June 29th is the birthday

… of Harmon Killebrew, 71. Not only is Killebrew in the Hall of Fame, but his is the profile on the Major League Baseball logo.

… of Oscar best actor nominee Gary Busey. He’s 63. The nomination was for The Buddy Holly Story.

… of Football Hall of Famer Dan Dierdorf, 58.

… of Maria Conchita Alonso, 50.

Actress Jayne Mansfield, just 34, was killed 40 years ago today when her car struck a trailer truck near Slidell, Louisiana. The driver and Ms. Mansfield’s companion, Sam Brody, were also killed. Three of her children asleep in the backseat survived.

The Writer’s Almanac has some interesting background on the Globe Theater in London, which was destroyed on this date in 1613 when “a cannon was fired during a performance of Henry VIII to mark the King’s entrance, the thatched roof caught fire, and the whole theater was lost in an hour.”