REMEMBERING
June 30 birthdays
1470 CHARLES VIII
King of France
Charles reigned over France from 1483 until his death in 1498. Charles conquered the Italian peninsula without much resistance during his reign. He died after striking his head on the lintel of a door at the Chateau d’amboise, where he was born.
1901 WILLIE SUTTON
American bank robber
Sutton stole an estimated $2m during his 40-year robbery career. He spent more than half his adult life in prison, but escaped three times. For his talent of using disguises, he earned the nicknames Slick Willie and Willie the Actor.
1915 GORDON ROWE
New Zealand cricketer
Rowe scored a pair in the only Test match he ever played, making him one of only 10 players to have achieved the unenviable feat. Rowe’s one and only Test was against Australia in Wellington. He was bowled by Bill O’reilly in both innings.
1944 GLENN SHORROCK
Australian musician
Shorrock was the founding member of the bands the Twilights, Axiom, and Little River Band. The Twilights had eight consecutive national hits and Axiom also released top 10 hits. Little River Band had national and international chart success.
1960 MURRAY COOK
Australian musician
Cook was one of the founding members of popular children’s band The Wiggles, providing guitar, vocals and songwriting skills. He remained involved behind the scenes with The Wiggles after his retirement from the band.
1966 MIKE TYSON
American boxer
Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world from 1987 to 1990. In 1997, he bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield’s right ear.
1985 MICHAEL PHELPS
American swimmer
Phelps is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals. He won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, breaking Mark Spitz’s record.