July 1st

(1934) Jamie Farr- Wearing a dress got old even for the writers of M.A.S.H. but Klingor held his own on this series.
(1945) Blondie- It's hard to imagine there was a time when she was considered punk.
(1952) Dan Akroyd- One of the funniest and most talented men to grace the planet.  Not only did he act, but he had Ghostbusters, Blue Brothers and Saturday Night Live on his writing credit resume.  You just have to look the other way with Blues Brothers 2000 and Nothing But Trouble to save everybody embarassment.

(1961) Carl Lewis- The brother was fast.
(1967) Pamela Anderson- Hottie prior to all of the work.  A little slutty-looking and sad afterwards.
(1971) Missy Elliot- She had a couple of solid beats.

(1977) Liv Tyler- Hottie with the pouty lips.

July 2nd
(1908) Thurgood Marshall- 1st Black American Supreme Court Justice and helped win Brown v. Board of Education.
(1957) Bret Hart- One of the greatest heel wrestlers ever.

July 3rd
(1883) Franz Kafka- Let's see you write about turning into a bug and get anyone to take it seriously.
(1965) Shinya Hashimoto- A great Japanese wrestler.

July 4th
(1872) Calvin Coolidge- The 30th President of the United States of America.
(1883) Rube Goldberg- What would Saturday Morning Cartoons have been without this guy?

(1927) Neil Simon- Because of this guy I can say I've been in front of a group of ten people or more in nothing but my boxers and proceeded to get dressed.
(1960) Barry Windham- I was a huge fan of his when I was young.  He was a hell of a wrestler.

July 5th
(1810) PT Barnum- "There's a sucker born every minute."
(1958) Bill Watterson- This guy drew Calvin and Hobbes therefore deserving a national holiday in his honor.
(?) Tatsuhito Takaiwa- One of the meanest Japanese wrestlers I've ever seen.

(1969) Rza- Wu-Tang.  Wu-Tang.

July 6th
(1935) Dalai Lama- Anyone willing to openly live and talk of the life of peace deserves respect.
(1937) Ned Beatty- Nobody played obsequious as well as Beatty to Hackman's Luthor.  Nobody squealed like a pig quite like him either.

(1946) George W. Bush- The 43rd President of the United States of America.
(1946) Sylvester Stallone- From Death Race 2000 to Rocky to Rambo: make all the jokes you want, this guy was successful.
(1970) Inspectah Deck- Do I need to say it again?  Wu-Tang.  Wu-Tang.
(1976) 50 Cent- Don't hate cause the brother had a beat.

July 7th
(1940) Ringo Starr- He was a part of the greatest band of all time.  He was as cool as the Beatles and thus set a standard.

(1949) Shelley Duvall- For her work in Popeye and The Shining, she will always hold a fond place in my heart.