Celebrity Birthdays and On-This-Day

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May 25th:

Memorial Day
Tap Dance day
Missing Children day

2001 - Erik Weihenmeyer, 32, of Boulder, CO, became the first blind climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
2001 - Sherman Bull, 64, of New Canaan, CT, became the oldest climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
1999 - The final episode of "Home Improvement" aired. Tim Allen's sitcom had aired 205 episodes over 8 seasons.
1992 - Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC's "Tonight Show."
1986 - Approximately 7 million Americans participated in "Hands Across America."
1983 - "Star Wars VI: The Return of the Jedi" opened nationwide. It set a new record in opening day box office sales. The gross was $6,219,629.
1981 - Daredevil Daniel Goodwin scaled Chicago's Sears Tower, while wearing a "Spiderman" costume, in 7 1/2 hours.
1977 - An opinion piece by Vietnam verteran Jan Scruggs appeared in "The Washington Post." The article called for a national memorial to "remind an ungrateful nation of what it has done to its sons" that had served in the Vietnam War.
1977 - "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened and became the largest grossing film to date.
1969 - The Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" with Elton John on piano.
1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" opened in New York. The movie, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, was the first X-rated film to win Best Picture. When the unedited movie was released on video and DVD, it was changed to R-rated.
1968 - The Rolling Stones released "Jumpin' Jack Flash."
1961 - America was asked by U.S. President Kennedy to work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
1844 - The gasoline engine was patented by Stuart Perry.
1787 - The Constitutional convention opened in Philadelphia with George Washington presiding.

Lauryn Hill (sang a remake of "Killing Me Softly" with The Fugees) 1975
Anne Heche (actress once had a relationship with Ellen DeGeneres) 1969
Mike Meyers ("SNL" member was in "Wayne's World" and "Austin Powers") 1963
Frank Oz (Puppeteer for "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show" and Yoda) 1944
Ian McKellan (Gay British actor played Gandolf in "Lord of the Rings") 1939
Tom T. Hall (country/folk/pop singer: "Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs?", "Ravishing Ruby", "Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine", "The Ballad Of Bill Crump") 1936
Robert Ludlum (author of the "Bourne" series) 1927
Miles Davis (Jazz trumpeter) 1926

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May 26th:

Blueberry Cheesecake day

1994 - Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were married in the Dominican Republic.
1975 - Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water" was released.
1970 - The final episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" aired. The sitcom had aired 141 episodes over 5 seasons.
1959 - The word "Frisbee" became a registered trademark of Wham-O.
1908 - In Persia, the first oil strike was made in the Middle East.
1896 - The last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, was crowned.
1868 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson was acquitted, by one vote, of all charges in his impeachment trial.
1647 - A new law banned Catholic priests from the colony of Massachusetts. The penalty was banishment or death for a second offense.

Derek Webb (singer for Caedmon's Call: "Hands of the Potter", "Only Hope", "Who You Are", "The Dance") 1974
Adam Carolla (co-host of TV's "The Man Show" and co-host of radio's "Love Line") 1964
Lenny Kravitz (pop/rock/R&B singer: "Are You Gonna Go My Way?", "American Woman", "Fly Away") 1964
Sally Ride (First woman in space in 1983) 1951
Pam Grier (was in "Foxy Brown") 1949
Phillip Michael Thomas ("Miami Vice") 1949
Hank Williams, Jr. (Country singer: "A Country Boy Can Survive", "Family Tradition") 1949
Stevie Nicks (singer for Fleetwood Mac, solo sang "Landslide") 1948
Peggy Lee (sang "Fever" and songs from "Lady and the Tramp") 1920
Jay Silverheels (Mohawk athlete played Tonto on "The Lone Ranger") 1919
John Wayne (actor in mostly Westerns: "True Grit", "Big Jake", "Rio Lobo") 1907
Al Jolson (star of the first talking movie "The Jazz Singer") 1886

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May 27th:

Grape Popsicle day

1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the sexual harassment suit filed by Paula Jones could continue while President Clinton was in office.
1995 - In Charlottesville, VA, Christopher Reeve was paralyzed after being thrown from his horse during a jumping event.
1994 - Arsenio Hall's talk show aired for the last time.
1988 - The final episode of "Punky Brewster" aired on NBC.
1983 - Metallica finished recording their first album "Kill 'Em All."
1982 - The final episode of "Bosom Buddies" starring Tom Hanks, aired on ABC.
1982 - The final episode of "Mork and Mindy" starring Robin Williams, aired on ABC.
1977 - George H. Willig was fined for scaling the World Trade Center in New York on May 26. He was fined $1.10.
1969 - Construction of Walt Disney World began in Florida.
1957 - "That'll be the Day" by Buddy Holly and The Crickets was released.
1937 - In California, the Golden Gate Bridge was opened to pedestrian traffic. The bridge connected San Francisco and Marin County.
1933 - Walt Disney's "Three Little Pigs" was first released.

Ethan Dampf (played Will Pryor on "American Dreams", was Arnold’s baby in "Junior") 1994
Andre 3000 (rapper in Outkast) 1975
Vanessa Blue (black pornstar 1996-) 1974
Jeremy Mayfield (Nascar driver) 1969
Todd Bridges ("Diff'rent Strokes") 1965
Bobcat Goldthwait (comedian) 1962
Henry Kissinger (Nixon's Secretary of State won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973) 1923
Vincent Price (Actor in horror movies) 1911
"Wild" Bill Hickok (Old West sheriff brought law and order to Kansas) 1837

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May 28th:

Hamburger day
Whale day

1998 - Comic actor Phil Hartman of "Saturday Night Live" is shot to death at his home in Encino, California, by his wife, Brynn Hartman, who then kills herself.
1996 - U.S. President Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal were convicted of fraud.
1987 - Whitney Houston released her album "Whitney." Singles included "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and "So Emotional."
1985 - The first issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine went on sale. The issue had a picture of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy smooching on the cover.
1983 - Al Yankovic left his job as a mail clerk to become a musician.
1977 - The song "Barracuda" was released by Heart.
1966 - The Rolling Stones single "Paint It Black" hit #1 in the U.K.
1953 - The Walt Disney film "Melody" premiered in the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood. The picture was the first 3-D cartoon.
1937 - U.S. President Roosevelt pushed a button in Washington, DC, signaling that vehicular traffic could cross the newly opened Golden Gate Bridge in California.

Kylie Minogue (Australian pop/disco singer: "Locomotion", "Hand on Your Heart", "Can't Get You Out of My Head", "Come Into My World", "Spinning Around") 1968
Phil Vassar (Country singer) 1964
Christa Miller (Kate on "The Drew Carey Show", Dr. Cox on "Scrubs") 1964
John Fogerty (Credence Clearwater Revival's singer had a solo career) 1945
Hunter "Patch" Adams (Robin Williams played him in his biography movie) 1945
Rudolph Giuliani (NYC's mayer helped the US through the 9/11 attacks, formerly ran for President in 2008) 1944
Gladys Knight (Singer for The Pips: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine") 1944
Ian Fleming (wrote the original James Bond book series) 1908

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May 29th:

1987 - George Michael's single "I Want Your Sex" was released.
1973 - Mike Oldfield released his "Tubular Bells" LP. The title track would later become the theme for "The Exorcist."
1963 - Del Shannon's cover of the Beatles' "From Me to You" became the first song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney to appear on the American charts.
1952 - Hank Williams and his wife, Audrey, were divorced, 7 months before he died.
1942 - Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin's "White Christmas."
1911 - The first running of the Indianapolis 500 took place.
1897 - Charles Seeberger patented the escalator.
1848 - Wisconsin became the 30th state to join the United States.
1790 - Rhode Island became the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

Melanie Brown (Mel B. was Scary Spice) 1975
Chan Kinchla (guitarist for Blues Traveler) 1969
Lisa Whelchel ("The Facts of Life") 1963
Melissa Ethridge ("Come To My Window", "Like the Way I Do", "Your Little Secret", "I'm the Only One") 1961
Anette Bening ("American Beauty") 1958
Ted Levine (Buffalo Bill in "The Silence of the Lambs", Rusty Nail in "Joy Ride") 1957
LaToya Jackson (Michael and Janet's sister) 1956
Danny Elfman (singer for Oingo-Boingo now writes music for movies/TV: "The Simpsons Theme", "Men In Black", "Spider-Man 1-2" "Dilbert", "Point Pleasant") 1953
John F. Kennedy (35th US President 1961-63) 1917
Bob Hope (Entertained the troops during WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and The Gulf War) 1903
Patrick Henry (American patriot said of England, "Give me liberty or give me death!") 1736

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May 30th:

1998 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000 people.
1996 - Christian songwriter John Tesh hosted "Entertainment Tonight" for the last time.
1989 - Prince released the single "Batdance" from the "Batman Soundtrack."
1978 - Led Zeppelin began recording "In Through the Out Door," including the single "All My Love."
1968 - The Beatles began recording the "White Album."
1967 - At the Ascot Park in Gardena, California, daredevil Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined-up in a row.
1922 - The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
1911 - Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis Sweepstakes. The 500-mile auto race later became known as the Indianapolis 500. Harroun's average speed was 74.59 miles per hour.
1896 - The first automobile accident occurred. It was in New York City.
1868 - Memorial Day was observed for the first time in the U.S.
1854 - The U.S. territories of Nebraska and Kansas were established.
1848 - W.G. Young patented the ice cream freezer.
1539 - Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer, landed in Florida with 600 soldiers to search for gold.
1431 - Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, at the age of 19.

Robyn Bewersdorf aka Tiffany Teen (Internet model retired in early 2006) 1984
Wynonna Judd (country singer) 1964
Marie Fredriksson (singer for the Swedish rock group Roxette: "The Look", "Listen To Your Heart", "Joyride", "Sleeping in My Car", "June Afternoon") 1958
Keir Dullea (played an astronaut battling the computer HAL in "2001: Space Odyssey") 1936
Benny Goodman (Big band bandleader) 1909
Mel Blanc (voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck) 1908

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May 31st:

Speak in complete sentences day
World "No Tobacco" day

2005 - William Mark Felt admits in the magazine Vanity Fair that he is the anonymous source "Deep Throat" in the Watergate scandal.
2000 - Janet Jackson announced that she was getting a divorce from dancer Rene Elizondo. The marriage had been kept secret for nine years.
1992 - The final episode of "Night Court" aired on NBC. The half-hour comedy had aired 193 episodes over 9 seasons.
1990 - The first episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC.
1982 - Survivor released the single "Eye of the Tiger."
1979 - Zimbabwe, Africa proclaimed its independence.
1976 - The Who played at the Charlton Athletic Grounds in England and make the Guinness Book of World Records as the loudest rock band ever. Their set measured 76,000 watts and 120 decibels.
1970 - An earthquake in Peru killed tens of thousands of people.
1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded "Give Peace a Chance" during their Montreal bed-in.
1961 - South Africa became an independent republic.
1956 - Buddy Holly was inspired to write "That'll Be the Day" after he saw the John Wayne movie "The Searchers."
1955 - The U.S. Supreme Court ordered that all states must end racial segregation "with all deliberate speed."
1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held its first conference.
1902 - The Boer War ended between the Boers of South Africa and Great Britain with the Treaty of Vereeniging.
1884 - Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patented "flaked cereal."
1879 - New York's Madison Square Garden opened.

Colin Farrell (Irish actor in "Daredevil" and "Phone Booth") 1976
Brooke Shields ("Blue Lagoon", "Suddenly Susan") 1965
Lea Thompson ("Back To The Future", "Caroline in the City") 1961
John Bonham (Drummer for Led Zeppelin) 1948
Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul, and Mary; "Puff the Magic Dragon") 1938
Clint Eastwood ("Dirty Harry", "Million Dollar baby") 1930

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June 1st:

Dinosaur day
Donut day

2007 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian was released from prison after serving eight years of his 10-25 year prison term for second-degree murder in the 1998 assisted death of Thomas Youk, 52, of Oakland County, Michigan.
1989 - Disney World's "Typhoon Lagoon" water slide park opened.
1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station.
1973 - The James Bond movie "Live and Let Die" opened.
1967 - In Britain, "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles. It was released June 2 in the U.S.
1966 - The final episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
1961 - Radio listeners in New York, California, and Illinois were introduced to FM multiplex stereo broadcasting. A year later the FCC made this a standard.
1954 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Linus' security blanket made its debut.
1938 - Superman, the world's first super hero, appeared in the first issue of Action Comics.
1938 - Baseball helmets were worn for the first time.
1869 - Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric voting machine.
1861 - The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia.
1796 - Tennessee became the 16th state of the U.S
1792 - Kentucky became the 15th state of the U.S.

Alanis Morisette ("You Oughta Know", "Ironic", "You Learn", "Thank You", "Hands Clean" "Everything") 1974
Heidi Klum (Victoria's Secret model) 1973
Teri Polo ("Meet the Parents and Fockers") 1969
Mark Curry (comedian played Mr. Cooper on "Hanging With Mr. Cooper") 1964
Rene Auberjonois (He played Odo on "Deep Space Nine") 1940
Morgan Freeman ("Bruce Almighty", "The Shawshank Redemption", "Seven" "The Sum of All Fears", "Along Came A Spider", "March of the Penguins", "Million Dollar Baby") 1937
Andy Griffith 1926
Marilyn Monroe 1926

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June 2nd:

Dentist day
Rocky Road Ice Cream day

1999 - The final episode of "Deep Space Nine" aired. The series had aired 176 episodes over 7 seasons.
1998 - Voters in California passed Proposition 227. The act abolished the state's 30-year-old bilingual education program by requiring that all children be taught in English.
1997 - Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in which 168 people were killed.
1967 - In the U.S., "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles.
1924 - All Native Americans were granted U.S. citizenship by the U.S. Congress.
1896 - Guglieimo Marconi's radio was patented in the U.S.
1886 - Grover Cleveland became the first U.S. president to get married while in office.

Freddy Adu (The youngest pro sports player ever, signed on with US pro soccer/football team at 14) 1989
Jewel Staite (Kaylee on "Firefly", she was also on "Wonderfalls") 1982
Keely Coles aka Kacey Kox or Sweet Kacey (Pornstar 2000-, her pornstar name comes from her real name's initials) 1982
Nikki Cox ("Las Vegas") 1978
Wentworth Miller (Michael Schofield on "Prison Break", The Devil on "Joan of Arcadia", also was on "Popular") 1972
Wayne Brady ("Whose Line is it Anyway?" comedian had his own short-lived talk show) 1972
Dana Carvey ("SNL" member was in "Wayne's World" and was the "Master of Disguises") 1955
Jerry Mathers (played Theodore Cleaver on "Leave it to Beaver") 1948
Stacey Keach (He was on "Mike Hammer", "Prison Break") 1941
Johnny Weissmuller (Olympic swimmer played Tarzan in several movies) 1904
Sir Edward Elgar (wrote "The Pomp and Circumstance Marches", the music played at every graduation) 1857

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June 3rd:

Egg day

1992 - Bill Clinton, while campaigning for U.S. President, played saxophone on the "Arsenio Hall Show".
1969 - The final episode of "Star Trek" aired on NBC.
1987 - George Michael's "I Want Your Sex" was banned by the BBC.
1972 - The Eagles' "Take It Easy" was released.
1967 - The Doors "Light My Fire" was released.
1888 - "Casey at the Bat" the poem by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was first published.
1800 - John Adams moved to Washington, DC. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States.
1784 - The United States Congress created the United States Army.
1539 - Hernando De Soto claimed Florida for Spain.

Lalaine Vergara-Paras (Hilary Duff's friend on "Lizzie McGuire") 1987
Nadia Hilton (Pornstar 2005-) 1983
Cheyenne Silver (pornstar 1999-2003) 1981
Anderson Cooper (Host of the political talk show "360") 1967
Allen Ginsberg (Beatnik poet) 1926
Jefferson Davis (President of the Confederacy during the US Civil War) 1808

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June 4th:

Frozen Yogurt day
Cheese day

2003 - Amazon.com announced that it had received more than 1 million pre-orders for the book "Harry Potter 5: The Order of the Phoenix." The released date was planned for June 21.
2003 - Martha Stewart was indicted on federal charges of using illegal privileged information and then obrstructing an investigation. She resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of her company the same day.
1997 - The final episode of "Married With Children" aired. The sitcom aired 262 episodes over 11 seasons.
1996 - Metallica's album "Load" was released. Singles included "Hero of the Day", "Mama Said", and "Until It Sleeps."
1989 - In Beijing, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square to crush the pro-democracy movement. It is believed that hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed.
1984 - Bruce Springsteen released his "Born in the USA" album. Singles included the title track, "I'm On Fire", "Dancing in the Dark", and "Glory Days."
1981 - The final episode of "The Waltons" aired. The sitcom aired 228 episodes over 9 seasons.
1977 - Supertramp's "Give A Little Bit" was released.
1974 - The Cleveland Indians had "Ten Cent Beer Night". Due to the drunken and unruly fans the Indians forfeited to the Texas Rangers.
1942 - The Battle of Midway began. It was the first major victory for America over Japan during World War II. The battle ended on June 6 and ended Japanese expansion in the Pacific.
1940 - The British completed the evacuation of 300,000 troops at Dunkirk, France.
1939 - The first shopping cart was introduced by Sylvan Goldman in Oklahoma City, OK. It was actually a folding chair that had been mounted on wheels.
1924 - An eternal light was dedicated at Madison Square in New York City in memory of all New York soldiers who died in World War I.
1919 - The U.S. Senate passed the Women's Suffrage bill, granting women the right to vote.
1918 - During WW1, French and American troops halted Germany's offensive at Chateau-Thierry, France.

Megan QT (stage name of an internet model) 1984
Jenaveve Jolie (pornstar 2004-) 1984
Angelina Jolie 1975
Horatio Sanz ("SNL" 1998-2006) 1974
Noah Wyle ("ER") 1971
Holly Body [Pornstar (1992-) known for playing milf-type characters] 1970
Dr. Ruth Westheimer (radio therapist) 1928

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June 5th:

World Environment day
Gingerbread day

2007 - Australia has a widespread internet outage.
1981 - In the U.S., the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five men in Los Angeles were suffering from a rare pneumonia found in patients with weakened immune systems. They were the first recognized cases of what came to be known as AIDS.
1975 - Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to international shipping, eight years after it was closed because of the 1967 war with Israel.
1971 - James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend" was released.
1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was mortally shot in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy died early the next morning.
1967 - The Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan began.
1924 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson transmitted the first facsimile (fax) message across the Atlantic Ocean.
1917 - American men began registering for the World War I draft.
1851 - Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in "The National Era" magazine.
1783 - A hot-air balloon was demonstrated by Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier. It reached a height of 1,500 feet.
1752 - Benjamin Franklin flew a kite to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity.

Roxy Jezel (Pornstar 2003-) 1982
Venus Rising (Pornstar 1998-) 1978
Anna Nova (Pornstar 2001-) 1975
Mark Whalberg (sang "Good Vibrations" as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, actor: "The Planet of the Apes", "Boogie Nights", "The Italian Job", "The Departed", "Three Kings", "Shooter", "The Perfect Storm") 1971
Brian McKnight (R&B/pop/soul/soft rock singer wrote and recorded "Back At One") 1969
Ron Livingston ("Office Space", "Standoff", "Sex and the City", "Band of Brothers") 1968
Ken Gorelick aka Kenny G (Jazz saxophone player) 1956
Ken Follett (author of: "The Eye of the Needle", "Jackdaws", "The Pillars of the Earth") 1949

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June 6th:

D-day, 1944
Roller-Coaster day
Yo-Yo day

2005 - The United States Supreme Court ruled that federal authorities could prosecute sick people who smoke marijuana on doctor's orders. The ruling concluded that state medical marijuana laws did not protect uses from the federal ban on the drug.
1990 - A Federal judge in Florida declared that 2 Live Crew's "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" LP was obscene.
1978 - "20/20" debuted on ABC.
1972 - David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" was released.
1971 - "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired for the last time. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. Gladys Knight and the Pips were the musical guests on show.
1970 - Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young's "Teach Your Children" was released.
1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44am in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was was shot the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1960 - Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely" was released in the U.S.
1944 - The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved.
1942 - Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway. The battle had begun on June 4.
1936 - The first helicopter was tested in a building in Berlin, Germany.
1933 - In Camden, NJ, the first drive-in movie theater opened.
1932 - In the U.S., the first federal tax on gasoline went into effect. It was a penny per gallon.
1925 - Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Percy Chrysler.
1884 - The first roller-coaster opened.
1882 - The first electric iron was patented by H.W. Seely.
1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.

Gianna Michaels (Pornstar 2004-) 1983
Staci Keenan (played Dana on "Step By Step") 1975
Leanni Lei (Philippine-American pornstar 1997-2006) 1973
Bjorn Borg (Swedish tennis player won Wimbledon 5 years in a row) 1956
Sandra Bernhard (comedian) 1955
Harvey Fierstein (gravelly-voiced actor in "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Death To Smoochy", "Independence Day", "Mulan") 1952
Gary Graham ("Alien Nation", "Enterprise") 1950

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June 7th:

Chocolate Ice Cream day

2002 - In Chicago, IL, R. Kelly ("I Believe I Can Fly") was booked on child pornography charges.
2001 - Tony Blair's Labour Party wins another landslide victory in the General Election in Great Britain.
2000 - The "Prince: A Celebration" party began at Paisley Park Studios in Minneapolis. The weeklong event was in celebration of The Artist reclaiming his name "Prince" after a 7-year battle with Warner Brothers.
1993 - Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol to protest his recored company.
1993 - The ground breaking ceremony was held for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH.
1978 - Prince's first single "Soft and Wet" was released from his debut album "For You."
1976 - "The NBC Nightly News", with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, aired for the first time.
1969 - Johnny Cash debuted his own network show on CBS-TV. The musical variety show then ran 58 episodes over 2 years.
1929 - The sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome.
1775 - The United Colonies changed their name to the United States.

Jeremy Suarez (Jordan on "The Bernie Mac Show") 1993
Anna Kournikova (Pro tennis player wasn't very good, so she became a model) 1981
Larisa Oleynik ("The Secret World of Alex Mack", "10 Things I Hate About You") 1981
Karl Urban ("The Lord of the Rings") 1972
Dave Navarro (guitarist for Janes's Addiction and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, married and divorced Carmen Electra) 1967
Mick Foley (wrestler) 1965
Prince Rogers Nelson (Pop/rock guitarist: "Let's Go Crazy", "Raspberry Beret", "U Got the Look", "1999", "Musicology", "Fury", "The Most Beautiful Girl", "7", "Purple Rain", "Guitar") 1958
Liam Neeson ("Schindler's List", "Star Wars") 1952
Jenny Jones (90s day time talk show host) 1946
Tom Jones (sang "It's Not Unusual") 1940
Dean Martin (singer, part of the Rat Pack) 1917
Jessica Tandy ("Driving Miss Daisy") 1909

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June 8th:

Jelly-Filled Donut day
World Ocean day

2000 - Sinead O'Connor revealed that she was a lesbian in an article that would later be published by "Curve" in their July-August 2000 issue.
1990 - Mariah Carey released her self-titled debut album. Singles included "Vision of Love", and "Love Takes Time."
1979 - The final episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter" aired on ABC.
1968 - James Earl Ray was captured at the London Airport. He was suspected of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
1965 - U.S. troops in South Vietnam were given orders to begin fighting offensively.
1963 - The Essex released "Easier Said Than Done."
1869 - Ives W. McGaffey received a U.S. patent for the suction vacuum cleaner.
1786 - In New York City, commercial ice cream was manufactured for the first time.
632 - The prophet Mohammed died.
452 - Italy was invaded by Attila the Hun.

Sara Watkins (fiddle player/singer for Nickel Creek: "When You Come Back Down", "This Side", "When In Rome", "The Lighthouse's Tale", "The Hand Song") 1981
Derek Trucks [Guitarist: "The Allman Brothers (Reunion)", solo] 1979
Lexa Doig ("Andromeda", "Stargate SG-1") 1973
Kelli Williams ("The Practice") 1970
Julianna Margulies ("E.R.") 1966
Keenan Ivory Wayans ("In Living Color") 1958
Tim Berners-Lee (He invented the World Wide Web, NOT Al Gore) 1955
Gaynor Hopkins aka Bonnie Tyler (sang the 1984 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart") 1951
Nancy Sinatra (Frank's daughter sang "These Boots") 1940
Joan Rivers (Old bag who interviews celebs on the Red Carpet) 1933
Jerry Stiller (Ben's father, "Seinfeld", "King of Queens") 1927
Barbara Bush (President George Bush, Sr.'s wife) 1925