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This Week’s Birthdays – Week of June 2

June 2, 1972 – Wayne Alphonso Brady, an American actor, singer, comedian and television personality.

Wayne Brady

June 3, 1906 – Josephine Baker, an American-born dancer, singer, and actress who came to be known in various circles as the “Black Pearl,” “Bronze Venus” and even the “Creole Goddess”.

Josephine Baker

June 4, 1975 – Angelina Jolie, an American actress and director.

Angelina Jolie

June 5, 1979 – David Bisbal Ferré, a Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer.

David Bisbal autograph

June 6, 1755 – Nathan Hale, a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.”

Nathan Hale Statue

June 7, 1958 – Prince Rogers Nelson, aka Prince, an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor.

Prince by Matt Thorne – Biographical book

June 8, 1829 – Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, PRA, an English painter and illustrator and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Statue of John Everett Millais