Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)–82 Johnny Mathis–77 Marilyn McCoo–69 Barry Williams(Blenkhorn)–59 Patrice Rushen–59 Francine Drescher–56 Eric Stoltz–52 Marion Cotillard–39 ; 1960 – The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called "Flagstones" in 1959 pilot)
Happy Birthday RIP Orvon "Gene" Autry(1907–1998) Madeline Kahn(Wolfson 1942–1999) ; Jerry Lee Lewis–78 Ian McShane–71 Bryant Gumbel–65 Andrew "Dice" Clay Silverstein–56 Roger Bart–51 Jill Whelan–47 Luke Goss–45 Zachary Levi Pugh–33 ; 1885 – The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
Happy Birthday RIP Edward "Ed" Sullivan(1901–1974) James "J.T." Walsh(1943–1998) ; Brigitte Bardot–79 Jeffrey Jones–67 Jane "Janeane" Garofalo–49 Leilani Sarelle Figalan–47 Mira Sorvino–46 Naomi Watts–45 Daniel Bonjour–32 Hilary Duff–26 ; 1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario
Happy Birthday RIP Will Sampson(1933–1987) Don Cornelius(1936–2012) "William Conrad"(John Cann 1920–1994) ; "Jayne Meadows"(Jane Cotter)–93 Anthony Wilford Brimley–79 Marvin Aday("Meatloaf")–66 Elizabeth "Liz" Torres–66 Shaun Cassidy–55 Christopher Cousins–53 William Patrick Muldoon III–45 Phoebe Price–41 Gwyneth Paltrow–41 Avril Lavigne–29 ; 1908 – The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan
Happy Birthday RIP Patrick O'Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987) ; "Donna Douglas"(Dorothy Smith)–80 Anne Robinson–69 Olivia Newton-John–65 Linda Hamilton–57 Melissa Sue Anderson–51 James Caviezel–45 Mark Famiglietti–34 Jessie Pavelka–31 ; 1914 – The Federal Trade Commission was established
Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) ; Barbara Walters–84 Michael Douglas–69 Cheryl Tiegs–66 Anson William Heimlich–64 Mark Hamill–62 Michael Madsen–56 Heather Locklear–52 Tate Donovan–50 Willard "Will" Smith–45 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–44 Hal Harry Sparks III–44 ; 1493 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere
Happy Birthday RIP Erich von Stroheim(1885–1957) John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Tommy Lasorda–86 Antonia Basilotta("Toni Basil")–70 David Coverdale–62 Shari Belafonte-59 Debby Boone–57 Joan Jett(Larkin)–55 Scott Baio–53 Laura Vandervoort–29 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published
Happy Birthday RIP Herbert G. Wells(1866–1946) "Henry Gibson"(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; "Fannie Flagg"(Patricia Neal)–69 Stephen King–66 Bill Murray–63 Ethan Coen–56 Rob Morrow–51 "Faith Hill"(Audrey Perry)–46 Ricki Lake–45 Luke Wilson–42 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–32 Maggie Grace Denig–30 ; 1957 – "Perry Mason," starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS
Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) ; Anne Meara–84 "Sophia Loren"(Sofia Scicolone)–79 Karen Sharpe–79 "Candy Spelling"(Carole Marer)–68 Gary Cole–57 Joseph Lyle Taylor–49 Brad Beyer–40 Jon Bernthal–36 Charlie Weber–35 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts
Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Gustafsson 1905–1990) John Lebzelter("Jack Warden" 1920–2006) James Gandolfini(1961–2013) ; Michael Gubitosi("Robert Blake")–80 Francis Avallone("Frankie Avalon")–74 Fred Willard–74 Beth Grant–64 Jada Pinkett Smith–42 Lance Armstrong(Gunderson)–42 James Marsden–40 Daniel "Jason" Sudeikis–38 ; 1851 – The first edition of The New York Times was published as "The New-York Daily Times"
Happy Birthday RIP Hiram "Hank" Williams(1923–1953) Roderick "Roddy" McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) "Lupe Ontiveros"(Guadalupe Marino 1942–2012) John Ritter(1948–2003) ; John "Fee" Waybill–63 Cassandra Peterson("Elvira")–62 Rita Rudner–60 Wendy Worthington–59 Bryan Singer–48 Kyle Chandler–48 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–44 Nathan Berkus–42 Griffith Feuerstein("Furst")–32; 1972 – The comedy series "M.A.S.H." standing for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" premiered on CBS
Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) ; "Lauren Bacall"(Betty Perske)–89 Riley "B.B." King–88 Edward Begley Jr.–64 Philip "Mickey" Rourke–61 David Copperfield(Kotkin)–57 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)–55 Richard Marx–50 Molly Shannon–49 Marco Antonio Muñiz("Marc Anthony")–45 Amy Poehler–42 Ian Harding–27 Nichols Jonas–21 ; 1972 – "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS
Happy Birthday RIP Agatha Christie(1890–1976) Vina Fay Wray(1907–2004) Julius "Nipsey" Russell(1918–2005) John "Jackie" Cooper(1922–2011) Roy Brocksmith(1945–2001) Wendie Jo Sperber(1958–2005) ; Norman Crosby–86 Tommy Lee Jones–67 William "Oliver" Stone–67 Joshua Charles–42 Edward "Tom" Hardy–36 Prince Henry Charles Albert David Windsor–29 Heidi Montag–27 ; 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
Happy Birthday RIP Melvin Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Hardy 1948–2003) Emilie Claudette Chauchoin("Colbert" 1903–1996) ; "Barbara Bain"(Millicent Fogel)–82 "Eileen Fulton"(Margaret McLarty)–80 Richard Kiel–74 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset–69 Peter Cetera–69 Jean Smart–62 Geraldine "Geri" Jewell–57 Dominic Fumusa–44 Louise Lombard(Perkins)–43 Fiona Apple Maggart–36 Bennett "Ben" Savage–33 ; 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
Happy Birthday RIP Maurice Chevalier(1888–1972) James "Jesse" Owens(1913–1980) Barry White(Carter 1944–2003) ; Ian Holm Cuthbert–82 Linda Gray–73 Joseph Pantoliano–62 Peter Scolari–58 Jason Statham–46 Louis Szekely("CK")–46 William Joshua Hopkins–43 Paul Walker–40 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan–35 Jennifer Hudson–32 ; 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit
Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Lom(Schluderpacheru 1917–2012) ; Henry Earl Holliman–85 Brian De Palma–73 Amy Madigan–63 John Hawkes(Perkins)–54 Virginia Madsen–52 Christina "Kristy" McNichol–51 Richard "Moby" Hall–48 Joseph "Harry" Connick Jr.–46 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges–36 ; 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
Happy Birthday Arnold Palmer–84 Karl Lagerfeldt–80 Jose Feliciano Garcia–68 Bill O’Reilly Jr–64 Anthony Joseph Pereira("Joe Perry")–63 Harry Groener–62 Amy Irving–60 Colin Firth–53 Guy Ritchie–45 James Duval–41 Matthew Ryan Phillippe–39 ; 1955 – “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS
Happy Birthday RIP Clifford Robertson(1923–2011) ; Chaim Topol–78 Joseph Theismann–64 Thomas Wopat–62 Hugh Grant–53 Adam Sandler–47 Goran Višnjić–41 Michael Bublé–38 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America
Happy Birthday RIP Richard "Peter" Sellers(1925–1980) Virginia Hensley("Patsy Cline" 1932–1963) ; Isaac "Sid" Caesar–91 Aimee Mann–53 Kimberly Peirce–46 Martin Freeman–42 David Arquette–42 Alecia "Pink" Moore–34 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)–32 Steven "Jake" Sandvig–27 ; 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape
Happy Birthday RIP John Pierpont "Jack" Morgan, Jr.(1867–1943) Charles Holley("Buddy Holly" 1936–1959) William Jermaine Stewart(1957–1997) ; Gloria Gaynor(Fowles)–64 Julie Kavner–63 Christine "Chrissie" Hynde–62 Michael Emerson–59 Corbin Bernsen–59 Diane Farr–44 Thomas Everett Scott–43 Oliver Hudson–37 Devon Sawa–35 ; 1916 – US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
Happy Birthday Jo Anne Worley–76 George Roger Waters–70 Swoosie Kurtz–69 Jane Curtin–66 Anne Lockhart(Maloney)–60 Patrick O'Hearn–59 Jeffrey Foxworthy–55 Rosa "Rosie" Perez–49 Natalie McIntyre("Macy Gray")–44 Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston–44 ; 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders
Happy Birthday RIP "Freddie Mercury"(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–84 William Devane–74 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–73 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–62 Peter Wingfield–51 Rose McGowan–40 Ian Nelson–31 ; 1957 – “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published
Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917–1987) Dick York(1928–1992) ; "Mitzi Gaynor"(Francesca von Gerber)–82 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–55 Damon Wayans–53 Wesley Bentley–35 Beyoncé Knowles–32 ; 1781 – Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers ; 1957 – Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line
Happy Birthday RIP Alan Ladd(1913–1964) Verla Eileen Brennan(1932–2013) "Kitty Carlisle"(Catherine Conn 1910–2007) ; Anna Jackson–87 Valerie Perrine–70 Adam Curry–49 "Charlie Sheen"(Carlos Estevez)–48 Trevor St. John–42 Samuel "Nick" Wechsler–35 David Moretti–32 ; 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, "Search for Tomorrow", airs its first episode on the CBS network
Happy Birthday RIP Meinhardt Raabe("Munchkin Coroner" 1915–2010) Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett–75 Terry Bradshaw–65 Thomas Mark Harmon–62 James "Jimmy" Connors–61 Keanu Reeves–49 Salma Hayek Jiménez–47 Charles "Tuc" Watkins III–47 Salvatore "Vincent DePaul" Zannino–45 ; 1789 – The U.S. Treasury Department was established
