This Week's Birthdays - Week of June 18

June 18, 1886 – George Mallory, English mountaineer (d. 1924)

June 19, 1947 – Salman Rushdie, Indian author

June 20, 1949 – Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr., an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.

June 21, 1953 – Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani politician (d. 2007)

June 22, 1805 – Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy.

June 23, 1975 – Michael Lamont James, an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.

June 24, 1904 – Phil Harris was an American singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian.