April 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Eve Arden"(Eunice Quedens 1908–1990) "Al Lewis"(Alexander Meister 1923–2006) Gary Collins(1938–2012) ; Cloris Leachman–91 Willie Nelson–84 Adrian Pasdar–52 Jeffrey Timmons–44 Johnny Galecki–42 Kunal Nayyar–35 Kirsten Dunst–35 Dianna Agron–31 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor ; 1904 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (credited with the waffle-style ice cream cone invention/creation and first mass sales of it in USA) ; 1993 – CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free

April 29

Happy Birthday RIP Edward "Duke" Ellington(1899–1974) ; Richard Klein–73 Nora Dunn–65 Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld–63 Leslie Jordan–62 Katherine "Kate" Mulgrew–62 Daniel Day-Lewis–60 Michelle Pfeiffer–59 Eve Plumb–59 Uma Thurman–47 Andre Agassi–47 ; 1968 – The controversial musical "Hair", a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with its song becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement

April 28

Happy Birthday RIP James Monroe(1758–1831) Nelle Harper Lee(1926–2016) Carolyn Jones(1930–1983) Lionel Barrymore(1878–1954) ; Ann-Margret Olsson–76 James "Jay" Leno–67 Mary McDonnell–65 Jorge Garcia–44 Penélope Cruz Sánchez–43 Jessica Alba–36 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans

April 27

Happy Birthday RIP Hiram Ulysses Grant(1822–1885) Walter Lantz(1899–1994) Coretta Scott King(1927–2006) Jacob "Jack" Klugman(1922–2012) Robert Donner(Morris 1931–2006) Kemal "Casey" Kasem(1932–2014) ; Katherine "Kate" Pierson–69 Eric Schmidt–62 Kevin McNally–61 Sheena Easton(Orr)–58 William Mosley–30 James Duke Mason–25 ; 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse

April 26

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett–84 Jet Li Lian Jie( 李連杰)–54 Kevin "James" Knipfing–52 Thomas "Tom" Welling–40 Channing Tatum–37 ; 1986 – A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere; at least 31 people died immediately

April 25

Happy Birthday RIP Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) George "Meadowlark" Lemon III(1932–2015) ; Alfredo "Al" Pacino–77 Henry "Hank" Azaria–53 Andrew "Andy" Bell–53 Renée Zellweger–48 Jason Wiles–47 ; 1972 – Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs

April 24

Happy Birthday Shirley MacLean Beaty–83 Barabra Joan Streisand–75 Richard M. Daley–75 Jean-Paul Gaultier–65 Djimon Hounsou–53 Aidan Gillen(Murphy)–49 Eric Balfour–40 Kelly Clarkson–35 ; 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress"

April 23

Happy Birthday RIP William Shakespeare(1564–1616) Roy Orbison(1936–1988) Hervé Villechaize(1943–1993) Shirley Temple Black(1928–2014) "Sandra Dee"(Alexandra Zuck 1942–2005) ; Alan Oppenheimer–87 Harvey Lee Yeary("Lee Majors")–78 Joyce DeWitt–68 Michael Moore–63 Valerie Bertinelli–57 George Lopez–56 John Hannah–55 John Cena–40 John Oliver–40 Jacob Taio Cruz–32 ; 1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts ; 2005 – First YouTube video uploaded, titled "Me at the zoo"

April 22

Happy Birthday RIP Jason Miller(1939–2001) Edward "Eddie" Albert Heimberger(1906–2005) Aaron Spelling(1923–2006) Betty "Bettie" Page(1923–2008) ; Charlotte Rae Lubotsky–91 Glen Campbell–81 John "Jack" Nicholson–80 John Waters Jr–71 Peter Frampton–67 Catherine Mary Stewart(Nursall)–58 Ryan Stiles–58 Byron Allen Folks–56 Jeffrey Dean Morgan–51 ; 1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency ; 1993 – Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released by NCSA University of Illinois at Urbana (first web browser)

April 21

Happy Birthday HRH Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor–91 Charles Grodinsky–82 James Osterberg("Iggy Pop")–70 Patti LuPone–68 Anthony Iadanza("Tony Danza")–66 Rosalie "Andie" MacDowell–59 Robert Smith–58 John Cameron Mitchell–54 Nicole Sullivan–47 James McAvoy–38 Dylan Bruce–37 ; 1989 – Tiananmen Square Protests: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang

April 20

Happy Birthday RIP Luther Vandross Jr(1951–2005) ; Hosato "George" Takei(武井 穂郷)–80 Charles "Ryan" O'Neal III–76 Jessica Lange–68 Crispin Glover–53 Andrew Serkis–53 "Carmen Electra"(Tara Patrick)–45 Joseph "Joey" Lawrence Mignogna Jr–41 ; 1916 – The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (renamed Wrigley Field) , defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings

April 19

Happy Birthday RIP Vera Palmer("Jayne Mansfield" 1933–1967) Richard Cox("Dick Sargent" 1930–1994) Dudley Moore(1935–2002) Hugh O'Brian(Krampe 1925–2016) ; Timothy Curry–71 Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot–68 Ashley Ciminella("Judd")–49 James Franco–39 Kate Hudson–38 Hayden Christensen–36 ; 1927 – Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex ; 1971 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later it is commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders

April 18

Happy Birthday RIP Clarence Darrow(1857–1938) Robert "Bob" Hastings(1925–2014) Barbara Hale(1922–2017) ; Hayley Mills–71 James Woods–70 Frederick "Rick" Moranis–64 Eric Roberts–61 Jane Leeves–56 Eric McCormack–54 Conan O'Brien–54 David Tennant(McDonald)–46 Eli Roth–45 Sean Maguire–41 Melissa Joan Hart–41 Brittany Robertson–27 ; 1923 – Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built", opens ; 1924 – Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book

April 17

Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(Beedle Jr 1918–1981) Donald Kirshner(1934–2011) John Pierpont Morgan(1837–1913) ; Michael Sembello–63 Shaun Bean–58 Elizabeth "Liz" Phair–50 Jennifer Garner-Affleck–45 Victoria Adams-Beckham–43 ; 1937 – Daffy Duck's first appearance, in Porky's Duck Hunt ; 1969 – Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy

April 16

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charles Chaplin (1889–1977) Enrico "Henry" Mancini(1924–1994) ; Stanley "Bobby" Vinton Jr–82 "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"(Ferdinand Alcindor Jr)–70 Ellen Barkin–63 Jonathan Cryer–52 Martin Lawrence–52 Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen–46 Lukas Haas–41 ; 1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become "the most trusted man in America"

April 15

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Montgomery(1933–1995) ; Roy Clark–84 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason–70 Heloise Cruse Evans–66 Emma Thompson–58 Samantha Fox–51 Seth Rogen–35 Emma Watson–27 Margaret "Maisie" Williams–20 ; 1912 – The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive

April 14

Happy Birthday RIP Arthur John Gielgud(1904–2000) Rodney Steiger(1925–2002) Johanna "Anne" Sullivan Macy(1866–1936) ; Loretta "Lynn" Webb–85 Julie Christie–76 Peter Rose–76 John Shea–68 Brad "Garrett"(Gerstenfeld)–57 Robert Carlyle–56 Michael Anthony Hall–49 Adrien Brody–44 Sarah Michelle Gellar–40 Claire Coffee–37 ; 1828 – Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary ; 1865 – President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. He died the next day.

April 13

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel Beckett(1906–1989) Donald Yarmy("Don Adams" 1923–2005) ; Lyle Waggoner–82 Paul Sorvino–78 Tony Dow–72 Ronald Perlman–67 William Sadler–67 Robert "Peabo" Bryson–66 Caroline Rhea–53 Richard "Ricky" Schroder–47 ; 1870 – The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded. ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming

April 12

Happy Birthday RIP Johnnie Collier("Ann Miller" 1923–2004) Sir Charles Napier(1936–2011) Herbert Khaury("Tiny Tim" 1932–1996) Thomas Clancy Jr(1947–2013) ; Herbert Hancock–77 Edward O'Neill–71 David Letterman–70 David Cassidy–67 Thomas Noonan–66 Andrés "Andy" García Menéndez–61 Shannen Doherty–46 Nicholas Brendon Schultz–46 Claire Danes–38 Jennifer Morrison–38 ; 1945 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry Truman, becomes President upon Roosevelt's death ; 1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective

April 11

Happy Birthday RIP Oleg Cassini Loiewski(1913–2006) Meshach Taylor(1947–2014) ; Ethel Skakel Kennedy–89 Joel Grey(Katz)–85 Louise Lasser–78 William Irwin–67 Michele Scarabelli–62 Lisa Stansfield–51 ; 1976 – The Apple I is created

April 10

Happy Birthday RIP Joseph Pulitzer(1847–1911) Kevin "Chuck" Connors(1921–1992) Harry Morgan(Bratsberg 1915–2011) Michel Shalhoub(عمر الشريف "Omar Sharif" 1932–2015) ; Carl "Max" von Sydow–88 Elizabeth Sheridan–88 John Madden–81 Lee Capellaro("Ving")–67 Steven Seagal–65 Brian Setzer–58 Katrina Leskanich–57 Damien Puckler–45 Charles Hunnam–37 Michael Pitt–36 Amanda "Mandy" Moore–33 Haley Joel Osment–29 ; 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Berg. ; 1912 – The RMS Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her maiden and only voyage

April 9

Happy Birthday RIP Avery Schreiber(1935–2002) ; Hugh Hefner–91 Moshopopoulos Yolas("Marty Krofft")–80 Michael Learned–78 Dennis Quaid–63 Marc Jacobs–54 Cynthia Nixon–51 Jennifer Massoli("Jenna Jameson")–43 Keshia Knight Pulliam–38 Jonathan Baruchel–35 Leighton Meester–31 Jesse McCartney–30 Kristen Stewart–27 Mary Elle Fanning–19 ; 1961 – The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations

April 8

Happy Birthday RIP "Mary Pickford"(Gladys Smith 1892–1979) Elizabeth "Betty" Ford(1918–2011) ; Sheldon Greenfield("Shecky Greene")–91 John Schneider IV–57 Jeffrey "Izzy Stradlin" Isbell–55 John Julian Lennon–55 Robin Wright–51 Patricia Arquette–49 ; 1913 – The 17th amendment to the Constitution, providing for the popular election of U.S. senators, was ratified ; 1958 – A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper (pioneer of first high level mainframe programming language) meets to discuss the creation of a new language that would be called COBOL(common oriented business language)

April 7

Happy Birthday RIP Ian Richardson(1934–2007) "Billie Holiday"(Elinora Fagan 1915–1959) James Bumgarner("Garner" 1928–2014) William "Wayne" Rogers III(1933–2015) ; Edmund "Jerry" Brown Jr–79 Francis Ford Coppola–78 John Oates–69 Kong-sang "Jackie" Chan(陳港生)–63 Russell Crowe–53 ; 1927 – First long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover)

April 6

Happy Birthday RIP Merle Haggard(1937–2016) ; William December "Billy Dee" Williams–80 John Ratzenberger–70 Patrika Darbo–69 "MariLou Henner"(Mary Lucy Pudlowski)–65 Paul Rudd–48 Anders Jensen–45 Zachary Braff–42 Candace Cameron–41 Charlie McDermott–27 ; 1909 – Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole. ; 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City

April 5

Happy Birthday RIP Eldred Gregory Peck(1916–2003) Ruth "Bette" Davis(1908–1989) Spencer Tracy(1900–1967) Christopher Hewett(1921–2001); Colin Powell–80 Maxwell Gail–74 Åse Agneta Fältskog–67 Thea Gill–47 Pharrell Williams–44 ; 1792 – U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States. The bill was outlining a new apportionment formula submitted by then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Apportionment described how Congress divides seats in the House of Representatives among the states based on the US census figures

April 4

Happy Birthday RIP Heath Andrew Ledger(1979–2008) Daniel David White(1916–1990) Anthony Perkins(1932–1992) "Maya Angelou"(Marguerite Johnson 1928–2014) Peter Vaughan(Olm 1923–2016) ; Estelle Harris(Nussbaum)–89 Craig T. Nelson–73 Hugo Weaving–57 Graham Norton(Walker)–54 David Cross–53 Robert Downey Jr–52 Nancy McKeon–51 James Rodriguez("Roday")–41 ; 1850 – The city of Los Angeles was incorporated ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee ; 1975 – Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 3

Happy Birthday RIP Leslie Howard Steiner(1893–1943) Marlon Brando Jr(1924–2004) ; Doris Kappelhoff("Doris Day")–95 Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall–83 Marsha Mason–75 Carson Wayne Newton–75 Michael Orlando Cassavitis("Tony Orlando")–73 Alexander "Alec" Baldwin III–59 David Hyde Pierce–58 Edward "Eddie" Murphy–56 Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn–48 Jamie Bamber Griffith–44 ; 1860 – The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech

April 2

Happy Birthday RIP Alec Guinness de Cuffe(1914–2000) Marvin Gay Jr(1939–1984) Christian "Buddy" Ebsen Jr(1908–2003) Robert "Dabbs" Greer (1917–2007) Ronald Paolillo(1949–2012) Rodney King III(1965–2012) ; Linda Hunter–72 Emmylou Harris–70 Christopher Meloni–56 Michael Fassbender–40 Aiden Turner–40 ; 1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California ; 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format

April 1

Happy Birthday RIP Leonidas "Lon" Chaney(1883–1930) Gordon Jump(1932–2003) Mary "Debbie" Reynolds(1932–2016) ; "Jane Powell"(Suzanne Bruce)–88  Elizabeth "Ali" MacGraw–78 Barry Sonnenfeld–64 Susan Boyle–56  Samuel Huntington–45 Rachel Maddow–44 Matthew Lanter–34 ; 1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois ; 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971