March 31

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Chavez(1927–1993) Anne "Liz" Claiborne(1929–2007) ; George Richard Chamberlain–82 Shirley Jones–82 Herbert Alpert–81 Ronald "Christopher" Walken–73 Gabriel Kaplan–71 Albert Gore Jr.–68 Rhea Perlman(DeVito)–68 William McNamara–51 Ewan McGregor–45 Evan Williams–44 ; 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened

March 30

Happy Birthday RIP Vincent van Gogh(1853–1890) ; "Peter Marshall"(Ralph LaCock)–90 John Astin–86 Henry Warren Beaty–79 Eric Clapton–71 Paul Reiser–59 Ian Ziering–52 Tracy Chapman–52 Céline Dion–48 Mark Consuelos–45 Geetali Norah Jones Shankar–37 Jason Dohring–34 ; 1964 – The game show "Jeopardy!" premiered on NBC television network

March 29

Happy Birthday RIP Pearl Bailey(1918–1990) ; Judith Guest–80 Evangelos "Vangelis" Papathanassiou–73 Eric Idle–73 Marina Sirtis–61 "Perry Farrell"(Simon Bernstein)–57 Amy Sedaris–55 "Elle Macpherson"(Eleanor Gow)–52 Michel Hazanavicius–49 "Lucy Lawless"(Lucille Ryan)–48 ; 1882 – The Knights of Columbus are established ; 1971 – A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers

March 28

Happy Birthday Conchata Ferrell–73 Dianne Wiest–68 Reba McEntire–61 Vincent Vaughn–46 Julia Stiles–35 Stefani Germanotta("Lady Gaga")–30 ; 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.

March 27

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983); Arthur Evans–74 Bart Conner–58 Quentin Tarantino–53 David Koz–53 Kevin Corrigan–47 Mariah Carey–46 Nathan Fillion–45 Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson–41 Holliday Grainger–28 ; 1794 – President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy ; 1976 – The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens.

March 26

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas "Tennessee" Williams III(1911–1983) Leonard Nimoy(1931–2015) ; Alan Arkin–82 James Caan–76 Nancy Pelosi–76 Diana Ross–72 Steven Tyler(Tallarico)–68 Vicki Lawrence(Axelrad)–67 Martin Short–66 Leeza Gibbons–59 Jennifer Grey–56 Theodore "T.R." Knight–43 Lawrence "Larry" Page–43 Keira Knightley–31 ; 1979 – Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C. ; 1999 – A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man

March 25

Happy Birthday RIP Howard Cosell(Cohen 1918–1995) Eileen Ford(1922–2014) ; Eugene Shalit–90 Gloria Steinem–82 Aretha Franklin–74 Paul Manfred Glaser–73 Sir "Elton John"(Reginald Dwight)–69 Bonnie Bedelia Culkin–68 Mary Gross–63 Marcia Cross–54 Sarah Jessica Parker–51 Lee Pace–37 Sean Faris–34 ; 1913 – The home of vaudeville, the Palace Theater located at 1564 Broadway (at West 47th Street) in midtown Manhattan opened ; 1965 – Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King, Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. 

March 24

Happy Birthday RIP "Harry Houdini"(Erich Weiss 1874–1926) Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(1887–1933) Terence Steven McQueen(1930–1980) Norman Feld("Fell" 1924–1998) ; Robert "Bob" Mackie–76 Thomas Hilfiger–65 Louie Anderson–63 Robert Carradine–62 Donna Pescow–62 Kelly Le Brock–56 Gabriele Kerner("Nena")–56 Starlet "Star" Jones–54 Lara Flynn Boyle–46 James Parsons–43 ; 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.

March 23

Happy Birthday RIP "Joan Crawford"(Lucille LeSueur 1906–1977) ; "Marty Allen"(Morton Alpern)–94 Richard Otcasek–67 "Chaka Khan"(Yvette Stevens)–63 Kenneth Cole–62 Amanda Plummer–59 Catherine Keener–57 Marc Cherry–54 Hope Davis–52 Richard Grieco Jr–51 Keri Russell–40 "Perez Hilton"(Mario Lavandeira Jr)–38 ; 1857 – Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.

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) ; Stephen Sondheim–86 William Shatner–85 Michael Emmet Walsh–81 George Benson–73 Wolf Blitzer–68 Andrew Lloyd Webber–68 Robert "Bob" Costas–64 Lena Olin–61 Stephanie Mills–59 Matthew Modine–57 Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon–40 ; 1882 – Congress outlawed polygamy ; 1963 – The Beatles' first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom ; 1993 – The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path.

March 21

Happy Birthday RIP James Coco(1930–1987) ; Timothy Dalton–70 "Eddie Money"(Edward Mahoney)–67 Leonard Gary Oldman–58 Matthew Broderick–54 Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell–54 Scott Eastwood(Reeves)–30 ; 1963 – Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates ; 2006 – Jack Dorsey sends first Twitter message "just setting up my twttr" 

March 20

Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers(1928–2003) Jerry Reed(Hubbard 1937–2008) ; Carl Reiner–94 "Hal Linden"(Harold Lipshitz)–85 Martin Brian Mulroney–77 John de Lancie–68 William Hurt–66 Shelton "Spike" Lee–59 Holly Hunter–58 Kathleen "Kathy" Ireland–53 Michael Rapaport–46 Dean Geyer–30 ; 1996 – A jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of their millionaire parents. (They are serving life without parole) ; 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

Happy Birthday RIP Eleanor "Betty" Compson(1897–1974) ; Ursula Andress–80 Ruth Pointer–70 Glenn Close–69 Walter Bruce Willis–61 ; 1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. ; 1931 – Nevada legalized gambling ; 1953 – The Academy Awards was televised for first time from NBC International Theater in NYC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOtp4dli7-4)

March 18

Happy Birthday RIP John Updike(1932–2009) Peter Graves(Aurness 1926–2010) Ernest Gallo(1909–2007) ; Kevin Dobson–73 Bradford Dourif–66 Irene Cara Escalera–57 Vanessa Lynn Williams–53 "Queen Latifah"(Dana Owens)–46 Dane Cook–44 Adam Levine–37 ; 1931 – Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor

March 17

Happy Birthday RIP Nathaniel Adams Coles("Nat King Cole" 1919–1965) Paul Kantner (1941–2016) ; Patrick Duffy–67 Kurt Russell–65 Lesley Anne Down–62 Gary Sinise–61 Robert "Rob" Lowe–52 Paige Hemmis–44 Brittany Daniel–40 ; 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

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Youngman(1906–1998) Thelma "Pat" Nixon(1912–1993) ; "Jerry Lewis"(Joseph Levitch)–90 Charles "Chuck" Woolery–75 Henry "Erik" Estrada–67 Victor Garber–67 Nancy Wilson–62 Lauren Graham–49 Alan Tudyk–45 ; 1850 – "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published

March 15

Happy Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg–83 Judd Hirsch–81 Michael Love–75 David Cronenberg–73 Daniel Dee Snider–61 Park Overall–59 Fabio Lanzoni–57 Terence Trent "D'Arby" Howard–54 Kennedy "Rockwell" Gordy–52 Mark Hoppus–44 Eva Longoria–41 William Adams Jr("will.i.am")–41 Kellan Lutz–31 ; 1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated ; 1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com)

March 14

Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) ; Quincy Jones Jr–83 "Michael Caine"(Maurice Micklewhite)–83 William "Billy" Crystal–68 Rigdon "Rick" Dees–66 Jerry Greenfield–65 Adrian Zmed–62 Kevin Williamson–51 James Frain–48 Frederick "Chris" Klein–37 Jordan Taylor Hanson–33 Jamie Bell–30 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.

March 13

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Stewart(Sternberg 1908–1986) Joseph Peter Breck(1929–2012) ; Neil Sedaka–77 María Molina Baeza("Charo")–75 William Hall Macy Jr–66 Kathy Hilton(Kathleen Avanzino)–57 Daniel Masterson–40 Noel Fisher–32 Emile Hirsch–31 ; 1781 – The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel ; 1639 – Harvard College is named for clergyman John Harvard ; 1963 – Police in Phoenix, Arizona arrest Ernesto Miranda and charge him with kidnap and rape. His conviction is ultimately set aside by the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona  (Miranda Rights)

March 12

Happy Birthday RIP Jean-Louis "Jack" de Kerouac(1922–1969) William 'Buckwheat' Thomas Jr(1931–1980) Johnny Palermo(1982–2009) ; Barbara Feldon(Hall)–83 Alwin "Al" Jarreau–76 Liza Minnelli–70 James Taylor–68 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt–63 Aaron Eckhart–48 Samuel Levine–34 ; 1912 – The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States

March 11

Happy Birthday RIP Shemp Howard(Samuel Horwitz 1895–1955) Lawrence Welk(1903–1992) ; Rupert Murdoch–85 Samuel Donaldson–82 Nancy Kovach–81 Mark Metcalf–70 Jerry Zucker–66 Robert "Bobby" McFerrin Jr–66 Susan Richardson–64 Catharina "Nina" Hagen–61 "Lady Chablis"(Benjamin Knox)–59 "Cheryl Lynn"(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–59 David LaChapelle–53 Terrence Howard–47 "Johnny Knoxville"(Philip Clapp)–45 Thora Birch–34 Anton Yelchin–27 ; 1993 – Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States

March 10

Happy Birthday Carlos "Chuck" Norris–76 Shannon Tweed–59 Sharon Stone–58 Jasmine Guy–54 Prince Edward Windsor–52 Neneh Cherry(Karlsson)–52  Christopher "Biz" Stone–42 Bree Turner–39 Carrie Underwood–33 ; 1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to retract his plea ; 1977 – Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus

March 9

Happy Birthday RIP Raul Julia y Arcelay(1940–1994) ; Charles Gibson–73 Jeffrey Osborne–68 Faith Daniels(Augustine)–59 Martin Fry–58 Juliette Binoche–52 Emmanuel Lewis–45 Kerr Smith–44 Brittney Snow–30 ; 1959 – Mattel's Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York created by Ruth Handler

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–71 John Kapelos–60 Gary Numan(Webb)–58 Lester Holt Jr–57 Aidan Quinn–57 Debra "Camryn" Manheim–55 Jed Rees–46 Freddie Prinze Jr–40 James Van Der Beek Jr–39 Nicholas Zano–38 ; 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 ; 1979 – Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time

March 7

Happy Birthday RIP James Broderick(1927–1982) Alan Sues(1926–2011) ; Willard Scott Jr–82 Danielo Travanti–76 Michael Eisner–74 "Taylor Dayne"(Leslie Wunderman)–54 Wanda Sykes–52 Jonathon Del Arco–50 Rachel Weisz–46 John "Peter" Sarsgaard–45 ; 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone

March 6

Happy Birthday RIP Lou Costello(Louis Cristillo 1906–1959) Edward McMahon(1923–2009) ; Alan Greenspan–90 Joanna Miles–76 David Gilmour–70 Robert Reiner–69 James Saito–61 Thomas Arnold–57 Constance Womack("Connie Britton")–49 Shaquille O'Neal–44 ; 1899 – Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark

March 5

Happy Birthday RIP Reginald "Rex" Harrison(1908–1990) Andrew Gibb(1958–1988) "Teena Marie"(Mary Brockert 1956–2010) ; Robert Dean Stockwell-80 Fred Williamson–78 Murray Head–70 Elaine Paige(Bickerstaff)-68 Edmond "Eddy" Grant-68 Marsha Warfield-62 Penn Jillette-61 Kevin Connolly-42 Eva Mendes-41 ; 1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake ; 1946 – Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri

March 4

Happy Birthday RIP Dorothy Mackaill(1903–1990) Bobbi Kristina Brown(1993–2015) ; Paula Prentiss(Ragusa)–78 Catherine O'Hara–62 Adrian Zmed–62 Patricia Heaton–58 Steven Weber–55 Stacy Edwards–51 Chastity "Chaz" Bono–47 Joshua Bowman–28 ; 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

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–69 Miranda Richardson–58 Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer–46 David Faustino–42 Jessica Biel–34 ; 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

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)–85 John Irving(Blunt Jr)–74 Cheryl "Gates" McFadden–67 Laraine Newman–64 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi Jr)–54 Daniel Craig–48 Christopher Martin–39 Bryce Dallas Howard–35 ; 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

March 1

Happy Birthday RIP Alton Glenn Miller(1904–1944) James "David" Niven(1910–1983) Harry Caray(Harry Carabina 1914–1998) ; Robert Clary(Widerman)–90 Harold "Harry" Belafonte Jr–89 "Robert Conrad"(Konrad Falkowski)–81 Roger Daltrey–72 Alan Thicke(Jeffrey)–69 Catherine Bach(Bachman)–62 Ronald Howard–62 James Timothy Daly–60 Javier Bardem–47 Mark–Paul Gosselaar–42 Jensen Ackles–38 Mark Cirillo–38 Kesha Sebert–29 Justin Bieber–22 ; 1790 – The first United States census is authorized by Congress ; 1932 – the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped from their family home near Hopewell, N.J.