November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–98 Morley Safer–81 Bonnie Raitt–63 Mary Hart(Mary Harum)–62 Christie Hefner–60 Alfre Woodard–60 Chi Chi LaRue(Larry Paciotti)–53 Leif Garrett(Leif Per Nervik)–51 Parker Posey–44 Gretchen Mol–40 Tara Reid–37 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.

November 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dana Plato Strain(1964–1999) ; Joni Mitchell(Roberta Anderson)–69 David Petraeus–60 Judy Tenuta–56 Christopher Knight–55 David Guetta–45 Michelle Clunie–43 Jason and Jeremy London–40 ; 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.

November 6

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(Founder WSJ and creator Dow Industrial Average 1851–1902) ; Sally Field-66 Glenn Frey-64 Maria Shriver-57 Ethan Hawke-42 Rebecca Romijn-40 ; 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency.

November 5

Happy Birthday RIP Roy Rogers(Leonard Slye 1911–1998) Vivien Leigh Hartley(1913–1967) ; Elke Sommer(Elke von Schletz)-72 Art Garfunkel-71 Samuel Shepard Rogers-69 Bryan Adams-54 Katherine Matilda Swinton-52 Tatum O’Neal-49 Famke Janssen-48 Sam Rockwell-44 Samuel Page Elliot-36 ; 1935 Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly.”

November 4

Happy Birthday RIP Art Carney(1918–2003) ; Doris Roberts(Green)-87 Loretta Swit-75 Laura Bush-66 Marjorie "Markie" Post-62 Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin-52 Ralph Macchio-51 Matthew McConaughey-43 Sean John Combs-43 ; 2008 California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage.

November 3

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Bronson(Charles Buchinsky 1921–2003) ; Tom Savini-66 Roseanne Barr-60 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)-59 Kathy Kinney-59 Dennis Miller-59 Adam Ant(Stuart Goddard)-58 Hans Dolph Lundgren-55 ; 1911 The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant ; 1936 President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred Landon.

November 1

Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; Stefanie Powers(Stefania Federkiewicz)-70 Kate Linder-65 Kathryn Dawn "k.d." Lang-51 David Schwimmer-46 Sean Kanan(Sean Perelman)-46 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes-37 Randy Harrison-35 ; 1889 – North and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. ; 1898 –Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.

November 1

Happy Birthday Barbara Bosson-73 Larry Flynt-70 Marcia Wallace-70 Lyle Lovett-55 Rachel Ticotin-54 Anthony Kiedis-50 Antonia "Toni" Collette-40 Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy-40 ; 1512 Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.

October 31

Happy Birthday RIP John Candy (1950–1994) ; Lyova Rosenthal(Lee Grant)-85 Dan Rather-81 Saul "Ron" Rifkin-73 Sally Kirkland-71 David Ogden Stiers-70  Graham "Stephen" Rea-66 Margaret Jane Pauley-62 Peter Jackson-51 Dermot Mulroney-49 Rob Schneider-48 Robert Van Winkle(Vanilla Ice)-45 Adam Bouska-29 Sean Lockhart-26

October 30

Happy Birthday RIP Ruth Gordon Jones(1896–1985) ; Grace Slick(Wing)–73 Henry Winkler–67 Timothy B. Schmit–65 Harry Hamlin–61 Kevin Pollak–55 Jack Plotnick–44 Matthew Morrison-34 Shaun Sipos–31

October 29

Happy Birthday Richard Dreyfuss-65 Lucy Kate Jackson-64 Joely Fisher-45 Rufus Sewell-45 Winona Ryder(Horowitz)-41 Brendan Fehr-35 ; 1929, Black Tuesday: stock prices collapsed on the New York Stock Exchange amid panic selling. Thousands of investors were wiped out.

October 28

Happy Birthday Joan Plowright–83 Charlie Daniels–76 Jane Alexander(Jane Quigley)–73 William Bruce Jenner–63 Telma Hopkins–64 Annie Potts–60 Bill Gates(William Gates III)–57 Julia Roberts–45 Brad Paisley–40 Joaquin Phoenix(Joaquin Rafael Bottom)–38 ; 1636 – A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become later known as Harvard University ; 1886 – the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.

October 27

Happy Birthday Nanette Fabray(Fabares)-92 Ruby Dee Ann Wallace-88 John Cleese-73 Robert Picardo-59 Simon Le Bon-55 Marla Maples-49 Kelly Osbourne-28 ; 1904 – The first underground New York City Subway (IRT) line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States.

October 26

Happy Birthday RIP Mahalia Jackson(1911–1972) ; Bob Hoskins–70 Jacquelyn Ellen Smith–67 Pat Sajdak–66 Hillary Rodham Clinton–65 Mark Anthony "Dylan" McDermott–51 Ivan Simon Cary Elwes–50 Keith Urban–45 Anthony Rapp–41 Seth MacFarlane–39 ; 1921 – The Chicago Theatre opens.

October 25

Happy Birthday RIP Pablo Picasso(1881–1973) Sarah Cannon(Minnie Pearl 1912–1996) ; Marion Ross-84 Helen Reddy-71 Jon Anderson-68 Nancy Cartwright-55 Josh Henderson-31 Katy Perry(Katheryn Hudson)-28 Ciara Harris-27 ; 1861 – The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.  

October 24

Happy Birthday RIP Bob Kane(Robert Kahn 1915–1998) ; Fahrid Murray Abraham-73 Kevin Kline-65 John Kassir-55 Monica Arnold-32 Lincoln Lewis-25 ; 1861 – The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln ; 1926 – Harry Houdini's last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan

October 23

Happy Birthday RIP Johnny Carson(1925–2005) John Michael Crichton(1942–2008) ; Ang Lee( 李安 )-58 Weird Alfred Yankovic-53 Sam Raimi-53 Ryan Reynolds-36  ; 2001 Apple introduced the iPod digital music player

October 22

Happy Birthday RIP Curly Howard(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) ; Joan Fontaine(Joan de Havilland)-95 Sir Derek Jacobi-74 Christopher Lloyd-74 David "Tony" Roberts-73 Annette Funicello-70 Catherine Deneuve(Catherine Dorléac)-69 Deepak Chopra-66 Jeff Goldblum-60 Ned "Carlos" Mencia-45 Spike Jonze(Adam Spiegel)-43 Michael Fishman-31 Zac Hanson-27 Kyle Gallner-26 ; 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.

October 21

Happy Birthday RIP John "Dizzy" Gillespie(1917-1993) ; Joyce Randolph(Joyce Sirola)-88 Manfred Mann(Manfred Lubowitz)-72 Judy Sheindlin(Judith Blum)-70 Kensaku Watanabe-53 Carrie Fisher-56 Sasha Roiz-41 Jade Jagger-41 Jeremy Miller-36 William Estes Nipper-34 ; 1879, Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.

October 20

Happy Birthday RIP Bela Lugosi(Béla Blaskó 1882–1956) ; William Christopher-80 Tom Petty-62 Thomas Newman-57 Viggo Mortensen-54 John Krasinski-33 Adam Butcher-24 ; 1803 - The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.

October 19

Happy Birthday RIP LaWanda Page(Alberta Peal 1920–2002) Harris Glenn Milstead("Divine" 1945–1988) ; John Lithgow-67 Patricia Ireland-67 Jennifer Holliday-52 Amy Carter-45 Randolph "Trey" Parker-43 Chris Kattan-42 Desmond Harrington-36 ; 1987 – Black Monday - the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or -22.6 percent in value - largest one-day percentage drop (worse than 1929 at -12.82%)

October 18

Happy Birthday RIP George Campbell Scott(1927-1999) ;  Charles "Chuck" Berry-86 Dawn Wells-74 Pam Dawber-62 Martina Navratilova-56 Erin Moran-52 Jean-Claude Van Damme(Jean-Claude Van Varenberg)-52 Zachary Efron-25 ; 1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day ; 1898 – United States takes possession of Puerto Rico.

October 17

Happy Birthday RIP Rita Hayworth(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Tom Poston(1921–2007) ; Jim Seals-70 Michael McKean-65 Margaret "Margot" Kidder-64 George Wendt-64 Norm Macdonald-49 David "Ziggy" Marley-44 Marshall Mathers("Eminem")-40 Chris Lowell-28 Max Irons-27 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.

October 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) ; Angela Lansbury-87 Suzanne Somers(Suzanne Mahoney)-66 Tim Robbins-54 Kim Wayans-51 Michael Balzary("Flea")-50 John Mayer-35 Brea Grant-31  ; 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney.

October 15

Happy Birthday RIP Mark Lenard(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Lido "Lee" Iacocca-88 Linda Lavin-75 Richard Carpenter-66 Carole "Penny" Marshall-70 Sarah Ferguson-53 Emeril Lagasse-53 Dominic West-43 ; 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).

October 14

Happy Birthday RIP Lillian Gish(1893–1993) ; Charles Everett Koop-96 Sir Roger Moore-85 Ralph Lauren(Ralph Lifschitz)-73 Harry Anderson-60 Greg Evigan-59 Thomas Dolby(Thomas Robertson)-54 Isaac Mizrahi-51 Karyn White-47 Usher Raymond-34 Max Thieriot-24 ; 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

October 13

Happy Birthday Margaret Thatcher-87  Paul Simon-71 Grady Demond Wilson-66 Sammy Hagar-65 Olive Marie Osmond-53 Kathleen "Kate" Walsh-45 Sacha Baron Cohen-41 Branden Williams-38 Ashanti Douglas-32 ; 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).

October 12

Happy Birthday RIP Luciano Pavarotti(1935–2007) ; Chris Wallace-65 Susan Anton-62 Chris Botti-50 Dave Legeno-49 Hugh Jackman-44 Tom Guiry-31 ; 1998 - Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, died five days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie 

October 11

Happy Birthday RIP Anna Eleanor Roosevelt(1884–1962) ; Daryl Hall(Daryl Hohl)-66 David Morse-59 Joan Cusack-50 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry)-46 Jane Krajkowski-44 Stephen Moyer(Stephen Emery)-43 Matt Bomer-35 Trevor Donovan Neubauer-34 ; 1975 – The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live debuts with George Carlin as the host and Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guests.

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October 10

Happy Birthday Peter Coyote(Rachmil Cohon)-71 Ben Vereen(Benjamin Middleton)-66 David Lee Roth-58 Tanya Tucker-54 Julia Sweeney-53 Gavin Newsom-45 Brett Favre-43 Jonathan Manu Bennett-43 Mario Lopez-39 ; 1845 The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Md. ; 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion and resigned his office.

October 9

Happy Birthday RIP John Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne-64 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)-60 Tony Shalhoub-59 John O'Hurley-58 Scott Bakula-58 Sean Lennon-37 Brandon Routh-33 ; 1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) was chartered in New Haven. ; 1936 – Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.

October 8

Happy Birthday Rona Barrett(Burstein)-76 Paul Hogan-73 Cornelius "Chevy" Chase-69 Sarah Purcell-64 Susan "Sigourney" Weaver-63 Darrell Hammond-57 Stephanie Zimbalist-56 Matt Damon-42 ; 1904 – Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was incorporated as a city.

October 7

Happy Birthday RIP June Allyson(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; Desmond Tutu-81 Joy Behar(Josephina Occhiuto)-70 John Mellencamp-61Judy Landers(Hamburg)-54 Dylan Baker-53 Simon Cowell-53 Dan Savage-48 Toni Braxton-45 Shawn Ashmore-33 ; 1868 Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, N.Y.

October 6

Happy Birthday RIP Janet Gaynor(1906–1984) ; Elisabeth Shue-49 Ioan Gruffudd-39 Jeff Bryan Davis-39 Jeremy Sisto-38 Wes Ramsey-35 Olivia Thirlby-26 ; 1927 The era of talking pictures began with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson.

October 5

Happy Birthday RIP Larry Fine(Louis Feinberg 1902–1975) Jeff Conaway (1950–2011) ; Steve Miller-69 Karen Allen-61 Clive Barker-60 Guy Pearce-45  Kate Winslet-37 Jesse Eisenberg-29 ; 1921 – Baseball: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.; 1947 President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House.

October 4

Happy Birthday Anne Rice(Howard O'Brien)-71 Susan Sarandon(Susan Tomalin)-66 Armand Assante-63 Christoph Waltz-56 Bill Fagerbakke-55 Jon Secada(Juan Martínez)-51 Isaac Liev Schreiber-45 Alicia Silverstone-36 Rachael Leigh Cook-33 ; 1883 – First run of the Orient Express ; 1957 - "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS

October 3

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene "Gore" Vidal(1925–2012) ; Chubby Checker(Ernest Evans)-71 Roy Horn-68 Lindsey Buckingham-63 Pamela Hensley-62 Peter "Jack" Wagner-53 Tommy Lee(Thomas Bass)-50 Clive Owen-48 Gwen Stefani-43 Neve Campbell-39 Lena Headey-39 Sean William Scott-36 Jake Shears(Jason Sellards)-34 ; 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS and "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC.

October 2

Happy Birthday RIP Mohandas Gandhi(1869–1948) Julius "Groucho"  Marx(1890–1977) ; Rex Reed-74 Avery Brooks-64  Annie Leibovitz-63 Mike Rutherford-62 Sting(Gordon Sumner)-61 Robbie Nevil-54 Lorraine Bracco-58 Kelly Ripa-42 Tiffany Darwisch-41 ; 1950 The comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz was first published. ; 1959 “The Twilight Zone” debuted on CBS.

October 1

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Matthow (1920–2000) Tom Bosley(1927–2010) ; Jimmy Carter-88 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)-77 Randy Quaid-62 Elizabeth Dennehy-52 Mark McGwire-49 Ted King-47 Cindy Margolis-47 Zach Galifianakis-43 Rupert Friend-31 ; 1908 - Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825.

September 30

Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Truman Streckfus Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)-81 Johnny Mathis-77 Marilyn McCoo-69 Barry Williams(Barry Blenkhorn)-58 Patrice Rushen-58 Francine Drescher-55 Eric Stoltz-51 Marion Cotillard-37 ; 1955 - Actor James Dean was killed in a car accident at age 24. ; 1960 The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called "Flagstones" in 1959 pilot)

September 29

Happy Birthday RIP Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry(1907-1998) Doris Singleton(1919–2012) Madeline Kahn(Madeline Wolfson 1942–1999) ; Jerry Lee Lewis-77 Ian McShane-70 Bryant Gumbel-64 Andrew "Dice" Clay Silverstein-55 Roger Bart-50 Jill Whelan-46 Luke Goss-44 Zachary Levi Pugh-33 ; 1885 – The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.

September 28

Happy Birthday RIP Ed Sullivan(1901-1974) ; Brigitte Bardot-78 Jeffrey Jones-66 Janeane Garofalo-48 Leilani Sarelle Figalan-46 Mira Sorvino-45 Naomi Watts-44 Daniel Bonjour-31 Hilary Duff-25 ; 1867 - Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario.

September 27

Happy Birthday RIP Wil Sampson(1933-1987) Don Cornelius(1936-2012) ; Jane Meadows Cotter-92 Anthony Wilford Brimley-78 Liz Torres-65 Marvin Aday(Meat Loaf)-65  Shaun Cassidy-54 Gwyneth Palrow-Martin-40 Avril Lavigne-28 ; 1908 – The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

September 26

Happy Birthday RIP Patrick O'Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987); Anne Robinson-68 Olivia Newton-John-64 Linda Hamilton-56 Melissa Sue Anderson-50 James Caviezel-44 Mark Famiglietti-33 ; 1914 The Federal Trade Commission was established; 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates took place in Chicago as Republican Richard M. Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy squared off.

September 25

Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) ; Barbara Walters-83 Michael Douglas-68  Cheryl Tiegs-65 Anson William Heimlich-63 Mark Hamill-61 Heather Locklear-51 Will Smith-44 Catherine Zeta-Jones-43 Hal Harry Sparks III-43 ; 1493 - Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere.

September 24

Happy Birthday RIP Audra Lindley(1918–1997) Phil Hartmann(1948–1998) ; Antonia "Nia" Vardalos-50 Kevin Sorbo-54 Andrew Leeds-34 Justin Bruening-33 ; 1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS. ; 1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.

September 23

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Charles(Ray Robinson 1930–2004) ; Mickey Rooney(Ninian Yule)-92 Julio Iglesias(Julio Iglesias de la Cueva)-69 Mary Kay Place-65 Bruce Springsteen-63 Alex Proyas-63 Rosalind Chao(Chao Jyalin)-55 Jason Alexander(Jason Greenspan)-53 ; 1846 The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.

September 22

Happy Birthday RIP John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Tommy Lasorda-85 Antonia Basilotta(Toni Basil)-69 David Coverdale-61 Shari Belafonte-58 Debby Boone-56 Joan Jett(Joan Larkin)-54 Scott Baio-52 Laura Vandervoort-28 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.

September 21

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Gibson(James Bateman 1935–2009) ; Larry Hagman-81 Fannie Flagg(Patricia Neal)-71 Stephen King-65 Bill Murray-62 Ethan Coen-55 Rob Morrow-50 Faith Hill(Audrey Faith Perry)-45 Ricki Lake-44 Luke Wilson-41 Nicole Richie(Nicole Escovedo)-31 Maggie Grace Denig-29 ; 1937 - "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien was published.

September 20

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878-1968) ; Anne Meara-83 Sophia Loren( Sofia Scicolone)-78 Gary Cole-56 Joseph Lyle Taylor-48 Brad Beyer-39 Jon Bernthal-35 Charlie Weber-34 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.in Springfield, Massachusetts

September 19

Happy Birthday RIP Cass Elliot(Ellen Cohen 1941–1974) ; Rosemary Harris-85 Adam West(William Anderson)-82 Randolph Mantooth-67 Jeremy Irons-64 Twiggy(Leslie Hornby)-63 Joan Blunden-62 Cheryl O'Teari-50 Jimmy Fallon-38 Alison Sweeney-36 ; 1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show" debuted on CBS.

September 18

Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Greta Gustafsson 1905-1990) ; Robert Blake(Michael Gubitosi)-79 Frankie Avalon(Francis Avallone)-73 Fred Willard-73 Beth Grant-63 James Gandolfini-51 Aisha Tyler-42 Jada Pinkett Smith-41 Lance "Armstrong" Gunderson-41 James Marsden-39 Daniel "Jason" Sudeikis-37 ; 1851 The first edition of The New York Times was published as "The New-York Daily Times".

September 17

Happy Birthday RIP Roderick "Roddy" McDowall(1928-1998) John Ritter(1948-2003) ; John "Fee" Waybill-62 Cassandra Peterson-61 Rita Rudner-59 Bryan Singer-47 Kyle Chandler-47 ; 1972 The comedy series "M.A.S.H." premiered on CBS.

September 16

Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) ; Lauren Bacall(Betty Perske)-88 Riley "B.B." King-87 Ed Begley Jr.-63 David Copperfield(Kotkin)-56 Philip "Mickey" Rourke-56 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)-54 Richard Marx-49 Molly Shannon-48 Amy Poehler-41 Nick Jonas-20 ; 1908 - General Motors was formed in Flint, Mich., by William Durant ; 1972 "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS.

September 15

Happy Birthday RIP Agatha Christie (1890–1976) Roy Brocksmith (1945–2001) Wendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005) ; Norm Crosby-85 Tommy Lee Jones-66 William Oliver Stone-66 Josh Charles-41 Edward "Tom" Hardy-35 Prince Henry Charles Albert David Windsor-28 Heidi Montag-26 ; 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at 16th Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the deadliest act of the civil rights era. 

September 14

Happy Birthday RIP Amy Winehouse (1983–2011) ; Walter Koenig-76 Jon "Bowzer" Bauman-65 Nigel "Sam" Neill-65 Alexis "Faith" Ford-48 Emmitt "Tyler" Perry-43 Jesse James-23 ; 1959, the Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.

September 13

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Nell Hardy 1948–2003) ; Barbara Bain(Millicent Fogel)-81 Eileen Fulton(Margaret McLarty)-79 Richard Kiel-73 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset-68 Peter Cetera-68 Jean Smart-61 Geri Jewell-56 Dominic Fumusa-43 Louise Lombard(Perkins)-42 Fiona Apple Maggart-35 Bennett Savage-32 ; 1993, Bill Clinton witnesses at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shaking hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy.

September 12

Happy Birthday Ian Holm Cuthbert-81 Linda Gray-72 Joe Pantoliano-61 Peter Scolari-57 Jason Statham-45 Paul Walker-39 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan-34 Jennifer Hudson-31 ; 1959 – Premiere of Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.

September 11

Happy Birthday Henry Earl Holliman-84 Brian De Palma-72 Amy Madigan-62 Virginia Madsen-51 Christina "Kristy" McNichol-50 Richard "Moby" Hall-47 Joseph "Harry" Connick Jr.-45 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges-35 ; 1789 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury ; 2001 - Al Qaida suicide hijackers crashed two jet airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, causing both 110-story twin towers to collapse killing nearly 3,000 people.

September 10

Happy Birthday Arnold Palmer-83 Jose Feliciano Garcia-67 Bill O’Reilly Jr-63 Harry Groener-61 Amy Irving-59 Colin Firth-52 Guy Ritchie-44 James Duval-40 Matthew Ryan Phillippe-38 Dan Benson-25 ; 1955 “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS.

September 9

Happy Birthday RIP Cliff Robertson(1923–2011) ; Joe Theismann-63 Tom Wopat-61 Hugh Grant-52 Adam Sandler-46 Goran Višnjić-40 Michael Bublé-37 ; 1926 The National Broadcasting Co. was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America

September 8

Happy Birthday RIP Richard "Peter" Sellers(1925-1980) Virginia Hensley(Patsy Cline 1932-1963) ; Isaac Sidney Caesar-89 Kimberly Peirce-45 David Arquette-41 Alecia "Pink" Moore-33 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)-31 ; 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.

September 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Holley(Buddy Holly 1936-1959) William Jermaine Stewart(1957-1997) ; Gloria Gaynor-63 Julie Kavner-62 Christine Hynde-61 Michael Emerson-58 Corbin Bernsen-58 Thomas Everett Scott-42 Diane Farr-41 Devon Sawa-34 ; 1916 – US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)

September 6

Happy Birthday JoAnne Worley-75 George Roger Waters-69 Swoosie Kurtz-68 Jane Curtin-65 Anne Lockhart(Anne Maloney)-59 Jeff Foxworthy-54 Rosie Perez-48 Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston-43 ; 1916 - The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders.

September 5

Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Mercury(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George "Bob" Newhart-83 William Devane-73 Raquel Welch(Jo Raquel Tejada)-72 Michael Keaton(Douglas)-61 Rose McGowan-39 Ian Nelson-30 ; 1957 “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published.

September 4

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917-1987) Dick York(1928-1922) ; Mitzi Gaynor(Francesca Gerber)-81 David "Drew" Pinsky-54 Damon Wayans-52 Wes Bentley-34 Beyonce Knowles-31 ; 1781 Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.

September 3

Happy Birthday Anna Jackson-86 Eileen Brennan-80 Valerie Perrine-69 Adam Curry-48 Charlie Sheen(Carlos Estevez)-47 Trevor St. John-41 Samuel "Nick" Wechsler-34 David Moretti-31 ; 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, "Search for Tomorrow", airs its first episode on the CBS network.

September 2

Happy Birthday RIP Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett-74 Terry Bradshaw-64 Thomas Mark Harmon-61 Jimmy Connors-60 Keanu Reeves-48 Salma Hayek Jiménez-46 Charles "Tuc" Watkins-46 ; 1789 The U.S. Treasury Department was established.

September 1

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Middleton(Yvonne DeCarlo 1922–2007) ; Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin-73 Barry Gibb-66 Phil McGraw-62 Gloria Garcia(Estefan)-55  Robert "Scott" Speedman-37 ; 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland.

August 31

Happy Birthday George Ivan Morrison-67 Itzhak Perlman-67 Richard Gere-63 Julie Brown-58 Debbie Gibson-42 Chris Tucker-40 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan

August 30

Happy Birthday Bill Daily-85 Timothy Bottoms-61 Michael Chiklis-49 Cameron Diaz-40 Lisa Ling-39 Andy Roddick-30 ; 1835 Melbourne Australia is founded.

August 29

Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise "Isabel" Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958-2009) ; Elliott Gould(Goldstein)-74 Robin Leach-71 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)-53 Carla Gugino-41 William Levy-32 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded.

August 28

Happy Birthday David Soul(Solberg)-69 Luis Guzmán-56 Scott Hamilton-54 Jennifer Coolidge-51 David Fincher-50 Shania Twain(Eilleen Edwards)-47 Jason Priestley-43 Thomas "Jack" Black-43 Armond Douglas Hammer-26 ; 1922 first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City.

August 27

Happy Birthday Barbara Bach(Barbara Goldbach)-65 Paul Reubens(Paul Rubenfeld)-60 Diana Scarwid-57 Chandra Wilson-43 Sarah Chalke-36 Aaron Paul Sturtevant-33

August 26

Happy Birthday Valerie Simpson-66 Zemfira Ramazanova-36 Chris Pine-32 Macaulay Culkin-32 Cassie(Casandra Ventura)-26 ; 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect. ; 1818 – Illinois becomes the 21st state in the union of the United States.

August 25

Happy Birthday Monty Hall(Monte Halperin)-91 Thomas Sean Connery-82 Regis Philbin-81 Tom Skerritt-79 Mink Stole(Nancy Stoll)-65 Gene Simmons(Chaim Weitz)-63 Elvis Costello(Declan  MacManus)-58 Tim Burton-54 Billy Ray Cyrus-51 Blair Underwood-48 Rachael Ray-44 Claudia Schiffer-42 ; 1825 – Uruguay declares its independence from Brazil. ; 1916 - The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior.

August 24

Happy Birthday Anne Archer-65 Stephen Fry-55 Steve Guttenberg-54 Craig Kilborn-50 Dave Chappelle-39 Simon "James" D'Arcy-37 Chad Michael Murray-31 Rupert Grint-24 ; 1891 – Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera. ; 1932 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey) in just over 19 hours.

August 23

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Kelly(1912-1996) River Phoenix(1970–1993) ; Vera Miles(Vera Ralston)-82 Barbara Eden(Barbara Moorhead)-78 Richard Sanders-72 Shelley Long-63 Rick Springfield(Richard Springthorpe)-63 Jon "Jay" Mohr-42 Scott Caan-36 Kobe Bryant-34 ; 1904 – The automobile tire chain is patented.

August 22

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Bradbury(1920-2012) ; Valerie Harper-73 Cindy Williams-65 Roland Orzabal-51 Myra "Tori" Amos-49 Richard Armitage-41 Kristen Wiig-39 ; 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public.

August 21

Happy Birthday Kenny Rogers-74 Kim Cattrall-56 Carrie-Anne Moss-42 Alicia Witt-37 Hayden Panettiere-23 ; 1959, President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.  Pink Hair

August 20

Happy Birthday Don King-81 Connie Chung(Constance Yu-Hwa Chung-Povich)-66 Robert Plant-64 Al Roker-58 Joan Allen-56 James Marsters-50 Amy Adams-38 Brant Daugherty-27 ; 1920 First commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.

August 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Roddenberry(1921–1991) ; Diana Muldaur-74 Jill St. John(Jill Oppenheim)-72 William Jefferson Blythe(Bill Clinton)-66 Mary "Tipper" Gore-64 Jonathan Frakes-60 Peter Gallagher-57 John Stamos-49 Kyra Sedgwick-47 Kevin Dillon-47 Matthew Perry-43 ; 1929 - The comedy "Amos 'n' Andy" made its network radio debut on NBC. ; 2004 Internet search engine Google went public.

August 18

Happy Birthday RIP Shelley Winters(Shirley Schrift 1920–2006) Patrick Swayze(1952–2009) ; Rosalynn Carter-85 Roman Polanski(Rajmund Liebling)-79 Charles Robert Redford-75 Martin Mull-69 Elayne Boosler-60 Denis Leary-55 Christian Slater-43 Edward Norton-43 Malcolm-Jamal Warner-42 Andy Samberg-34 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

August 17

Happy Birthday Robert De Niro-69 Larry Ellison-68 Kevin Rowland-59 Belinda Carlisle-54 Sean Penn-52 Donnie Wahlberg-43 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.

August 16

Happy Birthday Frank Gifford-82 Eydie Gorme(Edith Garmezano)-81 Julie Newmar(Julia Newmeyer)-79 Lesley Ann Warren-66 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)-59 James Cameron-58 Angela Bassett-54 Madonna Louise Ciccone-54 Timothy Hutton-52 Steve Carell-50 Cameron Gigandet-30 ; 1954 - Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.

August 15

Happy Birthday RIP Julia Child(1912-2004) ; Rose Marie Mazetta-89 Mike Connors(Krekor Ohanian)-87 Pat Priest-76 Linda Ellerbee(Smith)-68 Tess Harper(Tessie Washam)-62 Željko Ivanek-55 Kierin Magenta Kirby-49 Melinda French Gates-48 Debra Messing-44 Ben Affleckbold-40 Joe Jonas-23 ; 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood California.

August 14

Happy Birthday RIP Alice Ghostley(1924–2007) ; David Crosby-71 Steve Martin-67 Susan Saint James(Miller)-66 Danielle Steel-65 Gary Larson-62 Earvin "Magic" Johnson-53 Marcia Gay Harden-53 Susan Olsen-51 Maria Halle Berry-46 Catherine Bell-44 Christopher Gorham-38 ; 1935 – Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.

August 13

Happy Birthday RIP Alfred Hitchcock(1899-1980) Herb Ritts(1952–2002) ; Pat Harrington-83 Kevin Tighe(John Fishburn)-68 Dante "Danny" Bonaduce-53 John Slattery-50 James Carpinello-37 ; 1942 Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City

August 12

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Wyatt(1910–2006) Cecil Blount DeMille(1881–1959) ; George Hamilton-73 Pat Metheny-58 Peter Krause-47 Rebecca Gayheart-40 Caleb Casey Affleck-37 ; 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine ; 1981 - IBM introduced its first personal computer, the model 5150.

August 11

Happy Birthday Hulk Hogan(Terry Bollea)-59 Viola Davis-47 Anna Gunn-44 Chris Messina-38 Chris Hemsworth-29 ; 1965, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.

August 10

Happy Birthday Ian Anderson-65 Rosanna Arquette-53 José Antonio Domínguez Banderas-52 JoAnna Garcia-33 Ryan Eggold-28 Lucas Till-22 ;  1793 – The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France ; 1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.

August 9

Happy Birthday RIP Whitney Houston(1963–2012) ; Sam Elliott-68 Melanie Griffith-55 Amanda Bearse-54 Gillian Anderson-44 Eric Banadinovich(Eric Bana)-44 Audrey Tautou-36 Anna Kendrick-27 ; 1969 - Actress Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring and Steven Parent were found murdered in Los Angeles; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers were later convicted of the murders.

August 8

Happy Birthday Esther Williams-91 Richard Anderson-86 Dustin Hoffman-75 Connie Stevens(Concetta Ingolia)-74 Larry Wilcox-65 Keith Carradine-63 Donny Most-59 Drew Lachey-36 ; 1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.

August 7

Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Billie" Burke (1884–1970) ; John Glover-68 Paul Bruce Dickinson-58 Wayne Knight-57 David Duchovny-52 Charlize Theron-37 Eric Johnson-33 Randy Wayne Frederick-31

August 6

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Mitchum (1917–1997) Andy Warhola (1928–1987) ; Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan-42 Vera Farmiga-39 Soleil Moon Frye-36 Ryan Sypek-30 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky-26 ; 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.

August 5

Happy Birthday Neil Armstrong-82 John Saxon(Carmine Orrico)-77 Loni Anderson-67 Jeannette "Ja'net" DuBois-67 Maureen McCormick-56 Patrick Ewing-50 ; 1957 - "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.

August 4

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Richard Belzer-68 Billy Bob Thornon-57 Barack Obama-51 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.

August 3

Happy Birthday Tony Bennett(Anthony Benedetto)-86 Martin Sheen(Ramon Estevez)-72 Martha Stewart(Martha Kostyra)-71 John Landis-62 Tommy Dewey-34 Nicole Evangeline Lilly-33 ; 1923 - Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, one day after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack.

August 2

Happy Birthday RIP Jack Warner(1892–1978) John Carroll O'Connor(1924-2001) ; Peter O'Toole-80 Wes Craven-73 Joanna Cassidy-67 Butch Patrick( Patrick Alan Lilley)-59 Victoria Jackson-53 Patricia "Apollonia" Kotero-53 Cynthia Stevenson-50 Mary-Louise Parker-48 Sam Worthington-36 Edward Furlong-35 ; 1790 – The first US Census is conducted.

August 1

Happy Birthday RIP Jerry Garcia(1942-1995) Yves Saint Laurent(1936-2008) Dom DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Sam Mendes-47 James St James(James Clark)-46 Tempestt Bledsoe-39 Max Carver-24 Jack O'Connell-22 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.