April 30

Happy Birthday Cloris Leachman-86 Willie Nelson-79 Gary Collins-74 Adrian Pasdar-47 Johnny Galecki-37 Kirsten Dunst-30 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.

April 29

Happy Birthday Richard Klein-68 Jerry Seinfeld-58 Kate Mulgrew-57 Leslie Jordan-57 Daniel Day-Lewis-55 Michelle Pfeiffer-54 Eve Plumb-54 Uma Thurman-42 ; 1996 The musical "Rent" opened on Broadway.

April 28

Happy Birthday RIP Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954) Ann-Margret Olsson-71 Jay Leno-62 Mary McDonnell-60 Jorge Garcia-39 Penélope Cruz Sánchez-38 Jessica Alba-31 Michael Carbonaro-30 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans.

April 27

Happy Birthday Jack Klugman-90 Kermal "Casey" Kasem-80 Kate Pierson-64 Sheena Easton Orr-53 ; 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.

April 26

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett-79 Jet Li Lian Jie-49 Kevin James Knipfing-47 Tom Welling-35 Channing Tatum-32 ; 1928 Los Angeles City Hall dedicated ; 1986 – A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.

April 25

Happy Birthday RIP Ella Fitzgerald(1917-1996) George "Meadowlark" Lemon-80 Alfredo Pacino-72 Björn Ulvaeus-67 Herny "Hank" Azaria-48 Andy Bell-48 Renee Zellweger-43 ; 1901 New York became the first state to require automobile license plates.

April 24

Happy Birthday Shirley MacLaine-78 Barbara Streisand-70 Djimon Hounsou-48 Kelly Clarkson-30 ; 1704 – The first regular newspaper in the United States, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts.

April 23

Happy Birthday Shirley Temple Black-84 Alan Oppenheimer-82 Harvey Lee Yeary(Lee Majors)-73 Joyce DeWitt-63 Michael Moore-58 Valerie Bertinelli-52 Jacob Taio Cruz-29 ; 1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

April 22

Happy Birthday RIP Eddie Albert Heimberger(1906-2005) Charlotte Rae Lubotsky-86 John "Jack" Nicholson-75 John Waters-66 Peter Frampton-62 Ryan Stiles-53 Byron Allen Folks-51 Jeffrey Dean Morgan-46 ; 1864 Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins.

April 21

Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth Windsor-86 Iggy Pop(James Ostenberg)-65 Patti LuPone-63 Tony Iadanza-61 Rosalie Andie MacDowell-54 Robert Smith-53 John Cameron Mitchell-49 James McAvoy-33 ; 1989 – Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang

April 20

Happy Birthday George Takei-75 Ryan O'Neal-71 Jessica Lange-63 Carmen Electra-40 Joey Lawrence Mignogna-36 ; 1836 – U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.

April 19

Happy Birthday Tim Curry-66 Ashley Judd Ciminella-44 James Franco-34 Kate Hudson-33 Hayden Christensen-31 ; 1995, a truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring 500. (Timothy McVeigh was later convicted of federal murder charges and executed.)

April 18

Happy Birthday James Woods-65 Rick Moranis-59 Eric McCormack-49 Conan O'Brien-49 ; 1906 – An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California. ; 1923 – Yankee Stadium opens. ; 1924 – Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book.

April 17

Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(1918-1981) Michael Sembello-58 Sean Bean-53 William Mapother-47 Liz Phair-45 Jennifer Garner-40 Victoria Beckham-38 ; 1964 The Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang.

April 16

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) Stanley Bobby Vinton-77 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-65 Ellen Barkin-58 Jon Cryer-47 Martin Lawrence-47 ; 1962 Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News."

April 15

Happy Birthday Linda Bloodworth-Thomason-65 Heloise Cruse-61 Emma Thompson-53 Samantha Fox-46 Seth Rogen-30 Emma Watson-22 ; 1850 The city of San Francisco was incorporated. ; 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died.

April 14

Happy Birthday RIP Sir John Gielgud(1904-2000) Loretta Lynn Webb-80 Pete Rose-71 Brad Garrett Gertstenfeld-52 Anthony Michael Hall-44 Adrian Brody-39 Sarah Michelle Gellar-35 ; 1865, President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.

April 13

Happy Birthday RIP Don Adams (1923-2005) Lyle Waggoner-77 Paul Sorvino-73 Tony Dow-67 Ron Perlman-62 William Sadler-62 Robert Peabo Bryson-61 Caroline Rhea-48 Ricky Schroder-42 ; 1870 The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded. ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

April 12

Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock-72 Ed O'Neill-66 Tom Clancy-65 David Letterman-65 David Cassidy-62 Nicholas Brendon-41 Shannen Doherty-41 Claire Danes-33 ; 1606 England adopted the Union Jack as its flag.

April 11

Happy Birthday Ethel Skakel Kennedy-84 Joel Grey Katz-80 Meshach Taylor-65 Lisa Stansfield-46 ; 1921 Iowa became the first state to impose a cigarette tax.

April 10

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Morgan Bratsberg (1915-2011)  Max von Sydow-83 Omar Sharif-80 Steven Seagal-60 Brian Setzer-53 Katrina Leskanich-52 Michael Pitt-31 Haley Joel Osment-24 ; 1866 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.

April 9

Happy Birthday Hugh Hefner-86 Michael Learned-73 Dennis Quaid-58 Cynthia Nixon-46 Jenna Jameson-36 Keshia Knight Pulliam-33 Elle Fanning-14

April 8

Happy Birthday RIP Betty Ford(1918-2011) Shecky Greene-86 John Schneider-52 Jeffrey "Izzy" Isbell-50 Julian Lennon-49 Patricia Arquette-44 Emma Caulfield-39 ; 1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain. ; Happy Easter Sunday

April 7

Happy Birthday James Bumgarner-84 Wayne Rogers-79 Jerry Brown-74 Francis Ford Coppola-73 John Oates-63 Jackie Chan-58 Russell Crowe-48 ; 1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times.

April 6

Happy Birthday Merle Haggard-75 Billy December Williams Jr.-75 John Ratzenberger-65 Patricka Davidson Darbo-64 Mary Lucy Henner-60 Paul Rudd-43 Zach Braff-37 ; 1896 The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.

April 5

Happy Birthday RIP Spencer Tracy(1900-1967) Gregory Peck(1916-2003) Bette Davis(1908-1989 ) ; Colin Powell-75 Maxwell Gail-69 Agnetha Fältskog-62 Thea Gill-42 Jason Done-39 Dancing Queen

April 4

Happy Birthday RIP Heath Andrew Ledger(1979-2008) Estelle Nussbaum Harris-83 Craig T. Nelson-68 Hugo Weaving-52 Graham Norton Walker-48 Robert Downey Jr.-47 Nancy McKeon-46 ; 1850 The city of Los Angeles was incorporated. ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 3

Happy Birthday RIP Marlon Brando(1924-2004) Doris Day-89 Jane Goodall-78 Marsha Mason-70 Wayne Newton-70 Tony Orlando-68 Alec Baldwin-54 Eddie Murphy-51 ; 1860 – The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins.

April 2

Happy Birthday Emmylou Harris-65 Ron Palillo-63 Chris Meloni-51 Aiden Turner-35 ; 1956 As The World Turns debuts on CBS

April 1

Happy Birthday Debbie Reynolds-80 Ali MacGraw-74 David Eisenhower-65 Barry Sonnenfeld-59 Matt Lanter-29 ; 1970 President Richard Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and TV. #QuitNow Do Not Let This Become You