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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Phylicia Rashad
Age: 64
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her role as no-nonsense Clair Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ being the first African-American actress to win a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for ‘A Raisin in the Sun,’ and her former marriage to retired football star Ahmad Rashad

Paula Abdul
Age: 50
Occupation: Singer, Dancer, Choreographer and TV Personality
Known For: Hit singles including ‘Straight Up’ and ‘Forever Your Girl,’ choreography work for artists like Janet Jackson, and eight years as the perpetually ditzy judge on ‘American Idol’

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Sir Paul McCartney
Age: 70
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Living Legend
Known For: Being half of the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team that catapulted the Beatles to fame, later forming the group Wings with his late wife Linda, a long solo career during which he’s composed film scores and classical music, his work on behalf of animal rights, vegetarianism and music education, and holding the Guinness World Record as the “most successful composer and recording artist of all time”

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor (More info)

1928 – Amelia Earhart embarks on the first trans-Atlantic flight by a woman (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1862 – Congress abolishes slavery in US territories, nullifying the Dred Scott Case (More info)

1910 – The first Father’s Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington (More info)

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Barry Manilow
Age: 69
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: An incredibly prolific pop music career including dozens of singles as well as songs for musicals, films and commercials, producing and arranging albums for other artists including Bette Midler and Dionne Warwick, being a mainstay headliner in Las Vegas, selling more than 80 million records worldwide, and having a face off which you can currently bounce a quarter

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Donald Trump
Age: 66
Occupation: Entrepreneur, TV Personality and Egomaniac
Known For: Helming NBC’s ‘Apprentice’ franchise, his namesake hotel, casino and residential properties, his inane claims that President Obama isn’t an American citizen, and having quite possibly the worst hair of anyone ever

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1775 – The United States Army is founded (More info)

1777 – The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States (More info)

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Malcolm McDowell
Age: 69
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Being the human embodiment of a nightmare in the movie ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ starring in other films including ‘Caligula,’ ‘Star Trek: Generations’ and ‘Tank Girl,’ television appearances on ‘Entourage’ and ‘Heroes,’ and his narration of the seminal 1982 documentary ‘The Compleat Beatles’

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1900 – The Boxer Rebellion begins in China (More info)

1966 – The Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1942 – Anne Frank receives a diary for her 13th birthday (More info)

1963 – Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is assassinated in front of his Mississippi home by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith (More info)

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Jim Nabors
Age: 82
Occupation: Actor and Singer
Known For: Playing Gomer Pyle on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and its spin-off ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,’ appearing in movies including ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ and ‘Stroker Ace,’ and having a surprisingly rich, baritone voice that he lent to 28 albums and numerous singles

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island (More info)

1963 – Alabama Gov. George Wallace unsuccessfully tries to physically block two black students from registering at the University of Alabama (More info)

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