February 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carmen Miranda(Maria Miranda da Cunha 1909–1955) ; Carole King(Klein)–75 Joseph "Joe" Pesci–74 Maria "Mia" Villiers-Farrow–72 Judith Light(Licht)–68 James Jackson Bullock–62 Colin Egglesfield–44 Zhāng Zǐyi(章子怡)–38 Thomas Hiddleston–36 David Gallagher–32 Rose Arbuthnot-Lesliev–30 ; 1942 – Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources ; 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers

February 8

Happy Birthday RIP Julia "Lana" Turner(1921–1995) Audrey Meadows(Cotter 1922–1996) John "Jack" Lemmon III(1925–2001) James Byron Dean(1931–1955) Gary Coleman(1968–2010) ; Edward "Ted" Koppel–77 Nicholas "Nick" Nolte–76 Robert Klein–75 Brooke Adams–68 Mary Steenburgen–64 John Grisham Jr–62 Ethan Phillips–62 Vincent Neil Wharton–56 Mary McCormack–48 Seth Green–43 Liam McIntyre–35 James "Jim" Verraros–34 ; 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce ; 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Hollywood and Gower

February 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Dickens(1812–1870) Harry Sinclair Lewis(1885–1951) Clarence "Buster" Crabbe II(1908–1983) Edward "Eddie" Bracken(1915–2002) Miguel Ferrer(1955–2017) ; James Spader–57 Troyal Garth Brooks–55 Edward "Eddie" Izzard–55 Christopher Rock III–52 Robyn Lively–45 Christopher Ashton Kutcher–39 Kerli Kõiv–29 ; 1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented ; 1940 – The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.

February 5

Happy Birthday RIP Richmond "John" Carradine(1906–1988) "Red Buttons"(Aaron Chwatt 1919–2006) ; Henry "Hank" Aaron–83 David Selby–76 Barbara Hershey(Herzstein)–69 Thomas "Tom" Wilkinson–69 Timothy "Tim" Meadows–57 Jennifer Jason Leigh(Morrow)–55 Laura Linney–53 Thomas Christopher Parnell–50 Robert "Bobby" Brown–48 Paul Vandervort–32 Darren Criss–30 ; 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists

February 4

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Lindbergh(1902–1974) Rosa McCauley Parks(1913–2005) Bettye Goldstein("Betty Friedan" 1921–2006) Conrad Bain(1923–2013) David Brenner(1936–2014) ; Conrad John Schuck–77 Vincent Furnier("Alice Cooper")–69 Masanori Takahashi("Kitaro")–64 Vincent Walsh–45 Oscar De La Hoya–44 Brandon "Bug" Hall–32 ; 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg

February 3

Happy Birthday RIP Norman Perceval Rockwell(1894–1978) John Fiedler(1925–2005) Joey Bishop(Joseph Gottlieb 1918–2007) Dr. Henry Heimlich(1920–2016) ; Francis "Fran" Tarkenton–77 Blythe Danner–74 "Morgan Fairchild"(Patsy McClenny)–67 Joseph "Nathan" Lane–61 Maura Tierney–52 Isla Fisher–41 ; 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax

February 2

Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Elaine Stritch(1925–2014) Farrah Fawcett(1947–2009) Carol Ann Susi(1952–2014); Thomas Smothers III–80 Graham Nash–75 Brent Spiner–68 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–63 Adam Ferrara–51 Shakira Ripoll–40 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed

February 1

Happy Birthday RIP William Clark Gable(1901–1960) Boris Yeltsin(Борис Ельцин 1931–2007) "Rick James"(James Johnson Jr 1948–2004) Sherman Hemsley(1938–2012) Joseph "Joe" Sample(1939–2014) ; Isaac Donald Everly–80 Garrett Morris–80 Sheryl Ann Fenn–52 Lisa Marie Presley–49 Brian Krause–48 Michael C. Hall–46 Ronnie Kroell–34 ; 1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published ; 2004 – Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines #NippleGate

January 31

Happy Birthday RIP Tallulah Bankhead(1902–1968) Jackie Robinson(1919–1972) Jean Simmons(1929–2010) Suzanne Pleshette(1937–2008) ; Carol Channing–96 Philip Glass–80 Harry Wayne Casey("KC")–66 Anthony LaPaglia–58 Kelly Lynch–58 Amelia "Minnie" Driver–47 Patricia Velasquez–46 "Portia de Rossi"(Amanda Rogers)–44 Kerry Washington–40 Justin Timberlake–36 Joel Courtney–21 ; 1865 – The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery, submitting it to the states for ratification ; 1949 – The first TV daytime soap opera, "These Are My Children," was broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago

January 30

Happy Birthday RIP Franklin Roosevelt(1882–1945) Thomas "Dick" Martin(1922–2008) ; Dorothy Maloney–92 Eugene "Gene" Hackman–87 Vanessa Redgrave–80 Charles S. Dutton–66 Philip Collins–66 Jody Watley–58 Christian Bale–43 Wilmer Valderrama–37 ; 1982 – Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner".

January 29

Happy Birthday RIP "W.C. Fields"(William Claude Dukenfield 1880–1946) "John Forsythe"(Jacob Freund 1918–2010) ; Thomas "Tom" Selleck–72 Marc Singer–67 Ann Jillian(Nauseda)–66 Oprah Winfrey–63 Gregory Louganis–57 Nicholas Turturro–55 Heather Graham–47 Sara Gilbert(Abeles)–42 Justin Hartley–40 Adam Lambert–35 ; 1845 – "The Raven" is published in the New York Evening Mirror, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe

January 28

Happy Birthday RIP "Soupy Sales"(Milton Supman 1926–2009) ; "Alan Alda"(Alphonso D'Abruzzo)–81 Susan Howard(Jeri Mooney)–73 Mikhail Baryshnikov(Михаил Барышников)–69 Barbi Benton(Barbara Klein)–67 Sarah McLachlan–49 Joseph "Joey" Fatone Jr.–40 Nickolas "Nick" Carter–37 Elijah Wood–36 ; 1915 – The Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress ; 1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today

January 27

Happy Birthday RIP Johannes Wolfgangus Mozart(1756–1791) "Donna Reed"(Donnabelle Mullenger 1921–1986) "Troy Donahue"(Merle Johnson Jr 1936–2001) ; James Cromwell–77 Nicholas Mason–73 "Mimi Rogers"(Miriam Spickler)–61 Susanna Thompson–59 Keith Olbermann–58 Bridget Fonda–53 Alan Cumming–52 Tamlyn Tomita(タムリン·トミタ)–51 ; 1880 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp(light bulb).

January 26

Happy Birthday RIP Zara Cully(1892–1978) Charles Levison("Lane" 1905–2007) Eugene "Gene" Siskel(1946–1999) Paul Newman(1925–2008) ; Anne Jeffreys Carmichael–94 Robert "Bob" Uecker–82 Theodore "Scott" Glenn–76 Edward Van Halen–62 Ellen DeGeneres–59 Anita Baker–59 Wayne Gretzky–56 Paul Johansson–53 Colin O'Donoghue–36 ; 1915 – The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.

January 25

Happy Birthday RIP "Virginia Woolf"(Adeline Stephen 1882–1941) Edwin Newman(1919–2010) "Etta James"(Jamesetta Hawkins 1938–2012) Dean Jones(1931–2015) ; Gregory Sierra–76 Tobe Hooper–74 Jenifer Lewis–60 Dinah Manoff–59 Alicia Keys(Cook)–36 ; 1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco ; 1949 – the first Emmy Awards are held at Hollywood Athletic Club.

January 24

Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Borgnine(Ermes Borgnino 1917–2012) Sharon Tate(1943–1969) John Belushi(1949–1982) ; Neil Diamond–76 Aaron Neville–76 Yakov Smirnoff(Pokhis)–67 Nastassja Nakszynski–58 Mary Lou Retton–49 Matthew Lillard–47 Edward "Ed" Helms–43 Kristen Schaal–39 ; 1908 – The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell ; 1984 – The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.

January 23

Happy Birthday RIP Frances "Bay" Goffman(1919–2011) ; "Sonny Chiba"(Sadaho Maeda 千葉 真)–78 Gilbert "Gil" Gerard–74 Rutger Hauer–73 Anita Pointer–69 Richard Dean Anderson–67 Antonio Villaraigosa(Villar Jr.)–64 Richard Finch–63 Princess Caroline Grimaldi of Monaco–60 Mariska Hargitay–53 Lisa Snowdon–46 Tiffany Thiessen–43 ; 1789 – Georgetown College, the first Catholic University in the US, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland(now Washington D.C.) ;  1977 – The TV mini-series "Roots," based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing on American Broadcasting Company.

January 22

Happy Birthday RIP David Llewelyn Wark "DW" Griffith(1875–1948) Samuel Cooke(1931–1964) Wilfred "Bill" Bixby III(1934–1993) ; "Piper Laurie"(Rosetta Jacobs)–85 Seymour Cassel–82 John Hurt–77 Stephen "Steve" Perry–68 Linda Blair–58 Diane Lane–52 Gabriel Macht–45 Paul Balthazar Getty–42 Nicholas Simmons–28 ; 1968 – "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" premiered on NBC. ; 1973 – the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.

January 21

Happy Birthday RIP Christian Dior(1905–1957) Alfred "Benny" Hill(1924–1992) Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas(1922–1994) "Wolfman Jack"(Robert Smith 1938–1995) ; Jack Nicklaus–77 José Plácido Domingo Embil–76 Morris Mac Davis–75 "Billy Ocean"(Leslie Charles)–67 Paul Allen–64 "Robby Benson"(Robin Segal)–61 Virginia "Geena" Davis–61 Emma Bunton–41 ; 1915 – The first Kiwanis Club was founded, in Detroit. ; 2003 – The Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed blacks as America's largest minority group.

January 20

Happy Birthday RIP "George Burns"(Nathan Birnbaum 1896–1996) Patricia Neal(1926–2010) Jackson DeForest Kelley(1920–1999) Ottis "Slim" Whitman Jr(1923–2013) ; Arthur "Arte" Johnson–88 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr–87 David Lynch–71 William "Bill" Maher Jr–61 Lorenzo Lamas–59 James Denton Jr–54 Rainn Wilson–51 Melissa Rivers(Rosenberg)–49 "Skeet Ulrich"(Bryan Trout)–47 Evan Peters–30 ; 1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union is founded

January 19

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar Allan Poe(1809–1849) Janis Joplin(1943–1970) Robert Palmer(1949–2003) Jean Stapleton(Jeanne Murray 1923–2013) Phillip Everly(1939–2014) ; Nathalie "Tippi" Hedren–87 Dolly Rebecca Parton–71 Desi Arnaz Jr.(Desiderio Arnaz IV)–64 Catherine "Katey" Sagal–63 Paul Rodriguez–62 Robert "William" Ragsdale–56 Shawn Wayans–46 Benjamin Ayres–40 Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch–36 Jodie Sweetin–35 ; 1955 – A presidential news conference was filmed for TV for the first time, with the permission of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. ; 1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world's first men's briefs (underwear)

January 18

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Watson(1854–1934) Oliver Hardy(1892–1957) “Cary Grant”(Archibald Leach 1904–1986) “Danny Kaye”(David Kaminski 1913–1987) ; Thomas “Tom” Bailey–63 Kevin Costner–62 Allison Arngrim–55 David Attell–52 Jason Segel–37 ; 1886 – Modern hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England ; 1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded

January 17

Happy Birthday RIP Karl Lämmle(1867–1939) Andrew "Andy" Kaufman(1949–1984) Nancy Parsons(1942–2001) Eartha Kitt(Keith 1927–2008) "Muhammad Ali"(Cassius Clay Jr 1942–2016) ; Betty White Ludden–95 James Earl Jones–86 Maurice "Maury" Povich–78 Paul Young–61 Broderick "Steve" Harvey–60  Susanna Hoffs–58 James Carrey–55 Michelle Obama–53 Naveen Andrews–48 Robert Ritchie("Kid Rock")–46 ; 1893 – Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate

January 16

Happy Birthday RIP Henry "Harry" Carey II(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony "A.J." Foyt–82 Ronnie Milsap–74 John Carpenter–69 Deborrah "Debbie" Allen–67 Helen "Sade" Adu–58 Andrea James–50 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–49 Jonathan Mangum–46 Katherine "Kate" Moss–43 ; 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 Jr(1913–1998) ; Andrea Martin–70 Maria Molina("Charo")–66 William James Nesbitt–52 Lisa Lisa Velez-51 Charles "Chad" Lowe–49 Edmund "Eddie" Cahill–39 ; 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–79 Dorothy Faye Dunaway–76 Steven Soderbergh–54 Emily Watson–50 James Smith("LL Cool J")–49 Jason Bateman–48 Kevin Durand–43 Zachary Gilford–35 Thomas Grant Gustin–27 ; 1952 – National Broadcasting Company's long-running morning news program "Today" debuts, with host Dave Garroway

January 13

Happy Birthday RIP "Kay Francis"(Katherine Gibbs 1905–1968) Robert Stack(1919–2003) Charles Nelson Reilly(1931–2007) ; Frances Sternhagen–87 Charles "Rip" Taylor–83 Charles Richard Moll–74 "Jason Stuart"(Stuart Greif)–58 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–56 Tracy Adkins–55 Patrick Dempsey–51 Michael Peña–41 Orlando Bloom–40 Liam Hemsworth–27 ; 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) Joseph Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge Jr("Amazing Kreskin")–82 Anthony Andrews–69 Kirstie Alley–66 Howard Stern–63 Oliver Platt–57 Jeffrey Bezos(Jorgensen)–53 Robert Cummings("Rob Zombie")–52 Matthew Kohler–38 William Rothhaar–30 Andrew Lawrence–29 ; 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote.  Not until 1920 when 19th Amendment is ratified will it be illegal to deny voter rights based on gender ; 1971 – All in the Family, one of the most famous situation comedies, premieres on CBS

January 11

Happy Birthday Mitchell Ryan–89 Felix Silla–80 Diana "Naomi" Judd–71 Lee Ritenour–65 Vicki Peterson Cowsill–59 Mary Jane Blige–46 Marcus Blucas–45 Amanda Peet–45 ; 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–72 Donald Fagen–69 George Foreman–68 "Pat Benatar"(Patricia Andrzejewski)–64 Antonio Cupo–39 Alejandro "Alex" Meraz–32 ; 1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil Company

January 9

Happy Birthday RIP Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr(1925–1989) Richard Milhous Nixon(1913–1994) Robert "Bob" Denver(1935–2005) ; Judith Krantz(Tarcher)–89 Joan Báez–76 James "Jimmy" Page–73 "Crystal Gayle"(Brenda Webb)–66 Jonathan "J.K." Simmons–62 Nestor Haddaway–52 Joely Richardson–52 Alexander "A.J." McLean–39 Catherine Middleton-Windsor Duchess of Cambridge–35 ; 2007 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone at MacWorld keynote ; 1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process (used to create first photograph circa 1837)

January 8

Happy Birthday RIP José Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón(1912–1992) Elvis Aaron Presley(1935–1977)  David Bowie(Jones 1947–2016) ; Charles Osgood Wood III–84 Shirley Bassey–80 Robert "Bob" Eubanks–79 Stephen Hawking–75 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–52 Sarah Polley–38 Rachel Nichols–37 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–30 ; 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–89 Kenneth "Kenny" Loggins–69 Erin Gray–67 David Caruso–61 Katherine "Katie" Couric–60 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–53 Jeremy Renner–46 Dustin Diamond–40 ; 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–62 Scott Bryce–59 Kathy Sledge-58 Daniel Pintauro–41 Jérémie Renier–36 Edward Redmayne–35 Kathryn McKinnon Berthold–33  ; 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–89 Robert Duvall–86 Diane Keaton(Hall)–71 Theodore "Ted" Lange–69 Pamela Sue Martin–64 "Marilyn Manson"(Brian Warner)–48 Bradley Cooper–42 ; 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 (www.dailymail.co.uk)

January 4

Happy Birthday RIP Sorrell Booke(1930–1994) Denise Matthews("Vanity" 1959–2016) ; Barbara Rush–90 "Dyan Cannon"(Samile Friesen)–80 Bernard Sumner(Dicken)–61 Ann Magnuson–61 Matthew Frewer–59 John Michael Stipe–57 David Foley–54 Dorothy "Dot-Marie" Jones–53 Julia Ormond–52 Adam Trese–48 August Diehl–41 ; 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–85 Victoria Principale–67 "Bruce LaBruce"(Justin Stewart)–53 Jason Marsden–32 ; 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)–50 Cuba Gooding Jr.–49 Patrick Huard–48 Dax Shepard–42 Catherine "Kate" Bosworth–34 ; 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–79 Joseph Saddler("Grandmaster Flash")–59 Verne Troyer–48 William Jonas Armstrong–36 ; 1890 – The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, by Members of Pasadena's Valley Hunt Club, presented the first of this annual parade ; 1892 – Ellis Island in New York City opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States ; 1983 – APRANET officially begins using TCP/IP instead of NCP, thus creating the Internet

December 31

Happy Birthday RIP "John Denver"(Henry Deutschendorf Jr 1943–1997) "Donna Summer"(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–79 "Ben Kingsley"(Krishna Bhanji)–73 Diane Von Furstenberg(Diana Halfin)–71 Timothy Matthieson–69 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–58 Val Kilmer–57 Michael McDonald–52 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–44 ; 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–76 Meredith Vieira–63 Matthew Lauer–59 Tracey Ullman–57 Heidi Fleiss–51 Jason Behr–43 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods–42 Kristin Kreuk–34 ; 1940 – California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened

December 29

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–84 Mary Tyler Moore–80 Barbara Steele–79 Jonathan "Jon" Voight–78 Edward "Ted" Danson III–69 Yvonne Elliman–65 Paula Poundstone–57 Patricia Clarkson–57 John Newton–51 Andrew "Lilly" Wachowski–49 David Jude Law–44 David Fumero–44 ; 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–94 Grace "Nichelle" Nichols–84 Dame Margaret "Maggie" Smith–82 Denzel Washington Jr.–62 Terri Garber–56 Hugh Malcolm Gets–52 Seth Meyers–43 Joseph Manganiello–40 Brendan Hines–40 ; 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–77 Michael "Mike" Pinder–75 Mary "Cokie" Roberts(Boggs)–73 Gérard Depardieu–68 Wilson Echevarrí("Cruz")–43 Masayori "Masi" Oka(岡 政偉)–42 Emilie de Ravin–35 ; 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–77 Osborn "Ozzie" Smith–62 David Sedaris–60 Jared Leto(Bryant)–45 Richard "Reichen" Lehmkuhl–43 Chris Daughtry–37 Christopher "Kit" Harington–30 ; 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–71 James "Jimmy" Buffett–70 Barbara Mandrell–68 Mary "Sissy" Spacek–67 Ann "Annie" Lennox–62 Florian Armstrong("Dido")–45 Dylan Vox–42 ; 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 Howard Hughes Jr(1905–1976) Ava Gardner(1922–1990) ; Mary Teresa Higgins("Clark")–89 Karl Diedrich Bader–50 Enrique Martín Morales("Ricky Martin")–45 Jeremy Greenberg(Davidson)–45 Ryan Seacrest–42 ; 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)–83 Robert "Bob" Kahn(TCP/IP Creator)–78 Harry Shearer–73 Susan Lucci–70 "Eddie Vedder"(Edward Severson III)–52 ; 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–80 Lila Diana Sawyer–71 Bernadette Stanislaus–63 Ralph Fiennes–54 Heather Donahue–42 ; 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–81 Jayne Seymour Fonda–79 Samuel Leroy Jackson–68 Raymond Romano–59 Andrew Dick–51 Kiefer Sutherland–50 ; 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–84 George Criscuola("Peter Criss")–71 Uri Geller–70 Alan Parsons–68 Christopher Robinson–50 David Cook–34 Jonah Hill Feldstein–33 Emerson Collins–32 Allan Hyde–27 ; 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(1941–2016) ; Timothy Reid–72 Elaine Joyce Pinchot–71 Christopher Hamill("Limahl")–58 Michael Lookinland–56 Jennifer Beals–53 Tilman Schweiger–53 Kristen Swanson–47 Alyssa Milano–44 Rosa Blasi–44 Jacob "Jake" Gyllenhaal–36 ; 1932 – BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service

December 18

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth "Betty" Grable(1916–1973) ; Cicely Tyson–92 Keith Richards–73 Steven Spielberg–70 Leonard Maltin–66 Raymond "Ray" Liotta–62 William Bradley Pitt–53 Casper Van Dien Jr–48 Kate Holmes–38 Christina Aguilera–36 ; 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) ; Jorge Bergoglio(Pope Francis)–80 Earnest "Ernie" Hudson–71 Eugene Levy–70 Barry Livingston–63 William "Bill" Pullman–63 Heather Laurie Holden–47 Antonino Giovanni Ribisi–42 Sarah Paulson–42 Militza "Milla" Jovovich–41 ; 1892 – First issue of Vogue is published

December 16

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Austen(1775–1817) ; Joyce Boulifant–79 Harry "Ben" Cross–69 William "Billy" Gibbons–67 Sam Robards–55 Benjamin Bratt–53 Jonathan Scarfe–41 Scott Bailey–38 Theodore James Taptiklis–32 Anna Popplewell–28 ; 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–83 Donnie Johnson–67 Marta DuBois–64 Garrett Wang–48 Michael Shanks–46 Stuart Townsend–44 Geoffrey Stults–39 Adam Brody–37 Charlie Cox–34 Camilla Luddington–33 ; 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(1946–2016) ; Joyce Vincent Wilson(“Dawn”)–67 Theodore “Ted” Raimi–51 Matthew McNulty–34 ; 2000 – The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner ; 2012 – Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut

December 13

Happy Birthday Richard "Dick" Van Dyke–91 Arthur "Christopher" Plummer–87 John Davidson–75 Ben Bernanke–63 Morris Day–59 Steven  Buscemi–59 "Jamie Foxx"(Eric Bishop)–49 "NeNe Leakes"(Linnethia Johnson)–49 Barton Johnson–46 Taylor Swift–27 ; 1621 – Under the care of Robert Cushman, the first American furs to be exported from the continent leave for England aboard the Fortune

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–93 "Connie Francis"(Concetta Franconero)–78 "Dionne Warwick"(Marie Warrick)–76 William "Bill" Nighy–67 Cathleen "Cathy" Rigby–64 Sheila "E" Escovedo–59 Jennifer Connelly–46 Shelton Hank Williams–44 Mayim Bialik–41 ; 1787  – Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution five days after Delaware became the first

December 11

Happy Birthday RIP "Ron Carey"(Ronald Cicenia 1935–2007) Maila Syrjaniemi("Vampira" 1922–2008) ; "Rita Moreno"(Rosita Alverio)–85 Donna Mills(Miller)–76 John Kerry–73 Lynda Day George–72 Terry "Teri" Garr–69 Robert "Ben" Browder–54 Monica "Monique" Imes–49 Jason "Rusty" Joiner–44 ; 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–75 Gloria Goff("Losing")–70 Susan Dey(Smith)–64 Paul Hardcastle–59 Kenneth Branagh–56 Virenia "Nia" Peeples–55 Patrick Flueger–33 Raven-Symoné Pearman–31 ; 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)–100 Buck Henry Zuckerman–86 Dame Judith Dench–82 Lloyd "Beau" Bridges III–75 Richard "Dick" Butkus–74 Michael Dorn–64 John Malkovich–63 Donald "Donny" Osmond–59 Mario Cantone–57 Felicity Huffman–54 Jesse Metcalfe–38 Simon Helberg–36 ; 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–69 Kimila "Kim" Basinger–63 Teri Hatcher–52 Sinéad O'Connor–50 Dominic Monaghan–40 Ian Somerhalder–38 "Nicki Minaj"(Onika Maraj)–34 ; 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)–84 Thomas Waits–67 Larry Bird–60 Priscilla Barnes–61 Christopher Thomas Howell–50 Shiri Appleby–38 Emily Browning–28 Nicholas Hoult–27 ; 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–71 Margaret JoBeth Williams–68 Craig Newmark(Founder of Craigslist)–64 Gina Hecht–64 Thomas Hulce–63 Steven Wright–61 Andrew Cuomo–59 Janine Turner(Gauntt)–54 Lindsay Price–40 Ryan Kennedy–34 ; 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–84 Joan Didion–82 "Morgan Brittany"(Suzanne Cupito)–65 Amanda (Armand) Lepore–49 Margaret Moran Cho–48 Amy Acker–40 Nicolas "Nick" Stahl–37 Adan Canto–35 Francisco "Frankie" Muñiz IV–31 ; 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–83 Max Baer, Jr.–79 Jeffrey Bridges–67 Patricia Wettig–65 Marisa Tomei–52 Kevin Sussman–46 Tyra Banks–43 ; 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–68 Del Shores–59 "Julianne Moore"(Julie Smith)–56 Daryl Hannah–56 Brendan Fraser–48 Bruno Campos–43 Anna Chlumsky–36 Brian Bonsall–35 Michael Angarano–29 ; 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 Herman "Ray" Walston(1914–2001) William "Bill" Erwin(1914–2010) Giovanni Versace(1946–1997) ; Harry Reid–77 Cathy Lee Crosby–72 Stone Phillips–62 Esteban Echevarria("Steven Bauer")–60 Daniel Gauthier–53 Lucy Liu(劉玉玲)–48 Nelly Furtado–38 Britney Spears–35 ; 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)–81 Bette Midler–71 Richard Treat Williams–65 Charlene Tilton–58 Jeremy Northam–55 Néstor Carbonell–49 Sarah Silverman–46 Emily Mortimer–45 Dean O'Gorman–40 ; 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(Baum 1925–2015) ; Robert Guillaume(Williams)–89 Sir Ridley Scott–79 Mandel "Mandy" Patinkin–64 "Billy Idol"(William Broad)–61 "Stacey Q" Swain–58 Benjamin Stiller–51 "Clay Aiken"(Clayton Grissom)–38 Kaley Cuoco–31 ; 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 RIP Garry Shandling(1949–2016) ; Jacqueline "Jackie" Stallone(Labofish)–95 Vincent Scully–89 Jacques Chirac–84 "Diane Ladd"(Rose Ladnier)–81 Chuck Mangione–76 Suzanne "Suzy" Chaffee–70 Joel Coen–62 Howard Mandel–61 Cathy Moriarty–56 Thomas Sizemore–55 Andrew McCarthy–54 Donald Cheadle Jr–52 Jonathan Knight–48 Anna Faris–40 Lucas Black–34 ; 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–73 Paul Shaffer–67 Edward Harris–66 Judd Nelson–57 "Jon Stewart"(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–54 Ryan Kwanten–40 Alan Ritchson–32 ; 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 "Jil" Sander–73 William "Bill" Nye–61 William Fichtner–60 Caroline Kennedy–59 Robin Givens–52 Michael Vartan–48 Jaleel White–40 ; 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–78 "Tina Turner"(Anna Mae Bullock)–77 Mark Margolis–77 Daniel Davis–71 Ryan Currier(Robbins)–44 Adam Harrington–44 Peter Facinelli–43 Natasha Bedingfield–35 ; 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–72 John Larroquette Jr–69 Amy Grant–56 William Burke–50 Stacy Lattisaw–50 Jillian Hennessy–48 Christina Applegate–45 Jerry Ferrara–37 ; 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–74 William Dwight Schultz–69 Denise Crosby–59 Amanda Wyss–56 Garret Dillahunt–52 Colin Hanks(Dillingham)–39 Katherine Heigl–38 ; 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–68 Bruce Hornsby–62 Robin Roberts–56 Vincent Cassel(Crochon)–50 Christopher Hardwick–45 Destiny “Miley” Cyrus–24 ; 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(1932–2016) ; Billie Jean King(Moffit)–73 Jamie Leigh Curtis–58 Mariel Hemingway–55 Stephen Geoffreys(Miller)–52 Boris Becker–49 Mark Ruffalo–49 Scarlett Johansson–32 ; 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–79 Goldie Hawn–71 Lorna Luft–64 Brian McNamara–56 Colette "Nicollette" Sheridan–53 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–51 Robert "Rib" Hillis–46 Jena Malone–32 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sounds ;  1969 – The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI

November 20

Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Franklin Cover(1928–2006) "Richard Dawson"(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Richard "Dick" Smothers–77 Joseph Biden Jr–74 Veronica Hamel–73 Joseph Walsh–69 "Bo Derek"(Mary Collins)–60 Joel McHale–45 David O'Donnell–42 ;  1947 – The Princess Elizabeth married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London ; 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)–83 Richard "Dick" Cavett–80 Robert "Ted" Turner III–78 Richard "Calvin" Klein–74 Robert Beltran–63 Ann Curry–60 Allison Janney–57 Margaret "Meg" Ryan(Hyra)–55 Alicia "Jodie" Foster–54 Jack Dorsey–40 ; 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–77 Linda Evans(Evanstad)–74 Kevin Nealon–63 John Parr–62 Elizabeth Perkins–56 Kim Wilde(Smith)–56 Owen Wilson–48 Chloë Sevigny–42 Damon Wayans Jr–34 ; 1928 – Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday ; 1963 – The first push-button telephone goes into service

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP "Rock Hudson"(Roy Scherer Jr 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–78 Martin Scorsese–74 Mary "Lauren" Hutton–73 Daniel DeVito Jr–72 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–72 "RuPaul"(Andre Charles)–56 Rachel McAdams–38 Clarke Isaac Hanson–36 ; 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."

November 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Burgess Meredith(1907–1997) ; David Leisure–66 Diana Krall–52 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–49 Martha Plimpton–46 Andrea "Missi" Pyle–44 Margalit "Maggie" Gyllenhaal–39 ; 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–97 Edward Asner–87 Petula Clark–84 Joanna Barnes–82 Samuel Waterston–76 Anni-Frid Lyngstad–71 Alexander O'Neal–63 Margaret Reed–60 Jonathan Lee Miller–44 Sean Murray–39 ; 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–73 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–68 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–62 Daniel Bernard Sweeney–55 Harland Williams–54 Patrick Warburton–52 Joshua Duhamel–44 Russell Tovey–35 ; 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 1934–2016) ; Joseph Mantegna Jr–69 Frances Conroy–63 Tracy Scoggins–63 Christopher Noth–62 "Whoopi Goldberg"(Caryn Johnson)–61 James Kimmel–49 Steven Zahn–49 Gerard Butler–47 Jordan Bridges–43 Michael Copon–34 Kit Williamson–31 ; 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–71 Megan Mullally–58 Nadia Comăneci–55 Sammy Sosa–48 Craig Parker–46 Harvey Stephens–46 Ryan Gosling–36 Anne Hathaway–34 ; 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–76 Stanley Tucci Jr–56 "Demi Moore"(Demetria Guynes)–54 Calista Flockhart–52 Philip McKeon–52 Carson Kressley–47 Leonardo DiCaprio–42 John "Scoot" McNairy–39 ; 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)–66 "Sinbad"(David Adkins)–60 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–57 Thomas Davidson–53 Jonas Åkerlund–51 Tracy Morgan–48 Ellen Pompeo–47 Walton Goggins Jr–45 Heather Matarazzo–34 ; 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–85 Louis Ferrigno–65 Robert Duncan McNeill–52 Eric Dane–44 Nicholas Lachey–43 ; 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 ; 2016 Donal Trump wins the presidential election as Republican nominee.

November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) Morley Safer(1931–2016) ; Norman Lloyd(Perlmutter)–102 Bonnie Raitt–67 Mary Hart(Harum)–66 Christie Hefner–64 Alfre Woodard–64 "Chi Chi LaRue"(Larry Paciotti)–57 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–55 Gordon Ramsay–50 Parker Posey–48 Gretchen Mol–44 Tara Reid–41 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray

November 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dana "Plato" Strain(1964–1999) William Booth(1949–2006) ; "Joni Mitchell"(Roberta Anderson)–73 Earl Boen–71 Judy Tenuta–60 Christopher Knight–59 Pierre David Guetta–49 Michelle Clunie–47 Jason and Jeremy London–44 ; 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) Glenn Frey(1948–2016) ; Sally Field–70 Maria Shriver–61 Ethan Hawke–46 Rebecca Romijn–44 Emily Stone–28 ; 1947 – "Meet The Press" makes its television debut 

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)–76 Arthur Garfunkel–75 Samuel Shepard Rogers–73 Armin Shimerman–67 Bryan Adams–57 Katherine Matilda Swinton–56 Tatum O’Neal–53 Famke Janssen–52 Samuel Rockwell–48 Samuel "Page" Elliot–40 Paul Kevin Jonas Jr–29 ; 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 1925–2016) ; Loretta Swit–79 Laura Bush(Welch)–70 Marjorie "Markie" Post–66 Kathleen Griffin–56 Ralph Macchio–55 Jeffrey Probst–55 Matthew McConaughey–47 Sean Combs–47 Travis Van Winkle–34 ; 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–83 Kenneth Berry–83 Thomas Savini–70 Roseanne Barr–64 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)–63 Dennis Miller–63 “Adam Ant”(Stuart Goddard)–62 Kathy Kinney–62 Hans “Dolph” Lundgren–59 ; 1911 – The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant to compete with the Ford Model T ; 1954 – The first Godzilla film is released and marks the first appearance of the character of the same name

November 2

Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; "Stefanie Powers"(Stefania Paul)–74 Kate Linder–69 Kathryn Dawn "k.d." Lang–55 David Schwimmer–50 Sean Kanan(Perelman)–50 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes Jr–42 Randolph "Randy" Harrison–39 ; 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–77 Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.–74 Lyle Lovett–59 Peter Ostrum–59 Rachel Ticotin–58 Timothy Cook–56 Antonia "Toni" Collette–44 Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy–44 Penn Badgley–30 ; 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)