June 8th Birthdays

American actor and singer, James Darren, was born on this day in 1936 in Philadelphia, Pa., as James William Ercolani. Here is his 1961 No. 3 hit record, “Goodbye Cruel World” (from a 1961 episode of “The Donna Reed Show”) with a slight change in lyrics. He’s joining the army, not the circus. James passed away in Los Angeles, Ca. on September 2, 2024 at the age of 88.

Also born on June 8th:

• 1934
  Millicent Martin, English singer, actress
• 1939
  Bernie Casey, American football player, actor
• 1940
  Nancy Sinatra, American singer
• 1941
  Fuzzy Haskins, American musician
• 1942
  Chuck Negron, American singer
• 1943
  Colin Baker, British actor
• 1944
  Annie Haslam, English painter, singer
  Boz Scaggs, American singer, songwriter
• 1946
  Alan Scarfe, British-born Canadian actor
• 1950
  Kathy Baker, American actress
  Sonia Braga, Brazilian actress
• 1951
  Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer, guitarist
  Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist
• 1954
  Greg Ginn, American guitarist
• 1955
  Griffin Dunne, American actor
• 1957
  Don Robinson, American baseball player
• 1958
  Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor, director
• 1960
  Mick Hucknall, English singer, songwriter
• 1962
  John Gibbons, American baseball player, manager
  Nick Rhodes, English musician
  Kristine W, American musician
• 1965
  Kevin Farley, American actor
• 1966
  Julianna Margulies, American actress
  Doris Pearson, singer
• 1969
  J.P. Manoux, American actor
  David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor
• 1970
  Kelli Williams, American actress
• 1971
  Mark Feuerstein, American actor
• 1972
  Troy Duffy, American director
• 1973
  Bryant Reeves, American basketball player
• 1977
  Kanye West, American rapper
• 1979
  Derek Trucks, American guitarist
• 1981
  Alex Band, American singer
  Jess Weixler, American actress

June Birthday Calendar

Died on June 8th:

• 1795
  Louis XVII of France (age 10)
• 1809
  Thomas Paine, English-American theorist, author (age 73)
• 1845
  Andrew Jackson, 7th U.S. President (age 78)
• 1874
  Cochise, American tribal chief (est. age 69)
• 1876
  George Sand, French author, playwright (age 71)
• 1889
  Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (age 44)
• 1929
  Bliss Carman, Canadian-American poet, playwright (age 68)
• 1969
  Robert Taylor, American actor, singer (age 57)
• 1970
  Abraham Maslow, American psychologist, academic (age 62)
• 2010
  Crispian St. Peters, English singer, songwriter (age 71)
• 2020
  Fabrizio Mioni, Italian actor (age 89)
  Bonnie Pointer, American singer (age 69)