January 18

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Watson(1854–1934) Cary Grant(Archibald Leach 1904–1986) Danny Kaye(David Kaminski 1913–1987) ; Tom Bailey–59 Kevin Costner–58 Dave Attell–48 Derek Richardson–37 Jason Segel–33 Antonio Rodrigo Guirao Díaz–33 ; 1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded.

January 17

Happy Birthday RIP Eartha Kitt(Eartha Keith 1927–2008) Andy Kaufman(1949–1984) ; Betty White(Ludden)–91 James Earl Jones–82 Maurice "Maury" Povich–74 Muhammad Ali(Cassius Clay)–71 Paul Young–57 Broderick "Steve" Harvey–56 Susanna Hoffs–54 Jim Carrey–51 Michelle Obama–49 Naveen Andrews–44 Robert Ritchie("Kid Rock")–42 ; 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate.

January 16

Happy Birthday RIP Henry "Harry" Carey(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony "A.J." Foyt–78 Ronnie Milsap–70 Laura Schlessinger–66 John Carpenter–65 Deborrah "Debbie" Allen–63 Helen "Sade" Adu–54 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–45 Jonathan Mangum–42 Katherine "Kate" Moss–39 ; 1964 – The musical "Hello, Dolly!" starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.

January 15

Happy Birthday RIP Martin Luther King(1929–1968) Lloyd Bridges(1913–1998) ; Andrea Martin–66 Maria Molina("Charo")–62 James Nesbitt–48 Lisa Lisa Velez-46 Charles "Chad" Lowe–45 Eddie Cahill–35 ; 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. ; 2001 Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.

January 14

Happy Birthday RIP Andrew "Andy" Rooney(1919–2011) ; John "Jack" Jones–75 Dorothy "Faye" Dunaway–72 Steven Soderbergh–50 Emily Watson–46 Jason Bateman–44 Kevin Durand–39 ; 1952 – NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

January 13

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Stack(1919–2003) Charles Nelson Reilly(1931–2007) ; Frances Sternhagen–83 Charles "Rip" Taylor–79 Charles "Richard" Moll–70 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–52 Patrick Dempsey–47 Orlando Bloom–36 Liam Hemsworth–23; 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, New York.

January 13

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah "Patsy" Kelly(1910–1981) Joe Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge(" Amazing Kreskin")–78 Anthony Andrews–65 Kirstie Alley–62 Howard Stern–59 Oliver Platt–53 Jeff Bezos(Jorgensen)–49  Robert Cummings("Rob Zombie")–48 Christopher Gartin–45 Matt Kohler–34 Will Rothhaar–28 Andrew Lawrence–25 ; 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote ; 1971 All in the Family one of the most famous sitation comedies premieres on CBS.

January 11

Happy Birthday Felix Silla-76 Diana "Naomi" Judd-67 Lee Ritenour-61 Vicki Peterson(Cowsill)-55 Mary J. Blige-42 Amanda Peet-41 ; Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States was a landmark report published on January 11, 1964 by the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health, chaired by then-Surgeon General of the United States Luther Terry regarding the negative health effects of smoking. While not the first such declaration by an official of the United States of America, it is notable for being arguably the most famous, and certainly had lasting and widespread effects on the tobacco industry and on the worldwide perception of smoking

January 10

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Bolger(Bulcao 1904–1987) Roy Disney(1930–2009) James "Jim" Croce(1943–1973) ; Roderick "Rod" Stewart–68 Donald Fagen–65 George Foreman–64 Pat Benatar(Patricia Andrzejewski)–60 Antonio Cupo–35  Alejandro "Alex" Meraz–28 ; 1776 Thomas Paine published the pamphlet "Common Sense." ; 1870 John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil Company.

January 9

Happy Birthday RIP Richard M. Nixon(1913–1994) ; Judith Krantz(Judith Tarcher)–85 Joan Báez–72 Jimmy Page–69 Crystal Gayle(Brenda Webb)–62 Jonathan "J.K." Simmons–58 Nestor Haddaway–48 Joely Richardson–48 Catherine Windsor, Duchess of Cambridge–31 ; 2007 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone ; 1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process(used to create first photograph circa 1837).

January 8

Happy Birthday RIP Elvis Presley(1935–1977) ; Charles Osgood Wood–80 Bob Eubanks–75 Stephen Hawking–71 David Bowie(David Jones)–66 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–48 Sarah Polley–34 Rachel Nichols–33 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–26 ; 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.

January 7

Happy Birthday William Peter Blatty–85 Kenny Loggins–65 Erin Gray–63 David Caruso–57 Katherine "Katie" Couric–56 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–49 Jeremy Renner–42 Dustin Diamond–36 ; 1927 – The first transatlantic telephone service is established – from New York, New York to London, England, United Kingdom.

January 6

Happy Birthday RIP Gretchen "Loretta" Young (1913–2000) Danny Thomas(Amos Yakhoob 1914–1991) Vic Tayback(1930–1990) ; Bonnie Franklin–69 Rowan Atkinson–58 Scott Bryce–55 Kathy Sledge-54 Danny Pintauro–37 Jérémie Renier–32 Max Pirkis–24 ; 1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan by Tonya Harding.

January 5

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Wyman(Sarah Mayfield 1917–2007) Jeane Dixon(Lydia Pinckert 1904–1997) ; Walter Mondale–85 Robert Duvall–82 Diane Keaton(Diane Hall)–67 Ted Lange–65 Pamela Sue Martin–60 Marilyn Manson(Brian Warner)–44 Bradley Cooper–38 ; 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.

January 4

Happy Birthday RIP Sorrell Booke(1930–1994) ; Barbara Rush–86 Dyan Cannon(Samile Friesen)–76 Bernard Sumner–59 Ann Magnuson–56 Denise Matthews("Vanity")–54 Matt Frewer–54 John Michael Stipe–53 Dave Foley–50 Dorothy "Dot" Jones–49 Adam Trese–44 Julia Ormond–48 August Diehl–37 Aaron Schwartz–32 ; 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York.

January 3

Happy Birthday RIP John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(1892–1973) ; Salvatore "Robert" Loggia–83 Dabney Coleman–81 Victoria Principale–63 Brian Bruce(LaBruce)–49 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ; 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated

January 2

Happy Birthday RIP Florence Bridgford(Florence Lawrence 1886–1938) Joan Winnifrith(Anna Lee 1913–2004) Isaak Ozimov(1920–1992) ; Cuba Gooding Jr.–45 Patrick Huard–44 Dax Shepard–38 Catherine "Kate" Bosworth–30 ; 1974 President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit interstate highway speeds to 55 mph to conserve gasoline.

January 1

Happy Birthday RIP John Edgar Hoover(1895–1972) ; Frank Langella–75 Joseph Saddler("Grandmaster Flash")–55 Dedee Pfeiffer–49 Verne Troyer–44 William Jonas Armstrong–32 ; 1890 – The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is held for first time ; 1892 – Ellis Island in New York City opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States ; 1983 – APRANET officially begins using TCP/IP, thus creating Internet

December 31

Happy Birthday RIP John Denver(Henry Deutschendorf 1943–1997) Donna Summer(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–75 Andy Summers–70 Ben Kingsley(Krishna Bhanji)–69 Diane Von Furstenberg(Diane Halfin)–66 Timothy Matthieson–64 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–54 Val Kilmer–53 Michael McDonald–48 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–40 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws.

December 30

Happy Birthday RIP Davy Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–72 Meredith Vieira–59 Matt Lauer–55 Tracey Ullman–53 Heidi Fleiss–47 Jason Behr–39 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods–37 Kristin Kreuk–30 ; 1940 – California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.

December 29

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–80 Mary Tyler Moore–76 Jonathan "Jon" Voight–74 Edward "Ted" Danson–65 Yvonne Elliman–61 Paula Poundstone–53 Patricia Clarkson–53 Andy Wachowski–45 David Jude Law–40 ; 1851 The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston Mass.

December 28

Happy Birthday Grace "Nichelle" Nichols–80  Dame Margaret "Maggie" Smith–78 Denzel Washington–58 Terri Garber–52 Seth Meyers–39 Brendan Hines–36 David Archuleta–22 ; 1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.

December 27

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Pasteur(1822–1895) Marie "Marlene" Dietrich(1901–1992) Heather O'Rourke(1975–1988) ; John Amos–73 Cokie Roberts(Mary Boggs)–69 Gérard Depardieu–64 Wilson Echevarrí("Cruz")–39 Masa Oka(岡 政偉)–38 ; 1932 – Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.

December 26

Happy Birthday RIP Steve Allen(1921–2000) Irwin Kniberg(Alan King 1926–2004) ; Harvey "Phil" Spector–76 Osborn "Ozzie" Smith–58 David Sedaris–56 Richard "Reichen" Lehmkuhl–39; 1865 – James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for the coffee percolator ; 1933 – FM radio is patented

December 25

Happy Birthday RIP Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957) Rodman Serling(1924–1975) Tony Martin(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) ;  Gary Sandy–67 Barbara Mandrell–64 Mary "Sissy" Spacek–63 Annie Lennox–58 Florian Armstrong("Dido")–41 Dylan Vox–38; 1818 – "Silent Night" was performed for the first time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria. #JoyeuxNoel

December 24

Happy Birthday RIP Ava Gardner(1922–1990) ; Mary Teresa Higgins–85 Karl Diedrich Bader–46 Enrique Martín Morales(Ricky Martin)–41 Jeremy Greenberg(Davidson)–41 Ryan Seacrest–38 ; 1851 – Fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes. ; 1955 NORAD tracks Santa Claus.

December 23

Happy Birthday RIP Corey Haim(1971–2010) ; Japanese Emperor Akihito(昭仁)–79 Bob Kahn–74 Harry Shearer–69 Susan Lucci–66 Eddie Vedder(Edward Severson III)–48 ; 1913 – The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve Bank. 

December 22

Happy Birthday RIP Barbara Billingsley(Combes 1915–2010) Gene Rayburn(Gene Rubessa 1917–1999) Maurice and Robin  Gibb(1949–2003,2012) ; Hector Elizondo–76 Lila Diane Sawyer–67 Ralph Fiennes–50 Heather Donahue–39 ; 1851 – The first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.

December 21

Happy Birthday RIP Frank Zappa(1940–1993) ; Phil Donahue–77 Jane Fonda–75 Samuel L. Jackson–64 Ray Romano–55 Andy Dick–47 Kiefer Sutherland–46 ; 1913 – The first crossword puzzle was published, in New York World. NO APOCALYPSE!

December 20

Happy Birthday John Hillerman–80 George Criscuola("Peter Criss")–67 Uri Geller–66 Alan Parsons–64 Chris Robinson–46 David Cook–30 Jonah Hill Feldstein–29 Allan Hyde–23  ; 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.

December 19

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Urich(1946–2002) ; Cicely Tyson–79 Maurice White–71 Elaine Joyce Pinchot–69 Tim Reid–68 Mike Lookinland–52 Jennifer Beals–49 Tilman Schweiger–49 Kristy Swanson–43 Alyssa Milano–40 Rosa Blasi–40 Jacob Gyllenhaal–32 ; 1843 Charles Dickens' Yuletide tale, "A Christmas Carol," was first published in Britain.

December 18

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth "Betty" Grable (1916–1973) ; Keith Richards–69 Steven Spielberg–66 Leonard Maltin–62 Raymond "Ray" Liotta–57 Casper Van Dien–44 William "Brad" Pitt–49 Katie Holmes–34 Christina Aguilera–32 ; 1957 – the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, went online.

December 17

Happy Birthday Earnest "Ernie" Hudson–67 Eugene Levy–66 Barry Livingston–59 William "Bill" Pullman–59 Antonino Giovanni Ribisi–38 Sarah Paulson–38 Milica "Milla" Jovovich–37 ; 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful man-powered airplane flight, near Kitty Hawk, N.C.

December 16

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Austen(1775–1817) ; Lesley Stahl–71  Harry "Ben" Cross–65 Billy Gibbons–63 Benjamin Bratt–49 Jonathan Scarfe–37 Scott Bailey–34 Theo James(Taptiklis)–28 Anna Popplewell–24; 1773 – The Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes.

December 15

Happy Birthday RIP Jean Paul Getty(1892–1976) ; Thomas "Tim" Conway–79 Don Johnson–63 Marta DuBois–60 Garrett Wang–44 Stuart Townsend–40 Adam Brody–33 Camilla Luddington–29 ; 1939 – "Gone with the Wind" receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia

December 14

Happy Birthday RIP Lee Remick (1935–1991) ; Anna Marie "Patty" Duke–66 Joyce Vincent Wilson("Dawn")–64 ; 2000 The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.

December 13

Happy Birthday Richard "Dick" Van Dyke–87 Arthur "Christopher" Plummer–83 John Davidson–71 Theodore "Ted" Nugent–64 Morris Day–56 Steve Buscemi–55 Jamie Foxx(Eric Bishop)–45 Taylor Swift–23

December 12

Happy Birthday RIP Francis "Frank" Sinatra(1915–1998) Brandon Teena(1972–1993) http://bit.ly/5GJXp2 ; Robert "Bob" Barker–89 Edward "Ed" Koch–88 Connie Francis(Concetta Franconero)–75 Dionne Warwick(Marie Warrick)–72 Bill Nighy–63 Cathleen "Cathy" Rigby–60 Sheila Escovedo–55 Jennifer Connelly–42 Shelton Hank Williams–40344.

December 11

Happy Birthday Rita Moreno(Rosita Alverio)–81 Donna Mills(Miller)–70 John Kerry–69 Lynda Day George(Lynda Louise Day)–68 Terry "Teri" Garr–64 Robert "Ben" Browder–50 Monica "Monique" Imes–45 Jason "Rusty" Joiner–40 ; 1946 – UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established.

December 10

Happy Birthday RIP Augusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace(1815–1852) ; Susan Dey(Smith)–60 Paul Hardcastle–55 Kenneth Branagh–52 Virenia "Nia" Peeples–51 Raven-Symoné Pearman–27 ; 1868 – The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

December 9

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Hamilton(1902–1985) Redd Foxx(John Sanford 1922–1991) : Kirk Douglas(Issur Demsky)–96 Dick Van Patten–84 Buck Henry Zuckerman–82 Judith Dench–78 Lloyd "Beau" Bridges–71 Michael Dorn–60 John Malkovich–59 Donny Osmond–55 Felicity Huffman–50 Jesse Metcalfe–34

December 8

Happy Birthday RIP Sammy Davis Jr(1925-1990) John "David" Carradine(1936-2009) Clerow "Flip" Wilson(1933-1998) Jim Morrison(1943–1971) ; Gregg Allman–65 Kimila Basinger–59 Teri Hatcher–48 Sinéad O'Connor–46 Ian Somerhalder–34 Nicki Minaj(Onika Maraj)–30 ; 1980 – John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.

December 7

Happy Birthday Ellen Burstyn(Edna Gillooly)–80 Tom Waits–63 Larry Bird–56 Priscilla Barnes–54 Christopher Thomas Howell–46 Shiri Appleby–34 ; 1941, Japanese warplanes attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, drawing the United States into World War II. More than 2,300 Americans were killed.

December 6

Happy Birthday RIP Alfred Eisenstaedt(1898–1995) Ryan White(1971–1990) ; Margaret JoBeth Williams–64 Craig Newmark–60 Steven Wright–57 Andrew Cuomo–55 Lindsay Price–36 Ryan Kennedy–30 ; 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.

December 5

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Elias Disney(1901–1966) ; Little Richard Penniman–80 Joan Didion–78 Morgan Brittany(Suzanne Cupito)–60 Amanda Lepore–45 Margaret Moran Cho–44 Photo Larry–39 Amy Acker–36 Nicolas "Nick" Stahl–33 Francisco "Frankie" Muñiz IV–27 ; 1933 – Prohibition in the United States ends: Utah becomes the 36th U.S. state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment (this overturned the 18th Amendment which had made the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States).

December 4

Happy Birthday Winston "Wink" Martindale–78 Max Baer, Jr.–75 Jeff Bridges–63 Patricia Wettig–51 Marisa Tomei–48 Tyra Banks–39 Brooke Adams–28 ; 1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. ; 1945 – By a vote of 65 to 7, the US Senate approved United States of America as active participant in the United Nations.

December 3

Happy Birthday RIP Howard "Andy" Williams(1927–2012) ; Mary "Jaye P." Morgan–81 John "Ozzy" Osbourne–64 Julianne Moore(Julie Smith)–52 Daryl Hannah–52 Brendan Fraser–44 Bruno Campos–39 Anna Chlumsky–32 Brian Bonsall–30 Michael Angarano–25 ; 1947 "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway in New York City.

December 2

Happy Birthday Harry Reid–73 Cathy Lee Crosby–68 Stone Phillips–58 Dan Gauthier–49 Lucy Liu–44 Nelly Furtado–34 Britney Spears–31 ; 1939 – New York City's La Guardia Airport opens to the public.

December 1

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Pryor(1940–2005) ; Woody Allen(Allan Konigsberg)–77 Bette Midler–67 Charlene Tilton–54 Jeremy Northam–51 Richard Treat Williams–51 Nestor Carbonell–45 Sarah Silverman–42 ; 1913 The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

November 30

Happy Birthday RIP Richard "Dick" Clark(1929–2012) ; Robert Guillaume(Williams)–85 Sir Ridley Scott–75 Billy Idol(William Broad)–57 "Stacey Q" Swain–54 Ben Stiller–47 Clay Aiken(Clayton Grissom)–34 ; 1835 Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri (d. 1910)

November 29

Happy Birthday Jacques René Chirac–80 Diane Ladd(Rose Ladnier)–77 Chuck Mangione–72 Suzy Chaffee–66 Garry Shandling–63 Joel Coen–58 Howie Mandel–57 Andrew McCarthy–50 Tom Sizemore–51 Don Cheadle–48 Jonathan Knight–44 ; 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 Anna Nicole Smith(Vickie Hogan 1967–2007) ; Randy Newman–69 Paul Shaffer–63 Ed Harris–62 Judd Nelson–53 Jon Stewart(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–50 Ryan Kwanten–36 ; 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) Johnny "Jimi" Hendrix(1942–1970) ; William Fichtner–56 Robin Givens–48 Michael Vartan–44 Jaleel White–36 ; 1910 – New York’s Penn Station opened.

November 26

Happy Birthday RIP Charles M Schulz(1922–2000) ; Tina Turner(Anna Bullock)–73 Rich Little–74 Adam Harrington–40 Peter Facinelli–39 Natasha Bedingfield–31 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded.

November 24

Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) ; William "Billy" Connolly–70 William "Dwight" Schultz–65 Denise Crosby–55 Garret Dillahunt–48 Colin Hanks(Colin Dillingham)–35 Katherine Heigl–34 ; 1859 – Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species", which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.

November 23

Happy Birthday RIP Adolph "Harpo" Marx(1888–1964) Steve Landesberg(1936–2010) ; Bruce Vilanch–64 Bruce Hornsby–58 Destiny "Miley" Cyrus–20 ; 1889 The 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–80 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–69 Jamie Leigh Curtis–54 Mariel Hemingway–51 Boris Becker–45 Mark Ruffalo–45 Scarlett Johansson–28 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.

November 22

Happy Birthday RIP Rodney Dangerfield(Jacob Cohen 1921–2004) ; Robert Vaughn–80 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–69 Jamie Leigh Curtis–54 Mariel Hemingway–51 Boris Becker–45 Mark Ruffalo–45 Scarlett Johansson–28 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.

November 21

Happy Birthday Stan Musial–92 Margaret "Marlo" Thomas–75 Harold Ramis–68 Goldie Hawn–67 Lorna Luft–60 Colette "Nicollette" Sheridan–48 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–47 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound ; 1905 – Albert Einstein's paper, Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?, is published in the journal "Annalen der Physik". This paper reveals the relationship between energy and mass. This leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc².

November 20

Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Richard Dawson(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Dick Smothers–74 Joe Biden–70 Veronica Hamel–69 Joe Walsh–65 Bo Derek(Mary Collins)–56 Joel McHale–41 David O'Donnell–38 ; 1966 The musical "Cabaret," with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway ; 1985 The first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released

November 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Tierney(1920–1991) ; Larry King(Lawrence Zeiger)–79 Richard "Dick" Cavett–76 Robert "Ted" Turner III–74 Richard "Calvin" Klein–70 Robert Beltran–58 Allison Janney–53 Meg Ryan(Margaret Hyra)–51 Ann Curry–56 Alicia "Jodie" Foster–50 Jack Dorsey–35 ; 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) Imogene Fernandez de Coca(1908–2001) ; Brenda Vaccaro–73 Linda Evans(Linda Evanstad)–70 Kevin Nealon–59 Kim Wilde(Kim Smith)–52 Owen Wilson–44 Chloë Sevigny–38 ; 1883 – American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. ; 1928 – The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" starring Mickey Mouse, premiered in New York City.

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP Rock Hudson(Roy Scherer 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–74 Martin Scorsese–70 Mary "Lauren" Hutton–69 Danny DeVito–68 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–68 RuPaul(Andre Charles)–52 Rachel McAdams–34 Isaac Hanson–32 ; 1973, President Nixon told an Associated Press managing 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–62 Diana Krall–48 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–45 Margaret "Maggie" Gyllenhaal–35 ; 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

November 15

Happy Birthday RIP Georgia O'Keeffe(1887–1986) ; Joseph Wapner–93 Ed Asner–83 Petula Clark–80 Sam Waterston–72 Anni-Frid Lyngstad–67 Jonny Lee Miller–40 Sean Murray–35 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. debuted with a radio network of 24 stations.

November 14

Happy Birthday RIP Constance Ockelman(Veronica Lake 1922–1973) Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr.(1927–1996) ; Peter Norton-69 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–64 Condoleezza Rice–58 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–58  Daniel Bernard Sweeney–51 Josh Duhamel–40 Russell Tovey–31 ; 1851 – Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published.

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) ; Garry Marshall(Garry Maschiarelli)–78 Joe Mantegna–65 Frances Conroy–59 Tracy Scoggins–59 Whoopi Goldberg(Caryn Johnson)–57 Jimmy Kimmel–45 Gerard Butler–43 Jordan Bridges–39 Michael Copon–30; 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 Grace Kelly(1929–1982) ; Neil Young–67 Megan Mullally–54 Nadia Comăneci–51 Sammy Sosa–44 Craig Parker–42 Harvey Stephens–42 Ryan Gosling–32 Anne Hathaway–30 ; 1954 – Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892.

November 11

Happy Birthday Jonathan Winters–87 Barbara Levy Boxer–72 Stanley Tucci–52 Demi Moore(Demetria Guynes)–50 Calista Flockhart–48 Philip McKeon–48 Carson Kressley–43 Leonardo DiCaprio–38; 1750 – The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.

November 10

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Richard Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) ; Russell Johnson–88 Jack Scalia(Giacomo Tedesco)–62 Sinbad(David Adkins)–56 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–53 Tommy Davidson–49 Tracy Morgan–44 Ellen Pompeo–43 Heather Matarazzo–30 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress.

November 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carl Sagan(1934–1996) Hedy Lamarr(Hedwig Kiesler 1913–2000) ; Dorrel "Whitey" Herzog–81 Robert David Hall–64 Lou Ferrigno–61 Robert Duncan McNeill–48 Eric Dane–40 Nick Lachey–39 ; 1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published 

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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