Happy Birthday RIP Leonidas "Lon" Chaney(1883–1930) Gordon Jump(1932–2003) ; "Jane Powell"(Suzanne Bruce)–85 Mary "Debbie" Reynolds–82 Elizabeth "Ali" MacGraw–75 Barry Sonnenfeld–61 Susan Boyle–53 Rachel Maddow–41 Sam Huntington–32 Matt Lanter–31 Hillary Scott–28 ; 1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois ; 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
March 31
Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Chavez(1927–1993) Anne "Liz" Claiborne(1929–2007) ; George Richard Chamberlain–80 Shirley Jones–80 Herbert Alpert–79 Ronald "Christopher" Walken–71 Gabriel Kaplan–69 Albert Gore Jr.–66 Rhea Perlman–66 William McNamara–49 Ewan McGregor–43 Evan Williams–42 ; 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
March 30
Happy Birthday RIP Vincent van Gogh(1853–1890) ; "Peter Marshall"(Ralph LaCock)–88 John Astin–84 Henry Warren Beaty–77 Eric Clapton–69 Paul Reiser–57 Ian Ziering–50 Tracy Chapman–50 Céline Dion–46 Mark Consuelos–43 Geetali Norah Jones Shankar–35 Jason Dohring–32 ; 1964 – The TV game show "Jeopardy!" premiered on NBC
Friday, March 28, 2014
March 29
Happy Birthday RIP Pearl Bailey(1918–1990) ; Judith Guest–78 Evangelos "Vangelis" Papathanassiou–71 Eric Idle–71 Marina Sirtis–59 "Perry Farrell"(Peretz Bernstein)–55 Amy Sedaris–53 "Elle Macpherson"(Eleanor Gow)–50 Michel Hazanavicius–47 "Lucy Lawless"(Lucille Ryan)–46 ; 1882 – The Knights of Columbus are established. ; 1971 – A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers. #History
Thursday, March 27, 2014
March 28
Happy Birthday Dianne Wiest–66 Reba McEntire–59 Bart Conner–56 Vince Vaughn–45 Julia Stiles–33 Stefani Germanotta("Lady Gaga")–28 ; 1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial melt down.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
March 27
Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983) ; Art Evans–72 Quentin Tarantino–51 David Koz–51 Mariah Carey–45 Kevin Corrigan–45 Nathan Fillion–43 Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson–39 ; 1794 – President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
March 26
Happy Birthday RIP Thomas "Tennessee" Williams III(1911–1983) ; Leonard Nimoy–83 Alan Arkin–80 James Caan–74 Nancy Pelosi–74 Diana Ross–70 Steven Tyler(Tallarico)–66 Vicki Lawrence(Axelrad)–65 Martin Short–64 Leeza Gibbons–57 Jennifer Grey–54 Theodore "T.R." Knight–41 Larry Page–41 Keira Knightley–29 ; 1979 – Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.
Monday, March 24, 2014
March 25
Happy Birthday RIP Howard Cosell(Cohen 1918–1995) ; Eugene Shalit–89 Gloria Steinem–80 Aretha Franklin–72 Paul Manfred Glaser–71 Sir "Elton John"(Reginald Dwight)–67 Bonnie Bedelia Culkin–66 Mary Gross–61 Marcia Cross–51 Sarah Jessica Parker–49 Sean Faris–40 Lee Pace–35 Danica Patrick–32 ; 1913 – The home of vaudeville, the Palace Theatre, opened in New York City.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
March 24
Happy Birthday RIP "Harry Houdini"(Erich Weiss 1874–1926) Terence Steve McQueen(1930–1980) Norman Feld("Fell" 1924–1998) ; Robert "Bob" Mackie–74 Thomas Hilfiger–63 Louie Anderson–61 Robert Carradine–60 Donna Pescow–60 Steve Ballmer–58 Kelly LeBrock–54 Gabriele Kerner("Nena")–54 Starlet "Star" Jones–52 Lara Flynn Boyle–44 James Parsons–41 ; 1900 – Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
March 23
Happy Birthday RIP "Joan Crawford"(Lucille LeSueur 1906–1977) ; "Marty Allen"(Morton Alpern)–92 Richard Otcasek–65 "Chaka Khan"(Yvette Stevens)–61 Kenneth Cole–60 Amanda Plummer–57 Catherine Keener–55 Marc Cherry–52 Hope Davis–50 Richard Grieco Jr–49 Keri Russell–38 "Perez Hilton"(Mario Lavandeira Jr)–36 ; 1857 – Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
Friday, March 21, 2014
March 22
Happy Birthday RIP Leonard "Chico" Marx (1887–1961) Louis L'Amour(LaMoore 1908–1988) Marcel Marceau(Mangel 1923–2007) "Karl Malden"(Mladen Sekulovich 1912–2009) ; William Shatner–83 Michael Emmet Walsh–79 George Benson–71 Wolf Blitzer–66 Andrew Lloyd Webber–66 Robert "Bob" Costas–62 Lena Olin–59 Stephanie Mills–57 Matthew Modine–55 Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon–38 ; 1882 – Congress outlawed polygamy ; 1963 – The Beatles' first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom
March 21
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
March 20
Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers(1928–2003) ; Carl Reiner–92 Hal Linden(Harold Lipshitz)–83 Martin Brian Mulroney–75 John de Lancie–66 William Hurt–64 Shelton "Spike" Lee–57 Holly Hunter–56 Kathleen "Kathy" Ireland–51 Michael Rapaport–44 Dean Geyer–28 ; 1816 – The Supreme Court affirmed its right to review state court decisions ; 1997 – Liggett Group settled 22 state lawsuits by admitting the industry markets cigarettes to teenagers and agreeing to warn on every pack that smoking is addictive!
March 19
Monday, March 17, 2014
March 18
Happy Birthday RIP John Updike(1932–2009) Peter Graves(Aurness 1926–2010) Ernest Gallo(1909–2007) ; Kevin Dobson–71 Irene Cara Escalera–55 Vanessa Lynn Williams–51 "Queen Latifah"(Dana Owens)–44 Dane Cook–42 Adam Levine–35 ; 1931 – Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
March 17
Happy Birthday RIP Nathaniel Adams Coles("Nat King Cole" 1919–1965) ; Paul Kantner–73 Patrick Duffy–65 Kurt Russell–63 Lesley-Anne Down–60 Gary Sinise–59 Robert "Rob" Lowe–50 Paige Hemmis–42 Brittany Daniel–38 ; 1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel : 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles, California murder spree
March 16
Friday, March 14, 2014
March 15
Happy Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg–81 Judd Hirsch–79 Michael Love–73 David Cronenberg–71 Daniel Dee Snider–59 Park Overall–57 Fabio Lanzoni–55 Terence Trent "D'Arby" Howard–52 Kennedy "Rockwell" Gordy–50 Mark McGrath–46 Mark Hoppus–42 Eva Longoria–39 William Adams–39 Kellan Lutz–29 ; 1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated ; 1956 – The Lerner and Loewe musical "My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway ; 1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com)
Thursday, March 13, 2014
March 14
Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) ; Quincy Jones Jr–81 "Michael Caine"(Maurice Micklewhite)–81 William "Billy" Crystal–66 Jerry Greenfield–63 Kevin Williamson–49 James Frain–46 Frederick "Chris" Klein–35 Jordan Taylor Hanson–31 Jamie Bell–28 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.
March 13
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
March 12
Monday, March 10, 2014
March 11
.Happy Birthday RIP Shemp Howard(Samuel Horwitz 1895–1955) Lawrence Welk(1903–1992) ; Rupert Murdoch–83 Sam Donaldson–80 Nancy Kovach–79 Mark Metcalf–68 Jerry Zucker–64 Robert "Bobby" McFerrin–64 Susan Richardson–62 Catharina "Nina" Hagen–59 "Lady Chablis"(Benjamin Knox)–57 "Cheryl Lynn"(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–57 David LaChapelle–51 Terrence Howard–45 "Johnny Knoxville"(Philip Clapp)–43 Thora Birch–32 ; 1985 – Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko as General Secretary of the Communist Party.
Sunday, March 09, 2014
March 10
Happy Birthday Carlos "Chuck" Norris–74 Shannon Tweed–57 Sharon Stone–56 Jasmine Guy–52 Prince Edward Windsor–50 Neneh Cherry(Karlsson)–50 Andrei Bregman("Michael Lucas")–42 Christopher "Biz" Stone–40 Bree Turner–36 Carrie Underwood–31 ; 1965 – Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple" opened on Broadway in New York City.
March 9
Friday, March 07, 2014
March 8
Happy Birthday RIP Lynn Redgrave(1943–2010) Alan Hale Mackahan Jr(1921–1990) "Cyd Charisse"(Tula Finklea 1921–2008) ; George Michael Dolenz Jr–69 John Kapelos–58 Gary Numan(Webb)–56 Lester Holt Jr–55 Aidan Quinn–55 Debra "Camryn" Manheim–53 Freddie Prinze Jr–38 James Van Der Beek Jr–37 Nicholas Zano–36 ; 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded ; 1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule ; 1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France
March 7
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
March 6
Happy Birthday RIP Lou Costello(Louis Cristillo 1906–1959) Edward McMahon(1923–2009) ; Alan Greenspan–88 Joanna Miles–74 David Gilmour–68 Robert Reiner–67 James Saito–59 Edward Dezen–57 Thomas Arnold–55 Constance Womack("Connie Britton")–47 Shaquille O'Neal–42 ; 1820 – The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free ; 1899 – Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
March 5
Happy Birthday RIP Reginald "Rex" Harrison(1908–1990) Andy Gibb(1958–1988) "Teena Marie"(Mary Brockert 1956–2010) ; Robert "Dean" Stockwell-78 Fred Williamson–76 Murray Head–68 Elaine Paige(Bickerstaff)-66 Edmond "Eddy" Grant-66 Marsha Warfield-60 Penn Jillette-59 Kevin Connolly-40 Eva Mendes-39 ; 1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake ; 1946 – Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
Monday, March 03, 2014
March 4
Happy Birthday Paula Prentiss(Ragusa)–76 Chris Squire–66 Catherine O'Hara–60 Adrian Zmed–60 Steven Weber–53 Stacy Edwards–49 Chastity "Chaz" Bono–45 Joshua Bowman–26 ; 1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect ; 1837 – The city of Chicago is incorporated
Sunday, March 02, 2014
March 3
Happy Birthday RIP Alexander Graham Bell(1847–1922) George Pullman(1831–1897) Harlean Carpenter("Jean Harlow" 1911–1937) Perry Ellis(1940–1986) James Doohan(1920–2005) ; Jennifer Warnes–67 Miranda Richardson–56 Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer–44 David Faustino–40 Jessica Biel–32 ; 1923 – Time magazine, founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce, was first published ; 1885 – The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York
Saturday, March 01, 2014
March 2
Happy Birthday RIP Theodor Geisel("Dr Seuss" 1904–1991) Karen Carpenter(1950–1983) ; Desiderio Arnaz y de Acha III("Desi Arnaz" 1917–1986) ; Mikhail Gorbachyov(Михаи́л Горбачёв)–83 John Irving(Blunt)–72 Cheryl "Gates" McFadden–65 Laraine Newman–62 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi)–52 Daniel Craig–46 Christopher "Chris" Martin–37 Bryce Dallas Howard–33 ; 1917 – Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship ; 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall ; 1949 – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut