JUST ANOTHER TRIP AROUND THE SUN

The sun is blank today--no sunspots on June 2, 2008



It's just another trip around the sun......



HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!

Dana Carvey, Wayne Brady, Stacy Keach, Lex Lugar, Nikki Cox, Justin Long, Michael Anthony, Charlie Watts, Marvin Hamlisch, Sally Kellerman, Rebecca Edmondson, Wayne Arnason, Barry Levinson, Johnny Weissmuller, Hedda Hopper, Michael Todd, Isaac Strauss, Thomas Hardy, Marquis de Sade, Leo XI, Henry VIII, among others.....and Jerry Mathers (as the Beaver)

Oh.......and ME!


June 2, 1994 Prima Sellecchia Tesh, daughter of John Tesh and Connie Sellecca
June 2, 1989 Freddy Adu, Athlete
June 2, 1978 Nikki Cox, actress, Unhappily Ever After
June 2, 1978 Justin Long, American Actor
June 2, 1976 Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer, Menudo-Cannonball
June 2, 1976 Elly Hutton, Australian 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics
June 2, 1976 Josef Marha, Havl-brod Cze, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche
June 2, 1976 Rachel White, Columbus Nebraska, Miss America-Nebraska 1997
June 2, 1975 Dontae' Jones, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics
June 2, 1975 Sally Newmarch, Australian rower 1996 Olympics
June 2, 1974 Tammy Holmes, born in Berkeley, California, female outfielder, Colo Silver Bullets
June 2, 1973 Jayantha Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test left-arm spinner 1995
June 2, 1972 Brad Ottis, tackle for the Arizona Cardinals
June 2, 1972 Dwayne Joseph, NFL cornerback for the Chicago Bears
June 2, 1972 Renee Heiken, Peoria, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1994 Florida Women's Open
June 2, 1972 Wayne Brady, American Comedian
June 2, 1972 Wentworth Miller, English Actor
June 2, 1971 Martin Suji, cricketer, Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup
June 2, 1971 Steve Brooks, WLAF tight end, Frankfurt Galaxy, London Monarchs
June 2, 1970 Andy McCollum, NFL center/guard for the New Orleans Saints
June 2, 1970 Eric Riley, NBA center, Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves
June 2, 1970 Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders
June 2, 1970 Mike Kelly, baseball player
June 2, 1970 Randy Fuller, NFL defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers
June 2, 1969 David Wheaton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star, 1987 U.S. junior boys
June 2, 1969 Kurt Abbott, Zanesville, Ohio, infielder for the Florida Marlins
June 2, 1967 Mike Evans, WLAF DL for the Amsterdam Admirals
June 2, 1967 Mike Stanton, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox June 2, 1967 Randy Hilliard, NFL cornerback for the Denver Broncos
June 2, 1965 Mark Waugh, cricketer, twin of Steve mighty batsman for Australia
June 2, 1965 Steve Waugh, cricketer, twin of Mark mighty batsman for Australia
June 2, 1963 Brian Harvey, baseball umpire, NL
June 2, 1963 Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables, Florida, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Jamaica
June 2, 1963 Tim Balmer, Milwaukee Wis, Canadian Tour golfer, Bermuda Open-1990
June 2, 1962 Darnell Coles, baseball player
June 2, 1962 Laura Witvoet, Alberta Canada, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning-52nd
June 2, 1961 John Cameroon, guitarist, Claw Boys Claw
June 2, 1961 Kerry Junna-Saxby, Australian 10k walker, Olympics-15th-1992, 96
June 2, 1960 Tony Hadley, rock vocalist, Spandau Ballet-True
June 2, 1959 Charlie Huddy, Oshawa, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres
June 2, 1959 Lydia Lunch, U.S. singer/poet, Teenage Jesus, Jerks
June 2, 1958 Lex Lugar, [Larry Pfohl], born in Atlanta, Georgia, wrestler, WWF/WCW/NWA
June 2, 1956 Mark L Polansky, Paterson, New Jersey, pilot/astronaut
June 2, 1955 Dennis Haysbert, San Mateo California, actor, Code Red
June 2, 1955 Dana Carvey, actor/comedian SNL, Wayne's World
June 2, 1955 Gary Grimes, SF, actor, Summer of '42, Class of '44
June 2, 1955 Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, Van Halen-Jump, 1984
June 2, 1954 Michael Steele, rocker, Bangles-Eternal Flame, Walk Like an Egyptian
June 2, 1953 Craig Robert Stadler, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, Masters 1982
June 2, 1953 Cornel West, American Educator
June 2, 1952 Gary Bettman, American Businessman
June 2, 1951 Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman, Mont Canadiens, Norris-77, 80
June 2, 1951 Steve Brookins, rocker, .38 Special
June 2, 1950 Joanna Gleason, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, Morgan-Hello Larry
June 2, 1950 Toni Alessandrini, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vice Academy Part 2
June 2, 1950 [Antone] Chubby Tavares, rocker, Tavares
June 2, 1948 Albert Innaurato, Philadelphia, playwright/director, Age in Soho
June 2, 1948 Jerry Mathers, Sioux City Iowa, actor, Beaver-Leave It To Beaver
June 2, 1947 Jan Ferraris, LPGA golfer
June 2, 1946 Roger Freed, baseball player
June 2, 1945 Bob Benrit, rocker
June 2, 1944 Garo Yepremian, NFL place kicker for the Miami Dolphins
June 2, 1944 Marvin Hamlisch, New York City, composer/pianist, Sting, Chorus Line
June 2, 1944 Poul Jensen, Denmark, yachting, Olympics gold 1976, 80
June 2, 1943 Charles Haid, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Andy Renko-Hill St. Blues, Altered States
June 2, 1943 John Lilipaly, Dutch 2nd Chamber member, PvdA
June 2, 1943 Maarten B Engwirda, Dutch 2nd Chamber member, D66
June 2, 1942 Marie Cheatham, Oklahoma, actress, Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light
June 2, 1941 Charlie Watts, drummer, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar
June 2, 1941 Oda Mayumi, Tokyo, resident artist, Green Gulch Zen Center
June 2, 1941 Stacy Keach, Savannah, Georgia, actor, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
June 2, 1941 William Guest, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knight Show
June 2, 1940 Christopher Bernau, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Guiding Light
June 2, 1940 Constantine II, deposed King of Greece, 1964-73
June 2, 1940 Horace Clarke, baseball 2nd baseman, New York Yankees
June 2, 1940 Jim Maloney, baseball pitcher
June 2, 1939 Charles Miller, rock flutist/saxophonist, War
June 2, 1938 Frits Wols, [Eugene W Wong Loi Sing], Suriname, sec-gen, UNESCO
June 2, 1938 Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger, New York Yankees
June 2, 1937 Jimmy Jones, rocker
June 2, 1936 Sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress, M*A*S*H, Back to School
June 2, 1936 Vladimir Golubnichy, U.S.S.R., 20K walker, Olympics gold 1960, 68
June 2, 1934 Johnny Carter, U.S. singer, Give your baby a standing ovation
June 2, 1933 Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orch leader, Tony Orlando, Marie
June 2, 1933 Jerry Lumpe, baseball player
June 2, 1932 Barry Levinson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, director, Rainman
June 2, 1932 Sammy Turner, Patterson, New Jersey, singer, Lavender Blue Moods
June 2, 1932 Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovyanov, cosmonaut
June 2, 1931 Larry Jackson, baseball player
June 2, 1930 Charles Pete Conrad, Jr., Philadelphia, USN/astro, Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2
June 2, 1929 Alcides Lanza, composer
June 2, 1929 Frederic Devreese, composer
June 2, 1929 Willaim Brown, television executive
June 2, 1929 Norton Juster, American Architect
June 2, 1928 John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher
June 2, 1927 Andre Vandernoot, Flemish conductor, Royal Flemish Opera
June 2, 1927 Phillip Burton, historian, Vanishing Eagles
June 2, 1926 Milo O'Shea, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Barbarella, Romeo and Juliet
June 2, 1923 Del Simmons, rocker, Capt Beefheart
June 2, 1922 Juan A Bardem, Spanish director/critic, Comicos
June 2, 1921 Alexander Salkind, producer, Superman
June 2, 1920 Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist
June 2, 1920 Yolande Donlan, born in New Jersey, actress, Jigsaw, Expresso Bongo, Penny Princess
June 2, 1917 Max Showalter, born in Caldwell, Kansas, actor/composer, Stockard Channing Show
June 2, 1916 Betty Furness, actress, journalist/consumer advisor, NYC, WNBC
June 2, 1915 Lester del Rey, U.S., sci-fi author, Moon Trilogy, Marooned on Mars
June 2, 1915 Robert Moffat Palmer, composer
June 2, 1915 Walter Tetley, born in New York City, animation voice, Sherman-Bullwinkle Show
June 2, 1913 Barbara Pym, romantic author, Very Private Eye
June 2, 1913 Bert Farber, born in Brooklyn, New York, orch leader, Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone
June 2, 1911 Xia Hong, writer
June 2, 1909 Robin Orr, composer
June 2, 1908 Gordon Weir, cricketer, NZ batsman in 11 Tests 1930-37
June 2, 1907 Dorothy West, U.S. journalist/author, Living is Easy
June 2, 1904 Johnny Weissmuller, actor, Tarzan, /100m swimmer, Oly-5 gold-1924, 28
June 2, 1901 Michael Todd, producer, Around the World in 80 Days
June 2, 1900 David Wynne, composer
June 2, 1899 Royal Beal, Brookline, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Salesman
June 2, 1898 Geo[rges M] Norge, French/Belgian writer, Les oignons
June 2, 1894 Erich Romer, Germany, ice hockey player, Olympic-bronze-1932
June 2, 1891 Ernst Kunz, composer
June 2, 1890 Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], Pennsylvania, gossip columnist, From Under My Hat
June 2, 1883 Bokke R S Pollema, Dutch Frisian journalist/author, Lock of Hair
June 2, 1879 Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright and poet, Avondvlam
June 2, 1876 Hakon Borresen, composer
June 2, 1865 George Lohmann, cricketer, England's great bowler late 19th cent
June 2, 1864 Ben Webster, born in London, England, actor, Old Curiosity Shop
June 2, 1863 Paul Felix Weingartner, born in Germany, conductor, Zara, Dalmatia
June 2, 1858 Harry Rowe Shelley, composer
June 2, 1857 Edward William Elgar, born in Broadheath, England, composer, Pomp and Circumstance
June 2, 1857 Karl Adolph Gjellerup, born in Denmark, poet, Poutnici Svetem, Nobel 1917
June 2, 1857 Edward Elgar, British composer
June 2, 1849 Paul-Albert Besnard, French painter/graphic artist, La femme
June 2, 1842 Constantly AM Cap, Flemish poet/etcher
June 2, 1840 Thomas Hardy, England, poet and novelist, Far from the Madding Crowd
June 2, 1835 Pius X, [Giuseppe Sarto], 257th Roman Catholic pope, 1903-14
June 2, 1831 Benjamin Hardin Helm, Brig General, Conf, /Lincoln's brother-in-law
June 2, 1831 Jan G Palm, Curacao, bandmaster/choir master/composer
June 2, 1830 Olivier Metra, composer
June 2, 1828 James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer
June 2, 1821 Ion Bratianu, Lib, premier of Romania, 1876-88
June 2, 1815 Philip Kearny, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1862
June 2, 1807 Robert Fuhrer, composer
June 2, 1806 Isaac Strauss, composer
June 2, 1803 Michail I Glinka, Russian composer
June 2, 1802 Adrian van der Hoop, Jr., Dutch poet and critic
June 2, 1777 Christian Traugott Tag, composer
June 2, 1759 Jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter
June 2, 1758 Cornelis R T Krayenhoff, Dutch fortress engineer/cartographer
June 2, 1751 Antoni Weinert, composer
June 2, 1740 Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer, Justine
June 2, 1715 Herman-Francois Delange, composer
June 2, 1624 Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland, 1674-96
June 2, 1614 Benjamin Rogers, composer
June 2, 1577 Giovanni Righi, composer
June 2, 1535 Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italy, Pope, 1605
June 2, 1504 George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht
June 2, 1491 Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-47