May 31

Happy Birthday RIP Walter "Walt" Whitman(1819–1892) Denholm Elliott(1922–1992) Dominic "Don" Ameche(Amici 1908–1993) ; Clinton Eastwood Jr–86 Sharon Gless–73 Joseph "Joe" Namath–73 Thomas Berenger(Moore)–67 Christopher Elliott–56 Lea Thompson–55 Corey Hart–54 Brooke Shields–51 Colin Farrell–40 ; 1929 – The first talking Mickey Mouse cartoon, "The Karnival Kid", is released ; 2005 – Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was Deep Throat, the Watergate scandal's whistleblower

May 30

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Blanc(Melvin Blank 1908–1989) Benjamin "Benny" Goodman(1909–1986) ; Stephen Tobolowsky–65 Colm Meaney–63 Theodore "Ted" McGinley–58 Ralph Carter–55 Mark Sheppard–52 "Wynonna Judd"(Christina Ciminella)–52 Idina Menzel–45 Omri Katz–40 ; 1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race

May 29

Happy Birthday RIP John F. Kennedy(1917–1963) Leslie "Bob" Hope(1903–2003) ; George Clifton James–95 Anthony Geary–69 Daniel "Danny" Elfman–63 Frank "Ted" Levine–59 Annette Bening-Beatty–58 Rupert Everett–57 Adrian Paul Hewett–57 Melissa Etheridge–55 Lisa Whelchel–53 David Burtka–41 Daniel Tosh–41 Roderick Laverne Cox–32 ; 1942 – Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", the best-selling Christmas single in history

May 28

Happy Birthday RIP Zelda Rubinstein(1933–2010) Elizabeth Howland(1941–2015) ; Gladys Knight–72 Rudolph Giuliani–72 John Fogerty–71 Brandon Cruz(Williams)–54 Kylie Minogue–48 Justin Kirk–47 Jesse Bradford Watrouse–37 Carey Mulligan–31 Joseph Cross–30 ; 1892 – In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club

May 27

Happy Birthday RIP Vincent Price Jr(1911–1993) Christopher Lee(1922–2015) ; Heinz "Henry" Kissinger–93 Lee Meriwether–81 Louis Gossett Jr–80 "Siouxsie Sioux"(Susan Ballion)–59 Peri Gilpin(Oldham)–55 Adam Carolla–52 Todd Bridges–51 Edward McClintock–49 Joseph Fiennes–46 Paul Bettany–45 Christopher Colfer–26 ; 1896 – The F4-strength St. Louis-East St. Louis Tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri and East Saint Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing $2.9 billion in damage ; 1927 – The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A

May 26

Happy Birthday RIP "John Wayne"(Marion Morrison 1907–1979) Peter Cushing(1913–1994) Miles Davis(1926–1991) "Peggy Lee"(Norma Egstrom 1920–2002) James Aurness(1923–2011) ; Brent Musburger–77 Stephanie "Stevie" Nicks–68 Philip Michael Thomas–67 Pamela Grier–67 Randall Hank Williams–67 Eugenie "Genie" Francis–54 Robert "Bobcat" Goldthwait–54 Leonard "Lenny" Kravitz–52 Helena Bonham Carter–50 Matthew Stone–45 Lauryn Hill–41 ; 1896 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The average price of the 11 initial stocks was $40.94

May 25

Happy Birthday RIP Claude Akins(1926–1994) Dixie Carter(1939–2010) ; Ian McKellen–77 Leslie Uggams–73 Frank Oznowicz("Oz")–72 Karen Valentine–69 Concetta Sellecchia("Connie Sellecca")–61 Michael Myers–53 Anne Heche–47 James "Jamie" Kennedy–46 Octavia Spencer–46 Cillian Murphy–40 ; 1953 – The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston ; 1968 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated 

May 24

Happy Birthday RIP Queen Victoria(Alexandrina Hanover 1819–1901) ; "Bob Dylan"(Robert Zimmerman)–75 Gary Burghoff–73 Patricia "Patti" LaBelle(Holte-Edwards)–72 Priscilla Wagner-Presley–71 James "Jim" Broadbent–67 Alfred Molina–63 Kristin Scott Thomas–56 John C. Reilly–51 Eric Close–49 ; 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction

May 23

Happy Birthday RIP Douglas Fairbanks(Ullman 1883–1939) Benjamin "Scatman" Crothers(1910–1986) Rose Mary Clooney(1928–2002) Betty Garrett (1919–2011) ; Dame Joan Collins–83 Charles Kimbrough–80 Lea DeLaria–58 Andrew "Drew" Carey–58 Jewel Kilcher–42 Kelly Monaco–40 ; 1934 – notorious bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death in a police ambush as they were driving a stolen Ford Deluxe along a road in Bienville Parish, Louisiana ; 1995 – The first version of the Java programming language is released (code core for majority of electronics devices including #Android )

May 22

Happy Birthday RIP Laurence Olivier(1907–1989) Harvey Milk(1930–1978) ; Thomas Boone Pickens–88 Bernard Shaw–76 Barbara Parkins–74 Bernard "Bernie" Taupin–66 Steven Morrissey–57 Brooke Smith–49 Naomi Campbell–46 ; 1980 – Namco releases the highly influential arcade game Pac-Man

May 21

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Burr(1917–1993) Mary "Peggy" Cass(1924–1999) ; Richard Hatch–71 Jonathan Hyde–68 Gerard "Leo" Sayer–68 Alan Franken–65 Lawrence Tureaud("Mr. T")–64 Edward "Judge" Reinhold Jr–59 ; 1881 – Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross

May 20

Happy Birthday RIP George Gobel(1919–1991) James "Jimmy" Stewart(1908–1997) John “Joe” Cocker(1944–2014) ; Cherilyn "Cher" Sarkisian–70 Jane Wiedlin–58 Matt McCoy–58 Bronson Pinchot–57 Anthony Goldwyn–56 Owen Teale–55 Melinda "Mindy" Cohn–50 Timothy Olyphant–48 Jack Gleeson–24 ; 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

May 19

Happy Birthday RIP Malcolm Little("X" 1925–1965) André Roussimoff("the Giant" 1946–1993) Jeffrey Hyman("Joey Ramone" 1951–2001) ; Peter Mayhew("Chewbacca")–72 Peter Townshend–71 Beverly Grace Jones–68 Joseph “Dusty” Hill–67 Andrew Fuller–36 ; 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery and incest and treason ; 1911 – Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior

May 18

Happy Birthday RIP Francesco “Frank” Capra(1897–1991) Pierino "Perry" Como(1912–2001) Pernell Roberts Jr(1928–2010) Andrew "Andreas" Katsulas(1946–2006) ; "Bill Macy"(Wolf Garber)–94 Robert Morse–85 Reginald "Reggie" Jackson–70 George Strait–64 Chow Yun-Fat(周潤發)–61 Marta “Martika” Marrero–47 Elizabeth“Tina”Fey–46 ; 1860 – Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State

May 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Hopper(1936–2010) ; William "Bill" Paxton–61 Robert "Bob" Saget–60 "Sugar " Ray Leonard–60 Craig Ferguson–54 Eithne Ní Bhraonáin("Enya")–55 Tabatha Coffey–47 Derek Hough–31 ; 1954 – the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

May 16

Happy Birthday RIP Wladziu Liberace(1919–1987) Henry Fonda(1905–1982) ; Danny Trejo–72 Pierce Brosnan–63 Mary Debra Winger–61 Kevin McDonald–55 Janet Jackson–50 Tracey Fisher("Gold")–47 David Boreanaz–47 Victoria “Tori” Spelling–43 Thomas Brodie Sangster–26 ; 1866 – The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece called the nickel

May 15

Happy Birthday RIP James Mason(1909–1984) Joseph Cotten(1905–1994) ; Madeleine Albright(Marie Korbelová)–79 Trinidad "Trini" Lopéz–79 Calogero "Chazz" Palminteri–64 Michael Oldfield–64 David Guez Charvet–44 David Krumholtz–38 ; 1862 – President Lincoln signs a bill into law creating US Bureau of Agriculture (later renamed to USDA) ; 1935 – The Moscow Metro is opened to the public

May 14

Happy Birthday RIP "Bobby Darin"(Walden Cassotto 1936–1973) ; George Lucas–72 Robert Zemeckis–65 David Byrne–64 "Tim Roth"(Timothy Smith)–55 Catherine "Cate" Blanchett–47 Sofia Coppola–45 Mark Zuckerberg–32 ; 1904 – The first Olympic games and "Louisiana Purchase Exposition World Fair" to be held in the United States opened in St. Louis Missouri. The invention of the ice cream cone allegedly occurred here as well as the locale became home to Forest Park which is location of the region's major cultural institutions—the Zoo, Art Museum, History Museum, Science Center and the Muny Opera

May 13

Happy Birthday RIP "Bea Arthur"(Bernice Frankel 1922–2009) ; Beverley Owen(Ogg)–79 Harvey Keitel–77 "Stevie Wonder"(Stevland Judkins)–66 Dennis Rodman–55 Stephen Colbert–52 Brian Geraghty–41 Neil Hopkins–39 Iwan Rheon–31 Robert Pattinson–30 ; 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM ; 1958 – The trademark Velcro is registered for the product line that is basically a fabric type of zipper

May 12

Happy Birthday RIP Wilfrid Hyde-White(1903–1991) Katharine Hepburn(1907–2003) George Carlin(1937–2008) Lawrence "Yogi" Berra(1925–2015) ; Burt Bacharach–88 Stephen "Steve" Winwood–68 Irving Rhames–67 William "Billy" Squier–66 Gabriel Byrne–66 Emilio Estevez–54 Stephen Baldwin–50 Anthony "Tony" Hawk–48 Kim Fields–47 Jason Biggs–38 ; 1933 – The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies ; 1937 – The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey

May 11

Happy Birthday RIP "Irving Berlin"(Israel Baline 1888–1989) Salvador Dalí y Domenech(1904–1989) Martha Graham(1894–1991) Cory Monteith(1982–2013) ; Frances Fisher–64 Martha Quinn–57 Jonathan Jackson–34 Matthew Leinart–33 Matthew Giraud–31 ; 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded ; 1947 – The B.F. Goodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio, announced the development of a tubeless tire

May 10

Happy Birthday RIP "Fred Astaire"(Frederic Austerlitz 1899–1987) "Nancy Walker"(Anna Swoyer 1922–1992) "Sid Vicious"(John Simon Ritchie 1957–1979) Gary Owens(Altman 1934–2015) ; James Abrahams–72 Megan Foster–68 Paul Hewson("Bono")–56 Jason Brooks–50 Dallas Roberts–46 Odette Annable(Yustman)–31 ; 1908 – The first Mother's Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, W.Virginia ; 1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan

May 9

Happy Birthday RIP Myron "Mike" Wallace(1918–2012) ; Albert Finney–80 Candice Bergen–70 William "Billy" Joel–67 Thomas Peterson–66 John Corbett Jr–55 Chris Diamantopoulos–41 Rosario Dawson–37 ; 1874 – The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes

May 8

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884–1972) ; Donald Rickles–90 Cathryn "Toni" Tennille–76 "Gary Glitter"(Paul Gadd)–72 Philip Bailey–65 Alexander "Alex" Van Halen–63 Melissa Gilbert–52 Enrique Iglesias Preysler–41 Stephen Amell–35 ; 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine(over-the-counter medication without regard to its effectiveness) 

May 7

Happy Birthday RIP Frank "Gary" Cooper(1901–1961) Anne Baxter(1923–1985) John Ingle(1928–2012) Robert Hegyes(1951–2012) ; Thelma Houston(Jackson)–70 Nora Kuzma("Traci Lords")–48 Ivan Sergei Gaudio–45 Breckin Meyer–42 Franchelle Davis–37 Alexander Ludwig–24 ; 1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts ; 1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees

May 6

Happy Birthday RIP Sigismund Freud(1856–1939) Rodolfo di Valentina d'Antonguolla("Rudy Valentino" 1895–1926) George Orson Welles(1915–1985) ; Willie Mays Jr–85 Robert "Bob" Seger–71 Anthony Blair–63 Thomas Bergeron–61 George Clooney–55 Gabourey Sidibe–33 Adrianne Palicki–33 ; 1889 – The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower ; 1937 – the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board

May 5

Happy Birthday RIP "Tammy Wynette"(Virginia Pugh 1942–1998) Ann B. Davis(1926–2014) ; Michael Palin–73 Jonathon Rhys-Davies–72 Kurt Loder–71 Brian Williams–57 Kristina "Tina" Yothers–43 Henry Cavill–33 Walter "Bart" Baker IV–30 Adele Adkins–28 ; 1925 – John T. Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution ; 1934 – The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released

May 4

Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston 1929–1993) Paul Gleason(1939–2006) ; Richard Jenkins–69 Pia Zadora(Schipani)–62 Randy Travis(Traywick)–57 Mary Beth McDonough–55 Ana Gasteyer–49 William "Will" Arnett–46 Michael Pritchard("Mike Dirnt")–44 James Lance Bass–37 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Album of the Year was awarded to Henry Mancini.

May 3

Happy Birthday RIP Lucile Langhanke("Mary Astor" 1906–1987) James Brown(1933–2006) ; Alex Viespi ("Cord")–83 Francis Castelluccio("Frankie Valli")–82 Chris Mulkey–68 Christopher Cross(Geppert)–65 Roberto "Bobby" Cannavale–46 ; 1802 – Washington, D.C., was incorporated ; 1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States

May 2

Happy Birthday RIP Harry "Bing" Crosby Jr(1903–1977) "Hedda Hopper"(Elda Furry 1885–1966) ; "Engelbert Humperdinck"(Arnold Dorsey)–80 Bianca Macias("Jagger")–71 Louis Grammatico("Lou Gramm")–66 Christine Baranski–64 Donatella Versace–61 Dwayne Johnson–44 David Beckham–41 ; 1932 – Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network

May 1

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Nye(Niestat 1913–2005) Gwyllyn Samuel "Glenn" Ford(1916–2006) Jack Paar(1918–2004) ; Richard J. Riordan–86 Judith Collins–77 Rita Coolidge–71 Joanna Lumley–70 Ray Parker Jr.–62 Samuel "Tim" McGraw(Smith)–49 Wesley Anderson–47 Becky Baeling–39 Emilia Clarke–30 ; 1885 – The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business ; 1931 – The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City ; 1941 – The Orson Welles film "Citizen Kane" premiered in New York