This Week’s Birthdays – Week of June 25

June 25, 1900 – Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English statesman (d. 1979)

Broadlands (Birds Eye)
Broadlands

June 26, 1915 – Constantino Paul “Big Paul” Castellano, also known as “The Howard Hughes of the Mob” and “Big Pauly” (or “PC” to his family), was an American Mafia boss in New York City.

Site of the Steakhouse Massacre (StreetView)
Site of the Steakhouse Massacre

June 27, 1880 – Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer.

Helen Keller (StreetView)
Helen Keller

June 28, 1958 – Terry Fox, a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist.

Terry Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) statue (StreetView)
Terry Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) statue

June 29, 1798 – Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi was an Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist.

Giacomo Leopardi home (Google Maps)
Giacomo Leopardi home

June 30, 1937 – Leonard Eisen is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist.

Leonard Eisen's Property (Birds Eye)
Leonard Eisen's Property

July 1, 1807 – Thomas Green Clemson was an American politician and statesman, serving as an ambassador and the United States Superintendent of Agriculture.

Statue of Thomas Green Clemson (StreetView)
Statue of Thomas Green Clemson

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