Happy Birthday RIP Wilfrid Hyde-White(1903–1991) Katharine Hepburn(1907-2003) George Carlin(1937-2008) ; Lawrence "Yogi" Berra–89 Burt Bacharach–86 Stephen "Steve" Winwood–66 William "Billy Squier"–64 Gabriel Byrne–64 Emilio Estevez–52 Stephen Baldwin–48 Anthony "Tony" Hawk–46 Kim Fields–45 Jason Biggs–36 ; 1926 – The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
Happy Birthday RIP "Irving Berlin"(Israel Baline 1888–1989) Salvador Dalí y Domenech(1904–1989) Martha Graham(1894–1991) Cory Monteith(1982–2013) ; Frances Fisher–62 "Peter North"(Alden Brown)–57 Martha Quinn–55 Jonathan Jackson–32 Matt Leinart–31 Matt Giraud–29 ; 1924 – Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
Happy Birthday RIP "Fred Astaire"(Frederic Austerlitz 1899–1987) "Nancy Walker"(Anna Swoyer 1922–1992) "Sid Vicious"(Simon Ritchie 1957–1979) ; Gary Owens(Altman)–75 Jim Abrahams–70 Meg Foster–66 Paul Hewson("Bono")–54 Jason Brooks–48 Dallas Roberts–44 Odette Annable(Yustman)–29 ; 1908 – The first Mother's Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, W.Virginia ; 1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan.
Happy Birthday RIP Myron "Mike" Wallace(1918–2012) ; Albert Finney–78 Candice Bergen–68 William "Billy" Joel–65 Tom Petersson–64 John Corbett Jr–53 Chris Diamantopoulos–39 ; 1874 – The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884-1972) ; Don Rickles–88 Cathryn "Toni" Tennille–74 "Gary Glitter"(Paul Gadd)–70 Philip Bailey–63 Alexander "Alex" Van Halen–61 Melissa Gilbert–50 Enrique Iglesias Preysler–39 Stephen Amell–33 ; 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston 1929–1993) Paul Gleason(1939–2006) ; Richard Jenkins–66 Pia Zadora(Schipani)–59 Randy Travis(Traywick)–54 Mary Beth McDonough–52 Ana Gasteyer–46 William "Will" Arnett–43 Michael Pritchard("Mike Dirnt")–41 James Lance Bass–34 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Album of the Year was awarded to Henry Mancini.
Happy Birthday RIP Harry "Bing" Crosby(1903–1977) "Hedda Hopper"(Elda Furry 1885–1966) ; "Engelbert Humperdinck"(Arnold Dorsey)–78 Bianca Macias("Jagger")–69 Louis Grammatico("Lou Gramm")–64 Christine Baranski–62 Donatella Versace–59 Dwayne Johnson–42 "Pandora Boxx"(Michael Steck)–42 David Beckham–39 ; 1932 – Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network.
Happy Birthday RIP Gwyllyn "Glenn" Ford(1916–2006) Jack Paar(1918–2004) ; Richard J. Riordan–84 Judith Collins–75 Rita Coolidge–69 Joanna Lumley–68 Ray Parker Jr.–60 Samuel "Tim" McGraw–47 Wesley Anderson–45 ; 1941 – The Orson Welles film "Citizen Kane" premiered in New York.
Happy Birthday RIP Carolyn Jones(1930–1983) Lionel Barrymore(1878–1954) ; Ann-Margret Olsson–73 James "Jay" Leno–64 Mary McDonnell–62 Jorge Garcia–41 Penélope Cruz Sánchez–40 Jessica Alba–33 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans.
Happy Birthday RIP Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) ; George "Meadowlark" Lemon–82 Alfredo "Al" Pacino–74 Henry "Hank" Azaria–50 Andrew "Andy" Bell–50 Renée Zellweger–45 Jason Wiles–44 ; 1972 – Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs.
Happy Birthday Shirley MacLean Beatty–80 Barabra Joan Streisand–72 Richard M. Daley–72 Jean-Paul Gaultier–62 Djimon Hounsou–50 Eric Balfour–37 Kelly Clarkson–32 ; 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress"
Happy Birthday RIP William Shakespeare(1564–1616) Roy Orbison(1936–1988) Hervé Villechaize(1943–1993) ; Shirley Temple Black(1928–2014) ; Alan Oppenheimer–84 Harvey Lee Yeary("Lee Majors")–75 Joyce DeWitt–65 Michael Moore–60 Valerie Bertinelli–54 ; 1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.
Happy Birthday RIP Edward "Eddie" Albert Heimberger(1906–2005) Aaron Spelling (1923–2006) Bettie Page(1923–2008) ; Charlotte Rae Lubotsky–88 Glen Campbell–78 John "Jack" Nicholson–77 John Waters–68 Peter Frampton–64 Catherine Mary Stewart(Nursall)–55 Ryan Stiles–55 Byron Allen Folks–53 Jeffrey Dean Morgan–48 ; 1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
Happy Birthday RIP Luther Vandross(1951–2005) ; Hosato "George" Takei(武井 穂郷) –77 Charles "Ryan" O'Neal–73 Jessica Lange–65 Crispin Glover–50 "Carmen Electra"(Tara Patrick)–42 Joseph Lawrence Mignogna–38 ; 1916 – The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
Happy Birthday RIP Vera Jayne Palmer("Jayne Mansfield" 1933–1967) Richard Cox("Dick Sargent" 1930–1994) Dudley Moore(1935–2002) ; Tim Curry–68 Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot–65 Ashley Ciminella("Judd")–46 James Franco–36 Kate Hudson–35 Hayden Christensen–33 ; 1971 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted life imprisonment) for conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders.
Happy Birthday Barbara Hale–92 Hayley Mills–68 James Woods–67 Frederick "Rick" Moranis–61 Eric Roberts–58 Jane Leeves–53 Eric McCormack–51 Conan O'Brien–51 David Tennant(McDonald)–43 Eli Roth–42 Sean Maguire–38 Melissa Joan Hart–38 ; 1906 – a major earthquake struck San Francisco and set off raging fires. More than 3,000 people died.
Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(Beedle 1918–1981) Donald Kirshner(1934–2011) John "J. P." Morgan(1837–1913) ; Michael Sembello–60 Shaun Bean–55 Elizabeth "Liz" Phair–47 Jennifer Garner–42 Victoria Adams-Beckham–39 ; 1937 – Daffy Duck's first appearance, in Porky's Duck Hunt ; 1969 – Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy
Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) Enrico "Henry" Mancini(1924–1994) ; Stanley "Bobby" Vinton–79 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar(Ferdinand Alcindor)–67 Ellen Barkin–60 Jonathan Cryer–49 Martin Lawrence–49 Peter Billingsley–43 Lukas Haas–38 ; 1962 – Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News."
Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Montgomery(1933–1995) ; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason–67 Heloise Cruse Evans–63 Emma Thompson–55 Seth Rogen–32 Emma Watson–24 ; 1912 – The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
Happy Birthday RIP Arthur John Gielgud (1904–2000) Rodney Steiger(1925–2002) Johanna "Anne" Sullivan Macy(1866–1936) ; Loretta "Lynn" Webb–82 Julie Christie–73 Peter Rose–73 John Shea–65 Brad "Garrett"(Gerstenfeld)–54 Robert Carlyle–53 Michael Anthony Hall–46 Adrien Brody–41 Sarah Michelle Gellar–37 ; 1828 – Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary ; 1865 – President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. He died the next day.
Happy Birthday RIP Samuel Beckett(1906–1989) Donald Yarmy("Don Adams" 1923–2005) ; Lyle Waggoner–79 Paul Sorvino–75 Tony Dow–69 Albert Greene–68 Ronald Perlman–64 William Sadler–64 Robert "Peabo" Bryson–63 Caroline Rhea–50 Richard "Ricky" Schroder–44 ; 1870 – The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded. ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Happy Birthday RIP Johnnie Collier("Ann Miller" 1923–2004) Charles Napier(1936–2011) Herbert Khaury("Tiny Tim" 1932–1996) Thomas Clancy Jr(1947–2013) ; Herbert Hancock–74 Edward O'Neill–68 David Letterman–67 David Cassidy–64 Thomas Noonan–63 Andrés "Andy" García Menéndez–58 Shannen Doherty–43 Nicholas Brendon Schultz–43 Claire Danes–35 Jennifer Morrison–35 ; 1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
Happy Birthday RIP Oleg Cassini Loiewski(1913–2006) Ethel Kennedy(Skakel)–86 Joel Grey(Katz)–82 Meshach Taylor–67 Michele Scarabelli–59 Lisa Stansfield–48 ; 1976 – The Apple I is created.
Happy Birthday RIP Joseph Pulitzer(1847–1911) Kevin "Chuck" Connors(1921–1992) Harry Morgan(Bratsberg 1915–2011) ; Carl "Max" von Sydow–85 Michel Shalhoub(عمر الشريف "Omar Sharif")–81 John Madden–78 Lee Capellaro("Ving")–64 Steven Seagal–62 Brian Setzer–55 Katrina Leskanich–54 Charlie Hunnam–34 Michael Pitt–33 Amanda "Mandy" Moore–30 Haley Joel Osment–26 ; 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh. ; 1912 – The RMS Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her only voyage.
Happy Birthday RIP Avery Schreiber(1935–2002) ; Hugh Hefner–88 Michael Learned–75 Dennis Quaid–60 Marc Jacobs–51 Cynthia Nixon–48 Jennifer Massoli("Jenna Jameson")–40 Keshia Knight Pulliam–35 Jonathan Baruchel–32 Leighton Meester–28 Jesse McCartney–27 Kristen Stewart–24 Mary Elle Fanning–16 ; 1867 – Alaska purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.
Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth "Betty" Ford(1918–2011) ; Sheldon Greenfield("Shecky Greene")–88 Vivienne Westwood(Swire)–73 John Schneider III–54 Jeffrey "Izzy" Isbell–52 Julian Lennon–51 Robin Wright–48 Patricia Arquette–46 ; 1913 – The 17th amendment to the Constitution, providing for the popular election of U.S. senators, was ratified.
Happy Birthday RIP Ian Richardson(1934–2007) Billie Holiday(Elinore Harris 1915–1959) ; James Bumgarner("Garner")–86 William "Wayne" Rogers III–81 Jerry Brown–76 Francis Ford Coppola–75 John Oates–65 Kong-sang "Jackie" Chan( 陳港生)–60 Russell Crowe–50 ; 1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Happy Birthday Billy December Williams–77 Merle Haggard–77 John Ratzenberger–67 Patrika Darbo–66 Mary Lucy Henner–62 Paul Rudd–45 Anders Jensen–42 Zachary Braff–39 Candace Cameron–38 ; 1909 – Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole. ; 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City.
Happy Birthday RIP Heath Ledger(1979–2008) Anthony Perkins(1932–1992) ; Estelle Nussbaum("Harris")–86 Craig T. Nelson–70 Hugo Weaving–54 Graham Walker("Norton")–51 David Cross–50 Robert Downey Jr–49 Nancy McKeon–48 James Rodriguez("Roday")–38 ; 1850 – The city of Los Angeles was incorporated ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
Happy Birthday RIP Marlon Brando(1924–2004) ; Doris Kappelhoff("Doris Day")–91 Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall–80 Marsha Mason–72 Carson "Wayne" Newton–72 Michael Orlando Cassavitis("Tony Orlando")–70 Alexander "Alec" Baldwin III–56 David Hyde Pierce–55 Edward "Eddie" Murphy–53 Jamie Bamber Griffith–41 ; 1860 – The Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech.
Happy Birthday RIP Alec Guinness de Cuffe(1914–2000) Marvin Gaye(1939–1984) Christian "Buddy" Ebsen(1908–2003) Ronald Paolillo(1949–2012) Rodney King III(1965–2012) ; Emmylou Harris–67 Christopher Meloni–53 Michael Fassbender–37 Aiden Turner–37 ; 1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California ; 1956 – As The World Turns debuts on CBS-TV
Happy Birthday RIP Leonidas "Lon" Chaney(1883–1930) Gordon Jump(1932–2003) ; "Jane Powell"(Suzanne Bruce)–85 Mary "Debbie" Reynolds–82 Elizabeth "Ali" MacGraw–75 Barry Sonnenfeld–61 Susan Boyle–53 Rachel Maddow–41 Sam Huntington–32 Matt Lanter–31 Hillary Scott–28 ; 1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois ; 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971.
Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Chavez(1927–1993) Anne "Liz" Claiborne(1929–2007) ; George Richard Chamberlain–80 Shirley Jones–80 Herbert Alpert–79 Ronald "Christopher" Walken–71 Gabriel Kaplan–69 Albert Gore Jr.–66 Rhea Perlman–66 William McNamara–49 Ewan McGregor–43 Evan Williams–42 ; 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
Happy Birthday RIP Vincent van Gogh(1853–1890) ; "Peter Marshall"(Ralph LaCock)–88 John Astin–84 Henry Warren Beaty–77 Eric Clapton–69 Paul Reiser–57 Ian Ziering–50 Tracy Chapman–50 Céline Dion–46 Mark Consuelos–43 Geetali Norah Jones Shankar–35 Jason Dohring–32 ; 1964 – The TV game show "Jeopardy!" premiered on NBC
Happy Birthday RIP Pearl Bailey(1918–1990) ; Judith Guest–78 Evangelos "Vangelis" Papathanassiou–71 Eric Idle–71 Marina Sirtis–59 "Perry Farrell"(Peretz Bernstein)–55 Amy Sedaris–53 "Elle Macpherson"(Eleanor Gow)–50 Michel Hazanavicius–47 "Lucy Lawless"(Lucille Ryan)–46 ; 1882 – The Knights of Columbus are established. ; 1971 – A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers. #History
Happy Birthday Dianne Wiest–66 Reba McEntire–59 Bart Conner–56 Vince Vaughn–45 Julia Stiles–33 Stefani Germanotta("Lady Gaga")–28 ; 1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial melt down.
Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983) ; Art Evans–72 Quentin Tarantino–51 David Koz–51 Mariah Carey–45 Kevin Corrigan–45 Nathan Fillion–43 Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson–39 ; 1794 – President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy.
Happy Birthday RIP Thomas "Tennessee" Williams III(1911–1983) ; Leonard Nimoy–83 Alan Arkin–80 James Caan–74 Nancy Pelosi–74 Diana Ross–70 Steven Tyler(Tallarico)–66 Vicki Lawrence(Axelrad)–65 Martin Short–64 Leeza Gibbons–57 Jennifer Grey–54 Theodore "T.R." Knight–41 Larry Page–41 Keira Knightley–29 ; 1979 – Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.
Happy Birthday RIP Howard Cosell(Cohen 1918–1995) ; Eugene Shalit–89 Gloria Steinem–80 Aretha Franklin–72 Paul Manfred Glaser–71 Sir "Elton John"(Reginald Dwight)–67 Bonnie Bedelia Culkin–66 Mary Gross–61 Marcia Cross–51 Sarah Jessica Parker–49 Sean Faris–40 Lee Pace–35 Danica Patrick–32 ; 1913 – The home of vaudeville, the Palace Theatre, opened in New York City.
Happy Birthday RIP "Harry Houdini"(Erich Weiss 1874–1926) Terence Steve McQueen(1930–1980) Norman Feld("Fell" 1924–1998) ; Robert "Bob" Mackie–74 Thomas Hilfiger–63 Louie Anderson–61 Robert Carradine–60 Donna Pescow–60 Steve Ballmer–58 Kelly LeBrock–54 Gabriele Kerner("Nena")–54 Starlet "Star" Jones–52 Lara Flynn Boyle–44 James Parsons–41 ; 1900 – Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Happy Birthday RIP "Joan Crawford"(Lucille LeSueur 1906–1977) ; "Marty Allen"(Morton Alpern)–92 Richard Otcasek–65 "Chaka Khan"(Yvette Stevens)–61 Kenneth Cole–60 Amanda Plummer–57 Catherine Keener–55 Marc Cherry–52 Hope Davis–50 Richard Grieco Jr–49 Keri Russell–38 "Perez Hilton"(Mario Lavandeira Jr)–36 ; 1857 – Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
Happy Birthday RIP Leonard "Chico" Marx (1887–1961) Louis L'Amour(LaMoore 1908–1988) Marcel Marceau(Mangel 1923–2007) "Karl Malden"(Mladen Sekulovich 1912–2009) ; William Shatner–83 Michael Emmet Walsh–79 George Benson–71 Wolf Blitzer–66 Andrew Lloyd Webber–66 Robert "Bob" Costas–62 Lena Olin–59 Stephanie Mills–57 Matthew Modine–55 Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon–38 ; 1882 – Congress outlawed polygamy ; 1963 – The Beatles' first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom
Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers(1928–2003) ; Carl Reiner–92 Hal Linden(Harold Lipshitz)–83 Martin Brian Mulroney–75 John de Lancie–66 William Hurt–64 Shelton "Spike" Lee–57 Holly Hunter–56 Kathleen "Kathy" Ireland–51 Michael Rapaport–44 Dean Geyer–28 ; 1816 – The Supreme Court affirmed its right to review state court decisions ; 1997 – Liggett Group settled 22 state lawsuits by admitting the industry markets cigarettes to teenagers and agreeing to warn on every pack that smoking is addictive!
Happy Birthday RIP John Updike(1932–2009) Peter Graves(Aurness 1926–2010) Ernest Gallo(1909–2007) ; Kevin Dobson–71 Irene Cara Escalera–55 Vanessa Lynn Williams–51 "Queen Latifah"(Dana Owens)–44 Dane Cook–42 Adam Levine–35 ; 1931 – Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor.
Happy Birthday RIP Nathaniel Adams Coles("Nat King Cole" 1919–1965) ; Paul Kantner–73 Patrick Duffy–65 Kurt Russell–63 Lesley-Anne Down–60 Gary Sinise–59 Robert "Rob" Lowe–50 Paige Hemmis–42 Brittany Daniel–38 ; 1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel : 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles, California murder spree
Happy Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg–81 Judd Hirsch–79 Michael Love–73 David Cronenberg–71 Daniel Dee Snider–59 Park Overall–57 Fabio Lanzoni–55 Terence Trent "D'Arby" Howard–52 Kennedy "Rockwell" Gordy–50 Mark McGrath–46 Mark Hoppus–42 Eva Longoria–39 William Adams–39 Kellan Lutz–29 ; 1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated ; 1956 – The Lerner and Loewe musical "My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway ; 1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com)
Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) ; Quincy Jones Jr–81 "Michael Caine"(Maurice Micklewhite)–81 William "Billy" Crystal–66 Jerry Greenfield–63 Kevin Williamson–49 James Frain–46 Frederick "Chris" Klein–35 Jordan Taylor Hanson–31 Jamie Bell–28 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.
.Happy Birthday RIP Shemp Howard(Samuel Horwitz 1895–1955) Lawrence Welk(1903–1992) ; Rupert Murdoch–83 Sam Donaldson–80 Nancy Kovach–79 Mark Metcalf–68 Jerry Zucker–64 Robert "Bobby" McFerrin–64 Susan Richardson–62 Catharina "Nina" Hagen–59 "Lady Chablis"(Benjamin Knox)–57 "Cheryl Lynn"(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–57 David LaChapelle–51 Terrence Howard–45 "Johnny Knoxville"(Philip Clapp)–43 Thora Birch–32 ; 1985 – Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko as General Secretary of the Communist Party.
Happy Birthday Carlos "Chuck" Norris–74 Shannon Tweed–57 Sharon Stone–56 Jasmine Guy–52 Prince Edward Windsor–50 Neneh Cherry(Karlsson)–50 Andrei Bregman("Michael Lucas")–42 Christopher "Biz" Stone–40 Bree Turner–36 Carrie Underwood–31 ; 1965 – Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple" opened on Broadway in New York City.
Happy Birthday RIP Lynn Redgrave(1943–2010) Alan Hale Mackahan Jr(1921–1990) "Cyd Charisse"(Tula Finklea 1921–2008) ; George Michael Dolenz Jr–69 John Kapelos–58 Gary Numan(Webb)–56 Lester Holt Jr–55 Aidan Quinn–55 Debra "Camryn" Manheim–53 Freddie Prinze Jr–38 James Van Der Beek Jr–37 Nicholas Zano–36 ; 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded ; 1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule ; 1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France
Happy Birthday RIP Lou Costello(Louis Cristillo 1906–1959) Edward McMahon(1923–2009) ; Alan Greenspan–88 Joanna Miles–74 David Gilmour–68 Robert Reiner–67 James Saito–59 Edward Dezen–57 Thomas Arnold–55 Constance Womack("Connie Britton")–47 Shaquille O'Neal–42 ; 1820 – The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free ; 1899 – Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark
Happy Birthday RIP Reginald "Rex" Harrison(1908–1990) Andy Gibb(1958–1988) "Teena Marie"(Mary Brockert 1956–2010) ; Robert "Dean" Stockwell-78 Fred Williamson–76 Murray Head–68 Elaine Paige(Bickerstaff)-66 Edmond "Eddy" Grant-66 Marsha Warfield-60 Penn Jillette-59 Kevin Connolly-40 Eva Mendes-39 ; 1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake ; 1946 – Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
Happy Birthday Paula Prentiss(Ragusa)–76 Chris Squire–66 Catherine O'Hara–60 Adrian Zmed–60 Steven Weber–53 Stacy Edwards–49 Chastity "Chaz" Bono–45 Joshua Bowman–26 ; 1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect ; 1837 – The city of Chicago is incorporated
Happy Birthday RIP Alexander Graham Bell(1847–1922) George Pullman(1831–1897) Harlean Carpenter("Jean Harlow" 1911–1937) Perry Ellis(1940–1986) James Doohan(1920–2005) ; Jennifer Warnes–67 Miranda Richardson–56 Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer–44 David Faustino–40 Jessica Biel–32 ; 1923 – Time magazine, founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce, was first published ; 1885 – The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York
Happy Birthday RIP Theodor Geisel("Dr Seuss" 1904–1991) Karen Carpenter(1950–1983) ; Desiderio Arnaz y de Acha III("Desi Arnaz" 1917–1986) ; Mikhail Gorbachyov(Михаи́л Горбачёв)–83 John Irving(Blunt)–72 Cheryl "Gates" McFadden–65 Laraine Newman–62 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi)–52 Daniel Craig–46 Christopher "Chris" Martin–37 Bryce Dallas Howard–33 ; 1917 – Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship ; 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall ; 1949 – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut
Happy Birthday RIP Alton Glenn Miller(1904–1944) James "David" Niven(1910–1983) Harry Caray(Harry Carabina 1914–1998) ; Robert Clary(Widerman)–88 Harold "Harry" Belafonte–87 Robert Conrad(Konrad Falkowski)–79 Roger Daltrey–70 Alan Thicke(Jeffrey)–67 Catherine Bach(Bachman)–60 Ronald Howard–60 James "Tim" Daly–58 Javier Bardem–45 Mark–Paul Gosselaar–40 Jensen Ackles–36 Mark Cirillo–36 Kesha Sebert–27 Justin Bieber–20 ; 1790 – The first United States census is authorized by Congress ; 1932 – the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped from their family home near Hopewell, N.J.
Happy Birthday RIP Samuel "Zero" Mostel(1915–1977) Charles Durning(1923–2012) ; Gavin MacLeod(Allan See)–83 Mario Andretti–74 Bernadette Peters(Lazzara)–66 Gilbert Gottfried–59 John Turturro–57 Cynthia "Cindy" Wilson–57 Alison "Ali" Larter–38 ; 1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight. ; 1935 – DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.
Happy Birthday RIP William Frawley(1887–1966) Johnny Cash(1932–2003) John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason(1916–1987) "Tony Randall"(Arthur Rosenberg 1920–2004) Frederick "Tex" Avery(1908–1980) ; Antoine "Fats" Domino–86 Michael Bolton–61 ; 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park
Happy Birthday RIP Jim Backus(1913–1989) George Harrison(1943–2001) ; Sally Jessy Raphael(Lowenthal)–79 Bob Schieffer–77 Diane Baker–76 Karen Grassle–72 Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson–49 "Tea Leoni"(Elizabeth Pantaleoni)–48 Sean Astin(Duke)–43 Julio Iglesias Jr.–41 Chelsea Handler–39 ; 1836 –Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver.
Happy Birthday RIP Majel Barrett-Roddenberry(Hudec 1932–2008) ; Peter Fonda–74 Patricia Richardson–63 John Howard Jones–59 Michael Dell–49 Emily Blunt–31 Hannah Dakota Fanning–19 ; 1896 – The Tootsie Roll is invented ; 1927 – President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States. #History
Happy Birthday RIP George Washington(1732–1799) ; Dominick "Don" Pardo–96 Robert Jonathan Demme–70 Julius Erving–64 Julie Walters–64 Ellen Greene–63 Kyle MacLachlan–55 Jeri Ryan(Zimmerman)–46 James Blount–40 Drew Barrymore–39 ; 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five and dime Woolworth stores ; 1935 – It became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House.
Happy Birthday RIP Lee Marvin(1924–1987) Johann "Falco" Hölzel (1957–1998) ; William "Smokey" Robinson–74 Jeff Daniels–59 Ray Winstone–57 Prince Andrew Windsor–54 Seal Samuel–51 Justine Bateman–48 Benicio del Toro Sánchez–47 Haylie Duff–29 ; 1878 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
