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June 24, 1993 Primera, an Andean condor, hatched at Cleveland Zoo, 5th born in captivity June 24, 1986 Kaitlin Cullum, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Libby Kelly-Grace Under Fire June 24, 1980 Kelly Dutra, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1996 June 24, 1977 Cliff Bayer, born in New York City, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics June 24, 1976 Tyce Routson, Bellevue Wash, diver 1996 Olympics June 24, 1974 Adam Treu, guard and tackle for the Oakland Raiders June 24, 1974 Carrie Zarse, born in Chicago, Illinois, diver 1996 Olympics June 24, 1973 Jere Lehtinen, Espoo Fin, NHL right wing, Dallas Stars, Oly-bronze-98 June 24, 1973 Michael Cheever, corner for the Jacksonville Jaguars June 24, 1972 Jose Simon, WLAF defensive tackle, Barcelona Dragons June 24, 1972 Mitch Berger, punter for the Minnesota Vikings June 24, 1972 Shawn King, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers June 24, 1971 LaMonte Coleman, NFL fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers June 24, 1970 Carlos Yancy, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots June 24, 1970 Glenn Medeiros, singer, Someday Love June 24, 1969 Melissa Gurney, born in California, tennis player, Virginia Slims of, South Dakota, 1986 June 24, 1969 Sean Maye, 400m/800m runner June 24, 1969 Todd Lewis, born in Flint, Michigan, 10k runner June 24, 1968 Jean Charest, Canadian Lawyer June 24, 1967 Bill Huard, Welland, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars June 24, 1967 Crystal Carson, born in Spaulding NE, actress, Cartel, Julia-General Hospital June 24, 1967 Jeff Cease, born in Nashville, guitarist, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker June 24, 1967 Olaf Hampel, WLAF offensive linebacker, Frankfurt Galaxy, Rhein Fire June 24, 1967 Sherry Stringfield, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, actress, Laura-NYPD Blue, ER June 24, 1966 John Randle, golfer, 1992 Canadian Tour Fall-3rd June 24, 1965 Danielle Spencer, born in Bronx, actress, Dee Thomas-What's Happening June 24, 1965 Patrick Jeffrey, born in Morristown, New Jersey, diver, Olympics-5th-96 June 24, 1965 Shane Churla, Fernie, NHL right wing, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers June 24, 1965 Uwe Krupp, born in Cologne, Germany, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Germany 98 June 24, 1964 David Daniel, jockey June 24, 1964 Gary Suter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, USA June 24, 1963 Duval Love, NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals June 24, 1961 Bernie Nicholls, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks June 24, 1961 Curt Smith, born in Bath, England, rock bassist/vocalist, Tears For Fears June 24, 1961 Jim Laver Carter, born in Spring Lake, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch June 24, 1961 Natalya Shaposhnikova, born in U.S.S.R., sidehorse vaulter, 1980 Olympics gold June 24, 1960 Juli Inkster, born in Santa Cruz, California, LPGA golfer, Dinah Shore-1984, 89 June 24, 1960 Nate Carr, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, freestyle wrestler 1988 Olympics bronze June 24, 1959 Andy McClusky, rocker, Orchestal Manoeveres in the Dark-Electricity June 24, 1959 Rob Delahaye, soccer player, MVV June 24, 1958 Victor M Gerena, born in New York City, security guard robbed $7 million, FBI wanted June 24, 1957 Astro, [Terrence Wilson], England, rock vocalist, UB40-Red Red Wine June 24, 1955 Loren Lloyd Roberts, born in San Luis Obispo, California, PGA golfer, Nestle-1994, 95 June 24, 1951 Ivar Formo, born in Norway, 50K cross country skier 1976 Olympics gold June 24, 1951 Raelene Boyle, born in Australia, sprinter, Oly-Silver-72 June 24, 1950 Derrick Simpson, born in Kingston Jamaica, rocker, Black Uhuru June 24, 1950 Leon J P M Frissen, Dutch MP, CDA June 24, 1950 Mercedes R. Lackey, U.S., sci-fi author, Arrow's Fall, Magic's Pawn June 24, 1950 Nancy Allen, born in New York City, actress, Carrie, 1941, Robocop, Dress to Kill June 24, 1950 Mercedes Lackey, American Author June 24, 1949 John Illsley, born in Leicester, England, rock bassist, Dire Straits June 24, 1948 Patrick Morza, born in Morges, Switzerland, rock keyboardist, Yes June 24, 1947 Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award] June 24, 1947 Marianne Delgorge, singer and actress, Ice Cream Soda June 24, 1947 Peter Weller, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, actor, Robocop, Of Unknown Origin June 24, 1946 Ellison S. Onizuka, born in Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, STS 51C, 51L-Chal disaster June 24, 1946 Robert Reich, U.S. Sec of Labor, Clinton June 24, 1945 Betty Stove, born in Netherlands, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1972 June 24, 1945 Colin Blunstone, born in England, rocker, Zombies-Never Even Thought June 24, 1945 George Pataki, American Politician June 24, 1945 George E. Pataki, American Politician June 24, 1944 Chris Wood, rocker, Traffic June 24, 1944 Jeff Beck, born in Surrey, England, singer/guitarist, Jeff Beck Group June 24, 1943 Georg Stanford Brown, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Terry Webster-Rookies June 24, 1942 Gerhart Roth, writer June 24, 1942 Michele Lee, born in Los Angeles, California, actress and singer, Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug June 24, 1942 Mick Fleetwood, born in London, rock drummer, Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way June 24, 1941 Graham McKenzie, cricketer, prolific Australian pace bowler 1961-71 June 24, 1939 Henry Lawrence Garett III, born in Miami, Florida, Sect of Navy, 1989-92 June 24, 1938 Boris Lagutin, U.S.S.R., light-middleweight boxer, Olympics gold 1964, 68 June 24, 1938 Lowell Cross, composer June 24, 1937 Anita Desai, Indian Novelist June 24, 1935 Pete Hamill, born in Brooklyn, New York, journalist, New York Post June 24, 1935 Terry Riley, born in Colfax, California, composer, Spectra June 24, 1934 Bob Holthus, horse trainer June 24, 1932 David McTaggart, co-founder, Greenpeace June 24, 1932 Peter Bart, American Editor June 24, 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, golfer, 3-time PGA Player of Year, '66, '68, '70 June 24, 1930 Claude Chabrol, born in Paris, France, director, Les Cousins, Ophelia June 24, 1930 Herbert C Klien, Rep-D-New Jersey June 24, 1927 Joseph Pierce, Jr., horse trainer June 24, 1927 Martin Lewis Perl, American Physicist June 24, 1925 Len Jagger, English businessman/multi-millionaire June 24, 1924 Ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka, 1989-93 June 24, 1923 Jack Carter, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Amazing Dobermans, Octagon June 24, 1922 Aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik June 24, 1922 Rietje [Maria SC] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik June 24, 1922 Roy Elihu Travis, born in New York City, composer, Passion of Dedipus June 24, 1921 Billy Casper, golfer June 24, 1920 Bernhard Krol, composer June 24, 1920 James Eric Storrar, fighter Pilot June 24, 1919 Al Molinaro, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days June 24, 1916 John Ciardi, poet and critic, translated Dante June 24, 1915 Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar June 24, 1915 Fred Hoyle, cosmologist, proposed steady-state universe theory June 24, 1913 John Kubris, Czech resistance fighter June 24, 1913 Max van Praag, Dutch singer June 24, 1912 Brian Johnston, cricketer, BBC radio commentator and cake connoisseur June 24, 1912 Norman Cousins, editor, Saturday Review June 24, 1912 Selwyn Powell, art editor June 24, 1911 Juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver June 24, 1910 Denis Dowling, baritone June 24, 1910 Irving R. Kaufman, American Judge June 24, 1909 Milton Katims, born in New York City, conductor/violist, WOR-NYC June 24, 1909 William G Penney, British physicist, 1st British Atom Bomb June 24, 1908 Hugo Distler, composer June 24, 1907 Jose de Lima Siquiera, composer June 24, 1906 Pierre Fournier, born in Paris, France, violon cellist, Paris Conservatoire June 24, 1904 Kurt Kusenberg, German writer, Wein Auf Lebenszeit June 24, 1903 Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver June 24, 1903 Phil Harris, born in Linton, Indiana, actor, Anything Goes, Robin Hood June 24, 1901 Harry Partch, born in Oakland, California, composer, Oedipus June 24, 1900 Memphis Minnie, rocker June 24, 1899 Bruce Marshall, writer June 24, 1899 Chief Dan George, actor, Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man. Smith! June 24, 1899 Magdalene Szekely-Lulofs, Dutch writer, Honger tocht June 24, 1895 Jack Dempsey, Manassa Mauler, heavyweight boxing champion, 1919-26 June 24, 1891 Irving Pichel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor and director, Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist June 24, 1888 Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect, Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion June 24, 1883 Victor Francis Hess, American Physicist June 24, 1879 Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer June 24, 1877 Aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer, Iveren June 24, 1873 Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer June 24, 1852 Victor Adler, Austrian Foreign minister, 1918 June 24, 1851 Peter S Koyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist June 24, 1850 Horatio Herbert Kitchener, England, original Order of Merit member June 24, 1848 Brooks Adams, U.S. philosopher, Theory of Social Revolutions June 24, 1847 Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer June 24, 1842 Ambrose Bierce, U.S., satirist, Devil's Dictionary June 24, 1840 Louis Brassin, composer June 24, 1839 Gustavus Franklin Swift, founded Swift and Co June 24, 1838 Gustav von Schmoller, German economist, Lectern Socialism June 24, 1832 Edward Harland, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1915 June 24, 1822 Birkett Davenport Fry, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1891 June 24, 1820 Henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1898 June 24, 1813 Henry Ward Beecher, Litchfield, Connecticut, clergyman/orator, Independent June 24, 1811 John Archibald Campbell, Assistant Secretary War, Confederacy, died in 1889 June 24, 1808 Anna Caroline Oury, composer June 24, 1804 Stephan L Endlicher, Austrian priest/botanist June 24, 1803 George James Webb, composer June 24, 1797 John Hughes, archbishop, founded Fordham University in the Bronx June 24, 1783 Johann Heinrich von Thunen, economist/geographer/farmer June 24, 1771 E I Du Pont, France, chemist/scientist, Du Pont June 24, 1762 Johann Paul Wessely, composer June 24, 1753 William Hull, American Soldier June 24, 1747 Johann Melchior Dreyer, composer June 24, 1746 Jean Baptiste Rochefort, composer June 24, 1669 Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral, Suriname/Algeria June 24, 1619 Rijcklof Volckertsz van Goens, governor-general, Netherlands East Indies June 24, 1590 Samuel Ampzing, poet, Taelbericht der Netherlands Spellinge June 24, 1572 Jan Campanus, composer June 24, 1561 Rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension minister of Leiden June 24, 1546 Robert Parsons, English jesuit, A Letter Disclosure June 24, 1542 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint June 24, 1499 Johannes Brenz, German theologist, Dutch Brentians June 24, 1322 Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg, Joyful Entry June 24, 1244 Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen, 1256-1308 |