December 31

Happy Birthday RIP John Denver(Henry Deutschendorf 1943–1997) Donna Summer(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–75 Andy Summers–70 Ben Kingsley(Krishna Bhanji)–69 Diane Von Furstenberg(Diane Halfin)–66 Timothy Matthieson–64 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–54 Val Kilmer–53 Michael McDonald–48 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–40 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws.

December 30

Happy Birthday RIP Davy Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–72 Meredith Vieira–59 Matt Lauer–55 Tracey Ullman–53 Heidi Fleiss–47 Jason Behr–39 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods–37 Kristin Kreuk–30 ; 1940 – California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.

December 29

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–80 Mary Tyler Moore–76 Jonathan "Jon" Voight–74 Edward "Ted" Danson–65 Yvonne Elliman–61 Paula Poundstone–53 Patricia Clarkson–53 Andy Wachowski–45 David Jude Law–40 ; 1851 The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston Mass.

December 28

Happy Birthday Grace "Nichelle" Nichols–80  Dame Margaret "Maggie" Smith–78 Denzel Washington–58 Terri Garber–52 Seth Meyers–39 Brendan Hines–36 David Archuleta–22 ; 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–73 Cokie Roberts(Mary Boggs)–69 Gérard Depardieu–64 Wilson Echevarrí("Cruz")–39 Masa Oka(岡 政偉)–38 ; 1932 – Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.

December 26

Happy Birthday RIP Steve Allen(1921–2000) Irwin Kniberg(Alan King 1926–2004) ; Harvey "Phil" Spector–76 Osborn "Ozzie" Smith–58 David Sedaris–56 Richard "Reichen" Lehmkuhl–39; 1865 – James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for the coffee percolator ; 1933 – FM radio is patented

December 25

Happy Birthday RIP Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957) Rodman Serling(1924–1975) Tony Martin(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) ;  Gary Sandy–67 Barbara Mandrell–64 Mary "Sissy" Spacek–63 Annie Lennox–58 Florian Armstrong("Dido")–41 Dylan Vox–38; 1818 – "Silent Night" was performed for the first time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria. #JoyeuxNoel

December 24

Happy Birthday RIP Ava Gardner(1922–1990) ; Mary Teresa Higgins–85 Karl Diedrich Bader–46 Enrique Martín Morales(Ricky Martin)–41 Jeremy Greenberg(Davidson)–41 Ryan Seacrest–38 ; 1851 – Fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes. ; 1955 NORAD tracks Santa Claus.

December 23

Happy Birthday RIP Corey Haim(1971–2010) ; Japanese Emperor Akihito(昭仁)–79 Bob Kahn–74 Harry Shearer–69 Susan Lucci–66 Eddie Vedder(Edward Severson III)–48 ; 1913 – The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve Bank. 

December 22

Happy Birthday RIP Barbara Billingsley(Combes 1915–2010) Gene Rayburn(Gene Rubessa 1917–1999) Maurice and Robin  Gibb(1949–2003,2012) ; Hector Elizondo–76 Lila Diane Sawyer–67 Ralph Fiennes–50 Heather Donahue–39 ; 1851 – The first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.

December 21

Happy Birthday RIP Frank Zappa(1940–1993) ; Phil Donahue–77 Jane Fonda–75 Samuel L. Jackson–64 Ray Romano–55 Andy Dick–47 Kiefer Sutherland–46 ; 1913 – The first crossword puzzle was published, in New York World. NO APOCALYPSE!

December 20

Happy Birthday John Hillerman–80 George Criscuola("Peter Criss")–67 Uri Geller–66 Alan Parsons–64 Chris Robinson–46 David Cook–30 Jonah Hill Feldstein–29 Allan Hyde–23  ; 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.

December 19

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Urich(1946–2002) ; Cicely Tyson–79 Maurice White–71 Elaine Joyce Pinchot–69 Tim Reid–68 Mike Lookinland–52 Jennifer Beals–49 Tilman Schweiger–49 Kristy Swanson–43 Alyssa Milano–40 Rosa Blasi–40 Jacob Gyllenhaal–32 ; 1843 Charles Dickens' Yuletide tale, "A Christmas Carol," was first published in Britain.

December 18

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth "Betty" Grable (1916–1973) ; Keith Richards–69 Steven Spielberg–66 Leonard Maltin–62 Raymond "Ray" Liotta–57 Casper Van Dien–44 William "Brad" Pitt–49 Katie Holmes–34 Christina Aguilera–32 ; 1957 – the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, went online.

December 17

Happy Birthday Earnest "Ernie" Hudson–67 Eugene Levy–66 Barry Livingston–59 William "Bill" Pullman–59 Antonino Giovanni Ribisi–38 Sarah Paulson–38 Milica "Milla" Jovovich–37 ; 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful man-powered airplane flight, near Kitty Hawk, N.C.

December 16

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Austen(1775–1817) ; Lesley Stahl–71  Harry "Ben" Cross–65 Billy Gibbons–63 Benjamin Bratt–49 Jonathan Scarfe–37 Scott Bailey–34 Theo James(Taptiklis)–28 Anna Popplewell–24; 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–79 Don Johnson–63 Marta DuBois–60 Garrett Wang–44 Stuart Townsend–40 Adam Brody–33 Camilla Luddington–29 ; 1939 – "Gone with the Wind" receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia

December 14

Happy Birthday RIP Lee Remick (1935–1991) ; Anna Marie "Patty" Duke–66 Joyce Vincent Wilson("Dawn")–64 ; 2000 The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.

December 13

Happy Birthday Richard "Dick" Van Dyke–87 Arthur "Christopher" Plummer–83 John Davidson–71 Theodore "Ted" Nugent–64 Morris Day–56 Steve Buscemi–55 Jamie Foxx(Eric Bishop)–45 Taylor Swift–23

December 12

Happy Birthday RIP Francis "Frank" Sinatra(1915–1998) Brandon Teena(1972–1993) http://bit.ly/5GJXp2 ; Robert "Bob" Barker–89 Edward "Ed" Koch–88 Connie Francis(Concetta Franconero)–75 Dionne Warwick(Marie Warrick)–72 Bill Nighy–63 Cathleen "Cathy" Rigby–60 Sheila Escovedo–55 Jennifer Connelly–42 Shelton Hank Williams–40344.

December 11

Happy Birthday Rita Moreno(Rosita Alverio)–81 Donna Mills(Miller)–70 John Kerry–69 Lynda Day George(Lynda Louise Day)–68 Terry "Teri" Garr–64 Robert "Ben" Browder–50 Monica "Monique" Imes–45 Jason "Rusty" Joiner–40 ; 1946 – UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established.

December 10

Happy Birthday RIP Augusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace(1815–1852) ; Susan Dey(Smith)–60 Paul Hardcastle–55 Kenneth Branagh–52 Virenia "Nia" Peeples–51 Raven-Symoné Pearman–27 ; 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 Margaret Hamilton(1902–1985) Redd Foxx(John Sanford 1922–1991) : Kirk Douglas(Issur Demsky)–96 Dick Van Patten–84 Buck Henry Zuckerman–82 Judith Dench–78 Lloyd "Beau" Bridges–71 Michael Dorn–60 John Malkovich–59 Donny Osmond–55 Felicity Huffman–50 Jesse Metcalfe–34

December 8

Happy Birthday RIP Sammy Davis Jr(1925-1990) John "David" Carradine(1936-2009) Clerow "Flip" Wilson(1933-1998) Jim Morrison(1943–1971) ; Gregg Allman–65 Kimila Basinger–59 Teri Hatcher–48 Sinéad O'Connor–46 Ian Somerhalder–34 Nicki Minaj(Onika Maraj)–30 ; 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 Ellen Burstyn(Edna Gillooly)–80 Tom Waits–63 Larry Bird–56 Priscilla Barnes–54 Christopher Thomas Howell–46 Shiri Appleby–34 ; 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.

December 6

Happy Birthday RIP Alfred Eisenstaedt(1898–1995) Ryan White(1971–1990) ; Margaret JoBeth Williams–64 Craig Newmark–60 Steven Wright–57 Andrew Cuomo–55 Lindsay Price–36 Ryan Kennedy–30 ; 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.

December 5

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Elias Disney(1901–1966) ; Little Richard Penniman–80 Joan Didion–78 Morgan Brittany(Suzanne Cupito)–60 Amanda Lepore–45 Margaret Moran Cho–44 Photo Larry–39 Amy Acker–36 Nicolas "Nick" Stahl–33 Francisco "Frankie" Muñiz IV–27 ; 1933 – Prohibition in the United States ends: Utah becomes the 36th U.S. state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment (this overturned the 18th Amendment which had made the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States).

December 4

Happy Birthday Winston "Wink" Martindale–78 Max Baer, Jr.–75 Jeff Bridges–63 Patricia Wettig–51 Marisa Tomei–48 Tyra Banks–39 Brooke Adams–28 ; 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–81 John "Ozzy" Osbourne–64 Julianne Moore(Julie Smith)–52 Daryl Hannah–52 Brendan Fraser–44 Bruno Campos–39 Anna Chlumsky–32 Brian Bonsall–30 Michael Angarano–25 ; 1947 "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway in New York City.

December 2

Happy Birthday Harry Reid–73 Cathy Lee Crosby–68 Stone Phillips–58 Dan Gauthier–49 Lucy Liu–44 Nelly Furtado–34 Britney Spears–31 ; 1939 – New York City's La Guardia Airport opens to the public.

December 1

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Pryor(1940–2005) ; Woody Allen(Allan Konigsberg)–77 Bette Midler–67 Charlene Tilton–54 Jeremy Northam–51 Richard Treat Williams–51 Nestor Carbonell–45 Sarah Silverman–42 ; 1913 The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

November 30

Happy Birthday RIP Richard "Dick" Clark(1929–2012) ; Robert Guillaume(Williams)–85 Sir Ridley Scott–75 Billy Idol(William Broad)–57 "Stacey Q" Swain–54 Ben Stiller–47 Clay Aiken(Clayton Grissom)–34 ; 1835 Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri (d. 1910)

November 29

Happy Birthday Jacques René Chirac–80 Diane Ladd(Rose Ladnier)–77 Chuck Mangione–72 Suzy Chaffee–66 Garry Shandling–63 Joel Coen–58 Howie Mandel–57 Andrew McCarthy–50 Tom Sizemore–51 Don Cheadle–48 Jonathan Knight–44 ; 1877 – Thomas Alva Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time with the words "Mary Had A Little Lamb" reproduced.

November 28

Happy Birthday RIP Anna Nicole Smith(Vickie Hogan 1967–2007) ; Randy Newman–69 Paul Shaffer–63 Ed Harris–62 Judd Nelson–53 Jon Stewart(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–50 Ryan Kwanten–36 ; 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance.

November 27

Happy Birthday RIP Bruce Lee(李小龍 1940–1973) Johnny "Jimi" Hendrix(1942–1970) ; William Fichtner–56 Robin Givens–48 Michael Vartan–44 Jaleel White–36 ; 1910 – New York’s Penn Station opened.

November 26

Happy Birthday RIP Charles M Schulz(1922–2000) ; Tina Turner(Anna Bullock)–73 Rich Little–74 Adam Harrington–40 Peter Facinelli–39 Natasha Bedingfield–31 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded.

November 24

Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) ; William "Billy" Connolly–70 William "Dwight" Schultz–65 Denise Crosby–55 Garret Dillahunt–48 Colin Hanks(Colin Dillingham)–35 Katherine Heigl–34 ; 1859 – Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species", which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.

November 23

Happy Birthday RIP Adolph "Harpo" Marx(1888–1964) Steve Landesberg(1936–2010) ; Bruce Vilanch–64 Bruce Hornsby–58 Destiny "Miley" Cyrus–20 ; 1889 The jukebox made its debut, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

November 22

Happy Birthday RIP Rodney Dangerfield(Jacob Cohen 1921–2004) ; Robert Vaughn–80 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–69 Jamie Leigh Curtis–54 Mariel Hemingway–51 Boris Becker–45 Mark Ruffalo–45 Scarlett Johansson–28 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.

November 22

Happy Birthday RIP Rodney Dangerfield(Jacob Cohen 1921–2004) ; Robert Vaughn–80 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–69 Jamie Leigh Curtis–54 Mariel Hemingway–51 Boris Becker–45 Mark Ruffalo–45 Scarlett Johansson–28 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.

November 21

Happy Birthday Stan Musial–92 Margaret "Marlo" Thomas–75 Harold Ramis–68 Goldie Hawn–67 Lorna Luft–60 Colette "Nicollette" Sheridan–48 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–47 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound ; 1905 – Albert Einstein's paper, Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?, is published in the journal "Annalen der Physik". This paper reveals the relationship between energy and mass. This leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc².

November 20

Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Richard Dawson(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Dick Smothers–74 Joe Biden–70 Veronica Hamel–69 Joe Walsh–65 Bo Derek(Mary Collins)–56 Joel McHale–41 David O'Donnell–38 ; 1966 The musical "Cabaret," with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway ; 1985 The first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released

November 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Tierney(1920–1991) ; Larry King(Lawrence Zeiger)–79 Richard "Dick" Cavett–76 Robert "Ted" Turner III–74 Richard "Calvin" Klein–70 Robert Beltran–58 Allison Janney–53 Meg Ryan(Margaret Hyra)–51 Ann Curry–56 Alicia "Jodie" Foster–50 Jack Dorsey–35 ; 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. 

November 18

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Daguerre(1787–1851) Imogene Fernandez de Coca(1908–2001) ; Brenda Vaccaro–73 Linda Evans(Linda Evanstad)–70 Kevin Nealon–59 Kim Wilde(Kim Smith)–52 Owen Wilson–44 Chloë Sevigny–38 ; 1883 – American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. ; 1928 – The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" starring Mickey Mouse, premiered in New York City.

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP Rock Hudson(Roy Scherer 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–74 Martin Scorsese–70 Mary "Lauren" Hutton–69 Danny DeVito–68 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–68 RuPaul(Andre Charles)–52 Rachel McAdams–34 Isaac Hanson–32 ; 1973, President Nixon told an Associated Press managing editors meeting in Orlando, Fla., that "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."

November 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Burgess Meredith(1907–1997) ; David Leisure–62 Diana Krall–48 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–45 Margaret "Maggie" Gyllenhaal–35 ; 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

November 15

Happy Birthday RIP Georgia O'Keeffe(1887–1986) ; Joseph Wapner–93 Ed Asner–83 Petula Clark–80 Sam Waterston–72 Anni-Frid Lyngstad–67 Jonny Lee Miller–40 Sean Murray–35 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. debuted with a radio network of 24 stations.

November 14

Happy Birthday RIP Constance Ockelman(Veronica Lake 1922–1973) Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr.(1927–1996) ; Peter Norton-69 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–64 Condoleezza Rice–58 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–58  Daniel Bernard Sweeney–51 Josh Duhamel–40 Russell Tovey–31 ; 1851 – Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published.

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) ; Garry Marshall(Garry Maschiarelli)–78 Joe Mantegna–65 Frances Conroy–59 Tracy Scoggins–59 Whoopi Goldberg(Caryn Johnson)–57 Jimmy Kimmel–45 Gerard Butler–43 Jordan Bridges–39 Michael Copon–30; 1927 – The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. ; 1956 – The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

November 12

Happy Birthday RIP Grace Kelly(1929–1982) ; Neil Young–67 Megan Mullally–54 Nadia Comăneci–51 Sammy Sosa–44 Craig Parker–42 Harvey Stephens–42 Ryan Gosling–32 Anne Hathaway–30 ; 1954 – Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892.

November 11

Happy Birthday Jonathan Winters–87 Barbara Levy Boxer–72 Stanley Tucci–52 Demi Moore(Demetria Guynes)–50 Calista Flockhart–48 Philip McKeon–48 Carson Kressley–43 Leonardo DiCaprio–38; 1750 – The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.

November 10

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Richard Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) ; Russell Johnson–88 Jack Scalia(Giacomo Tedesco)–62 Sinbad(David Adkins)–56 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–53 Tommy Davidson–49 Tracy Morgan–44 Ellen Pompeo–43 Heather Matarazzo–30 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress.

November 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carl Sagan(1934–1996) Hedy Lamarr(Hedwig Kiesler 1913–2000) ; Dorrel "Whitey" Herzog–81 Robert David Hall–64 Lou Ferrigno–61 Robert Duncan McNeill–48 Eric Dane–40 Nick Lachey–39 ; 1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published 

November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–98 Morley Safer–81 Bonnie Raitt–63 Mary Hart(Mary Harum)–62 Christie Hefner–60 Alfre Woodard–60 Chi Chi LaRue(Larry Paciotti)–53 Leif Garrett(Leif Per Nervik)–51 Parker Posey–44 Gretchen Mol–40 Tara Reid–37 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.

November 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dana Plato Strain(1964–1999) ; Joni Mitchell(Roberta Anderson)–69 David Petraeus–60 Judy Tenuta–56 Christopher Knight–55 David Guetta–45 Michelle Clunie–43 Jason and Jeremy London–40 ; 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.

November 6

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(Founder WSJ and creator Dow Industrial Average 1851–1902) ; Sally Field-66 Glenn Frey-64 Maria Shriver-57 Ethan Hawke-42 Rebecca Romijn-40 ; 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency.

November 5

Happy Birthday RIP Roy Rogers(Leonard Slye 1911–1998) Vivien Leigh Hartley(1913–1967) ; Elke Sommer(Elke von Schletz)-72 Art Garfunkel-71 Samuel Shepard Rogers-69 Bryan Adams-54 Katherine Matilda Swinton-52 Tatum O’Neal-49 Famke Janssen-48 Sam Rockwell-44 Samuel Page Elliot-36 ; 1935 Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly.”

November 4

Happy Birthday RIP Art Carney(1918–2003) ; Doris Roberts(Green)-87 Loretta Swit-75 Laura Bush-66 Marjorie "Markie" Post-62 Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin-52 Ralph Macchio-51 Matthew McConaughey-43 Sean John Combs-43 ; 2008 California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage.

November 3

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Bronson(Charles Buchinsky 1921–2003) ; Tom Savini-66 Roseanne Barr-60 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)-59 Kathy Kinney-59 Dennis Miller-59 Adam Ant(Stuart Goddard)-58 Hans Dolph Lundgren-55 ; 1911 The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant ; 1936 President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred Landon.

November 1

Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; Stefanie Powers(Stefania Federkiewicz)-70 Kate Linder-65 Kathryn Dawn "k.d." Lang-51 David Schwimmer-46 Sean Kanan(Sean Perelman)-46 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes-37 Randy Harrison-35 ; 1889 – North and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. ; 1898 –Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.

November 1

Happy Birthday Barbara Bosson-73 Larry Flynt-70 Marcia Wallace-70 Lyle Lovett-55 Rachel Ticotin-54 Anthony Kiedis-50 Antonia "Toni" Collette-40 Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy-40 ; 1512 Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.

October 31

Happy Birthday RIP John Candy (1950–1994) ; Lyova Rosenthal(Lee Grant)-85 Dan Rather-81 Saul "Ron" Rifkin-73 Sally Kirkland-71 David Ogden Stiers-70  Graham "Stephen" Rea-66 Margaret Jane Pauley-62 Peter Jackson-51 Dermot Mulroney-49 Rob Schneider-48 Robert Van Winkle(Vanilla Ice)-45 Adam Bouska-29 Sean Lockhart-26

October 30

Happy Birthday RIP Ruth Gordon Jones(1896–1985) ; Grace Slick(Wing)–73 Henry Winkler–67 Timothy B. Schmit–65 Harry Hamlin–61 Kevin Pollak–55 Jack Plotnick–44 Matthew Morrison-34 Shaun Sipos–31

October 29

Happy Birthday Richard Dreyfuss-65 Lucy Kate Jackson-64 Joely Fisher-45 Rufus Sewell-45 Winona Ryder(Horowitz)-41 Brendan Fehr-35 ; 1929, Black Tuesday: stock prices collapsed on the New York Stock Exchange amid panic selling. Thousands of investors were wiped out.

October 28

Happy Birthday Joan Plowright–83 Charlie Daniels–76 Jane Alexander(Jane Quigley)–73 William Bruce Jenner–63 Telma Hopkins–64 Annie Potts–60 Bill Gates(William Gates III)–57 Julia Roberts–45 Brad Paisley–40 Joaquin Phoenix(Joaquin Rafael Bottom)–38 ; 1636 – A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become later known as Harvard University ; 1886 – the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.

October 27

Happy Birthday Nanette Fabray(Fabares)-92 Ruby Dee Ann Wallace-88 John Cleese-73 Robert Picardo-59 Simon Le Bon-55 Marla Maples-49 Kelly Osbourne-28 ; 1904 – The first underground New York City Subway (IRT) line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States.

October 26

Happy Birthday RIP Mahalia Jackson(1911–1972) ; Bob Hoskins–70 Jacquelyn Ellen Smith–67 Pat Sajdak–66 Hillary Rodham Clinton–65 Mark Anthony "Dylan" McDermott–51 Ivan Simon Cary Elwes–50 Keith Urban–45 Anthony Rapp–41 Seth MacFarlane–39 ; 1921 – The Chicago Theatre opens.

October 25

Happy Birthday RIP Pablo Picasso(1881–1973) Sarah Cannon(Minnie Pearl 1912–1996) ; Marion Ross-84 Helen Reddy-71 Jon Anderson-68 Nancy Cartwright-55 Josh Henderson-31 Katy Perry(Katheryn Hudson)-28 Ciara Harris-27 ; 1861 – The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.  

October 24

Happy Birthday RIP Bob Kane(Robert Kahn 1915–1998) ; Fahrid Murray Abraham-73 Kevin Kline-65 John Kassir-55 Monica Arnold-32 Lincoln Lewis-25 ; 1861 – The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln ; 1926 – Harry Houdini's last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan

October 23

Happy Birthday RIP Johnny Carson(1925–2005) John Michael Crichton(1942–2008) ; Ang Lee( 李安 )-58 Weird Alfred Yankovic-53 Sam Raimi-53 Ryan Reynolds-36  ; 2001 Apple introduced the iPod digital music player

October 22

Happy Birthday RIP Curly Howard(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) ; Joan Fontaine(Joan de Havilland)-95 Sir Derek Jacobi-74 Christopher Lloyd-74 David "Tony" Roberts-73 Annette Funicello-70 Catherine Deneuve(Catherine Dorléac)-69 Deepak Chopra-66 Jeff Goldblum-60 Ned "Carlos" Mencia-45 Spike Jonze(Adam Spiegel)-43 Michael Fishman-31 Zac Hanson-27 Kyle Gallner-26 ; 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.

October 21

Happy Birthday RIP John "Dizzy" Gillespie(1917-1993) ; Joyce Randolph(Joyce Sirola)-88 Manfred Mann(Manfred Lubowitz)-72 Judy Sheindlin(Judith Blum)-70 Kensaku Watanabe-53 Carrie Fisher-56 Sasha Roiz-41 Jade Jagger-41 Jeremy Miller-36 William Estes Nipper-34 ; 1879, Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.

October 20

Happy Birthday RIP Bela Lugosi(Béla Blaskó 1882–1956) ; William Christopher-80 Tom Petty-62 Thomas Newman-57 Viggo Mortensen-54 John Krasinski-33 Adam Butcher-24 ; 1803 - The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.

October 19

Happy Birthday RIP LaWanda Page(Alberta Peal 1920–2002) Harris Glenn Milstead("Divine" 1945–1988) ; John Lithgow-67 Patricia Ireland-67 Jennifer Holliday-52 Amy Carter-45 Randolph "Trey" Parker-43 Chris Kattan-42 Desmond Harrington-36 ; 1987 – Black Monday - the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or -22.6 percent in value - largest one-day percentage drop (worse than 1929 at -12.82%)

October 18

Happy Birthday RIP George Campbell Scott(1927-1999) ;  Charles "Chuck" Berry-86 Dawn Wells-74 Pam Dawber-62 Martina Navratilova-56 Erin Moran-52 Jean-Claude Van Damme(Jean-Claude Van Varenberg)-52 Zachary Efron-25 ; 1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day ; 1898 – United States takes possession of Puerto Rico.

October 17

Happy Birthday RIP Rita Hayworth(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Tom Poston(1921–2007) ; Jim Seals-70 Michael McKean-65 Margaret "Margot" Kidder-64 George Wendt-64 Norm Macdonald-49 David "Ziggy" Marley-44 Marshall Mathers("Eminem")-40 Chris Lowell-28 Max Irons-27 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.

October 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) ; Angela Lansbury-87 Suzanne Somers(Suzanne Mahoney)-66 Tim Robbins-54 Kim Wayans-51 Michael Balzary("Flea")-50 John Mayer-35 Brea Grant-31  ; 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney.

October 15

Happy Birthday RIP Mark Lenard(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Lido "Lee" Iacocca-88 Linda Lavin-75 Richard Carpenter-66 Carole "Penny" Marshall-70 Sarah Ferguson-53 Emeril Lagasse-53 Dominic West-43 ; 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).

October 14

Happy Birthday RIP Lillian Gish(1893–1993) ; Charles Everett Koop-96 Sir Roger Moore-85 Ralph Lauren(Ralph Lifschitz)-73 Harry Anderson-60 Greg Evigan-59 Thomas Dolby(Thomas Robertson)-54 Isaac Mizrahi-51 Karyn White-47 Usher Raymond-34 Max Thieriot-24 ; 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

October 13

Happy Birthday Margaret Thatcher-87  Paul Simon-71 Grady Demond Wilson-66 Sammy Hagar-65 Olive Marie Osmond-53 Kathleen "Kate" Walsh-45 Sacha Baron Cohen-41 Branden Williams-38 Ashanti Douglas-32 ; 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).

October 12

Happy Birthday RIP Luciano Pavarotti(1935–2007) ; Chris Wallace-65 Susan Anton-62 Chris Botti-50 Dave Legeno-49 Hugh Jackman-44 Tom Guiry-31 ; 1998 - Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, died five days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie 

October 11

Happy Birthday RIP Anna Eleanor Roosevelt(1884–1962) ; Daryl Hall(Daryl Hohl)-66 David Morse-59 Joan Cusack-50 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry)-46 Jane Krajkowski-44 Stephen Moyer(Stephen Emery)-43 Matt Bomer-35 Trevor Donovan Neubauer-34 ; 1975 – The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live debuts with George Carlin as the host and Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guests.

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October 10

Happy Birthday Peter Coyote(Rachmil Cohon)-71 Ben Vereen(Benjamin Middleton)-66 David Lee Roth-58 Tanya Tucker-54 Julia Sweeney-53 Gavin Newsom-45 Brett Favre-43 Jonathan Manu Bennett-43 Mario Lopez-39 ; 1845 The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Md. ; 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion and resigned his office.

October 9

Happy Birthday RIP John Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne-64 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)-60 Tony Shalhoub-59 John O'Hurley-58 Scott Bakula-58 Sean Lennon-37 Brandon Routh-33 ; 1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) was chartered in New Haven. ; 1936 – Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.

October 8

Happy Birthday Rona Barrett(Burstein)-76 Paul Hogan-73 Cornelius "Chevy" Chase-69 Sarah Purcell-64 Susan "Sigourney" Weaver-63 Darrell Hammond-57 Stephanie Zimbalist-56 Matt Damon-42 ; 1904 – Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was incorporated as a city.

October 7

Happy Birthday RIP June Allyson(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; Desmond Tutu-81 Joy Behar(Josephina Occhiuto)-70 John Mellencamp-61Judy Landers(Hamburg)-54 Dylan Baker-53 Simon Cowell-53 Dan Savage-48 Toni Braxton-45 Shawn Ashmore-33 ; 1868 Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, N.Y.

October 6

Happy Birthday RIP Janet Gaynor(1906–1984) ; Elisabeth Shue-49 Ioan Gruffudd-39 Jeff Bryan Davis-39 Jeremy Sisto-38 Wes Ramsey-35 Olivia Thirlby-26 ; 1927 The era of talking pictures began with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson.

October 5

Happy Birthday RIP Larry Fine(Louis Feinberg 1902–1975) Jeff Conaway (1950–2011) ; Steve Miller-69 Karen Allen-61 Clive Barker-60 Guy Pearce-45  Kate Winslet-37 Jesse Eisenberg-29 ; 1921 – Baseball: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.; 1947 President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House.

October 4

Happy Birthday Anne Rice(Howard O'Brien)-71 Susan Sarandon(Susan Tomalin)-66 Armand Assante-63 Christoph Waltz-56 Bill Fagerbakke-55 Jon Secada(Juan Martínez)-51 Isaac Liev Schreiber-45 Alicia Silverstone-36 Rachael Leigh Cook-33 ; 1883 – First run of the Orient Express ; 1957 - "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS

October 3

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene "Gore" Vidal(1925–2012) ; Chubby Checker(Ernest Evans)-71 Roy Horn-68 Lindsey Buckingham-63 Pamela Hensley-62 Peter "Jack" Wagner-53 Tommy Lee(Thomas Bass)-50 Clive Owen-48 Gwen Stefani-43 Neve Campbell-39 Lena Headey-39 Sean William Scott-36 Jake Shears(Jason Sellards)-34 ; 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS and "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC.

October 2

Happy Birthday RIP Mohandas Gandhi(1869–1948) Julius "Groucho"  Marx(1890–1977) ; Rex Reed-74 Avery Brooks-64  Annie Leibovitz-63 Mike Rutherford-62 Sting(Gordon Sumner)-61 Robbie Nevil-54 Lorraine Bracco-58 Kelly Ripa-42 Tiffany Darwisch-41 ; 1950 The comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz was first published. ; 1959 “The Twilight Zone” debuted on CBS.

October 1

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Matthow (1920–2000) Tom Bosley(1927–2010) ; Jimmy Carter-88 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)-77 Randy Quaid-62 Elizabeth Dennehy-52 Mark McGwire-49 Ted King-47 Cindy Margolis-47 Zach Galifianakis-43 Rupert Friend-31 ; 1908 - Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825.

September 30

Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Truman Streckfus Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)-81 Johnny Mathis-77 Marilyn McCoo-69 Barry Williams(Barry Blenkhorn)-58 Patrice Rushen-58 Francine Drescher-55 Eric Stoltz-51 Marion Cotillard-37 ; 1955 - Actor James Dean was killed in a car accident at age 24. ; 1960 The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called "Flagstones" in 1959 pilot)

September 29

Happy Birthday RIP Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry(1907-1998) Doris Singleton(1919–2012) Madeline Kahn(Madeline Wolfson 1942–1999) ; Jerry Lee Lewis-77 Ian McShane-70 Bryant Gumbel-64 Andrew "Dice" Clay Silverstein-55 Roger Bart-50 Jill Whelan-46 Luke Goss-44 Zachary Levi Pugh-33 ; 1885 – The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.

September 28

Happy Birthday RIP Ed Sullivan(1901-1974) ; Brigitte Bardot-78 Jeffrey Jones-66 Janeane Garofalo-48 Leilani Sarelle Figalan-46 Mira Sorvino-45 Naomi Watts-44 Daniel Bonjour-31 Hilary Duff-25 ; 1867 - Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario.

September 27

Happy Birthday RIP Wil Sampson(1933-1987) Don Cornelius(1936-2012) ; Jane Meadows Cotter-92 Anthony Wilford Brimley-78 Liz Torres-65 Marvin Aday(Meat Loaf)-65  Shaun Cassidy-54 Gwyneth Palrow-Martin-40 Avril Lavigne-28 ; 1908 – The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

September 26

Happy Birthday RIP Patrick O'Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987); Anne Robinson-68 Olivia Newton-John-64 Linda Hamilton-56 Melissa Sue Anderson-50 James Caviezel-44 Mark Famiglietti-33 ; 1914 The Federal Trade Commission was established; 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates took place in Chicago as Republican Richard M. Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy squared off.

September 25

Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) ; Barbara Walters-83 Michael Douglas-68  Cheryl Tiegs-65 Anson William Heimlich-63 Mark Hamill-61 Heather Locklear-51 Will Smith-44 Catherine Zeta-Jones-43 Hal Harry Sparks III-43 ; 1493 - Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere.

September 24

Happy Birthday RIP Audra Lindley(1918–1997) Phil Hartmann(1948–1998) ; Antonia "Nia" Vardalos-50 Kevin Sorbo-54 Andrew Leeds-34 Justin Bruening-33 ; 1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS. ; 1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.

September 23

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Charles(Ray Robinson 1930–2004) ; Mickey Rooney(Ninian Yule)-92 Julio Iglesias(Julio Iglesias de la Cueva)-69 Mary Kay Place-65 Bruce Springsteen-63 Alex Proyas-63 Rosalind Chao(Chao Jyalin)-55 Jason Alexander(Jason Greenspan)-53 ; 1846 The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.

September 22

Happy Birthday RIP John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Tommy Lasorda-85 Antonia Basilotta(Toni Basil)-69 David Coverdale-61 Shari Belafonte-58 Debby Boone-56 Joan Jett(Joan Larkin)-54 Scott Baio-52 Laura Vandervoort-28 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.

September 21

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Gibson(James Bateman 1935–2009) ; Larry Hagman-81 Fannie Flagg(Patricia Neal)-71 Stephen King-65 Bill Murray-62 Ethan Coen-55 Rob Morrow-50 Faith Hill(Audrey Faith Perry)-45 Ricki Lake-44 Luke Wilson-41 Nicole Richie(Nicole Escovedo)-31 Maggie Grace Denig-29 ; 1937 - "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien was published.

September 20

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878-1968) ; Anne Meara-83 Sophia Loren( Sofia Scicolone)-78 Gary Cole-56 Joseph Lyle Taylor-48 Brad Beyer-39 Jon Bernthal-35 Charlie Weber-34 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.in Springfield, Massachusetts

September 19

Happy Birthday RIP Cass Elliot(Ellen Cohen 1941–1974) ; Rosemary Harris-85 Adam West(William Anderson)-82 Randolph Mantooth-67 Jeremy Irons-64 Twiggy(Leslie Hornby)-63 Joan Blunden-62 Cheryl O'Teari-50 Jimmy Fallon-38 Alison Sweeney-36 ; 1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show" debuted on CBS.

September 18

Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Greta Gustafsson 1905-1990) ; Robert Blake(Michael Gubitosi)-79 Frankie Avalon(Francis Avallone)-73 Fred Willard-73 Beth Grant-63 James Gandolfini-51 Aisha Tyler-42 Jada Pinkett Smith-41 Lance "Armstrong" Gunderson-41 James Marsden-39 Daniel "Jason" Sudeikis-37 ; 1851 The first edition of The New York Times was published as "The New-York Daily Times".

September 17

Happy Birthday RIP Roderick "Roddy" McDowall(1928-1998) John Ritter(1948-2003) ; John "Fee" Waybill-62 Cassandra Peterson-61 Rita Rudner-59 Bryan Singer-47 Kyle Chandler-47 ; 1972 The comedy series "M.A.S.H." premiered on CBS.

September 16

Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) ; Lauren Bacall(Betty Perske)-88 Riley "B.B." King-87 Ed Begley Jr.-63 David Copperfield(Kotkin)-56 Philip "Mickey" Rourke-56 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)-54 Richard Marx-49 Molly Shannon-48 Amy Poehler-41 Nick Jonas-20 ; 1908 - General Motors was formed in Flint, Mich., by William Durant ; 1972 "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS.

September 15

Happy Birthday RIP Agatha Christie (1890–1976) Roy Brocksmith (1945–2001) Wendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005) ; Norm Crosby-85 Tommy Lee Jones-66 William Oliver Stone-66 Josh Charles-41 Edward "Tom" Hardy-35 Prince Henry Charles Albert David Windsor-28 Heidi Montag-26 ; 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-76 Jon "Bowzer" Bauman-65 Nigel "Sam" Neill-65 Alexis "Faith" Ford-48 Emmitt "Tyler" Perry-43 Jesse James-23 ; 1959, the Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.

September 13

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Nell Hardy 1948–2003) ; Barbara Bain(Millicent Fogel)-81 Eileen Fulton(Margaret McLarty)-79 Richard Kiel-73 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset-68 Peter Cetera-68 Jean Smart-61 Geri Jewell-56 Dominic Fumusa-43 Louise Lombard(Perkins)-42 Fiona Apple Maggart-35 Bennett Savage-32 ; 1993, Bill Clinton witnesses at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shaking hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy.

September 12

Happy Birthday Ian Holm Cuthbert-81 Linda Gray-72 Joe Pantoliano-61 Peter Scolari-57 Jason Statham-45 Paul Walker-39 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan-34 Jennifer Hudson-31 ; 1959 – Premiere of Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.

September 11

Happy Birthday Henry Earl Holliman-84 Brian De Palma-72 Amy Madigan-62 Virginia Madsen-51 Christina "Kristy" McNichol-50 Richard "Moby" Hall-47 Joseph "Harry" Connick Jr.-45 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges-35 ; 1789 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury ; 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.

September 10

Happy Birthday Arnold Palmer-83 Jose Feliciano Garcia-67 Bill O’Reilly Jr-63 Harry Groener-61 Amy Irving-59 Colin Firth-52 Guy Ritchie-44 James Duval-40 Matthew Ryan Phillippe-38 Dan Benson-25 ; 1955 “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS.

September 9

Happy Birthday RIP Cliff Robertson(1923–2011) ; Joe Theismann-63 Tom Wopat-61 Hugh Grant-52 Adam Sandler-46 Goran Višnjić-40 Michael Bublé-37 ; 1926 The National Broadcasting Co. was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America

September 8

Happy Birthday RIP Richard "Peter" Sellers(1925-1980) Virginia Hensley(Patsy Cline 1932-1963) ; Isaac Sidney Caesar-89 Kimberly Peirce-45 David Arquette-41 Alecia "Pink" Moore-33 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)-31 ; 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.

September 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Holley(Buddy Holly 1936-1959) William Jermaine Stewart(1957-1997) ; Gloria Gaynor-63 Julie Kavner-62 Christine Hynde-61 Michael Emerson-58 Corbin Bernsen-58 Thomas Everett Scott-42 Diane Farr-41 Devon Sawa-34 ; 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 JoAnne Worley-75 George Roger Waters-69 Swoosie Kurtz-68 Jane Curtin-65 Anne Lockhart(Anne Maloney)-59 Jeff Foxworthy-54 Rosie Perez-48 Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston-43 ; 1916 - The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders.

September 5

Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Mercury(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George "Bob" Newhart-83 William Devane-73 Raquel Welch(Jo Raquel Tejada)-72 Michael Keaton(Douglas)-61 Rose McGowan-39 Ian Nelson-30 ; 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) Dick York(1928-1922) ; Mitzi Gaynor(Francesca Gerber)-81 David "Drew" Pinsky-54 Damon Wayans-52 Wes Bentley-34 Beyonce Knowles-31 ; 1781 Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.

September 3

Happy Birthday Anna Jackson-86 Eileen Brennan-80 Valerie Perrine-69 Adam Curry-48 Charlie Sheen(Carlos Estevez)-47 Trevor St. John-41 Samuel "Nick" Wechsler-34 David Moretti-31 ; 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, "Search for Tomorrow", airs its first episode on the CBS network.

September 2

Happy Birthday RIP Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett-74 Terry Bradshaw-64 Thomas Mark Harmon-61 Jimmy Connors-60 Keanu Reeves-48 Salma Hayek Jiménez-46 Charles "Tuc" Watkins-46 ; 1789 The U.S. Treasury Department was established.

September 1

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Middleton(Yvonne DeCarlo 1922–2007) ; Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin-73 Barry Gibb-66 Phil McGraw-62 Gloria Garcia(Estefan)-55  Robert "Scott" Speedman-37 ; 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland.

August 31

Happy Birthday George Ivan Morrison-67 Itzhak Perlman-67 Richard Gere-63 Julie Brown-58 Debbie Gibson-42 Chris Tucker-40 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan

August 30

Happy Birthday Bill Daily-85 Timothy Bottoms-61 Michael Chiklis-49 Cameron Diaz-40 Lisa Ling-39 Andy Roddick-30 ; 1835 Melbourne Australia is founded.

August 29

Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise "Isabel" Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958-2009) ; Elliott Gould(Goldstein)-74 Robin Leach-71 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)-53 Carla Gugino-41 William Levy-32 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded.

August 28

Happy Birthday David Soul(Solberg)-69 Luis Guzmán-56 Scott Hamilton-54 Jennifer Coolidge-51 David Fincher-50 Shania Twain(Eilleen Edwards)-47 Jason Priestley-43 Thomas "Jack" Black-43 Armond Douglas Hammer-26 ; 1922 first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City.

August 27

Happy Birthday Barbara Bach(Barbara Goldbach)-65 Paul Reubens(Paul Rubenfeld)-60 Diana Scarwid-57 Chandra Wilson-43 Sarah Chalke-36 Aaron Paul Sturtevant-33

August 26

Happy Birthday Valerie Simpson-66 Zemfira Ramazanova-36 Chris Pine-32 Macaulay Culkin-32 Cassie(Casandra Ventura)-26 ; 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect. ; 1818 – Illinois becomes the 21st state in the union of the United States.

August 25

Happy Birthday Monty Hall(Monte Halperin)-91 Thomas Sean Connery-82 Regis Philbin-81 Tom Skerritt-79 Mink Stole(Nancy Stoll)-65 Gene Simmons(Chaim Weitz)-63 Elvis Costello(Declan  MacManus)-58 Tim Burton-54 Billy Ray Cyrus-51 Blair Underwood-48 Rachael Ray-44 Claudia Schiffer-42 ; 1825 – Uruguay declares its independence from Brazil. ; 1916 - The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior.

August 24

Happy Birthday Anne Archer-65 Stephen Fry-55 Steve Guttenberg-54 Craig Kilborn-50 Dave Chappelle-39 Simon "James" D'Arcy-37 Chad Michael Murray-31 Rupert Grint-24 ; 1891 – Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera. ; 1932 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey) in just over 19 hours.

August 23

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Kelly(1912-1996) River Phoenix(1970–1993) ; Vera Miles(Vera Ralston)-82 Barbara Eden(Barbara Moorhead)-78 Richard Sanders-72 Shelley Long-63 Rick Springfield(Richard Springthorpe)-63 Jon "Jay" Mohr-42 Scott Caan-36 Kobe Bryant-34 ; 1904 – The automobile tire chain is patented.

August 22

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Bradbury(1920-2012) ; Valerie Harper-73 Cindy Williams-65 Roland Orzabal-51 Myra "Tori" Amos-49 Richard Armitage-41 Kristen Wiig-39 ; 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public.

August 21

Happy Birthday Kenny Rogers-74 Kim Cattrall-56 Carrie-Anne Moss-42 Alicia Witt-37 Hayden Panettiere-23 ; 1959, President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.  Pink Hair

August 20

Happy Birthday Don King-81 Connie Chung(Constance Yu-Hwa Chung-Povich)-66 Robert Plant-64 Al Roker-58 Joan Allen-56 James Marsters-50 Amy Adams-38 Brant Daugherty-27 ; 1920 First commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.

August 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Roddenberry(1921–1991) ; Diana Muldaur-74 Jill St. John(Jill Oppenheim)-72 William Jefferson Blythe(Bill Clinton)-66 Mary "Tipper" Gore-64 Jonathan Frakes-60 Peter Gallagher-57 John Stamos-49 Kyra Sedgwick-47 Kevin Dillon-47 Matthew Perry-43 ; 1929 - The comedy "Amos 'n' Andy" made its network radio debut on NBC. ; 2004 Internet search engine Google went public.

August 18

Happy Birthday RIP Shelley Winters(Shirley Schrift 1920–2006) Patrick Swayze(1952–2009) ; Rosalynn Carter-85 Roman Polanski(Rajmund Liebling)-79 Charles Robert Redford-75 Martin Mull-69 Elayne Boosler-60 Denis Leary-55 Christian Slater-43 Edward Norton-43 Malcolm-Jamal Warner-42 Andy Samberg-34 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

August 17

Happy Birthday Robert De Niro-69 Larry Ellison-68 Kevin Rowland-59 Belinda Carlisle-54 Sean Penn-52 Donnie Wahlberg-43 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.

August 16

Happy Birthday Frank Gifford-82 Eydie Gorme(Edith Garmezano)-81 Julie Newmar(Julia Newmeyer)-79 Lesley Ann Warren-66 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)-59 James Cameron-58 Angela Bassett-54 Madonna Louise Ciccone-54 Timothy Hutton-52 Steve Carell-50 Cameron Gigandet-30 ; 1954 - Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.

August 15

Happy Birthday RIP Julia Child(1912-2004) ; Rose Marie Mazetta-89 Mike Connors(Krekor Ohanian)-87 Pat Priest-76 Linda Ellerbee(Smith)-68 Tess Harper(Tessie Washam)-62 Željko Ivanek-55 Kierin Magenta Kirby-49 Melinda French Gates-48 Debra Messing-44 Ben Affleckbold-40 Joe Jonas-23 ; 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood California.

August 14

Happy Birthday RIP Alice Ghostley(1924–2007) ; David Crosby-71 Steve Martin-67 Susan Saint James(Miller)-66 Danielle Steel-65 Gary Larson-62 Earvin "Magic" Johnson-53 Marcia Gay Harden-53 Susan Olsen-51 Maria Halle Berry-46 Catherine Bell-44 Christopher Gorham-38 ; 1935 – Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.

August 13

Happy Birthday RIP Alfred Hitchcock(1899-1980) Herb Ritts(1952–2002) ; Pat Harrington-83 Kevin Tighe(John Fishburn)-68 Dante "Danny" Bonaduce-53 John Slattery-50 James Carpinello-37 ; 1942 Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City

August 12

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Wyatt(1910–2006) Cecil Blount DeMille(1881–1959) ; George Hamilton-73 Pat Metheny-58 Peter Krause-47 Rebecca Gayheart-40 Caleb Casey Affleck-37 ; 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine ; 1981 - IBM introduced its first personal computer, the model 5150.

August 11

Happy Birthday Hulk Hogan(Terry Bollea)-59 Viola Davis-47 Anna Gunn-44 Chris Messina-38 Chris Hemsworth-29 ; 1965, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.

August 10

Happy Birthday Ian Anderson-65 Rosanna Arquette-53 José Antonio Domínguez Banderas-52 JoAnna Garcia-33 Ryan Eggold-28 Lucas Till-22 ;  1793 – The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France ; 1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.

August 9

Happy Birthday RIP Whitney Houston(1963–2012) ; Sam Elliott-68 Melanie Griffith-55 Amanda Bearse-54 Gillian Anderson-44 Eric Banadinovich(Eric Bana)-44 Audrey Tautou-36 Anna Kendrick-27 ; 1969 - Actress Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring and Steven Parent were found murdered in Los Angeles; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers were later convicted of the murders.

August 8

Happy Birthday Esther Williams-91 Richard Anderson-86 Dustin Hoffman-75 Connie Stevens(Concetta Ingolia)-74 Larry Wilcox-65 Keith Carradine-63 Donny Most-59 Drew Lachey-36 ; 1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.

August 7

Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Billie" Burke (1884–1970) ; John Glover-68 Paul Bruce Dickinson-58 Wayne Knight-57 David Duchovny-52 Charlize Theron-37 Eric Johnson-33 Randy Wayne Frederick-31

August 6

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Mitchum (1917–1997) Andy Warhola (1928–1987) ; Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan-42 Vera Farmiga-39 Soleil Moon Frye-36 Ryan Sypek-30 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky-26 ; 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.

August 5

Happy Birthday Neil Armstrong-82 John Saxon(Carmine Orrico)-77 Loni Anderson-67 Jeannette "Ja'net" DuBois-67 Maureen McCormick-56 Patrick Ewing-50 ; 1957 - "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.

August 4

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Richard Belzer-68 Billy Bob Thornon-57 Barack Obama-51 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.

August 3

Happy Birthday Tony Bennett(Anthony Benedetto)-86 Martin Sheen(Ramon Estevez)-72 Martha Stewart(Martha Kostyra)-71 John Landis-62 Tommy Dewey-34 Nicole Evangeline Lilly-33 ; 1923 - Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, one day after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack.

August 2

Happy Birthday RIP Jack Warner(1892–1978) John Carroll O'Connor(1924-2001) ; Peter O'Toole-80 Wes Craven-73 Joanna Cassidy-67 Butch Patrick( Patrick Alan Lilley)-59 Victoria Jackson-53 Patricia "Apollonia" Kotero-53 Cynthia Stevenson-50 Mary-Louise Parker-48 Sam Worthington-36 Edward Furlong-35 ; 1790 – The first US Census is conducted.

August 1

Happy Birthday RIP Jerry Garcia(1942-1995) Yves Saint Laurent(1936-2008) Dom DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Sam Mendes-47 James St James(James Clark)-46 Tempestt Bledsoe-39 Max Carver-24 Jack O'Connell-22 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.

July 31

Happy Birthday Geoffrey Lewis-77 Wesley Snipes-50 Joanne "J.K". Rowling-47 Dean Tanaka(Dean Cain)-46 Loren Dean Jovicic-43 Eric Lively-31 ; 1964, the American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon's surface.

July 30

Happy Birthday Paul Anka-71 David Sanborn-67 Arnold Schwarzenegger-65 Delta Burke-56 Catherine "Kate" Bush-54 Laurence Fishburne-51 Lisa Kudrow-49 Vivica A. Fox-48 Christopher Nolan-42 Michael "Tom" Green-41 Hilary Swank-38 Damon Wayans-30 ; 1729 The city of Baltimore was founded.

July 29

Happy Birthday Clara Bow(1905–1965) Theda Bara Goodman(1885–1955) ; Geddy Lee Weinrib-59 Ian Roberts-47 Richard "Wil" Wheaton-40 Stephen Dorff-39 Allison Mack-30 ; 1914 - Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.

July 28

Happy Birthday RIP Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) ; Linda Kelsey-66 Georgia Engel-64 Sally Struthers-64 Lori Loughlin-48  Robert "Alexis" Arquette-43 ; 1896 The city of Miami, Florida, was incorporated

July 27

Happy Birthday Norman Lear-90 Peggy Fleming-64 Julian McMahon-44 Jonathan Rhys Meyers(O'Keefe)-35 Michael Bolten-21 ; 1940 Bugs Bunny made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "A Wild Hare."

July 26

Happy Birthday RIP Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) ; Sir Michael "Mick" Jagger-69 Helen Mirren( Ilyena Mironoff)-67 Dorothy Hamill-56 Nana Visitor(Tucker)-55 Kevin Spacey Fowler-53 Sandra Bullock-48 Jeremy Piven-47 Olivia Williams-44 Chris Pirillo-39 ; 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

July 25

Happy Birthday RIP Brad Renfro(1982–2008) Estelle Getty(1923–2008) ; Verdine White-61 Iman Abdulmajid-57 Illeana Douglas-47 Matt LeBlanc-45 ; 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 Ruth Buzzi-76 Chris Sarandon-70 Leo Gallagher-66 Robert Hays-65 Linda Carter-61 Gus Van Sant-60 Kristi Dawn Chenoweth-44 Jennifer Lopez-43 Anna Paquin-30 ; 1969 Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.

July 23

Happy Birthday Daniel "Ronny" Cox-74 Edie McClurg-61 Woodrow "Woody" Harrelson-51 Eriq La Salle-50 Philip Seymour Hoffman-45 Marlon Wayans-40 Daniel Radcliffe-23

July 22

Happy Birthday Orson Bean-84 Óscar Aristides de la Renta Fiallo-80 Estelle Louise Fletcher-78 Terence Stamp-74 Giorgi Alex Trebek-72 Danny Glover-66 Don Henley-65  Willem Dafoe-57 John Leguizamo-48 David Spade-48 Colin Ferguson-40 Franka Potente-38 : 1934 – Outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents.

July 20

Happy Birthday RIP Natalia Zakharenko(Natalie Wood 1938-1981) Kim Carnes-67 Carlos Santana-65 Simon Rex Cutright-38 ; 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.

July 18

Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela-94 James Brolin(Craig Bruderlin)-72 Audrey Hamburg(Landers)-56 Elizabeth McGovern-51 Wendy Williams-48 Vin Diesel(Mark Vincent)-45 Kristen Bell-32 Christopher Chace Crawford-27 ; 1914 – The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving definite status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.

July 17

Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) ; Phyllis Diller-95 Donald Sutherland-77 Diahann Carroll Johnson-77 Lucie Arnaz-61 David Hasselhoff-60 Heather Langenkamp-48 Carey Hart-37 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.

July 16

Happy Birthday RIP Barbara Stanwyck(Ruby Stevens 1907–1990) Ginger Rogers (Virginia McMath 1911–1995) ; Phoebe Cates-49 John William Ferrell-45 Corey Feldman-41 Jesse Jane(Cindy(Taylor)-32 Kyle Kaplan-22 ; 1790 - The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government

July 15

Happy Birthday Alex Karras-77 Linda Ronstadt-66 Arianna Huffington-62 Terry O'Quinn-60 Albert Upton(Willie Aames)-52 Forest Whitaker-51 Scott Foley-40 ; 1606 - The painter Rembrandt was born in Leiden, Netherlands.

July 14

Happy Birthday Nancy Olson-84 Polly Bergen-82 Rosevelt Grier-80 Vincent Pastore-66 Jane Lynch-52 Jackie Earle Haley-51 Matthew Fox-46 Melissa Fisher(Missy Gold)-42 Chad Faust-32 Sean Flynn(Sean Amir)-23 ; 1789 – French Revolution: citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.

July 13

Happy Birthday Sir Patrick Stewart-72 Harrison Ford-70 Richard "Cheech" Marin-66 Edith Bernstein(Didi Conn)-61 Thelma Louise Mandrell-58 Cameron Crowe-55 Robert Gonzalez(Robert Gant)-44 Deborah Cox-38 Terrence Steven McQueen II-24 ; 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 Bill Cosby-75 Christine "McVie" Perfect-69 Milton "Richard" Simmons-64 Cheryl "Ladd" Stoppelmoor-61 John "Topher" Grace-34 ; 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.

July 11

Happy Birthday Tab Hunter(Arthur Kelm)-81 Patricia "Bonnie" Pointer-62 Leon Spinks-59 Sela Ward-56 Suzanne "Vega" Peck-53 Greg Grunberg-46 Justin Chambers-42 Michael Rosenbaum-40 ; 1798 The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress.

July10

Happy Birthday RIP Fred Gwynne(1926 -1993) ; Ron Glass-67 Arlo Guthrie-65 Alejandro "Alec" Mapa-47 Gale Harold-43 Sofia Vergara-40 Jessica Simpson-32 ; 1964 - The album "A Hard Day's Night" by the Beatles was released

July 9

Happy Birthday Brian Dennehy-74 Richard Roundtree-70 Dean Koontz-67 O.J. Simpson-65 Chris Cooper-61 John Tesh-60 Jimmy Smits-57 Tom Hanks-56 Kelly McGillis-55 Courtney Love Harrison-48 Scott Grimes-41 Fred Savage-36 ; 1816 - Argentina declared independence from Spain (Argentine Republic Independence Day)

July 8

Happy Birthday Jerry Vale(Gennaro Luigi Vitaliano)-80 Steve Lawrence(Sidney Leibowitz)-77 Jeffrey Tambor-68 Wolfgang Puck Topfschnig-49 Anjelica Huston-61 Kevin Bacon-54 Toby Keith Covel-51 Billy Crudup-44 Beck Campbell-42 Milo Ventimiglia-35 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.

July 7

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc" Severinsen-85 Richard Starkey(Ringo Starr)-72 Shelley Duvall-63 Barry "Cassidy" Reese-30 ; 1898 - The United States annexed Hawaii.

July 6

Happy Birthday RIP Janet Leigh(1927–2004) Merv Griffin (1925–2007) ; Nancy Reagan-91 Delloreese Early(Della Reese)-81 Ned Beatty-75 Bert Gervis(Burt Ward)-67 Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone-66 Geoffrey Rush-61 Grant Goodeve-60 Alice Tannenberg(Allyce Beasley-54) Jennifer Saunders-54 Christian J. Meoli-40 Gregory Smith-29 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.

July 5

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor Barnum(1810-1891) ; Katherine Helmond-83 Shirley Knight-76 Hugh Cregg(Huey Lewis)-62 Edith Falco-49 Kathryn Erbe-47 ; 1946 - The bikini made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France

July 4

Happy Birthday Eva Marie Saint-88 LuiGina Lollobrigida-85 Marvin Neil Simon-85 Geraldo Rivera-69 John Waite-57 ; 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence ; 1802 The U.S. Military Academy opened at West Point, N.Y

July 3

Happy Birthday Betty Buckley-65 Karin Jan Smithers-63 Montel Williams-56 Thomas Gibson-50 Martha Yeardley Smith-48 ; 1930 - Congress created the Veterans Administation.

July 2

Happy Birthday Robert Ito-81 Polly Holliday-75 Saul Rubinek-64 Johnny Weir-Voronov-28 Lindsay Lohan-26 ; 1964 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act meant to prohibit segregation in public places

July 1

Happy Birthday RIP Estée Lauder(1906-2004) ; Olivia de Havilland-96 Jamie Farr-78 Debbie Harry-67 Dan Aykroyd-60 Alan Ruck-56 Pamela Anderson-45 Missy Elliott-41 Liv Tyler-35 ; 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.

June 30

Happy Birthday RIP Lena Horne (1917-2010) ; David Alan Grier-56 Vincent D'Onofrio-53 Mike Tyson-46 Brian Bloom-42 Fantasia Barrino-28 Michael Phelps-27 ; 1971 - The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the government could not prevent The New York Times or the Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers.

June 29

Happy Birthday Richard Lewis-65 Fred Grandy-64 Dan Dierdorf-63 Colin Hay-59 Sharon Lawrence-51 Bret McKenzie-36; 2007 - The Apple iPhone went on sale and smartphone craze begins for millions!

June 28

Happy Birthday Melvin Kaminsky(Mel Brooks)-86 John Biener-75 Bruce Davison-66 Kathy Bates-64 Alice Krige-54 John Cusack-46 Mary Stuart Masterson-46 Mike White-42 Danielle Brisebois-43 Jack "Steve" Burton-42 ; 1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.

June 27

Happy Birthday Ross Perot-82 Vera Wang-63 Julia Duffy Hinds-61 Isabelle Adjani-57 Jeffrey J.J. Abrams-46 Christian Kane-38 Tobias Tobey Maguire-37 ; 1967 – The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom.

June 26

Happy Birthday Eleanor Parker-90 Mick Jones-57 Chris Isaak-56 Mark McKinney-53 Chris O'Donnell-42 Sean Hayes-42 Jason Schwartzman-32 ; 1919 The New York Daily News was first published.

June 25

Happy Birthday June Lockhart-87 Carly Simon-67 Jimmie Walker-65 Sonia Sotomayor-58 Ricky Gervais-51 Georgios Panayiotou(George Michael)-49 Jason Lewis-41 Linda Cardellini-37 ; 1951 - The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special from New York to four other cities.

June 24

Happy Birthday Al Molinaro-93 Jack Carter(Jack Chakrin)-89 Michelle Lee Dusick-70 Peter Weller-65 Nancy Allen-62 Michael Mick Fleetwood-65 Joe Penny-56 Curt Smith-51 Minka Kelly-32 ; 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract.

Alan Turing

Alan Mathison Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954), was a British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist. He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of "algorithm" and "computation" with the Turing machine, which played a significant role in the creation of the modern computer. Turing is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence.   He killed himself because he was punished for being gay.

June 23

Happy Birthday RIP Bob Fosse (1927–1987) ; Ted Shackelford-66 Frances McDormand-55 Selma Blair Beitner-40 Jason Mraz-35 Melissa Rauch-32 Miles Fisher-29 Aimee Duffy-28 ; 1868 - Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer."

June 22

Happy Birthday Dianne Feinstein-79 Kris Kristofferson-76 Alexander Brit Hume-69 David L. Landau-65 Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep-63 Lindsay Wagner-63 Graham Greene-60 Cyndi Lauper-59 Tim Russ-56 Carson Daly-39 Donald Faison-36 ; 1870 - Congress created the Department of Justice.

June 21

Happy Birthday RIP Ernistine Jane Russell(1921–2011) ; Bernie Kopell-79 Mary Loretta "Mariette" Hartley-72 Meredith Baxter-65 Michael Gross-65 Doug Savant-48 Larry Wachowski-47 Jim Breuer-45 Juliette Lewis-39 Prince William Windsor-30 Benjamin Walker-30

June 20

Happy Birthday Martin Landau-84 Olympia Dukakis-81 Lionel Richie-63 Morna Anne Murray-67 Robert "Bob" Vila-66 Christina "Tina" Sinatra-64 John Goodman-60 Nicole Kidman-45 Peter Paige-43 Joshua Lucas Maurer-41 ; 1948 – Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, makes its television debut.

June 19

Happy Birthday Virginia ”Gena” Rowlands-82 Phylicia Ayers-Allen-64 Ann Wilson-62 Mary Kathleen Turner-58 Paula Abdul-50 Jean Dujardin-40 ; 1934 – The Communications Act establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

June 18

Happy Birthday James Paul McCartney-70 Roger Ebert-70 Isabella Rossellini-60 Carol Kane-60 Alana De La Garza-36 Blake Shelton-36 David Giuntoli-32 ; 1948 - Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record.

June 17

Happy Birthday Barry Manilow Pincus-69 Thomas Haden Church(Thomas McMillen)-62 Joe Piscopo-61 Mark Linn-Baker-58 Greg Kinnear-49 Jason Patric Miller-46 Orville "Will" Forte-42 Scott Adkins-36 ; 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

June 16

Happy Birthday Eddie Levert-70 Joan Van Ark-69 Laurie Metcalf-57 Ian Buchanan-55 James Patrick Stuart-44 Daniel Brühl Domingo-34; 1977 – Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison

June 15

Happy Birthday Mario Cuomo-80 Steve Walsh-61 James Belushi-58 Julie Hagerty-57 Helen Hunt-49 Courteney Cox-48 Neil Patrick Harris-39 James "Greg" Vaughan Jr.-39 ; 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

June 14

Happy Birthday Marla Gibbs(Margaret Bradley)-81 Donald Trump-66 Eddie Mekka(Rudolph Mekjian)-60 Boy George O'Dowd-51 Traylor Howard-46 Steffi Graf-43 Kevin McHale-24 ; 1775 The United States Army(the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress) was founded.

June 13

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Lynde(1926–1982) ; Siegfried Fischbacher-73 Malcolm McDowell(Taylor)-69 Richard Thomas-61 John Stellan Skarsgård-61 Timothy Alan Dick(Tim Allen)-59 Alexandra "Ally" Sheedy-50 Steve "O" Glover-38 Chris Evans-31 Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen-26 ; 1966 The Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police.

June 12

Happy Birthday Jim Nabors-82 Timothy Busfield-55 Jenilee Harrison-54 Scott Thompson-53 Frances O'Connor-45 Michael Muhney-37 Robyn Carlsson-33 Dave Franco-27 ; 1860 – The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established.

June 11

Happy Birthday Gene Wilder(Jerome Silberman)-79 Chad Everett(Raymon Cramton)-75 Adrienne Barbeau-67 Frank Beard-63 Peter Bergman-59 Joe Montana-56 James Hugh Laurie-53 Peter Dinklage-43 Joshua Jackson-34 Shia LaBeouf-26 ; 1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.

June 10

Happy Birthday RIP Judy Garland(1922-1969) : Prince Philip Windsor-91 Gina Gershon-50 Elizabeth Hurley-47 Faith Evans-39 Dustin Lance Black-38 Shannon Snaith(Shane West)-34 ; 1935 – Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.

June 9

Happy Birthday RIP Cole Porter(1891-1964) ; Yacov Moshe Maza(Jackie Mason)-76 Michael J. Fox-51 Johnny Depp-49 Andrew W. Walker-33 Natalie Portman Hershlag-31 ; 1934 - Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen.

June 8

Happy Birthday Jerry Stiller-85 Joan Rivers Molinsky-79 Nancy Sinatra-72 William "Boz" Scaggs-68 Bonnie Tyler(Gaynor Hopkins)-61 Keenen Ivory Wayans-54 Nick Rhodes Bates-50 Julianna Margulies-45 Dan Futterman-45 Kanye West-35 ; 1912 – Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.

June 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dean Martin(Dino Crocetti) (1917-1995) Jessica Tandy(1909-1994) ; Tom Jones Woodward-72 Jenny Jones( Janina Stronski) -66 Liam Neeson-60 Prince Rogers Nelson-54 Michael Cera-24 ; 1972 The musical "Grease" opened on Broadway.

June 6

Happy Birthday Robert Englund -65 Harvey Fierstein-60 Sandra Bernhard-57 Björn Borg Borg-56 Colin Quinn-53 Jason Isaacs-49 Paul Giamatti-45 Sonya Walger-38 ; 1933 The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, N.J. ; 1892 – Chicago 'EL' begins operation (Elevated Trains)

June 5

Happy Birthday Bill Moyers-78 Susan "Suze" Norman-61 Kenneth"G" Gorelick-56 Mark Wahlberg-41 Chad Allen Lazzari-38 Pete Wentz-33 ; 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in LA just after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Sirhan was immediately arrested.

June 4

Happy Birthday Holly Michelle Gilliam(Michelle Phillips)-68 Richard Stevenson Parker, Jr(Parker Stevenson)-60 Eldra Patrick DeBarge-50 Albert Jason Brown III(Al B Sure!)-44 Scott Wolf-43 Noah Wyle-41 Angelina Jolie-Voight-37 ; 1912 –Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.

June 3

Happy Birthday RIP Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) (1925–2010) ; Chuck Barris-83 Ian Hunter Patterson-73 Deniece Williams(June Chandler)-62 Suzie Plakson-54 Anderson Cooper-45 ; 1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.

June 2

Happy Birthday Stacy Keach-71 Marvin Hamlisch-68 Jerry Mathers-64 Dana Carvey-57 Wentworth Miller-40 Zachary Quinto-35 ; 1953, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.

June 1

Happy Birthday RIP Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) ; Andy Griffith-86 Morgan Freeman-75 Charles Pat Boone-78 Rene Auberjonois-72 Brian Cox-66 Lisa Hartman Black-56 Heidi Klum-39 Alanis Morissette-38 ; 1796 Tennessee became the 16th state.

May 31

Happy Birthday RIP Dominic "Don" Ameche (1908–1993) ; Clint Eastwood-82 Peter Yarrow-74 Sharon Gless-69 Joe Namath-69 Tom Berenger(Moore)-62 Chris Elliott-52 Lea Thompson-51 Corey Hart-50 Brooke Shields-47 Colin Farrell-36 ; 1889 – Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam break sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

May 30

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Blanc(1908–1989) ; Colm Meaney-59 Ted McGinley-54 Wynonna Judd(Christina Ciminella)-48 Idina Menzel-41 Donald "Trey" Parker-40 Omri Katz-36 ; 1854 The territories of Nebraska and Kansas were established.

May 29

Happy Birthday RIP Leslie "Bob" Hope(1903–2003) ; Anthony Geary-65 Danny Elfman-59 LaToya Jackson-56 Frank "Ted" Levine-55 Annette Bening-54 Rupert Everett-53 Melissa Etheridge-51 Lisa Whelchel-49 Daniel Tosh-37 ; 1848 Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.

May 28

Happy Birthday RIP Zelda Rubinstein(1933–2010) ; Beth Howland-71 Gladys Knight-68 Rudolph Giuliani-68 John Fogerty-67 Brandon Cruz Williams-50 Kylie Minogue-44 Justin Kirk-43 Jesse Bradford Watrouse-33

May 27

Happy Birthday RIP Vincent Price(1911–1993) ; Christopher Lee -90 Henry Kissinger-89 Lee Meriwether-77 Louis Gossett Jr-76 Siouxsie Sioux-55 Peri Gilpin-51 Adam Carolla-48 Todd Bridges-47 Joseph Fiennes-42 Paul Bettany-41 Chris Colfer-22 ; 1896 A tornado struck St. Louis Missouri and East St. Louis, Ill., killing 255 people.

May 26

Happy Birthday Stevie Nicks-64 Philip Michael Thomas-63 Genie Francis-50 Bobcat Goldthwait-50 Helena Bonham Carter-46 Matt Stone-41

May 25

Happy Birthday RIP Dixie Carter(1939–2010) ; Ian McKellen-73 Leslie Uggams-69 Frank Oznowicz-68 Karen Valentine-65 Connie Sellecca(Concetta Sellecchia)-57 Michael "Mike" Myers-49 James "Jamie" Kennedy-42 Octavia Spencer-42 Lauryn Hill-37 Cillian Murphy-36 ; 1968 The Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri was dedicated.

May 24

Happy Birthday Bob Dylan Zimmerman-71 Gary Burghoff-69 Patti LaBelle Holte-68 Priscilla Presley-67 Jim Broadbent-63 John C. Reilly-47 ; 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.

May 23

Happy Birthday Joan Collins-79 Charles Kimbrough-76 Lauren Chapin-67 Drew Carey-54 Clarence "Linden" Ashby-52 Gerald "Maxwell" Rivera-39 Jewel Kilcher-38 ; 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death in a police ambush as they were driving a stolen Ford Deluxe along a road in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

May 22

Happy Birthday RIP Laurence Olivier(1907-1989) Harvey Milk(1930-1978) ; T. Boone Pickens-84 Bernard Shaw-72 Barbara Parkins-70 Bernie Taupin-62 Steven Morrissey-53 Brooke Smith-45 Naomi Campbell-42 Chris Salvatore-27 ; 1897 – The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames is officially opened ; 1990 – Microsoft releases the Windows 3.0 operating system.

May 21

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Burr(1917-1993) ;Gerard " Leo" Sayer-64 Al Franken-61 Lawrence Tureaud("Mr. T)-60 Edward "Judge" Reinhold-55 Brett Tucker-40 Morgan Benoit-32 ; 1934 – Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.

May 20

Happy Birthday John "Joe" Cocker-68 Cherilyn Sarkisian-66 Ron Reagan-54 Bronson Pinchot-53 Tony Goldwyn-52 Mindy Cohn-46 Timothy Olyphant-44 ; 1916 – The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting (Boy with Baby Carriage).

May 19

Happy Birthday Pete Townshend-67 Joseph "Dusty" Hill-63 Grace Jones-60 ; 1921 – The U.S. Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration. ; 2001 – The first two Apple Stores opened in Tysons Corner, Virginia and Glendale, California at Glendale Galleria.

May 18

Happy Birthday RIP Francesco "Frank" Capra(1897-1991) Pernell Roberts(1928–2010) ; Bill Macy(Wolf Garber)-90 Robert Morse-81 Chow Yun-fat-57 Reggie Jackson-66 George Strait-60 Elizabeth "Tina" Fey-42 Marta "Martika" Marrero-43 ; 1652 – Rhode Island passes the first law in English-speaking North America making slavery illegal.

May 17

Happy Birthday Kathleen Sullivan-59 Bill Paxton-57 Bob Saget-56 Sugar Ray Leonard-56 Enya Bhraonáin-51 Craig Ferguson-50 Sendhil Ramamurthy-38 ; 1792 The New York Stock Exchange was founded by brokers meeting under a tree on what is now Wall Street ; 1954, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

May 16

Happy Birthday Danny Trejo-68 Pierce Brosnan-59 Debra Winger-57 Kevin McDonald-51 Janet Jackson-46 Tracey Fisher(Gold)-43 David Boreanaz-43 Victoria "Tori" Spelling-39 ; 1866 – The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece, or nickel.

May 15

Happy Birthday Madeleine Albright-75 Calogero "Chazz" Palminteri-60 Michael Oldfield-59 ; 1862 Lincoln signs bill into law US Bureau of Agriculture is created (later renamed to USDA)

May 14

Happy Birthday George Lucas Jr.-68 Robert Zemeckis-61 David Byrne-60 Catherine Blanchett-43 Sofia Coppola-41 Mark Zuckerberg-28 ; 1973 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.

May 13

Happy Birthday RIP Bea Arthur(Bernice Frankel: 1922-2009) ; Harvey Keitel-71 Stevie Wonder(Stevland Judkins)-60 Dennis Rodman-49 Stephen Colbert-46 Brian Geraghty-37 Neil Hopkins-35 Robert Pattinson-24 ; 1958 Velcro is trademark registered. ; Happy Mother's Day!

May 12

Happy Birthday ; RIP Katharine Hepburn(1907-2003) George Carlin(1937-2008) ; Burt Bacharach-84 Steve Winwood-64 Billy Squier-62 Gabriel Byrne-62 Emilio Estevez-50 Stephen Baldwin-46 Tony Hawk-44 Kim Fields-43 Jason Biggs-34

May 11

Happy Birthday ; RIP Salvador Dali i Domènech(1904-1989) ; Frances Fisher-60 Peter North(Alden Brown)-57 Martha Quinn-53 Cory Monteith-30 Matt Leinart-29 ; 1949 – Israel joins the United Nations.

May 9

Happy Birthday RIP Mike Wallace(1918-2012) ; Albert Finney-76 Candice Bergen-66 Billy Joel- 63 Tom Petersson-62 Pierre Bouvier-33 ; 1901 – Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.

May 8

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884-1972) ; Don Rickles-86 Cathryn Toni Tennille-72 Gary Glitter(Paul Gadd)-68 Philip Bailey-61 Alex Van Halen-59 Melissa Gilbert-48 Enrique Iglesias Preysler-37 ; 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded.

May 7

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Hegyes(1951-2012) ; Thelma Jackson-Houston-66 Traci Lords(Nora Kuzma)-44 Ivan Sergei Gaudio-41 ; 1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts

May 6

Happy Birthday RIP Rudolph Valentino(Rodolfo d'Antonguolla) (1895–1926) and George Orson Welles(1915-1985) ; Willie Mays-81 Bob Seger-67 Tony Blair-59 Tom Bergeron-57 George Clooney-51 Gabourey Sidibe-29 ; 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

May 5

Happy Birthday Michael Palin-69 John Rhys-Davies-68 Kurt Loder-67 Brian Williams-53 Kristina Yothers-39 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: serving of an arrest warrant on John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act ; Happy Cinqo De Mayo!

May 4

Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston)(1929–1993) ; Richard Jenkins-67 Pia Zadora Schipani-58 Randy Travis(Traywick)-53 Mary McDonough-51 Ana Gasteyer-45 Will Arnett-42 James Lance Bass-33 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held at Beverly Hilton Hotel at Santa Monica and Wilshire.

May 3

Happy Birthday Ann B. Davis-86 Frankie Valli(Francis Castelluccio)-78 Christopher Cross Geppert-61 ; 1802 Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city. ; 1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.

May 2

Happy Birthday Engelbert Humperdinck(Arnold Dorsey)-76 Louis Grammatico(Foreigner singer)-62 Bianca Macias-Jagger-67 Christine Baranski-60 Donatella Versace-57 Dwayne Johnson-40 David Beckham-37 ; 1932 Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network.

May 1

Happy Birthday Judith Collins-73 Rita Coolidge-67 Joanna Lumley-66 Ray Parker Jr.-58 Samuel Tim McGraw-45 Wes Anderson-43 ; 1707 The Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect.

April 30

Happy Birthday Cloris Leachman-86 Willie Nelson-79 Gary Collins-74 Adrian Pasdar-47 Johnny Galecki-37 Kirsten Dunst-30 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.

April 29

Happy Birthday Richard Klein-68 Jerry Seinfeld-58 Kate Mulgrew-57 Leslie Jordan-57 Daniel Day-Lewis-55 Michelle Pfeiffer-54 Eve Plumb-54 Uma Thurman-42 ; 1996 The musical "Rent" opened on Broadway.

April 28

Happy Birthday RIP Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954) Ann-Margret Olsson-71 Jay Leno-62 Mary McDonnell-60 Jorge Garcia-39 Penélope Cruz Sánchez-38 Jessica Alba-31 Michael Carbonaro-30 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans.

April 27

Happy Birthday Jack Klugman-90 Kermal "Casey" Kasem-80 Kate Pierson-64 Sheena Easton Orr-53 ; 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.

April 26

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett-79 Jet Li Lian Jie-49 Kevin James Knipfing-47 Tom Welling-35 Channing Tatum-32 ; 1928 Los Angeles City Hall dedicated ; 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.

April 25

Happy Birthday RIP Ella Fitzgerald(1917-1996) George "Meadowlark" Lemon-80 Alfredo Pacino-72 Björn Ulvaeus-67 Herny "Hank" Azaria-48 Andy Bell-48 Renee Zellweger-43 ; 1901 New York became the first state to require automobile license plates.

April 24

Happy Birthday Shirley MacLaine-78 Barbara Streisand-70 Djimon Hounsou-48 Kelly Clarkson-30 ; 1704 – The first regular newspaper in the United States, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts.

April 23

Happy Birthday Shirley Temple Black-84 Alan Oppenheimer-82 Harvey Lee Yeary(Lee Majors)-73 Joyce DeWitt-63 Michael Moore-58 Valerie Bertinelli-52 Jacob Taio Cruz-29 ; 1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

April 22

Happy Birthday RIP Eddie Albert Heimberger(1906-2005) Charlotte Rae Lubotsky-86 John "Jack" Nicholson-75 John Waters-66 Peter Frampton-62 Ryan Stiles-53 Byron Allen Folks-51 Jeffrey Dean Morgan-46 ; 1864 Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins.

April 21

Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth Windsor-86 Iggy Pop(James Ostenberg)-65 Patti LuPone-63 Tony Iadanza-61 Rosalie Andie MacDowell-54 Robert Smith-53 John Cameron Mitchell-49 James McAvoy-33 ; 1989 – Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang

April 20

Happy Birthday George Takei-75 Ryan O'Neal-71 Jessica Lange-63 Carmen Electra-40 Joey Lawrence Mignogna-36 ; 1836 – U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.

April 19

Happy Birthday Tim Curry-66 Ashley Judd Ciminella-44 James Franco-34 Kate Hudson-33 Hayden Christensen-31 ; 1995, a truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring 500. (Timothy McVeigh was later convicted of federal murder charges and executed.)

April 18

Happy Birthday James Woods-65 Rick Moranis-59 Eric McCormack-49 Conan O'Brien-49 ; 1906 – An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California. ; 1923 – Yankee Stadium opens. ; 1924 – Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book.

April 17

Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(1918-1981) Michael Sembello-58 Sean Bean-53 William Mapother-47 Liz Phair-45 Jennifer Garner-40 Victoria Beckham-38 ; 1964 The Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang.

April 16

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) Stanley Bobby Vinton-77 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-65 Ellen Barkin-58 Jon Cryer-47 Martin Lawrence-47 ; 1962 Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News."

April 15

Happy Birthday Linda Bloodworth-Thomason-65 Heloise Cruse-61 Emma Thompson-53 Samantha Fox-46 Seth Rogen-30 Emma Watson-22 ; 1850 The city of San Francisco was incorporated. ; 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died.

April 14

Happy Birthday RIP Sir John Gielgud(1904-2000) Loretta Lynn Webb-80 Pete Rose-71 Brad Garrett Gertstenfeld-52 Anthony Michael Hall-44 Adrian Brody-39 Sarah Michelle Gellar-35 ; 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.

April 13

Happy Birthday RIP Don Adams (1923-2005) Lyle Waggoner-77 Paul Sorvino-73 Tony Dow-67 Ron Perlman-62 William Sadler-62 Robert Peabo Bryson-61 Caroline Rhea-48 Ricky Schroder-42 ; 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 Herbie Hancock-72 Ed O'Neill-66 Tom Clancy-65 David Letterman-65 David Cassidy-62 Nicholas Brendon-41 Shannen Doherty-41 Claire Danes-33 ; 1606 England adopted the Union Jack as its flag.

April 11

Happy Birthday Ethel Skakel Kennedy-84 Joel Grey Katz-80 Meshach Taylor-65 Lisa Stansfield-46 ; 1921 Iowa became the first state to impose a cigarette tax.

April 10

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Morgan Bratsberg (1915-2011)  Max von Sydow-83 Omar Sharif-80 Steven Seagal-60 Brian Setzer-53 Katrina Leskanich-52 Michael Pitt-31 Haley Joel Osment-24 ; 1866 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.

April 9

Happy Birthday Hugh Hefner-86 Michael Learned-73 Dennis Quaid-58 Cynthia Nixon-46 Jenna Jameson-36 Keshia Knight Pulliam-33 Elle Fanning-14

April 8

Happy Birthday RIP Betty Ford(1918-2011) Shecky Greene-86 John Schneider-52 Jeffrey "Izzy" Isbell-50 Julian Lennon-49 Patricia Arquette-44 Emma Caulfield-39 ; 1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain. ; Happy Easter Sunday

April 7

Happy Birthday James Bumgarner-84 Wayne Rogers-79 Jerry Brown-74 Francis Ford Coppola-73 John Oates-63 Jackie Chan-58 Russell Crowe-48 ; 1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times.

April 6

Happy Birthday Merle Haggard-75 Billy December Williams Jr.-75 John Ratzenberger-65 Patricka Davidson Darbo-64 Mary Lucy Henner-60 Paul Rudd-43 Zach Braff-37 ; 1896 The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.

April 5

Happy Birthday RIP Spencer Tracy(1900-1967) Gregory Peck(1916-2003) Bette Davis(1908-1989 ) ; Colin Powell-75 Maxwell Gail-69 Agnetha Fältskog-62 Thea Gill-42 Jason Done-39 Dancing Queen

April 4

Happy Birthday RIP Heath Andrew Ledger(1979-2008) Estelle Nussbaum Harris-83 Craig T. Nelson-68 Hugo Weaving-52 Graham Norton Walker-48 Robert Downey Jr.-47 Nancy McKeon-46 ; 1850 The city of Los Angeles was incorporated. ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 3

Happy Birthday RIP Marlon Brando(1924-2004) Doris Day-89 Jane Goodall-78 Marsha Mason-70 Wayne Newton-70 Tony Orlando-68 Alec Baldwin-54 Eddie Murphy-51 ; 1860 – The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins.

April 2

Happy Birthday Emmylou Harris-65 Ron Palillo-63 Chris Meloni-51 Aiden Turner-35 ; 1956 As The World Turns debuts on CBS

April 1

Happy Birthday Debbie Reynolds-80 Ali MacGraw-74 David Eisenhower-65 Barry Sonnenfeld-59 Matt Lanter-29 ; 1970 President Richard Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and TV. #QuitNow Do Not Let This Become You

March 31

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Chavez(1927-1993) ; Richard Chamberlain-78 Shirley Jones-78 Herb Alpert-77 Christopher Walken-69 Gabe Kaplan-67 Al Gore-64 Rhea Perlman-64 Ewan McGregor-41 ; 1917 The United States took possession of the Virgin Islands from Denmark.

March 30

Happy Birthday Peter Marshall-86 John Astin-82 Warren Beatty-75 Eric Clapton-67 Paul Reiser-55 Tracy Chapman-48 Celine Dion-44 Norah Jones-33 ; 1964 The TV game show "Jeopardy!" premiered on NBC.

March 29

Happy Birthday RIP Pearl Bailey(1918-1990)  Judith Guest-76 Eric Idle-69 Evangelos Papathanassiou-69 Marina Sirtis-57 Elle Macpherson-49 Amy Sedaris-51 Lucy Ryan Lawless-44 ; 1886 – Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

March 28

Happy Birthday Dianne Wiest-64 Reba McEntire-57 Vince Vaughn-43 Julia Stiles-31 Stefani Germanotta(Lady GaGa)-26 ; 1979, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit Two reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pa.

March 27

Happy Birthday RIP Gloria Swanson (1899-1983) Quentin Tarantino-49 Mariah Carey-43 Stacey "Fergie" Ferguson-37 ; 1794 President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy.

March 26

Happy Birthday Leonard Nimoy-81 Alan Arkin-78 James Caan-72 Nancy Pelosi-72 Diana Ross-68 Steven Tyler-64 Vicki Lawrence-63 Martin Short-62 Leeza Gibbons-55 T.R. Knight-39 ; 1911 Playwright Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Miss.

March 25

Happy Birthday Gloria Steinem-78 Aretha Franklin-70 Paul Michael Glaser-69 Sir Elton John(Reginald Dwight)-65 Mary Gross-59 Marcia Cross-50 Sarah Jessica Parker-47 Danica Patrick-30 ; 1913 The home of vaudeville, the Palace Theatre, opened in New York City.

March 24

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Houdini (1874-1926)  Bob Mackie-73 Tommy Hilfiger-61 Louie Anderson-59 Robert Carradine-58 Donna Pescow-58 Kelly LeBrock-52 Star Jones-50 Lara Flynn Boyle-42 ; 1955 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway.

March 23

Happy Birthday Ric Ocasek-63 Catherine Keener-53 Marc Cherry-50 Perez Hilton ( Mario Lavandeira, Jr.)-34 Chaka Khan (Yvette Stevens) -59 ; 2010 President Barack Obama signed a $938 billion health care overhaul.

March 22

Happy Birthday RIP Marcel Marceau (1923–2007) William Shatne-81 George Benson-69 Andrew Lloyd Webber-64 Stephanie Mills-55 Matthew Modine-53 Reese Witherspoon-36 ; 1882 Congress outlawed polygamy.

March 21

Happy Birthday Timothy Dalton-66 Eddie Money-63 Gary Oldman-54 Rosie O'Donnell-50 Matthew Broderick-50 ; 1790 Thomas Jefferson took office as America's first secretary of state.

March 20

Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers (1928–2003) Carl Reiner-90 Hal Linden-81 John de Lancie-64 William Hurt-62 Spike Lee-55 Holly Hunter-54 Kathy Ireland-49 Dean Geyer-26 ; 1996 A jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of their millionaire parents.

March 19

Happy Birthday Ursula Andress-76 Ruth Pointer-66 Glenn Close-65 Bruce Willis-57; 1918 Congress approved daylight-saving time. ; 1931 Nevada legalized gambling ; 1953 Academy Awards was televised for first time

March 18

Happy Birthday Charley Pride-74 Irene Cara-53 Vanessa Lynn Williams-49 Queen Latifah(Dana Owens)-42 Dane Cook-40 ; 1931 Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor.

March 17

Happy Birthday RIP Nat 'King' Cole (1919–1965) Patrick Duffy-63 Kurt Russell-61 Gary Sinnise-57 Rob Lowe-48 ; 1969 Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel.

March 16

Happy Birthday Jerry Lewis-86 Chuck Woolery-71 Erik Estrada-63 Nancy Wilson-58 Lauren Graham-45 ; 1850 "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published.

March 15

Happy Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg-79 Judd Hirsch-77 Dee Snider-57 Park Overall-55 Fabio Lanzoni-53 Terence Trent D'Arby Howard-50 Ken "Rockwell" Gordy-48 Eva Longoria-37 ; 1956 The Lerner and Loewe musical "My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway.

March 14

Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Quincy Jones-79 Michael Caine-79 Billy Crystal-64 Chris Klein-33 Jordan Taylor Hanson-29 Jamie Bell-26 ; 1794 Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.

March 13

Happy Birthday Neil Sedaka-73 William H. Macy-62 Danny Masterson-36 Emile Hirsch-27 ; 1781 The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.

March 12

Happy Birthday RIP Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)  Barbara Feldon-79 Al Jarreau-72 Liza Minnelli-66 James Taylor-64 Ron Jeremy-59 Aaron Eckhart-44 ; 1912 The Girl Guides, the forerunner of the Girl Scouts of America, was founded.

March 11

Happy Birthday Rupert Murdoch-81 Sam Donaldson-78 Mark Metcalf-66 Bobby McFerrin Jr.-62 Jerry Zucker-62 Susan Richardson-60 Catharina Nina Hagen-57 Lady Chablis-54 Terrence Howard-43 Johnny Knoxville(Phillip Clapp)-41 Thora Birch-30

March 10

Happy Birthday Chuck Norris-72 Sharon Stone-54 Jasmine Guy-50 Prince Edward Windsor-48 Carrie Underwood-29 ; 1965 Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple" opened on Broadway in New York

March 9

Happy Birthday Charles Gibson-69 Juliette Binoche-48 Emmanuel Lewis-41 Kerr Smith-40 Brittney Snow-26 ; 1959 Mattel's Barbie doll made its public at the American International Toy Fair in New York.

March 8

Happy Birthday George Micky Dolenz Jr.-67 John Kapelos-56 Gary Numan Webb-54 Lester Holt-53 Aidan Quinn-53 Debra Camryn Manheim-51 Freddie Prinze Jr.-36 James Van Der Beek Jr.-36 Nick Zano-34 ; 1917 The U.S. Senate voted to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.

March 7

Happy Birthday Willard Scott Jr.-78 Danielo J. Travanti-72 Michael Eisner-70 Taylor Dayne(Leslie Wunderman)-50 Wanda Sykes-48 John Peter Sarsgaard-41; 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.

March 6

Happy Birthday RIP Ed McMahon(1923-2009)  Alan Greenspan-86 David Gilmour-66 Rob Reiner-65 Tom Arnold-53 Shaquille O'Neal-40 ; 1834 The city of Toronto was incorporated.

March 5

Happy Birthday Dean Stockwell-76 Eddy Grant-64 Marsha Warfield-58 Penn Jillette-57 Kevin Connolly-38 Eva Mendes-37

March 4

Happy Birthday Emilio Estefan-59 Adrian Zmed-58 Steven Weber-51 Summer Cummings-45 Chaz Bono-43 Andrea Bowen-22 ; 1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect.

March 3

Happy Birthday Jennifer Warnes-65 Miranda Richardson-54 Glen Friedman-50 Julie Bowen-42 Matt Marsden-39 David Faustino-38 ; 1847 Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

March 2

Happy Birthday Mikhail Gorbachev-81 John Irving-70 Gates McFadden-63 Laraine Newman-60 Jon Bon Jovi-50 Bryce Howard-31 ; 1917 Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship.

March 1

Happy Birthday Robert Clary-86 Harry Belafonte-85 Robert Conrad-77 Alan Thicke-65 Catherine Bach-58 Ron Howard-58 Tim Daly-56 Justin Bieber-18 ; 1790 Congress authorized the first U.S. census

February 29 - Leap Day

Happy Birthday RIP Dinah Shore (1916–1994) Tony Robbins-51 Antonio Sabato Jr.-40 ; 1916 – Child labor in South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from twelve to fourteen years old!Rossini Google Doodle

February 28

Happy Birthday  Charles Durning-89 Gavin MacLeod-81 Mario Andretti-72 Bernadette Peters-64 Gilbert Gottfried-57 John Turturro-55 Cindy Wilson-55 Robert Sean Leonard-43 Ali Larter-36 ; 1827 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. was incorporated.

February 27

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) Joanne Woodward-82 Ralph Nader-78 Howard Hesseman-72 Adam Baldwin-50 Grant Show-50 Chelsea Clinton-32 Josh Groban-31 ; 1801 The District of Columbia was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress.

February 26

Happy Birthday RIP John Harvey Kellogg (1852 - 1943) Tony Randall (1920-2004) Jackie Gleason (1916-1987) Johnny Cash (1932–2003) Tex Avery (1908 - 1980) ; Antoine "Fats" Domino-84 Michael Bolton-59 Greg Rikaart-35 ; Hello all you happy people

February 25

Happy Birthday RIP George Harrison (1943–2001) Karen Grassle-70 "Sally Jessy" Lowenthal-69 Téa Leoni-46 Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson-45 Sean Astin Duke-41 Julio Iglesias Jr.-39 Chelsea Handler-37 ; 1836 Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver.

February 24

Happy Birthday RIP Steve Jobs (1955–2011) Abe Vigoda-91 Joseph Lieberman-70 Barry Bostwick-67 George Thorogood-62 Paula Zahn-56 Billy Zane-46 Bonnie Somerville-38 ; 1863 Arizona was organized as a territory.

February 23

Happy Birthday RIP Majel Barrett (1932–2008) Peter Fonda-72 Patricia Richardson-61 Howard Jones-58 Kristin Davis-47 Emily Blunt-29 Dakota Fanning-18 ; 1954, the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.

February 22

Happy Birthday Jonathan Demme-68 Julius Erving-62 Ellen Greene-61 Kyle MacLachlan-53 Jeri Ryan-44 Drew Barrymore-37 ; 1924 Calvin Coolidge delivered the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House.

February 21

Happy Birthday RIP Rue McClanahan(1934–2010) David Geffen-69 Anthony Daniels-66 Alan Rickman-66 Tyne Daly-66 Christine Ebersole-59 Kelsey Grammer-57 Jack Coleman-54 Christopher Atkins-51 William Baldwin-49 Jennifer Love Hewitt-33 Brendan Sexton-32 Ellen Page-25 ; 1885 The Washington Monument was dedicated.

February 20

Happy Birthday Gloria Vanderbilt-88 Sidney Poitier-85 Sandy Duncan-66 John Geils-66 Ivana Trump-63 Patty Hearst-58 Cindy Crawford-46 Andrew Shue-45 Lili Taylor-45 Rihanna(Robyn Fenty)-24 ; 1792 President George Washington signed an act creating the U.S. Post Office.

February 19

Happy Birthday Smokey Robinson-72 Jeff Daniels-57 Prince Andrew Windsor-52 Justine Bateman-46 Benicio Del Toro-45 ; 1878 Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph.

February 18

Happy Birthday George Kennedy-87 Yoko Ono -79 Cybill Shepherd-62 Juice Newton-60 John Travolta-58 Vanna White-55 Matt Dillon-48 Molly Ringwald-44 ; 1930 Photographic evidence of Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz.

February 17

Happy Birthday Dame Edna(Barry Humphries)-78 Mary Ann Mobley-73 Rene Russo-58 Lou Diamond Phillips-50 Michael Jordan-49 Denise Richards-41 Jerry O'Connell-38 Joseph Gordon-Levitt-31 Paris Hilton-31 Chord Overstreet -23 ; 1933 Newsweek magazine was first published. ; 1992 Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison.

February 16

Happy Birthday RIP Sonny Bono (1935-1998)  James Ingram-60 LeVar Burton-55 John McEnroe-53 Sarah Clarke-41 ; 1968 The nation's first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Alabama