Happy Birthday RIP John Edgar Hoover(1895–1972) ; Frank Langella–76 Joseph Saddler("Grandmaster Flash")–56 Dedee Pfeiffer–50 Verne Troyer–45 William Jonas Armstrong–33 ; 1890 – The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is held for first time ; 1892 – Ellis Island in New York City opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States ; 1983 – APRANET officially begins using TCP/IP, thus creating Internet.
Happy Birthday RIP "John Denver"(Henry Deutschendorf 1943–1997) "Donna Summer"(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–76 Andy Summers–71 "Ben Kingsley"(Krishna Bhanji)–70 Diane Von Furstenberg(Halfin)–67 Timothy Matthieson–65 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–55 Val Kilmer–54 Michael McDonald–49 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–41 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws.
Happy Birthday RIP "Jack Lord"(John Ryan 1920–1998) "Bo Diddley"(Ellas Bates 1928–2008) Davy Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–73 Meredith Vieira–60 Matt Lauer–56 Tracey Ullman–54 Heidi Fleiss–48 Jason Behr–40 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods–39 Kristin Kreuk–31 ; 1940 – California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.
Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–81 Mary Tyler Moore–77 Jonathan "Jon" Voight–75 Edward "Ted" Danson–66 Yvonne Elliman–62 Paula Poundstone–54 Patricia Clarkson–54 Andy Wachowski–46 David Jude Law–41 ; 1851 – The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston Mass.
Happy Birthday Stanley "Lee" Lieber–91 Grace "Nichelle" Nichols–81 Dame Margaret "Maggie" Smith–79 Denzel Washington–59 Terri Garber–53 Hugh Malcolm Gets–49 Seth Meyers–40 Brendan Hines–37 ; 1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.
Happy Birthday RIP Louis Pasteur(1822–1895) Marie "Marlene" Dietrich(1901–1992) Heather O'Rourke(1975–1988) ; John Amos–74 "Cokie Roberts"(Mary Boggs)–70 Gérard Depardieu–65 Wilson Echevarrí("Cruz")–40 Masa Oka(岡 政偉)–39 ; 1932 – Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.
Happy Birthday RIP Steve Allen(1921–2000) Irwin Kniberg("Alan King" 1926–2004) ; Harvey "Phil" Spector–74 Osborn "Ozzie" Smith–59 David Sedaris–57 Jared Leto–42 Richard "Reichen" Lehmkuhl–40 Chris Daughtry–34 ; 1865 – James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for the coffee percolator ; 1933 – FM radio is patented.
Happy Birthday RIP Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957) "Tony Martin"(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) Rodman Serling(1924–1975) "Mabel King"(Donnie Washington 1932–1999) ; Gary Sandy–68 Jimmy Buffett–67 Barbara Mandrell–65 Mary "Sissy" Spacek–64 Annie Lennox–59 Florian Armstrong("Dido")–42 Dylan Vox–39 ; 1815 – The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance at King's Chapel (then Stone Chapel), with a chorus of 90 men and 10 women
Happy Birthday RIP Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson(1912–2007) Barbara Billingsley(Combes 1915–2010) Gene Rayburn(Rubessa 1917–1999) Maurice and Robin Gibb(1949–2003;2012) ; Hector Elizondo–77 Lila Diane Sawyer–68 Ralph Fiennes–51 Heather Donahue–39 ; 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York, New York.
Happy Birthday RIP Frank Zappa(1940–1993) ; Phil Donahue–78 Jayne Seymour Fonda–76 Samuel L. Jackson–65 Ray Romano–56 Andy Dick–48 Kiefer Sutherland–47 ; 1913 – Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World. #WinterSolstice
Happy Birthday John Hillerman–81 George Criscuola("Peter Criss")–68 Uri Geller–67 Alan Parsons–65 Chris Robinson–47 David Cook–31 Jonah Hill Feldstein–30 Allan Hyde–24 ; 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.
Happy Birthday RIP Robert Urich(1946–2002) ; Cicely Tyson–80 Maurice White–72 Elaine Joyce Pinchot–70 Tim Reid–69 Christopher Hamill("Limahl")–55 Mike Lookinland–53 Jennifer Beals–50 Tilman Schweiger–50 Kristy Swanson–44 Alyssa Milano–41 Rosa Blasi–41 Jacob "Jake" Gyllenhaal–33 ; 1843 – Charles Dickens' Yuletide tale, "A Christmas Carol," was first published in Britain.
Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth "Betty" Grable(1916–1973) ; Keith Richards–70 Steven Spielberg–67 Leonard Maltin–63 Raymond "Ray" Liotta–59 William "Brad" Pitt–50 Casper Van Dien–45 Katie Holmes–35 Christina Aguilera–33 Ashley Benson–24 ; 1957 – the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, went online.
Happy Birthday Dave Madden–82 Earnest "Ernie" Hudson–68 Eugene Levy–67 Barry Livingston–60 William "Bill" Pullman–60 Heather Laurie Holden–44 Antonino Giovanni Ribisi–39 Sarah Paulson–39 Milica "Milla" Jovovich–38 ; 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful man-powered airplane flight, near Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Happy Birthday RIP Jane Austen(1775–1817) ; Lesley Stahl–72 Harry "Ben" Cross–66 Billy Gibbons–64 Sam Robards–52 Benjamin Bratt–50 Jonathan Scarfe–38 Scott Bailey–35 Theo James(Taptiklis)–29 Anna Popplewell–25 ; 1773 – The Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes.
Happy Birthday RIP Jean Paul Getty(1892–1976) ; Thomas “Tim” Conway–80 Donnie Johnson–64 Marta DuBois–61 Garrett Wang–45 Michael Shanks–43 Stuart Townsend–41 Adam Brody–34 Camilla Luddington–30 ; 1939 – “Gone with the Wind” receives its premiere at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia
Happy Birthday RIP Lee Remick (1935–1991) ; Anna Marie "Patty" Duke–67 Joyce Vincent Wilson("Dawn")–65 Theodore "Ted" Raimi–48 Matthew McNulty–31 ; 2000 The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.
Happy Birthday Richard "Dick" Van Dyke–88 Arthur "Christopher" Plummer–84 John Davidson–72 Theodore "Ted" Nugent–65 Morris Day–57 Steve Buscemi–56 "Jamie Foxx"(Eric Bishop)–46 Taylor Swift–24 ; 1949 – The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
Happy Birthday "Rita Moreno"(Rosita Alverio)–82 Donna Mills(Miller)–71 John Kerry–70 Lynda Day George(Lynda Louise Day)–69 Terry "Teri" Garr–65 Robert "Ben" Browder–51 Monica "Monique" Imes–46 Jason "Rusty" Joiner–41 ; 1946 – UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established.
Happy Birthday RIP Harold Gould(Goldstein 1923–2010) Michael Clarke Duncan(1957–2012) ; Fionnghuala Flanagan–72 Susan Dey(Smith)–61 Paul Hardcastle–56 Kenneth Branagh–53 Virenia "Nia" Peeples–52 Raven-Symoné Pearman–28 ; 1868 – The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Hamilton(1902–1985) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.(1909–2000) "Redd Foxx"(John Sanford 1922–1991) ; "Kirk Douglas"(Issur Danielovitch)–97 Richard "Dick" Van Patten–85 Buck Henry Zuckerman–83 Dame Judith Dench–79 Lloyd "Beau" Bridges III–72 Richard "Dick" Butkus–71 Michael Dorn–61 John Malkovich–60 Donald "Donny" Osmond–56 Felicity Huffman–51 Jesse Metcalfe–35 Simon Helberg–33 ; 1793 – New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
Happy Birthday RIP Sammy Davis Jr(1925–1990) Clerow "Flip" Wilson(1933–1998) John "David" Carradine(1936–2009) Jim Morrison(1943–1971) Sam Kinison(1953–1992) ; Gregg Allman–66 Kimila Basinger–60 Teri Hatcher–49 Sinéad O'Connor–47 Ian Somerhalder–35 "Nicki Minaj"(Onika Maraj)–31 ; 1980 – John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.
Happy Birthday RIP Tadeusz Konopka("Ted Knight" 19231–1986) ; "Ellen Burstyn"(Edna Gillooly)–81 Tom Waits–64 Larry Bird–57 Priscilla Barnes–55 Christopher Thomas Howell–47 Shiri Appleby–35 Emily Browning–25 ; 1941 – Japanese warplanes attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, drawing the United States into World War II. More than 2,300 Americans were killed.
Happy Birthday RIP Alfred Eisenstaedt(1898–1995) Agnes Moorehead(1900–1974) Ryan White(1971–1990) ; James Naughton–68 Margaret JoBeth Williams–65 Gina Hecht–61 Craig Newmark–61 Tom Hulce–60 Steven Wright–58 Andrew Cuomo–56 Lindsay Price–37 Ryan Kennedy–31 ; 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
Happy Birthday RIP Walter Elias Disney(1901–1966) ; Little Richard Penniman–81 Joan Didion–79 "Morgan Brittany"(Suzanne Cupito)–62 Amanda (Armand) Lepore–46 Margaret Moran Cho–45 Amy Acker–37 Nicolas "Nick" Stahl–34 Francisco "Frankie" Muñiz IV–28 ; 1933 – Prohibition in the United States ends: Utah becomes the 36th U.S. state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment (this overturned the 18th Amendment which had made the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States).
Happy Birthday Winston "Wink" Martindale–79 Max Baer, Jr.–76 Jeffrey Bridges–64 Patricia Wettig–62 Marisa Tomei–49 Tyra Banks–40 Brooke Adams–29 ; 1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. ; 1945 – By a vote of 65 to 7, the US Senate approved United States of America as active participant in the United Nations.
Happy Birthday RIP Howard "Andy" Williams(1927–2012) ; Mary "Jaye P." Morgan–82 John "Ozzy" Osbourne–65 Del Shores–56 "Julianne Moore"(Julie Smith)–53 Daryl Hannah–53 Brendan Fraser–45 Bruno Campos–40 Anna Chlumsky–33 Brian Bonsall–31 Michael Angarano–26 ; 1947 – "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway in New York City
Happy Birthday Harry Reid–74 Cathy Lee Crosby–69 Stone Phillips–59 Esteban Echevarria("Steven Bauer")–57 Daniel Gauthier–50 Lucy Liu–45 Nelly Furtado–35 Britney Spears–32 ; 1939 – New York City's La Guardia Airport opens to the public.
Happy Birthday RIP Mary Martin(1913–1990) David Doyle(1929–1997) Richard Pryor(1940–2005) ; "Woody Allen"(Allan Konigsberg)–78 Bette Midler–68 Richard Treat Williams–62 Charlene Tilton–55 Jeremy Northam–52 Nestor Carbonell–46 Sarah Silverman–43 Emily Mortimer–42 Dean O'Gorman–37 ; 1885 – First serving of the soft drink "Dr Pepper" formulated by Charles Alderton in Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas ; 1913 – The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line
Happy Birthday RIP "Mark Twain"(Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835–1910) Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill(1874–1965) Richard "Dick" Clark(1929–2012) ; Robert Guillaume(Williams)–86 Sir Ridley Scott–76 Mandel Patinkin–61 "Billy Idol"(William Broad)–58 "Stacey Q" Swain–55 Benjamin Stiller–48 "Clay Aiken"(Clayton Grissom)–35 ; 1998 – Exxon and Mobil sign a $73.7 billion USD agreement to merge, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the world's largest company
Happy Birthday Jacques René Chirac–81 "Diane Ladd"(Rose Ladnier)–81 Chuck Mangione–73 Suzanne "Suzy" Chaffee–67 Garry Shandling–64 Joel Coen–59 Howard Mandel–58 Cathy Moriarty–53 Thomas Sizemore–52 Andrew McCarthy–51 Donald Cheadle–49 Jonathan Knight–45 Anna Faris–37 ; 1877 – Thomas Alva Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time with the words "Mary Had A Little Lamb" reproduced.
Happy Birthday RIP "Anna Nicole Smith"(Vickie Hogan 1967–2007) ; Randy Newman–70 Paul Shaffer–64 Edward Harris–63 Judd Nelson–54 Jon Stewart(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–51 Ryan Kwanten–37 Aaron Coady("Sharon Needles")–32 Alan Ritchson–29 ; 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance.
Happy Birthday RIP Charles M Schulz(1922–2000) Robert Goulet(1933–2007) ; Rich Little–75 "Tina Turner"(Anna Bullock)–74 Mark Margolis–74 Adam Harrington–41 Peter Facinelli–40 Natasha Bedingfield–32 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded
Happy Birthday RIP Ricardo Montalbán y Merino(1920–2009) Giuseppe "Joe" DiMaggio(1914–1999) ; Benjamin Stein–69 John Larroquette–66 Amy Grant–53 Stacy Lattisaw–47 Jillian Hennessy–45 Christina Applegate–42 Jerry Ferrara–34 ; 1950 – The Great Appalachian Storm otherwise known at the time as the "Storm of the Century", strikes New England with hurricane force winds resulting in massive forest blow-downs and storm surge damage along the Northeast coast including New York City. This storm also brings blizzard conditions to the Appalachian Mountains and Ohio Valley, becoming one of the worst storms of all time. 353 people die in the event.
Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) ; William "Billy" Connolly–71 William "Dwight" Schultz–66 Denise Crosby–56 Garret Dillahunt–49 Colin Hanks(Dillingham)–36 Katherine Heigl–35 ; 1859 – Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology
Happy Birthday RIP "Rodney Dangerfield"(Jacob Cohen 1921–2004) ; Robert Vaughn–81 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–70 Jamie Leigh Curtis–55 Mariel Hemingway–52 Stephen Geoffreys–49 Boris Becker–46 Mark Ruffalo–46 Scarlett Johansson–29 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.
Happy Birthday RIP Stan Musial(1920–2013) ; Margaret "Marlo" Thomas–76 Harold Ramis–69 Goldie Hawn–68 Lorna Luft–61 Colette "Nicollette" Sheridan–50 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–48 Robert "Rib" Hillis–43 "Chris Rockway"(Daniel Vomacka)–34 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound
Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Franklin Cover(1928–2006) "Richard Dawson"(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Richard "Dick" Smothers–74 Joseph Biden–71 Veronica Hamel–70 Joe Walsh–66 "Bo Derek"(Mary Collins)–57 Joel McHale–42 David O'Donnell–39 ; 1966 – The musical "Cabaret," with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway ; 1985 The first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released
Happy Birthday RIP Gene Tierney(1920–1991) Tommy Dorsey(1905–1956) ; Larry King(Lawrence Zeiger)–80 Richard "Dick" Cavett–77 Robert "Ted" Turner III–75 Richard "Calvin" Klein–71 Robert Beltran–60 Allison Janney–54 Margaret "Meg" Ryan(Hyra)–52 Ann Curry–57 Alicia "Jodie" Foster–51 Jack Dorsey–36 ; 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania
Happy Birthday RIP Louis Daguerre(1787–1851) Imogene Fernandez de Coca(1908–2001) ; Brenda Vaccaro–74 Linda Evans(Evenstad)–71 Kevin Nealon–60 John Parr–59 Kim Wilde(Smith)–53 Owen Wilson–45 Chloë Sevigny–39 ; 1928 – The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" starring Mickey Mouse, premiered in New York City ; 1963 – The first push-button telephone goes into service.
Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Burgess Meredith(1907–1997) ; David Leisure–63 Diana Krall–49 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–46 Martha Plimpton–43 Andrea "Missi" Pyle–41 Margaret "Maggie" Gyllenhaal–36 ; 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
Happy Birthday RIP Georgia O'Keeffe(1887–1986) ; Joseph Wapner–94 Ed Asner–84 Petula Clark–81 Joanna Barnes–79 Sam Waterston–73 Anni-Frid Lyngstad–68 Alexander O'Neal–60 Margaret Reed–57 Jonny Lee Miller–41 Sean Murray–36 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. debuted with a radio network of 24 stations.
Happy Birthday RIP Constance Ockelman("Veronica Lake" 1922–1973) Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr.(1927–1996) Robert Keith Richey Jr.("Brian Keith" 1921–1997) ; Peter Norton–70 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–65 Condoleezza Rice–59 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–59 Daniel Bernard Sweeney–52 Patrick Warburton–49 Joshua Duhamel–41 Russell Tovey–32 ; 1851 – Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published.
Happy Birthday RIP François-Auguste-René Rodin(1840–1917) Grace Kelly(1929–1982) ; Neil Young–68 Megan Mullally–54 Nadia Comăneci–52 Sammy Sosa–45 Craig Parker–43 Harvey Stephens–43 Ryan Gosling–33 Anne Hathaway–31 ; 1954 – Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892
Happy Birthday RIP Jonathan Winters(1925–2013) ; Barbara Levy Boxer–73 Stanley Tucci–53 Demi Moore(Demetria Guynes)–51 Calista Flockhart–49 Philip McKeon–49 Carson Kressley–44 Leonardo DiCaprio–39 ; 1750 – The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) Roy Scheider(1932–2008) ; Russell Johnson–89 "Jack Scalia"(Giacomo Tedesco)–63 "Sinbad"(David Adkins)–57 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–54 Tommy Davidson–50 Jonas Åkerlund–48 Tracy Morgan–45 Walton Goggins–42 Ellen Pompeo–44 Heather Matarazzo–31 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress
Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–99 Morley Safer–82 Bonnie Raitt–64 Mary Hart(Harum)–63 Christie Hefner–61 Alfre Woodard–61 "Chi Chi LaRue"(Larry Paciotti)–54 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–52 Craig Chester–48 Gordon Ramsay–47 Parker Posey–45 Gretchen Mol–41 Tara Reid–38 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(1851–1902) ; Sally Field–67 Glenn Frey–65 Maria Shriver–58 Ethan Hawke–43 Rebecca Romijn–41 ; 1860 – Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency
Happy Birthday RIP "Roy Rogers"(Leonard Slye 1911–1998) Vivien Leigh Hartley(1913–1967) Herbert Edelman(1933–1996) ; Elke Sommer(von Schletz)–73 Art Garfunkel–72 Samuel Shepard Rogers–70 Bryan Adams–54 Katherine Matilda Swinton–53 Scott Sowers–50 Tatum O’Neal–50 Armin Shimerman–49 Famke Janssen–49 Sam Rockwell–45 Samuel "Page" Elliot–37 Paul Kevin Jonas–26 ; 1935 – Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly"
Happy Birthday RIP Will Rogers(1879–1935) Art Carney(1918–2003) Walter Cronkite(1916–2009) ; Doris Roberts(Green)–88 Loretta Swit–76 Laura Bush–67 Marjorie "Markie" Post–63 Kathleen Griffin–53 Ralph Macchio–52 Jeff Probst–52 Matthew McConaughey–44 Sean Combs–44 Travis Van Winkle–31 ; 2008 – California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage (Overturned in 2013 by #DOMA ruling)
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Bronson(Buchinsky 1921–2003) Mike Evans(1949–2006) ; Michael Dukakis–80 Ken Berry–80 Tom Savini–67 Roseanne Barr–61 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)–60 Dennis Miller–60 "Adam Ant"(Stuart Goddard)–59 Kathy Kinney–59 Hans "Dolph" Lundgren–56 ; 1911 – The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant
Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; Stefanie Powers(Stefania Federkiewicz)–71 Kate Linder–66 Kathryn Dawn "k.d." Lang–52 David Schwimmer–47 Sean Kanan(Perelman)–47 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes–38 Randy Harrison–36 ; 1898 – Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team
Happy Birthday RIP Marcia Wallace (1942–2013) ; Barbara Bosson–74 Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.–71 Lyle Lovett–56 Rachel Ticotin–55 Anthony Kiedis–51 Antonia "Toni" Collette–41 Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy–41 Penn Badgley–27 ; 1512 – Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public ; 1604 – William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London
Happy Birthday RIP John Candy (1950–1994) ; Lyova Rosenthal("Lee Grant")–86 Dan Rather–82 Saul "Ron" Rifkin–74 Sally Kirkland–72 David Ogden Stiers–71 Graham "Stephen" Rea–67 Margaret Jane Pauley–63 Peter Jackson–52 Dermot Mulroney–50 Rob Schneider–49 Robert Van Winkle("Vanilla Ice")–46 Adam Bouska–30 Sean Lockhart–27 ; 1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States
Happy Birthday RIP Ruth Gordon Jones(1896–1985) Edward Lauter(1938–2013) ; Grace Slick(Wing)–74 Henry Winkler–68 Harry Hamlin–62 Juliet Stevenson–57 Kevin Pollak–56 Jack Plotnick–45 Nitara "Nia" Long–43 Matthew Morrison–35 Shaun Sipos–32 ; 1944 – Anne Frank and sister Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
Happy Birthday Richard Dreyfuss–66 Lucy Kate Jackson–65 Joely Fisher–46 Rufus Sewell–46 Christopher Wiehl–43 Winona Ryder(Horowitz)–42 Brendan Fehr–36 Ben Foster–33 ; 1929 – Black Tuesday: stock prices collapsed on the New York Stock Exchange amid panic selling. Thousands of investors were wiped out
Happy Birthday Joan Plowright–84 Charlie Daniels–77 Jane Alexander(Quigley)–74 Telma Hopkins–65 William Bruce Jenner–64 Annie Potts–61 William Gates III–58 Julia Roberts–46 Brad Paisley–41 Joaquin Phoenix(Bottom)–39 ; 1636 – A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become later known as Harvard University ; 1886 – the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland
Happy Birthday RIP Caroline "Carrie" Snodgress(1945–2004) ; Ruby "Nanette" Fabares–93 Ruby "Dee" Wallace–89 John Cleese–74 Robert Picardo–60 Simon LeBon–55 Marla Maples–50 Kelly Osbourne–29 Patrick Fugit–29 ; 1904 – The first underground New York City Subway (IRT) line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States ; 1682 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded
Happy Birthday RIP Mahalia Jackson(1911–1972) ; Bob Hoskins–71 Jacquelyn Smith–68 Pat Sajdak–67 Hillary Rodham Clinton–66 Mark "Dylan" McDermott–52 Ivan "Cary" Elwes–51 Keith Urban–46 Anthony Rapp–42 Seth MacFarlane–40 ; 1921 – The Chicago Theatre opens
Happy Birthday RIP Pablo Picasso y Lopez(1881–1973) Sarah Cannon("Minnie Pearl" 1912–1996) William Bertanzetti("Billy Barty" 1924–2000) ; Marian Ross–85 Helen Reddy–72 John Anderson–69 Nancy Cartwright–56 Adam Pascal–43 Joshua Henderson–32 "Katy Perry"(Katheryn Hudson)–29 Ciara Harris–28 ; 1861 – The Toronto Stock Exchange is created
Happy Birthday RIP Bob Kane(Robert Kahn 1915–1998) ; Frederick Murray Abraham–74 Kevin Kline–66 John Kassir–56 Monica Arnold–33 Jemima Rooper–32 Oliver Jackson-Cohen–27 ; 1861 – The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln ; 1926 – Harry Houdini's last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan
Happy Birthday RIP "Curly Howard"(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) ; Joan Fontaine(de Havilland)–96 Sir Derek Jacobi–75 Christopher Lloyd–75 David "Tony" Roberts–74 Annette Funicello–71 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–70 Deepak Chopra–67 Jeff Goldblum–61 Ned "Carlos" Mencia–46 Brian Boitano–50 "Spike Jonze"(Adam Spiegel)–44 Michael Fishman–32 John Boyd–32 Zachary Hanson–28 Kyle Gallner–27 ; 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter
Happy Birthday RIP John "Dizzy" Gillespie(1917–1993) ; Joyce Randolph(Sirola)–89 Manfred Mann(Lubowitz)–73 Judy Sheindlin(Blum)–71 Carrie Fisher–57 Kensaku Watanabe–54 Sasha Roiz–42 Jade Jagger–42 Jeremy Miller–37 William Estes Nipper–35 Aaron Tveit–30 ; 1879 – Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.
Happy Birthday RIP Bela Lugosi(Blaskó 1882–1956) John Dewey(1859–1952) Joyce Brothers(Bauer 1927–2013) ; William Christopher–81 Thomas Petty–63 Thomas Newman–58 Viggo Mortensen–55 Calvin Broadus("Snoop Dogg")–42 Sam Witwer–36 John Krasinski–34 Adam Butcher–25 ; 1803 – The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase
Happy Birthday RIP "LaWanda Page"(Alberta Peal 1920–2002) Harris Glenn Milstead("Divine" 1945–1988) ; John Lithgow–68 Patricia Ireland–68 Jennifer Holliday–53 Amy Carter–46 Randolph "Trey" Parker-44 Chris Kattan–43 Desmond Harrington–37 ; 1987 – "Black Monday" the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or -22.6 percent in value, the largest one-day percentage drop (worse than 1929 at -12.82%)
Happy Birthday RIP George Campbell Scott(1927–1999) ; Charles "Chuck" Berry–87 Dawn Wells–75 Mike Ditka–74 Pam Dawber–62 Martina Navratilova–57 Erin Moran–53 Jean-Claude Van Damme(Varenberg)–53 Zachary Efron–26 ; 1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day ; 1898 – United States takes possession of Puerto Rico
Happy Birthday RIP Edward Montgomery Clift(1920–1966)
"Rita Hayworth"(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Thomas Poston(1921–2007) ; Jim Seals–71 Michael McKean–66 Margaret "Margot" Kidder–65 George Wendt–65 Norman Macdonald–50 David "Ziggy" Marley–45 Marshall Mathers("Eminem")–41 David Matthew Macfadyen–39 Chris Lowell–29 Maximillian Irons–28 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America
Happy Birthday RIP Oscar Wilde(1854–1900) ; Angela Lansbury–88 Suzanne Somers(Mahoney)–67 Tim Robbins–55 Kim Wayans–52 Michael Balzary("Flea")–51 John Mayer–36 Brea Grant–32 ; 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney
Happy Birthday RIP "Mark Lenard"(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Lido "Lee" Iacocca–89 Linda Lavin–76 Carole Penny Marshall–71 Richard Carpenter–67 Sarah Ferguson–54 Emeril Lagasse–54 Dominic West–44 ; 1878 – The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation (later General Electric) in Schenectady ; 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Happy Birthday RIP Helen Hayes(Brown 1900–1993) Ibson Dana Elcar(1927–2005) Chris Penn(1965–2006) ; "Peter Coyote"(Rachmil Cohon)–72 Ben Vereen(Middleton)–67 David Lee Roth–59 Tanya Tucker–55 Julia Sweeney–54 Bradley Whitford–54 Jodi Marzorati("Benson")–52 Jonathan Manu Bennett–44 Mario Lopez–40 ; 1845 – The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland
Happy Birthday RIP John Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne–65 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–61 Tony Shalhoub–60 John O'Hurley–59 Scott Bakula–59 Sean Lennon–38 Brandon Routh–34 ; 1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) was chartered in New Haven. ; 1936 – Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.
Happy Birthday Rona Barrett(Burstein)–77 Paul Hogan–74 Cornelius "Chevy" Chase–70 Sarah Purcell–65 Susan "Sigourney" Weaver–64 Darrell Hammond–58 Stephanie Zimbalist–57 Matt Damon–43 ; 1860 – Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens (later part of first transcontinental line across America)
Happy Birthday RIP Laura "Janet" Gainor(1906–1984) "Carole Lombard"(Jane Peters 1908–1942) ; Elisabeth Shue–50 Ioan Gruffudd–40 Jeff Bryan Davis–40 Jeremy Sisto–39 Wes Ramsey–36 Olivia Thirlby–27 ; 1927 – The era of talking pictures began with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson
Happy Birthday RIP Joseph "Buster" Keaton(1895–1966) ; "Anne Rice"(Howard O'Brien)–72 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–67 Armand Assante–64 Christopher Waltz–57 Bill Fagerbakke–56 "Jon Secada"(Juan Martínez)–52 Isaac Liev Schreiber–46 Alicia Silverstone–37 Rachael Leigh Cook–34 ; 1957 – "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS
Happy Birthday RIP Eugene "Gore" Vidal(1925–2012) ; "Chubby Checker"(Ernest Evans)–72 Roy Horn–69 Lindsey Buckingham–64 Pamela Hensley–63 Peter "Jack" Wagner–54 "Tommy Lee"(Thomas Bass)–51 Clive Owen–49 Gwen Stefani–44 Neve Campbell–40 Lena Headey–40 Sean William Scott–37 "Jake Shears"(Jason Sellards)–35 Seth Cosentino("Gabel")–32 Ashley Simpson–29 ; 1955 – "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS and "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC
Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)–82 Johnny Mathis–77 Marilyn McCoo–69 Barry Williams(Blenkhorn)–59 Patrice Rushen–59 Francine Drescher–56 Eric Stoltz–52 Marion Cotillard–39 ; 1960 – The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called "Flagstones" in 1959 pilot)
Happy Birthday RIP Orvon "Gene" Autry(1907–1998) Madeline Kahn(Wolfson 1942–1999) ; Jerry Lee Lewis–78 Ian McShane–71 Bryant Gumbel–65 Andrew "Dice" Clay Silverstein–56 Roger Bart–51 Jill Whelan–47 Luke Goss–45 Zachary Levi Pugh–33 ; 1885 – The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
Happy Birthday RIP Edward "Ed" Sullivan(1901–1974) James "J.T." Walsh(1943–1998) ; Brigitte Bardot–79 Jeffrey Jones–67 Jane "Janeane" Garofalo–49 Leilani Sarelle Figalan–47 Mira Sorvino–46 Naomi Watts–45 Daniel Bonjour–32 Hilary Duff–26 ; 1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario
Happy Birthday RIP Will Sampson(1933–1987) Don Cornelius(1936–2012) "William Conrad"(John Cann 1920–1994) ; "Jayne Meadows"(Jane Cotter)–93 Anthony Wilford Brimley–79 Marvin Aday("Meatloaf")–66 Elizabeth "Liz" Torres–66 Shaun Cassidy–55 Christopher Cousins–53 William Patrick Muldoon III–45 Phoebe Price–41 Gwyneth Paltrow–41 Avril Lavigne–29 ; 1908 – The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan
Happy Birthday RIP Patrick O'Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987) ; "Donna Douglas"(Dorothy Smith)–80 Anne Robinson–69 Olivia Newton-John–65 Linda Hamilton–57 Melissa Sue Anderson–51 James Caviezel–45 Mark Famiglietti–34 Jessie Pavelka–31 ; 1914 – The Federal Trade Commission was established
Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) ; Barbara Walters–84 Michael Douglas–69 Cheryl Tiegs–66 Anson William Heimlich–64 Mark Hamill–62 Michael Madsen–56 Heather Locklear–52 Tate Donovan–50 Willard "Will" Smith–45 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–44 Hal Harry Sparks III–44 ; 1493 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere
Happy Birthday RIP Erich von Stroheim(1885–1957) John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Tommy Lasorda–86 Antonia Basilotta("Toni Basil")–70 David Coverdale–62 Shari Belafonte-59 Debby Boone–57 Joan Jett(Larkin)–55 Scott Baio–53 Laura Vandervoort–29 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published
Happy Birthday RIP Herbert G. Wells(1866–1946) "Henry Gibson"(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; "Fannie Flagg"(Patricia Neal)–69 Stephen King–66 Bill Murray–63 Ethan Coen–56 Rob Morrow–51 "Faith Hill"(Audrey Perry)–46 Ricki Lake–45 Luke Wilson–42 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–32 Maggie Grace Denig–30 ; 1957 – "Perry Mason," starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS
Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) ; Anne Meara–84 "Sophia Loren"(Sofia Scicolone)–79 Karen Sharpe–79 "Candy Spelling"(Carole Marer)–68 Gary Cole–57 Joseph Lyle Taylor–49 Brad Beyer–40 Jon Bernthal–36 Charlie Weber–35 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts
Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Gustafsson 1905–1990) John Lebzelter("Jack Warden" 1920–2006) James Gandolfini(1961–2013) ; Michael Gubitosi("Robert Blake")–80 Francis Avallone("Frankie Avalon")–74 Fred Willard–74 Beth Grant–64 Jada Pinkett Smith–42 Lance Armstrong(Gunderson)–42 James Marsden–40 Daniel "Jason" Sudeikis–38 ; 1851 – The first edition of The New York Times was published as "The New-York Daily Times"
Happy Birthday RIP Hiram "Hank" Williams(1923–1953) Roderick "Roddy" McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) "Lupe Ontiveros"(Guadalupe Marino 1942–2012) John Ritter(1948–2003) ; John "Fee" Waybill–63 Cassandra Peterson("Elvira")–62 Rita Rudner–60 Wendy Worthington–59 Bryan Singer–48 Kyle Chandler–48 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–44 Nathan Berkus–42 Griffith Feuerstein("Furst")–32; 1972 – The comedy series "M.A.S.H." standing for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" premiered on CBS
Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) ; "Lauren Bacall"(Betty Perske)–89 Riley "B.B." King–88 Edward Begley Jr.–64 Philip "Mickey" Rourke–61 David Copperfield(Kotkin)–57 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)–55 Richard Marx–50 Molly Shannon–49 Marco Antonio Muñiz("Marc Anthony")–45 Amy Poehler–42 Ian Harding–27 Nichols Jonas–21 ; 1972 – "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS
Happy Birthday RIP Agatha Christie(1890–1976) Vina Fay Wray(1907–2004) Julius "Nipsey" Russell(1918–2005) John "Jackie" Cooper(1922–2011) Roy Brocksmith(1945–2001) Wendie Jo Sperber(1958–2005) ; Norman Crosby–86 Tommy Lee Jones–67 William "Oliver" Stone–67 Joshua Charles–42 Edward "Tom" Hardy–36 Prince Henry Charles Albert David Windsor–29 Heidi Montag–27 ; 1963 – four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at 16th Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the deadliest act of the civil rights era
Happy Birthday RIP Melvin Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Hardy 1948–2003) Emilie Claudette Chauchoin("Colbert" 1903–1996) ; "Barbara Bain"(Millicent Fogel)–82 "Eileen Fulton"(Margaret McLarty)–80 Richard Kiel–74 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset–69 Peter Cetera–69 Jean Smart–62 Geraldine "Geri" Jewell–57 Dominic Fumusa–44 Louise Lombard(Perkins)–43 Fiona Apple Maggart–36 Bennett "Ben" Savage–33 ; 1993 – Bill Clinton witnesses at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shaking hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy
Happy Birthday RIP Maurice Chevalier(1888–1972) James "Jesse" Owens(1913–1980) Barry White(Carter 1944–2003) ; Ian Holm Cuthbert–82 Linda Gray–73 Joseph Pantoliano–62 Peter Scolari–58 Jason Statham–46 Louis Szekely("CK")–46 William Joshua Hopkins–43 Paul Walker–40 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan–35 Jennifer Hudson–32 ; 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit
Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Lom(Schluderpacheru 1917–2012) ; Henry Earl Holliman–85 Brian De Palma–73 Amy Madigan–63 John Hawkes(Perkins)–54 Virginia Madsen–52 Christina "Kristy" McNichol–51 Richard "Moby" Hall–48 Joseph "Harry" Connick Jr.–46 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges–36 ; 2001 – Al Qaida suicide hijackers crashed two jet airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, causing both 110-story twin towers to collapse killing nearly 3,000 people
Happy Birthday Arnold Palmer–84 Karl Lagerfeldt–80 Jose Feliciano Garcia–68 Bill O’Reilly Jr–64 Anthony Joseph Pereira("Joe Perry")–63 Harry Groener–62 Amy Irving–60 Colin Firth–53 Guy Ritchie–45 James Duval–41 Matthew Ryan Phillippe–39 ; 1955 – “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS
Happy Birthday RIP Clifford Robertson(1923–2011) ; Chaim Topol–78 Joseph Theismann–64 Thomas Wopat–62 Hugh Grant–53 Adam Sandler–47 Goran Višnjić–41 Michael Bublé–38 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America
Happy Birthday RIP Richard "Peter" Sellers(1925–1980) Virginia Hensley("Patsy Cline" 1932–1963) ; Isaac "Sid" Caesar–91 Aimee Mann–53 Kimberly Peirce–46 Martin Freeman–42 David Arquette–42 Alecia "Pink" Moore–34 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)–32 Steven "Jake" Sandvig–27 ; 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape
Happy Birthday RIP John Pierpont "Jack" Morgan, Jr.(1867–1943) Charles Holley("Buddy Holly" 1936–1959) William Jermaine Stewart(1957–1997) ; Gloria Gaynor(Fowles)–64 Julie Kavner–63 Christine "Chrissie" Hynde–62 Michael Emerson–59 Corbin Bernsen–59 Diane Farr–44 Thomas Everett Scott–43 Oliver Hudson–37 Devon Sawa–35 ; 1916 – US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
Happy Birthday Jo Anne Worley–76 George Roger Waters–70 Swoosie Kurtz–69 Jane Curtin–66 Anne Lockhart(Maloney)–60 Patrick O'Hearn–59 Jeffrey Foxworthy–55 Rosa "Rosie" Perez–49 Natalie McIntyre("Macy Gray")–44 Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston–44 ; 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders
Happy Birthday RIP "Freddie Mercury"(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–84 William Devane–74 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–73 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–62 Peter Wingfield–51 Rose McGowan–40 Ian Nelson–31 ; 1957 – “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published
Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917–1987) Dick York(1928–1992) ; "Mitzi Gaynor"(Francesca von Gerber)–82 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–55 Damon Wayans–53 Wesley Bentley–35 Beyoncé Knowles–32 ; 1781 – Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers ; 1957 – Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line
Happy Birthday RIP Alan Ladd(1913–1964) Verla Eileen Brennan(1932–2013) "Kitty Carlisle"(Catherine Conn 1910–2007) ; Anna Jackson–87 Valerie Perrine–70 Adam Curry–49 "Charlie Sheen"(Carlos Estevez)–48 Trevor St. John–42 Samuel "Nick" Wechsler–35 David Moretti–32 ; 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, "Search for Tomorrow", airs its first episode on the CBS network
Happy Birthday RIP Meinhardt Raabe("Munchkin Coroner" 1915–2010) Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett–75 Terry Bradshaw–65 Thomas Mark Harmon–62 James "Jimmy" Connors–61 Keanu Reeves–49 Salma Hayek Jiménez–47 Charles "Tuc" Watkins III–47 Salvatore "Vincent DePaul" Zannino–45 ; 1789 – The U.S. Treasury Department was established
Happy Birthday RIP "Yvonne De Carlo"(Margaret Middleton 1922–2007) Richard Farnsworth(1920–2000) ; Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin–74 Barry Gibb–67 Dr. Phil McGraw–63 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–56 Burn Gorman–39 Robert Scott Speedman–38 Robert Boyd Holbrook–32 ; 1939 – World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland
Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn(1928–2002) "Buddy Hackett"(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–68 Isaac Perlman–68 George Ivan Morrison–68 Richard Gere–64 Julie Brown–59 Jonathan LaPaglia–44 Deborah Gibson–43 Chris Tucker–41 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan
Happy Birthday RIP Fred MacMurray(1908–1991) ; Bill Daily–86 Warren Buffett–83 Timothy Bottoms–62 Paul Oakenfold–50 Michael Chiklis–50 Cameron Diaz–41 Lisa Ling–40 Andy Roddick–31 ; 1835 – Melbourne Australia is founded.
Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise "Isabel" Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958–2009) ; William Friedkin–78 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–75 Robin Leach–72 Temple Grandin–66 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–54 Carla Gugino–42 William Levy–33 Lea Michele Sarfati–27 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded
Happy Birthday RIP Biagio "Ben" Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–70 Luis Guzmán–57 Scott Hamilton–55 Emma Samuelson("Samms")–53 Jennifer Coolidge–52 David Fincher–51 "Shania Twain"(Eilleen Edwards)–48 Jason Priestley–44 Thomas "Jack" Black–44 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–31 Armond "Armie" Hammer–27 ; 1922 – first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City ; 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech
Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) "Martha Raye"(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–69 Barbara Goldbach–67 Paul Rubenfeld("PeeWee")–61 Peter Storm–60 Diana Scarwid–58 "Downtown" Julie Brown–54 Thomas "Tom" Ford–52 Sarah Chalke–37 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–34 Blake Jenner–21
Happy Birthday RIP Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu("Mother Theresa" 1910–1997) ; Valerie Simpson–67 Peter Brett Cullen–57 Wanda De Jesus–55 Christopher "Chris" Burke–48 Gunner Wright–40 Zemfira Ramazanova–37 Christopher Pine–33 Macaulay Culkin–33 "Cassie"(Casandra Ventura)–27 ; 1920 – the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect by congress
Happy Birthday RIP Melchor Ferrer(1917–2008) Louis "Leonard" Bernstein(1918–1990) ; Maurice Halperin("Monty Hall")–92 Thomas Sean Connery–83 Regis Philbin–82 Tom Skerritt–80 Nancy Stoll("Mink Stole")–66 Chaim Weitz("Gene Simmons")–63 Declan MacManus("Elvis Costello")–59 Tim Burton–55 Billy Ray Cyrus–52 Blair Underwood–49 Rachael Ray–45 Claudia Schiffer–43 Alexander Skarsgård–37 ; 1916 – The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior
Happy Birthday RIP Gene Kelly(1912–1996) River Phoenix(Bottom 1970–1993) ; Vera "Miles" Ralston–84 Barbara "Eden" Moorhead–82 Richard Sanders–73 Richard Springthorpe("Rick Springfield")–64 Shelley Long–64 Jon "Jay" Mohr–43 Scott Caan–37 Kobe Bryant–35 ; 1904 – The automobile tire chain is patented
Happy Birthday Kenny Rogers–75 Kim Cattrall–57 Carrie-Anne Moss–43 Alicia Witt–38 Hayden Panettiere–24 ; 1897 – Oldsmobile, a brand of American automobile was founded ; 1959 – President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union
Happy Birthday RIP Gene Roddenberry(1921–1991) ; Diana Muldaur–75 Jill St. John(Jill Oppenheim)–73 William Jefferson Blythe(Bill Clinton)–67 Mary "Tipper" Gore–65 Jonathan Frakes-61 Peter Gallagher–58 John Stamos–50 Kyra Sedgwick–48 Kevin Dillon–48 Matthew Perry–44 ; 1929 – The comedy "Amos 'n' Andy" made its network radio debut on NBC ; 2004 – Internet search engine Google went public.
Happy Birthday RIP "Shelley Winters"(Shirley Schrift 1920–2006) Patrick Swayze(1952–2009) ; Eleanor Rosalynn Carter–86 "Roman Polanski"(Rajmund Liebling)–80 Charles Robert Redford–76 Martin Mull–70 Elayne Boosler–61 Denis Leary–56 Christian Slater–44 Edward Norton–44 Malcolm-Jamal Warner–43 Andy Samberg–35 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Mae" West(1893–1980) ; Robert De Niro–70 Larry Ellison–69 Kevin Rowlan–60 Belinda Carlisle–55 Sean Penn–53 Donnie Wahlberg–44 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.
Happy Birthday RIP Fess Parker(1924–2010) Edith Gormezano("Eydie Gormé" 1928–2013) ; Frank Gifford–83 Julia Newmeyer("Julie Newmar")–80 Lesley Ann Warren–67 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)–60 James Cameron–59 Madonna Louise Ciccone–55 Angela Bassett–55 Timothy Hutton–53 Steve Carell–51 Cameron Gigandet–31 Cameron Monaghan–20 ; 1954 – Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc. ; 1977 – Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42. The bathroom where the body was found is closed to the public.
Happy Birthday RIP Irving "Bert" Lahrheim(1895–1967) Alfred Hitchcock(1899–1980) Neville Brand(1920–1992) Herb Ritts(1952–2002) ; Daniel "Pat" Harrington–84 "Kevin Tighe"(John Fishburn)–69 Dante "Danny" Bonaduce–54 John Slattery–51 James Carpinello–38 Augusto "Alex" González–33 ; 1942 – Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City
Happy Birthday RIP Jane Wyatt(1910–2006) Cecil Blount DeMille(1881–1959) ; George Hamilton–74 Patrick "Pat" Metheny–59 Peter Krause–48 Rebecca Gayheart–41 Caleb Casey Affleck–38 ; 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine
Happy Birthday Terry Bollea("Hulk Hogan")–60 Viola Davis–48 Anna Gunn–45 Chris Messina–39 Chris Hemsworth–30 ; 1965 – deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles
Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Hoover(1874–1964) Edith Norma Shearer(1902–1983) John "Jack" Haley(1898–1979) Eddie Fisher(1928–2010) ; Ian Anderson–65 Don Swayze–55 Rosanna Arquette–54 José Antonio Banderas–53 Justin Theroux–41 Ryan Eggold–39 Lucas Till–23 ; 1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24yo postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year
Happy Birthday RIP Whitney Houston(1963–2012) ; Sam Elliott–69 Melanie Griffith–56 Amanda Bearse–55 Gillian Anderson–45 Eric Banadinovich(Eric Bana)–45 Audrey Tautou–37 Anna Kendrick–28 ; 1969 – Actress Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring and Steven Parent were found murdered in Los Angeles; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers were later convicted of the murders
Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Billie" Burke(1884–1970) ; John Glover–69 Wayne Knight–58 Paul Bruce Dickinson–55 David Duchovny–53 Charlize Theron–38 Eric Johnson–34 Randy Wayne Frederick–32 ; 1959 – The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the "sheaves of wheat" design, and was minted until 2008
Happy Birthday RIP Robert Mitchum(1917–1997) Andy Warhola(1928–1987) Lucille Ball(1911–1989) ; Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan–43 Vera Farmiga–40 Soleil Moon Frye–37 Ryan Sypek–31 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky–27 ; 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare
Happy Birthday RIP John Huston(1906–1987) Neil Armstrong(1930–2012) ; "John Saxon"(Carmine Orrico)–78 Loni Anderson–68 Jeannette "Ja'net" DuBois–68 Maureen McCormick–57 Patrick Ewing–51 ; 1957 – "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC
Happy Birthday RIP Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Frank Vincent Gattuso–74 Richard Belzer–69 William Robert Thornton–58 Barack Obama–53 Daniel Dae Kim–45 Abigail Spencer–32 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy
Happy Birthday RIP Jacob "Jack" Warner(1892–1978) Myrna "Loy" Williams(1905–1993) Beatrice Straight(1914–2001) John Carroll O'Connor(1924–2001) ; Peter O'Toole–81 Wes Craven–74 Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–67 Patrick Lilley("Butch Patrick")–60 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–59 Mary-Louise Parker–49 Sam Worthington–37 Edward Furlong–36 ; 1790 – The first US Census is conducted
Happy Birthday RIP Jerome "Jerry" Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic "Dom" DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Samuel "Sam" Mendes–48 James St James(James Clark)–47 Tempestt Bledsoe–40 Max Carver–25 Jack O'Connell–23 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
Happy Birthday Geoffrey Lewis–78 Michael Biehn–57 Wesley Snipes–51 Joanne "J.K." Rowling–48 Dean "Cain" Tanaka–47 Rudolf Martin–46 Loren Dean Jovicic–44 Emily "Eve" Best–42 Benjamin "B.J." Novak–34 Eric Lively–32 ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated
Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) ; Paul Anka–72 David Sanborn–68 Arnold Schwarzenegger–66 Delta Burke–57 Catherine "Kate" Bush–55 Laurence Fishburne–52 Lisa Kudrow–50 Vivica A. Fox–49 Simon Baker–44 Christopher Nolan–43 Michael "Tom" Green–42 Hilary Swank–39 Damon Wayans–31 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare.
Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1905–1965) "Theda Bara" Theodosia Goodman(1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) ; Gary "Geddy Lee" Weinrib–60 Ian Roberts–48 Rodney Allen Rippy–45 Richard "Wil" Wheaton–41 Stephen Dorff–40 Allison Mack–32 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.
Happy Birthday RIP Hubert "Rudy" Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) ; Sally Struthers–66 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–66 Georgia Engel–65 Lori Loughlin–49 Robert "Alexis" Arquette–44 Elizabeth Berkley–41 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law
Happy Birthday RIP George Bernard Shaw(1856–1950) Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) Vivian Vance(Jones 1909–1979) ; Sir Michael "Mick" Jagger–70 "Helen Mirren"(Ilyena Mironoff)–68 Susan George–63 Dorothy Hamill–57 Nana Visitor(Tucker)–56 Kevin Spacey Fowler–54 Sandra Bullock–49 Jeremy Piven–48 Olivia Williams–45 Chris Pirillo–40 ; 1947 – President Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Happy Birthday RIP Brad Renfro(1982–2008) Estelle Getty(Scher-Gettleman 1923–2008) "Jack Gilford"(Jacob Gellman 1908–1990); Verdine White–62 Iman Abdulmajid–58 Illeana Douglas(Hesselberg)–48 Matt LeBlanc–46 "Tera Patrick"(Linda Hopkins)–37 ; 1956 – 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51 people
Happy Birthday RIP Bella Savitsky Abzug(1920–1998) ; Ruth Buzzi–77 Chris Sarandon–71 Leo Gallagher–67 Robert Hays–66 Linda Carter–62 Gus Van Sant–61 Kristi Dawn Chenoweth–45 Jennifer Lopez–44 Anna Paquin–31 ; 1969 – Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.
Happy Birthday RIP Sydney Lassick(1922–2003) Helen Martin(1909–2000) Bernard "Bert" Convy(1933–1991) ; Daniel "Ronny" Cox–75 Edie McClurg–62 Woodrow "Woody" Harrelson–52 Erik La Salle–51 Saul Hudson("Slash")–48 Philip Seymour Hoffman–46 Marlon Wayans–41 Tenitra Michelle Williams–33 Daniel Radcliffe–24 ; 1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car
Happy Birthday RIP Dan Rowan(1922–1987) ; "Orson Bean"(Dallas Burroughs)–85 Óscar Aristides de la Renta Fiallo–81 Estelle Louise Fletcher–79 Terence Stamp–75 Giorgi "Alex" Trebek–73 Danny Glover–67 Don Henley–66 William "Willem" Dafoe–58 Keith Sweat–52 John Leguizamo–49 David Spade–49 Colin Ferguson–41 Franka Potente–39 : 1934 – Outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents.
Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Hemingway(1899–1961) Jesse "Don" Knotts(1924–2006) ; Janet Reno–75 "Cat Stevens"(Steven Georgiou)–65 Garretson Trudeau–65 Robin Williams–62 Jonathan Lovitz–56 Joshua Hartnett–35 Rory Culkin–24 ; 1925 – In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100
Happy Birthday RIP Natalia Zakharenko(Natalie Wood 1938-1981) ; Kim Carnes–68 Carlos Santana–66 Sandra Oh–42 Simon Rex Cutright–39 ; 1969 – Apollo 11 successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon almost 7 hours later
Happy Birthday RIP George McGovern(1922–2012) ; Brian May–66 Atom Yegoyan–53 Campbell Scott–52 Lisa Lampugnale–52 Anthony Edwards–51 William Houston–45 Benedict Cumberbatch–37Jared Padalecki–31 ; 1900 – The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn(1911–2003) Richard "Red" Skelton(1913–1997) ; Nelson Mandela–95 John Glenn–92 Craig Bruderlin("James Brolin")–73 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–57 Wendy Williams–49 Mark Vincent("Vin Diesel")–46 Kristen Bell–33 Christopher Chace Crawford–28 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies
Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) "Art Linkletter"(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phyllis Diller(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–78 Diahann Carroll Johnson–78 Duchess Camilla Mountbatten(Shand)–66 Terence "Geezer" Butler–64 Lucie Arnaz–62 David Hasselhoff–61 Heather Langenkamp–49 Carey Hart–38 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California
Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Alex Karras(1935–2012) ; Linda Ronstadt–67 "Arianna Huffington"(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–63 Terrance Quinn–61 "Willie Aames"(Albert Upton)–53 Forest Whitaker–52 Scott Foley–41 Diane Heidkrüger–37 ; 1996– MSNBC, a 24 hour all news network, made its debut on Cable TV and the Internet
Happy Birthday RIP Bob Crane(1928–1978) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–73 Harrison Ford–71 Richard "Cheech" Marin–67 Edith Bernstein("Didi Conn")–62 Thelma Louise Mandrell–59 Cameron Crowe–55 Robert Gonzalez(Gant)–45 Deborah Cox–39 Terrence Steven McQueen II–25 ; 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949
Happy Birthday RIP Milton Berlinger(1908–2002) ; William "Bill" Cosby–76 "Christine McVie"(Anne Perfect)–70 Milton "Richard" Simmons–65 Cheryl "Ladd" Stoppelmoor–62 Christopher "Topher" Grace–35 Mayte Michelle Rodriguez–35 ; 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London
Happy Birthday RIP Yuli Bryner(1920–1985) ; "Tab Hunter"(Arthur Kelm)–82 Patricia "Bonnie" Pointer–63 Leon Spinks–60 Sela Ward–57 Suzanne Vega–54 Greg Grunberg–47 Justin Chambers–43 Michael Rosenbaum–41 Kimberly "Lil Kim" Jones–39 ; 1798 – The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress
Happy Birthday RIP Fred Gwynne(1926–1993) ; Ron Glass–68 Arlo Guthrie–66 Alejandro "Alec" Mapa–48 Gale Harold–44 Adrian Grenier–37 Jessica Simpson–33 Cindy Taylor("Jesse Jane")–33 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act
Happy Birthday Brian Dennehy–75 Richard Roundtree–71 Dean Koontz–68 Chris Cooper–62 John Tesh–61 Jimmy Smits–58 Tom Hanks–57 Richard Timothy Kring–56 Kelly McGillis-56 Jim Kerr–53 Courtney "Love" Harrison–49 Scott Grimes–42 Fred Savage–37 ; 1816 – Argentina declared independence from Spain (Argentine Republic Independence Day)
Happy Birthday RIP Marty Feldman(1933–1982) ; "Steve Lawrence"(Sidney Leibowitz)–78 Jeffrey Tambor–69 Wolfgang "Puck" Topfschnig–64 Anjelica Huston–62 Kevin Bacon–55 Toby Keith Covel–52 Lee Tergesen–48 Billy Crudup–45 Beck Campbell–43 Milo Ventimiglia–36 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published
Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) "Janet Leigh"(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr (1925–2007) ; Nancy Reagan–92 Delloreese Early("Della Reese")–82 Ned Beatty–76 Burt Ward(Gervis)–68 Michael Sylvester Stallone–67 Geoffrey Rush–62 Grant Goodeve–61 Alice Tannenberg("Allyce Beasley")–55 Jennifer Saunders–55 Christian J. Meoli–41 Gregory Smith–30 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States
Happy Birthday RIP Eppie Lederer("Ann Landers" 1918–2002) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) ; Eva Marie Saint–89 Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida–86 Marvin Neil Simon–86 Gerald Riviera–70 John Waite–61 Rohan Nichol–37 ; 1776 – the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
Happy Birthday RIP "Slim Pickens"(Louis Lindley 1919–1983) ; William Gary Busey–69 Richard Lewis–66 Fred Grandy–65 Colin Hay–60 Christopher Egan–29 ; 2007 – Apple Inc. releases their first mobile phone, the iPhone, and smartphone craze begins for millions!
Happy Birthday RIP Gilda Radner(1946–1989) ; Melvin Kaminsky(Mel Brooks)–87 John Biener–76 Bruce Davison–67 Kathy Bates–65 Alice Krige–55 John Cusack–47 Mary Stuart Masterson–47 Danielle Brisebois–44 Mike White–44 Jack "Steve" Burton–43 ; 1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
Happy Birthday RIP Helen Keller(1880–1968) Robert Keeshan(1927–2004) ; Vera Wang–63 Julia Duffy(Hinds)–61 Isabelle Adjani–57 Jeffrey Jacob "J.J." Abrams–46 Tobias Maguire–37 ; 1893 – The New York stock market crashed.
Happy Birthday Eleanor Parker–91 Michael "Mick" Jones–58 Chris Isaak–57 Mark McKinney–54 Chris O'Donnell–43 Jason Schwartzman–33 ; 1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions
Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Prinze(Pruetzel 1954–1977) ; Dianne Feinstein–80 Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson–77 Alexander Brit Hume–70 David L. Landau–66 Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep–64 Lindsay Wagner–64 Graham Greene–61 Cyndi Lauper–60 Tim Russ–57 Erin Brockovich(Pattee)–53 Carson Daly–40 Donald Faison–37 ; 1870 – Congress created the Department of Justice.
Happy Birthday RIP Ernestine Jane Russell(1921–2011) Lois Maureen Stapleton(1925–2006) ; Bernie Kopell–80 Mary Loretta “Mariette” Hartley–73 Ray Davies–69 Meredith Baxter–66 Michael Gross–66 Doug Savant–49 Lana Wachowski–48 Jim Breuer–46 Juliette Lewis–40 Benjamin Walker–31 Prince William Windsor–31 ; 1973 – In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test for obscenity in U.S. law
Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) ; Martin Landau–85 Olympia Dukakis–82 Morna Anne Murray–68 Bob Vila–67 Christina Sinatra–65 Lionel Richie–64 John Goodman–61 Nicole Kidman–46 Peter Paige–44 Joshua Lucas Maurer–42 ; 1948 – Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, makes its television debut.
Happy Birthday RIP "Moe Howard"(Moses Horwitz 1897–1975) ; Virginia ”Gena” Rowlands–83 Phylicia Ayers-Allen–65 Ann Wilson–63 Mary Kathleen Turner–59 Paula Abdul–51 Jean Dujardin–41 Zoë Saldaña Nazario–35 ; 1934 – The Communications Act establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Happy Birthday RIP Raymon Cramton("Chad Everett" 1937–2012) ; Jerome Silberman("Gene Wilder")–80 Johnny Brown–76 Adrienne Barbeau–68 Peter Bergman–60 James "Hugh" Laurie–54 Peter Dinklage–44 Joshua Jackson Carter–35 Shia LaBeouf–27 ; 1993 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people who commit "hate crimes" motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.
Happy Birthday RIP "Judy Garland"(Frances Gumm 1922-1969) ; Prince Phillip Andreou–92 Gina Gershon–51 Vincent Perez–49 Elizabeth Hurley–48 Faith Evans–40 Dustin Lance Black–39 Shannon Snaith("Shane West")–35 Jonathan Bennett–32 ; 1935 – Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.
Happy Birthday Jerry Stiller–86 Joan Rivers(Molinsky)–80 Nancy Sinatra–73 William "Boz" Scaggs–69 Kathy Baker–63 "Bonnie Tyler"(Gaynor Hopkins)–62 Keenen Ivory Wayans–55 Bernard White–54 Nick Rhodes(Bates)–51 Frank Grillo–50 Kevin Farley–48 Julianna Margulies–47 Dan Futterman–46 Mark Feuerstein–42 Eion Bailey–37 Kanye West–36 Jess Weixler–32 ; 1953 – The Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks.
Happy Birthday RIP "Dean Martin"(Dino Crocetti 1917–1995) Jessica Tandy(1909–1994) ; Tom Jones(Woodward)–73 "Jenny Jones"(Janina Stronski)–67 William "Liam" Neeson–61 William Forsythe–58 Prince Nelson–55 Karl Urban–41 Bill Hader–35 Michael Cera–25 ; 1972 – The musical "Grease" opened on Broadway.
Happy Birthday RIP Catherine Rosalind Russell(1907–1976) William Dennis Weaver(1924–2006) ; Bruce Dern–77 Richard Stevenson Parker–61 Eldra "El" DeBarge–52 Albert Brown("Al B Sure")–45 Scott Wolf–45 Noah Wyle–42 Angelina Jolie Voight–38 Russell Brand–38 Todd "T.J." Miller–31 ; 1912 – Massachusetts became the first state to adopt a minimum wage law.
Happy Birthday RIP Marvin Hamlisch(1944–2012) ; Sally Kellerman–76 Walter Stacy Keach–72 Lars Hallström–67 Jerry Mathers–65 Joanna Gleason(Hall)–63 Dana Carvey–58 Wentworth Miller–41 Zachary Quinto–37 Justin Long–35 Dominic Cooper–35 ; 1924 – Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians
Happy Birthday RIP Walter "Walt" Whitman(1819–1892) Dominic "Don" Ameche(Amici 1908–1993) ; Clinton Eastwood–83 Peter Yarrow–75 Sharon Gless–70 Joseph "Joe" Namath–70 Thomas Berenger(Moore)–64 Christopher Elliott–53 Lea Thompson–52 Corey Hart–51 Brooke Shields–48 Colin Farrell–37 ; 1889 – Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam break sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Happy Birthday RIP Zelda Rubinstein(1933–2010) ; Beth Howland–72 Gladys Knight–69 Rudolph Giuliani–69 John Fogerty–68 Brandon Cruz(Williams)–51 Kylie Minogue–45 Justin Kirk–44 Jesse Bradford Watrouse–34 Carey Mulligan–28 Joseph Cross–27 ; 1892 – In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
Happy Birthday RIP Laurence Olivier(1907–1989) Harvey Milk(1930–1978) ; Thomas Boone Pickens–85 Bernard Shaw–73 Barbara Parkins–71 Bernie Taupin–63 Steven Morrissey–54 Brooke Smith–46 Naomi Campbell–43 Chris Salvatore–28 ; 1897 – The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames is officially opened ; 1990 – Microsoft releases the Windows 3.0 operating system.
