July 6th Birthdays

Merv Griffin, American actor, singer and producer, was born on this day in 1925 in San Mateo, CA. Among his many accomplishments, Griffin created the popular game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. On August 12, 2007, he passed away at the age of 82 in Los Angeles, CA. Here is Merv singing “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts”

Also born on July 6th:

• 1937
  Gene Chandler, American soul singer
• 1939
  Jet Harris, English bassist
• 1940
  Jeannie Seely, American country singer
• 1945
  Burt Ward, American actor
• 1946
  George W. Bush, 43rd President of the USA
  Fred Dryer, American football player, actor
  Sylvester Stallone, American actor
• 1948
  Nathalie Baye, French actress
• 1951
  Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
• 1953
  Nanci Griffith, American singer
• 1954
  Allyce Beasley, American actress
  Willie Randolph, American baseball player
• 1956
  Casey Sander, American actor
• 1963
  Todd Burns, American baseball player
  Lance Johnson, American baseball player
• 1966
  Brian Posehn, American actor
• 1969
  Brian Van Holt, American actor
• 1970
  Inspectah Deck, American rapper
• 1971
  Kenya D. Williamson, American actress
• 1972
  Isabelle Boulay, French-Canadian singer
  Greg Norton, American baseball player
• 1975
  50 Cent, American rapper
• 1978
  Tamera Mowry, American actress
  Tia Mowry, American actress
• 1980
  Joell Ortiz, American hip hop artist
• 1981
  Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
• 1982
  Brandon Jacobs, American football player
• 1983
  Gregory Smith, Canadian actor
• 1986
  Derrick Williams, American football player
• 1987
  Kate Nash, English singer
  Matt O’Leary, American actor
• 1990
  Jeremy Suarez, American actor
• 1994
  Camilla Rosso, English actress
  Rebecca Rosso, English actress
• 1996
  Brandon Santana, American actor

July Birthday Calendar

Died on July 6th:

• 1962
  William Faulkner, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (age 64)
• 1971
  Louis Armstrong, American trumpeter aka “Satchmo” (age 69)
• 1998
  Roy Roger, American singer, actor (“Happy Trails to You”) (age 86)
• 2003
  Buddy Ebsen, American actor, singer, dancer (age 95)
• 2004
  Syreeta Wright, American singer, songwriter (age 57)
• 2010
  Harvey Fuqua, American singer (The Moonglows), (age 80)
• 2015
  Jerry Weintraub, American producer (age 77)
• 2019
  João Gilberto, Brazilian singer, musician (age 88)
• 2020
  Charlie Daniels, American singer, musician (age 83)
  Ennio Morricone, Italian composer (age 91)
• 2022
  James Caan, American actor (age 82)
• 2024
  Pino D’Angiò, Italian singer (age 71)