July 31

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Cassidy(1932–1979) Geoffrey Lewis(1935–2015) ; Michael Biehn–61 Wesley Snipes–55 Joanne "J.K." Rowling–52 Dean "Cain" Tanaka–51 Rudolf Martin–50 Loren Dean Jovicic–48 Emily "Eve" Best–46 Benjamin "B.J." Novak–38 Charlie Carver Martensen–29 ; 1930 – The radio mystery program The Shadow airs for the first time ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated

July 30

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) ; Paul Anka–75 David Sanborn–71 Arnold Schwarzenegger–69 Delta Burke–60 Catherine "Kate" Bush–58 Laurence Fishburne III–55 Lisa Kudrow–53 Vivica A. Fox–52 Simon Baker–47 Christopher Nolan–46 Michael "Tom" Green–45 Hilary Swank–42 Damon Wayans Jr–34 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare

July 29

Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1901–1965) "Theda Bara"(Theodosia Goodman 1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) ; "Robert Fuller"(Leonard Lee)–84 David Warner–76 Genaro "Tony" Sirico Jr–75 Gary "Geddy Lee" Weinrib–64 Ian Roberts–52 Rodney Allen Rippy–49 Richard "Wil" Wheaton III–45 Stephen Dorff–44 Allison Mack–36 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco ; 1957 –Jack Paar debuted as host of NBC's "Tonight" show.

July 28

Happy Birthday RIP Hubert "Rudy" Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) Robert "Alexis" Arquette(1969–2016) ; Sally Struthers–70 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–70 Georgia Engel–69 Lori Loughlin–53 Elizabeth Berkley–45 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African- American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.

July 26

Happy Birthday RIP George Bernard Shaw(1856–1950) Gracie Allen(1895–1964) Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) Vivian Vance(Jones 1909–1979) William Blake Crump("Blake Edwards" 1922–2010) ; Sir Michael "Mick" Jagger–74 Helen Mirren(Mironoff)–72 Susan George–67 Dorothy Hamill–61 Nana Visitor(Tucker)–60 Kevin Spacey Fowler–58 Sandra Bullock–53 Jeremy Piven–52 Olivia Williams–49  ; 1947 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council

July 25

Happy Birthday RIP Brad Renfro(1982–2008) Estelle Getty(Scher-Gettleman 1923–2008) "Jack Gilford"(Jacob Gellman 1908–1990) ; Verdine White–66 Iman Abdulmajid–62 Illeana Douglas(Hesselberg)–52 Matthew LeBlanc–50 "Tera Patrick"(Linda Hopkins)–41 ; 1956 – 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51 people

July 24

Happy Birthday RIP Amelia Earhart(1897–1937)  Bella Savitsky Abzug(1920–1998) ; Charles "Mark" Goddard–81 Ruth Buzzi–81 Christopher Sarandon–75 Leo Gallagher Jr–71 Robert Hays–70 Linda Carter–66 Gus Van Sant Jr–65 Kristi Dawn Chenoweth–50 Jennifer Lopez–48 Mary Rose Byrne–38 Anna Paquin–35 ; 1969 – Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific ; 1974 – Watergate scandal : The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed white house tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.

July 23

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Martin(1909–2000) Bernard "Bert" Convy(1933–1991) Philip Seymour Hoffman(1967–2014) ; Daniel Ronald Cox–79 Edie McClurg–66 Woodrow "Woody" Harrelson–56 Erik La Salle–55 Saul Hudson("Slash")–52 Marlon Wayans–45 Monica Lewinsky–44 Shane McRae–40 Tenitra Michelle Williams–37 Daniel Radcliffe–28 ; 1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car ; 1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film

July 22

Happy Birthday RIP Daniel Rowan(1922–1987) Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo(1932–2014) ; "Orson Bean"(Dallas Burroughs)–89 Estelle Louise Fletcher–83 Terence Stamp–79 Giorgi "Alex" Trebek–77 Daniel "Danny" Glover–71 Donald Henley–70 William "Willem" Dafoe–62 Keith "Sweat"(Crier)–56 John Leguizamo–53 David Spade–53 Colin Ferguson–45 Franka Potente–43 Selena Gomez–25 : 1934 – Outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents ; 1991 – Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested in Milwaukee after police discover human remains in his apartment

July 21

Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Hemingway(1899–1961) Jesse Donald Knotts(1924–2006) Robin Williams(1951–2014) ; Janet Reno–79 "Cat Stevens"(Steven Georgiou)–69 Garretson "Garry" Trudeau–69 Taco Ockerse–62 Jonathan Lovitz–60 Ike Eisenmann–55 Joshua Hartnett–39 Rory Culkin–28 ; 1873 – At Adair Iowa  Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West

July 20

Happy Birthday RIP Natalia Zakharenko("Natalie Wood" 1938–1981) ; Kimberly Carnes–72 Carlos Santana–70 Sandra Oh–46 Simon Rex Cutright–43 ; 1969 – Apollo 11 successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon.

July 19

Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Cole(1940–2009) Martin "Pat" Hingle(1924–2009) ; Brian May–70 Atom Yegoyan–57 Lisa Lampugnale–56 Campbell Scott–56 Anthony Edwards–55 Benedict Cumberbatch–41 Jared Padalecki–35 ; 1900 – The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation

July 18

Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn Jr(1911–2003) Richard "Red" Skelton(1913–1997) Nelson Mandela(1918–2013) John Glenn Jr(1921–2016) ; Craig Bruderlin("James Brolin")–77 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–61 Elizabeth McGovern–56 Wendy Williams–53 Mark Sinclair("Vin Diesel")–50 Kristen Bell–37 Christopher Chace Crawford–32 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies

July 17

Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) "Art Linkletter"(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phoebe "Snow"(Laub 1950–2011) Phyllis "Diller"(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–82 Carol Diahann Johnson–82 Duchess Camilla Mountbatten(Shand)–70 Terence "Geezer" Butler–68 Lucie Arnaz–66 David Hasselhoff–65 Heather Langenkamp–53 Alex Winter–52 Michael Vogel–38 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California

July 16

Happy Birthday RIP "Ginger Rogers"(Virginia McMath 1911–1995) "Barbara Stanwyck"(Ruby Stevens 1907–1990) ; Stewart Copeland–64 Phoebe Cates–54 John William Ferrell–50 Corey Feldman–46 Jayma Mays–38 ; 1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government.

July 15

Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Nan Martin (1927–2010) Alexander "Alex" Karras(1935–2012) ; Patrick "Wayne" Morrison–78 Jan Michael Vincent–73 Linda Ronstadt–71 "Arianna Huffington"(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–67 Terrance Quinn–65 "Willie Aames"(Albert Upton)–57 Forest Whitaker III–56 Scott Foley–45 Diane Heidkrüger("Kruger")–41 ; 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day ; 2006 – Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world

July 14

Happy Birthday RIP George Tobias(1901–1980) ; Nancy Olson–89 Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier–85 Vincent Pastore–71 Jane Lynch–57 Matthew Fox–51 Melissa Fisher("Missy Gold")–47 ; 1789 – French Revolution: Bastille Day ; 1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American

July 13

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday RIP Robert "Bob" Crane(1928–1978) Gerald Levert(1966–2006) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–77 Harrison Ford–75 Richard "Cheech" Marin–71 Edith Bernstein("Didi Conn")–66 Thelma Louise Mandrell–63 Cameron Crowe–60 Robert Gonzalez("Gant")–49 Deborah Cox–43 Steven Chadwick McQueen–29 ; 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949

July 12

Happy Birthday RIP "Louis B. Mayer"(Lazar Meir 1884–1957) Mendel Berlinger("Milton Berle" 1908–2002) ; William "Bill" Cosby Jr–80 "Christine McVie"(Anne Perfect)–74 Milton "Richard" Simmons–69 Jon Thomas Terrell–69 Brian Grazer–66 Cheryl "Ladd" Stoppelmoor–66 Cheyenne Jackson–42 Christopher "Topher" Grace–39 ; 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London.

July 11

Happy Birthday RIP Yuli Bryner(1920–1985) ; "Tab Hunter"(Arthur Kelm)–86 Giorgio Armani–83 Thomas "Tom" Holland–74 Patricia "Bonnie" Pointer–67 Bruce McGill–67 Leon Spinks–64 Sela Ward–61 Suzanne Vega–58 Gregory Grunberg–51 Justin Chambers–47 Michael Rosenbaum–45 Kimberly "Lil Kim" Jones–43 ; 1798 – The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress ; 1922 – The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles formerly known as the 'Daisy Dell' in Bolton Canyon

July 10

Happy Birthday RIP Frederick Gwynne(1926–1993) David Brinkley(1920–2003) Ronald Glass(1945–2016) ; Granville "Robert" Pine–76 Arlo Guthrie–70 Alejandro "Alec" Mapa–52 Gale Harold III–48 Sofía Vergara–45 Adrian Grenier–41 Jessica Simpson–37 Cindy Taylor("Jesse Jane")–37 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act

July 9

Happy Birthday Brian Dennehy–79 Richard Roundtree–75 Dean Koontz–72 Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson–70 Christopher Cooper–66 Jonathon Tesh–65 Jimmy Smits–62 Thomas "Tom" Hanks–61 Richard Timothy Kring–60 Kelly McGillis–60 James "Jim" Kerr–58 Courtney "Love" Harrison–53 Scott Grimes–46 Fredrick Savage–41 ; 1962 – Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles ; 1981 – Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario.

July 8

Happy Birthday RIP "Jerry Vale"(Genaro Vitaliano 1930–2014) Martin Feldman(1933–1982) ; "Steve Lawrence"(Sidney Leibowitz)–82 Jeffrey Tambor–73 Wolfgang "Puck" Topfschnig–68 Anjelica Huston–66 Kevin Bacon–59 Toby Keith Covel–56 Lee Tergesen–52 William "Billy" Crudup–49 Beck Campbell–47 Kathleen Robertson–44 Milo Ventimiglia–40 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published

July 7

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc" Severinsen–89 Richard Starkey("Ringo Starr")–77 Shelley Duvall–68 William "Bill" Campbell–58 Troy Garity–44 Barry Reese ("Cassidy")–35 ; 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri

July 6

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William "Bill" Haley(1925–1981) "Janet Leigh"(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) Anne "Nancy" Reagan(Robbins 1921–2016) ; Delloreese Early–85 Ned Beatty–79 Burt Ward(Gervis Jr.)–71 Michael Sylvester Stallone–70 Shelley Hack–69 Geoffrey Rush–65 Grant Goodeve–64 Alice Tannenberg("Allyce Beasley")–62 Jennifer Saunders–58 Christian Meoli–44 Curtis Jackson III("50 Cent")–41 Gregory Smith–33 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States

July 5

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor "P.T." Barnum(1810–1891) Alton "Ben" Powers(1950–2015) ; Katherine Helmond–88 Shirley Knight Hopkins–81 Hugh Cregg III("Huey Lewis")–67 Edith "Edie" Falco–54 Kathryn Erbe–52 ; 1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France.

July 4

Happy Birthday RIP Esther "Eppie" Lederer("Ann Landers" 1918–2002) Pauline Phillips("Abigail Van Buren" 1918–2013) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) ; Eva Marie Saint–93 Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida–90 Marvin Neil Simon–90 Gerald Riviera("Geraldo")–74 John Waite–65 ; 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

July 3

Happy Birthday RIP Laura Branigan(1957–2004) ; Tim O'Connor–90 Gloria Allred(Bloom)–76 Kurtwood Smith–74 Betty Buckley–70 Karin Jan Smithers–68 Montel Williams–61 Thomas Gibson–55 Martha Yeardley Smith–53 Thomas Flanagan–52 Ryan McPartlin–42 Corey Sevier–33 ; 1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens ; 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average (about 25) which contained nine railroads and two industrial companies in The Customer's Afternoon letter. The first recorded value Feb 16 1885 was 30.92. Today the value = 21,349.62

July 2

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–86 Polly Holliday–80 Saul Rubinek–69 Wendy Schaal–63 Johnny Weir–33 Lindsay Lohan–31 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts