March 24

Happy Birthday RIP "Harry Houdini"(Erich Weiss 1874–1926) Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(1887–1933) Terence Steven McQueen(1930–1980) Norman Feld("Fell" 1924–1998) ; Robert "Bob" Mackie–77 Thomas Hilfiger–64 Louie Anderson–63 Robert Carradine–63 Donna Pescow–63 Kelly Le Brock–57 Gabriele Kerner("Nena")–57 Starlet "Star" Jones–55 Lara Flynn Boyle–47 James "Jim" Parsons–44 ; 1896 – Alexander S. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history considered to be inventor of radio receiver ; 1900 – Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn