July 31

Happy Birthday Geoffrey Lewis–79 Michael Biehn–58 Wesley Snipes–52 Joanne "J.K." Rowling–49 Dean "Cain" Tanaka–48 Rudolf Martin–47 Loren Dean Jovicic–45 Emily "Eve" Best–43 Benjamin "B.J." Novak–35 Eric Lively–33 ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated.

July 30

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) ; Paul Anka–73 David Sanborn–69 Arnold Schwarzenegger–67 Delta Burke–58 Catherine "Kate" Bush–56 Laurence Fishburne–53 Lisa Kudrow–51 Vivica A. Fox–50 Simon Baker–45 Christopher Nolan–44 Michael "Tom" Green–43 Hilary Swank–40 Damon Wayans–32 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare.

July 29

Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1905–1965) "Theda Bara" Theodosia Goodman(1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) ; Gary "Geddy Lee" Weinrib–61 Ian Roberts–49 Rodney Allen Rippy–46 Richard "Wil" Wheaton–42 Stephen Dorff–41 Allison Mack–33 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.

July 28

Happy Birthday RIP Hubert "Rudy" Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) ; Sally Struthers–67 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–67 Georgia Engel–66 Lori Loughlin–50 Robert "Alexis" Arquette–45 Elizabeth Berkley–42 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law

July 27

Happy Birthday Norman Lear–92 Peggy Fleming–66 Julian McMahon–46 Maya Rudolph–42 Jonathan Rhys Meyers(O'Keefe)–37 Taylor Schilling–30 ; 1940 – Bugs Bunny made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "A Wild Hare."

July 26

Happy Birthday RIP George Bernard Shaw(1856–1950) Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) Vivian Vance(Jones 1909–1979) ; Sir Michael "Mick" Jagger–71 "Helen Mirren"(Ilyena Mironoff)–69 Susan George–64 Dorothy Hamill–58 Nana Visitor(Tucker)–57 Kevin Spacey Fowler–55 Sandra Bullock–50 Jeremy Piven–48 Olivia Williams–46 Chris Pirillo–41 ; 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(Scher-Gettleman 1923–2008) "Jack Gilford"(Jacob Gellman 1908–1990) ; Verdine White–63 Iman Abdulmajid–59 Illeana Douglas(Hesselberg)–49 Matt LeBlanc–47 "Tera Patrick"(Linda Hopkins)–38 ; 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 RIP Bella Savitsky Abzug(1920–1998) ; Ruth Buzzi–78 Chris Sarandon–72 Leo Gallagher–68 Robert Hays–67 Linda Carter–63 Gus Van Sant–62 Kristi Dawn Chenoweth–47 Jennifer Lopez–45 Anna Paquin–32 ; 1969 – Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.

July 23

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Martin(1909–2000) Bernard "Bert" Convy(1933–1991) Philip Seymour Hoffman(1967–2014) ; Daniel "Ronny" Cox–76 Edie McClurg–63 Woodrow "Woody" Harrelson–53 Erik La Salle–52 Saul Hudson("Slash")–49 Marlon Wayans–42 Tenitra Michelle Williams–34 Daniel Radcliffe–25 ; 1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.

July 22

Happy Birthday RIP Dan Rowan(1922–1987) ; "Orson Bean"(Dallas Burroughs)–86 Óscar Aristides de la Renta Fiallo–82 Estelle Louise Fletcher–80 Terence Stamp–76 Giorgi "Alex" Trebek–74 Danny Glover–68 Donald Henley–67 William "Willem" Dafoe–59 Keith "Sweat"(Crier)–53 John Leguizamo–50 David Spade–50 Colin Ferguson–42 Franka Potente–40 : 1934 – Outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents.

July 21

Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Hemingway(1899–1961) Jesse "Don" Knotts(1924–2006) ; Janet Reno–76 "Cat Stevens"(Steven Georgiou)–66 Garretson Trudeau–66 Robin Williams–63 Taco Ockerse–59 Jonathan Lovitz–57 Joshua Hartnett–36 Rory Culkin–25 ; 1925 – In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100

July 20

Happy Birthday RIP Natalia Zakharenko("Natalie Wood" 1938-1981) ; Kimberly Carnes–69 Carlos Santana–67 Sandra Oh–43 Simon Rex Cutright–40 ; 1969 – Apollo 11 successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon almost 7 hours later.

July 19

Happy Birthday RIP George McGovern(1922–2012) ; Brian May–67 Atom Yegoyan–54 Campbell Scott–53 Lisa Lampugnale–53 Anthony Edwards–52 William Houston–46  Benedict Cumberbatch–38 Erin Cummings–37 Jared Padalecki–32 ; 1900 – The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.

July 18

Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn(1911–2003) Richard "Red" Skelton(1913–1997) Nelson Mandela(1918–2013) ; John Glenn–93 Craig Bruderlin("James Brolin")–74 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–58 Wendy Williams–50 Mark Vincent("Vin Diesel")–47 Kristen Bell–34 Christopher Chace Crawford–29 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies.

July 17

Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) "Art Linkletter"(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phyllis Diller(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–79 Diahann Carroll Johnson–79 Duchess Camilla Mountbatten(Shand)–67 Terence "Geezer" Butler–65 Lucie Arnaz–63 David Hasselhoff–62 Heather Langenkamp–50 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California

July 16

Happy Birthday RIP "Ginger Rogers"(Virginia McMath 1911–1995) "Barbara Stanwyck"(Ruby Stevens 1907–1990) ; Stewart Copeland–61 Phoebe Cates–51 John William Ferrell–47 Corey Feldman–43 Jayma Mays–35 ; 1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government.

July 15

Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Alexander "Alex"  Karras(1935–2012) ; Linda Ronstadt–68 "Arianna Huffington"(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–64 Terrance Quinn–62 "Willie Aames"(Albert Upton)–54 Forest Whitaker–53 Scott Foley–42 Diane Heidkrüger("Kruger")–38 ; 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day ;
2006 – Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.

July 14

Happy Birthday Nancy Olson–86 Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier–82 Vincent Pastore–68 Jane Lynch–54 Matthew Fox–48 Melissa "Missy" Gold(Fisher)–44 ; 1789 – French Revolution: Bastille Day ; 1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American #History

July 13

Happy Birthday RIP Robert "Bob" Crane(1928–1978) Gerald Levert(1966–2006) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–74 Harrison Ford–72 Richard "Cheech" Marin–68 Edith Bernstein("Didi Conn")–63 Thelma Louise Mandrell–60 Cameron Crowe–56 Robert Gonzalez("Gant")–46 Deborah Cox–40 Terrence Steven McQueen II–26 ; 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 RIP "Louis B. Mayer"(Lazar Meir 1884–1957) Milton Berlinger("Berle" 1908–2002) ; William "Bill" Cosby Jr.–77 "Christine McVie"(Anne Perfect)–71 Milton "Richard" Simmons–66 Cheryl "Ladd" Stoppelmoor–63 Christopher "Topher" Grace–36 Mayte Michelle Rodriguez–36 ; 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London.

July 11

Happy Birthday RIP Yuli Bryner(1920–1985) ; "Tab Hunter"(Arthur Kelm)–83 Patricia "Bonnie" Pointer–64 Leon Spinks–61 Sela Ward–58 Suzanne Vega–55 Gregory Grunberg–48 Justin Chambers–44 Michael Rosenbaum–42 Kimberly "Lil Kim" Jones–40 ; 1798 – The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress ; 1922 – The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles.

July 10

Happy Birthday RIP Frederick Gwynne(1926–1993) David Brinkley(1920–2003) ; Granville "Robert" Pine–73 Ronald Glass–69 Arlo Guthrie–67 Alejandro "Alec" Mapa–49 Gale Harold III–45 Sofía Vergara–41 Adrian Grenier–38 Jessica Simpson–34 Cindy Taylor("Jesse Jane")–34 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.

July 9

Happy Birthday Brian Dennehy–76 Richard Roundtree–72 Dean Koontz–69 Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson–67 Christopher Cooper–63 Jonathon Tesh–62 Jimmy Smits–59 Thomas "Tom" Hanks–58  Richard Timothy Kring–57 Kelly McGillis-57 James "Jim" Kerr–54 Courtney "Love" Harrison–50 Scott Grimes–43 Fredrick Savage–38 ; 1962 – Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.

July 8

Happy Birthday RIP "Jerry Vale" (Genaro Vitaliano 1930–2014) Marty Feldman(1933–1982) ; "Steve Lawrence"(Sidney Leibowitz)–79 Jeffrey Tambor–70 Wolfgang "Puck" Topfschnig–65 Anjelica Huston–63 Kevin Bacon–56 Toby Keith Covel–54 Lee Tergesen–49 Billy Crudup–46 Beck Campbell–44 Milo Ventimiglia–37 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published

July 7

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc" Severinsen–87 Richard Starkey("Ringo Starr")–74 Shelley Duvall–65 William "Bill" Campbell–55 Robin Weigert–45 Barry "Cassidy" Reese–32 ; 1954 – Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right."

July 6

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William "Bill" Haley(1925–1981) "Janet Leigh"(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) ; Anne "Nancy" Reagan(Robbins)–93 Delloreese Early("Della Reese")–83 Ned Beatty–77 Burt Ward(Gervis)–69 Michael Sylvester Stallone–68 Geoffrey Rush–63 Grant Goodeve–62 Alice Tannenberg("Allyce Beasley")–56 Jennifer Saunders–56 Christian Meoli–42 Curtis Jackson III("50 Cent")–39 Gregory Smith–31 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.

July 5

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor "P.T." Barnum(1810–1891) ; Katherine Helmond–86 Shirley Knight–78 Hugh Cregg III("Huey Lewis")–64 Edith "Edie" Falco–51 Kathryn Erbe–49 ; 1946 – The bikini made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France.

July 4

Happy Birthday RIP Eppie Lederer("Ann Landers" 1918–2002) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) ; Eva Marie Saint–90 Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida–87 Marvin Neil Simon–87 Gerald Riviera("Geraldo")–71 John Waite–62 Rohan Nichol–38 ; 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

July 3

Happy Birthday Gloria Allred(Bloom)–73 Betty Buckley–67 Karin Jan Smithers–65 Montel Williams–58 Thomas Gibson–52 Martha Yeardley Smith–50 Matthew Schulze–42 Ryan McPartlin–39 Corey Sevier–30 ; 1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens ; 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average.

July 2

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–83 Polly Holliday–77 Saul Rubinek–66 Johnny Weir–30 Lindsay Lohan–28 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts.