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TODAY

DYR Today, July 6

By Molly Tricomi

9 years ago

“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”

Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer.

  • 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQSGw0hMd_I

  • 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.
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  • 1983 – Fred Lynn (California Angels) hit the first grand slam in an All-Star game. The American League defeated the National League 13-3.
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  • 1985 – Martina Navratilova won her 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title.
  • 1996 – Steffi Graf won her seventh Wimbledon title.
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  • 1997 – The Mars Pathfinder released Sojourner, a robot rover on the surface of Mars. 

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