June 29

June 29 – Famous Birthdays

Nicole Scherzinger (POP SINGER) 1978

Gary Busey (MOVIE ACTOR) 1944

Katherine Jenkins (POP SINGER) 1980

June 27 – Famous Birthdays

1805 Hiram Powers US sculptor (Greek Slave)
1858 George Washington Goethals engineer (built Panama Canal)
1861 William James Mayo surgeon/co-founder Mayo clinic in Minnesota
1863 James Harvey Robinson Ill, historian (Ordeal of Civilization)
1865 Shigechiyo Izumi achieved oldest authenticated age (120 y 237 d)
1865 William E Borah lawyer/(Sen-R-Id)
1886 James Van DerZee famous African
19– Don Dokken heavy metal rocker (Dokken-Alone Again)
19– John Fujioka Olau Hawaii, actor, (Kevin-Last Resort)
19– Kimberlin Brown actress (Sheila-Young & Restless)
19– Wendy Kilbourne actress (Devon-Midnight Caller)
1900 Antoine Saint-Exup‚ry France, aviator/writer (Wind, Sand & Stars)
1901 Frieda Inescort Edinburgh Scotland, actress (Pride & Prejudice)
1901 Nelson Eddy actor/baritone (Great Duets with Jeanette MacDonald)
1907 Joan Davis St Paul Minn, actress (I Married Joan)
1909 Leroy Anderson US, composer (Syncopated Clock)
1911 Prince Bernhard Germany, (Constort to Queen Juliana of Netherlands)
1912 Jos‚ Pablo Moncayo Garcia Guadalajara M‚xico, composer (Huapango)
1914 Rafael Kubelik Bychory Czechoslovakia, conductor (Cornelia Farooli)
1916 Ruth Warwick St Joseph Mo, actress (All My Children, Peyton Place)
1919 Slim Pickens Kingsburg Calif, actor (Dr Strangelove, Blazing Saddles)
1923 Chou Wen-Chung Cheefoo China, composer (Mode of Shang)
1924 Ezra Laderman NYC, composer (Jacob & the Indians)
1925 Cara Williams Bkln NY, actress (Pete & Gladys, Cara Williams Show)
1928 Ian Bannen Scotland, actor (Eye of the Needle, Gorky Park)
1929 Johnny Ace Memphis, ballad singer (My Song)
1929 Peter George US, light middleweight (Olympic-gold-1952)
1930 Robert Evans US, actor/director (Best of Everything)
1933 Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle actor (Keystone Comedies, Mabel & Fatty)
1934 Carl Levin (Sen-D-MI)
1936 David Jenkins US, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1960)
1936 Harmon Killebrew baseball player (Minnesota Twins)
1938 Billy Storm singer (Valiants-This is the Night)
1941 Kwame Toure (Stokley Carmichael) civil rights leader
1943 Roger Ruskin Spear rocker (Bonzo Dog Band-Urban Spaceman)
1944 Gary Busey Goose Creek Tx, actor (Buddy Holly Story, Star in Born)
1945 “Little” Eva Boyd rock vocalist (Locomotion)
1947 Richard Lewis comedian/actor (Anything But Love)
1948 Fred Grandy Sioux City Iowa, actor (Gopher-Love Boat)/(Rep-R-Iowa)
1949 Dan Dierdorf NFLer, sportscaster (Monday Night Football)
1959 Larry Parham 4th victim of NYC’s Zodiac killer (1st to die)
1960 Sergey Kopylov USSR, cyclist (Olympic-gold-1980)
1963 Anne-Sophie Mutter Rheinfeldin Germany, violinist (Berlin Phil)
1964 Pepper Johnson NFL line backer (NY Giants)
1964 Stedman Pearson rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel)
1967 Melora Hardin Houston Tx, actress (Family Tree, Best Times)
1972 Samantha Smith Houlton Mo, actress (Elizabeth-Lime Street)