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Headline Birthdays for June 4

    

George III 1738-1820

born in London, England, first son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta; died in Windsor Castle Jan. 29, 1820; King of Hannover 1815-1820; King of Great Britain 1760-1820, known as Farmer George for his simple tastes; 1760 succeeded his grandfather, George II, since his father died in 1751; 1787 suffered his first bout of mental illness (Porphyria) while out driving in Windsor Great Park, he descended from his carriage and addressed a tree as the King of Prussia; had 15 children and a happy marriage to Princess Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, whom he married Sept. 8, 1761; bouts with madness, his weakening of the Whig party through bribery, coercion and patronage, and the way he handled the American Revolution eroded his support; 1801 drove Pitt the Younger from office until 1804; 1811 became blind and totally deranged, and was kept in straight jackets behind bars in his private apartments at Windsor Castle, and personal rule was given to his son George, the Prince Regent. [picture: his coach attacked, by Gillray, 1795; painting by Allan Ramsay]

Frank Buchman 1878-1961

born in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania; theologian; started his career with the YMCA; 1908, while visiting England, underwent a spiritual experience in a church in Keswick, Cumbria, and dedicated his life to preaching world-changing through life-changing, by personal encounters and the sharing of personal experience; among those he befriended and influenced were the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous; 1928 a group of Oxford University students, inspired by Buchman, took their own message of personal change to South Africa; the press labelled them the 'Oxford Group', and the name was applied to Buchman's movement; 1938 founded the Moral Rearmament Association; MRA's international center in Switzerland was known for its efforts in promoting post-World War II reconciliation in Europe, particularly between France and Germany.

Ruth Westheimer 1928-

born Karola Ruth Siegel in Germany; psychosexual therapist; sent to school in Switzerland at age 10, escaping the Nazi holocaust; 1944 went to Israel to fight in the war of independence as a member of the Haganah; studied psychology at the Sorbonne and taught kindergarten; 1956 moved to New York, got her PhD in Education at Columbia and studied human sexuality with Dr. Helen Singer-Kaplan at New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center; 1980 helped pioneer the field of media psychology with her radio program Sexually Speaking; now part of a communications empire that distributes her expertise via TV, books, newspapers, games, home video and computer software.

Other Birthdays

1694 06 04 Fran‡ois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV
1697 06 04 Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi
1700 06 04 Theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor
1738 06 04 George III, English King during American Revolution (1760-1820)
1751 06 04 John Scott, first Earl of Eldon
1770 06 04 James Hewitt, composer
1801 06 04 James Pennethorne, architect
1803 06 04 Gabriel James Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881
1815 06 04 Paul Jones Semmes, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1816 06 04 Phillipe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union)
1828 06 04 Alexander William Campbell, Brig general (Confederate Army)
1833 06 04 Garnet Joseph, first viscount Wolseley soldier
1838 06 04 Servaas Daems, [Peeter Klein], Flemish writer (Lute & Flute)
1846 06 04 Josef Sittard, music writer
1863 06 04 Edmond R H Regout, Dutch industrialist/politician
1864 06 04 Nassau William Senior, British economist
1867 06 04 Carl Gustaf baron Mannerheim, general/president of Finland (1944-46)
1869 06 04 Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Vlaanderen
1876 06 04 Robert Dower, cricketer (1 Test S Africa v England 1898, scored 0 & 9)
1877 06 04 Heinrich Wieland, German chemist (bile acids-Nobel 1927)
1878 06 04 Frank N D Buchman, US theologist (Moral Rearmament)
1879 06 04 Theodor Haecker, German cultural philosopher (ist der Mensch?)
1881 06 04 Clara Blandick, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Romance, Tom Sawyer)
1882 06 04 Karl Valentin, German comic/writer
1891 06 04 Erno Rapee, composer
1893 06 04 Armand Calinescu, premier of Romania
1893 06 04 Daan Boens, Flemish poet (Man who sold his Wife)
1894 06 04 Blanch Knopf, publishing CEO (Knopf)
1895 06 04 Dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations (1925-32)
1899 06 04 Leo Spies, composer
1902 06 04 Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928)
1904 06 04 Karl Valentin, writer
1906 06 04 Richard Whorf, actor/director (Yankee Doodle Dandy, Keeper of Flame)
1907 06 04 Marjan Kozina, composer
1908 06 04 Earl of Halsbury, chancellor (Brunei University)
1908 06 04 Lambertus L van Rooijen, Dutch actor
1908 06 04 Rosalind Russell, Waterbury CT, actress (Mame, Take a Letter Darling)
1908 06 04 Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian
1909 06 04 Paul Nordoff, Philadelphia, composer (Frog Prince)
1909 06 04 William Batten, CEO (NY Stock Exchange 1976-84)
1910 06 04 Christopher Cockerell, inventor (Hovercraft)
1910 06 04 Jacques Berque, Islamic scholar
1911 06 04 Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor
1911 06 04 Viktor P Nekrasov, Ukrainian author (Vokopach Stalingrada)
1912 06 04 Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (great iron sculptures)
1913 06 04 Bruno Bettinelli, composer
1914 06 04 Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer/journalist
1915 06 04 Modibo Keita, president of Mali (1960-68)
1915 06 04 Walter Hadlee, cricketer (father of Richard & Dayle, NZ batsman 40's)
1916 06 04 Cecil Blacker, CEO (British Equestrian Federation)
1917 06 04 Allen Greenwood, deputy CEO (British Aerospace)
1917 06 04 Charles Collingwood, Mich, news commentator (CBS, Chronicles)
1917 06 04 Howard Metzenbaum, (Sen-D-Ohio, 1974- )
1917 06 04 Robert Anderson, author (Tea & Sympathy)
1917 06 04 Robert Merrill, Bkln NY, baritone (NY Metropolitan Opera)
1918 06 04 LeRoy Walker, Atlanta Ga, CEO (US Olympic Committee)
1920 06 04 Marion Motley, NFL running back (all-time leading AAFC rusher)
1921 06 04 Nina Vyroubova, Russ/French ballerina (Pavlova-prize 1957)
1922 06 04 Irwin Bazelon, Evanston Illinois, composer (Duo for Viola)
1922 06 04 John McNamara, baseball player
1922 06 04 John West, vice chancellor (Bradford University)
1923 06 04 John Lea, British vice-admiral
1924 06 04 Dennis Weaver, Joplin Mo, actor (Chester-Gunsmoke, Duel, Battered)
1926 06 04 Nan Leslie, LA Calif, actress (Kings Row, Californians)
1926 06 04 Robert Earl Hughes, became heaviest known human (486 kg)
1927 06 04 Geoffrey Palmer, British actor (Smacks & Thistle)
1927 06 04 Priscilla Morrill, Medford Mass, actress (Edie Grant-Mary Tyler Moore)
1928 06 04 Paul Greening, master of Queen's household
1928 06 04 Ruth Westheimer, Germany, sex therapist (WYNY-FM)
1930 06 04 Morgana King, jazz singer/actress (Godfather)
1930 06 04 Pentti Raitio, composer
1931 06 04 Cesar Bolanos, composer
1932 06 04 John Barrymore Jr, Beverly Hills Calif, actor (Pantomine Quiz)
1933 06 04 John Sparrow, CEO (British Horseracing Betting Levy Board)
1935 06 04 Hendrikus C Henk Admiraal, Dutch actor (Rififi in Amsterdam)
1936 06 04 Bruce Dern, Winnetka Ill, actor (Coming Home, Silent Running, Tatoo)
1936 06 04 David Lyon, CEO (Bowater)
1937 06 04 Freddie Fender, Mexico, country singer (Feelings)
1937 06 04 Mortimer B Zuckerman, CEO (US News & World Report, NY Daily News)
1938 06 04 Art Mahaffey, baseball player
1939 06 04 Phil Linz, baseball shortstop (NY Yankees)
1940 06 04 Dorothy Rudd Moore, composer
1940 06 04 Gerrit H Terpstra, economist/Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)
1943 06 04 Sandra Haynie, Ft Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1974 US Women's Open)
1944 06 04 Charlie Whitney, rock guitarist (Family)
1944 06 04 Michelle Phillips, Long Beach CA, singer/actress (Mamas & Papas)
1944 06 04 Roger Ball, Scotland, saxophonist (Average White Band)
1945 06 04 Anthony Braxton, jazz musician
1945 06 04 Daniel Topolski, writer/photographer/rowing coach
1945 06 04 Gordon Waller, Scotland, singer (Peter & Gordon-World Without Love)
1945 06 04 Ivan Ironman Stewart, Mickey Thompson off-road champ (1983, 84, 90)
1945 06 04 Margaret Impert, Horseheads NY, actress (Maggie, Spencer's Pilots)
1946 06 04 Bettina Gregory, correspondent/journalist (ABC-TV)
1948 06 04 Bob Champion, horse trainer/jockey
1948 06 04 Rosemary Joyce, model/actress (Daphne Draper-Search For Tomorrow)
1948 06 04 Sandra Post, LPGA golfer
1950 06 04 Brian Rose, cricketer (England batsman in 9 Tests 1977-81)
1950 06 04 Dagmar Krause, West Germany, singer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
1950 06 04 Wayne Powers, New Rochelle NY, actor (Laverne & Shirley, 13 East)
1951 06 04 David Yip, actor (Ping Pong)
1951 06 04 Yvonne MCT van Rooy, Dutch Secretary of State Secretary (CDA)
1952 06 04 Carlene Watkins, Hartford CT, actress (Tough Enough)
1952 06 04 Catherine Watkins, Hartford Ct, actress (It's Not Easy, Mary)
1952 06 04 Parker Stevenson, Phila Pa, actor (Falcon Crest, Stroker Ace)
1956 06 04 John Treacy, marathonr (Olympics-silver-1984)
1956 06 04 Terry Kennedy, baseball player
1957 06 04 Tony Pena, Monte Cristi Dom Rep, catcher (Cleveland Indians)
1958 06 04 Julie Gholson, Birmingham Ala, actress (Where the Lilies Bloom)
1958 06 04 Tony Pigott, cricketer (England pace bowler in a Test v NZ 1984)
1959 06 04 Lord Rayleigh, agri-businessman (Lord Rayleigh Farms)
1959 06 04 Paul Taylor, rocker (Winger-17)
1959 06 04 Rod Connop, CFL corner (Edmonton Eskimos)
1961 06 04 Cathy Marino, LPGA golfer
1961 06 04 El Debarge, Grand Rapids Mich, rocker (Debarge-All this Love)
1963 06 04 Carey Nelson, Canada, marathoner (Olympics-96)
1963 06 04 Jim Lachey, NFL tackle (Washington Redskins)
1963 06 04 Mossimo Giannulli, fashion designer (hot)
1963 06 04 Xavier McDaniel, NBA forward (Seattle SuperSonics)
1964 06 04 Chris Kavanagh, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111)
1964 06 04 Steve Searcy, baseball player
1965 06 04 Andrea Jaeger, Chicago, tennis player (retired as a teenager)
1965 06 04 Beau Allred, baseball player
1965 06 04 Jonathan Canter, LA Cal, tennis star
1965 06 04 Kurt Stillwell, Glendale CA, infielder (Texas Rangers)
1965 06 04 Tim Perry, NBA forward (NJ Nets)
1966 06 04 Nick Kypreos, Toronto, NHL left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1967 06 04 Rick Wilkins, Jacksonville FL, catcher (Houston Astros)
1967 06 04 Scott Servais, La Crosse Wisc, catcher (Chic Cubs)
1967 06 04 Simon Sheldon-Collins, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
1968 06 04 Scott Wolf, Boston Mass, actor (Broken Arrow, Party of 5)
1968 06 04 Stacy Leigh Arthur, Naperville Ill, playmate (Jan, 1991)
1969 06 04 Regi Blinker, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1969 06 04 Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1969 06 04 Tine Moberg-Parker, Oslo Norway, Canada Europe class yachter (Oly-96)
1970 06 04 Gary Lynagh, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1970 06 04 Ronnie Harris, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
1971 06 04 Noah Wyle, Hollywood Calif, actor (Dr John Carter-ER)
1971 06 04 Patrick Scott, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Pitts Steelers, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1971 06 04 Roy Janse, Edmonton Alberta, tornado yachter (Olympics-96)
1971 06 04 Tanya Beyer, St Paul Minn, playmate (Feb, 1992)
1972 06 04 Derian Hatcher, Sterling Heights MI, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
1973 06 04 Antonio Anderson, defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
1973 06 04 Corey Walker, running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
1973 06 04 Doug Colman, linebacker (NY Giants)
1973 06 04 Sir Mawn Wilson, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1974 06 04 Darin Erstad, outfielder (Calif Angels)
1974 06 04 James Miller, Australian pole vaulter (Olympics-96)
1974 06 04 Johnny Taylor, NBA forward (Orlando Magic)
1974 06 04 Lyndsay Kahler, Orange California, Miss America-California (1997)
1975 06 04 Betty Okino, Uganda, US gymnist (Olympic-92)
1975 06 04 Dinanath Ramnarine, cricketer (Trinidad & Tobago leg-spinner)
1975 06 04 Kurt Dreger, Ironwood Mich, dance skater (& Cronin-1997 Natl-13th)
1992 06 04 Earvin Johnson III, son of NBA foward Magic Johnson
1993 06 04 ... Mowatt, grandson of English princess Alexandra

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