November 1

Happy Birthday RIP Marcia Wallace (1942–2013) ; Barbara Bosson–74 Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.–71 Lyle Lovett–56 Rachel Ticotin–55 Anthony Kiedis–51 Antonia "Toni" Collette–41 Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy–41 Penn Badgley–27 ; 1512 – Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public ; 1604 – William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London

October 31

Happy Birthday RIP John Candy (1950–1994) ; Lyova Rosenthal("Lee Grant")–86 Dan Rather–82 Saul "Ron" Rifkin–74 Sally Kirkland–72 David Ogden Stiers–71 Graham "Stephen" Rea–67 Margaret Jane Pauley–63 Peter Jackson–52 Dermot Mulroney–50 Rob Schneider–49 Robert Van Winkle("Vanilla Ice")–46 Adam Bouska–30 Sean Lockhart–27 ; 1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States

October 30

Happy Birthday RIP Ruth Gordon Jones(1896–1985) Edward Lauter(1938–2013) ; Grace Slick(Wing)–74 Henry Winkler–68 Harry Hamlin–62 Juliet Stevenson–57 Kevin Pollak–56 Jack Plotnick–45 Nitara "Nia" Long–43 Matthew Morrison–35 Shaun Sipos–32 ; 1944 – Anne Frank and sister Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

October 29

Happy Birthday Richard Dreyfuss–66 Lucy Kate Jackson–65 Joely Fisher–46 Rufus Sewell–46 Christopher Wiehl–43 Winona Ryder(Horowitz)–42 Brendan Fehr–36 Ben Foster–33 ; 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–84 Charlie Daniels–77 Jane Alexander(Quigley)–74 Telma Hopkins–65 William Bruce Jenner–64 Annie Potts–61 William Gates III–58 Julia Roberts–46 Brad Paisley–41 Joaquin Phoenix(Bottom)–39 ; 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 RIP Caroline "Carrie" Snodgress(1945–2004) ; Ruby "Nanette" Fabares–93 Ruby "Dee" Wallace–89 John Cleese–74 Robert Picardo–60 Simon LeBon–55 Marla Maples–50 Kelly Osbourne–29 Patrick Fugit–29 ; 1904 – The first underground New York City Subway (IRT) line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States ; 1682 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded 

October 26

Happy Birthday RIP Mahalia Jackson(1911–1972) ; Bob Hoskins–71 Jacquelyn Smith–68 Pat Sajdak–67 Hillary Rodham Clinton–66 Mark "Dylan" McDermott–52 Ivan "Cary" Elwes–51 Keith Urban–46 Anthony Rapp–42 Seth MacFarlane–40 ; 1921 – The Chicago Theatre opens

October 25

Happy Birthday RIP Pablo Picasso y Lopez(1881–1973) Sarah Cannon("Minnie Pearl" 1912–1996) William Bertanzetti("Billy Barty" 1924–2000) ; Marian Ross–85 Helen Reddy–72 John Anderson–69 Nancy Cartwright–56 Adam Pascal–43 Joshua Henderson–32 "Katy Perry"(Katheryn Hudson)–29 Ciara Harris–28 ; 1861 – The Toronto Stock Exchange is created

October 24

Happy Birthday RIP Bob Kane(Robert Kahn 1915–1998) ; Frederick Murray Abraham–74 Kevin Kline–66 John Kassir–56 Monica Arnold–33 Jemima Rooper–32 Oliver Jackson-Cohen–27 ; 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 William "Hayden" Rorke(1910–1987) Johnny Carson(1925–2005) John Michael Crichton(1942–2008) ; Ang Lee( 李安 )–59 Weird Alfred Yankovic–54 Sam Raimi–54 Ryan Reynolds–37  ; 2001 – Apple introduced the iPod digital music player

October 22

Happy Birthday RIP "Curly Howard"(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) ; Joan Fontaine(de Havilland)–96 Sir Derek Jacobi–75 Christopher Lloyd–75 David "Tony" Roberts–74 Annette Funicello–71 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–70 Deepak Chopra–67 Jeff Goldblum–61 Ned "Carlos" Mencia–46 Brian Boitano–50 "Spike Jonze"(Adam Spiegel)–44 Michael Fishman–32 John Boyd–32 Zachary Hanson–28 Kyle Gallner–27 ; 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(Sirola)–89 Manfred Mann(Lubowitz)–73 Judy Sheindlin(Blum)–71 Carrie Fisher–57 Kensaku Watanabe–54 Sasha Roiz–42 Jade Jagger–42 Jeremy Miller–37 William Estes Nipper–35 Aaron Tveit–30 ; 1879 – Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.

October 20

Happy Birthday RIP Bela Lugosi(Blaskó 1882–1956) John Dewey(1859–1952) Joyce Brothers(Bauer 1927–2013) ; William Christopher–81 Thomas Petty–63 Thomas Newman–58 Viggo Mortensen–55 Calvin Broadus("Snoop Dogg")–42 Sam Witwer–36 John Krasinski–34 Adam Butcher–25 ; 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–68 Patricia Ireland–68 Jennifer Holliday–53 Amy Carter–46 Randolph "Trey" Parker-44 Chris Kattan–43 Desmond Harrington–37 ; 1987 – "Black Monday" the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or -22.6 percent in value, the largest one-day percentage drop (worse than 1929 at -12.82%)

October 18

Happy Birthday RIP George Campbell Scott(1927–1999) ; Charles "Chuck" Berry–87 Dawn Wells–75 Mike Ditka–74 Pam Dawber–62 Martina Navratilova–57 Erin Moran–53 Jean-Claude Van Damme(Varenberg)–53 Zachary Efron–26 ; 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 Edward Montgomery Clift(1920–1966)
"Rita Hayworth"(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Thomas Poston(1921–2007) ; Jim Seals–71 Michael McKean–66 Margaret "Margot" Kidder–65 George Wendt–65 Norman Macdonald–50 David "Ziggy" Marley–45 Marshall Mathers("Eminem")–41 David Matthew Macfadyen–39 Chris Lowell–29 Maximillian Irons–28 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America

October 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oscar Wilde(1854–1900) ; Angela Lansbury–88 Suzanne Somers(Mahoney)–67 Tim Robbins–55 Kim Wayans–52 Michael Balzary("Flea")–51 John Mayer–36 Brea Grant–32  ; 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–89 Linda Lavin–76 Carole Penny Marshall–71 Richard Carpenter–67 Sarah Ferguson–54 Emeril Lagasse–54 Dominic West–44 ; 1878 – The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation (later General Electric) in Schenectady ; 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 David Dwight Eisenhower(1890–1969) Lillian Gish(1893–1993) ; Charles Everett Koop–97 Sir Roger Moore–86 Ralph Lauren(Lifschitz)–74 Harry Anderson–61 Greg Evigan–60 Thomas Dolby(Robertson)–55 Isaac Mizrahi–52 Karyn White–48 Usher Raymond–35 Maximillion Thieriot–25 ; 1964 – civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

October 13

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Thatcher(Roberts 1925–2013) ; Paul Simon–72 Grady Demond Wilson–67 Sammy Hagar–66 Olive Marie Osmond–54 Kathleen "Kate" Walsh–46 Sacha Baron Cohen–42 Branden Williams–39 Ashanti Douglas–33 ; 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–66 Susan Anton–63 Chris Botti–51 Glenn Soukesian("Colton Ford")–51 Hugh Jackman–45 Kirk Cameron–43 Joshua Hutcherson–21 ; 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 Wyoming

October 11

Happy Birthday RIP Anna Eleanor Roosevelt(1884–1962) ; Daryl Hall(Hohl)–67 David Morse–60 Joan Cusack–51 Sean Patrick Flanery–48 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry)–47 Jane Krajkowski–45 Stephen Moyer(Emery)–44 Matt Bomer–36 Trevor Donovan Neubauer–35 ; 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 guest

October 10

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Hayes(Brown 1900–1993) Ibson Dana Elcar(1927–2005) Chris Penn(1965–2006) ; "Peter Coyote"(Rachmil Cohon)–72 Ben Vereen(Middleton)–67 David Lee Roth–59 Tanya Tucker–55 Julia Sweeney–54 Bradley Whitford–54 Jodi Marzorati("Benson")–52 Jonathan Manu Bennett–44 Mario Lopez–40 ; 1845 – The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland

October 9

Happy Birthday RIP John Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne–65 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–61 Tony Shalhoub–60 John O'Hurley–59 Scott Bakula–59 Sean Lennon–38 Brandon Routh–34 ; 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)–77 Paul Hogan–74 Cornelius "Chevy" Chase–70 Sarah Purcell–65 Susan "Sigourney" Weaver–64 Darrell Hammond–58 Stephanie Zimbalist–57 Matt Damon–43 ; 1860 – Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens (later part of first transcontinental line across America)

October 7

Happy Birthday RIP "June Allyson"(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; "Joy Behar"(Josephina Occhiuto)–71 John Mellencamp–62 Judy Landers(Hamburg)–55 Simon Cowell–54 Dylan Baker–54 Dan Savage–49 Toni Braxton–47 Shawn Ashmore–34 ; 1868 – Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, N.Y.

October 6

Happy Birthday RIP Laura "Janet" Gainor(1906–1984) "Carole Lombard"(Jane Peters 1908–1942) ; Elisabeth Shue–50 Ioan Gruffudd–40 Jeff Bryan Davis–40 Jeremy Sisto–39 Wes Ramsey–36 Olivia Thirlby–27 ; 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–70 Karen Allen–62 Harold Faltermeier–61 Clive Barker–61 Guy Pearce–46 Kate Winslet–38 Jesse Palmer–35 Jesse Eisenberg–30 ; 1947 – President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House 

October 4

Happy Birthday RIP Joseph "Buster" Keaton(1895–1966) ; "Anne Rice"(Howard O'Brien)–72 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–67 Armand Assante–64 Christopher Waltz–57 Bill Fagerbakke–56 "Jon Secada"(Juan Martínez)–52 Isaac Liev Schreiber–46 Alicia Silverstone–37 Rachael Leigh Cook–34 ; 1957 – "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS

October 3

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene "Gore" Vidal(1925–2012) ; "Chubby Checker"(Ernest Evans)–72 Roy Horn–69 Lindsey Buckingham–64 Pamela Hensley–63 Peter "Jack" Wagner–54 "Tommy Lee"(Thomas Bass)–51 Clive Owen–49 Gwen Stefani–44 Neve Campbell–40 Lena Headey–40 Sean William Scott–37 "Jake Shears"(Jason Sellards)–35 Seth Cosentino("Gabel")–32 Ashley Simpson–29 ; 1955 – "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS and "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC

October 2

Happy Birthday RIP Mohandas Gandhi(1869–1948) William "Bud" Abbott(1895–1974) Henry Graham Greene(1904–1991) Julius "Groucho" Marx(1890–1977) ; Rex Reed–75 Donna Karan–65 Avery Brooks–65 Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz–64 Mike Rutherford–63 "Sting"(Gordon Sumner)–62 Lorraine Bracco–59 Robbie Nevil–55 Kelly Ripa–43 Tiffany Darwisch–42 ; 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) George Peppard(1928–1994)  Richard Harris(1930–2002) ; Jimmy Carter–89 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)–78 Randall Quaid–63 Elizabeth Dennehy–53 Mark McGwire–50 Theodore King–48 Cindy Margolis–48 Jay Underwood–45 Zacharius Galifianakis–44 Rupert Friend–32 ; 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825