American League defeated the National League 13-3.
- 1985 – Martina Navratilova won her 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title.
- 1996 – Steffi Graf won her seventh Wimbledon title.
- 1997 – The Mars Pathfinder released Sojourner, a robot rover on the surface of Mars.