November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–99 Morley Safer–82 Bonnie Raitt–64 Mary Hart(Harum)–63 Christie Hefner–61 Alfre Woodard–61 "Chi Chi LaRue"(Larry Paciotti)–54 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–52 Craig Chester–48 Gordon Ramsay–47 Parker Posey–45 Gretchen Mol–41 Tara Reid–38 ; 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)–70 Earl Boen–68 David Petraeus–61 Judy Tenuta–57 Christopher Knight–56 Pierre David Guetta–46 Michelle Clunie–44 Jason and Jeremy London–41 ; 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published

November 6

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(1851–1902) ; Sally Field–67 Glenn Frey–65 Maria Shriver–58 Ethan Hawke–43 Rebecca Romijn–41 ; 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) Herbert Edelman(1933–1996) ; Elke Sommer(von Schletz)–73 Art Garfunkel–72 Samuel Shepard Rogers–70 Bryan Adams–54 Katherine Matilda Swinton–53 Scott Sowers–50 Tatum O’Neal–50 Armin Shimerman–49 Famke Janssen–49 Sam Rockwell–45 Samuel "Page" Elliot–37 Paul Kevin Jonas–26 ; 1935 – Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly"

November 4

Happy Birthday RIP Will Rogers(1879–1935) Art Carney(1918–2003) Walter Cronkite(1916–2009) ; Doris Roberts(Green)–88 Loretta Swit–76 Laura Bush–67 Marjorie "Markie" Post–63 Kathleen Griffin–53 Ralph Macchio–52 Jeff Probst–52 Matthew McConaughey–44 Sean Combs–44 Travis Van Winkle–31 ; 2008 – California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage (Overturned in 2013 by #DOMA ruling)

November 3

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Bronson(Buchinsky 1921–2003) Mike Evans(1949–2006) ; Michael Dukakis–80 Ken Berry–80 Tom Savini–67 Roseanne Barr–61 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)–60 Dennis Miller–60 "Adam Ant"(Stuart Goddard)–59 Kathy Kinney–59 Hans "Dolph" Lundgren–56 ; 1911 – The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant

November 2

Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; Stefanie Powers(Stefania Federkiewicz)–71 Kate Linder–66 Kathryn Dawn "k.d." Lang–52 David Schwimmer–47 Sean Kanan(Perelman)–47 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes–38 Randy Harrison–36 ; 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 RIP Marcia Wallace (1942–2013) ; Barbara Bosson–74 Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.–71 Lyle Lovett–56 Rachel Ticotin–55 Anthony Kiedis–51 Antonia "Toni" Collette–41 Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy–41 Penn Badgley–27 ; 1512 – Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public ; 1604 – William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London

October 31

Happy Birthday RIP John Candy (1950–1994) ; Lyova Rosenthal("Lee Grant")–86 Dan Rather–82 Saul "Ron" Rifkin–74 Sally Kirkland–72 David Ogden Stiers–71 Graham "Stephen" Rea–67 Margaret Jane Pauley–63 Peter Jackson–52 Dermot Mulroney–50 Rob Schneider–49 Robert Van Winkle("Vanilla Ice")–46 Adam Bouska–30 Sean Lockhart–27 ; 1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States

October 30

Happy Birthday RIP Ruth Gordon Jones(1896–1985) Edward Lauter(1938–2013) ; Grace Slick(Wing)–74 Henry Winkler–68 Harry Hamlin–62 Juliet Stevenson–57 Kevin Pollak–56 Jack Plotnick–45 Nitara "Nia" Long–43 Matthew Morrison–35 Shaun Sipos–32 ; 1944 – Anne Frank and sister Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

October 29

Happy Birthday Richard Dreyfuss–66 Lucy Kate Jackson–65 Joely Fisher–46 Rufus Sewell–46 Christopher Wiehl–43 Winona Ryder(Horowitz)–42 Brendan Fehr–36 Ben Foster–33 ; 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–84 Charlie Daniels–77 Jane Alexander(Quigley)–74 Telma Hopkins–65 William Bruce Jenner–64 Annie Potts–61 William Gates III–58 Julia Roberts–46 Brad Paisley–41 Joaquin Phoenix(Bottom)–39 ; 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 RIP Caroline "Carrie" Snodgress(1945–2004) ; Ruby "Nanette" Fabares–93 Ruby "Dee" Wallace–89 John Cleese–74 Robert Picardo–60 Simon LeBon–55 Marla Maples–50 Kelly Osbourne–29 Patrick Fugit–29 ; 1904 – The first underground New York City Subway (IRT) line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States ; 1682 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded 

October 26

Happy Birthday RIP Mahalia Jackson(1911–1972) ; Bob Hoskins–71 Jacquelyn Smith–68 Pat Sajdak–67 Hillary Rodham Clinton–66 Mark "Dylan" McDermott–52 Ivan "Cary" Elwes–51 Keith Urban–46 Anthony Rapp–42 Seth MacFarlane–40 ; 1921 – The Chicago Theatre opens

October 25

Happy Birthday RIP Pablo Picasso y Lopez(1881–1973) Sarah Cannon("Minnie Pearl" 1912–1996) William Bertanzetti("Billy Barty" 1924–2000) ; Marian Ross–85 Helen Reddy–72 John Anderson–69 Nancy Cartwright–56 Adam Pascal–43 Joshua Henderson–32 "Katy Perry"(Katheryn Hudson)–29 Ciara Harris–28 ; 1861 – The Toronto Stock Exchange is created

October 24

Happy Birthday RIP Bob Kane(Robert Kahn 1915–1998) ; Frederick Murray Abraham–74 Kevin Kline–66 John Kassir–56 Monica Arnold–33 Jemima Rooper–32 Oliver Jackson-Cohen–27 ; 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 William "Hayden" Rorke(1910–1987) Johnny Carson(1925–2005) John Michael Crichton(1942–2008) ; Ang Lee( 李安 )–59 Weird Alfred Yankovic–54 Sam Raimi–54 Ryan Reynolds–37  ; 2001 – Apple introduced the iPod digital music player

October 22

Happy Birthday RIP "Curly Howard"(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) ; Joan Fontaine(de Havilland)–96 Sir Derek Jacobi–75 Christopher Lloyd–75 David "Tony" Roberts–74 Annette Funicello–71 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–70 Deepak Chopra–67 Jeff Goldblum–61 Ned "Carlos" Mencia–46 Brian Boitano–50 "Spike Jonze"(Adam Spiegel)–44 Michael Fishman–32 John Boyd–32 Zachary Hanson–28 Kyle Gallner–27 ; 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(Sirola)–89 Manfred Mann(Lubowitz)–73 Judy Sheindlin(Blum)–71 Carrie Fisher–57 Kensaku Watanabe–54 Sasha Roiz–42 Jade Jagger–42 Jeremy Miller–37 William Estes Nipper–35 Aaron Tveit–30 ; 1879 – Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.

October 20

Happy Birthday RIP Bela Lugosi(Blaskó 1882–1956) John Dewey(1859–1952) Joyce Brothers(Bauer 1927–2013) ; William Christopher–81 Thomas Petty–63 Thomas Newman–58 Viggo Mortensen–55 Calvin Broadus("Snoop Dogg")–42 Sam Witwer–36 John Krasinski–34 Adam Butcher–25 ; 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–68 Patricia Ireland–68 Jennifer Holliday–53 Amy Carter–46 Randolph "Trey" Parker-44 Chris Kattan–43 Desmond Harrington–37 ; 1987 – "Black Monday" the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or -22.6 percent in value, the largest one-day percentage drop (worse than 1929 at -12.82%)

October 18

Happy Birthday RIP George Campbell Scott(1927–1999) ; Charles "Chuck" Berry–87 Dawn Wells–75 Mike Ditka–74 Pam Dawber–62 Martina Navratilova–57 Erin Moran–53 Jean-Claude Van Damme(Varenberg)–53 Zachary Efron–26 ; 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 Edward Montgomery Clift(1920–1966)
"Rita Hayworth"(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Thomas Poston(1921–2007) ; Jim Seals–71 Michael McKean–66 Margaret "Margot" Kidder–65 George Wendt–65 Norman Macdonald–50 David "Ziggy" Marley–45 Marshall Mathers("Eminem")–41 David Matthew Macfadyen–39 Chris Lowell–29 Maximillian Irons–28 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America

October 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oscar Wilde(1854–1900) ; Angela Lansbury–88 Suzanne Somers(Mahoney)–67 Tim Robbins–55 Kim Wayans–52 Michael Balzary("Flea")–51 John Mayer–36 Brea Grant–32  ; 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–89 Linda Lavin–76 Carole Penny Marshall–71 Richard Carpenter–67 Sarah Ferguson–54 Emeril Lagasse–54 Dominic West–44 ; 1878 – The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation (later General Electric) in Schenectady ; 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 David Dwight Eisenhower(1890–1969) Lillian Gish(1893–1993) ; Charles Everett Koop–97 Sir Roger Moore–86 Ralph Lauren(Lifschitz)–74 Harry Anderson–61 Greg Evigan–60 Thomas Dolby(Robertson)–55 Isaac Mizrahi–52 Karyn White–48 Usher Raymond–35 Maximillion Thieriot–25 ; 1964 – civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

October 13

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Thatcher(Roberts 1925–2013) ; Paul Simon–72 Grady Demond Wilson–67 Sammy Hagar–66 Olive Marie Osmond–54 Kathleen "Kate" Walsh–46 Sacha Baron Cohen–42 Branden Williams–39 Ashanti Douglas–33 ; 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–66 Susan Anton–63 Chris Botti–51 Glenn Soukesian("Colton Ford")–51 Hugh Jackman–45 Kirk Cameron–43 Joshua Hutcherson–21 ; 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 Wyoming

October 11

Happy Birthday RIP Anna Eleanor Roosevelt(1884–1962) ; Daryl Hall(Hohl)–67 David Morse–60 Joan Cusack–51 Sean Patrick Flanery–48 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry)–47 Jane Krajkowski–45 Stephen Moyer(Emery)–44 Matt Bomer–36 Trevor Donovan Neubauer–35 ; 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 guest

October 10

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Hayes(Brown 1900–1993) Ibson Dana Elcar(1927–2005) Chris Penn(1965–2006) ; "Peter Coyote"(Rachmil Cohon)–72 Ben Vereen(Middleton)–67 David Lee Roth–59 Tanya Tucker–55 Julia Sweeney–54 Bradley Whitford–54 Jodi Marzorati("Benson")–52 Jonathan Manu Bennett–44 Mario Lopez–40 ; 1845 – The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland

October 9

Happy Birthday RIP John Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne–65 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–61 Tony Shalhoub–60 John O'Hurley–59 Scott Bakula–59 Sean Lennon–38 Brandon Routh–34 ; 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)–77 Paul Hogan–74 Cornelius "Chevy" Chase–70 Sarah Purcell–65 Susan "Sigourney" Weaver–64 Darrell Hammond–58 Stephanie Zimbalist–57 Matt Damon–43 ; 1860 – Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens (later part of first transcontinental line across America)

October 7

Happy Birthday RIP "June Allyson"(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; "Joy Behar"(Josephina Occhiuto)–71 John Mellencamp–62 Judy Landers(Hamburg)–55 Simon Cowell–54 Dylan Baker–54 Dan Savage–49 Toni Braxton–47 Shawn Ashmore–34 ; 1868 – Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, N.Y.

October 6

Happy Birthday RIP Laura "Janet" Gainor(1906–1984) "Carole Lombard"(Jane Peters 1908–1942) ; Elisabeth Shue–50 Ioan Gruffudd–40 Jeff Bryan Davis–40 Jeremy Sisto–39 Wes Ramsey–36 Olivia Thirlby–27 ; 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–70 Karen Allen–62 Harold Faltermeier–61 Clive Barker–61 Guy Pearce–46 Kate Winslet–38 Jesse Palmer–35 Jesse Eisenberg–30 ; 1947 – President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House 

October 4

Happy Birthday RIP Joseph "Buster" Keaton(1895–1966) ; "Anne Rice"(Howard O'Brien)–72 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–67 Armand Assante–64 Christopher Waltz–57 Bill Fagerbakke–56 "Jon Secada"(Juan Martínez)–52 Isaac Liev Schreiber–46 Alicia Silverstone–37 Rachael Leigh Cook–34 ; 1957 – "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS

October 3

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene "Gore" Vidal(1925–2012) ; "Chubby Checker"(Ernest Evans)–72 Roy Horn–69 Lindsey Buckingham–64 Pamela Hensley–63 Peter "Jack" Wagner–54 "Tommy Lee"(Thomas Bass)–51 Clive Owen–49 Gwen Stefani–44 Neve Campbell–40 Lena Headey–40 Sean William Scott–37 "Jake Shears"(Jason Sellards)–35 Seth Cosentino("Gabel")–32 Ashley Simpson–29 ; 1955 – "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS and "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC

October 2

Happy Birthday RIP Mohandas Gandhi(1869–1948) William "Bud" Abbott(1895–1974) Henry Graham Greene(1904–1991) Julius "Groucho" Marx(1890–1977) ; Rex Reed–75 Donna Karan–65 Avery Brooks–65 Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz–64 Mike Rutherford–63 "Sting"(Gordon Sumner)–62 Lorraine Bracco–59 Robbie Nevil–55 Kelly Ripa–43 Tiffany Darwisch–42 ; 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) George Peppard(1928–1994)  Richard Harris(1930–2002) ; Jimmy Carter–89 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)–78 Randall Quaid–63 Elizabeth Dennehy–53 Mark McGwire–50 Theodore King–48 Cindy Margolis–48 Jay Underwood–45 Zacharius Galifianakis–44 Rupert Friend–32 ; 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825

September 30

Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)–82 Johnny Mathis–77 Marilyn McCoo–69 Barry Williams(Blenkhorn)–59 Patrice Rushen–59 Francine Drescher–56 Eric Stoltz–52 Marion Cotillard–39 ; 1960 – The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called "Flagstones" in 1959 pilot)

September 29

Happy Birthday RIP Orvon "Gene" Autry(1907–1998) Madeline Kahn(Wolfson 1942–1999) ; Jerry Lee Lewis–78 Ian McShane–71 Bryant Gumbel–65 Andrew "Dice" Clay Silverstein–56 Roger Bart–51 Jill Whelan–47 Luke Goss–45 Zachary Levi Pugh–33 ; 1885 – The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.

September 28

Happy Birthday RIP Edward "Ed" Sullivan(1901–1974) James "J.T." Walsh(1943–1998) ; Brigitte Bardot–79 Jeffrey Jones–67 Jane "Janeane" Garofalo–49 Leilani Sarelle Figalan–47 Mira Sorvino–46 Naomi Watts–45 Daniel Bonjour–32 Hilary Duff–26 ; 1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario

September 27

Happy Birthday RIP Will Sampson(1933–1987) Don Cornelius(1936–2012) "William Conrad"(John Cann 1920–1994) ; "Jayne Meadows"(Jane Cotter)–93 Anthony Wilford Brimley–79 Marvin Aday("Meatloaf")–66 Elizabeth "Liz" Torres–66  Shaun Cassidy–55 Christopher Cousins–53 William Patrick Muldoon III–45 Phoebe Price–41 Gwyneth Paltrow–41 Avril Lavigne–29 ; 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) ; "Donna Douglas"(Dorothy Smith)–80 Anne Robinson–69 Olivia Newton-John–65 Linda Hamilton–57 Melissa Sue Anderson–51 James Caviezel–45 Mark Famiglietti–34 Jessie Pavelka–31 ; 1914 – The Federal Trade Commission was established

September 26

Happy Birthday RIP Patrick O'Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987) ; "Donna Douglas"(Dorothy Smith)–80 Anne Robinson–69 Olivia Newton-John–65 Linda Hamilton–57 Melissa Sue Anderson–51 James Caviezel–45 Mark Famiglietti–34 Jessie Pavelka–31 ; 1914 – The Federal Trade Commission was established

September 25

Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) ; Barbara Walters–84 Michael Douglas–69 Cheryl Tiegs–66 Anson William Heimlich–64 Mark Hamill–62 Michael Madsen–56 Heather Locklear–52 Tate Donovan–50 Willard "Will" Smith–45 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–44 Hal Harry Sparks III–44 ; 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 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald(1896–1940) Audra Lindley(1918–1997) Phillip Hartmann(1948–1998) Jim Henson(1936–1990) ; Antonia "Nia" Vardalos–51 Kevin Sorbo–55 Andrew Leeds–35 Jason Sarcinelli–35 Justin Bruening–34 ; 1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS. ; 1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service(email)

September 23

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Charles Robinson(1930–2004) ; "Mickey Rooney"(Ninian Yule)–93 Julio Iglesias de la Cueva–70 Mary Kay Place–66 Bruce Springsteen–64 "Rosalind" Chao(Chao Jyalin)–56 Jason Alexander(Greenspan)–54 Kenneth "Chi" McBride–52 Alexander Proyas–50 Anthony Mackie–34 ; 1846 – The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle

September 22

Happy Birthday RIP Erich von Stroheim(1885–1957) John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Tommy Lasorda–86 Antonia Basilotta("Toni Basil")–70 David Coverdale–62 Shari Belafonte-59 Debby Boone–57 Joan Jett(Larkin)–55 Scott Baio–53 Laura Vandervoort–29 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published

September 21

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert G. Wells(1866–1946) "Henry Gibson"(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; "Fannie Flagg"(Patricia Neal)–69 Stephen King–66 Bill Murray–63 Ethan Coen–56 Rob Morrow–51 "Faith Hill"(Audrey Perry)–46 Ricki Lake–45 Luke Wilson–42 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–32 Maggie Grace Denig–30 ; 1957 – "Perry Mason," starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS

September 20

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) ; Anne Meara–84 "Sophia Loren"(Sofia Scicolone)–79 Karen Sharpe–79 "Candy Spelling"(Carole Marer)–68 Gary Cole–57 Joseph Lyle Taylor–49 Brad Beyer–40 Jon Bernthal–36 Charlie Weber–35 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts

September 19

Happy Birthday RIP Frances Farmer(1913–1970) "Mama Cass Elliot"(Ellen Cohen 1941–1974) ; Rosemary Harris–86 "Adam West"(William Anderson)–83 Randolph Mantooth–68 Jeremy Irons–65 "Twiggy"(Leslie Hornby)–64 Joan Blunden–63 Cheryl O'Teari–51 Kim Richards–49 Jimmy Fallon–39 Alison Sweeney–37 Kevin Zegers–29 ; 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show" debuted on CBS

September 18

Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Gustafsson 1905–1990) John Lebzelter("Jack Warden" 1920–2006) James Gandolfini(1961–2013) ; Michael Gubitosi("Robert Blake")–80 Francis Avallone("Frankie Avalon")–74 Fred Willard–74 Beth Grant–64 Jada Pinkett Smith–42 Lance Armstrong(Gunderson)–42 James Marsden–40 Daniel "Jason" Sudeikis–38 ; 1851 – The first edition of The New York Times was published as "The New-York Daily Times"

September 17

Happy Birthday RIP Hiram "Hank" Williams(1923–1953) Roderick "Roddy" McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) "Lupe Ontiveros"(Guadalupe Marino 1942–2012) John Ritter(1948–2003) ; John "Fee" Waybill–63 Cassandra Peterson("Elvira")–62 Rita Rudner–60 Wendy Worthington–59 Bryan Singer–48 Kyle Chandler–48 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–44 Nathan Berkus–42 Griffith Feuerstein("Furst")–32; 1972 – The comedy series "M.A.S.H." standing for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" premiered on CBS

September 16

Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) ; "Lauren Bacall"(Betty Perske)–89 Riley "B.B." King–88 Edward Begley Jr.–64 Philip "Mickey" Rourke–61 David Copperfield(Kotkin)–57 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)–55 Richard Marx–50 Molly Shannon–49 Marco Antonio Muñiz("Marc Anthony")–45 Amy Poehler–42 Ian Harding–27 Nichols Jonas–21 ; 1972 – "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS

September 15

Happy Birthday RIP Agatha Christie(1890–1976) Vina Fay Wray(1907–2004) Julius "Nipsey" Russell(1918–2005) John "Jackie" Cooper(1922–2011) Roy Brocksmith(1945–2001) Wendie Jo Sperber(1958–2005) ; Norman Crosby–86 Tommy Lee Jones–67 William "Oliver" Stone–67 Joshua Charles–42 Edward "Tom" Hardy–36 Prince Henry Charles Albert David Windsor–29 Heidi Montag–27 ; 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–77 Jon "Bowzer" Bauman–66 Nigel "Sam" Neill–66 Alexis "Faith" Ford–49 Emmitt "Tyler" Perry–44 Kimberly Williams-Paisley–42 Jesse James–24 ; 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 Melvin Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Hardy 1948–2003) Emilie Claudette Chauchoin("Colbert" 1903–1996) ; "Barbara Bain"(Millicent Fogel)–82 "Eileen Fulton"(Margaret McLarty)–80 Richard Kiel–74 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset–69 Peter Cetera–69 Jean Smart–62  Geraldine "Geri" Jewell–57 Dominic Fumusa–44 Louise Lombard(Perkins)–43 Fiona Apple Maggart–36 Bennett "Ben" Savage–33 ; 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 RIP Maurice Chevalier(1888–1972) James "Jesse" Owens(1913–1980) Barry White(Carter 1944–2003) ;  Ian Holm Cuthbert–82 Linda Gray–73 Joseph Pantoliano–62 Peter Scolari–58 Jason Statham–46 Louis Szekely("CK")–46 William Joshua Hopkins–43 Paul Walker–40 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan–35 Jennifer Hudson–32 ; 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit

September 11

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Lom(Schluderpacheru 1917–2012) ; Henry Earl Holliman–85 Brian De Palma–73 Amy Madigan–63 John Hawkes(Perkins)–54 Virginia Madsen–52 Christina "Kristy" McNichol–51 Richard "Moby" Hall–48 Joseph "Harry" Connick Jr.–46 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges–36 ; 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–84 Karl Lagerfeldt–80 Jose Feliciano Garcia–68 Bill O’Reilly Jr–64 Anthony Joseph Pereira("Joe Perry")–63 Harry Groener–62 Amy Irving–60 Colin Firth–53 Guy Ritchie–45 James Duval–41 Matthew Ryan Phillippe–39 ; 1955 – “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS

September 9

Happy Birthday RIP Clifford Robertson(1923–2011) ; Chaim Topol–78 Joseph Theismann–64 Thomas Wopat–62 Hugh Grant–53 Adam Sandler–47 Goran Višnjić–41 Michael Bublé–38 ; 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 "Sid" Caesar–91 Aimee Mann–53 Kimberly Peirce–46 Martin Freeman–42 David Arquette–42 Alecia "Pink" Moore–34 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)–32 Steven "Jake" Sandvig–27 ; 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape

September 7

Happy Birthday RIP John Pierpont "Jack" Morgan, Jr.(1867–1943) Charles Holley("Buddy Holly" 1936–1959) William Jermaine Stewart(1957–1997) ; Gloria Gaynor(Fowles)–64 Julie Kavner–63 Christine "Chrissie" Hynde–62 Michael Emerson–59 Corbin Bernsen–59 Diane Farr–44 Thomas Everett Scott–43 Oliver Hudson–37 Devon Sawa–35 ;  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 Jo Anne Worley–76 George Roger Waters–70 Swoosie Kurtz–69 Jane Curtin–66 Anne Lockhart(Maloney)–60 Patrick O'Hearn–59 Jeffrey Foxworthy–55 Rosa "Rosie" Perez–49 Natalie McIntyre("Macy Gray")–44 Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston–44 ; 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 Robert Newhart–84 William Devane–74 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–73 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–62 Peter Wingfield–51 Rose McGowan–40 Ian Nelson–31 ; 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(1928–1992) ; "Mitzi Gaynor"(Francesca von Gerber)–82 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–55 Damon Wayans–53 Wesley Bentley–35 Beyoncé Knowles–32 ; 1781 – Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers ; 1957 – Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line

September 3

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Ladd(1913–1964) Verla Eileen Brennan(1932–2013) "Kitty Carlisle"(Catherine Conn 1910–2007) ; Anna Jackson–87 Valerie Perrine–70 Adam Curry–49 "Charlie Sheen"(Carlos Estevez)–48 Trevor St. John–42 Samuel "Nick" Wechsler–35 David Moretti–32 ; 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 Meinhardt Raabe("Munchkin Coroner" 1915–2010) Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett–75 Terry Bradshaw–65 Thomas Mark Harmon–62 James "Jimmy" Connors–61 Keanu Reeves–49 Salma Hayek Jiménez–47 Charles "Tuc" Watkins III–47 Salvatore "Vincent DePaul" Zannino–45 ; 1789 – The U.S. Treasury Department was established

September 1

Happy Birthday RIP "Yvonne De Carlo"(Margaret Middleton 1922–2007) Richard Farnsworth(1920–2000) ; Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin–74 Barry Gibb–67 Dr. Phil McGraw–63 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–56 Burn Gorman–39 Robert Scott Speedman–38 Robert Boyd Holbrook–32 ; 1939 – World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland

August 31

Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn(1928–2002) "Buddy Hackett"(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–68 Isaac Perlman–68 George Ivan Morrison–68 Richard Gere–64 Julie Brown–59 Jonathan LaPaglia–44 Deborah Gibson–43 Chris Tucker–41 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan

August 30

Happy Birthday RIP Fred MacMurray(1908–1991) ; Bill Daily–86 Warren Buffett–83 Timothy Bottoms–62 Paul Oakenfold–50 Michael Chiklis–50 Cameron Diaz–41 Lisa Ling–40 Andy Roddick–31 ; 1835 – Melbourne Australia is founded.

August 29

Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise "Isabel" Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958–2009) ; William Friedkin–78 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–75 Robin Leach–72 Temple Grandin–66 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–54 Carla Gugino–42 William Levy–33 Lea Michele Sarfati–27 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded

August 28

Happy Birthday RIP Biagio "Ben" Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–70 Luis Guzmán–57 Scott Hamilton–55 Emma Samuelson("Samms")–53 Jennifer Coolidge–52 David Fincher–51 "Shania Twain"(Eilleen Edwards)–48 Jason Priestley–44 Thomas "Jack" Black–44 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–31 Armond "Armie" Hammer–27 ; 1922 – first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City ; 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) "Martha Raye"(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–69 Barbara Goldbach–67 Paul Rubenfeld("PeeWee")–61 Peter Storm–60 Diana Scarwid–58 "Downtown" Julie Brown–54 Thomas "Tom" Ford–52 Sarah Chalke–37 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–34 Blake Jenner–21

August 26

Happy Birthday RIP Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu("Mother Theresa" 1910–1997) ; Valerie Simpson–67 Peter Brett Cullen–57 Wanda De Jesus–55 Christopher "Chris" Burke–48 Gunner Wright–40 Zemfira Ramazanova–37 Christopher Pine–33 Macaulay Culkin–33 "Cassie"(Casandra Ventura)–27 ; 1920 – the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect by congress

August 25

Happy Birthday RIP Melchor Ferrer(1917–2008) Louis "Leonard" Bernstein(1918–1990) ; Maurice Halperin("Monty Hall")–92 Thomas Sean Connery–83 Regis Philbin–82 Tom Skerritt–80 Nancy Stoll("Mink Stole")–66 Chaim Weitz("Gene Simmons")–63 Declan MacManus("Elvis Costello")–59 Tim Burton–55 Billy Ray Cyrus–52 Blair Underwood–49 Rachael Ray–45 Claudia Schiffer–43 Alexander Skarsgård–37 ; 1916 – The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior

August 24

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret "Dorothy" Comingore (1913–1971) "Penny Edwards"(Millicent Edwards 1928–1998) ; Anne Archer–66 Stephen Fry–56 Steve Guttenberg–55 Craig Kilborn–51 Marlee Matlin–48 David Chappelle–40 Simon "James" D'Arcy–38 Chad Michael Murray–32 Rupert Grint–25 ; 1891 – Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera

August 23

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Kelly(1912–1996) River Phoenix(Bottom 1970–1993) ; Vera "Miles" Ralston–84 Barbara "Eden" Moorhead–82 Richard Sanders–73 Richard Springthorpe("Rick Springfield")–64 Shelley Long–64 Jon "Jay" Mohr–43 Scott Caan–37 Kobe Bryant–35 ; 1904 – The automobile tire chain is patented

August 22

Happy Birthday RIP Helene "Leni" Riefenstahl(1902–2003) Ray Bradbury(1920–2012) ; Valerie Harper–74 Cindy Williams–66 Myra "Tori" Amos–50 Richard Armitage–42 Kristen Wiig–40 ; 1902 – President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public

August 21

Happy Birthday Kenny Rogers–75 Kim Cattrall–57 Carrie-Anne Moss–43 Alicia Witt–38 Hayden Panettiere–24 ; 1897 – Oldsmobile, a brand of American automobile was founded ; 1959 – President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union

August 20

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Bergman("Alan Reed" 1907–1977) Isaac Hayes(1942–2008) ; Don King–82 Constance "Connie" Chung Povich(宗毓華)–67 Robert Plant–65 Albert "Al" Roker–59 James Marsters–51 Drew Waters–40 Amy Adams–39 Benjamin Barnes–32 ; 1920 – First commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.

August 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Roddenberry(1921–1991) ; Diana Muldaur–75 Jill St. John(Jill Oppenheim)–73 William Jefferson Blythe(Bill Clinton)–67 Mary "Tipper" Gore–65 Jonathan Frakes-61 Peter Gallagher–58 John Stamos–50 Kyra Sedgwick–48 Kevin Dillon–48 Matthew Perry–44 ; 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) ; Eleanor Rosalynn Carter–86 "Roman Polanski"(Rajmund  Liebling)–80 Charles Robert Redford–76 Martin Mull–70 Elayne Boosler–61 Denis Leary–56 Christian Slater–44 Edward Norton–44 Malcolm-Jamal Warner–43 Andy Samberg–35 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

August 17

Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Mae" West(1893–1980) ; Robert De Niro–70 Larry Ellison–69 Kevin Rowlan–60 Belinda Carlisle–55 Sean Penn–53 Donnie Wahlberg–44 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.

August 16

Happy Birthday RIP Fess Parker(1924–2010) Edith Gormezano("Eydie Gormé" 1928–2013) ; Frank Gifford–83 Julia Newmeyer("Julie Newmar")–80 Lesley Ann Warren–67 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)–60 James Cameron–59 Madonna Louise Ciccone–55 Angela Bassett–55 Timothy Hutton–53 Steve Carell–51 Cameron Gigandet–31 Cameron Monaghan–20 ; 1954 – Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc. ; 1977 – Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42. The bathroom where the body was found is closed to the public.

August 15

Happy Birthday RIP Julia Child(McWilliams 1912–2004) ; Rose Marie Mazetta–90 "Mike Connors"(Krekor Ohanian)–88 Patricia Priest–77 Linda Ellerbee(Smith)–69 Princess Anne Windsor–63 Tess Harper(Washam)–63 Željko Ivanek–56 Debra Messing–45 Ben Affleck–41 Joe Jonas–24 Jennifer Lawrence–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–72 Steve Martin–68 Susan Saint James(Miller)–67 Danielle Steel–66 Gary Larson–63 Earvin "Magic" Johnson–54 Marcia Gay Harden–54 Susan Olsen–52 Jon Marc Ingle("Lady Bunny")–51 Maria Halle Berry–47 Catherine Bell–45 Christopher Gorham–39 Milena Kunis–30 ; 1935 – Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired, is signed into law by Franklin Roosevelt

August 13

Happy Birthday RIP Irving "Bert" Lahrheim(1895–1967) Alfred Hitchcock(1899–1980) Neville Brand(1920–1992) Herb Ritts(1952–2002) ; Daniel "Pat" Harrington–84 "Kevin Tighe"(John Fishburn)–69 Dante "Danny" Bonaduce–54 John Slattery–51 James Carpinello–38 Augusto "Alex" González–33 ; 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–74 Patrick "Pat" Metheny–59 Peter Krause–48 Rebecca Gayheart–41 Caleb Casey Affleck–38 ; 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine

August 11

Happy Birthday Terry Bollea("Hulk Hogan")–60 Viola Davis–48 Anna Gunn–45 Chris Messina–39 Chris Hemsworth–30 ; 1965 – deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles

August 10

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Hoover(1874–1964) Edith Norma Shearer(1902–1983) John "Jack" Haley(1898–1979) Eddie Fisher(1928–2010) ; Ian Anderson–65 Don Swayze–55 Rosanna Arquette–54 José Antonio Banderas–53 Justin Theroux–41 Ryan Eggold–39 Lucas Till–23 ; 1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24yo 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–69 Melanie Griffith–56 Amanda Bearse–55 Gillian Anderson–45 Eric Banadinovich(Eric Bana)–45 Audrey Tautou–37 Anna Kendrick–28 ; 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 RIP Esther Williams(1921–2013) ; Richard Anderson–87 Lonnie Melvin Tillis–81 Dustin Hoffman–76 Concetta Ingolia("Connie Stevens")–75 Donald P. Bellisario–75 Larry Wilcox–66 Keith Carradine–64 Donald Most–60 Joshua "J.C." Chasez–37 ; 1974 – 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–69 Wayne Knight–58 Paul Bruce Dickinson–55 David Duchovny–53 Charlize Theron–38 Eric Johnson–34 Randy Wayne Frederick–32  ; 1959 – The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation.  It replaces the "sheaves of wheat" design, and was minted until 2008

August 6

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Mitchum(1917–1997) Andy Warhola(1928–1987) Lucille Ball(1911–1989) ; Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan–43 Vera Farmiga–40 Soleil Moon Frye–37 Ryan Sypek–31 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky–27 ; 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 RIP John Huston(1906–1987) Neil Armstrong(1930–2012) ; "John Saxon"(Carmine Orrico)–78 Loni Anderson–68 Jeannette "Ja'net" DuBois–68 Maureen McCormick–57 Patrick Ewing–51 ; 1957 – "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC

August 4

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Frank Vincent Gattuso–74 Richard Belzer–69 William Robert Thornton–58 Barack Obama–53 Daniel Dae Kim–45 Abigail Spencer–32 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy

August 3

Happy Birthday Tony Bennett(Anthony Benedetto)–87 Martin Sheen(Ramon Estevez)–73 Martha Stewart(Martha Kostyra)–72 John Landis–63 Thomas Dewey–35 Nicole Evangeline Lilly–34 ; 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 Jacob "Jack" Warner(1892–1978) Myrna "Loy" Williams(1905–1993) Beatrice Straight(1914–2001) John Carroll O'Connor(1924–2001) ; Peter O'Toole–81 Wes Craven–74 Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–67 Patrick Lilley("Butch Patrick")–60 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–59 Mary-Louise Parker–49 Sam Worthington–37 Edward Furlong–36 ; 1790 – The first US Census is conducted