Today is Wednesday, June 14th, the 165th day of the year. There are 200
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Black Music Month, Gay Pride Month,
National Candy Month, National Dairy Month, National Iced Tea Month,
E-mail Week, Flag Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Don Newcombe, 97, baseball legend
Marla Gibbs, 92, actress
Vince Evans, 68, football player
Marcus Miller, 64, bass player/producer
Sam Perkins, 62, basketball player
Jamie Dukes, 59, football player
Eric Murdock, 55, basketball player
Faison Love, 54, actor
MC Ren, 54, rapper
Bruce Bowen, 52, basketball player
J.R. Martinez, 39, actor
Dayo Okeniyi, 34, actor
Sammy Watkins, 29, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Harriet Beecher Stowe, 212, author/activist (d. 1896)
Leroy T. Walker, 105, US Olympic committee (d. 2012)
Junior Walker, 92, saxophonist/singer (d. 1995)
Renaldo Benson, 87, singer (The Four Tops) (d. 2005)
DEATHS
Charles Miller, 1980, saxophonist/flute player (War) (b. 1939)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1864 – Congress rules equal pay for all soldiers.
1927 – George Washington Carver patents process of producing
paints and stains.
1969 – Oakland A’s Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox
21-7.
1979 – NY Giants, Willie McCovey hits 513th home run, a
National League lefty record.
1988 – Woman sues Chuck Berry for $5,000,000 alleges he
hit her.
1989 – Con. William Gray is elected Democratic whip of the House
of Representatives, the highest leadership position held by an
African American thus far.
1995 – 49th NBA Championship: The Houston Rockets sweep
the Orlando Magic.
2009 – 63rd NBA Championship: The Los Angeles Lakers beat
the Orlando Magic, 4 games to 1.
HOROSCOPE
Your charms and unique perspective could lead to great success in life. If you turn your efforts to business, the entrepreneurial route bay be suitable for you, which was the case of Donald Trump, who was also born on June 13th. You also have potential as a political leaders, such was the path of Che Guevara, another of your birthday twins. If you are less interested in the spotlight, you may do well in other people-based careers, such as teaching, sales, customer service or consulting.
