February 28

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel "Zero" Mostel(1915–1977) Charles Durning(1923–2012) ; Gavin MacLeod(Allan See)–82 Mario Andretti–73 Bernadette Peters(Lazzara)–65 Gilbert Gottfried–58 John Turturro–56 Cynthia "Cindy" Wilson–56 Alison "Ali" Larter–37 ; 1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight

February 27

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Taylor(1932–2011) ; Joanne Woodward–83 Ralph Nader–79 George Howard Hesseman–73 Adam Baldwin–51 Grant Show–51 Chelsea Clinton–33 Joshua Groban–32 ; 1801 – Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.

February 26

Happy Birthday RIP William Frawley(1887–1966) Johnny Cash(1932–2003) Herbert "Jackie" Gleason(1916–1987) Tony Randall(Ira Rosenberg 1920–2004) Frederick "Tex" Avery(1908–1980) ; Antoine "Fats" Domino–85 Michael Bolton–60 ; 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park

February 25

Happy Birthday RIP Jim Backus(1913–1989) George Harrison(1943–2001) ; Sally Jessy Raphael(Sally Lowenthal)–78 Bob Schieffer–76 Karen Grassle–71 Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson–48 Tea Leoni(Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni)–47 Sean Astin(Sean Duke)–42 Julio Iglesias Jr.–40 Chelsea Handler–38 ; 1836 –Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver

February 24

Happy Birthday RIP Steve Jobs (1955–2011) ; Abe Vigoda-92 Joseph Lieberman-71 Barry Bostwick-68 George Thorogood-63 Paula Zahn-57 William "Billy" Zane-47 Bonnie Somerville-39 ; 1821 Mexico declared its independence from Spain.

February,23

Happy Birthday RIP Majel Barrett (Hudec 1932–2008) ; Peter Fonda–73 Kristin Davis–48 Michael Dell–48 Emily Blunt–30 Hannah Dakota Fanning–19 ; 1954 – the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.

February 22

Happy Birthday RIP George Washington(1732–1799) ; Dominick "Don" Pardo–95 Robert Jonathan Demme–69 Julius Erving–63 Julie Walters–63 Ellen Greene–62 Kyle MacLachlan–54 Jeri Ryan(Zimmerman)–45 James Blount–39 Drew Barrymore–38 ; 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five and dime Woolworth stores ; 1935 – It became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House.

February 21

Happy Birthday RIP Eddi-Rue McClanahan(1934–2010) Eunice Kathleen Waymon("Nina Simone" 1933–2003) ; David Geffen–70 Alan Rickman–67 Anthony Daniels–67 Ellen Tyne Daly–67 Christine Ebersole–60 Allen "Kelsey" Grammer–58 John "Jack" Coleman–55  Christopher Atkins Bomann–52 William Baldwin–50 Jennifer Love Hewitt–34 Brendan Sexton III–33 Ellen Page–26 ; 1878 – The first telephone directory was issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Connecticut.

February 20

Happy Birthday RIP Ansel Adams(1902–1984) Kurt Cobain(1967–1994) Robert Altman(1925–2006) ; Gloria Vanderbilt–89 Sidney Poitier–86 Sandy Duncan–67 John W. Geils–67 Ivana Trump(Ivana Zelnickova)–64 Patricia Hearst–59 Cindy Crawford–47 Lili Taylor–46 Calpernia Addams–42 Brian Littrell–38 Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty–25 ; 1792 – President George Washington signed an act creating the U.S. Post Office.

February 19

Happy Birthday RIP Lee Marvin(1924–1987) Johann "Falco" Hölzel (1957–1998) ; William "Smokey" Robinson–73 Jeff Daniels–58 Ray Winstone–56 Prince Andrew Windsor–53 Seal Samuel–50 Justine Bateman–47 Benicio del Toro Sánchez–46 Haylie Duff–28 ; 1878 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph.

February 18

Happy Birthday RIP John Hughes(1950–2009) Jack Palance(Volodymyr Palahniuk 1919–2006) ; George Kennedy–88 Yoko Ono( 小野 洋子)–80 Cybill Shepherd–63 Judy "Juice" Newton–61 John Travolta–59 Vanna White(Rosich)–56 Matt Dillon–49 Molly Ringwald–45 ; 1930 – Photographic evidence of Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz.

February 16

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Romero(1907–1994) Chris Farley(1964–1997) Harvey Korman(1927–2008) ; Melissa Manchester–62 Joyce Frankenberg("Jane Seymour")–62 Matt Groening–59 Janice Dickinson–58 Christopher McDonald–58 Jane Richman("Jane Child")–46 Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein–42 ; 1764 – The city of St. Louis Missouri was established and incorporated.

February 15

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Romero(1907–1994) Chris Farley(1964–1997) Harvey Korman(1927–2008) ; Melissa Manchester–62 Joyce Frankenberg("Jane Seymour")–62 Matt Groening–59 Janice Dickinson–58 Christopher McDonald–58 Jane Richman("Jane Child")–46 Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein–42 ; 1764 – The city of St. Louis Missouri was established and incorporated.

February 14

Happy Birthday RIP Jack Benny(Benjamin Kubelsky 1894–1974) Edward Platt(1916–1974) Vic Morrow(1929–1982) Gregory Hines(1946–2003) ; Hugh Downs–92 Florence Henderson–79 Michael Bloomberg–71 Raymond Teller–65 Alan Hunter–56 Meg Tilly(Margaret Chan)–53 Alfred "Freddie" Highmore–21 ; 1929 – Saint Valentine's Day massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago, Illinois.

February 13

Happy Birthday Charles "Chuck" Yeager–90 George Segal–79 Marilyn "Kim" Novak–80 Gerald "Jerry" Springer–69 Stockard Channing(Susan Stockard)–69 Peter Gabriel–63 Robert "Robbie" Williams–39 Mena Suvari–34 ; 1931 – New Delhi becomes the capital of India.

February 12

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Darwin(1809–1882) Abraham Lincoln(1809–1865) Lyon "Lorne" Greene(1915–1987) ; Franco Zeffirelli(Gianfranco Corsi)–90 Joe Don Baker–77 Judy Blume(Judith Sussman)–75 Frederick "Michael" Ironside–63 Michael McDonald–61 Joanna Kerns(Joanne DeVarona)–60 Arsenio Hall–58 Josh Brolin–45 Darren Aronofsky–44 Jesse Spencer–34 Christina Ricci–33 ; 1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York. 

February 11

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Alva Edison(1847-1931) Éva Gábor(1919–1995) Leslie Nielsen(1926–2010) ; Tatiana Blacker("Tina Louise")–79 Burton Reynolds–77 Sheryl Crow–51 Jennifer Aniston–44 Brandy Norwood–34 Matthew Lawrence–33 Taylor Lautner–21 ; 1942 – The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".

February 10

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Hale(Rufus MacKahan 1892–1950) Jimmy Durante(1893–1980) Jerry Goldsmith(1929–2004) ; Robert Wagner–83 Roberta Flack–74 Mark Spitz–63 Laura Dern–46  Nichcalo "Jazzmun" Crayton–44 Elizabeth Banks(Mitchell)–39 Brent Everett(Dustin Germaine)–29 ; 1840 – Britain's Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha

February 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carmen Miranda(Maria Miranda da Cunha 1909–1955) ; Carole King(Klein)–71 Joseph "Joe" Pesci–70 Mia Farrow–68 Judith Light(Licht)–64 James Jackson Bullock–58 Colin Egglesfield–40 Zhāng Zǐyi(章子怡)–34 Tom Hiddleston–32 David Gallagher–28 ; 1942 – Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources ; 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers

February 8

Happy Birthday RIP Julia "Lana" Turner(1921–1995) John "Jack" Lemmon(1925–2001) James Dean(1931–1955) ; Edward "Ted" Koppel–73 Nicholas "Nick" Nolte–72 Robert Klein–71 Brooke Adams–64 Mary Steenburgen–60 John Grisham–58 Vincent Neil Wharton–52 Mary McCormack–44 Seth Green–39 Liam McIntyre–31 James "Jim" Verraros–30 ; 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce ; 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Hollywood and Gower

February 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Dickens(1812–1870) Harry Sinclair Lewis(1885–1951) Clarence "Buster" Crabbe(1908–1983) Eddie Bracken(1915–2002) ; Miguel Ferrer–58 James Spader–53  Troyal "Garth" Brooks–51 Eddie Izzard–51 Chris Rock–48 Robyn Lively–41 Christopher Ashton Kutcher–35 Kerli Kõiv–25 ; 1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented

February 6

Happy Birthday RIP George "Babe" Ruth(1895–1948) Bob Marley(1945–1981) ;  Sári "Zsa Zsa" Gábor–96 Mamie Van Doren(Joan Olander)–82 Elmore "Rip" Torn–82 Mike Farrell–74 Tom Brokaw–73 Fabiano Forte–71 Natalie Cole–63 Kathy Najimy–56 William "Axl" Rose–51 Rick Astley–47 Josh Stewart–36 Ben Lawson–33 ; 1840 – Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.

February 5

Happy Birthday RIP Richmond "John" Carradine(1906–1988) Red Buttons(Aaron Chwatt 1919–2006) ; Henry "Hank" Aaron–78 David Selby–72 Barbara Hershey(Herzstein)–65 Thomas "Tom" Wilkinson–65 Timothy "Tim" Meadows–52 Jennifer Jason Leigh(Morrow)–51 Laura Linney–49 Robert "Bobby" Brown–44 Thomas "Chris" Parnell–46 Paul Vandervort–28 ; 1852 – The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public ; 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists

February 4

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Lindbergh(1902–1974) Rosa McCauley Parks(1913–2005) Bettye Goldstein("Betty Friedan" 1921–2006) Conrad Bain(1923–2013) ; David Brenner–77 Conrad John Schuck–73 Vincent Furnier("Alice Cooper")–65 Masanori Takahashi("Kitaro")–60 Oscar De La Hoya–40 Brandon "Bug" Hall–28 ; 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

February 3

Happy Birthday RIP John Fiedler(1925–2005) ; Dr. Henry Heimlich–93 Fran Tarkenton–73 Blythe Danner–70 Morgan Fairchild(Patsy McClenny)–63 Joseph "Nathan" Lane–57 Maura Tierney–48 Isla Fisher–37 ; 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.

February 2

Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Farrah Fawcett(1947–2009) ; Tom Smothers–76 Graham Nash–71 Brent Spiner–64 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–59 Shakira Ripoll–36 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed

February 1

Happy Birthday RIP William "Clark" Gable(1901–1960) Boris Yeltsin(1931–2007) Rick James(James Johnson 1948–2004) Sherman Hemsley(1938–2012) ; Garrett Morris–76 Joseph "Joe" Sample–74  Lisa Marie Presley–45 Brian Krause–44 Michael C. Hall–42 Ronnie Kroell–30 ; 1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.