Breaking - Supreme court to hear cases

#SCOTUS to hear marriage equality cases and put to rest the debate once and for all! http://t.co/tWNwFWBqrh

http://www.scotusblog.com #Scotus will hear all four cases before June : #Breaking
The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted.
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OBERGEFELL, JAMES, ET AL. V. HODGES, RICHARD, ET AL.
TANCO, VALERIA, ET AL. V. HASLAM, GOV. OF TN, ET AL.
DeBOER, APRIL, ET AL. V. SNYDER, GOV. OF MI, ET AL.
BOURKE, GREGORY, ET AL. V. BESHEAR, GOV. OF KY, ET AL.

January 16

Happy Birthday RIP Henry "Harry" Carey II(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony "A.J." Foyt–80 Ronnie Milsap–72 John Carpenter–67 Deborrah "Debbie" Allen–65 Helen "Sade" Adu–56 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–47 Jonathan Mangum–44 Katherine "Kate" Moss–41 ; 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 Jr(1929–1968) Lloyd Bridges(1913–1998) ; Andrea Martin–68 Maria Molina("Charo")–64 James Nesbitt–50 Lisa Lisa Velez-48 Charles "Chad" Lowe–47 Edmund "Eddie" Cahill–37 ; 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. ; 2001 Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.

January 14

Happy Birthday RIP Andrew “Andy” Rooney(1919–2011) ; John “Jack” Jones–77 Dorothy Faye Dunaway–74 Steven Soderbergh–52 Emily Watson–48 James Smith("LL Cool J")–47 Jason Bateman–46 Kevin Durand–41 Zachary Gilford–33 ; 1952 – National Broadcasting Company'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–85 Charles "Rip" Taylor–80 Charles Richard Moll–72 "Jason Stuart"(Stuart Greif)–56 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–54 Tracy Adkins–53 Patrick Dempsey–49 Orlando Bloom–38 Liam Hemsworth–25 ; 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) Luise Rainer(1910–2014) ; George Kresge("Amazing Kreskin")–80 Anthony Andrews–67 Kirstie Alley–64 Howard Stern–61 Oliver Platt–55 Jeffrey Bezos(Jorgensen)–51 Robert Cummings("Rob Zombie")–50 Christopher Gartin–47 Lady Heather Mills–47 Matthew Kohler–36 William Rothhaar–28 Andrew Lawrence–27 ; 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 Columbia Broadcasting System.

January 11

Happy Birthday Felix Silla–78 Diana "Naomi" Judd–69 Lee Ritenour–63 Vicki Peterson Cowsill–57 Mary Jane Blige–44 Amanda Peet–43 ; 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 "Sal" Mineo(1939–1976) James "Jim" Croce(1943–1973) ; Roderick "Rod" Stewart–70 Donald Fagen–67 George Foreman–66 "Pat Benatar"(Patricia Andrzejewski)–62 Antonio Cupo–37 Alejandro "Alex" Meraz–30 ; 1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil Company.

January 9

Happy Birthday RIP Clarence "Lee" Van Cleef Jr(1925–1989) Richard Milhaus Nixon(1913–1994) Robert "Bob" Denver(1935–2005) ; Judith Krantz(Tarcher)–87 Joan Báez–74 James "Jimmy" Page–71 "Crystal Gayle"(Brenda Webb)–64 Jonathan "J.K." Simmons–60 Nestor Haddaway–50 Joely Richardson–50 Alexander "A.J." McLean–37 Catherine Middleton-Windsor Duchess of Cambridge–33 ; 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–82 Robert "Bob" Eubanks–77 Stephen Hawking–73 David Bowie(Jones)–68 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–50 Sarah Polley–36 Rachel Nichols–35 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–28 ; 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.

January 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Addams(1912–1988) Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen(1911–1995) ; William Peter Blatty–87 Jann Wenner–69 Kenneth "Kenny" Loggins–67 Erin Gray–65 David Caruso–59 Katherine "Katie" Couric–58 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–51 Jeremy Renner–44 Dustin Diamond–38 ; 1782 – The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens ; 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 Kairouz 1914–1991) Victor Tayback(1930–1990) Bonnie Franklin(1944–2013) ; Rowan Atkinson–60 Scott Bryce–57 Kathy Sledge-56 Daniel Pintauro–39 Jérémie Renier–34 Max Pirkis–26 ; 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–87 Robert Duvall–84 Diane Keaton(Hall)–69 Ted Lange–67 Pamela Sue Martin–62 "Marilyn Manson"(Brian Warner)–46 Bradley Cooper–40 ; 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.

January 3

Happy Birthday RIP John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(1892–1973) "Pola Negri"(Barbara Chalupiec 1897–1987); Salvatore "Robert" Loggia–85 Dabney Coleman–84 Victoria Principale–65 Brian Bruce(LaBruce)–51 Jason Marsden–30 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ;  1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated.

January 2

Happy Birthday RIP Joan Winnifrith("Anna Lee" 1913–2004) Isaak Ozimov(1920–1992) ; James Marshall(Goldblatt)–48 Cuba Gooding Jr.–47 Patrick Huard–46 Dax Shepard–40 Catherine "Kate" Bosworth–32 ; 1974 – United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.

January 1

Happy Birthday RIP John Edgar Hoover(1895–1972) "Carole Landis"(Francis Ridste 1919–1948) ; Frank Langella–77 Joseph Saddler("Grandmaster Flash")–57 Verne Troyer–46 William Jonas Armstrong–34 ; 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–77 "Ben Kingsley"(Krishna Bhanji)–71 Diane Von Furstenberg(Halfin)–68 Timothy Matthieson–66 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–56 Val Kilmer–55 Michael McDonald–50 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–42 ; 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) David "Davy" Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–74 Meredith Vieira–61 Matthew Lauer–57 Tracey Ullman–55 Heidi Fleiss–49 Jason Behr–41 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods–40 Kristin Kreuk–32 ; 1940 – California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.

December 29

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–82 Mary Tyler Moore–78 Jonathan "Jon" Voight–76 Edward "Ted" Danson–67 Yvonne Elliman–63 Paula Poundstone–55 Patricia Clarkson–55 Andrew "Andy" Wachowski–47 David Jude Law–42 ; 1851 – The first American Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was organized, in Boston Massachusetts.

December 28

Happy Birthday Stanley "Lee" Lieber–92 Martin Milner–83 Grace "Nichelle" Nichols–82 Dame Margaret "Maggie" Smith–80 Denzel Washington Jr.–60 Terri Garber–54 Hugh Malcolm Gets–50 Seth Meyers–41 Brendan Hines–38 ; 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–75 Michael "Mike" Pinder–73 Mary "Cokie" Roberts(Boggs)–71 Gérard Depardieu–66 Wilson Echevarrí("Cruz")–41 Masayori "Masi" Oka(岡 政偉)–40 Emilie de Ravin–33 ; 1932 – Radio City Music Hall "Showplace of the Nation" opened in New York City.

December 26

Happy Birthday RIP Stephen "Steve" Allen(1921–2000) Irwin Kniberg("Alan King" 1926–2004) ; Harvey "Phil" Spector–75 Osborn "Ozzie" Smith–60 David Sedaris–58 Jared Leto(Bryant)–43 Richard "Reichen" Lehmkuhl–41 Chris Daughtry–35 Christopher "Kit" Harington–28 ; 1865 – James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for the coffee percolator ; 1933 – FM radio is patented.

December 25

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Isaac Newton(1642–1726) Clarissa "Clara" Barton(1821–1912)  Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957) "Tony Martin"(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) Rodman "Rod" Serling(1924–1975) "Mabel King"(Donnie Washington 1932–1999) ; Gary Sandy–69 James "Jimmy" Buffett–68 Barbara Mandrell–66 Mary "Sissy" Spacek–65 Ann "Annie" Lennox–60 Florian Armstrong("Dido")–43 Dylan Vox–40 ; 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(Clark)–87 Karl Diedrich Bader–48 Enrique Martín Morales("Ricky Martin")–43 Jeremy Greenberg(Davidson)–43 Ryan Seacrest–40 ; 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)–81 Bob Kahn(TCP/IP Creator)–76 Harry Shearer–71 Susan Lucci–68 "Eddie Vedder"(Edward Severson III)–50 ; 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–78 Lila Diana Sawyer–69 Ralph Fiennes–52 Heather Donahue–40 ; 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York, New York. #PardonMeStewardess #ISpeakJive 

December 21

Happy Birthday RIP Frank Zappa(1940–1993) ; Phillip Donahue–79 Jayne Seymour Fonda–77 Samuel L. Jackson–66 Raymond Romano–57 Andrew Dick–49 Kiefer Sutherland–48 ; 1913 – Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.

December 20

Happy Birthday RIP Charlie Callias(1927–2011) ; John Hillerman–82 George Criscuola("Peter Criss")–69 Uri Geller–68 Alan Parsons–66 Chris Robinson–48 David Cook–32 Jonah Hill Feldstein–31 Allan Hyde–25 ; 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.

December 19

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Urich(1946–2002) ; Cicely Tyson–81 Maurice White–73 Elaine Joyce Pinchot–71 Timothy Reid–70 Christopher Hamill("Limahl")–56 Michael Lookinland–54 Jennifer Beals–51 Tilman Schweiger–51 Kristen Swanson–45 Alyssa Milano–42 Rosa Blasi–42 Jacob "Jake" Gyllenhaal–34 ; 1932 – BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.

December 18

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth "Betty" Grable(1916–1973) ; Keith Richards–71 Steven Spielberg–68 Leonard Maltin–64 Raymond "Ray" Liotta–60 William Bradley Pitt–51 Casper Van Dien Jr–46 Kate Holmes–36 Christina Aguilera–34 ; 1957 – the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, went online as engineers synchronized the plant with the distribution grid of Duquesne Light Company. ‪

December 17

Happy Birthday RIP David Madden(1931–2014) ; Earnest "Ernie" Hudson–69 Eugene Levy–68 Barry Livingston–61 William "Bill" Pullman–61 Heather Laurie Holden–45 Antonino Giovanni Ribisi–40 Sarah Paulson–40 Milica "Milla" Jovovich–39 ; 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) ; Harry "Ben" Cross–67 William "Billy" Gibbons–65 Sam Robards–53 Benjamin Bratt–51 Jonathan Scarfe–39 Scott Bailey–36 Theodore James Taptiklis–30 Anna Popplewell–26 ; 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–81 Donnie Johnson–65 Marta DuBois–62 Garrett Wang–46 Michael Shanks–44 Stuart Townsend–42 Geoffrey Stults–37 Adam Brody–35 Camilla Luddington–31 ; 1939 – “Gone with the Wind” receives its premiere at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

December 14

Happy Birthday RIP Frances Bavier(1902–1989) Lee Remick(1935–1991) ; Anna Marie “Patty” Duke–68 Joyce Vincent Wilson(“Dawn”)–66 Theodore “Ted” Raimi–49 Michael "Matthew" McNulty–32 ; 2000 – The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.

December 13

Happy Birthday Richard "Dick" Van Dyke–89 Arthur "Christopher" Plummer–85 John Davidson–73 Theodore "Ted" Nugent–66 Ben Bernanke–61 Morris Day–58 Steve Buscemi–57 "Jamie Foxx"(Eric Bishop)–47 "NeNe Leakes"(Linnethia Johnson)–47 Taylor Swift–25 ; 1949 – The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Effective two days after today. 

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–91 "Connie Francis"(Concetta Franconero)–77 "Dionne Warwick"(Marie Warrick)–74 William "Bill" Nighy–64 Cathleen "Cathy" Rigby–62 Sheila "E" Escovedo–57 Jennifer Connelly–44 Shelton Hank Williams–42 Mayim Bialik–39 ; 1911 – Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.

December 11

Happy Birthday RIP "Ron Carey"(Ronald Cicenia 1935–2007) ; "Rita Moreno"(Rosita Alverio)–83 Donna Mills(Miller)–72 John Kerry–71 Lynda Day George–70 Terry "Teri" Garr–66 Robert "Ben" Browder–52 Monica "Monique" Imes–47 Jason "Rusty" Joiner–42 ; 1946 – UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established.

December 10

Happy Birthday RIP "Dorothy Lamour"(Mary Slaton 1914–1996) Harold Gould(Goldstein 1923–2010) Michael Clarke Duncan(1957–2012) ; Fionnghuala Flanagan–73 Susan Dey(Smith)–62 Paul Hardcastle–57 Kenneth Branagh–54 Virenia "Nia" Peeples–53 Raven-Symoné Pearman–29 ; 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 Emmett Kelly(1898–1979) Margaret Hamilton(1902–1985) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.(1909–2000) "Redd Foxx"(John Sanford 1922–1991) ; "Kirk Douglas"(Issur Danielovitch Demsky)–98 Richard "Dick" Van Patten–86 Buck Henry Zuckerman–84 Dame Judith Dench–80 Lloyd "Beau" Bridges III–73 Richard "Dick" Butkus–72 Michael Dorn–62 John Malkovich–61 Donald "Donny" Osmond–57 Mario Cantone–55 Felicity Huffman–52 Jesse Metcalfe–36 Simon Helberg–34 ; 1793 – New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.

December 8

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel "Sammy" Davis(1925–1990) Clerow "Flip" Wilson(1933–1998) John "David" Carradine(1936–2009) James Morrison(1943–1971) Samuel Kinison(1953–1992) ; Gregory Allman–67 Kimila "Kim" Basinger–61 Teri Hatcher–50 Sinéad O'Connor–48 Ian Somerhalder–36 "Nicki Minaj"(Onika Maraj)–32 ; 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)–82 Thomas Waits–65 Larry Bird–58 Priscilla Barnes–56 Christopher Thomas Howell–48 Shiri Appleby–36 Emily Browning–26 Nicholas Hoult–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 ; 1963 – Instant replay makes its debut during an American Army–Navy football game.

December 6

Happy Birthday RIP Alfred Eisenstaedt(1898–1995) Agnes Moorehead(1900–1974) Ryan White(1971–1990) ; James Naughton–69 Margaret JoBeth Williams–66 Craig Newmark(Founder of Craigslist)–62 Gina Hecht–62 Thomas Hulce–61 Steven Wright–59 Andrew Cuomo–57 Janine Turner(Gauntt)–52 Lindsay Price–38 Ryan Kennedy–32 ; 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published ; 1877 – The first edition of The Washington Post is published.

December 5

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Elias Disney(1901–1966) ; Little Richard Penniman–82 Joan Didion–80 "Morgan Brittany"(Suzanne Cupito)–63 Amanda (Armand) Lepore–47 Margaret Moran Cho–46 Amy Acker–38 Nicolas "Nick" Stahl–35 Francisco "Frankie" Muñiz IV–29 ; 1933 – Prohibition in the United States ends ; 1955 – E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott ; 1969 – The four node ARPANET network is established.

December 4

Happy Birthday Winston "Wink" Martindale–80 Max Baer, Jr.–77 Jeffrey Bridges–65 Patricia Wettig–63 Marisa Tomei–50 Tyra Banks–41 Brooke Adams–30 ; 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–83 John "Ozzy" Osbourne–66 Del Shores–57 "Julianne Moore"(Julie Smith)–54 Daryl Hannah–54 Brendan Fraser–46 Bruno Campos–41 Anna Chlumsky–34 Brian Bonsall–32 Michael Angarano–27 ; 1910 – Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.

December 2

Happy Birthday Harry Reid–75 Cathy Lee Crosby–70 Stone Phillips–60 Esteban Echevarria("Steven Bauer")–59 Daniel Gauthier–51 Lucy Liu–46 Nelly Furtado–36 Britney Spears–33 ; 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 III(1940–2005) ; "Woody Allen"(Allan Konigsberg)–79 Bette Midler–69 Richard Treat Williams–63 Charlene Tilton–56 Jeremy Northam–53 Néstor Carbonell–47 Sarah Silverman–44 Emily Mortimer–43 Dean O'Gorman–38 ; 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) Gordon Parks(1912–2006) Richard "Dick" Clark(1929–2012) ; Martin E. Brooks–89 Robert Guillaume(Williams)–87 Sir Ridley Scott–77 Mandel "Mandy" Patinkin–62 "Billy Idol"(William Broad)–59 "Stacey Q" Swain–56 Benjamin Stiller–49 "Clay Aiken"(Clayton Grissom)–36 ; 1982 – Michael Jackson's second solo album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history.

November 29

Happy Birthday Jacques René Chirac–82 "Diane Ladd"(Rose Ladnier)–82 Chuck Mangione–74 Suzanne "Suzy" Chaffee–68 Garry Shandling–65 Joel Coen–60 Howard Mandel–59 Cathy Moriarty–54 Thomas Sizemore–53 Andrew McCarthy–52 Donald Cheadle–50 Jonathan Knight–46 Anna Faris–38 ; 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–71 Paul Shaffer–65 Edward Harris–64 Judd Nelson–55 "Jon Stewart"(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–52 Ryan Kwanten–38 Alan Ritchson–30 ; 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) Edward "Eddie" Rabbitt(1941–1998) Johnny "Jimi" Hendrix(1942–1970) James Avery(1945–2013) ; Heidemarie "Jil" Sander–71 William "Bill" Nye–59 William Fichtner–58 Caroline Kennedy–57 Robin Givens–50 Michael Vartan–46 Jaleel White–38 ; 1910 – New York's Penn Station opened ; 1924 – 1st Macys Thanksgiving Parade in NYC. ; 1978 – In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.

November 26

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Monroe Schulz(1922–2000) Robert Goulet(1933–2007) ; Richard "Rich" Little–76 "Tina Turner"(Anna Mae Bullock)–75 Mark Margolis–75 Adam Harrington–42 Peter Facinelli–41 Natasha Bedingfield–33 ; 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–70 John Larroquette Jr–67 Amy Grant–54 William Burke–48 Stacy Lattisaw–48 Jillian Hennessy–46 Christina Applegate–43 Jerry Ferrara–35 ; 1926 – The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history strikes on Thanksgiving Day. Twenty-seven twisters of great strength are reported in the Midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. There are 51 deaths in Arkansas alone, 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in all.

November 24

Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) ; William "Billy" Connolly–72 William "Dwight" Schultz–66 Denise Crosby–57 Garret Dillahunt–50 Colin Hanks–37 Katherine Heigl–36 ; 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–66 Bruce Hornsby–60 Christopher Hardwick–43 Destiny “Miley” Cyrus–22 ; 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–82 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–71 Jamie Leigh Curtis–56 Mariel Hemingway–53 Stephen Geoffreys–50 Boris Becker–47 Mark Ruffalo–47 Scarlett Johansson–30 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested.

November 21

Happy Birthday RIP Corinne Griffith(Griffin 1894–1979) Stan Musial(1920–2013) Harold Ramis(1944–2014)  ; Margaret "Marlo" Thomas–77 Goldie Hawn–69 Lorna Luft–62 Colette "Nicollette" Sheridan–51 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–49 Robert "Rib" Hillis–44 "Chris Rockway"(Daniel Vomacka)–35 Jena Malone–30 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sounds.

November 20

Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Franklin Cover(1928–2006) "Richard Dawson"(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Richard "Dick" Smothers–75 Joseph Biden Jr–72 Veronica Hamel–71 Joseph Walsh–67 "Bo Derek"(Mary Collins)–58 Joel McHale–43 David O'Donnell–40 ; 1966 – The musical "Cabaret," with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway ; 1974 – The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T Corporation. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System.

November 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Tierney(1920–1991) Thomas Dorsey(1905–1956) ; "Larry King"(Lawrence Zeiger)–81 Richard "Dick" Cavett–78 Robert "Ted" Turner III–76 Richard "Calvin" Klein–72 Robert Beltran–61 Allison Janney–55 Margaret "Meg" Ryan(Hyra)–53 Ann Curry–58 Alicia "Jodie" Foster–52 Jack Dorsey–37 ; 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–75 Linda Evans(Evanstad)–72 Kevin Nealon–61 John Parr–60 Kim Wilde(Smith)–54 Owen Wilson–46 Chloë Sevigny–40 Damon Wayans Jr–32 ; 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.  Mine was of course was a princess phone!

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP "Rock Hudson"(Roy Scherer Jr 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–76 Martin Scorsese–72 Mary "Lauren" Hutton–71 Daniel DeVito Jr–70 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–70 "RuPaul"(Andre Charles)–54 Rachel McAdams–36 Clarke Isaac Hanson–34 ; 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." #LIAR

November 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Burgess Meredith(1907–1997) ; David Leisure–64 Diana Krall–50 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–47 Martha Plimpton–44 Andrea "Missi" Pyle–42 Margolit "Maggie" Gyllenhaal–37 ; 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

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–71 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–66 Condoleezza Rice–60 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–60 Daniel Bernard Sweeney–53 Harland Williams–52 Patrick Warburton–50 Joshua Duhamel–42 Russell Tovey–33 ; 1851 – Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published.

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Gertrude Olmstead(1897–1975) Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) William "Jack" Elam(1920–2003) ; Garry Marshall(Maschiarelli)–80 Joseph Mantegna Jr–67 Frances Conroy–61 Tracy Scoggins–61 Christopher Noth–60 "Whoopi Goldberg"(Caryn Johnson)–59 James Kimmel–47 Steven Zahn–47 Gerard Butler–45 Jordan Bridges–41 Michael Copon–32 Kit Williamson–29 ; 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–69 Megan Mullally–55 Nadia Comăneci–53 Sammy Sosa–46 Craig Parker–44 Harvey Stephens–44 Ryan Gosling–34 Anne Hathaway–32 ; 1936 – In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic. ; 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 Jr(1925–2013) ; Barbara Levy Boxer–74 Stanley Tucci–54 "Demi Moore"(Demetria Guynes)–52 Calista Flockhart–50 Philip McKeon–50 Carson Kressley–45 Leonardo DiCaprio–40 John "Scoot" McNairy–37 ; 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 to be created. ; 1919 – Woodrow Wilson commemorates the first Armistice Day (Later to be called Veteran's Day) "Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory"

November 10

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) Roy Scheider(1932–2008) Russell Johnson(1924–2014) ; "Jack Scalia"(Giacomo Tedesco)–64 "Sinbad"(David Adkins)–58 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–55 Thomas Davidson–51 Jonas Åkerlund–49 Tracy Morgan–46 Walton Goggins Jr–43 Ellen Pompeo–45 Heather Matarazzo–32 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress. ; 1983 – Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0

November 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carl Sagan(1934–1996) "Hedy Lamarr"(Hedwig Kiesler 1913–2000) ; Dorrel "Whitey" Herzog–83 Robert David Hall–67 Louis Ferrigno–63 Robert Duncan McNeill–50 Eric Dane–42 Nicholas Lachey–41 ; 1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published.

November 8

Happy Birthday Esther Rolle

In Pompano Beach she was born
Where the summers are humid and warm
And where tropical winds
Rid the trees of their limbs
And where scanty bikinis are worn

She had 17 sisters and brothers
Her folks hardly ever used rubbers
When having relations
For lengthy durations
Both over and under the covers

Esther went to New York for auditions
For various Broadway renditions
And she landed some parts
With her talent and smarts
Under difficult racial conditions

Later on she found work on TV
Where she always had wanted to be
A series named Maude
Starred a crusty old broad
As her maid, Esther Rolle served her tea

Then on Good Times she also appeared
Where she totally charmed and endeared
As a wife and a Mom
Who was witty and strong
With a son who was skinny and weird

She worked in some films after that
Showing off her congenital knack
As an actor of note
With a wide ranging scope
In the era of Anwar Sadat

Esther died years ago in L.A.
But in reruns is seen to this day
So her image remains
Etched in millions of brains
Where she’ll never out-welcome her stay

November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–100 Morley Safer–83 Bonnie Raitt–65 Mary Hart(Harum)–64 Christie Hefner–62 Alfre Woodard–62 "Chi Chi LaRue"(Larry Paciotti)–55 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–53 Gordon Ramsay–48 Parker Posey–46 Gretchen Mol–42 Tara Reid–39 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray

November 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dana "Plato" Strain(1964–1999) ; "Joni Mitchell"(Roberta Anderson)–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.