DYR Today, July 6

“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.

• 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.