July 9

Happy Birthday Brian Dennehy-74 Richard Roundtree-70 Dean Koontz-67 O.J. Simpson-65 Chris Cooper-61 John Tesh-60 Jimmy Smits-57 Tom Hanks-56 Kelly McGillis-55 Courtney Love Harrison-48 Scott Grimes-41 Fred Savage-36 ; 1816 - Argentina declared independence from Spain (Argentine Republic Independence Day)

July 8

Happy Birthday Jerry Vale(Gennaro Luigi Vitaliano)-80 Steve Lawrence(Sidney Leibowitz)-77 Jeffrey Tambor-68 Wolfgang Puck Topfschnig-49 Anjelica Huston-61 Kevin Bacon-54 Toby Keith Covel-51 Billy Crudup-44 Beck Campbell-42 Milo Ventimiglia-35 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.

July 7

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc" Severinsen-85 Richard Starkey(Ringo Starr)-72 Shelley Duvall-63 Barry "Cassidy" Reese-30 ; 1898 - The United States annexed Hawaii.

July 6

Happy Birthday RIP Janet Leigh(1927–2004) Merv Griffin (1925–2007) ; Nancy Reagan-91 Delloreese Early(Della Reese)-81 Ned Beatty-75 Bert Gervis(Burt Ward)-67 Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone-66 Geoffrey Rush-61 Grant Goodeve-60 Alice Tannenberg(Allyce Beasley-54) Jennifer Saunders-54 Christian J. Meoli-40 Gregory Smith-29 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.

July 5

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor Barnum(1810-1891) ; Katherine Helmond-83 Shirley Knight-76 Hugh Cregg(Huey Lewis)-62 Edith Falco-49 Kathryn Erbe-47 ; 1946 - The bikini made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France

July 4

Happy Birthday Eva Marie Saint-88 LuiGina Lollobrigida-85 Marvin Neil Simon-85 Geraldo Rivera-69 John Waite-57 ; 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence ; 1802 The U.S. Military Academy opened at West Point, N.Y

July 3

Happy Birthday Betty Buckley-65 Karin Jan Smithers-63 Montel Williams-56 Thomas Gibson-50 Martha Yeardley Smith-48 ; 1930 - Congress created the Veterans Administation.

July 2

Happy Birthday Robert Ito-81 Polly Holliday-75 Saul Rubinek-64 Johnny Weir-Voronov-28 Lindsay Lohan-26 ; 1964 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act meant to prohibit segregation in public places

July 1

Happy Birthday RIP Estée Lauder(1906-2004) ; Olivia de Havilland-96 Jamie Farr-78 Debbie Harry-67 Dan Aykroyd-60 Alan Ruck-56 Pamela Anderson-45 Missy Elliott-41 Liv Tyler-35 ; 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.

June 30

Happy Birthday RIP Lena Horne (1917-2010) ; David Alan Grier-56 Vincent D'Onofrio-53 Mike Tyson-46 Brian Bloom-42 Fantasia Barrino-28 Michael Phelps-27 ; 1971 - The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the government could not prevent The New York Times or the Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers.

June 29

Happy Birthday Richard Lewis-65 Fred Grandy-64 Dan Dierdorf-63 Colin Hay-59 Sharon Lawrence-51 Bret McKenzie-36; 2007 - The Apple iPhone went on sale and smartphone craze begins for millions!

June 28

Happy Birthday Melvin Kaminsky(Mel Brooks)-86 John Biener-75 Bruce Davison-66 Kathy Bates-64 Alice Krige-54 John Cusack-46 Mary Stuart Masterson-46 Mike White-42 Danielle Brisebois-43 Jack "Steve" Burton-42 ; 1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.

June 27

Happy Birthday Ross Perot-82 Vera Wang-63 Julia Duffy Hinds-61 Isabelle Adjani-57 Jeffrey J.J. Abrams-46 Christian Kane-38 Tobias Tobey Maguire-37 ; 1967 – The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom.

June 26

Happy Birthday Eleanor Parker-90 Mick Jones-57 Chris Isaak-56 Mark McKinney-53 Chris O'Donnell-42 Sean Hayes-42 Jason Schwartzman-32 ; 1919 The New York Daily News was first published.

June 25

Happy Birthday June Lockhart-87 Carly Simon-67 Jimmie Walker-65 Sonia Sotomayor-58 Ricky Gervais-51 Georgios Panayiotou(George Michael)-49 Jason Lewis-41 Linda Cardellini-37 ; 1951 - The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special from New York to four other cities.

June 24

Happy Birthday Al Molinaro-93 Jack Carter(Jack Chakrin)-89 Michelle Lee Dusick-70 Peter Weller-65 Nancy Allen-62 Michael Mick Fleetwood-65 Joe Penny-56 Curt Smith-51 Minka Kelly-32 ; 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract.

Alan Turing

Alan Mathison Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954), was a British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist. He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of "algorithm" and "computation" with the Turing machine, which played a significant role in the creation of the modern computer. Turing is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence.   He killed himself because he was punished for being gay.

June 23

Happy Birthday RIP Bob Fosse (1927–1987) ; Ted Shackelford-66 Frances McDormand-55 Selma Blair Beitner-40 Jason Mraz-35 Melissa Rauch-32 Miles Fisher-29 Aimee Duffy-28 ; 1868 - Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer."

June 22

Happy Birthday Dianne Feinstein-79 Kris Kristofferson-76 Alexander Brit Hume-69 David L. Landau-65 Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep-63 Lindsay Wagner-63 Graham Greene-60 Cyndi Lauper-59 Tim Russ-56 Carson Daly-39 Donald Faison-36 ; 1870 - Congress created the Department of Justice.

June 21

Happy Birthday RIP Ernistine Jane Russell(1921–2011) ; Bernie Kopell-79 Mary Loretta "Mariette" Hartley-72 Meredith Baxter-65 Michael Gross-65 Doug Savant-48 Larry Wachowski-47 Jim Breuer-45 Juliette Lewis-39 Prince William Windsor-30 Benjamin Walker-30

June 20

Happy Birthday Martin Landau-84 Olympia Dukakis-81 Lionel Richie-63 Morna Anne Murray-67 Robert "Bob" Vila-66 Christina "Tina" Sinatra-64 John Goodman-60 Nicole Kidman-45 Peter Paige-43 Joshua Lucas Maurer-41 ; 1948 – Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, makes its television debut.

June 19

Happy Birthday Virginia ”Gena” Rowlands-82 Phylicia Ayers-Allen-64 Ann Wilson-62 Mary Kathleen Turner-58 Paula Abdul-50 Jean Dujardin-40 ; 1934 – The Communications Act establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

June 18

Happy Birthday James Paul McCartney-70 Roger Ebert-70 Isabella Rossellini-60 Carol Kane-60 Alana De La Garza-36 Blake Shelton-36 David Giuntoli-32 ; 1948 - Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record.

June 17

Happy Birthday Barry Manilow Pincus-69 Thomas Haden Church(Thomas McMillen)-62 Joe Piscopo-61 Mark Linn-Baker-58 Greg Kinnear-49 Jason Patric Miller-46 Orville "Will" Forte-42 Scott Adkins-36 ; 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

June 16

Happy Birthday Eddie Levert-70 Joan Van Ark-69 Laurie Metcalf-57 Ian Buchanan-55 James Patrick Stuart-44 Daniel Brühl Domingo-34; 1977 – Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison

June 15

Happy Birthday Mario Cuomo-80 Steve Walsh-61 James Belushi-58 Julie Hagerty-57 Helen Hunt-49 Courteney Cox-48 Neil Patrick Harris-39 James "Greg" Vaughan Jr.-39 ; 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

June 14

Happy Birthday Marla Gibbs(Margaret Bradley)-81 Donald Trump-66 Eddie Mekka(Rudolph Mekjian)-60 Boy George O'Dowd-51 Traylor Howard-46 Steffi Graf-43 Kevin McHale-24 ; 1775 The United States Army(the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress) was founded.

June 13

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Lynde(1926–1982) ; Siegfried Fischbacher-73 Malcolm McDowell(Taylor)-69 Richard Thomas-61 John Stellan Skarsgård-61 Timothy Alan Dick(Tim Allen)-59 Alexandra "Ally" Sheedy-50 Steve "O" Glover-38 Chris Evans-31 Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen-26 ; 1966 The Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police.

June 12

Happy Birthday Jim Nabors-82 Timothy Busfield-55 Jenilee Harrison-54 Scott Thompson-53 Frances O'Connor-45 Michael Muhney-37 Robyn Carlsson-33 Dave Franco-27 ; 1860 – The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established.

June 11

Happy Birthday Gene Wilder(Jerome Silberman)-79 Chad Everett(Raymon Cramton)-75 Adrienne Barbeau-67 Frank Beard-63 Peter Bergman-59 Joe Montana-56 James Hugh Laurie-53 Peter Dinklage-43 Joshua Jackson-34 Shia LaBeouf-26 ; 1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.

June 10

Happy Birthday RIP Judy Garland(1922-1969) : Prince Philip Windsor-91 Gina Gershon-50 Elizabeth Hurley-47 Faith Evans-39 Dustin Lance Black-38 Shannon Snaith(Shane West)-34 ; 1935 – Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.

June 9

Happy Birthday RIP Cole Porter(1891-1964) ; Yacov Moshe Maza(Jackie Mason)-76 Michael J. Fox-51 Johnny Depp-49 Andrew W. Walker-33 Natalie Portman Hershlag-31 ; 1934 - Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen.

June 8

Happy Birthday Jerry Stiller-85 Joan Rivers Molinsky-79 Nancy Sinatra-72 William "Boz" Scaggs-68 Bonnie Tyler(Gaynor Hopkins)-61 Keenen Ivory Wayans-54 Nick Rhodes Bates-50 Julianna Margulies-45 Dan Futterman-45 Kanye West-35 ; 1912 – Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.

June 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dean Martin(Dino Crocetti) (1917-1995) Jessica Tandy(1909-1994) ; Tom Jones Woodward-72 Jenny Jones( Janina Stronski) -66 Liam Neeson-60 Prince Rogers Nelson-54 Michael Cera-24 ; 1972 The musical "Grease" opened on Broadway.

June 6

Happy Birthday Robert Englund -65 Harvey Fierstein-60 Sandra Bernhard-57 Björn Borg Borg-56 Colin Quinn-53 Jason Isaacs-49 Paul Giamatti-45 Sonya Walger-38 ; 1933 The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, N.J. ; 1892 – Chicago 'EL' begins operation (Elevated Trains)

June 5

Happy Birthday Bill Moyers-78 Susan "Suze" Norman-61 Kenneth"G" Gorelick-56 Mark Wahlberg-41 Chad Allen Lazzari-38 Pete Wentz-33 ; 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in LA just after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Sirhan was immediately arrested.

June 4

Happy Birthday Holly Michelle Gilliam(Michelle Phillips)-68 Richard Stevenson Parker, Jr(Parker Stevenson)-60 Eldra Patrick DeBarge-50 Albert Jason Brown III(Al B Sure!)-44 Scott Wolf-43 Noah Wyle-41 Angelina Jolie-Voight-37 ; 1912 –Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.

June 3

Happy Birthday RIP Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) (1925–2010) ; Chuck Barris-83 Ian Hunter Patterson-73 Deniece Williams(June Chandler)-62 Suzie Plakson-54 Anderson Cooper-45 ; 1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.

June 2

Happy Birthday Stacy Keach-71 Marvin Hamlisch-68 Jerry Mathers-64 Dana Carvey-57 Wentworth Miller-40 Zachary Quinto-35 ; 1953, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.

June 1

Happy Birthday RIP Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) ; Andy Griffith-86 Morgan Freeman-75 Charles Pat Boone-78 Rene Auberjonois-72 Brian Cox-66 Lisa Hartman Black-56 Heidi Klum-39 Alanis Morissette-38 ; 1796 Tennessee became the 16th state.

May 31

Happy Birthday RIP Dominic "Don" Ameche (1908–1993) ; Clint Eastwood-82 Peter Yarrow-74 Sharon Gless-69 Joe Namath-69 Tom Berenger(Moore)-62 Chris Elliott-52 Lea Thompson-51 Corey Hart-50 Brooke Shields-47 Colin Farrell-36 ; 1889 – Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam break sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

May 30

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Blanc(1908–1989) ; Colm Meaney-59 Ted McGinley-54 Wynonna Judd(Christina Ciminella)-48 Idina Menzel-41 Donald "Trey" Parker-40 Omri Katz-36 ; 1854 The territories of Nebraska and Kansas were established.

May 29

Happy Birthday RIP Leslie "Bob" Hope(1903–2003) ; Anthony Geary-65 Danny Elfman-59 LaToya Jackson-56 Frank "Ted" Levine-55 Annette Bening-54 Rupert Everett-53 Melissa Etheridge-51 Lisa Whelchel-49 Daniel Tosh-37 ; 1848 Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.

May 28

Happy Birthday RIP Zelda Rubinstein(1933–2010) ; Beth Howland-71 Gladys Knight-68 Rudolph Giuliani-68 John Fogerty-67 Brandon Cruz Williams-50 Kylie Minogue-44 Justin Kirk-43 Jesse Bradford Watrouse-33

May 27

Happy Birthday RIP Vincent Price(1911–1993) ; Christopher Lee -90 Henry Kissinger-89 Lee Meriwether-77 Louis Gossett Jr-76 Siouxsie Sioux-55 Peri Gilpin-51 Adam Carolla-48 Todd Bridges-47 Joseph Fiennes-42 Paul Bettany-41 Chris Colfer-22 ; 1896 A tornado struck St. Louis Missouri and East St. Louis, Ill., killing 255 people.

May 26

Happy Birthday Stevie Nicks-64 Philip Michael Thomas-63 Genie Francis-50 Bobcat Goldthwait-50 Helena Bonham Carter-46 Matt Stone-41

May 25

Happy Birthday RIP Dixie Carter(1939–2010) ; Ian McKellen-73 Leslie Uggams-69 Frank Oznowicz-68 Karen Valentine-65 Connie Sellecca(Concetta Sellecchia)-57 Michael "Mike" Myers-49 James "Jamie" Kennedy-42 Octavia Spencer-42 Lauryn Hill-37 Cillian Murphy-36 ; 1968 The Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri was dedicated.

May 24

Happy Birthday Bob Dylan Zimmerman-71 Gary Burghoff-69 Patti LaBelle Holte-68 Priscilla Presley-67 Jim Broadbent-63 John C. Reilly-47 ; 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.

May 23

Happy Birthday Joan Collins-79 Charles Kimbrough-76 Lauren Chapin-67 Drew Carey-54 Clarence "Linden" Ashby-52 Gerald "Maxwell" Rivera-39 Jewel Kilcher-38 ; 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death in a police ambush as they were driving a stolen Ford Deluxe along a road in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

May 22

Happy Birthday RIP Laurence Olivier(1907-1989) Harvey Milk(1930-1978) ; T. Boone Pickens-84 Bernard Shaw-72 Barbara Parkins-70 Bernie Taupin-62 Steven Morrissey-53 Brooke Smith-45 Naomi Campbell-42 Chris Salvatore-27 ; 1897 – The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames is officially opened ; 1990 – Microsoft releases the Windows 3.0 operating system.

May 21

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Burr(1917-1993) ;Gerard " Leo" Sayer-64 Al Franken-61 Lawrence Tureaud("Mr. T)-60 Edward "Judge" Reinhold-55 Brett Tucker-40 Morgan Benoit-32 ; 1934 – Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.

May 20

Happy Birthday John "Joe" Cocker-68 Cherilyn Sarkisian-66 Ron Reagan-54 Bronson Pinchot-53 Tony Goldwyn-52 Mindy Cohn-46 Timothy Olyphant-44 ; 1916 – The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting (Boy with Baby Carriage).

May 19

Happy Birthday Pete Townshend-67 Joseph "Dusty" Hill-63 Grace Jones-60 ; 1921 – The U.S. Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration. ; 2001 – The first two Apple Stores opened in Tysons Corner, Virginia and Glendale, California at Glendale Galleria.

May 18

Happy Birthday RIP Francesco "Frank" Capra(1897-1991) Pernell Roberts(1928–2010) ; Bill Macy(Wolf Garber)-90 Robert Morse-81 Chow Yun-fat-57 Reggie Jackson-66 George Strait-60 Elizabeth "Tina" Fey-42 Marta "Martika" Marrero-43 ; 1652 – Rhode Island passes the first law in English-speaking North America making slavery illegal.

May 17

Happy Birthday Kathleen Sullivan-59 Bill Paxton-57 Bob Saget-56 Sugar Ray Leonard-56 Enya Bhraonáin-51 Craig Ferguson-50 Sendhil Ramamurthy-38 ; 1792 The New York Stock Exchange was founded by brokers meeting under a tree on what is now Wall Street ; 1954, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

May 16

Happy Birthday Danny Trejo-68 Pierce Brosnan-59 Debra Winger-57 Kevin McDonald-51 Janet Jackson-46 Tracey Fisher(Gold)-43 David Boreanaz-43 Victoria "Tori" Spelling-39 ; 1866 – The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece, or nickel.

May 15

Happy Birthday Madeleine Albright-75 Calogero "Chazz" Palminteri-60 Michael Oldfield-59 ; 1862 Lincoln signs bill into law US Bureau of Agriculture is created (later renamed to USDA)

May 14

Happy Birthday George Lucas Jr.-68 Robert Zemeckis-61 David Byrne-60 Catherine Blanchett-43 Sofia Coppola-41 Mark Zuckerberg-28 ; 1973 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.

May 13

Happy Birthday RIP Bea Arthur(Bernice Frankel: 1922-2009) ; Harvey Keitel-71 Stevie Wonder(Stevland Judkins)-60 Dennis Rodman-49 Stephen Colbert-46 Brian Geraghty-37 Neil Hopkins-35 Robert Pattinson-24 ; 1958 Velcro is trademark registered. ; Happy Mother's Day!

May 12

Happy Birthday ; RIP Katharine Hepburn(1907-2003) George Carlin(1937-2008) ; Burt Bacharach-84 Steve Winwood-64 Billy Squier-62 Gabriel Byrne-62 Emilio Estevez-50 Stephen Baldwin-46 Tony Hawk-44 Kim Fields-43 Jason Biggs-34

May 11

Happy Birthday ; RIP Salvador Dali i Domènech(1904-1989) ; Frances Fisher-60 Peter North(Alden Brown)-57 Martha Quinn-53 Cory Monteith-30 Matt Leinart-29 ; 1949 – Israel joins the United Nations.

May 9

Happy Birthday RIP Mike Wallace(1918-2012) ; Albert Finney-76 Candice Bergen-66 Billy Joel- 63 Tom Petersson-62 Pierre Bouvier-33 ; 1901 – Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.

May 8

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884-1972) ; Don Rickles-86 Cathryn Toni Tennille-72 Gary Glitter(Paul Gadd)-68 Philip Bailey-61 Alex Van Halen-59 Melissa Gilbert-48 Enrique Iglesias Preysler-37 ; 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded.

May 7

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Hegyes(1951-2012) ; Thelma Jackson-Houston-66 Traci Lords(Nora Kuzma)-44 Ivan Sergei Gaudio-41 ; 1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts

May 6

Happy Birthday RIP Rudolph Valentino(Rodolfo d'Antonguolla) (1895–1926) and George Orson Welles(1915-1985) ; Willie Mays-81 Bob Seger-67 Tony Blair-59 Tom Bergeron-57 George Clooney-51 Gabourey Sidibe-29 ; 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

May 5

Happy Birthday Michael Palin-69 John Rhys-Davies-68 Kurt Loder-67 Brian Williams-53 Kristina Yothers-39 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: serving of an arrest warrant on John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act ; Happy Cinqo De Mayo!

May 4

Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston)(1929–1993) ; Richard Jenkins-67 Pia Zadora Schipani-58 Randy Travis(Traywick)-53 Mary McDonough-51 Ana Gasteyer-45 Will Arnett-42 James Lance Bass-33 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held at Beverly Hilton Hotel at Santa Monica and Wilshire.

May 3

Happy Birthday Ann B. Davis-86 Frankie Valli(Francis Castelluccio)-78 Christopher Cross Geppert-61 ; 1802 Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city. ; 1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.

May 2

Happy Birthday Engelbert Humperdinck(Arnold Dorsey)-76 Louis Grammatico(Foreigner singer)-62 Bianca Macias-Jagger-67 Christine Baranski-60 Donatella Versace-57 Dwayne Johnson-40 David Beckham-37 ; 1932 Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network.

May 1

Happy Birthday Judith Collins-73 Rita Coolidge-67 Joanna Lumley-66 Ray Parker Jr.-58 Samuel Tim McGraw-45 Wes Anderson-43 ; 1707 The Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect.

April 30

Happy Birthday Cloris Leachman-86 Willie Nelson-79 Gary Collins-74 Adrian Pasdar-47 Johnny Galecki-37 Kirsten Dunst-30 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.

April 29

Happy Birthday Richard Klein-68 Jerry Seinfeld-58 Kate Mulgrew-57 Leslie Jordan-57 Daniel Day-Lewis-55 Michelle Pfeiffer-54 Eve Plumb-54 Uma Thurman-42 ; 1996 The musical "Rent" opened on Broadway.

April 28

Happy Birthday RIP Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954) Ann-Margret Olsson-71 Jay Leno-62 Mary McDonnell-60 Jorge Garcia-39 Penélope Cruz Sánchez-38 Jessica Alba-31 Michael Carbonaro-30 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans.

April 27

Happy Birthday Jack Klugman-90 Kermal "Casey" Kasem-80 Kate Pierson-64 Sheena Easton Orr-53 ; 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.

April 26

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett-79 Jet Li Lian Jie-49 Kevin James Knipfing-47 Tom Welling-35 Channing Tatum-32 ; 1928 Los Angeles City Hall dedicated ; 1986 – A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.

April 25

Happy Birthday RIP Ella Fitzgerald(1917-1996) George "Meadowlark" Lemon-80 Alfredo Pacino-72 Björn Ulvaeus-67 Herny "Hank" Azaria-48 Andy Bell-48 Renee Zellweger-43 ; 1901 New York became the first state to require automobile license plates.

April 24

Happy Birthday Shirley MacLaine-78 Barbara Streisand-70 Djimon Hounsou-48 Kelly Clarkson-30 ; 1704 – The first regular newspaper in the United States, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts.

April 23

Happy Birthday Shirley Temple Black-84 Alan Oppenheimer-82 Harvey Lee Yeary(Lee Majors)-73 Joyce DeWitt-63 Michael Moore-58 Valerie Bertinelli-52 Jacob Taio Cruz-29 ; 1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

April 22

Happy Birthday RIP Eddie Albert Heimberger(1906-2005) Charlotte Rae Lubotsky-86 John "Jack" Nicholson-75 John Waters-66 Peter Frampton-62 Ryan Stiles-53 Byron Allen Folks-51 Jeffrey Dean Morgan-46 ; 1864 Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins.

April 21

Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth Windsor-86 Iggy Pop(James Ostenberg)-65 Patti LuPone-63 Tony Iadanza-61 Rosalie Andie MacDowell-54 Robert Smith-53 John Cameron Mitchell-49 James McAvoy-33 ; 1989 – Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang

April 20

Happy Birthday George Takei-75 Ryan O'Neal-71 Jessica Lange-63 Carmen Electra-40 Joey Lawrence Mignogna-36 ; 1836 – U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.

April 19

Happy Birthday Tim Curry-66 Ashley Judd Ciminella-44 James Franco-34 Kate Hudson-33 Hayden Christensen-31 ; 1995, a truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring 500. (Timothy McVeigh was later convicted of federal murder charges and executed.)

April 18

Happy Birthday James Woods-65 Rick Moranis-59 Eric McCormack-49 Conan O'Brien-49 ; 1906 – An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California. ; 1923 – Yankee Stadium opens. ; 1924 – Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book.

April 17

Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(1918-1981) Michael Sembello-58 Sean Bean-53 William Mapother-47 Liz Phair-45 Jennifer Garner-40 Victoria Beckham-38 ; 1964 The Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang.

April 16

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) Stanley Bobby Vinton-77 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-65 Ellen Barkin-58 Jon Cryer-47 Martin Lawrence-47 ; 1962 Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News."

April 15

Happy Birthday Linda Bloodworth-Thomason-65 Heloise Cruse-61 Emma Thompson-53 Samantha Fox-46 Seth Rogen-30 Emma Watson-22 ; 1850 The city of San Francisco was incorporated. ; 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died.

April 14

Happy Birthday RIP Sir John Gielgud(1904-2000) Loretta Lynn Webb-80 Pete Rose-71 Brad Garrett Gertstenfeld-52 Anthony Michael Hall-44 Adrian Brody-39 Sarah Michelle Gellar-35 ; 1865, President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.

April 13

Happy Birthday RIP Don Adams (1923-2005) Lyle Waggoner-77 Paul Sorvino-73 Tony Dow-67 Ron Perlman-62 William Sadler-62 Robert Peabo Bryson-61 Caroline Rhea-48 Ricky Schroder-42 ; 1870 The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded. ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

April 12

Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock-72 Ed O'Neill-66 Tom Clancy-65 David Letterman-65 David Cassidy-62 Nicholas Brendon-41 Shannen Doherty-41 Claire Danes-33 ; 1606 England adopted the Union Jack as its flag.

April 11

Happy Birthday Ethel Skakel Kennedy-84 Joel Grey Katz-80 Meshach Taylor-65 Lisa Stansfield-46 ; 1921 Iowa became the first state to impose a cigarette tax.

April 10

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Morgan Bratsberg (1915-2011)  Max von Sydow-83 Omar Sharif-80 Steven Seagal-60 Brian Setzer-53 Katrina Leskanich-52 Michael Pitt-31 Haley Joel Osment-24 ; 1866 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.

April 9

Happy Birthday Hugh Hefner-86 Michael Learned-73 Dennis Quaid-58 Cynthia Nixon-46 Jenna Jameson-36 Keshia Knight Pulliam-33 Elle Fanning-14

April 8

Happy Birthday RIP Betty Ford(1918-2011) Shecky Greene-86 John Schneider-52 Jeffrey "Izzy" Isbell-50 Julian Lennon-49 Patricia Arquette-44 Emma Caulfield-39 ; 1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain. ; Happy Easter Sunday

April 7

Happy Birthday James Bumgarner-84 Wayne Rogers-79 Jerry Brown-74 Francis Ford Coppola-73 John Oates-63 Jackie Chan-58 Russell Crowe-48 ; 1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times.

April 6

Happy Birthday Merle Haggard-75 Billy December Williams Jr.-75 John Ratzenberger-65 Patricka Davidson Darbo-64 Mary Lucy Henner-60 Paul Rudd-43 Zach Braff-37 ; 1896 The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.

April 5

Happy Birthday RIP Spencer Tracy(1900-1967) Gregory Peck(1916-2003) Bette Davis(1908-1989 ) ; Colin Powell-75 Maxwell Gail-69 Agnetha Fältskog-62 Thea Gill-42 Jason Done-39 Dancing Queen

April 4

Happy Birthday RIP Heath Andrew Ledger(1979-2008) Estelle Nussbaum Harris-83 Craig T. Nelson-68 Hugo Weaving-52 Graham Norton Walker-48 Robert Downey Jr.-47 Nancy McKeon-46 ; 1850 The city of Los Angeles was incorporated. ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 3

Happy Birthday RIP Marlon Brando(1924-2004) Doris Day-89 Jane Goodall-78 Marsha Mason-70 Wayne Newton-70 Tony Orlando-68 Alec Baldwin-54 Eddie Murphy-51 ; 1860 – The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins.

April 2

Happy Birthday Emmylou Harris-65 Ron Palillo-63 Chris Meloni-51 Aiden Turner-35 ; 1956 As The World Turns debuts on CBS

April 1

Happy Birthday Debbie Reynolds-80 Ali MacGraw-74 David Eisenhower-65 Barry Sonnenfeld-59 Matt Lanter-29 ; 1970 President Richard Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and TV. #QuitNow Do Not Let This Become You