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“BORN TODAY” Connor Jessup (21) Anna Duggar (27) Duffy (31) Melissa Rauch (35) Memphis Bleek (37) Jason Mraz (38) Aaron Ruell (39) Emmanuelle Vaugier (39) KT Tunstall (40) Joel Edgerton (41) Selma Blair (43) Chico DeBarge (49) Joss Whedon (51) Frances McDormand (58) Randy Jackson (59) Glenn Danzig (60) Bryan Brown (68) “DIED TODAY” Aaron Spelling (Born: April 22, 1923 / Died: June 23, 2006) Ed McMahon (Born: March 6, 1923 / Died: June 23, 2009) Peter Falk (Born: September 16, 1927 / Died: June 23, 2011) Bobby “Blue” Bland (Born: January 27, 1930 / Died: June 23, 2013) Richard Matheson (Born: February 20, 1926 / Died: June 23, 2013) Dick Van Patten (Born: December 9, 1928 / Died: June 23, 2015) “MOVIES TODAY” Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer. 1965 - Genghis Khan (1965 film) 1965 - The Hallelujah Trail 1965 - Harlow 1965 - Von Ryan's Express 1965 - Willy McBean and his Magic Machine 1970 - Kelly's Heroes 1971 - The Seven Minutes 1972 - Ben 1976 - Murder by Death 1978 - The Cheap Detective 1989 - Batman (Featured Above) 1989 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1994 - The Lion King 1994 - Wyatt Earp 1995 - Sister My Sister 1995 - Pocahontas 2000 - Chicken Run “MUSIC TODAY” 1962 - Ray Charles started a 14-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music’ 1962 - The film soundtrack to ‘West Side Story’ went to No.1 on the UK charts for the first time 1965 - The Supremes made the studio recording of "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart." 1965 - The Miracles released "Tracks Of My Tears." 1998 - Aqua released the home video "The Diary." 1965 - The Yardbirds appeared at The City Hall, Salisbury, England 1966 - The Beatles had their tenth consecutive UK No.1 single with ‘Paperback Writer’/’Rain’ 1973 - George Harrison started a five-week run at No.1on the US album chart with ‘Living in the Material World’ 1975 - Bob Marley and the Wailers played the first of 14 shows over nights at Paul’s Mall in Boston, Massachusetts 1976 - Paul McCartney and Wings played the last date on their Wings Over America tour at the Forum in Los Angeles 1984 - Duran Duran started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘The Reflex’ 1990 - Elton John had his first UK solo No.1 single with ‘Sacrifice/Healing Hands’ 1995 - Drummer Alan White made his live debut with Oasis at Glastonbury Festival 1996 - Bryan Adams went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘18-Till I Die’ “TV/RADIO TODAY” 1933 - Don McNeill’s Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35 ½ year run on NBC 1956 - ”Jimmy Durante Show” last airs on NBC 1960 - ”Pat Boone Show” last airs on ABC 1967 - Disney’s The Happiest Millionaire opens in Hollywood, California 1970 - ”Red Skelton Show” last airs on CBS 1980 - ”David Letterman Show” debuts on NBC 1986 - Tip O’Neill refuses to let President Reagan address House “OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…” 1931 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from New York on the first round-the-world flight in a single-engine plane 1934 - Italy gained the right to colonize Albania after defeating the country 1938 - The Civil Aeronautics Authority was established 1938 - Marineland opened near St. Augustine, Florida wikipedia.org 1947 - The U.S. Senate joined the House in overriding President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act 1951 - Soviet U.N. delegate Jacob Malik proposed cease-fire discussions in the Korean War 1952 - The U.S. Air Force bombed power plants on Yalu River, Korea 1956 - Gamal Abdel Nasser was elected president of Egypt wikipedia.org 1964 - Henry Cabot Lodge resigned as the U.S. envoy to Vietnam and was succeeded by Maxwell Taylor 1966 - Civil Rights marchers in Mississippi were dispersed by tear gas 1970 - Chubby Checker and 3 others were arrested in Niagara Falls after marijuana and unidentified drug capsules were found in Checker's car 1972 - U.S. President Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation. 1975 - Alice Cooper fell from the stage and broke six ribs during his ‘Welcome to My Nightmare’ tour in Vancouver, Canada 1987 - Madonna was on the cover of "Cosmopolitan" magazine Cosmopolitan.com 1989 - George Michael received the Silver Clef Award 1990 - Buddy Holly’s Gibson guitar sold for $237,419 in a Sotheby’s auction