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
