Friday, February 28, 2014

March 1

Happy Birthday RIP Alton Glenn Miller(1904–1944) James "David" Niven(1910–1983) Harry Caray(Harry Carabina 1914–1998) ; Robert Clary(Widerman)–88 Harold "Harry" Belafonte–87 Robert Conrad(Konrad Falkowski)–79 Roger Daltrey–70 Alan Thicke(Jeffrey)–67 Catherine Bach(Bachman)–60 Ronald Howard–60 James "Tim" Daly–58 Javier Bardem–45 Mark–Paul Gosselaar–40 Jensen Ackles–36 Mark Cirillo–36 Kesha Sebert–27 Justin Bieber–20 ; 1790 – The first United States census is authorized by Congress ; 1932 – the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped from their family home near Hopewell, N.J.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

February 28

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel "Zero" Mostel(1915–1977) Charles Durning(1923–2012) ; Gavin MacLeod(Allan See)–83 Mario Andretti–74 Bernadette Peters(Lazzara)–66 Gilbert Gottfried–59 John Turturro–57 Cynthia "Cindy" Wilson–57 Alison "Ali" Larter–38 ; 1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight. ; 1935 – DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.

February 27

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Taylor(1932–2011) ; Joanne Woodward–84 Ralph Nader–80 Barbara Babcock–77 George Howard Hesseman–74 Adam Baldwin–52 Grant Show–52 Sir Jonathan Ive–47 Chelsea Clinton–34 Brandon Beemer–34 Joshua Groban–33 ; 1801 – Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

February 26

Happy Birthday RIP William Frawley(1887–1966) Johnny Cash(1932–2003) John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason(1916–1987) "Tony Randall"(Arthur Rosenberg 1920–2004) Frederick "Tex" Avery(1908–1980) ; Antoine "Fats" Domino–86 Michael Bolton–61 ; 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park

Monday, February 24, 2014

February 25

Happy Birthday RIP Jim Backus(1913–1989) George Harrison(1943–2001) ; Sally Jessy Raphael(Lowenthal)–79 Bob Schieffer–77 Diane Baker–76 Karen Grassle–72 Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson–49 "Tea Leoni"(Elizabeth Pantaleoni)–48 Sean Astin(Duke)–43 Julio Iglesias Jr.–41 Chelsea Handler–39 ; 1836 –Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver.

February 24

Happy Birthday RIP Steven Paul Jobs(1955–2011) ; Abraham "Abe" Vigoda–93 Joseph Lieberman–72 Barry Bostwick–69 George Thorogood–64 Paula Zahn–58 Emilio Rivera–53 Kristin Davis–49 William "Billy" Zane–48 Bonnie Somerville–40 Stephen Wilson Bethel–30 ; 1821 – Mexico declared its independence from Spain.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

February 23

Happy Birthday RIP Majel Barrett-Roddenberry(Hudec 1932–2008) ; Peter Fonda–74 Patricia Richardson–63 John Howard Jones–59 Michael Dell–49 Emily Blunt–31 Hannah Dakota Fanning–19 ; 1896 – The Tootsie Roll is invented ; 1927 – President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States. #History

Friday, February 21, 2014

February 22

Happy Birthday RIP George Washington(1732–1799) ; Dominick "Don" Pardo–96 Robert Jonathan Demme–70 Julius Erving–64 Julie Walters–64 Ellen Greene–63 Kyle MacLachlan–55 Jeri Ryan(Zimmerman)–46 James Blount–40 Drew Barrymore–39 ; 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five and dime Woolworth stores ; 1935 – It became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House.

February 21

Happy Birthday RIP Eddi-Rue McClanahan(1934–2010) Eunice Waymon("Nina Simone" 1933–2003) ; David Geffen–71 Alan Rickman–68 Anthony Daniels–68 Ellen Tyne Daly–68 Christine Ebersole–61 Allen "Kelsey" Grammer–59 John "Jack" Coleman–56 Christopher Atkins Bomann–53 William "Billy" Baldwin–51 Jennifer Love Hewitt–35 Brendan Sexton III–34 Ellen Page–27 ; 1878 – The first telephone directory was issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Connecticut.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

February 20

Happy Birthday RIP Ansel Adams(1902–1984) Kurt Cobain(1967–1994) Robert Altman(1925–2006) ; Gloria Vanderbilt–90 Sidney Poitier–87 Sandy Duncan–68 John W. Geils–68 Ivana Trump(Zelnickova)–65 Patricia Hearst–60 Cindy Crawford–48 Lili Taylor–47 Calpernia Addams–43 Brian Littrell–39 Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty–26 ; 1792 – President George Washington signed an act creating the U.S. Post Office.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

February 19

Happy Birthday RIP Lee Marvin(1924–1987) Johann "Falco" Hölzel (1957–1998) ; William "Smokey" Robinson–74 Jeff Daniels–59 Ray Winstone–57 Prince Andrew Windsor–54 Seal Samuel–51 Justine Bateman–48 Benicio del Toro Sánchez–47 Haylie Duff–29 ; 1878 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph.

Monday, February 17, 2014

February 18

Happy Birthday RIP John Hughes(1950–2009) "Jack Palance"(Volodymyr Palahniuk 1919–2006) ; George Kennedy–89 Yoko Ono( 小野 洋子)–81 Cybill Shepherd–64 Judy "Juice" Newton–62 John Travolta–60 Vanna White(Rosich)–57 Matt Dillon–50 Molly Ringwald–46 ; 1930 – While studying photographs taken Clyde Tombaugh discovers planet Pluto.

February 17

Happy Birthday John "Barry" Humphries("Dame Edna")–80 Mary Ann Mobley–75 Rene Russo–60 Lou Diamond Phillips(Upchurch)–52 Michael Jordan–51 Denise Richards–43 Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell–40 Joseph Gordon-Levitt–33 Paris Hilton–33 ; 1933 – Newsweek magazine was first published ; 1992 – Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison

Sunday, February 16, 2014

February 16

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar John Bergen(1903–1978) Eugene Hugh Beaumont(1909–1982) Salvatore "Sonny"  Bono(1935–1998) ; James Ingram–62 Levardis "LeVar" Burton–57 John McEnroe Jr.–55 Sarah Clarke–42 Johnathan Tartaglia–36 ; 1968 – The nation's first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Alabama.

Friday, February 14, 2014

February 15

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Romero(1907–1994) Chris Farley(1964–1997) Harvey Korman(1927–2008) ; Melissa Manchester–63 Joyce Frankenberg("Jane Seymour")–63 Matt Groening–69 Janice Dickinson–59 Christopher McDonald–59 Jane Richman("Jane Child")–47 Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein–43 ; 1764 – The city of St. Louis Missouri was established and incorporated.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

February 14

Happy Birthday RIP "Jack Benny"(Benjamin Kubelsky 1894–1974) Edward Platt(1916–1974) Victor Morrow(1929–1982) Gregory Hines(1946–2003) ; Hugh Downs–93 Florence Henderson–80 Michael Bloomberg–72 Raymond Teller–66 Alan Hunter–57 "Meg Tilly"(Margaret Chan)–54 Alfred "Freddie" Highmore–22 ; 1929 – Saint Valentine's Day massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago, Illinois.

February 13

Happy Birthday Brigadier General Charles "Chuck" Yeager–91 Marilyn "Kim" Novak–81 George Segal–80  Gerald "Jerry" Springer–70 "Stockard Channing"(Susan Stockard)–70 Peter Gabriel–64 Robert "Robbie" Williams–40 Mena Suvari–35 ; 1931 – New Delhi becomes the capital of India.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

February 12

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Darwin(1809–1882) Abraham Lincoln(1809–1865) Lyon "Lorne" Greene(1915–1987) ; Franco Zeffirelli(Gianfranco Corsi)–91 Joe Don Baker–78 Judith Blume(Sussman)–76 Frederick "Michael" Ironside–64 Michael McDonald–62 Joanna Kerns(DeVarona)–61 Arsenio Hall–58 Joshua Brolin–46 Darren Aronofsky–45 Jesse Spencer–35 Christina Ricci–34 ; 1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York. 

Monday, February 10, 2014

February 11

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Alva Edison(1847-1931) Maximilian Baer(1909–1959) Éva Gábor(1919–1995) Leslie Nielsen(1926–2010) ; Tatiana Blacker("Tina Louise")–80 Burton "Burt" Reynolds–78 Sheryl Crow–52 Jennifer Aniston–45 Brandy Norwood–35 Matthew Lawrence–34 Taylor Lautner–22 ; 1794 – First session of United States Senate opens to the public.

Sunday, February 09, 2014

February 10

Happy Birthday RIP "Alan Hale"(Rufus MacKahan 1892–1950) Jimmy Durante(1893–1980) Jerry Goldsmith(1929–2004) ; Robert Wagner–84 Roberta Flack–75 Mark Spitz–64 Laura Dern–47 Nichcalo "Jazzmun" Crayton–45 Elizabeth Banks(Mitchell)–40 "Brent Everett"(Dustin Germaine)–30 ; 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City.

Saturday, February 08, 2014

February 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carmen Miranda(Maria Miranda da Cunha 1909–1955) ; Carole King(Klein)–72 Joseph "Joe" Pesci–71 Mia Farrow–69 Judith Light(Licht)–65 James Jackson Bullock–59 Colin Egglesfield–41 Zhāng Zǐyi(章子怡)–35 Tom Hiddleston–33 David Gallagher–29 ; 1942 – Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources ; 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers.

Friday, February 07, 2014

February 8

Happy Birthday RIP Julia "Lana" Turner(1921–1995) John "Jack" Lemmon(1925–2001) James Dean(1931–1955) ; Edward "Ted" Koppel–74 Nicholas "Nick" Nolte–73 Robert Klein–72 Brooke Adams–65 Mary Steenburgen–61 John Grisham–59 Vincent Neil Wharton–53 Mary McCormack–45 Seth Green–40 Liam McIntyre–32 James "Jim" Verraros–31 ; 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce ; 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Hollywood and Gower.  

Thursday, February 06, 2014

February 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Dickens(1812–1870) Harry Sinclair Lewis(1885–1951) Clarence "Buster" Crabbe(1908–1983) Eddie Bracken(1915–2002) ; Miguel Ferrer–59 James Spader–54 Troyal "Garth" Brooks–52 Eddie Izzard–52 Chris Rock–49 Robyn Lively–42 Christopher Ashton Kutcher–36 Kerli Kõiv–26 ; 1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented 

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

February 6

Happy Birthday RIP George "Babe" Ruth(1895–1948) Bob Marley(1945–1981) Ronald Reagan(1911–2004);  Sári "Zsa Zsa" Gábor–97 "Mamie Van Doren"(Joan Olander)–83 Elmore "Rip" Torn–83 Mike Farrell–75 Tom Brokaw–74 Fabiano Forte("Fabian")–72 Natalie Cole–64 Kathy Najimy–57 William "Axl" Rose–53 Rick Astley–48 Joshua Stewart–37 Ben Lawson–34 ; 1815 – New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens ; 1840 – Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.

February 5

Happy Birthday RIP Richmond "John" Carradine(1906–1988) Red Buttons(Aaron Chwatt 1919–2006) ; Henry "Hank" Aaron–79 David Selby–73 Barbara Hershey(Herzstein)–66 Thomas "Tom" Wilkinson–66 Timothy "Tim" Meadows–53 Jennifer Jason Leigh(Morrow)–52 Laura Linney–50 Thomas "Chris" Parnell–47 Robert "Bobby" Brown–45 Paul Vandervort–29 ; 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.

Monday, February 03, 2014

February 4

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Lindbergh(1902–1974) Rosa McCauley Parks(1913–2005) Bettye Goldstein("Betty Friedan" 1921–2006) Conrad Bain(1923–2013) ; David Brenner–78 Conrad John Schuck–74 Vincent Furnier("Alice Cooper")–66 Masanori Takahashi("Kitaro")–61 Oscar De La Hoya–41 Brandon "Bug" Hall–29 ; 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

Sunday, February 02, 2014

February 3

Happy Birthday RIP John Fiedler(1925–2005) ; Dr. Henry Heimlich–94 Fran Tarkenton–74 Blythe Danner–71 "Morgan Fairchild"(Patsy McClenny)–64 Joseph "Nathan" Lane–58 Maura Tierney–49 Isla Fisher–38 ; 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.

Saturday, February 01, 2014

February 2

Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Farrah Fawcett(1947–2009) ; Tom Smothers–77 Graham Nash–72 Brent Spiner–65 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–60 Shakira Ripoll–37 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.