Thursday, June 30, 2016

June 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Susan Hayward"(Edythe Marrenner 1917–1975) Lena Horne(1917–2010) ; David Alan Grier–61 Vincent D'Onofrio–57 Márton Csókás Jr–50 Michael Tyson–50 Brian Bloom–46 Willam Belli–34 Fantasia Barrino–32 Michael Phelps II–31 ; 1937 – The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London England

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

June 29

Happy Birthday RIP "Slim Pickens"(Louis Lindley Jr 1919–1983) Ruth Warrick(1916–2005) ; William Gary Busey–72 Richard Lewis–69 Frederick Grandy–68 Colin Hay–63 Kathleen Wilhoite–52 llan Mitchell-Smith–47 Christopher Egan–32 ; 2007 – Apple Inc. releases their first mobile phone, the iPhone, and smartphone craze begins for millions! ‪

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

June 28

Happy Birthday RIP Gilda Radner(1946–1989) Noriyuki "Pat" Morita(1932–2005) ; Melvin Kaminsky("Mel Brooks")–90 John Biener–78 Bruce Davison–70 Kathleen "Kathy" Bates–68 Alice Krige–62 John Cusack–50 Mary Stuart Masterson–50 Danielle Brisebois–47 Michael "Mike" White–46 Jack "Steve" Burton–46 ; 1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement at the Greenwich village bar "Stonewall Inn"

Monday, June 27, 2016

June 27

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Keller(1880–1968) Robert Keeshan(1927–2004) ; Vera Wang–67 Julia Duffy(Hinds)–65 Isabelle Adjani–61 Jeffrey Jacob "J.J." Abrams–50 Tobias "Toby" Maguire–41 Matthew Lewis–27 ; 1893 – The New York stock market crashed

Sunday, June 26, 2016

June 26

Happy Birthday RIP Eleanor Parker(1922–2013) ; Michael "Mick" Jones–61 Christopher Isaak–60 Mark McKinney–57 Terri Nunn–55 Christopher O'Donnell–46 Sean Hayes–46 Jason Schwartzman–36 ; 1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions ; 1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio

Saturday, June 25, 2016

June 25

Happy Birthday RIP "George Orwell"(Eric Blair 1903–1950) Sidney Lumet(1924–2011) ; June Lockhart–91 Carly Simon–71 James "Jimmie" Walker–69 Ricky Gervais–55 Georgios Panayiotou("George Michael")–53 Jason Lewis–45 Linda Cardellini–41 ; 1951 – The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special from New York to four other cities ; 1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, designed by artist Gilbert Baker

Friday, June 24, 2016

June 24

Happy Birthday RIP William "Jack" Dempsey(1895–1983) Albert Molinaro(1919–2015) Jack Carter(Chakrin 1922–2015) ; Michele Lee Dusick–74 Michael "Mick" Fleetwood–69 Peter Weller–69 Nancy Allen–66 Joseph Penny Jr–60 Curtis Smith–55 Iain Glen–55 Danielle Spencer–51 Minka Kelly(Dufay)–36 ; 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract ; 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd

Thursday, June 23, 2016

June 23

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Mathison Turing(1912–1954) Robert "Bob" Fosse(1927–1987) ; Vinton Cerf–73 Theodore Shackelford III–70 Frances McDormand–59 Selma Blair Beitner–44 Jason Mraz–39 Melissa Rauch–36 Corey Sorenson–36 James "Miles" Fisher–33 Aimee Duffy–32 ; 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer" ; 1926 – The College Board administers the first SAT exam

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

June 22

Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Prinze(Frederick Pruetzel 1954–1977) ; Dianne Feinstein–83 Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson–80 Alexander Britton Hume–73 David L. Landau–69 Elizabeth Warren–67 Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep–67 Lindsay Wagner–67 Graham Greene–64 Cynthia "Cyndi" Lauper–63 Timothy Russ–60 Erin Brockovich(Pattee)–56 Carson Daly–43 Donald Faison–42 Jeffrey Hephner–41 David Jai Rodriguez–37 ; 1870 – Congress created the Department of Justice.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

June 21

Happy Birthday RIP Ernestine Jane Russell(1921–2011) Lois Maureen Stapleton(1925–2006) ; Bernard Kopell–83 Mary Loretta “Mariette” Hartley–76 Raymond Davies–72 Meredith Baxter–69 Michael Gross–69 Douglas Savant–52 Lana Wachowski–51 James Breuer–49 Juliette Lewis–43 Christopher Pratt–37 Prince William Windsor–34 ; 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 (The test for determining whether speech or expression can be labeled obscene, in which case it is not protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and can be prohibited)

Monday, June 20, 2016

June 20

Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) ; Martin Landau–88 Olympia Dukakis–85 Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–83 Morna Anne Murray–71 Robert "Bob" Vila–70 Christina "Tina" Sinatra–68 Lionel Richie Jr–67 John Goodman–64 Nicole Kidman–49 Peter Paige–47 Joshua Lucas Maurer–45 Thomas Wlaschiha–43 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – "Toast of the Town", later "The Ed Sullivan Show", makes its television debut.

Sunday, June 19, 2016

June 19

Happy Birthday RIP "Moe Howard"(Moses Horwitz 1897–1975) Maxwell "Pat" Buttram(1915–1994) ; Virginia ”Gena” Rowlands–86 Phylicia Ayers-Allen("Rashad")–68 Ann Wilson–66 Mary Kathleen Turner–62 Paula Abdul–54 Jean Dujardin–44 Zoë Saldaña Nazario–38 Aidan Turner–33 Paul Dano–29 ; 1934 – The Communications Act establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Saturday, June 18, 2016

June 18

Happy Birthday RIP "E.G. Marshall"(Everett Grunz 1914–1998) Roger Ebert(1942–2013) ; James Paul McCartney–74 Carolyn Kane–64 Isabella Rossellini–64 Kimberly Dickens–51 Blake Shelton–40 David Giuntoli–36 Kevin Bishop–36 Richard Madden–30 ; 1923 – Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets of New York City ; 1948 – Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record

Friday, June 17, 2016

June 17

Happy Birthday RIP Ralph Bellamy(1904–1991) ; Barry Manilow(Pincus)–73 Joseph Piscopo–65 Mark Linn-Baker–62 Thomas Haden Church(McMillen)–56 Gregory Kinnear–53 Erin Murphy–52 Jason Patric Miller Jr.–50 Orville "Will" Forte IV–46 Scott Adkins–40 ; 1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

Thursday, June 16, 2016

June 16

Happy Birthday RIP Harold "Jack" Albertson(1907–1981) ; Edward "Eddie" Levert–75 Joan Van Ark–73 Laurie Metcalf–61 Ian Buchanan–59 James Patrick Stuart–48 Clifton Collins Jr.–46 Edward "Eddie" Cibrian–43 Daniel Brühl Domingo–38 ; 1812 – The City Bank of New York (later Citibank) opened for business ; 1960 –  "Psycho," directed by Alfred Hitchcock, premiered in New York

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

June 15

Happy Birthday RIP Waylon Jennings(1937–2002) ; Steve Walsh–65 James Belushi–62 Julie Hagerty–61 Helen Hunt–53 Courteney Cox–52 Leah Remini–46 Neil Patrick Harris–43 James "Greg" Vaughan Jr–43 ; 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

June 14

Happy Birthday RIP Burle Ives(1909–1995) ; "Marla Gibbs"(Margaret Bradley)–85 "Eddie Mekka"(Edward Mekjian)–64 "Boy" George O'Dowd–55 Traylor Howard–50 Stefanie "Steffi" Graf–47 Sutan Amrull("Raja")–42 Kevin McHale–28 ; 1775 – The United States Army (the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress) was founded ; 1789 – Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Monday, June 13, 2016

June 13

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Lynde(1926–1982) ; Siegfried Fischbacher–77 Malcolm McDowell(Taylor)–73 John Stellan Skarsgård–65 Richard Thomas–65 Timothy Dick–63 Alexandra "Ally" Sheedy–54 Stephen Glover("Steve O")–42 Christopher Evans–35 Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen–30 ; 1966 – the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda vs. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police

Sunday, June 12, 2016

June 12

Happy Birthday RIP Ascher "Weegee" Fellig(1899–1968) Annelies "Anne" Frank(1929–1945) ; David Rockefeller–101 James "Jim" Nabors–86 David Thornton–63 Jenilee Harrison–58 John Scott Thompson–57 Frances O'Connor–49 Jason Mewes–42 Michael Muhney–41 David Franco–31 ; 1967 – The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional ; 1978 – David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

June 11

Happy Birthday RIP Raymon Cramton("Chad Everett" 1937–2012) ; Jerome Silberman("Gene Wilder")–83 Johnny Brown–79 Adrienne Barbeau–71 Peter Bergman–63 James "Hugh" Laurie–57 Peter Dinklage–47 Joshua Jackson Carter–38 Shia LaBeouf–30 ; 1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey

Friday, June 10, 2016

June 10

Happy Birthday RIP "Judy Garland"(Francis Gumm 1922-1969) ; Prince Philip(Philippos Andreou of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Glücksburg Prince of Greece and Denmark)–95  Frankie Faison–67 Gina Gershon–54 Vincent Perez–52 Elizabeth Hurley–51 Faith Evans–43 Dustin Lance Black–42 Shannon Snaith("Shane West")–38 Jonathan Bennett–35 ; 1935 – Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson. ; 1947 – Saab produces its first automobile.

Thursday, June 09, 2016

June 9

Happy Birthday RIP Cole Porter(1891–1964) Joseph Minieri("Joe Santos" 1931–2016) ; Jacob Maza("Jackie Mason")–85 Michael Andrew Fox–55 Johnny Depp II–53 Gloria Reuben–52 Joshua Hamilton–47 Matthew Bellamy–38 Andrew Walker–37 Natalie Portman(Hershlag)–35 ; 1934 – Donald Duck makes his debut in "The Wise Little Hen"

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

June 8

Happy Birthday RIP Joan Rivers(Molinsky 1933–2014) ; Gerald "Jerry" Stiller–89 Nancy Sinatra–76 William "Boz" Scaggs–72 Kathy Baker–66 "Bonnie Tyler"(Gaynor Hopkins)–65 Keenen Ivory Wayans–58 Bernard White–57 Nicholas Rhodes(Bates)–54 Frank Grillo–51 Kevin Farley–51 Julianna Margulies–50 Daniel Futterman–49 Mark Feuerstein–45 Kanye West–39 Jessica Weixler–35 ; 1912 – Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures ; 1953 – The Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks

Tuesday, June 07, 2016

June 7

Happy Birthday RIP "Dean Martin"(Dino Crocetti 1917–1995) Jessica Tandy(1909–1994) Prince Nelson(1958–2016) ; Thomas Jones(Woodward)–76 "Jenny Jones"(Janina Stronski)–70 William "Liam" Neeson–64 Colleen Camp–63 William Forsythe–61 Karl-Heinz Urban–44 William "Bill" Hader–38 Michael Cera–28 "Iggy Azalea"(Amethyst Kelly)–26 ; 1909 – "Mary Pickford"(Gladys Smith) makes her screen debut at the age of 16 in "The Violin Maker of Cremona" ; 1982 – Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits

Monday, June 06, 2016

June 6

Happy Birthday Robert Englund–69 Harvey Fierstein–62 Sandra Bernhard–61 Björn Borg–60 Colin Quinn–57 Jason Isaacs–53 Paul Giamatti–49 Sonya Walger–42 ; 1892 – Chicago 'EL' begins operation (Elevated Trains) ; 1933 – The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, N.J.

Sunday, June 05, 2016

June 5

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Lansing(Brown 1928–1994) ; "Peggy Stewart"(Margaret O'Rourke)–93 Susan "Suze" Orman–65 Kenneth Gorelick("Kenny G")–60 Richard Butler–60 Ronald Livingston–49 Susan Lynch–45 Mark Wahlberg–45 Chad Allen Lazzari–42 Peter Wentz III–37 ; 1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. ; 1968 – Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Palestinian gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested

Saturday, June 04, 2016

June 4

Happy Birthday RIP Catherine Rosalind Russell(1907–1976) William Dennis Weaver(1924–2006) ; Bruce Dern–80 Michelle Phillips(Holly Gilliam)–72 Richard Stevenson Parker Jr–64 Eldra "El" DeBarge–55 Albert Brown III("Al B Sure")–48 Scott Wolf–48 Noah Wyle–45 Angelina Jolie Voight–41 Russell Brand–41 Todd "T.J." Miller–35 ; 1919 – Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.

Friday, June 03, 2016

June 3

Happy Birthday RIP "Josephine Baker"(Freda McDonald 1906–1975) Ellen Corby(Hansen 1911–1999) "Tony Curtis"(Bernard Schwartz 1925–2010) ; Chuck Barris–87 Ian Hunter Patterson–77 "Deniece Williams"(June Chandler)–66 Susan "Suzie" Plakson–58 Anderson Cooper–49 Jason Jones–43 ; 1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon

Thursday, June 02, 2016

June 2

Happy Birthday RIP Marvin Hamlisch(1944–2012) ; Sally Kellerman–79 Walter Stacy Keach Jr–75 Charles Haid III–73 Lars "Lasse" Hallström–70 Gerald "Jerry" Mathers–68 Joanna Gleason(Hall)–66 Dana Carvey–61 Liam Cunningham–55 Wentworth Miller III–44 Zachary Quinto–39 Justin Long–38 Dominic Cooper–38 ; 1924 – Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians.

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

June 1

Happy Birthday RIP "Frank Morgan"(Francis Wuppermann 1890–1949) "Marilyn Monroe"(Norma Jeane Mortenson 1926–1962) Cleavon Little(1939–1992) Andy Griffith(1926–2012) ; Charles "Pat" Boone–82 Morgan Freeman–79 Rene Auberjonois–76 Brian Cox–70 John Price("Pryce")–69 Lisa Hartman–60 Heidi Klum–43 Alanis Morissette–42 Amy Schumer–35 ; 1890 – The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns ; 1967 – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles is released