September 30

Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)–85 Johnny "John" Mathis–81 Marilyn McCoo–73 Countess Roza-Marie Lubienska("Rula Lenska")–69 Barbara "Basia" Trzetrzelewska–62 Barry Williams(Blenkhorn)–62 Patrice Rushen–62 Francine Drescher–59 Eric Stoltz–55 Silas Weir Mitchell Neilson–47 Marion Cotillard–41 ; 1960 – The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called "Flagstones" in 1959 pilot)

September 29

Happy Birthday RIP Orvon "Gene" Autry(1907–1998) Madeline Kahn(Wolfson 1942–1999) Larry Linville(1939–2000) ; Jerry Lee Lewis–81 Ian McShane–74 Bryant Gumbel–68 Andrew "Dice" Clay Silverstein–59 Roger Bart–54 Jill Whelan–50 Luke Goss–48 Zachary Levi Pugh–36 ; 1951 – The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC

September 28

Happy Birthday RIP Seymour Cray(1925–1996) Edward "Ed" Sullivan(1901–1974) James "J.T." Walsh(1943–1998) ; Brigitte Bardot–82 Jeffrey Jones–70 Jane "Janeane" Garofalo–52 Leilani Sarelle Figalan–50 Mira Sorvino–49 Naomi Watts–48 Lucas Bryant–38 Hilary Duff–29 ; 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. Only 200 units were produced. NBC made the first coast-to-coast color broadcast when it telecast the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 1954, the first production receiver using NTSC color offered to the public (the NTSC standard still used in most of the world, as well as PAL standard, adding digital broadcasting in the US approx 2011)

September 27

Happy Birthday RIP Will Sampson(1933–1987) Donald Cornelius(1936–2012) "William Conrad"(John Cann 1920–1994) Francis Gregory "Greg" Morris(1933–1996) "Jayne Meadows"(Jane Cotter 1919–2015) ; Anthony Wilford Brimley–82 Marvin Aday("Meatloaf")–69 Elizabeth "Liz" Torres–69 Shaun Cassidy–58 Phoebe Price–44 Gwyneth Paltrow–44 Avril Lavigne–32 ; 1905 – The physics journal Annalen der Physik received Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².

September 26

Happy Birthday RIP Francois "Jack" LaLanne(1914–2011) Patrick O'Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987) "Donna Douglas"(Dorothy Smith 1932–2015) ; Anne Robinson–72 Olivia Newton-John–68 Linda Hamilton–60 Melissa Sue Anderson–54 James Caviezel–48 Mark Famiglietti–37 Jessie Pavelka–34 ; 1789 – Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General. ‪

September 25

Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) ; Barbara Walters–87 Michael Douglas–72 Cheryl Tiegs–69 Anson William Heimlich–67 Mark Hamill–65 Michael Madsen–59 Heather Locklear–55 Tate Donovan–53 Willard "Will" Smith Jr–48 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–47 Hal Harry Sparks III–47 ; 1957 – Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas is integrated by the use of US Army troops

September 24

Happy Birthday RIP Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald(1896–1940) Audra Lindley(1918–1997) Phillip Hartmann(1948–1998) James Henson(1936–1990) ; Kevin Sorbo–58 Antonia "Nia" Vardalos–54 Andrew Leeds–38 Justin Bruening–37 Grey Damon–29 ; 1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS. ; 1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service("email")

September 23

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Charles Robinson(1930–2004) "Mickey Rooney"(Joseph Yule Jr 1920–2014) ;  Julio Iglesias de la Cueva–73 Mary Kay Place–69 Bruce Springsteen–67 "Rosalind" Chao( 赵家玲)–59 Jason Alexander(Greenspan)–57 Kenneth "Chi" McBride–55 Alexander Proyas–53 Anthony Mackie–38 ; 1846 – Astronomers Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune ; 2002 – The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released which was based on Gecko and HTML4 and successor to Netscape Navigator

September 22

Happy Birthday RIP Erich von Stroheim(1885–1957) John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Thomas "Tommy" Lasorda–89 Antonia Basilotta("Toni Basil")–73 David Coverdale–65 Shari Belafonte–62 Deborah "Debby" Boone–60 Joan Jett(Larkin)–58 Bonnie Hunt–55 Laura Vandervoort–32 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published

September 21

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones(1912–2002) "Henry Gibson"(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; William "Bill" Kuretich("Kurtis")–76 "Fannie Flagg"(Patricia Neal)–72 Stephen King–69 William "Bill" Murray–66 Ethan Coen–59 Robert Morrow–54 "Faith Hill"(Audrey Perry)–49 Ricki Lake–48 Lucas "Luke" Wilson–45 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–35 Maggie Grace Denig–33 ; 1957 – "Perry Mason," starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS

September 20

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) Anne Meara(1929–2015) ; "Sophia Loren"(Sofia Scicolone)–82 Karen Sharpe–82 Carole "Candy" Spelling–71 George Raymond Martin–68 Gary Cole–60 Robert Rusler–51 Kristen Johnston–49 Bradford Beyer Jr–43 Jon Bernthal–40 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts ; 2011 – The United States military ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time

September 19

Happy Birthday RIP Frances Farmer(1913–1970) "Mama Cass Elliot"(Ellen Cohen 1941–1974) ; Rosemary Harris–89 "Adam West"(William Anderson)–88 Randolph Mantooth–71 Jeremy Irons–68 "Twiggy"(Leslie Hornby)–67 Joan Blunden("Lunden")–66 Lita Ford–58 Cheryl O'Teari–54 Kimberly Richards–52 James "Jimmy" Fallon Jr.–42 Alison Sweeney–40 Kevin Zegers–32 ; In 1881, the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, died of wounds inflicted by an assassin ; 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show" debuted on CBS

September 18

Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Gustafsson 1905–1990) John Lebzelter("Jack Warden" 1920–2006) James Gandolfini(1961–2013) ; June Foray(Forer)–99 Michael Gubitosi("Robert Blake")–83 Francis Avallone("Frankie Avalon")–77 Frederick Willard–77 Beth Grant–67 Aisha Tyler–46 Jada Pinkett Smith–45 Lance Armstrong(Gunderson)–45 James Marsden–43 Daniel "Jason" Sudeikis–41 ; 1851 – The first edition of The New York Times was published as "The New-York Daily Times" ; 1947 – The United States Air Force becomes an independent branch of the USA armed forces

September 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dolores Costello(1903–1979) Hiram "Hank" Williams(1923–1953) Roderick "Roddy" McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Anna Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) "Lupe Ontiveros"(Guadalupe Moreno 1942–2012) Johnathan Ritter(1948–2003) ; John "Fee" Waybill–66 Cassandra Peterson("Elvira")–65 Rita Rudner–63 Wendy Worthington–62 Bryan Singer–51 Kyle Chandler–51 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–47 Nathan "Nate" Berkus–45 Griffith Feuerstein("Griff Furst")–35 ; 1972 – The comedy series "M.A.S.H." standing for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" premiered on CBS ; 1991 – The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.

September 16

Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) "Lauren Bacall"(Betty Perske 1924–2014) Riley "B.B." King(1925–2015) ; Edward Begley Jr.–67 Philip "Mickey" Rourke Jr–64 David Copperfield(Kotkin)–60 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)–58 Richard Marx–53 Molly Shannon–52 Marco Muñiz("Marc Anthony")–48 Amy Poehler–45 Ian Harding–30 Nicholas Jonas–24 ; 1959 – The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City ; 1972 – "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS

September 15

Happy Birthday RIP Agatha Christie(Miller 1890–1976) Vina Fay Wray(1907–2004) Julius “Nipsey” Russell(1918–2005) John “Jackie” Cooper Jr(1922–2011) Roy Brocksmith(1945–2001) Wendie Jo Sperber(1958–2005) ; Norman Crosby–89 Tommy Lee Jones–70 Daniel Marino Jr–55 Joshua Charles–45 Edward Thomas Hardy–39 Prince Henry Charles Albert David Windsor–32 Heidi Montag–30 ; 1963 – four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at 16th Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the deadliest act of the civil rights era

September 14

Happy Birthday RIP Amy Winehouse(1983–2011) ; Walter Koenig–80 Davenie "Joey" Heatherton–72 Jon "Bowzer" Bauman–69 Nigel "Sam" Neill–69 Alexis "Faith" Ford–52 Kimberly Payne Williams–45 Andrew Lincoln(Clutterbuck)–43 Jesse James–27 ; 1985 – The Golden Girls, a television sitcom, premieres on NBC

September 13

Happy Birthday RIP Reta Shaw(1912–1982) Emilie Claudette Chauchoin("Colbert" 1903–1996) Melvin Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Hardy 1948–2003) Richard Kiel(1939–2014) ; "Barbara Bain"(Millicent Fogel)–85 "Eileen Fulton"(Margaret McLarty)–83 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset–72 Peter Cetera–72 Jean Smart–65 Geraldine "Geri" Jewell–60 Dominic Fumusa–47 Fiona Apple Maggart–39 Bennett "Ben" Savage–36 ; 1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage (not only RAM)

September 12

Happy Birthday RIP Maurice Chevalier(1888–1972) James "Jesse" Owens(1913–1980) "Barry White"(Barrence Carter 1944–2003) Paul Walker IV(1973–2013) ; Ian Holm Cuthbert–85 Linda Gray–76 Joseph Pantoliano–65 Peter Scolari–61 Louis Szekely("CK")–49 William Joshua Hopkins–46 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan–38 Jennifer Hudson–35 ; 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit

September 11

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Lom(Schluderpacheru 1917–2012) ; Henry Earl Holliman–88 Brian De Palma–76 Amy Madigan–66 Roxann Dawson(Caballero)–58 John Hawkes(Perkins)–57 Virginia Madsen–55 Christina "Kristy" McNichol–54 Richard "Moby" Hall–51 Joseph Harry Connick Jr.–49 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges–39 ; 2001 – Al Qaida suicide hijackers crashed two jet airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, causing both 110-story twin towers to collapse killing nearly 3,000 people. #NeverForget 

September 10

Happy Birthday Arnold Palmer–87 Karl Lagerfeldt–83 Jose Feliciano Garcia–71 Anthony Joseph Pereira("Joe Perry")–66 Harold "Harry" Groener–65 Amy Irving–63 Colin Firth–56 Guy Ritchie–48 James Duval–44 Matthew Ryan Phillippe–42 ; 1955 – “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS (the second of the Western genre for Television, first being the "Lone Ranger")

September 9

Happy Birthday RIP Otis Redding, Jr(1941–1967) Clifford Robertson III(1923–2011) ; Chaim Topol–81 Joseph Theismann–67 Thomas Wopat–65 Hugh Grant–56 Adam Sandler–50 Goran Višnjić–44 Michael Bublé–41 ; 1791 – Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington ; 1839 – John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA)

September 8

Happy Birthday RIP May McAvoy(1899–1984) Richard "Peter" Sellers(1925–1980) Virginia Hensley("Patsy Cline" 1932–1963) Isaac "Sid" Caesar(1922–2014) ; Bernard "Bernie" Sanders–75 Julian Richings–61 Aimee Mann–56 David Lee Smith–53 Kimberly Peirce–49 Martin Freeman–45 David Arquette–45 Alecia "Pink" Moore–37 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)–35 Steven "Jake" Sandvig–30 ; 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape ; 1966 – The first Star Trek series premieres on NBC television

September 7

Happy Birthday RIP John Pierpont "Jack" Morgan, Jr.(1867–1943) Charles Holley("Buddy Holly" 1936–1959) William Jermaine Stewart(1957–1997) ; Gloria Gaynor(Fowles)–67 Julie Kavner–66 Christine "Chrissie" Hynde–65 Michael Emerson–62 Corbin Bernsen–62 Diane Farr–47 Thomas Everett Scott–46 Oliver Hudson–40 Devon Sawa–38 ; 1916 – US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)

September 6

Happy Birthday Jo Anne Worley–79 George Roger Waters–73 Swoosie Kurtz–72 Jane Curtin–69 Patricia "Patti" Yasutake–63 Anne Lockhart(Maloney)–63 Jeffrey Foxworthy–58 Rosa "Rosie" Perez–52 Natalie McIntyre("Macy Gray")–49 Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston–47 Idrissa Elba–44 ; 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders

September 5

Happy Birthday RIP "Freddie Mercury"(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–87 William Devane–77 Raquel Welch(Tejada)–76 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–65 Peter Wingfield–54 Rose McGowan–43 ; 1957 – “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published

September 4

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917–1987) Richard "Dick" York(1928–1992) ; "Mitzi Gaynor"(Francesca von Gerber)–85 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–58 Damon Wayans–56 Wesley Bentley–38 Beyoncé Knowles–35 ; 1781 – Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settler ; 1882 – Thomas Edison flips the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in history, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. This is considered by many as the day that began the electrical age ; 1957 – Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line

September 3

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Ladd(1913–1964) Verla Eileen Brennan(1932–2013) "Kitty Carlisle"(Catherine Conn 1910–2007) Anna "Anne" Jackson(1925–2016) ; Valerie Perrine–73 Adam Curry–52 "Charlie Sheen"(Carlos Estevez)–51 Trevor St. John–45 Samuel "Nick" Wechsler–38 David Moretti–35 Garrett Hedlund–32 ; 1951 – The first long-running American soap opera, "Search for Tomorrow", airs its first episode on the CBS television network

September 2

Happy Birthday RIP Meinhardt Raabe("Munchkin Coroner" 1915–2010) Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett–78 Terry Bradshaw–68 Thomas Mark Harmon–65 James "Jimmy" Connors–64 Keanu Reeves–52 Salma Hayek Jiménez–50 Charles "Tuc" Watkins III–50 Salvatore "Vincent DePaul" Zannino–48 ; 1789 – The U.S. Treasury Department was established ; 1963 – CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes

September 1

Happy Birthday RIP "Yvonne De Carlo"(Margaret Middleton 1922–2007) Richard Farnsworth(1920–2000) Conway Twitty(Harold Jenkins 1933–1993) ; George Maharias–88 Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin–77 Barry Gibb–70 Dr. Phillip McGraw–66 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–59 Burn Gorman–42 Robert Scott Speedman–41 Robert Boyd Holbrook–35 ; 1878 – Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company ; 1897 – The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America