November 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dana "Plato" Strain(1964–1999) ; "Joni Mitchell"(Roberta Anderson)–71 Earl Boen–69 Judy Tenuta–58 Christopher Knight–57 Pierre David Guetta–47 Michelle Clunie–45 Jason and Jeremy London–42 ; 1910 – The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.

November 6

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(1851–1902) ; Sally Field–68 Glenn Frey–66 Maria Shriver–59 Ethan Hawke–44 Rebecca Romijn–42 ; 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)–74 Art Garfunkel–73 Samuel Shepard Rogers–71 Bryan Adams–55 Katherine Matilda Swinton–54 Scott Sowers–51 Tatum O’Neal–51 Armin Shimerman–50 Famke Janssen–50 Samuel Rockwell–46 Samuel "Page" Elliot–38 Paul Kevin Jonas–27 ; 1935 – Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly.”

November 4

Happy Birthday RIP William "Will" Rogers(1879–1935) Arthur Carney(1918–2003) Walter Cronkite Jr(1916–2009) ; Doris Roberts(Green)–89 Loretta Swit–77 Laura Bush(Welch)–68 Marjorie "Markie" Post–64 Kathleen Griffin–54 Ralph Macchio–53 Jeffrey Probst–53 Matthew McConaughey–45 Sean Combs–45 Travis Van Winkle–32 ; 1952 – The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA. ; 2008 – Barack Obama becomes the first man of African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.

November 3

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Bronson(Buchinsky 1921–2003) Michael Evans(1949–2006) ; Michael Dukakis–81 Kenneth Berry–81 Tom Savini–68 Roseanne Barr–62 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)–61 Dennis Miller–61 “Adam Ant”(Stuart Goddard)–60 Kathy Kinney–60 Hans “Dolph” Lundgren–57 ; 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)–72 Kate Linder–67 Kathryn Dawn "k.d." Lang–53 David Schwimmer–48 Sean Kanan(Perelman)–48 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes Jr–39 Randolph Harrison–37 ; 1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the United States presidential election, 1920.

November 1

Happy Birthday RIP Marcia Wallace(1942–2013) ; Barbara Bosson–75 Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.–72 Lyle Lovett–57 Peter Ostrum–57 Rachel Ticotin–56 Timothy Cook–54 Antonia "Toni" Collette–42 Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy–42 Penn Badgley–28 ; 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. ; 1897 – The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public. The Library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.

October 31

Happy Birthday RIP "Michael Landon"(Eugene Orowitz 1936–1991) John Candy (1950–1994) ; Lyova Rosenthal("Lee Grant")–89 Dan Rather Jr–83 Saul "Ron" Rifkin–75 Sally Kirkland–73 David Ogden Stiers–72 Graham "Stephen" Rea–68 Margaret Jane Pauley–64 Peter Jackson–53 Dermot Mulroney–51 Robert Schneider–50 Robert Van Winkle("Vanilla Ice")–47 Adam Bouska–31 Sean Lockhart–28 ; 1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.

October 30

Happy Birthday RIP Ruth Gordon Jones(1896–1985) Jane Randolph(Roermer 1915–2009) Edward Lauter II(1938–2013) ; Grace Slick(Wing)–75 Henry Winkler–69 Harry Hamlin–63 Juliet Stevenson–58 Kevin Pollak–57 Jack Plotnick–46 Nitara "Nia" Long–44 Matthew Morrison–36 Shaun Sipos–33 ; 1944 – Anne Frank and sister Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

October 29

Happy Birthday Richard Dreyfuss–67 Lucy Kate Jackson–66 Joely Fisher–47 Rufus Sewell–47 Christopher Wiehl–44 Winona Ryder(Horowitz)–43 Brendan Fehr–37 Benjamin Foster–34 ; 1929 – Black Tuesday: stock prices collapsed on the New York Stock Exchange amid panic selling. Thousands of investors were wiped out financially.

October 28

Happy Birthday Joan Plowright–85 Charlie Daniels–78 Jane Alexander(Quigley)–75 Telma Hopkins–66 William Bruce Jenner–65 Annie Potts–62 William Gates III–59 Julia Roberts–47 Brad Paisley–42 Joaquin Phoenix(Bottom)–40 ; 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 Theodore Roosevelt Jr(1858–1919) Caroline "Carrie" Snodgress(1945–2004) Ruby "Dee" Wallace(1922–2014) ; Ruby "Nanette" Fabares–94 John Cleese–75 Robert Picardo–61 Simon LeBon–56 Marla Maples–51 Patrick Fugit–32 Kelly Osbourne–30 ; 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–72 Jacquelyn Smith–69 Pat Sajdak–68 Hillary Rodham Clinton–67 Mark "Dylan" McDermott–53 Ivan "Cary" Elwes–52 Keith Urban–47 Anthony Rapp–43 Seth MacFarlane–41 ; 1921 – The Chicago Theatre originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre promoted as the "Wonder Theatre of the World" opened.

October 25

Happy Birthday RIP Pablo Picasso y Lopez(1881–1973) Sarah Colley("Minnie Pearl" 1912–1996) William Bertanzetti("Billy Barty" 1924–2000) Wilma Jeanne Cooper(1928–2013)  ; Marian Ross–86 Helen Reddy–73 John Anderson–70 Nancy Cartwright–57 Adam Pascal–44 Joshua Henderson–33 "Katy Perry"(Katheryn Hudson)–30 Ciara Harris–29 ; 2001 – Microsoft released the Windows XP operating system.

October 24

Happy Birthday RIP "Bob Kane"(Robert Kahn 1915–1998) ; Frederick Murray Abraham–75 Kevin Kline–67 John Kassir–57 Monica Arnold–34 Casey Wilson–34 Jemima Rooper–33 Oliver Jackson-Cohen–28 ; 1861 – The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln ; 1901 – Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls, in a barrel ; 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 )–60 Weird Alfred Yankovic–55 Samuel Raimi–55 Ryan Reynolds–38  ; 1915 – Women's suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote. ; 1958 – The Smurfs, a fictional race of blue dwarves, later popularized in a Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon series, appear for the first time in the story La flute à six schtroumpfs, a Johan and Peewit adventure by Peyo, which is serialized in the weekly Spirou magazine.

October 22

Happy Birthday RIP "Curly Howard"(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) Joan Fontaine(de Havilland 1917–2013) Annette Funicello(1942–2013) ; Sir Derek Jacobi–76 Christopher Lloyd–76 David "Tony" Roberts–75 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–71 Deepak Chopra–68 Jeffrey Goldblum–62 Ned "Carlos" Mencia–47 Brian Boitano–51 "Spike Jonze"(Adam Spiegel)–45 Michael Fishman–33 Zachary Hanson–29 Kyle Gallner–28 ; 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter. ; 1883 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.

October 21

Happy Birthday RIP John "Dizzy" Gillespie(1917–1993) ; Joyce Randolph(Sirola)–90 Manfred Mann(Lubowitz)–74 Judith "Judy" Sheindlin(Blum)–72 Carrie Fisher–58 Kensaku Watanabe–55 Sasha Roiz–43 Jade Jagger–43 Jeremy Miller–38 William Estes Nipper–36 Aaron Tveit–31 ; 1879 – Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. which was tested the next day and lasted 13.5 hours. This would be the start of the invention of the first commercially practical incandescent light. Popular belief is that he invented the light bulb, which he did not.

October 20

Happy Birthday RIP Bela Lugosi(Blaskó 1882–1956) John Dewey(1859–1952) Joyce Brothers(Bauer 1927–2013) ; William Christopher–82 Thomas Petty–64 Thomas Newman–59 Viggo Mortensen Jr–56 Calvin Broadus("Snoop Dogg")–43 Sam Witwer–37 John Krasinski–35 Adam Butcher–26 ; 1803 – The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.

October 19

Happy Birthday RIP "LaWanda Page"(Alberta Peal 1920–2002) "Robert Reed"(John Rietz 1932–1992) Harris Glenn Milstead("Divine" 1945–1988) ; John Lithgow–69 Patricia Ireland–69 Jennifer Holliday–54 Amy Carter–47 Randolph "Trey" Parker III–45 Christopher Kattan–44 Desmond Harrington–38 ; 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)  Peter Boyle Jr(1935–2006)  ; Charles "Chuck" Berry–88 Dawn Wells–76 Michael Ditka–75 Pamela Dawber–63 Martina Navratilova–58 Erin Moran–54 Jean-Claude Van Damme(Varenberg)–54 Zachary Efron–27 ; 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) ; James Seals–72 Michael McKean–67 Margaret "Margot" Kidder–66 George Wendt–66 Norman Macdonald–51 David "Ziggy" Marley–46 Marshall Mathers("Eminem")–42 David Matthew Macfadyen–40 Chris Lowell–30 Maximillian Irons–29 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America

October 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oscar Wilde(1854–1900) Michael Conrad(1925–1983) ; Angela Lansbury–89 Leonard Barrie Corbin–74 Suzanne Somers(Mahoney)–68 Timothy Robbins–56 Kim Wayans–53 Michael Balzary("Flea")–52 Johnathan Mayer–37 Brea Grant–33  ; 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney.

October 15

Happy Birthday RIP “Mark Lenard” aka Sarek(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Lido “Lee” Iacocca–90 Linda Lavin–77 Carole Penny Marshall–72 Richard Carpenter–68 Sarah Ferguson–55 Emeril Lagasse III–55 Dominic West–45 William "Billy" Unger–19 ; 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.

October 14

Happy Birthday RIP David Dwight Eisenhower(1890–1969) Lillian Gish(1893–1993) Charles Everett Koop(1916–2013) ;  Sir Roger Moore–87 Ralph Lauren(Lifschitz)–75 Harry Anderson–62 Gregory Evigan–61 Thomas Dolby(Robertson)–56 Isaac Mizrahi–53 Stephen Coogan–49 Karyn White–49 Usher Raymond IV–36 Maximillion Thieriot–26 ; 1964 – civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.

October 13

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Thatcher(Roberts 1925–2013) ; Paul Simon–73 Grady Demond Wilson–68 Samuel "Sammy" Hagar–67 Olive Marie Osmond–55 Kathleen "Kate" Walsh–47 Sacha Baron Cohen–43 Branden Williams–40 Ashanti Douglas–34 ; 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–67 Susan Anton–64 Christopher Botti–52 Glenn Soukesian("Colton Ford")–52 Hugh Jackman–46 Adam Rich–46 Joshua Hutcherson–22 ; 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)–68 David Morse–61 Joan Cusack–52 Sean Patrick Flanery–49 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry III)–48 Jane Krajkowski–46 Stephen Moyer(Emery)–45 Matthew Bomer–35 Trevor Donovan Neubauer–36 ; 1975 – The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live debuts with George Carlin as the host and Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guests.

October 10

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Hayes(Brown 1900–1993) Ibson Dana Elcar(1927–2005) Christopher Penn(1965–2006) ; "Peter Coyote"(Rachmil Cohon)–73 Benjamin Vereen(Middleton)–68 David Lee Roth–60 Tanya Tucker–56 Julia Sweeney–55 Bradley Whitford–55 Jodi Marzorati("Benson")–53 Mario Lopez Jr–41 ; 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire: Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10.

October 9

Happy Birthday RIP John Winston Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne–66 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–62 Anthony Shalhoub–61 John O'Hurley–60 Scott Bakula–60 Sean Lennon–39 Brandon Routh–35 ; 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)–78 Paul Hogan–75 Cornelius "Chevy" Chase–71 Sarah Purcell–66 Susan "Sigourney" Weaver–65 Darrell Hammond–59 Stephanie Zimbalist–58 Matthew Damon–44 ; 1921 – KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.

October 7

Happy Birthday RIP "June Allyson"(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; "Joy Behar"(Josephina Occhiuto)–72 John Mellencamp–63 Judy Landers(Hamburg)–56 Simon Cowell–55 Dylan Baker–55 Dan Savage–50 Toni Braxton–48 Shawn Ashmore–35 ; 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming.

October 6

Happy Birthday RIP Laura "Janet" Gainor(1906–1984) "Carole Lombard"(Jane Peters 1908–1942) ; Kevin Cronin–63 Elisabeth Shue–51 Ioan Gruffudd–41 Jeffrey Bryan Davis–41 Jeremy Sisto–40 Wesley Ramsey–37 Olivia Thirlby–28 ; 1927 – The era of talking motion pictures began with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson, the first prominent talking movie

October 5

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond "Ray" Kroc(1902–1984) Larry Fine(Louis Feinberg 1902–1975) Jeffery Conaway(1950–2011) ; Steven Miller–71 Karen Allen–63 Harold Faltermeier–62 Clive Barker–62 Guy Pearce–47 Kate Winslet–39 Jesse Palmer–36 Jesse Eisenberg–31 ; 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)–73 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–68 Armand Assante–65 Christopher Waltz–58 Bill Fagerbakke–57 "Jon Secada"(Juan Martínez)–53 Isaac Liev Schreiber–47 Alicia Silverstone–38 Rachael Leigh Cook–35 ; 1957 – "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS.

October 3

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene "Gore" Vidal(1925–2012) ; "Chubby Checker"(Ernest Evans)–73 Uwe "Roy" Horn–70 Lindsey Buckingham–65 Pamela Hensley–64 Peter "Jack" Wagner–55 "Tommy Lee"(Thomas Bass)–52 Clive Owen–50 Gwen Stefani–45 Neve Campbell–41 Lena Headey–41 Sean William Scott–38 "Jake Shears"(Jason Sellards)–36 Ashley Simpson–30 ; 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–76 Donna Karan–66 Avery Brooks–66 Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz–65 Mike Rutherford–64 "Sting"(Gordon Sumner)–63 Lorraine Bracco–60 Robbie Nevil–56 Kelly Ripa–44 Tiffany Darwisch–43 ; 1950 The comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz was first published. ; 1959 “The Twilight Zone” debuted on CBS.

October 1

Happy Birthday RIP George Peppard(1928–1994) Walter Matthow(1920–2000) Thomas Bosley(1927–2010) ; James Earl Carter Jr.–90 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)–79 Randall Quaid–64 Elizabeth Dennehy–54 Mark McGwire–51 Theodore King–49 Cindy Margolis–49 Zacharius Galifianakis–45 Rupert Friend–33 ; 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)–83  Johnny Mathis–78 Marilyn McCoo–70 Countess Roza-Marie Lubienska("Rula Lenska")–67 Barry Williams(Blenkhorn)–60 Patrice Rushen–60 Francine Drescher–57 Eric Stoltz–53 Marion Cotillard–40 ; 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) Larry Linville(1939–2000) ; Jerry Lee Lewis–79 Ian McShane–72 Bryant Gumbel–66 Andrew "Dice" Clay Silverstein–57 Roger Bart–52 Jill Whelan–48 Luke Goss–46 Zachary Levi Pugh–34 ; 1951 – The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.

September 28

Happy Birthday RIP Seymour Cray (1925–1996) Edward "Ed" Sullivan(1901–1974) James "J.T." Walsh(1943–1998) ; Brigitte Bardot–80 Jeffrey Jones–68 Jane "Janeane" Garofalo–50 Leilani Sarelle Figalan–48 Mira Sorvino–47 Naomi Watts–46 Daniel Bonjour–33 Hilary Duff–27 ; 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.

September 27

Happy Birthday RIP Will Sampson(1933–1987) Donald Cornelius(1936–2012) "William Conrad"(John Cann 1920–1994) ; "Jayne Meadows"(Jane Cotter)–94 Anthony Wilford Brimley–80 Marvin Aday("Meatloaf")–67 Elizabeth "Liz" Torres–67  Shaun Cassidy–56 Christopher Cousins–54 William Patrick Muldoon III–46 Phoebe Price–42 Gwyneth Paltrow–42 Avril Lavigne–30 ; 1905 – The physics journal Annalen der Physik received Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².

September 26

Happy Birthday RIP Patrick O'Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987) ; "Donna Douglas"(Dorothy Smith)–81 Anne Robinson–70 Olivia Newton-John–66 Linda Hamilton–58 Melissa Sue Anderson–52 James Caviezel–46 Mark Famiglietti–35 Jessie Pavelka–32 ; 1789 – Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General. ‪#‎YouAreTheWeakestLink‬

September 25

Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) ; Barbara Walters–85 Michael Douglas–70 Cheryl Tiegs–67 Anson William Heimlich–65 Mark Hamill–63 Michael Madsen–57 Heather Locklear–53 Tate Donovan–51 Willard "Will" Smith–46 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–45 Hal Harry Sparks III–45 ; 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–52 Kevin Sorbo–56 Andrew Leeds–36 Jason Sarcinelli–36 Justin Bruening–35 ; 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 1920–2014) ;  Julio Iglesias de la Cueva–71 Mary Kay Place–67 Bruce Springsteen–65 "Rosalind" Chao(Chao Jyalin)–57 Jason Alexander(Greenspan)–55 Kenneth "Chi" McBride–53 Alexander Proyas–51 Anthony Mackie–35 ; 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) ; Thomas "Tommy" Lasorda–87 Antonia Basilotta("Toni Basil")–71 David Coverdale–63 Shari Belafonte–60 Deborah "Debby" Boone–58 Joan Jett(Larkin)–56 Scott Baio–54 Laura Vandervoort–30 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.

September 21

Happy Birthday RIP Charles M Jones(1912–2002) "Henry Gibson"(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; "Fannie Flagg"(Patricia Neal)–70 Stephen King–67 William "Bill" Murray–64 Ethan Coen–57 Robert Morrow–52 "Faith Hill"(Audrey Perry)–47 Ricki Lake–46 Lucas "Luke" Wilson–43 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–33 Maggie Grace Denig–31 ; 1957 – "Perry Mason," starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS.

September 20

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) ; Anne Meara–85 "Sophia Loren"(Sofia Scicolone)–80 Karen Sharpe–80 "Candy Spelling"(Carole Marer)–69 George Raymond Martin–66 Gary Cole–58 Joseph Lyle Taylor–50 Brad Beyer–41 Jon Bernthal–37 Charlie Weber–37 ; 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–87 "Adam West"(William Anderson)–84 Randolph Mantooth–69 Jeremy Irons–66 "Twiggy"(Leslie Hornby)–65 Joan Blunden("Lunden")–64 Cheryl O'Teari–52 Kimberly Richards–50 James "Jimmy" Fallon Jr.–40 Alison Sweeney–38 Kevin Zegers–30 ; 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")–81 Francis Avallone("Frankie Avalon")–75 Fred Willard–75 Beth Grant–65 Aisha Tyler–44 Jada Pinkett Smith–43 Lance Armstrong(Gunderson)–43 James Marsden–41 Daniel "Jason" Sudeikis–39 ; 1851 – The first edition of The New York Times was published as "The New-York Daily Times"

September 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dolores Costello(1903–1979) Hiram "Hank" Williams(1923–1953) Roderick "Roddy" McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) "Lupe Ontiveros"(Guadalupe Moreno 1942–2012) Johnathan Ritter(1948–2003) ; John "Fee" Waybill–64 Cassandra Peterson("Elvira")–63 Rita Rudner–61 Wendy Worthington–60 Bryan Singer–49 Kyle Chandler–49 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–45 Nathan "Nate" Berkus–43 Griffith Feuerstein("Griff Furst")–33 ; 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 1924–2014) ; Riley "B.B." King–89 Edward Begley Jr.–65 Philip "Mickey" Rourke–62 David Copperfield(Kotkin)–58 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)–56 Richard Marx–51 Molly Shannon–50 Marco Antonio Muñiz("Marc Anthony")–46 Amy Poehler–43 Ian Harding–28 Nichols Jonas–22 ; 1972 – "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS.

September 15

Happy Birthday RIP Amy Winehouse(1983–2011) ; Walter Koenig–78 Jon "Bowzer" Bauman–67 Nigel "Sam" Neill–67 Alexis "Faith" Ford–50 Emmitt "Tyler" Perry–45 Kimberly Payne Williams–43 Jesse James–25 ; 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 14

Happy Birthday RIP Amy Winehouse(1983–2011) ; Walter Koenig–78 Jon "Bowzer" Bauman–67 Nigel "Sam" Neill–67 Alexis "Faith" Ford–50 Emmitt "Tyler" Perry–45 Kimberly Payne Williams–43 Jesse James–25 ; 1959 – The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.

September 13

Happy Birthday RIP Reta Shaw(1912–1982) Melvin Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Hardy 1948–2003) Emilie Claudette Chauchoin("Colbert" 1903–1996) Richard Kiel(1939–2014) ; "Barbara Bain"(Millicent Fogel)–83 "Eileen Fulton"(Margaret McLarty)–81 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset–70 Peter Cetera–70 Jean Smart–63 Geraldine "Geri" Jewell–58 Dominic Fumusa–45 Louise Lombard(Perkins)–44 Fiona Apple Maggart–37 Bennett "Ben" Savage–34 ; 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"(Barrence Carter 1944–2003) Paul Walker(1973–2013) ; Ian Holm Cuthbert–83 Linda Gray–74 Joseph Pantoliano–63 Peter Scolari–59 Jason Statham–47 Louis Szekely("CK")–47 William Joshua Hopkins–44 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan–36 Jennifer Hudson–33 ; 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit.

September 11

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Lom(Schluderpacheru 1917–2012) ; Henry Earl Holliman–86 Brian De Palma–74 Amy Madigan–64 John Hawkes(Perkins)–55 Anne Ramsay–54 Virginia Madsen–53 Christina "Kristy" McNichol–52 Richard "Moby" Hall–49 Joseph Harry Connick Jr.–47 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges–37 ; 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. #NeverForget

September 10

Happy Birthday Arnold Palmer–85 Karl Lagerfeldt–81 Jose Feliciano Garcia–69 William "Bill" O’Reilly Jr–65 Anthony Joseph Pereira("Joe Perry")–64 Harold "Harry" Groener–63 Amy Irving–61 Colin Firth–54 Guy Ritchie–46 James Duval–42 Matthew Ryan Phillippe–40 ; 1955 – “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS.

September 9

Happy Birthday RIP Clifford Robertson(1923–2011) ; Chaim Topol–79 Joseph Theismann–65 Thomas Wopat–63 Hugh Grant–54 Adam Sandler–48 Goran Višnjić–42 Michael Bublé–39 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America(RCA).

September 8

Happy Birthday RIP May McAvoy(1899–1984) Richard "Peter" Sellers(1925–1980) Virginia Hensley("Patsy Cline" 1932–1963) Isaac "Sid" Caesar(1922–2014) ; Aimee Mann–54 David Lee Smith–51 Kimberly Peirce–47 Martin Freeman–43 David Arquette–43 Alecia "Pink" Moore–35 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)–33 Steven "Jake" Sandvig–28 ; 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)–65 Julie Kavner–64 Christine "Chrissie" Hynde–63 Michael Emerson–60 Corbin Bernsen–60 Diane Farr–45 Thomas Everett Scott–44 Oliver Hudson–38 Devoto ; 1916 – US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)

Message from the Queen of England

1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary').

------------------------

2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.'

-------------------

3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.

-----------------

4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse.

----------------------

5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

----------------------

6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

--------------------

7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.

-------------------

8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.

-------------------

9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable, as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.

---------------------

10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialect in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.

---------------------

11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).

---------------------

12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries.

--------------------

13.. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.

-----------------

14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).

---------------

15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.

God Save the Queen!

September 6

Happy Birthday Jo Anne Worley–77 George Roger Waters–71 Swoosie Kurtz–70 Jane Curtin–67 Patricia "Patti" Yasutake–61 Anne Lockhart(Maloney)–61 Patrick O'Hearn–60 Jeffrey Foxworthy–56 Rosa "Rosie" Perez–50 Natalie McIntyre("Macy Gray")–45 Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston–45 ; 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders.

September 5

Happy Birthday RIP "Freddie Mercury"(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–85 William Devane–75 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–74 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–63 Peter Wingfield–52 Rose McGowan–41 Ian Nelson–32 ; 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) Richard "Dick" York(1928–1992) ; "Mitzi Gaynor"(Francesca von Gerber)–83 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–56 Damon Wayans–54 Wesley Bentley–36 Beyoncé Knowles–33 ; 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 "Anne" Jackson–88 Valerie Perrine–71 Adam Curry–50 "Charlie Sheen"(Carlos Estevez)–49 Trevor St. John–43 Samuel "Nick" Wechsler–36 David Moretti–33 Garrett Hedlund–30 ; 1951 – The first long-running American soap opera, "Search for Tomorrow", airs its first episode on the CBS television network.

September 2

Happy Birthday RIP Meinhardt Raabe("Munchkin Coroner" 1915–2010) Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett–76 Terry Bradshaw–66 Thomas Mark Harmon–63 James "Jimmy" Connors–62 Keanu Reeves–50 Salma Hayek Jiménez–48 Charles "Tuc" Watkins III–48 Salvatore "Vincent DePaul" Zannino–46 ; 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–75 Barry Gibb–68 Dr. Phil McGraw–64 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–57 Burn Gorman–40 Robert Scott Speedman–39 Robert Boyd Holbrook–33 ; 1939 – Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.

August 31

Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn III(1928–2002) "Buddy Hackett"(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–69 Isaac Perlman–69 George Ivan Morrison–69 Richard Gere–65 Julie Brown–60 Jonathan LaPaglia–45 Deborah Gibson–44 Chris Tucker–42 ; 1897 – Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.

August 30

Happy Birthday RIP Fred MacMurray(1908–1991) ; Bill Daily–87 Warren Buffett–84 Timothy Bottoms–63 Paul Oakenfold–51 Michael Chiklis–51 Cameron Diaz–42 Lisa Ling(麗莎玲)–41 Andy Roddick–32 ; 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–79 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–76 Robin Leach–73 Temple Grandin–67 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–55 Carla Gugino–43 William Levy–34 Lea Michele Sarfati–28 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded.

August 28

Happy Birthday RIP  Nancy Kulp(1921–1991) Donald O'Connor(1925–2003) Biagio "Ben" Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–71 Luis Guzmán–58 Scott Hamilton–56 Emma Samuelson("Samms")–54 Jennifer Coolidge–53 David Fincher–52 "Shania Twain"(Eilleen Edwards)–49 Jason Priestley–45 Thomas "Jack" Black–45 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–32 Armond "Armie" Hammer–28 ; 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–70 Barbara Goldbach–68 Paul Rubenfeld("PeeWee Herman")–62 Peter Storm–61 Diana Scarwid–59 "Downtown" Julie Brown–55 Thomas "Tom" Ford–53 Sarah Chalke–38 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–35 Blake Jenner–22 ; 1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.

August 26

Happy Birthday RIP Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu("Mother Theresa" 1910–1997) Geraldine Ferraro(1935–2011) ; Valerie Simpson–68 Peter Brett Cullen–58 Wanda De Jesus–56 Christopher "Chris" Burke–49 Gunner Wright–41 Zemfira Ramazanova–38 Christopher Pine–34 Macaulay Culkin–34 "Cassie"(Casandra Ventura)–28 ; 1920 – the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effective by congress.

August 25

Happy Birthday RIP Melchor Ferrer(1917–2008) Louis "Leonard" Bernstein(1918–1990) ; Maurice Halperin("Monty Hall")–93 Thomas Sean Connery–84 Regis Philbin–83 Tom Skerritt–81 Nancy Stoll("Mink Stole")–67 Chaim Weitz("Gene Simmons")–64 Declan MacManus("Elvis Costello")–60 Timothy Burton–56 William Ray Cyrus–53 Blair Underwood–50 Rachael Ray–46 Claudia Schiffer–44 Alexander Skarsgård–38 ; 1916 – The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior.

August 24

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret "Dorothy" Comingore(1913–1971) Millicent "Penny" Edwards(1928–1998) ; Ronee Blakley–69 Anne Archer–67 Stephen Fry–57 Steve Guttenberg–56 Craig Kilborn–52 Marlee Matlin–49 David Chappelle–41 Simon "James" D'Arcy–39 Chad Michael Murray–33 Rupert Grint–26 ; 1816 – The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri ; 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–85 Barbara "Eden" Moorhead–83 Richard Sanders–74 Richard Springthorpe("Rick Springfield")–65 Shelley Long–65 Jon "Jay" Mohr–44 Scott Caan–38 Kobe Bryant–36 Trevor Wright–32 ; 1904 – The automobile tire chain is patented.

August 22

Happy Birthday RIP Helene "Leni" Riefenstahl(1902–2003) Ray Bradbury(1920–2012) ; Valerie Harper–75 Cindy Williams–67 Myra "Tori" Amos–51 Richard Armitage–43 Kristen Wiig–41 ; 1902 – President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public.

August 21

Happy Birthday Kenneth Rogers–76 Kim Cattrall–58 Charles Peyton("Jeff Stryker")–52 Carrie-Anne Moss–44 Alicia Witt–39 Hayden Panettiere–25 ; 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) ; Donald King–83 Constance "Connie" Chung-Povich(宗毓華)–68 Robert Plant–66 Albert "Al" Roker–60 James Marsters–52 Drew Waters–41 Amy Adams–40 Benjamin Barnes–33 ; 1920 – First commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.

August 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Roddenberry(1921–1991) ; Diana Muldaur–76 Jill St. John(Jill Oppenheim)–74 William Jefferson Blythe(Bill Clinton)–68 Mary "Tipper" Gore–66 Jonathan Frakes–62 Peter Gallagher–59 John Stamos–51 Kyra Sedgwick–49 Kevin Dillon–49 Matthew Perry–45 ; 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–87 "Roman Polanski"(Rajmund  Liebling)–81 Charles Robert Redford Jr.–77 Martin Mull–71 Elayne Boosler–62 Denis Leary–57 Christian Slater–45 Edward Norton–45 Malcolm-Jamal Warner–44 Andrew Samberg–36 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

August 17

Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Mae" West(1893–1980) ; Robert De Niro Jr.–71 Lawrence Ellison–70 Kevin Rowlan–61 Belinda Carlisle–56 Sean Penn–54 Donald Wahlberg–45 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.

August 16

Happy Birthday RIP Fess Parker Jr.(1924–2010) Edith Gormezano("Eydie Gormé" 1928–2013) ; Frank Gifford–84 Julia Newmeyer("Julie Newmar")–81 Lesley Ann Warren–68 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)–61 James Cameron–60 Madonna Louise Ciccone–56 Angela Bassett–56 Timothy Hutton–54 Steven Carell–52 Cameron Gigandet–32 Cameron Monaghan–21 ; 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–91 "Mike Connors"(Krekor Ohanian)–89 Patricia Priest–78 Linda Ellerbee(Smith)–70 Princess Anne Windsor–64 Tess Harper(Washam)–64 Željko Ivanek–57 Debra Messing–46 Benjamin Affleck-Boldt–42 Joseph Jonas–25 Jennifer Lawrence–24 ; 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–73 Stephen Martin–69 Susan Saint James(Miller)–68 Danielle Schuelein-Steel–67 Gary Larson–64 Earvin "Magic" Johnson–55 Marcia Gay Harden–55 Susan Olsen–53 Jon Marc Ingle("Lady Bunny")–52 Maria Halle Berry–48 Catherine Bell–46 Christopher Gorham–40 Milena Kunis–31 ; 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–85 "Kevin Tighe"(John Fishburn)–70 Dante "Danny" Bonaduce–55 John Slattery–52 James Carpinello–39 Augusto "Alex" González–34 ; 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–75 Patrick "Pat" Metheny–60 Peter Krause–49 Rebecca Gayheart–42 Caleb Casey Affleck–39 ; 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.

August 11

Happy Birthday Terry Bollea("Hulk Hogan")–61 Viola Davis–49 Anna Gunn–46 Chris Messina–40 Chris Hemsworth–31 ; 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(Edwin Tisch 1928–2010) ; Ian Anderson–66 Don Swayze–56 Rosanna Arquette–55 José Antonio Banderas–54 Justin Theroux–42 Ryan Eggold–40 Lucas Till–24 ; 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 ; 1821 – Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.

August 9

Happy Birthday RIP Whitney Houston(1963–2012) ; Samuel Elliott–70 Melanie Griffith–57 Amanda Bearse–56 Gillian Anderson–46 Eric Banadinovich(Eric Bana)–46 Audrey Tautou–38 Anna Kendrick–29 ; 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)  John Holmes(Estes 1944–1988) ; Richard Anderson–88 Lonnie Melvin Tillis–82 Dustin Hoffman–77 Concetta Ingolia("Connie Stevens")–76 Donald P. Bellisario–76 Larry Wilcox–67 Keith Carradine–65 Donald Most–61 Joshua "J.C." Chasez–38 ; 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. #IMNOTACROOK

August 7

Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Billie" Burke(1884–1970) ; John Glover–70 Wayne Knight–59 Paul Bruce Dickinson–56 David Duchovny–54 Charlize Theron–39 Eric Johnson–35 Randy Wayne Frederick–33 ; 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–44 Vera Farmiga–41 Soleil Moon Frye–38 Ryan Sypek–32 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky–28 ; 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) Selma Diamond(1920–1985) Neil Armstrong(1930–2012) ; "John Saxon"(Carmine Orrico)–79 Loni Anderson–69 Jeannette "Ja'net" DuBois–69 Maureen McCormick–58 Patrick Ewing–52 ; 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–75 Richard Belzer–70 William Robert Thornton–59 Barack H. Obama–54 Daniel Dae Kim–46 Abigail Spencer–33 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.

August 3

Happy Birthday "Tony Bennett"(Anthony Benedetto)–88 "Martin Sheen"(Ramon Estevez)–74 Martha Stewart(Kostyra)–73 John Landis–64 Thomas Dewey–36 Nicole Evangeline Lilly–35 ; 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(1932–2013) ; Wes Craven–75 Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–68 Patrick Lilley("Butch Patrick")–61 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–60 Mary-Louise Parker–50 Sam Worthington–38 Edward Furlong–37 ; 1790 – The first United States Census is conducted ; 1870 – Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.

August 1

Happy Birthday RIP Jerome "Jerry" Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic "Dom" DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Samuel "Sam" Mendes–49 "James St James"(James Clark)–48 Tempestt Bledsoe–41 Max Carver–26 Jack O'Connell–24 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.