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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Brooks Adams
Historian
24-Jun-1848 13-Feb-1927 The Law of Civilization and Decay
Nancy Allen
Actor
24-Jun-1950   RoboCop
Gene Austin
Singer/Songwriter
24-Jun-1900 24-Jan-1972 Vaudeviller crooner and songwriter
Liane Balaban
Actor
24-Jun-1980   The Trotsky
Jeff Beck
Guitarist
24-Jun-1944   Exceptional rock guitarist
Henry Ward Beecher
Religion
24-Jun-1813 8-Mar-1887 American Congregationalist preacher
Theodore Beza
Religion
24-Jun-1519 13-Oct-1605 Reformation leader, Calvin's successor
Ambrose Bierce
Author
24-Jun-1842 c. 1914 The Devil's Dictionary
Colin Blunstone
Singer
24-Jun-1945   Lead Vocals, The Zombies
Ferdinand Bol
Painter
24-Jun-1616 25-Aug-1680 Dutch painter, student of Rembrandt
Yves Bonnefoy
Poet
24-Jun-1923   Du Mouvement et de l'immobilité de Douve
Arthur Brown
Musician
24-Jun-1944   The God of Hellfire
Georg Stanford Brown
Actor
24-Jun-1943   Officer Webster on The Rookies
John Archibald Campbell
Judge
24-Jun-1811 12-Mar-1889 US Supreme Court Justice, 1853-61
Jack Carter
Comic
24-Jun-1923   Stand-up comic, actor
Billy Casper
Golf
24-Jun-1931   Won 3 majors, plus 51 PGA Tour wins
Claude Chabrol
Film Director
24-Jun-1930 12-Sep-2010 La Cérémonie
John Ciardi
Poet
24-Jun-1916 30-Mar-1986 How Does a Poem Mean?
Paul Clement
Government
24-Jun-1966   US Solicitor General, 2005-08
Jeffery Cohelan
Politician
24-Jun-1914 15-Feb-1999 Congressman from California, 1959-71
Norman Cousins
Author
24-Jun-1912 30-Nov-1990 Editor of The Saturday Review
Jack Dempsey
Boxing
24-Jun-1895 31-May-1983 Heavyweight champ
Anita Desai
Novelist
24-Jun-1937   Cry, the Peacock
Roy O. Disney
Business
24-Jun-1893 20-Dec-1971 Walt Disney's brother
Terry Donahue
Football
24-Jun-1944   UCLA Head Coach, 1976-95
Robert Downey, Sr.
Film Director
24-Jun-1936   Greaser's Palace
Steve Driehaus
Politician
24-Jun-1966   Congressman from Ohio, 2009-11
Mark Edmondson
Tennis
24-Jun-1954   Winner, 1976 Australian Open
James B. Edwards
Politician
24-Jun-1927   Governor of South Carolina, 1975-79
John J. Farmer, Jr.
Politician
24-Jun-1957   Attorney General of New Jersey, 1999-2002
Hanno C. Fiedler
Business
24-Jun-1945   CEO of Ball Packaging Europe, 2002-05
Mick Fleetwood
Musician
24-Jun-1947   Fleetwood Mac
Pierre Fournier
Cellist
24-Jun-1906 8-Jan-1986 French cello virtuoso
Eduardo Frei
Head of State
24-Jun-1942   President of Chile, 1994-2000
Iain Glen
Actor
24-Jun-1961   Resident Evil: Apocalypse
William J. Green III
Politician
24-Jun-1938   Mayor of Philadelphia, 1980-84
Pete Hamill
Journalist
24-Jun-1935   The New York Post
Phil Harris
Musician
24-Jun-1904 11-Aug-1995 That's What I Like About the South
Victor Francis Hess
Physicist
24-Jun-1883 17-Dec-1964 Proved cosmic origin of radiation
Lazare Hoche
Military
24-Jun-1768 18-Sep-1797 French General
Fred Hoyle
Astronomer
24-Jun-1915 20-Aug-2001 Opposed the Big Bang but named it
Sandra S. Ikuta
Judge
24-Jun-1954   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
St. John of the Cross
Religion
24-Jun-1542 14-Dec-1591 Spanish mystic, Doctor of the Church
Sam Jones
Basketball
24-Jun-1933   Boston Celtic, Hall of Famer
Mindy Kaling
Actor
24-Jun-1979   Kelly Kapoor on The Office
Minka Kelly
Actor
24-Jun-1980   Friday Night Lights
Horatio Herbert Kitchener
Military
24-Jun-1850 5-Jun-1916 Field Marshal, Secretary of State for War
Solange Knowles
Musician
24-Jun-1986   Teen dancer and pop star
Julia Kristeva
Philosopher
24-Jun-1941   Psychoanalyst, linguistic philsopher
Mercedes Lackey
Novelist
24-Jun-1950   Valdemar series
Michele Lee
Actor
24-Jun-1942   Knots Landing
Daniel K. Ludwig
Business
24-Jun-1897 27-Aug-1992 The Invisible Billionaire
Bruce Marshall
Novelist
24-Jun-1899 18-Jun-1987 The White Rabbit
Douglas McKay
Politician
24-Jun-1893 22-Jul-1959 US Secretary of the Interior, 1953-56
Lionel Messi
Soccer
24-Jun-1987   FC Barcelona
Al Molinaro
Actor
24-Jun-1919   Alfred on Happy Days
Petra Nemcova
Model
24-Jun-1979   Supermodel, survived 2004 tsunami
Michael Newdow
Activist
24-Jun-1953   Waged war against "under God"
Bernie Nicholls
Hockey
24-Jun-1961   NHL Center
Mark Parkinson
Politician
24-Jun-1957   Governor of Kansas, 2009-11
Harry Partch
Composer
24-Jun-1901 3-Sep-1974 Hobo composer, built his own instruments
George Pataki
Politician
24-Jun-1945   Governor of New York, 1995-2006
Joe Penny
Actor
24-Jun-1956   Jake and the Fatman
Martin L. Perl
Physicist
24-Jun-1927   Discovered the tau lepton
Irving Pichel
Film Director
24-Jun-1891 13-Jul-1954 Destination Moon
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
Business
24-Jun-1771 31-Oct-1834 Founder of DuPont
Betsy Randle
Actor
24-Jun-1955   Amy Matthews on Boy Meets World
Ralph Reed
Activist
24-Jun-1961   Former head of the Christian Coalition
Robert Reich
Government
24-Jun-1946   US Secretary of Labor, 1993-97
Ogden R. Reid
Politician
24-Jun-1925   Congressman from New York, 1963-75
Terry Riley
Composer
24-Jun-1935   In C
Ernesto Sábato
Novelist
24-Jun-1911 30-Apr-2011 Angel of Darkness
Hope Sandoval
Singer/Songwriter
24-Jun-1966   Mazzy Star
William B. Saxbe
Politician
24-Jun-1916 24-Aug-2010 US Attorney General, 1974-75
Adrienne Shelly
Actor
24-Jun-1966 1-Nov-2006 Waitress
Craig Shergold
Victim
24-Jun-1979   Subject of Internet chain letters
Sheetal Sheth
Actor
24-Jun-1976   Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Curt Smith
Musician
24-Jun-1961   Co-Founder, Tears for Fears
Sy Sternberg
Business
24-Jun-1943   CEO of New York Life
Sherry Stringfield
Actor
24-Jun-1967   Dr. Susan Lewis on ER
Charles Sturridge
Film Director
24-Jun-1951   FairyTale: A True Story
A. Wallace Tashima
Judge
24-Jun-1934   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996-2004
Chuck Taylor
Business
24-Jun-1901 23-Jun-1969 Chuck Taylor All-Stars Sneaker
Pamela Thomas-Graham
Business
24-Jun-1963   CEO of CNBC, 2001-05
Frederick Vreeland
Diplomat
24-Jun-1927   US Ambassador to Morocco, 1992-93
Peter Weller
Actor
24-Jun-1947   The original RoboCop
Charles Whitman
Criminal
24-Jun-1941 1-Aug-1966 University Tower sharpshooter


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