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What happened in history on this day: June 10?
On June 10 in ...
- 1976 - 67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome.
- 1986 - Irish rocker Bob Geldof is awarded an honourary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II to recognize the millions of dollars he had raised for the starving of Africa.
Births on June 10
- 1910 - Birth of Chester Arthur Burnett AKA Howlin' Wolf in West Point, Mississippi, USA; rocker, harmonica player ("Evil", "Big City Blues").
- 1913 - Birth of Thor Johnson in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA; conductor (Cincinnati Symphony 1958).
- 1915 - Birth of Oscar Comras in the Bronx, New York, USA; drummer (namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park).
- 1922 - Birth of Judy Garland AKA Frances Gumm in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; actress/singer (The Wizard of Oz (1939, Academy Award)).
- 1941 - Birth of Shirley Alston in Passaic, New Jersey, USA; singer (The Shirelles - "Soldier Boy").
- 1946 - Birth of Matthew Fisher in England; keyboardist (Procal Harum - "Conquistador").
- 1961 - Birth of Maxi Priest; singer (Wide World).
- 1961 - Birth of Kim Deal; bassist (The Pixies).
- 1964 - Birth of Jimmy Chamberlin; drummer (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan).
- 1965 - Birth of Joey Santiago; guitarist (The Pixies).
- 1967 - Birth of Human Beatbox (Darren Robinson); rocker (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rock").
- 1967 - Birth of Emma Anderson; guitarist (Lush).
- 1967 - Birth of Brian Hofeldt; country guitarist (The Derailers).
- 1970 - Birth of Mike Doughty; singer (Soul Coughing).
- 1971 - Birth of Jo-Jo; singer (K-Ci and Jo-Jo).
- 1978 - Birth of LeMisha Grinstead; singer (702).
Deaths on June 10
- 1970 - Death of Earl Grant at age 37 in an auto accident in New Mexico, USA; organist, pianist, singer ("The End" (1958), "Ebb Tide", "Swinging Gently").
- 1982 - Death of Micki Harris at age 42 in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer (The Shirelles).
- 1983 - Death of Larry Hooper, American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1917).
- 1998 - Death of Steve Sanders at age 45 of self-inflicted gunshot wound in Florida, USA; singer (Oak Ridge Boys).
- 2004 - Death of Ray Charles at age 73 from liver failure; American singer and musician ("Confession Blues", "What'd I Say", "Georgia on My Mind" (1960, Grammy award), "Hit the Road Jack" (Grammy award)) (born 1930).
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