Today is Thursday, July 6th, the 187th day of the year. There are 178
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Hot Dog Month,
National Ice Cream Month, National Blueberry Month, National
Fried Chicken Day!
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Gene Chandler, 86, singer
Willie Randolph, 69, baseball player/manager
Valerie Brisco-Hooks, 63, sprinter
Alvin Harper, 55, football player
Inspectah Deck, 53, rapper (Wu Tang Clan)
50 Cent, 48, rapper
Tamera Mowry, 45, actress
Tia Mowry, 45, actress
Kevin Hart, 45, actor/comedian
Brandon Jacobs, 41, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Della Reese, 92, actress/singer (d. 2017)
Phyllis Hyman, 74, singer (d. 1995)
DEATHS
Louis Armstrong, 1971, singer/trumpet player (b. 1901)
Van McCoy, 1979, singer/songwriter/producer (b. 1940)
Syreeta Wright, 2004, singer/songwriter (b. 1946)
Harvey Fuqua, 2010, singer/songwriter/producer (b. 1929)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1853 – National Black convention meets in Rochester NY, ex-slave
Frederick Douglass attends.
1869 – Black candidate for Lt. Governor of Va, Dr J H Harris, defeated.
1944 – Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading
to a court marshal.
1957 – Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championship, becoming
the first black athlete to do so.
2003 – 110th Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Serena Williams beats
Venus Williams (4-6 6-4 6-2)
2008 – 115th Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Venus Williams beats
Serena Williams (7-5 6-4
HOROSCOPE
Water is your paired element and your sign actually has the most fundamental connection with water of all the zodiac signs. As though hit by strong waves, you sometimes are overcome by your emotions. While this may be an uncomfortable phenomenon for others, you ride the “waves” of emotion with deep understanding. It is this comfortability that allows you to sense so clearly when others are having emotional experiences. As you continue to embrace these positive qualities of water, your understanding will continue to grow. Be aware of becoming too immersed in your emotions, as the negative qualities of water bring bout feelings of moodiness.
