December 31

Happy Birthday RIP "John Denver"(Henry Deutschendorf Jr 1943–1997) "Donna Summer"(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–79 "Ben Kingsley"(Krishna Bhanji)–73 Diane Von Furstenberg(Diana Halfin)–71 Timothy Matthieson–69 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–58 Val Kilmer–57 Michael McDonald–52 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–44 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws

December 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Jack Lord"(John Ryan 1920–1998) "Bo Diddley"(Ellas Bates 1928–2008) David "Davy" Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–76 Meredith Vieira–63 Matthew Lauer–59 Tracey Ullman–57 Heidi Fleiss–51 Jason Behr–43 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods–42 Kristin Kreuk–34 ; 1940 – California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened

December 29

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–84 Mary Tyler Moore–80 Barbara Steele–79 Jonathan "Jon" Voight–78 Edward "Ted" Danson III–69 Yvonne Elliman–65 Paula Poundstone–57 Patricia Clarkson–57 John Newton–51 Andrew "Lilly" Wachowski–49 David Jude Law–44 David Fumero–44 ; 1851 – The first American Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was organized, in Boston Massachusetts

December 28

Happy Birthday RIP Martin Milner(1931–2015) ; Stanley "Lee" Lieber–94 Grace "Nichelle" Nichols–84 Dame Margaret "Maggie" Smith–82 Denzel Washington Jr.–62 Terri Garber–56 Hugh Malcolm Gets–52 Seth Meyers–43 Joseph Manganiello–40 Brendan Hines–40 ; 1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.

December 27

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Pasteur(1822–1895) Marie "Marlene" Dietrich(1901–1992) Heather O'Rourke(1975–1988) ; John Amos–77 Michael "Mike" Pinder–75 Mary "Cokie" Roberts(Boggs)–73 Gérard Depardieu–68 Wilson Echevarrí("Cruz")–43 Masayori "Masi" Oka(岡 政偉)–42 Emilie de Ravin–35 ; 1932 – Radio City Music Hall "Showplace of the Nation" opened in New York City

December 26

Happy Birthday RIP Stephen "Steve" Allen(1921–2000) Irwin Kniberg("Alan King" 1926–2004) ; Harvey Phillip Spector–77 Osborn "Ozzie" Smith–62 David Sedaris–60 Jared Leto(Bryant)–45 Richard "Reichen" Lehmkuhl–43 Chris Daughtry–37 Christopher "Kit" Harington–30 ; 1865 – James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for the coffee percolator ; 1933 – FM radio is patented by US patent office

December 25

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Isaac Newton(1642–1726) Clarissa "Clara" Barton(1821–1912) Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957) "Tony Martin"(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) Rodman "Rod" Serling(1924–1975) "Mabel King"(Donnie Washington 1932–1999) ; Gary Sandy–71 James "Jimmy" Buffett–70 Barbara Mandrell–68 Mary "Sissy" Spacek–67 Ann "Annie" Lennox–62 Florian Armstrong("Dido")–45 Dylan Vox–42 ; 1815 – The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance at King's Chapel (then Stone Chapel), with a chorus of 90 men and 10 women

December 24

Happy Birthday RIP Howard Hughes Jr(1905–1976) Ava Gardner(1922–1990) ; Mary Teresa Higgins("Clark")–89 Karl Diedrich Bader–50 Enrique Martín Morales("Ricky Martin")–45 Jeremy Greenberg(Davidson)–45 Ryan Seacrest–42 ; 1851 – Fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes

December 23

Happy Birthday RIP Corey Haim(1971–2010) ; Japanese Emperor Akihito(昭仁)–83 Robert "Bob" Kahn(TCP/IP Creator)–78 Harry Shearer–73 Susan Lucci–70 "Eddie Vedder"(Edward Severson III)–52 ; 1913 – The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve Bank

December 22

Happy Birthday RIP Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson(1912–2007) Barbara Billingsley(Combes 1915–2010) Eugene Rayburn(Rubessa 1917–1999) Maurice and Robin Gibb(1949–2003;2012) ; Hector Elizondo–80 Lila Diana Sawyer–71 Bernadette Stanislaus–63 Ralph Fiennes–54 Heather Donahue–42 ; 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York, New York #PardonMeStewardess #ISpeakJive

December 21

Happy Birthday RIP Francis "Frank" Zappa Jr(1940–1993) ; Phillip Donahue–81 Jayne Seymour Fonda–79 Samuel Leroy Jackson–68 Raymond Romano–59 Andrew Dick–51 Kiefer Sutherland–50 ; 1913 – Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.

December 20

Happy Birthday RIP Charlie Callias(1927–2011) ; John Hillerman–84 George Criscuola("Peter Criss")–71 Uri Geller–70 Alan Parsons–68 Christopher Robinson–50 David Cook–34 Jonah Hill Feldstein–33 Emerson Collins–32 Allan Hyde–27 ; 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase was completed as the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States during ceremonies in New Orleans

December 19

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Urich(1946–2002) Maurice White(1941–2016) ; Timothy Reid–72 Elaine Joyce Pinchot–71 Christopher Hamill("Limahl")–58 Michael Lookinland–56 Jennifer Beals–53 Tilman Schweiger–53 Kristen Swanson–47 Alyssa Milano–44 Rosa Blasi–44 Jacob "Jake" Gyllenhaal–36 ; 1932 – BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service

December 18

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth "Betty" Grable(1916–1973) ; Cicely Tyson–92 Keith Richards–73 Steven Spielberg–70 Leonard Maltin–66 Raymond "Ray" Liotta–62 William Bradley Pitt–53 Casper Van Dien Jr–48 Kate Holmes–38 Christina Aguilera–36 ; 1957 – the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, went online as engineers synchronized the plant with the distribution grid of Duquesne Light Company

December 17

Happy Birthday RIP George Lindsey(1928–2012) David Madden(1931–2014) ; Jorge Bergoglio(Pope Francis)–80 Earnest "Ernie" Hudson–71 Eugene Levy–70 Barry Livingston–63 William "Bill" Pullman–63 Heather Laurie Holden–47 Antonino Giovanni Ribisi–42 Sarah Paulson–42 Militza "Milla" Jovovich–41 ; 1892 – First issue of Vogue is published

December 16

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Austen(1775–1817) ; Joyce Boulifant–79 Harry "Ben" Cross–69 William "Billy" Gibbons–67 Sam Robards–55 Benjamin Bratt–53 Jonathan Scarfe–41 Scott Bailey–38 Theodore James Taptiklis–32 Anna Popplewell–28 ; 1773 – The Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes

December 15

Happy Birthday RIP Jean Paul Getty(1892–1976) ; Thomas “Tim” Conway–83 Donnie Johnson–67 Marta DuBois–64 Garrett Wang–48 Michael Shanks–46 Stuart Townsend–44 Geoffrey Stults–39 Adam Brody–37 Charlie Cox–34 Camilla Luddington–33 ; 1939 – “Gone with the Wind” receives its premiere at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia

December 14

Happy Birthday RIP Frances Bavier(1902–1989) Lee Remick(1935–1991) Anna Marie “Patty” Duke(1946–2016) ; Joyce Vincent Wilson(“Dawn”)–67 Theodore “Ted” Raimi–51 Matthew McNulty–34 ; 2000 – The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner ; 2012 – Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut

December 13

Happy Birthday Richard "Dick" Van Dyke–91 Arthur "Christopher" Plummer–87 John Davidson–75 Ben Bernanke–63 Morris Day–59 Steven  Buscemi–59 "Jamie Foxx"(Eric Bishop)–49 "NeNe Leakes"(Linnethia Johnson)–49 Barton Johnson–46 Taylor Swift–27 ; 1621 – Under the care of Robert Cushman, the first American furs to be exported from the continent leave for England aboard the Fortune

December 12

Happy Birthday RIP "Buck Jones"(Charles Gebhart 1891–1942) Francis "Frank" Sinatra(1915–1998) Edward "Ed" Koch(1924–2013) Brandon Teena(1972–1993) http://bit.ly/5GJXp2 ; Robert "Bob" Barker–93 "Connie Francis"(Concetta Franconero)–78 "Dionne Warwick"(Marie Warrick)–76 William "Bill" Nighy–67 Cathleen "Cathy" Rigby–64 Sheila "E" Escovedo–59 Jennifer Connelly–46 Shelton Hank Williams–44 Mayim Bialik–41 ; 1787  – Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution five days after Delaware became the first

December 11

Happy Birthday RIP "Ron Carey"(Ronald Cicenia 1935–2007) Maila Syrjaniemi("Vampira" 1922–2008) ; "Rita Moreno"(Rosita Alverio)–85 Donna Mills(Miller)–76 John Kerry–73 Lynda Day George–72 Terry "Teri" Garr–69 Robert "Ben" Browder–54 Monica "Monique" Imes–49 Jason "Rusty" Joiner–44 ; 1946 – UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established

December 10

Happy Birthday RIP "Dorothy Lamour"(Mary Slaton 1914–1996) Harold Gould(Goldstein 1923–2010) Michael Clarke Duncan(1957–2012) ; Fionnghuala Flanagan–75 Gloria Goff("Losing")–70 Susan Dey(Smith)–64 Paul Hardcastle–59 Kenneth Branagh–56 Virenia "Nia" Peeples–55 Patrick Flueger–33 Raven-Symoné Pearman–31 ; 1868 – The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps

December 9

Happy Birthday RIP Emmett Kelly(1898–1979) Margaret Hamilton(1902–1985) "Redd Foxx"(John Sanford 1922–1991) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.(1909–2000) Richard "Dick" Van Patten(1928–2015) ; "Kirk Douglas"(Issur Demsky)–100 Buck Henry Zuckerman–86 Dame Judith Dench–82 Lloyd "Beau" Bridges III–75 Richard "Dick" Butkus–74 Michael Dorn–64 John Malkovich–63 Donald "Donny" Osmond–59 Mario Cantone–57 Felicity Huffman–54 Jesse Metcalfe–38 Simon Helberg–36 ; 1851 – The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal ; 1960 – The first episode of "Coronation Street", the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom(still in production today)

December 8

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel "Sammy" Davis(1925–1990) Clerow "Flip" Wilson(1933–1998) John "David" Carradine(1936–2009) James Morrison(1943–1971) Samuel Kinison(1953–1992) ; Gregory Allman–69 Kimila "Kim" Basinger–63 Teri Hatcher–52 Sinéad O'Connor–50 Dominic Monaghan–40 Ian Somerhalder–38 "Nicki Minaj"(Onika Maraj)–34 ; 1980 – John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City

December 7

Happy Birthday RIP Tadeus Konopka("Ted Knight" 19231–1986) ; "Ellen Burstyn"(Edna Gillooly)–84 Thomas Waits–67 Larry Bird–60 Priscilla Barnes–61 Christopher Thomas Howell–50 Shiri Appleby–38 Emily Browning–28 Nicholas Hoult–27 ; 1941 – Japanese warplanes attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, drawing the United States into World War II. More than 2,300 Americans were killed ; 1963 – Instant replay makes its debut during an American Army–Navy football game

December 6

Happy Birthday RIP Alfred Eisenstaedt(1898–1995) Agnes Moorehead(1900–1974) Ryan White(1971–1990) ; James Naughton–71 Margaret JoBeth Williams–68 Craig Newmark(Founder of Craigslist)–64 Gina Hecht–64 Thomas Hulce–63 Steven Wright–61 Andrew Cuomo–59 Janine Turner(Gauntt)–54 Lindsay Price–40 Ryan Kennedy–34 ; 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published ; 1877 – The first edition of The Washington Post is published.

December 5

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Elias Disney(1901–1966) ; Little Richard Penniman–84 Joan Didion–82 "Morgan Brittany"(Suzanne Cupito)–65 Amanda (Armand) Lepore–49 Margaret Moran Cho–48 Amy Acker–40 Nicolas "Nick" Stahl–37 Adan Canto–35 Francisco "Frankie" Muñiz IV–31 ; 1933 – Prohibition in the United States ends with 21st Amendment to the Constitution ; 1955 – E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott ; 1969 – The four node ARPANET network is established (beginnings of internet between four colleges)

December 4

Happy Birthday Winston "Wink" Martindale–83 Max Baer, Jr.–79 Jeffrey Bridges–67 Patricia Wettig–65 Marisa Tomei–52 Kevin Sussman–46 Tyra Banks–43 ; 1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. ; 1945 – By a vote of 65 to 7, the US Senate approved United States of America as active participant in the United Nations.

December 3

Happy Birthday RIP Howard "Andy" Williams(1927–2012) ; Mary "Jaye P." Morgan–84 John "Ozzy" Osbourne–68 Del Shores–59 "Julianne Moore"(Julie Smith)–56 Daryl Hannah–56 Brendan Fraser–48 Bruno Campos–43 Anna Chlumsky–36 Brian Bonsall–35 Michael Angarano–29 ; 1910 – Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show ; 1992 – A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague

December 2

Happy Birthday RIP Herman "Ray" Walston(1914–2001) William "Bill" Erwin(1914–2010) Giovanni Versace(1946–1997) ; Harry Reid–77 Cathy Lee Crosby–72 Stone Phillips–62 Esteban Echevarria("Steven Bauer")–60 Daniel Gauthier–53 Lucy Liu(劉玉玲)–48 Nelly Furtado–38 Britney Spears–35 ; 1939 – New York City's La Guardia Airport opens to the public ; 1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations

December 1

Happy Birthday RIP Mary Martin(1913–1990) David Doyle(1929–1997) Richard Pryor III(1940–2005) ; "Woody Allen"(Allan Konigsberg)–81 Bette Midler–71 Richard Treat Williams–65 Charlene Tilton–58 Jeremy Northam–55 Néstor Carbonell–49 Sarah Silverman–46 Emily Mortimer–45 Dean O'Gorman–40 ; 1885 – First serving of the soft drink "Dr Pepper" formulated by Charles Alderton in Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas ; 1913 – The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.