This Week’s Birthdays – Week of June 27

June 27, 1846 – Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish independence fighter (d. 1891)

June 28, 1703 – John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)

June 29, 1901 – Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (d. 1967)

June 30, 1919 – Ed Yost, American inventor. “Father of the Modern Day Hot-Air Balloon.” (d. 2007)

July 1, 1731 – Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan Royal Navy Admiral (d.1804)

July 2, 1986 – Lindsay Lohan, American actress

July 3, 1886 – Raymond A. Spruance, American Navy admiral (d. 1969)