January 8

Happy Birthday RIP José Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón(1912–1992) Elvis Aaron Presley(1935–1977) ; Charles Osgood Wood III–83 Shirley Bassey–79 Robert "Bob" Eubanks–78 Stephen Hawking–74 David Bowie(Jones)–69 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–51 Sarah Polley–37 Rachel Nichols–36 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–29 ; 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–88 Kenneth "Kenny" Loggins–68 Erin Gray–66 David Caruso–60 Katherine "Katie" Couric–59 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–52 Jeremy Renner–45 Dustin Diamond–39 ; 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–61 Scott Bryce–58 Kathy Sledge-57 Daniel Pintauro–40 Jérémie Renier–35 Edward Redmayne–34 ; 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–88 Robert Duvall–85 Diane Keaton(Hall)–70 Theodore "Ted" Lange–68 Pamela Sue Martin–63 "Marilyn Manson"(Brian Warner)–47 Bradley Cooper–41 ; 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays ; 1944 – The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper

January 4

Happy Birthday RIP Sorrell Booke(1930–1994) ; Barbara Rush–89 "Dyan Cannon"(Samile Friesen)–79 Bernard Sumner(Dicken)–60 Ann Magnuson–60 Matthew Frewer–58 Denise Matthews("Vanity")–57John Michael Stipe–56 David Foley–53 Dorothy "Dot-Marie" Jones–52 Julia Ormond–51 Adam Trese–47 August Diehl–40 ; 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York.

January 3

Happy Birthday RIP John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(1892–1973) "Pola Negri"(Barbara Chalupiec 1897–1987) "Victor" Borge Rosenbaum(1909–2000) Salvatore "Robert" Loggia(1930–2015) ; Dabney Coleman–84 Victoria Principale–66 "Bruce LaBruce"(Justin Stewart)–52 Jason Marsden–31 ; 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)–49 Cuba Gooding Jr.–48 Patrick Huard–47 Dax Shepard–41 Catherine "Kate" Bosworth–33 ; 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 Jr–78 Joseph Saddler("Grandmaster Flash")–58 Verne Troyer–47 William Jonas Armstrong–35 ; 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 Jr 1943–1997) "Donna Summer"(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–78 "Ben Kingsley"(Krishna Bhanji)–72 Diane Von Furstenberg(Diana Halfin)–70 Timothy Matthieson–68 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–57 Val Kilmer–56 Michael McDonald–51 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–43; 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–75 Meredith Vieira–62 Matthew Lauer–58 Tracey Ullman–56 Heidi Fleiss–50 Jason Behr–42 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods–41 Kristin Kreuk–33 ; 1940 – California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened

December 29

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–83 Mary Tyler Moore–79 Barbara Steele–78 Jonathan "Jon" Voight–77 Edward "Ted" Danson III–68 Yvonne Elliman–64 Paula Poundstone–56 Patricia Clarkson–56 John Newton–50 Andrew "Andy" Wachowski–48 David Jude Law–43 ; 1851 – The first American Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was organized, in Boston Massachusetts

December 28

Happy Birthday RIP Martin Milner(1931–2015) ; Stanley "Lee" Lieber–93 Grace "Nichelle" Nichols–83 Dame Margaret "Maggie" Smith–81 Denzel Washington Jr.–61 Terri Garber–55 Hugh Malcolm Gets–51 Seth Meyers–42 Brendan Hines–39 ; 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–76 Michael "Mike" Pinder–74 Mary "Cokie" Roberts(Boggs)–72 Gérard Depardieu–67 Wilson Echevarrí("Cruz")–42 Masayori "Masi" Oka(岡 政偉)–41 Emilie de Ravin–34 ; 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 Phillip Spector–76 Osborn "Ozzie" Smith–61 David Sedaris–59 Jared Leto(Bryant)–44 Richard "Reichen" Lehmkuhl–42 Chris Daughtry–36 Christopher "Kit" Harington–29 ; 1865 – James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for the coffee percolator ; 1933 – FM radio is patented by US patent office.

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–70 James "Jimmy" Buffett–69 Barbara Mandrell–67 Mary "Sissy" Spacek–66 Ann "Annie" Lennox–61 Florian Armstrong("Dido")–44 Dylan Vox–41 ; 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")–88 Karl Diedrich Bader–49 Enrique Martín Morales("Ricky Martin")–44 Jeremy Greenberg(Davidson)–44 Ryan Seacrest–41 ; 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)–82 Robert "Bob" Kahn(TCP/IP Creator)–77 Harry Shearer–72 Susan Lucci–69 "Eddie Vedder"(Edward Severson III)–51 ; 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) Eugene Rayburn(Rubessa 1917–1999) Maurice and Robin Gibb(1949–2003;2012) ; Hector Elizondo–79 Lila Diana Sawyer–70 Ralph Fiennes–53 Heather Donahue–41 ; 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York, New York #PardonMeStewardess #ISpeakJive 

December 21

Happy Birthday RIP Francis "Frank" Zappa Jr(1940–1993) ; Phillip Donahue–80 Jayne Seymour Fonda–78 Samuel Leroy Jackson–67 Raymond Romano–58 Andrew Dick–50 Kiefer Sutherland–49 ; 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–83 George Criscuola("Peter Criss")–70 Uri Geller–69 Alan Parsons–67 Christopher Robinson–49 David Cook–33 Jonah Hill Feldstein–32 Emerson Collins–31 Allan Hyde–26 ; 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase was completed as the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States during ceremonies in New Orleans.

December 19

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Urich(1946–2002) ; Maurice White–74 Elaine Joyce Pinchot–70 Timothy Reid–71 Christopher Hamill("Limahl")–57 Michael Lookinland–55 Jennifer Beals–52 Tilman Schweiger–52 Kristen Swanson–46 Alyssa Milano–43 Rosa Blasi–43 Jacob "Jake" Gyllenhaal–35 ; 1932 – BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service

December 18

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth "Betty" Grable(1916–1973) ; Cicely Tyson–91 Keith Richards–72 Steven Spielberg–69 Leonard Maltin–65 Raymond "Ray" Liotta–61 William Bradley Pitt–52 Casper Van Dien Jr–47 Kate Holmes–37 Christina Aguilera–35 ; 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 George Lindsey(1928–2012) David Madden(1931–2014) ; Earnest "Ernie" Hudson–70 Eugene Levy–69 Barry Livingston–62 William "Bill" Pullman–62 Heather Laurie Holden–46 Antonino Giovanni Ribisi–41 Sarah Paulson–41 Militza "Milla" Jovovich–40 ; 1892 – First issue of Vogue is published ; 1903 – The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

December 16

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Austen(1775–1817) ; Joyce Boulifant–78 Harry "Ben" Cross–68 William "Billy" Gibbons–66 Sam Robards–54 Benjamin Bratt–52 Jonathan Scarfe–40 Scott Bailey–37 Theodore James Taptiklis–31 Anna Popplewell–27 ; 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–82 Donnie Johnson–66 Marta DuBois–63 Garrett Wang–47 Michael Shanks–45 Stuart Townsend–43 Geoffrey Stults–38 Adam Brody–36 Charlie Cox–33 Camilla Luddington–32 ; 1939 – “Gone with the Wind” receives its premiere at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia

December 13

Happy Birthday Richard "Dick" Van Dyke–90 Arthur "Christopher" Plummer–86 John Davidson–74 Ben Bernanke–62 Morris Day–58 Steven  Buscemi–58 "Jamie Foxx"(Eric Bishop)–48 "NeNe Leakes"(Linnethia Johnson)–48 Barton Johnson–45 Taylor Swift–26 ; 1949 – The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv

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–92 "Connie Francis"(Concetta Franconero)–77 "Dionne Warwick"(Marie Warrick)–75 William "Bill" Nighy–66 Cathleen "Cathy" Rigby–63 Sheila "E" Escovedo–58 Jennifer Connelly–45 Shelton Hank Williams–43 Mayim Bialik–40 ; 1911 – Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India

December 11

Happy Birthday RIP "Ron Carey"(Ronald Cicenia 1935–2007) ; "Rita Moreno"(Rosita Alverio)–84 Donna Mills(Miller)–73 John Kerry–72 Lynda Day George–71 Terry "Teri" Garr–67 Robert "Ben" Browder–53 Monica "Monique" Imes–48 Jason "Rusty" Joiner–43 ; 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–74 Susan Dey(Smith)–63 Paul Hardcastle–58 Kenneth Branagh–55 Virenia "Nia" Peeples–54 Raven-Symoné Pearman–30 ; 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) "Redd Foxx"(John Sanford 1922–1991) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.(1909–2000) Richard "Dick" Van Patten(1928–2015) ; "Kirk Douglas"(Issur Demsky)–99 Buck Henry Zuckerman–85 Dame Judith Dench–81 Lloyd "Beau" Bridges III–74 Richard "Dick" Butkus–73 Michael Dorn–63 John Malkovich–62 Donald "Donny" Osmond–58 Mario Cantone–56 Felicity Huffman–53 Jesse Metcalfe–37 Simon Helberg–35 ; 1851 – The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal ; 1960 – The first episode of "Coronation Street", the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom(still in production today)

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–68 Kimila "Kim" Basinger–62 Teri Hatcher–51 Sinéad O'Connor–49 Dominic Monaghan–39 Ian Somerhalder–37 "Nicki Minaj"(Onika Maraj)–33 ; 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 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–68 Kimila "Kim" Basinger–62 Teri Hatcher–51 Sinéad O'Connor–49 Dominic Monaghan–39 Ian Somerhalder–37 "Nicki Minaj"(Onika Maraj)–33 ; 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 Tadeus Konopka("Ted Knight" 19231–1986) ; "Ellen Burstyn"(Edna Gillooly)–83 Thomas Waits–66 Larry Bird–59 Priscilla Barnes–57 Christopher Thomas Howell–49 Shiri Appleby–37 Emily Browning–27 Nicholas Hoult–26 ; 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–70 Margaret JoBeth Williams–67 Craig Newmark(Founder of Craigslist)–63 Gina Hecht–63 Thomas Hulce–62 Steven Wright–60 Andrew Cuomo–58 Janine Turner(Gauntt)–53 Lindsay Price–39 Ryan Kennedy–33 ; 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–83 Joan Didion–81 "Morgan Brittany"(Suzanne Cupito)–64 Amanda (Armand) Lepore–48 Margaret Moran Cho–47 Amy Acker–39 Nicolas "Nick" Stahl–36 Adan Canto–34 Francisco "Frankie" Muñiz IV–30 ; 1933 – Prohibition in the United States ends with 21st Amendment to the Constitution ; 1955 – E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott ; 1969 – The four node ARPANET network is established (beginnings of internet between four colleges) 

December 4

Happy Birthday Winston "Wink" Martindale–82 Max Baer, Jr.–78 Jeffrey Bridges–66 Patricia Wettig–64 Marisa Tomei–51 Tyra Banks–42 ; 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–84 John "Ozzy" Osbourne–67 Del Shores–58 "Julianne Moore"(Julie Smith)–55 Daryl Hannah–55 Brendan Fraser–47 Bruno Campos–42 Anna Chlumsky–35 Brian Bonsall–34 Michael Angarano–28 ; 1910 – Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show ; 1992 – A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague

December 2

Happy Birthday RIP William "Bill" Erwin(1914–2010) ; Harry Reid–76 Cathy Lee Crosby–71 Stone Phillips–61 Esteban Echevarria("Steven Bauer")–60 Daniel Gauthier–52 Lucy Liu(劉玉玲)–47 Nelly Furtado–37 Britney Spears–34 ; 1939 – New York City's La Guardia Airport opens to the public ; 1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations

December 1

Happy Birthday RIP Mary Martin(1913–1990) David Doyle(1929–1997) Richard Pryor III(1940–2005) ; "Woody Allen"(Allan Konigsberg)–80 Bette Midler–70 Richard Treat Williams–64 Charlene Tilton–57 Jeremy Northam–54 Néstor Carbonell–48 Sarah Silverman–45 Emily Mortimer–44 Dean O'Gorman–39 ; 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 Jr(1929–2012) ; Martin E. Brooks–90 Robert Guillaume(Williams)–88 Sir Ridley Scott–78 Mandel "Mandy" Patinkin–63 "Billy Idol"(William Broad)–60 "Stacey Q" Swain–57 Benjamin Stiller–50 "Clay Aiken"(Clayton Grissom)–37 Kaley Cuoco–30 ; 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 Jacqueline "Jackie" Stallone(Labofish)–94 Jacques Chirac–83 "Diane Ladd"(Rose Ladnier)–80 Chuck Mangione–75 Suzanne "Suzy" Chaffee–69 Garry Shandling–66 Joel Coen–61 Howard Mandel–60 Cathy Moriarty–55 Thomas Sizemore–54 Andrew McCarthy–53 Donald Cheadle Jr–51 Jonathan Knight–47 Anna Faris–39 Lucas Black–33 ; 1777 – San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California ; 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 Hope Lange(1933–2003) Gloria Grahame(Hallward 1923–1981) Anna Nicole Smith(Vickie Hogan 1967–2007) ; Randall Newman–72 Paul Shaffer–66 Edward Harris–65 Judd Nelson–56 "Jon Stewart"(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–53 Ryan Kwanten–39 Alan Ritchson–31 ; 1895 – The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours ; 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 Jiline Sander–72 William "Bill" Nye–60 William Fichtner–59 Caroline Kennedy–58 Robin Givens–51 Michael Vartan–47 Jaleel White–39 ; 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) Marian Mercer(1935–2011) ; Richard "Rich" Little–77 "Tina Turner"(Anna Mae Bullock)–76 Mark Margolis–76 Ryan Currier(Robbins)–43 Adam Harrington–43 Peter Facinelli–42 Frank Chiesurin–42 Natasha Bedingfield–34 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded

November 25

Happy Birthday RIP John Kennedy Jr(1960–1999) Ricardo Montalbán y Merino(1920–2009) Giuseppe "Joe" DiMaggio Jr(1914–1999) ; Benjamin Stein–71 John Larroquette Jr–68 Amy Grant–55 William Burke–49 Stacy Lattisaw–49 Jillian Hennessy–47 Christina Applegate–44 Jerry Ferrara–36 ; 1952 – Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play "The Mousetrap" opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.  It is still playing at St Martin's Theatre in London.

November 24

Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) William Frank Buckley, Jr(1925–2008) ; William "Billy" Connolly–73 William Dwight Schultz–68 Denise Crosby–58 Amanda Wyss–55 Garret Dillahunt–51 Colin Hanks(Dillingham)–38 Katherine Heigl–37 ; 1859 – Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species", which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology ; 1963 – In the first live, televised murder, Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters

November 23

Happy Birthday RIP “Boris Karloff”(William Pratt 1887–1969) Adolph “Harpo” Marx(1888–1964) Francis Michael Gough(1916–2011) Steven Landesberg(1936–2010) ; Bruce Vilanch–67 Bruce Hornsby–61 Robin Roberts–55 Vincent Cassel(Crochon)–49 Christopher Hardwick–44 Destiny “Miley” Cyrus–23 ; 1889 – The first 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–83 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–72 Jamie Leigh Curtis–57 Mariel Hemingway–54 Stephen Geoffreys(Miller)–51 Boris Becker–48 Mark Ruffalo–48 Scarlett Johansson–31 ; 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 François-Marie Arouet("Voltaire" 1694–1778) Corinne Griffith(Griffin 1894–1979) Stan Musial(1920–2013) Harold Ramis(1944–2014) ; Margaret "Marlo" Thomas–78 Goldie Hawn–70 Lorna Luft–63 Colette "Nicollette" Sheridan–52 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–50 Robert "Rib" Hillis–45 Jena Malone–31 ; 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–76 Joseph Biden Jr–73 Veronica Hamel–72 Joseph Walsh–68 "Bo Derek"(Mary Collins)–59 Joel McHale–44 David O'Donnell–41 ; 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)–82 Richard "Dick" Cavett–79 Robert "Ted" Turner III–77 Richard "Calvin" Klein–73 Robert Beltran–62 Ann Curry–59 Allison Janney–56 Margaret "Meg" Ryan(Hyra)–54 Alicia "Jodie" Foster–53 Jack Dorsey–38 ; 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) George Gallup(1901–1984) Imogene Fernandez de Coca(1908–2001) ; Brenda Vaccaro–76 Linda Evans(Evanstad)–73 Kevin Nealon–62 John Parr–61 Kim Wilde(Smith)–55 Owen Wilson–47 Chloë Sevigny–41 Damon Wayans Jr–33 ; 1928 – The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" starring Mickey Mouse, premiered in New York City ; 1963 – The first push-button telephone goes into service

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP "Rock Hudson"(Roy Scherer Jr 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–77 Martin Scorsese–73 Mary "Lauren" Hutton–72 Daniel DeVito Jr–71 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–71 "RuPaul"(Andre Charles)–55 Rachel McAdams–37 Clarke Isaac Hanson–35 ; 1973 – President Nixon told 400 Associated Press 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." #Lie

November 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Burgess Meredith(1907–1997) ; David Leisure–65 Diana Krall–51 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–48 Martha Plimpton–45 Andrea "Missi" Pyle–43 Margolit "Maggie" Gyllenhaal–38 ; 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens

November 15

Happy Birthday RIP Georgia O'Keeffe(1887–1986)  John Kerr(1931–2013) ; Joseph Wapner–96 Edward Asner–86 Petula Clark–83 Joanna Barnes–81 Samuel Waterston–75 Anni-Frid Lyngstad–70 Alexander O'Neal–62 Margaret Reed–59 Jonathan Lee Miller–43 Sean Murray–38 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. debuted with a radio network of 24 stations

November 14

Happy Birthday RIP Oscar-Claude Monet(1840–1926) Constance Ockelman("Veronica Lake" 1922–1973) Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr.(1927–1996) Robert Keith Richey Jr.("Brian Keith" 1921–1997) ; Peter Norton–72 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–67 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–61 Daniel Bernard Sweeney–54 Harland Williams–53 Patrick Warburton–51 Joshua Duhamel–43 Russell Tovey–34 ; 1851 – Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published.

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Gertrude Olmstead(1897–1975) Norman "Dack" Rambo(1941–1994) Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) William "Jack" Elam(1920–2003) ; Garry Marshall(Maschiarelli)–81 Joseph Mantegna Jr–68 Frances Conroy–62 Tracy Scoggins–62 Christopher Noth–61 "Whoopi Goldberg"(Caryn Johnson)–60 James Kimmel–48 Steven Zahn–48 Gerard Butler–46 Jordan Bridges–42 Michael Copon–33 Kit Williamson–30 ; 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–70 Megan Mullally–57 Nadia Comăneci–54 Sammy Sosa–47 Craig Parker–45 Harvey Stephens–45 Ryan Gosling–35 Anne Hathaway–33 ; 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) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) ; Barbara Levy Boxer–75 Stanley Tucci Jr–55 "Demi Moore"(Demetria Guynes)–53 Calista Flockhart–51 Philip McKeon–51 Carson Kressley–46 Leonardo DiCaprio–41 John "Scoot" McNairy–38 ; 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" ; 1926 – The United States Numbered Highway System is established

November 10

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Jenkins 1925–1984) Roy Scheider(1932–2008) Russell Johnson(1924–2014) ; "Jack Scalia"(Giacomo Tedesco)–65 "Sinbad"(David Adkins)–59 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–56 Thomas Davidson–52 Jonas Åkerlund–50 Tracy Morgan–47 Walton Goggins Jr–44 Ellen Pompeo–46 Heather Matarazzo–33 ; 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–84 Louis Ferrigno–64 Robert Duncan McNeill–51 Eric Dane–43 Nicholas Lachey–42 ; 1906 – Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal ; 1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published

November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd(Perlmutter)–101 Morley Safer–84 Bonnie Raitt–66 Mary Hart(Harum)–65 Christie Hefner–63 Alfred Woodard–63 "Chi Chi LaRue"(Larry Paciotti)–56 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–54 Gordon Ramsay–49 Parker Posey–47 Gretchen Mol–43 Tara Reid–40 ; 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)–72 Earl Boen–70 Judy Tenuta–59 Christopher Knight–58 Pierre David Guetta–48 Michelle Clunie–46 Jason and Jeremy London–43 ; 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) Jonathan Charasuchin("Harris" 1914–2002) ; Sally Field–69 Glenn Frey–67 Maria Shriver–60 Ethan Hawke–45 Rebecca Romijn–43 Emily Stone–27; 1947 – "Meet The Press" makes its television debut (the show went to a weekly schedule on September 12, 1948).

November 5

Happy Birthday RIP "Roy Rogers"(Leonard Slye 1911–1998) Vivien Leigh Hartley(1913–1967) Natalie Schafer(1900–1991) Herbert Edelman(1933–1996) ; Elke Sommer(von Schletz)–75 Arthur Garfunkel–74 Samuel Shepard Rogers–72 Armin Shimerman–66 Bryan Adams–56 Katherine Matilda Swinton–55 Scott Sowers–52 Tatum O’Neal–52 Famke Janssen–51 Samuel Rockwell–47 Samuel "Page" Elliot–39 Paul Kevin Jonas Jr–28 ; 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)–90 Loretta Swit–78 Laura Bush(Welch)–69 Marjorie "Markie" Post–65 Kathleen Griffin–55 Ralph Macchio–54 Jeffrey Probst–54 Matthew McConaughey–46 Sean Combs–46 Travis Van Winkle–33 ; 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 Walker Evans(1903–1975) Charles Bronson(Buchinsky 1921–2003) Michael Evans(1949–2006) ; Michael Dukakis–82 Kenneth Berry–82 Thomas Savini–69 Roseanne Barr–63 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)–62 Dennis Miller–62 “Adam Ant”(Stuart Goddard)–61 Kathy Kinney–61 Hans “Dolph” Lundgren–58 ; 1911 – The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant to compete with the Ford Model T

November 2

Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; "Stefanie Powers"(Stefania Paul)–73 Kate Linder–68 Kathryn Dawn "k.d." Lang–54 David Schwimmer–49 Sean Kanan(Perelman)–49 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes Jr–40 Randolph "Randy"  Harrison–38 ; 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–76 Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.–73 Lyle Lovett–58 Peter Ostrum–58 Rachel Ticotin–57 Timothy Cook–55 Antonia "Toni" Collette–43 Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy–43 Penn Badgley–29 ;  1604 – William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London ; 1800 – John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House)

October 31

Happy Birthday RIP "Michael Landon"(Eugene Orowitz 1936–1991) John Candy (1950–1994) ; Lyova Rosenthal("Lee Grant")–90 Daniel Rather Jr–84 Saul "Ron" Rifkin–76 Sally Kirkland–74 David Ogden Stiers–73 Graham "Stephen" Rea–69 Margaret Jane Pauley–65 Peter Jackson–54 Dermot Mulroney–52 Robert Schneider–51 Robert Van Winkle("Vanilla Ice")–48 Adam Bouska–32 Sean Lockhart–29 ; 1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States ; 1941 – After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed

October 30

Happy Birthday RIP Ruth Gordon Jones(1896–1985) Jane Randolph(Roermer 1915–2009) Edward Lauter II(1938–2013) ; Grace Slick(Wing)–76 Henry Winkler–70 Harry Hamlin–64 Juliet Stevenson–59 Kevin Pollak–58 Jack Plotnick–47 Nitara "Nia" Long–45 Matthew Morrison–37 Shaun Sipos–34 ; 1922 – Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy

October 29

Happy Birthday Richard Dreyfuss–68 Lucy Kate Jackson–67 Joely Fisher–48 Rufus Sewell–48 Christopher Wiehl–45 Winona Ryder(Horowitz)–44 Brendan Fehr–38 Benjamin Foster–35 ; 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–86 Charles Daniels–79 Jane Alexander(Quigley)–76 Telma Hopkins–67 Caitlyn Jenner–66 Annie Potts–63 William Gates III–60 Julia Roberts–48 Brad Paisley–43 Joaquin Phoenix(Bottom)–41 ; 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–95 John Cleese–76 Robert Picardo–62 Simon LeBon–57 Marla Maples–52 Patrick Fugit–33 Kelly Osbourne–31 ; 1682 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded ; 1904 – The first underground New York City Subway (IRT) line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States

October 26

Happy Birthday RIP Mahalia Jackson(1911–1972) John "Jackie" Coogan(1914–1984) Robert "Bob" Hoskins(1942–2014) ; Jacquelyn Smith–70 Patrick Sajdak–69 Hillary Diane Rodham-Clinton–68 Mark "Dylan" McDermott–54 Ivan "Cary" Elwes–53 Thomas Cavanagh–52 Keith Urban–48 Anthony Rapp–44 Seth MacFarlane–42 Emilia Clarke–29 ; 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–87 Helen Reddy–74 John Anderson–71 Nancy Cartwright–58 Joshua Henderson–34 "Katy Perry"(Katheryn Hudson)–31 Ciara Harris–30 ; 2001 – Microsoft released the Windows XP operating system.

October 24

Happy Birthday RIP "Bob Kane"(Robert Kahn 1915–1998) ; Frederick Murray Abraham–76 Kevin Kline–68 John Kassir–58 Casey Wilson–35 Jemima Rooper–34 Oliver Jackson-Cohen–29 ; 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 )–61 Weird Alfred Yankovic–56 Samuel Raimi–56 Ryan Reynolds–39 ; 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–77 Christopher Lloyd–77 David "Tony" Roberts–76 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–72 Deepak Chopra–69 Jeffrey Goldblum–63 Brian Boitano–52 Ned "Carlos" Mencia–48 "Spike Jonze"(Adam Spiegel)–46 Michael Fishman–34 Zachary Hanson–30 Kyle Gallner–29 ; 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)–91 Manfred Mann(Lubowitz)–75 Judith "Judy" Sheindlin(Blum)–73 Carrie Fisher–59 Kensaku Watanabe–56 Sasha Roiz–44 Jade Jagger–44 Jeremy Miller–39 William Estes Nipper–37 Aaron Tveit–32 ; 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. He invented the first that for which use was practical.

October 20

Happy Birthday RIP Bela Lugosi(Blaskó 1882–1956) John Dewey(1859–1952) Joyce Brothers(Bauer 1927–2013) ; William Christopher–83 Thomas Petty–65 Thomas Newman–60 Viggo Mortensen Jr–57 Calvin Broadus("Snoop Dogg")–44 Samuel Witwer–38 John Krasinski–36 Adam Butcher–27 ; 1803 – The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.

October 19

Happy Birthday RIP "LaWanda Page"(Alberta Peal 1920–2002) "Robert Reed"(John Rietz Jr 1932–1992) Harris Glenn Milstead("Divine" 1945–1988) ; John Lithgow–70 Patricia Ireland–70 Jennifer Holliday–55 Amy Carter–48 Randolph "Trey" Parker III–46 Christopher Kattan–45 Desmond Harrington–39 ; 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–89 Dawn Wells–77 Michael Ditka(Dyczko)–76 Pamela Dawber–64 Robert "Bob" Weinstein–61 Martina Navratilova–59 Erin Moran–55 Jean-Claude Van Damme(Varenberg)–55 Zachary Efron–28 ; 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 from Spain

October 17

Happy Birthday RIP Edward Montgomery Clift(1920–1966) "Rita Hayworth"(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Thomas Poston(1921–2007) Robert Craig Knievel(1938–2007) ; James Seals–73 Michael McKean–68 Margaret "Margot" Kidder–67 George Wendt–67 Norman Macdonald–52 David "Ziggy" Marley–47 Marshall Mathers III("Eminem")–43 David Matthew Macfadyen–41 Chris Lowell–31 Maximillian Irons–30 ; 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–90 Leonard Barrie Corbin–75 Suzanne Somers(Mahoney)–69 Timothy Robbins–57 Kim Wayans–54 Michael Balzary("Flea")–53 Johnathan Mayer–37 Brea Grant–34  ; 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney.

October 15

Happy Birthday RIP “Mark Lenard”(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Linda Lavin–78 Carole Penny Marshall–72 Richard Carpenter–69 Sarah Ferguson–56 Emeril Lagasse III–56 Dominic West–46 William "Billy" Unger–20 ; 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–88 Ralph Lauren(Lifschitz)–76 Harry Anderson–63 Gregory Evigan–62 Thomas Dolby(Robertson)–57 Isaac Mizrahi–54 Stephen Coogan–50 Karyn White–50 Usher Raymond IV–37 Maximillion Thieriot–27 ; 1926 – The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published ; 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–74 Grady Demond Wilson–69 Samuel "Sammy" Hagar–68 Olive Marie Osmond–56 Kathleen "Kate" Walsh–48 Sacha Baron Cohen–44 Ashanti Douglas–35 ; 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (בני ברית) "Children of the Covenant" , the oldest Jewish service organization in the world

October 12

Happy Birthday RIP Luciano Pavarotti(1935–2007) ; Christopher Wallace–68 Susan Anton–65 Christopher Botti–53 Glenn Soukesian("Colton Ford")–53 Hugh Jackman–47 Adam Rich–47 Joshua Hutcherson–23 ; 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)–69 David Morse–62 Joan Cusack–53 Sean Patrick Flanery–50 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry III)–49 Jane Krajkowski–47 Stephen Moyer(Emery)–46 Matthew Bomer–36 Trevor Donovan Neubauer–37 ; 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)–74 Benjamin Vereen(Middleton)–69 David Lee Roth–61 Tanya Tucker–57 Julia Sweeney–56 Bradley Whitford–56 Jodi Marzorati("Benson")–54 Mario Lopez Jr–42 ; 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–67 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–63 Anthony Shalhoub–62 John O'Hurley–61 Scott Bakula–61 Sean Lennon–40 Brandon Routh–36 ; 1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) was chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut ; 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)–79 Paul Hogan–76 Cornelius "Chevy" Chase–72 Sarah Purcell–67 Susan "Sigourney" Weaver–66 Darrell Hammond–60 Stephanie Zimbalist–59 Matthew Damon–45 ; 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)–73 John Mellencamp–64 Judy Landers(Hamburg)–57 Simon Cowell–56 Dylan Baker–56 Daniel Savage–51 Toni Braxton–49 Brandon Quinn Swierenga–38 Shawn Ashmore–36 ; 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) ; Britt-Marie Eklund–73 Kevin Cronin–64 Elisabeth Shue–52 Ioan Gruffudd–42 Jeremy Sisto–41 Wesley Ramsey–38 Olivia Thirlby–29 ; 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–72 Karen Allen–64 Harold Faltermeier–63 Clive Barker–63 Guy Pearce–48 Kate Winslet–40 James Jesse Palmer–37 Jesse Eisenberg–32 ; 1947 President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House ; 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded

October 4

Happy Birthday RIP Joseph "Buster" Keaton(1895–1966) "Charleton Heston"(John Carter 1923–2008) Jacqueline Collins(1937–2015); "Anne Rice"(Howard O'Brien)–74 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–69 Armand Assante Jr–66 Christopher Waltz–59 William "Bill" Fagerbakke–58 "Jon Secada"(Juan Martínez)–54 Isaac Liev Schreiber–48 Alicia Silverstone–39 Rachael Leigh Cook–36 ; 1883 – First run of the Orient Express ; 1957 – "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS

October 3

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene "Gore" Vidal(1925–2012) ; "Chubby Checker"(Ernest Evans)–74 Uwe "Roy" Horn–71 Lindsey Buckingham–66 Pamela Hensley–65 Peter "Jack" Wagner–56 "Tommy Lee"(Thomas Bass)–53 Clive Owen–51 Gwen Stefani–46 Neve Campbell–42 Lena Headey–42 Sean William Scott–39 Ashley Simpson–31 ; 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–77 Donna Karan(Faske)–67 Avery Brooks–67 Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz–66 Michael "Mike" Rutherford–65 "Sting"(Gordon Sumner)–64 Lorraine Bracco–61 Robert "Robbie" Nevil–57 Kelly Ripa–45 Tiffany Darwisch–44 ; 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 Jr(1928–1994) Walter Matthow(1920–2000) Thomas Bosley(1927–2010) ; James "Jimmy" Earl Carter Jr.–91 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)–80 Randall Quaid–65 Elizabeth Dennehy–55 Mark McGwire–52 Theodore King–50 Cindy Margolis–50 Zacharius Galifianakis–46 Rupert Friend–34 ; 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825 ; 1963 – First broadcast of The Tonight Show starting Johnny Carson aired on NBC