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June 10, 2014

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 4, 2014, covering June 10, 2014.

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    Album cover for Ghost Stories by Coldplay

    Ghost Stories

    Coldplay

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    Album cover for Just As I Am by Brantley Gilbert

    Just As I Am

    Brantley Gilbert

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    1
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    Album cover for Xscape by Michael Jackson

    Xscape

    Michael Jackson

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    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
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    26
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    Album cover for Turn Blue by The Black Keys

    Turn Blue

    The Black Keys

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Notable Deaths

Marcello Alencar

2014Marcello Alencar, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Rio de Janeiro (born 1925)[†]

Marcello Nunes de Alencar was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Alencar served as the Governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro from 1995 until 1999, as well as two tenures as Mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 1983 to 1986 and 1989 to 1993.

2014Gary Gilmour, Australian cricketer and manager (born 1951)[†]

Gary John Gilmour was an Australian cricketer who played in 15 test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1973 and 1977. He was a part of the Australian squad that finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.

Robert M. Grant (theologian)

2014Robert M. Grant, American theologian and academic (born 1917)[†]

Robert McQueen Grant was an American academic theologian and the Carl Darling Buck Professor Emeritus of Humanities and of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of Chicago. His scholarly work focused on the New Testament and Early Christianity.

2014Jack Lee, American radio host and politician (born 1920)[†]

Jackson "Jack" Lee was an American radio broadcaster and politician. In 1971, Lee became the first Republican Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, of the 20th Century. He served as the city's Mayor for two consecutive, two-year terms from 1971 to 1975. Lee was also elected Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party in April 1977. He is widely credited with unifying the state Republican Party during his tenure as chairman.

Historical Context for June 10, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]