November 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Mark Twain"(Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835–1910) Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill(1874–1965) Gordon Parks(1912–2006) Richard "Dick" Clark Jr(1929–2012) Martin E. Brooks(Baum 1925–2015) ; Robert Guillaume(Williams)–89 Sir Ridley Scott–79 Mandel "Mandy" Patinkin–64 "Billy Idol"(William Broad)–61 "Stacey Q" Swain–58 Benjamin Stiller–51 "Clay Aiken"(Clayton Grissom)–38 Kaley Cuoco–31 ; 1982 – Michael Jackson's second solo album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history

November 29

Happy Birthday RIP Garry Shandling(1949–2016) ; Jacqueline "Jackie" Stallone(Labofish)–95 Vincent Scully–89 Jacques Chirac–84 "Diane Ladd"(Rose Ladnier)–81 Chuck Mangione–76 Suzanne "Suzy" Chaffee–70 Joel Coen–62 Howard Mandel–61 Cathy Moriarty–56 Thomas Sizemore–55 Andrew McCarthy–54 Donald Cheadle Jr–52 Jonathan Knight–48 Anna Faris–40 Lucas Black–34 ; 1777 – San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California ; 1877 – Thomas Alva Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time with the words "Mary Had A Little Lamb" reproduced.

November 28

Happy Birthday RIP Hope Lange(1933–2003) Gloria Grahame(Hallward 1923–1981) Anna Nicole Smith(Vickie Hogan 1967–2007) ; Randall Newman–73 Paul Shaffer–67 Edward Harris–66 Judd Nelson–57 "Jon Stewart"(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–54 Ryan Kwanten–40 Alan Ritchson–32 ; 1895 – The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours ; 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance

November 27

Happy Birthday RIP Bruce Lee(李小龍 1940–1973) Edward "Eddie" Rabbitt(1941–1998) Johnny "Jimi" Hendrix(1942–1970) James Avery(1945–2013) ; Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander–73 William "Bill" Nye–61 William Fichtner–60 Caroline Kennedy–59 Robin Givens–52 Michael Vartan–48 Jaleel White–40 ; 1910 – New York's Penn Station opened ; 1924 – 1st Macys Thanksgiving Parade in NYC. ; 1978 – In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White

November 26

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Monroe Schulz(1922–2000) Robert Goulet(1933–2007) Marian Mercer(1935–2011) ; Richard "Rich" Little–78 "Tina Turner"(Anna Mae Bullock)–77 Mark Margolis–77 Daniel Davis–71 Ryan Currier(Robbins)–44 Adam Harrington–44 Peter Facinelli–43 Natasha Bedingfield–35 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded

November 25

Happy Birthday RIP John Kennedy Jr(1960–1999) Ricardo Montalbán y Merino(1920–2009) Giuseppe "Joe" DiMaggio Jr(1914–1999) ; Benjamin Stein–72 John Larroquette Jr–69 Amy Grant–56 William Burke–50 Stacy Lattisaw–50 Jillian Hennessy–48 Christina Applegate–45 Jerry Ferrara–37 ; 1952 – Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play "The Mousetrap" opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history. It is still playing at St Martin's Theatre in London.

November 24

Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) William Frank Buckley, Jr(1925–2008) ; William "Billy" Connolly–74 William Dwight Schultz–69 Denise Crosby–59 Amanda Wyss–56 Garret Dillahunt–52 Colin Hanks(Dillingham)–39 Katherine Heigl–38 ; 1859 – Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species", which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology ; 1963 – In the first live, televised murder, Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters

November 23

Happy Birthday RIP “Boris Karloff”(William Pratt 1887–1969) Adolph “Harpo” Marx(1888–1964) Francis Michael Gough(1916–2011) Steven Landesberg(1936–2010) ; Bruce Vilanch–68 Bruce Hornsby–62 Robin Roberts–56 Vincent Cassel(Crochon)–50 Christopher Hardwick–45 Destiny “Miley” Cyrus–24 ; 1889 – The first jukebox made its debut, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco

November 22

Happy Birthday RIP "Rodney Dangerfield"(Jacob Cohen 1921–2004) ; Robert Vaughn(1932–2016) ; Billie Jean King(Moffit)–73 Jamie Leigh Curtis–58 Mariel Hemingway–55 Stephen Geoffreys(Miller)–52 Boris Becker–49 Mark Ruffalo–49 Scarlett Johansson–32 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested

November 21

Happy Birthday RIP François-Marie Arouet("Voltaire" 1694–1778) Corinne Griffith(Griffin 1894–1979) Stan Musial(1920–2013) Harold Ramis(1944–2014) ; Margaret "Marlo" Thomas–79 Goldie Hawn–71 Lorna Luft–64 Brian McNamara–56 Colette "Nicollette" Sheridan–53 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–51 Robert "Rib" Hillis–46 Jena Malone–32 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sounds ;  1969 – The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI

November 20

Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Franklin Cover(1928–2006) "Richard Dawson"(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Richard "Dick" Smothers–77 Joseph Biden Jr–74 Veronica Hamel–73 Joseph Walsh–69 "Bo Derek"(Mary Collins)–60 Joel McHale–45 David O'Donnell–42 ;  1947 – The Princess Elizabeth married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London ; 1966 – The musical "Cabaret," with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway ; 1974 – The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T Corporation. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System

November 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Tierney(1920–1991) Thomas Dorsey(1905–1956) ; "Larry King"(Lawrence Zeiger)–83 Richard "Dick" Cavett–80 Robert "Ted" Turner III–78 Richard "Calvin" Klein–74 Robert Beltran–63 Ann Curry–60 Allison Janney–57 Margaret "Meg" Ryan(Hyra)–55 Alicia "Jodie" Foster–54 Jack Dorsey–40 ; 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania

November 18

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Daguerre(1787–1851) George Gallup(1901–1984) Imogene Fernandez de Coca(1908–2001) ; Brenda Vaccaro–77 Linda Evans(Evanstad)–74 Kevin Nealon–63 John Parr–62 Elizabeth Perkins–56 Kim Wilde(Smith)–56 Owen Wilson–48 Chloë Sevigny–42 Damon Wayans Jr–34 ; 1928 – Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday ; 1963 – The first push-button telephone goes into service

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP "Rock Hudson"(Roy Scherer Jr 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–78 Martin Scorsese–74 Mary "Lauren" Hutton–73 Daniel DeVito Jr–72 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–72 "RuPaul"(Andre Charles)–56 Rachel McAdams–38 Clarke Isaac Hanson–36 ; 1973 – President Nixon told 400 Associated Press editors meeting in Orlando, Fla., that "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."

November 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Burgess Meredith(1907–1997) ; David Leisure–66 Diana Krall–52 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–49 Martha Plimpton–46 Andrea "Missi" Pyle–44 Margalit "Maggie" Gyllenhaal–39 ; 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens

November 15

Happy Birthday RIP Georgia O'Keeffe(1887–1986) John Kerr(1931–2013) ; Joseph Wapner–97 Edward Asner–87 Petula Clark–84 Joanna Barnes–82 Samuel Waterston–76 Anni-Frid Lyngstad–71 Alexander O'Neal–63 Margaret Reed–60 Jonathan Lee Miller–44 Sean Murray–39 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. debuted with a radio network of 24 stations

November 14

Happy Birthday RIP Oscar-Claude Monet(1840–1926) Constance Ockelman("Veronica Lake" 1922–1973) Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr.(1927–1996) Robert Keith Richey Jr.("Brian Keith" 1921–1997) ; Peter Norton–73 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–68 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–62 Daniel Bernard Sweeney–55 Harland Williams–54 Patrick Warburton–52 Joshua Duhamel–44 Russell Tovey–35 ; 1851 – Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Gertrude Olmstead(1897–1975) Norman "Dack" Rambo(1941–1994) Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) William "Jack" Elam(1920–2003) Garry Marshall(Maschiarelli 1934–2016) ; Joseph Mantegna Jr–69 Frances Conroy–63 Tracy Scoggins–63 Christopher Noth–62 "Whoopi Goldberg"(Caryn Johnson)–61 James Kimmel–49 Steven Zahn–49 Gerard Butler–47 Jordan Bridges–43 Michael Copon–34 Kit Williamson–31 ; 1927 – The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. ; 1956 – The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott

November 12

Happy Birthday RIP François-Auguste-René Rodin(1840–1917) Grace Kelly(1929–1982) ; Neil Young–71 Megan Mullally–58 Nadia Comăneci–55 Sammy Sosa–48 Craig Parker–46 Harvey Stephens–46 Ryan Gosling–36 Anne Hathaway–34 ; 1936 – In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic. ; 1954 – Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892

November 11

Happy Birthday RIP Jonathan Winters Jr(1925–2013) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) ; Barbara Levy Boxer–76 Stanley Tucci Jr–56 "Demi Moore"(Demetria Guynes)–54 Calista Flockhart–52 Philip McKeon–52 Carson Kressley–47 Leonardo DiCaprio–42 John "Scoot" McNairy–39 ; 1919 – Woodrow Wilson commemorates the first Armistice Day (Later to be called Veteran's Day) "Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory" ; 1926 – The United States Numbered Highway System is established

November 10

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Jenkins 1925–1984) Roy Scheider(1932–2008) Russell Johnson(1924–2014) ; "Jack Scalia"(Giacomo Tedesco)–66 "Sinbad"(David Adkins)–60 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–57 Thomas Davidson–53 Jonas Åkerlund–51 Tracy Morgan–48 Ellen Pompeo–47 Walton Goggins Jr–45 Heather Matarazzo–34 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress. ; 1983 – Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0

November 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carl Sagan(1934–1996) "Hedy Lamarr"(Hedwig Kiesler 1913–2000) ; Dorrel "Whitey" Herzog–85 Louis Ferrigno–65 Robert Duncan McNeill–52 Eric Dane–44 Nicholas Lachey–43 ; 1906 – Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal ; 1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published ; 2016 Donal Trump wins the presidential election as Republican nominee.

November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) Morley Safer(1931–2016) ; Norman Lloyd(Perlmutter)–102 Bonnie Raitt–67 Mary Hart(Harum)–66 Christie Hefner–64 Alfre Woodard–64 "Chi Chi LaRue"(Larry Paciotti)–57 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–55 Gordon Ramsay–50 Parker Posey–48 Gretchen Mol–44 Tara Reid–41 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray

November 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dana "Plato" Strain(1964–1999) William Booth(1949–2006) ; "Joni Mitchell"(Roberta Anderson)–73 Earl Boen–71 Judy Tenuta–60 Christopher Knight–59 Pierre David Guetta–49 Michelle Clunie–47 Jason and Jeremy London–44 ; 1910 – The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.

November 6

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(1851–1902) Jonathan Charasuchin("Harris" 1914 –2002) Glenn Frey(1948–2016) ; Sally Field–70 Maria Shriver–61 Ethan Hawke–46 Rebecca Romijn–44 Emily Stone–28 ; 1947 – "Meet The Press" makes its television debut 

November 5

Happy Birthday RIP "Roy Rogers"(Leonard Slye 1911–1998) Vivien Leigh Hartley(1913–1967) Natalie Schafer(1900–1991) Herbert Edelman(1933–1996) ; Elke Sommer(von Schletz)–76 Arthur Garfunkel–75 Samuel Shepard Rogers–73 Armin Shimerman–67 Bryan Adams–57 Katherine Matilda Swinton–56 Tatum O’Neal–53 Famke Janssen–52 Samuel Rockwell–48 Samuel "Page" Elliot–40 Paul Kevin Jonas Jr–29 ; 1935 – Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly”

November 4

Happy Birthday RIP William "Will" Rogers(1879–1935) Arthur Carney(1918–2003) Walter Cronkite Jr(1916–2009) Doris Roberts(Green 1925–2016) ; Loretta Swit–79 Laura Bush(Welch)–70 Marjorie "Markie" Post–66 Kathleen Griffin–56 Ralph Macchio–55 Jeffrey Probst–55 Matthew McConaughey–47 Sean Combs–47 Travis Van Winkle–34 ; 1952 – The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA. ; 2008 – Barack Obama becomes the first man of African-American descent to be elected President of the United States

November 3

Happy Birthday RIP Walker Evans(1903–1975) Charles Bronson(Buchinsky 1921–2003) Michael Evans(1949–2006) ; Michael Dukakis–83 Kenneth Berry–83 Thomas Savini–70 Roseanne Barr–64 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)–63 Dennis Miller–63 “Adam Ant”(Stuart Goddard)–62 Kathy Kinney–62 Hans “Dolph” Lundgren–59 ; 1911 – The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant to compete with the Ford Model T ; 1954 – The first Godzilla film is released and marks the first appearance of the character of the same name

November 2

Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; "Stefanie Powers"(Stefania Paul)–74 Kate Linder–69 Kathryn Dawn "k.d." Lang–55 David Schwimmer–50 Sean Kanan(Perelman)–50 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes Jr–42 Randolph "Randy" Harrison–39 ; 1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the United States presidential election, 1920

November 1

Happy Birthday RIP Marcia Wallace(1942–2013) ; Barbara Bosson–77 Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.–74 Lyle Lovett–59 Peter Ostrum–59 Rachel Ticotin–58 Timothy Cook–56 Antonia "Toni" Collette–44 Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy–44 Penn Badgley–30 ; 1604 – William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London ; 1800 – John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House)