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

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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)
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