Birthdays Date 1927 June | History by KabAstro

Jerry Stiller (1927-2020)

Jun 8 American comedian (Frank Constanza-Seinfeld, Stiller & Meara), born in Brooklyn, New York

Jun 8 Michael Levey, English art historian and director (British National Gallery), born in Wimbledon, London (d. 2008)
Jun 9 Franco Donatoni, Italian composer, born in Verona, Italy (d. 2000)
Jun 9 Norman Sisisky, American politician (Rep-D-VA, 1983-2001), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2001)
Jun 10 Eugene Parker, American solar astrophysicist (Parker Space Probe named after him), born in Houghton, Michigan (d. 2022)
Jun 10 László Kubala, Hungarian soccer striker (3 caps Hungary, 6 Czechoslovakia, 19 Spain, 4 Catalonia; FC Barcelona 186 games) and manager (Spain 1969–80), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2002)
Jun 10 Lin Yang-kang, Taiwanese politician, born in Niitaka District, Taiwan (d. 2013)
Jun 10 Michael Walsh, British Army officer (Operation Musketeer), born in Harrogate, England (d. 2015)
Jun 11 Beryl Grey [Groom], English prima ballerina (Sadler’s Wells/Royal Ballet, 1941-57), artistic director, and dance teacher, born in Highgate, London, England (d. 2022) [1]
Jun 11 Josef Anton Reidl, German contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 2016)
Jun 11 Marcus Fox, British Conservative Party MP and chairman (1922 Committee), born in Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2002)
Jun 12 Henry Slesar, American writer and playwright (The Edge of Night), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
Jun 12 Timir Pinegin, Russian sailor (Olympic gold 1960), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2013)
Jun 13 Attila Zoller, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist, educator (Vermont Jazz Center, 1974-98), and inventor (bi-directional pickup), born in Visegrád, Hungary (d. 1998)
Jun 13 Knut Wiggen, Norwegian computer music pioneer and composer, born in Buvika, Norway (d. 2016)
Jun 13 Slim Dusty [David Kirkpatrick], Australian country music singer-songwriter, born in Kempsey, New South Wales (d. 2003)
Jun 15 Hugo Pratt, Italian graphic artist, born in Rimini, Italy (d. 1995)
Jun 15 Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humourist and Urdu poet (d. 1978)
Jun 15 Joji "George" Kawaguchi Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader, born in Fukakusa, Kyoto, Japan (d. 2003)
Jun 16 Tom Graveney, England cricket batsman (79 Tests; top score 258; 732 first class games), born in Riding Mill, Northumberland (d. 2015)
Jun 17 Austin Murphy, American politician (US Representative from Pennsylvania, 1977-95), born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania (d. 2024)
Jun 17 Lucio Fulci, Italian director "Godfather of Gore", born in Rome (d. 1996)
Jun 17 Martin Böttcher, German composer and conductor, born in Berlin, Germany(d. 2019)
Jun 18 (Clarence) "Bud" Brown, Jr, American politician (US Representative from Ohio, 1965-83), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2022)
Jun 18 Eva Bartok [Éva Márta Szőke], Hungarian-British actress (The Crimson Pirate; Ten Thousand Bedrooms), born in Kecskemét, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1998) [birth date sources vary between 1926 and 1929]
Jun 18 John Phillipps Kenyon, English historian, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1996)
Jun 18 Paul Eddington, British actor (Devil Rides Out, Devil's Bride), born in Paddington, London (d. 1995)
Jun 18 Simeon Pironkov, Bulgarian composer, born in Lom, Bulgaria (d. 2000)
Jun 19 Karel Kupka, Czech composer and choirmaster, born in Rychvald, Moravia, Czech Republic (d. 1985)
Jun 19 Luciano Benjamín Menéndez, Argentine general, Commander of the Third Army Corps (1975-79), and convicted human rights violator and murderer, born in San Martín, Buenos Aires (d. 2018)
Jun 20 John M Dengler, American jazz multi-instrumentalist - bass sax/trumpet/trombone (The Intensely Vigorous Jazz Band), born in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1994) [1]
Jun 21 Carl Burton Stokes, African American politician (51st mayor of Cleveland) and TV newscaster, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1996)
Jun 22 Ann Petersen, Belgian actress (Home Sweet Home, Pauline & Paulette), born in Wuustwezel, Belgium (d. 2003)

Bob Fosse (1927-1987)

Jun 23 American choreographer, film and stage director (All the Jazz, Cabaret, Damn Yankees), born in Chicago, Illinois

Jun 24 Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist (1995 Nobel Prize for Physics for discovery of the tau lepton particle), born in New York City (d. 2014)
Jun 26 Jerry Schatzberg, American photographer (Vogue, Esquire) and film director (The Panic in Needle Park; Scarecrow; The Seduction of Joe Tynan), born in the Bronx, New York City
Jun 27 Bob Keeshan, American actor (Captain Kangaroo; Howdy Doody, 1948-52 - "Clarabell"), and television producer, born in Lynbrook, New York (d. 2004)
Jun 27 David Hobman, English human right activist and director (Age Concern England) (d. 2003)
Jun 27 Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, American electric and Chicago blues pianist, organist, and bass guitar player (Muddy Waters; Junior Wells; Elmore James), born in Stoneville, Mississippi (d. 1999)
Jun 27 Robert Casey, American actor (Aldrich Family Show - "Henry"; What to Do on a Date), born in Rochester, New York
Jun 28 F. Sherwood Rowland, American Nobel laureate in chemistry 1995, born in Delaware, Ohio (d. 2012)
Jun 28 Theo van Tijn, Dutch Marxist social historian, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
Jun 30 Harvey Vernon [Chet Smith], American actor (Teen Wolf, Jasper-Carter Country), born in Flint, Michigan (d. 1996)
Jun 30 James Goldman, American screenwriter and playwright (The Lion in Winter, They Might Be Giants), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998)
Jun 30 Joe Skeen, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico), born in Roswell, New Mexico (d. 2003)
Jun 30 Pat McCormick, American comedy writer (Red Skeleton; Get Smart; The Tonight Show; Don Rickles Show), and actor (Smokey and the Bandit), born in Lakewood, Ohio (d. 2005)
Jun 30 Shirley Fry, American tennis player (French Open 1951; Wimbledon,rnUS Open 1956; Australian Open 1957; 11 x Grand Slam doubles titles; world #1 1956), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2021)