February 18

Happy Birthday RIP John Hughes(1950–2009) "Jack Palance"(Volodymyr Palahniuk 1919–2006) ; George Kennedy–89 Yoko Ono( 小野 洋子)–81 Cybill Shepherd–64 Judy "Juice" Newton–62 John Travolta–60 Vanna White(Rosich)–57 Matt Dillon–50 Molly Ringwald–46 ; 1930 – While studying photographs taken Clyde Tombaugh discovers planet Pluto.

February 17

Happy Birthday John "Barry" Humphries("Dame Edna")–80 Mary Ann Mobley–75 Rene Russo–60 Lou Diamond Phillips(Upchurch)–52 Michael Jordan–51 Denise Richards–43 Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell–40 Joseph Gordon-Levitt–33 Paris Hilton–33 ; 1933 – Newsweek magazine was first published ; 1992 – Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison

February 16

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar John Bergen(1903–1978) Eugene Hugh Beaumont(1909–1982) Salvatore "Sonny"  Bono(1935–1998) ; James Ingram–62 Levardis "LeVar" Burton–57 John McEnroe Jr.–55 Sarah Clarke–42 Johnathan Tartaglia–36 ; 1968 – The nation's first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Alabama.

February 15

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Romero(1907–1994) Chris Farley(1964–1997) Harvey Korman(1927–2008) ; Melissa Manchester–63 Joyce Frankenberg("Jane Seymour")–63 Matt Groening–69 Janice Dickinson–59 Christopher McDonald–59 Jane Richman("Jane Child")–47 Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein–43 ; 1764 – The city of St. Louis Missouri was established and incorporated.

February 14

Happy Birthday RIP "Jack Benny"(Benjamin Kubelsky 1894–1974) Edward Platt(1916–1974) Victor Morrow(1929–1982) Gregory Hines(1946–2003) ; Hugh Downs–93 Florence Henderson–80 Michael Bloomberg–72 Raymond Teller–66 Alan Hunter–57 "Meg Tilly"(Margaret Chan)–54 Alfred "Freddie" Highmore–22 ; 1929 – Saint Valentine's Day massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago, Illinois.

February 13

Happy Birthday Brigadier General Charles "Chuck" Yeager–91 Marilyn "Kim" Novak–81 George Segal–80  Gerald "Jerry" Springer–70 "Stockard Channing"(Susan Stockard)–70 Peter Gabriel–64 Robert "Robbie" Williams–40 Mena Suvari–35 ; 1931 – New Delhi becomes the capital of India.

February 12

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Darwin(1809–1882) Abraham Lincoln(1809–1865) Lyon "Lorne" Greene(1915–1987) ; Franco Zeffirelli(Gianfranco Corsi)–91 Joe Don Baker–78 Judith Blume(Sussman)–76 Frederick "Michael" Ironside–64 Michael McDonald–62 Joanna Kerns(DeVarona)–61 Arsenio Hall–58 Joshua Brolin–46 Darren Aronofsky–45 Jesse Spencer–35 Christina Ricci–34 ; 1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York. 

February 11

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Alva Edison(1847-1931) Maximilian Baer(1909–1959) Éva Gábor(1919–1995) Leslie Nielsen(1926–2010) ; Tatiana Blacker("Tina Louise")–80 Burton "Burt" Reynolds–78 Sheryl Crow–52 Jennifer Aniston–45 Brandy Norwood–35 Matthew Lawrence–34 Taylor Lautner–22 ; 1794 – First session of United States Senate opens to the public.

February 10

Happy Birthday RIP "Alan Hale"(Rufus MacKahan 1892–1950) Jimmy Durante(1893–1980) Jerry Goldsmith(1929–2004) ; Robert Wagner–84 Roberta Flack–75 Mark Spitz–64 Laura Dern–47 Nichcalo "Jazzmun" Crayton–45 Elizabeth Banks(Mitchell)–40 "Brent Everett"(Dustin Germaine)–30 ; 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City.

February 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carmen Miranda(Maria Miranda da Cunha 1909–1955) ; Carole King(Klein)–72 Joseph "Joe" Pesci–71 Mia Farrow–69 Judith Light(Licht)–65 James Jackson Bullock–59 Colin Egglesfield–41 Zhāng Zǐyi(章子怡)–35 Tom Hiddleston–33 David Gallagher–29 ; 1942 – Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources ; 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers.

February 8

Happy Birthday RIP Julia "Lana" Turner(1921–1995) John "Jack" Lemmon(1925–2001) James Dean(1931–1955) ; Edward "Ted" Koppel–74 Nicholas "Nick" Nolte–73 Robert Klein–72 Brooke Adams–65 Mary Steenburgen–61 John Grisham–59 Vincent Neil Wharton–53 Mary McCormack–45 Seth Green–40 Liam McIntyre–32 James "Jim" Verraros–31 ; 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce ; 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Hollywood and Gower.  

February 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Dickens(1812–1870) Harry Sinclair Lewis(1885–1951) Clarence "Buster" Crabbe(1908–1983) Eddie Bracken(1915–2002) ; Miguel Ferrer–59 James Spader–54 Troyal "Garth" Brooks–52 Eddie Izzard–52 Chris Rock–49 Robyn Lively–42 Christopher Ashton Kutcher–36 Kerli Kõiv–26 ; 1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented 

February 6

Happy Birthday RIP George "Babe" Ruth(1895–1948) Bob Marley(1945–1981) Ronald Reagan(1911–2004);  Sári "Zsa Zsa" Gábor–97 "Mamie Van Doren"(Joan Olander)–83 Elmore "Rip" Torn–83 Mike Farrell–75 Tom Brokaw–74 Fabiano Forte("Fabian")–72 Natalie Cole–64 Kathy Najimy–57 William "Axl" Rose–53 Rick Astley–48 Joshua Stewart–37 Ben Lawson–34 ; 1815 – New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens ; 1840 – Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.

February 5

Happy Birthday RIP Richmond "John" Carradine(1906–1988) Red Buttons(Aaron Chwatt 1919–2006) ; Henry "Hank" Aaron–79 David Selby–73 Barbara Hershey(Herzstein)–66 Thomas "Tom" Wilkinson–66 Timothy "Tim" Meadows–53 Jennifer Jason Leigh(Morrow)–52 Laura Linney–50 Thomas "Chris" Parnell–47 Robert "Bobby" Brown–45 Paul Vandervort–29 ; 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.

February 4

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Lindbergh(1902–1974) Rosa McCauley Parks(1913–2005) Bettye Goldstein("Betty Friedan" 1921–2006) Conrad Bain(1923–2013) ; David Brenner–78 Conrad John Schuck–74 Vincent Furnier("Alice Cooper")–66 Masanori Takahashi("Kitaro")–61 Oscar De La Hoya–41 Brandon "Bug" Hall–29 ; 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

February 3

Happy Birthday RIP John Fiedler(1925–2005) ; Dr. Henry Heimlich–94 Fran Tarkenton–74 Blythe Danner–71 "Morgan Fairchild"(Patsy McClenny)–64 Joseph "Nathan" Lane–58 Maura Tierney–49 Isla Fisher–38 ; 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.

February 2

Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Farrah Fawcett(1947–2009) ; Tom Smothers–77 Graham Nash–72 Brent Spiner–65 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–60 Shakira Ripoll–37 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.

January 31

Happy Birthday RIP Tallulah Bankhead(1902–1968) Jackie Robinson(1919–1972) Jean Simmons(1929–2010) Suzanne Pleshette(1937–2008) ; Carol Channing–93 Philip Glass–77 Harry Wayne Casey("KC")–63 Anthony LaPaglia–55 Kelly Lynch–55 Amelia "Minnie" Driver–44 "Portia de Rossi"(Amanda Rogers)–41 Kerry Washington–37 "Johnny Castle"(Rocco Santini)–34 Justin Timberlake–33 ; 1865 –  The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery, submitting it to the states for ratification ; 1949 – The first TV daytime soap opera, "These Are My Children," was broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.

January 30

Happy Birthday RIP Franklin Roosevelt(1882–1945) Thomas "Dick" Martin(1922–2008) ; Eugene "Gene" Hackman–84 Vanessa Redgrave–77 Charles S. Dutton–63 Phil Collins–63 Jody Watley–55 Christian Bale–40 Wilmer Valderrama–34 ; 1982 – Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner".

January 29

Happy Birthday RIP John Forsythe(Freund 1918–2010) ; Tom Selleck–69 Ann Jillian(Nauseda)–64 Oprah Winfrey–60 Greg Louganis–54 Nicholas Turturro–52 Heather Graham–44 Sara Gilbert(Abeles)–39 Justin Hartley–37 Adam Lambert–32 ; 1845 – "The Raven" is published in the New York Evening Mirror, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.

January 28

Happy Birthday "Alan Alda"(Alphonso D'Abruzzo)–78 Barbi Benton(Barbara Klein)–64 Sarah McLachlan–46 Joey Fatone Jr.–37 Nickolas "Nick" Carter–34 Elijah Wood–33 ; 1915 – The Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress ; 1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.

January 27

Happy Birthday RIP Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756–1791) "Donna Reed"(Donnabelle Mullenger 1921–1986) "Troy Donahue"(Merle Johnson 1936–2001) ; James Cromwell–74 Nick Mason–69 Mikhail Baryshnikov( Михаи́л Никола́евич Бары́шников)–66 "Mimi Rogers"(Miriam Spickler)–58 Keith Olbermann–55 Bridget Fonda–50 Alan Cumming–49 Tamlyn Tomita–48 ; 1880 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp(light bulb).

January 26

Happy Birthday RIP Zara Cully(1892–1978) Eugene "Gene" Siskel(1946–1999) Paul Newman(1925–2008) ; Anne Jeffreys Carmichael–91 Robert "Bob" Uecker–79 Theodore "Scott" Glenn–75 Edward Van Halen–59 Ellen DeGeneres–56 Anita Baker–56 Wayne Gretzky–53 Paul Johansson–50 Colin O'Donoghue–33 ; 1838 – Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States ; 1950 – India proclaimed itself a republic.

January 25

Happy Birthday RIP "Virginia Woolf"(Adeline Stephen 1882–1941) "Etta James"(Jamesetta Hawkins 1938–2012) Edwin Newman(1919–2010) ; Tobe Hooper–71 Jenifer Lewis–57 Dinah Manoff–56 Alicia Keys(Cook)–33 ; 1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco ;  1949 – the first Emmy Awards are held at Hollywood Athletic Club.

January 24

Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Borgnine(Ermes Borgnino 1917–2012) Sharon Tate(1943–1969) John Belushi(1949–1982) ;  Neil Diamond–73 Aaron Neville–73 Yakov Smirnoff(Pokhis)–63 Nastassja Nakszynski–55 Mary Lou Retton–46 Matthew Lillard–44 Edward "Ed" Helms–40 ; 1908 – The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell. ; 1984 – The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.

January 23

Happy Birthday RIP Frances "Bay" Goffman(1919–2011) ; "Sonny Chiba"(Sadaho Maeda 千葉 真)–75 Gilbert "Gil" Gerard–71 Rutger Hauer–70 Anita Pointer–66 Richard Dean Anderson–64 Antonio Villaraigosa(Villar Jr.)–61 Richard Finch–60 Princess Caroline Grimaldi of Monaco–57 Mariska Hargitay–50 Lisa Snowdon–42 Tiffani Thiessen–40 ; 1789 – Georgetown College, the first Catholic University in the US, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland(now Washington D.C.) ;  1977 – The TV mini-series "Roots," based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing on ABC.

January 22

Happy Birthday RIP David Llewelyn Wark Griffith(1875–1948) Sam Cooke(1931–1964) Wilfred "Bill" Bixby III(1934–1993) ; "Piper Laurie"(Rosetta Jacobs)–82 John Hurt–74 Stephen "Steve" Perry–65 Linda Blair–55 Diane Lane–49 Gabriel Macht–42 Paul Balthazar Getty–39 Nicholas Simmons–25 ; 1968 – "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" premiered on NBC. ; 1973 – the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.

January 21

Happy Birthday RIP Christian Dior(1905–1957) Alfred "Benny" Hill(1924–1992) Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas(1922–1994) "Wolfman Jack"(Robert Smith 1938–1995) ; Jack Nicklaus–74 José Plácido Domingo Embil–73 Morris Mac Davis–72 "Billy Ocean"(Leslie Charles)–64 "Robby Benson"(Robin Segal)–58 Virginia "Geena" Davis–58 Emma Bunton–38 ; 1915 – The first Kiwanis Club was founded, in Detroit. ; 2003 – The Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed blacks as America's largest minority group.

January 20

Happy Birthday RIP "George Burns"(Nathan Birnbaum 1896–1996) Patricia Neal(1926–2010) Jackson DeForest Kelley(1920–1999) Ottis "Slim" Whitman Jr.(1923–2013) ; Arthur "Arte" Johnson–85 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.–84 David Lynch–68 William "Bill" Maher Jr.–58 Lorenzo Lamas–56 James Denton–51 Rainn Wilson–48 Melissa Rivers(Rosenberg)–46 "Skeet Ulrich"(Bryan Trout)–45 ; 1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union is founded.

January 19

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar Allan Poe(1809–1849) Janis Joplin(1943–1970) Jean Stapleton(Murray 1923–2013) Phillip Everly(1939–2014) ; Nathalie "Tippi" Hedren–84 Dolly Parton–68 Desi Arnaz Jr.(Desiderio Arnaz IV)–61 Catherine "Katey" Sagal–60 Paul Rodriguez–59 Robert Palmer–55 Robert "William" Ragsdale–53 Shawn Wayans–43 Benjamin Ayres–37 Jodie Sweetin–32 ; 1955 – A presidential news conference was filmed for TV for the first time, with the permission of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. ;  1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world's first men's briefs.

January 18

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Watson(1854–1934) "Cary Grant"(Archibald Leach 1904–1986) "Danny Kaye"(David Kaminski 1913–1987) ; Thomas "Tom" Bailey–60 Kevin Costner–59 David "Dave" Attell–49 Derek Richardson–38 Jason Segel–35 Antonio Rodrigo Guirao Díaz–34 ; 1886 – Modern hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England ; 1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded

January 17

Happy Birthday RIP Eartha Kitt(Keith 1927–2008) Andy Kaufman(1949–1984) ; Betty White(Ludden)–92 James Earl Jones–83 Maurice "Maury" Povich–75 "Muhammad Ali"(Cassius Clay)–72 Paul Young–58 Broderick "Steve" Harvey–57 Susanna Hoffs–55 Jim Carrey–52 Michelle Obama–50 Naveen Andrews–45 Robert Ritchie("Kid Rock")–43 ; 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–79 Ronnie Milsap–71 John Carpenter–66 Deborrah "Debbie" Allen–64 Helen "Sade" Adu–55 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–46 Jonathan Mangum–43 Katherine "Kate" Moss–40 ; 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–67 Maria Molina("Charo")–63 James Nesbitt–49 Lisa Lisa Velez-47 Charles "Chad" Lowe–46 Eddie Cahill–36 ; 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is 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–76 Dorothy Faye Dunaway–73 Steven Soderbergh–51 Emily Watson–47 James Smith("LL Cool J")–46 Jason Bateman–45 Kevin Durand–40 Zach Gilford–32 ; 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–84 Charles "Rip" Taylor–79 Charles Richard Moll–71 "Jason Stuart"(Stuart Greif)–55 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–53 Tracy Adkins–52 Patrick Dempsey–48 Orlando Bloom–37 Liam Hemsworth–24 ; 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 12

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah "Patsy" Kelly(1910–1981) Joe Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge("Amazing Kreskin")–79 Anthony Andrews–66 Kirstie Alley–63 Howard Stern–60 Oliver Platt–54 Jeff Bezos(Jorgensen)–50 Robert Cummings("Rob Zombie")–49 Matt Kohler–35 Will Rothhaar–27 Andrew Lawrence–26 ; 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 situation comedies, premieres on CBS.

January 11

Happy Birthday Felix Silla–77 Diana "Naomi" Judd–68 Lee Ritenour–62 Vicki Peterson Cowsill–56 Mary Jane Blige–43 Amanda Peet–42 ; 1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.

January 10

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Bolger(Bulcao 1904–1987) Roy Disney(1930–2009) Salvatore Mineo(1939–1976) James "Jim" Croce(1943–1973) ; Roderick "Rod" Stewart–69 Donald Fagen–66 George Foreman–65 Pat Benatar(Patricia Andrzejewski)–61 Antonio Cupo–36 Alejandro "Alex" Meraz–29 ; 1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil Company.

January 9

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Milhaus Nixon(1913–1994) Robert "Bob" Denver(1935–2005) ; Judith Krantz(Tarcher)–86 Joan Báez–73 Jimmy Page–70 "Crystal Gayle"(Brenda Webb)–63 Jonathan "J.K." Simmons–59 Nestor Haddaway–49 Joely Richardson–49 Alexander "A.J." McLean–36 Catherine Middleton-Windsor Duchess of Cambridge–32 ; 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 Aaron Presley(1935–1977) ; Charles Osgood Wood III–81 Robert "Bob" Eubanks–76 Stephen Hawking–72 David Bowie(Jones)–67 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–49 Sarah Polley–35 Rachel Nichols–34 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–27 ; 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.

January 7

Happy Birthday William Peter Blatty–86 Kenneth "Kenny" Loggins–66 Erin Gray–64 David Caruso–58 Katherine "Katie" Couric–57 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–50 Jeremy Renner–43 Dustin Diamond–37 ; 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) Victor Tayback(1930–1990) Bonnie Franklin(1944–2013); Rowan Atkinson–59 Scott Bryce–56 Kathy Sledge-55 Danny Pintauro–38 Jérémie Renier–33 Max Pirkis–25 ; 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–86 Robert Duvall–83 Diane Keaton(Hall)–68 Ted Lange–66 Pamela Sue Martin–61 "Marilyn Manson"(Brian Warner)–45 Bradley Cooper–39 ; 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–87 "Dyan Cannon"(Samile Friesen)–77 Bernard Sumner(Dicken)–58 Ann Magnuson–58 Matt Frewer–56 Denise Matthews("Vanity")–55 John Michael Stipe–54 Dave Foley–51 Dorothy "Dot" Jones–50 Julia Ormond–49 Adam Trese–45 August Diehl–38 Aaron Schwartz–33 ; 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–84 Dabney Coleman–83 Victoria Principale–64 Brian Bruce(LaBruce)–50 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ;  1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated

January 2

Happy Birthday RIP Florence Bridgford("Lawrence" 1886–1938) Joan Winnifrith("Anna Lee" 1913–2004) Isaak Ozimov(1920–1992) ; Cuba Gooding Jr.–46 Patrick Huard–45 Dax Shepard–39 Catherine "Kate" Bosworth–31 ; 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–76 Joseph Saddler("Grandmaster Flash")–56 Dedee Pfeiffer–50 Verne Troyer–45 William Jonas Armstrong–33 ; 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–76 Andy Summers–71 "Ben Kingsley"(Krishna Bhanji)–70 Diane Von Furstenberg(Halfin)–67 Timothy Matthieson–65 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–55 Val Kilmer–54 Michael McDonald–49 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–41 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws.

December 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Jack Lord"(John Ryan 1920–1998) "Bo Diddley"(Ellas Bates 1928–2008) Davy Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–73 Meredith Vieira–60 Matt Lauer–56 Tracey Ullman–54 Heidi Fleiss–48 Jason Behr–40 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods–39 Kristin Kreuk–31 ; 1940 – California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.

December 29

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–81 Mary Tyler Moore–77 Jonathan "Jon" Voight–75 Edward "Ted" Danson–66 Yvonne Elliman–62 Paula Poundstone–54 Patricia Clarkson–54 Andy Wachowski–46 David Jude Law–41 ; 1851 – The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston Mass.

December 28

Happy Birthday Stanley "Lee" Lieber–91 Grace "Nichelle" Nichols–81 Dame Margaret "Maggie" Smith–79 Denzel Washington–59 Terri Garber–53 Hugh Malcolm Gets–49 Seth Meyers–40 Brendan Hines–37 ; 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–74 "Cokie Roberts"(Mary Boggs)–70 Gérard Depardieu–65 Wilson Echevarrí("Cruz")–40 Masa Oka(岡 政偉)–39 ; 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–74 Osborn "Ozzie" Smith–59 David Sedaris–57 Jared Leto–42 Richard "Reichen" Lehmkuhl–40 Chris Daughtry–34 ; 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) "Tony Martin"(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) Rodman Serling(1924–1975) "Mabel King"(Donnie Washington 1932–1999) ; Gary Sandy–68 Jimmy Buffett–67 Barbara Mandrell–65 Mary "Sissy" Spacek–64 Annie Lennox–59 Florian Armstrong("Dido")–42 Dylan Vox–39 ; 1815 – The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance at King's Chapel (then Stone Chapel), with a chorus of 90 men and 10 women

December 24

Happy Birthday RIP Ava Gardner(1922–1990) ; Mary Teresa Higgins–86 Karl Diedrich Bader–47 Enrique Martín Morales("Ricky Martin")–42 Jeremy Greenberg(Davidson)–42 Ryan Seacrest–39 ; 1851 – Fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes.

December 23

Happy Birthday RIP Corey Haim(1971–2010) ; Japanese Emperor Akihito(昭仁)–80 Bob Kahn(TCP/IP Creator)–75 Harry Shearer–70 Susan Lucci–67 "Eddie Vedder"(Edward Severson III)–49 ; 1913 – The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve Bank.

December 22

Happy Birthday RIP Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson(1912–2007) Barbara Billingsley(Combes 1915–2010) Gene Rayburn(Rubessa 1917–1999) Maurice and Robin Gibb(1949–2003;2012) ; Hector Elizondo–77 Lila Diane Sawyer–68 Ralph Fiennes–51 Heather Donahue–39 ; 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York, New York.

December 21

Happy Birthday RIP Frank Zappa(1940–1993) ; Phil Donahue–78 Jayne Seymour Fonda–76 Samuel L. Jackson–65 Ray Romano–56 Andy Dick–48 Kiefer Sutherland–47 ; 1913 – Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World. #WinterSolstice 

December 20

Happy Birthday John Hillerman–81 George Criscuola("Peter Criss")–68 Uri Geller–67 Alan Parsons–65 Chris Robinson–47 David Cook–31 Jonah Hill Feldstein–30 Allan Hyde–24 ; 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.

December 19

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Urich(1946–2002) ; Cicely Tyson–80 Maurice White–72 Elaine Joyce Pinchot–70 Tim Reid–69 Christopher Hamill("Limahl")–55 Mike Lookinland–53 Jennifer Beals–50 Tilman Schweiger–50 Kristy Swanson–44 Alyssa Milano–41 Rosa Blasi–41 Jacob "Jake" Gyllenhaal–33 ; 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–70 Steven Spielberg–67 Leonard Maltin–63 Raymond "Ray" Liotta–59 William "Brad" Pitt–50 Casper Van Dien–45 Katie Holmes–35 Christina Aguilera–33 Ashley Benson–24 ; 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 Dave Madden–82 Earnest "Ernie" Hudson–68 Eugene Levy–67 Barry Livingston–60 William "Bill" Pullman–60 Heather Laurie Holden–44 Antonino Giovanni Ribisi–39 Sarah Paulson–39 Milica "Milla" Jovovich–38 ; 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–72 Harry "Ben" Cross–66 Billy Gibbons–64 Sam Robards–52 Benjamin Bratt–50 Jonathan Scarfe–38 Scott Bailey–35 Theo James(Taptiklis)–29 Anna Popplewell–25 ; 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–80 Donnie Johnson–64 Marta DuBois–61 Garrett Wang–45 Michael Shanks–43 Stuart Townsend–41 Adam Brody–34 Camilla Luddington–30 ; 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–67 Joyce Vincent Wilson("Dawn")–65 Theodore "Ted" Raimi–48 Matthew McNulty–31 ; 2000 The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.

December 13

Happy Birthday Richard "Dick" Van Dyke–88 Arthur "Christopher" Plummer–84 John Davidson–72 Theodore "Ted" Nugent–65 Morris Day–57 Steve Buscemi–56 "Jamie Foxx"(Eric Bishop)–46 Taylor Swift–24 ; 1949 – The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.

December 12

Happy Birthday RIP "Buck Jones"(Charles Gebhart 1891–1942) Francis "Frank" Sinatra(1915–1998) Edward "Ed" Koch(1924–2013) Brandon Teena(1972–1993) http://bit.ly/5GJXp2 ; Robert "Bob" Barker–90 Connie Francis(Concetta Franconero)–76 Dionne Warwick(Marie Warrick)–73 William "Bill" Nighy–63 Cathleen "Cathy" Rigby–61 Sheila "E" Escovedo–56 Jennifer Connelly–43 Shelton Hank Williams–41 ; 1911 – Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.

December 11

Happy Birthday "Rita Moreno"(Rosita Alverio)–82 Donna Mills(Miller)–71 John Kerry–70 Lynda Day George(Lynda Louise Day)–69 Terry "Teri" Garr–65 Robert "Ben" Browder–51 Monica "Monique" Imes–46 Jason "Rusty" Joiner–41 ; 1946 – UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established.

December 10

Happy Birthday RIP Harold Gould(Goldstein 1923–2010) Michael Clarke Duncan(1957–2012) ; Fionnghuala Flanagan–72 Susan Dey(Smith)–61 Paul Hardcastle–56 Kenneth Branagh–53 Virenia "Nia" Peeples–52 Raven-Symoné Pearman–28 ; 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) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.(1909–2000) "Redd Foxx"(John Sanford 1922–1991) ; "Kirk Douglas"(Issur Danielovitch)–97 Richard "Dick" Van Patten–85 Buck Henry Zuckerman–83 Dame Judith Dench–79 Lloyd "Beau" Bridges III–72 Richard "Dick" Butkus–71 Michael Dorn–61 John Malkovich–60 Donald "Donny" Osmond–56 Felicity Huffman–51 Jesse Metcalfe–35 Simon Helberg–33 ; 1793 – New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.

December 8

Happy Birthday RIP Sammy Davis Jr(1925–1990) Clerow "Flip" Wilson(1933–1998) John "David" Carradine(1936–2009) Jim Morrison(1943–1971) Sam Kinison(1953–1992) ; Gregg Allman–66 Kimila Basinger–60 Teri Hatcher–49 Sinéad O'Connor–47 Ian Somerhalder–35 "Nicki Minaj"(Onika Maraj)–31 ; 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 RIP Tadeusz Konopka("Ted Knight" 19231–1986) ; "Ellen Burstyn"(Edna Gillooly)–81 Tom Waits–64 Larry Bird–57 Priscilla Barnes–55 Christopher Thomas Howell–47 Shiri Appleby–35 Emily Browning–25 ; 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) Agnes Moorehead(1900–1974) Ryan White(1971–1990) ; James Naughton–68 Margaret JoBeth Williams–65 Gina Hecht–61 Craig Newmark–61 Tom Hulce–60 Steven Wright–58 Andrew Cuomo–56 Lindsay Price–37 Ryan Kennedy–31 ; 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.

December 5

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Elias Disney(1901–1966) ; Little Richard Penniman–81 Joan Didion–79 "Morgan Brittany"(Suzanne Cupito)–62 Amanda (Armand) Lepore–46 Margaret Moran Cho–45 Amy Acker–37 Nicolas "Nick" Stahl–34 Francisco "Frankie" Muñiz IV–28 ; 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–79 Max Baer, Jr.–76 Jeffrey Bridges–64 Patricia Wettig–62 Marisa Tomei–49 Tyra Banks–40 Brooke Adams–29 ; 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–82 John "Ozzy" Osbourne–65 Del Shores–56 "Julianne Moore"(Julie Smith)–53 Daryl Hannah–53 Brendan Fraser–45 Bruno Campos–40 Anna Chlumsky–33 Brian Bonsall–31 Michael Angarano–26 ; 1947 – "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway in New York City

December 2

Happy Birthday Harry Reid–74 Cathy Lee Crosby–69 Stone Phillips–59 Esteban Echevarria("Steven Bauer")–57 Daniel Gauthier–50 Lucy Liu–45 Nelly Furtado–35 Britney Spears–32 ; 1939 – New York City's La Guardia Airport opens to the public.

December 1

Happy Birthday RIP Mary Martin(1913–1990) David Doyle(1929–1997) Richard Pryor(1940–2005) ; "Woody Allen"(Allan Konigsberg)–78 Bette Midler–68 Richard Treat Williams–62 Charlene Tilton–55 Jeremy Northam–52 Nestor Carbonell–46 Sarah Silverman–43 Emily Mortimer–42 Dean O'Gorman–37 ; 1885 – First serving of the soft drink "Dr Pepper" formulated by Charles Alderton in Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas ; 1913 – The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line

November 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Mark Twain"(Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835–1910) Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill(1874–1965) Richard "Dick" Clark(1929–2012) ; Robert Guillaume(Williams)–86 Sir Ridley Scott–76 Mandel Patinkin–61 "Billy Idol"(William Broad)–58 "Stacey Q" Swain–55 Benjamin Stiller–48 "Clay Aiken"(Clayton Grissom)–35 ; 1998 – Exxon and Mobil sign a $73.7 billion USD agreement to merge, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the world's largest company

November 29

Happy Birthday Jacques René Chirac–81 "Diane Ladd"(Rose Ladnier)–81 Chuck Mangione–73 Suzanne "Suzy" Chaffee–67 Garry Shandling–64 Joel Coen–59 Howard Mandel–58 Cathy Moriarty–53 Thomas Sizemore–52 Andrew McCarthy–51 Donald Cheadle–49 Jonathan Knight–45 Anna Faris–37 ; 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–70 Paul Shaffer–64 Edward Harris–63 Judd Nelson–54 Jon Stewart(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–51 Ryan Kwanten–37 Aaron Coady("Sharon Needles")–32 Alan Ritchson–29 ; 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) Eddie Rabbitt(1941–1998) ; William Fichtner–57 Robin Givens–49 Michael Vartan–45 Jaleel White–37 ; 1910 – New York’s Penn Station opened ; 1924 – 1st Macys Thanksgiving Parade

November 26

Happy Birthday RIP Charles M Schulz(1922–2000) Robert Goulet(1933–2007) ; Rich Little–75 "Tina Turner"(Anna Bullock)–74 Mark Margolis–74 Adam Harrington–41 Peter Facinelli–40 Natasha Bedingfield–32 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded

November 25

Happy Birthday RIP Ricardo Montalbán y Merino(1920–2009) Giuseppe "Joe" DiMaggio(1914–1999) ; Benjamin Stein–69 John Larroquette–66 Amy Grant–53 Stacy Lattisaw–47 Jillian Hennessy–45 Christina Applegate–42 Jerry Ferrara–34 ; 1950 – The Great Appalachian Storm otherwise known at the time as the "Storm of the Century", strikes New England with hurricane force winds resulting in massive forest blow-downs and storm surge damage along the Northeast coast including New York City. This storm also brings blizzard conditions to the Appalachian Mountains and Ohio Valley, becoming one of the worst storms of all time. 353 people die in the event.

November 24

Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) ; William "Billy" Connolly–71 William "Dwight" Schultz–66 Denise Crosby–56 Garret Dillahunt–49 Colin Hanks(Dillingham)–36 Katherine Heigl–35 ; 1859 – Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology

November 23

Happy Birthday RIP "Boris Karloff"(William Pratt 1887–1969) Adolph "Harpo" Marx(1888–1964) Michael Gough(1916–2011) Steve Landesberg(1936–2010) ; Bruce Vilanch–65 Bruce Hornsby–59 Christopher Hardwick–42 Destiny "Miley" Cyrus–21 ; 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–81 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–70 Jamie Leigh Curtis–55 Mariel Hemingway–52 Stephen Geoffreys–49 Boris Becker–46 Mark Ruffalo–46 Scarlett Johansson–29 ; 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 RIP Stan Musial(1920–2013) ; Margaret "Marlo" Thomas–76 Harold Ramis–69 Goldie Hawn–68 Lorna Luft–61 Colette "Nicollette" Sheridan–50 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–48 Robert "Rib" Hillis–43 "Chris Rockway"(Daniel Vomacka)–34 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound

November 20

Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Franklin Cover(1928–2006) "Richard Dawson"(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Richard "Dick" Smothers–74 Joseph Biden–71 Veronica Hamel–70 Joe Walsh–66 "Bo Derek"(Mary Collins)–57 Joel McHale–42 David O'Donnell–39 ; 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) Tommy Dorsey(1905–1956) ; Larry King(Lawrence Zeiger)–80 Richard "Dick" Cavett–77 Robert "Ted" Turner III–75 Richard "Calvin" Klein–71 Robert Beltran–60 Allison Janney–54 Margaret "Meg" Ryan(Hyra)–52 Ann Curry–57 Alicia "Jodie" Foster–51 Jack Dorsey–36 ; 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–74 Linda Evans(Evenstad)–71 Kevin Nealon–60 John Parr–59 Kim Wilde(Smith)–53 Owen Wilson–45 Chloë Sevigny–39 ; 1928 – The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" starring Mickey Mouse, premiered in New York City ; 1963 – The first push-button telephone goes into service.

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP "Rock Hudson"(Roy Scherer 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–75 Martin Scorsese–71 Mary "Lauren" Hutton–70 Danny DeVito–69 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–69 "RuPaul"(Andre Charles)–53 Rachel McAdams–35 Clarke Isaac Hanson–33 ; 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–63 Diana Krall–49 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–46 Martha Plimpton–43 Andrea "Missi" Pyle–41 Margaret "Maggie" Gyllenhaal–36 ; 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

November 15

Happy Birthday RIP Georgia O'Keeffe(1887–1986) ; Joseph Wapner–94 Ed Asner–84 Petula Clark–81 Joanna Barnes–79 Sam Waterston–73 Anni-Frid Lyngstad–68 Alexander O'Neal–60 Margaret Reed–57 Jonny Lee Miller–41 Sean Murray–36 ; 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) Robert Keith Richey Jr.("Brian Keith" 1921–1997) ; Peter Norton–70 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–65 Condoleezza Rice–59 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–59 Daniel Bernard Sweeney–52 Patrick Warburton–49 Joshua Duhamel–41 Russell Tovey–32 ; 1851 – Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published.

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) ; Garry Marshall(Maschiarelli)–79 Joe Mantegna–66 Frances Conroy–60 Tracy Scoggins–60 Chris Noth–59 "Whoopi Goldberg"(Caryn Johnson)–58 Jimmy Kimmel–46 Steve Zahn–46 Gerard Butler–44 Jordan Bridges–40 Michael Copon–31 Kit Williamson–28 ; 1927 – The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. ; 1956 – The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

November 12

Happy Birthday RIP François-Auguste-René Rodin(1840–1917) Grace Kelly(1929–1982) ; Neil Young–68 Megan Mullally–54 Nadia Comăneci–52 Sammy Sosa–45 Craig Parker–43 Harvey Stephens–43 Ryan Gosling–33 Anne Hathaway–31 ; 1954 – Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892

November 11

Happy Birthday RIP Jonathan Winters(1925–2013) ; Barbara Levy Boxer–73 Stanley Tucci–53 Demi Moore(Demetria Guynes)–51 Calista Flockhart–49 Philip McKeon–49 Carson Kressley–44 Leonardo DiCaprio–39 ; 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(Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) Roy Scheider(1932–2008) ; Russell Johnson–89 "Jack Scalia"(Giacomo Tedesco)–63 "Sinbad"(David Adkins)–57 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–54 Tommy Davidson–50 Jonas Åkerlund–48 Tracy Morgan–45 Walton Goggins–42 Ellen Pompeo–44 Heather Matarazzo–31 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress