August 31

Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn Jr(1928–2002) "Buddy Hackett"(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–70 Isaac Perlman–70 Sir George Ivan Morrison–70 Richard Gere–66 Julie Brown–61 Jonathan LaPaglia–46 Deborah Gibson–45 Christopher Tucker–43 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan ; 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris France

August 30

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Massey(1896–1983) "Shirley Booth"(Thelma Ford 1898–1992) Fredrick MacMurray(1908–1991) ; Bill Daily–88 Warren Buffett–85 Elizabeth Ashley(Cole)–76 Timothy Bottoms–64 Paul Oakenfold–52 Michael Chiklis–52 Cameron Diaz–43 Lisa Ling(麗莎玲)–42 Andrew "Andy" Roddick–33 ; 1963 – The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union goes into operation.

August 29

Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise "Isabel" Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958–2009) ; William Friedkin–80 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–77 Robin Leach–74 Temple Grandin–68 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–56 Carla Gugino–44 William Levy–35 Lea Michele Sarfati–29 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded.

August 28

Happy Birthday RIP Nancy Kulp(1921–1991) Roxie Roker(1929–1995) Donald O'Connor(1925–2003) Biagio "Ben" Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–72 Luis Guzmán–59 Scott Hamilton–57 Brian Thompson–56 Emma Samuelson("Samms")–55 Jennifer Coolidge–54 David Fincher–53 "Shania Twain"(Eilleen Edwards)–50 Jason Priestley–46 Thomas "Jack" Black–46 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–33 Armond "Armie" Hammer–29 ; 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.

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) "Martha Raye"(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–71 Barbara Goldbach–69 Paul Rubenfeld("PeeWee Herman")–63 Peter Storm–62 Diana Scarwid–60 "Downtown" Julie Brown–56 Thomas "Tom" Ford–54 Sarah Chalke–39 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–36 Blake Jenner–23 ; 1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.

August 26

Happy Birthday RIP Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu("Mother Theresa" 1910–1997) Geraldine Ferraro(1935–2011) ; Valerie Simpson–70 Peter Brett Cullen–59 Wanda De Jesus–57 Gunner Wright–42 Zemfira Ramazanova–39 Christopher Pine–35 Macaulay Culkin–35 "Cassie"(Casandra Ventura)–29 ; 1920 – the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect by congress.

August 25

Happy Birthday RIP Melchoir Ferrer(1917–2008) Louis "Leonard" Bernstein(1918–1990) ; Maurice Halperin("Monty Hall")–94 Thomas Sean Connery–85 Regis Philbin–84 Thomas Skerritt–82 Nancy Stoll("Mink Stole")–68 Chaim Weitz("Gene Simmons")–66 Declan MacManus("Elvis Costello")–61 Timothy Burton–57 William Ray Cyrus–54 Blair Underwood–51 Rachael Ray–47 Claudia Schiffer–45 Alexander Skarsgård–39 ; 1916 – The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior.

August 24

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret "Dorothy" Comingore(1913–1971) Millicent "Penny" Edwards(1928–1998) ; Ronee Blakley–70 Anne Archer–68 Stephen Fry–58 Steven Guttenberg–57 Craig Kilborn–53 Marlee Matlin–50 David Chappelle–42 Simon "James" D'Arcy–40 Chad Michael Murray–34 Rupert Grint–27 ; 1891 – Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera ; 1949 – The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect

August 23

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene Kelly(1912–1996) Edgar "Ted" Codd(1923–2003) River Phoenix(Bottom 1970–1993) ; Vera "Miles" Ralston–86 Barbara "Eden" Moorhead–84 Richard Sanders–75 Richard "Rick" Springthorpe("Springfield")–66 Shelley Long–66 Jon "Jay" Mohr–45 Scott Caan–39 Kobe Bryant–37 ; 1904 – The automobile tire chain is patented ; 1926 – Silent film star Rudolph Valentino died at age 31

August 22

Happy Birthday RIP Helene "Leni" Riefenstahl(1902–2003) Ray Bradbury(1920–2012) ; Valerie Harper–76 Cynthia Williams–68 Myra "Tori" Amos–52 Richard Armitage–44 Kristen Wiig–42 ; 1902 – President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public.

August 21

Happy Birthday Kenneth Rogers–77 Patricia McCormack(Russo)–70 Kim Cattrall–59 Charles Peyton("Jeff Stryker")–53 Carrie-Anne Moss–48 Alicia Witt–40 Hayden Panettiere–26 ; 1897 – Oldsmobile, a brand of American automobile was founded ; 1959 – President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.

August 20

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Bergman("Alan Reed" 1907–1977) Isaac Hayes(1942–2008) ; Donald King–84 Constance "Connie" Chung Povich(宗毓華)–69 Robert Plant–67 Albert "Al" Roker Jr–61 Joan Allen–58 James Marsters–53 Amy Adams–41 Benjamin Barnes–34 ; 1920 – First commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.

August 19

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene Roddenberry(1921–1991) ; Diana Muldaur–77 Jill St. John(Oppenheim)–75 William Jefferson Blythe III(Bill Clinton)–69 Mary "Tipper" Gore–67 Jonathan Frakes–63 Peter Gallagher–60 John Stamos–52 Kyra Sedgwick–50 Kevin Dillon–50 Matthew Perry–46 ; 1909 – The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ; 1929 – The comedy "Amos 'n' Andy" made its network radio debut on NBC ; 2004 – Internet search engine Google went public.

August 18

Happy Birthday RIP "Shelley Winters"(Shirley Schrift 1920–2006) Patrick Swayze(1952–2009) ; Eleanor Rosalynn Carter–88 "Roman Polanski"(Rajmund  Liebling)–82 Charles Robert Redford Jr.–79 Martin Mull–72 Elayne Boosler–63 Denis Leary–58 Christian Slater–46 Edward Norton–46 Malcolm-Jamal Warner–45 Andrew "Andy" Samberg–37 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

August 17

Happy Birthday RIP "Samuel Goldwyn"(Schmuel Gelbfisz 1879–1974) Mary "Mae" West(1893–1980) ; Robert De Niro Jr.–72 Kevin Rowland–62 Belinda Carlisle–57 Sean Penn–55 Donald Wahlberg–46 Mark Salling–33 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.

August 16

Happy Birthday RIP Fess Parker Jr.(1924–2010)  Robert Culp(1930–2010) Edith Gormezano("Eydie Gormé" 1928–2013) Frank Gifford(1930–2015) ; Julia Newmeyer("Julie Newmar")–82 Lesley Ann Warren–69 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)–62 James Cameron–61 Madonna Louise Ciccone–57 Angela Bassett–57 Timothy Hutton–55 Steven Carell–53 Cameron Gigandet–33 Cameron Monaghan–22 ; 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.

August 15

Happy Birthday RIP Julia Child(McWilliams 1912–2004) Peter Nigel Terry(1945–2015) ; Rose Marie Mazetta–92 "Mike Connors"(Krekor Ohanian)–90 Patricia Priest–79 Linda Ellerbee(Smith)–71 Princess Anne Windsor–65 Tessie Harper(Washam)–65 Željko Ivanek–58 Debra Messing–47 Benjamin Affleck-Boldt–43 Joseph Jonas–26 Jennifer Lawrence–25 ; 1939 – "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood California

August 14

Happy Birthday RIP Alice Ghostley(1924–2007) ; David Crosby–74 Stephen "Steve" Martin–70 Susan Saint James(Miller)–69 Danielle Schuelein-Steel–68 Gary Larson–65 Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr–56 Marcia Gay Harden–56 Susan Olsen–54 Jon Marc Ingle("Lady Bunny")–53 Maria Halle Berry–49 Catherine Bell–47 Christopher Gorham–41 Milena "Mila" Kunis–32 ; 1935 – Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired, is signed into law by Franklin Roosevelt ; 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London England.

August 13

Happy Birthday RIP Irving "Bert" Lahrheim(1895–1967) Alfred Hitchcock(1899–1980) Neville Brand(1920–1992) Herbert Ritts(1952–2002) ; Daniel "Pat" Harrington Jr–86 "Kevin Tighe"(John Fishburn)–71 Dante "Danny" Bonaduce–56 John Slattery Jr–53 James Carpinello–40 Augusto "Alex" González–35 ; 1942 – Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

August 12

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Wyatt(1910–2006) Cecil Blount DeMille(1881–1959) ; George Hamilton–76 Patrick "Pat" Metheny–61 Peter Krause–50 Rebecca Gayheart–44 Caleb Casey Affleck–40 ; 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine

August 11

Happy Birthday Ian McDiarmid–71 Terry Bollea("Hulk Hogan")–62 Viola Davis–50 Anna Gunn–47 Chris Messina–41 Chris Hemsworth–32 ; 1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island ; 1965 – deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.

August 10

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Hoover(1874–1964) Edith Norma Shearer(1902–1983) John "Jack" Haley Jr(1898–1979) Eddie Fisher(Edwin Tisch 1928–2010) ; Ian Anderson–68 Donald Swayze–57 Rosanna Arquette–56 José Antonio Banderas–55 Justin Theroux–44 Ryan Eggold–31 Lucas Till–25 ; 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

August 9

Happy Birthday RIP Whitney Houston(1963–2012) ; Samuel Elliott–71 Melanie Griffith–58 Amanda Bearse–57 Gillian Anderson–47 Eric Banadinovic(Eric Bana)–47 Audrey Tautou–39 Anna Kendrick–30 ; 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.

August 8

Happy Birthday RIP Esther Williams(1921–2013) ; Richard Anderson–89 Lonnie Melvin Tillis–83 Donald P. Bellisario–80 Dustin Hoffman–78 Concetta Ingolia("Connie Stevens")–77 Larry Wilcox–68 Keith Carradine–66 Donald Most–62 Joshua "J.C." Chasez–39 ; 1876 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph ; 1974 – Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.

August 7

Happy Birthday RIP Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (1927–1959) Mary "Billie" Burke(1884–1970) ; John Glover Jr–71 Wayne Knight–60 Paul Bruce Dickinson–57 David Duchovny–55 Charlize Theron–40 Eric Johnson–36 Randy Wayne Frederick–34  ; 1782 – George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.

August 6

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Mitchum(1917–1997) Andy Warhola(1928–1987) Lucille Ball(1911–1989) ; Barbara Windsor(Deeks)–78 Manoj Nelliyattu "M Night" Shyamalan–46 Vera Farmiga–42 Soleil Moon Frye–39 Melissa George–39 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky–29 ; 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.

August 5

Happy Birthday RIP John Huston(1906–1987) Selma Diamond(1920–1985) Neil Armstrong(1930–2012) ; "John Saxon"(Carmine Orrico)–80 Loni Anderson–70 Jeannette "Ja'net" DuBois–70 Maureen McCormick–59 ; 1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping ; 1957 – "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.

August 4

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Frank Vincent Gattuso–76 Richard Belzer–71 William Robert Thornton–60 Barack H. Obama II–54 Daniel Dae Kim–47 Abigail Spencer–34 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.

August 3

Happy Birthday "Tony Bennett"(Anthony Benedetto)–89 "Martin Sheen"(Ramon Estevez)–75 Martha Stewart(Kostyra)–74 John Landis–65 Molly Hagan–53 Thomas Dewey–37 Nicole Evangeline Lilly–36 ; 1923 – Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, one day after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack ; 1977 – Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.

August 2

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(1932–2013) ; Wesley Craven–76 Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–70 Patrick Lilley("Butch Patrick")–62 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–56 Mary-Louise Parker–51 Samuel Worthington–39 Edward Furlong–38 ; 1790 – The first United States Census is conducted ; 1870 – Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.

August 1

Happy Birthday RIP Jerome "Jerry" Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic "Dom" DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Samuel "Sam" Mendes–50 "James St James"(James Clark)–49 Tempestt Bledsoe–42 Joseph Jason Momoa–36 "Max Carver"(Robert Maxwell Martensen)–27 Jack O'Connell–25 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles!