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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Ricky Gervais
Age: 51
Occupation: Comedian, Actor and Writer
Known For: Creating the TV shows ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras,’ starring in the films ‘Ghost Town’ and ‘The Invention of Lying,’ writing the best-selling ‘Flanimals’ book series, winning far too many awards to count, and being hilariously unafraid of calling a spade a spade during his stints hosting the Golden Globes

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England (More info)

1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first actress to sign a $1 million film contract (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Meryl Streep
Age: 63
Occupation: Actress
Known For: A record-setting 17 Oscar nominations and three wins for her roles in ‘Kramer vs. Kramer,’ ‘Sophie’s Choice’ and ‘The Iron Lady,’ Tony-nominated stage work, being widely considered one of the finest performers of all time, and basically spitting in the eye of anyone who thinks actresses over 40 are unemployable

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If you’d like to watch an esteemed former president battle vampires, witness the first female heroine Pixar has ever had, or ponder what you’d do if you knew the world was ending, line up at the multiplex — this weekend’s new movie offerings at our local Marcus Theatres were tailor-made just for you.

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Ray Davies
Age: 68
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: Heading up British Invasion band the Kinks with hits such as ‘You Really Got Me’ and straight-male nightmare ‘Lola,’ a long solo career, and fathering a daughter with Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1837 – Queen Victoria ascends to the British throne (More info)

1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

John Goodman
Age: 60
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Scene-stealing turns in the films ‘Raising Arizona,’ ‘The Big Lebowski’ and ‘O Brother Where Art Thou?,’ and a nine-year stint playing patriarch Dan Conner on the TV series ‘Roseanne’

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You’ve probably seen those reports about how germy hotel beds can be. But a new study shows something else in a room is likely to be far more contaminated.

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Phylicia Rashad
Age: 64
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her role as no-nonsense Clair Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ being the first African-American actress to win a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for ‘A Raisin in the Sun,’ and her former marriage to retired football star Ahmad Rashad

Paula Abdul
Age: 50
Occupation: Singer, Dancer, Choreographer and TV Personality
Known For: Hit singles including ‘Straight Up’ and ‘Forever Your Girl,’ choreography work for artists like Janet Jackson, and eight years as the perpetually ditzy judge on ‘American Idol’

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1862 – Congress abolishes slavery in US territories, nullifying the Dred Scott Case (More info)

1910 – The first Father’s Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Sir Paul McCartney

Age: 70

Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Living Legend

Known For: Being half of the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team that catapulted the Beatles to fame, later forming the group Wings with his late wife Linda, a long solo career during which he’s composed film scores and classical music, his work on behalf of animal rights, vegetarianism and music education, and holding the Guinness World Record as the “most successful composer and recording artist of all time”

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1812 – The War of 1812 begins when the US Congress declares war on the United Kingdom (More info)

1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated in the Battle of Waterloo, forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time (More info)

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