May 21

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Burr(1917–1993) Mary "Peggy" Cass(1924–1999) ; Richard Hatch–72 Jonathan Hyde–69 Gerard "Leo" Sayer–69 Alan Franken–66 Lawrence Tureaud("Mr. T")–65 Edward "Judge" Reinhold Jr–60 ; 1881 – Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross

May 20

Happy Birthday RIP George Gobel(1919–1991) James "Jimmy" Stewart(1908–1997) John “Joe” Cocker(1944–2014) ; Cherilyn "Cher" Sarkisian–71 Jane Wiedlin–59 Matt McCoy–59 Bronson Pinchot–58 Anthony Goldwyn–57 Owen Teale–56 Melinda "Mindy" Cohn–51 Timothy Olyphant–49 Jack Gleeson–25 ; 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

May 19

Happy Birthday RIP Malcolm Little("X" 1925–1965) André Roussimoff("the Giant" 1946–1993) Jeffrey Hyman("Joey Ramone" 1951–2001) ; Peter Mayhew("Chewbacca")–73 Peter Townshend–72 Beverly Grace Jones–69 Joseph “Dusty” Hill–68 Andrew Fuller–37 ; 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery and incest and treason ; 1911 – Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior

May 18

Happy Birthday RIP Francesco “Frank” Capra(1897–1991) Pierino "Perry" Como(1912–2001) Pernell Roberts Jr(1928–2010) Andrew "Andreas" Katsulas(1946–2006) ; "Bill Macy"(Wolf Garber)–95 Robert Morse–86 Reginald "Reggie" Jackson–71 George Strait–65 Chow Yun-Fat(周潤發)–62 Marta “Martika” Marrero–48 Elizabeth “Tina” Fey–47 Allen Leech–36 ; 1860 – Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State

May 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Hopper(1936–2010) William "Bill" Paxton(1955–2017) Robert "Bob" Saget–61 "Sugar " Ray Leonard–61 Eithne Ní Bhraonáin("Enya")–56 Craig Ferguson–55 Tabatha Coffey–48 Derek Hough–32 ; 1954 – the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

May 16

Happy Birthday RIP Wladziu Liberace(1919–1987) Henry Fonda(1905–1982) ; Danny Trejo–73 Pierce Brosnan–64 Mary Debra Winger–62 Kevin McDonald–56 Janet Jackson–51 Tracey Fisher("Gold")–48 David Boreanaz–48 Victoria “Tori” Spelling–44 Thomas Brodie Sangster–27 ; 1866 – The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece called the nickel

May 15

Happy Birthday RIP James Mason(1909–1984) Joseph Cotten(1905–1994) ; Madeleine Albright(Marie Korbelová)–80 Trinidad "Trini" Lopéz–80 Calogero "Chazz" Palminteri–65 Michael Oldfield–65 David Guez Charvet–45 Russell Hornsby–43 David Krumholtz–39 ; 1862 – President Lincoln signs a bill into law creating US Bureau of Agriculture (later renamed to USDA) ; 1905 – Las Vegas is founded when 110 acres (0.45 km2), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off ; 1928 – Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy" ; 1940 – McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.

May 14

Happy Birthday RIP "Bobby Darin"(Walden Cassotto 1936–1973) ; George Lucas–73 Robert Zemeckis–66 David Byrne–65 "Tim Roth"(Timothy Smith)–56 Catherine "Cate" Blanchett–48 Sofia Coppola–46 Mark Zuckerberg–33 ; 1904 – The first Olympic games and "Louisiana Purchase Exposition World Fair" to be held in the United States opened in St. Louis Missouri. The invention of the ice cream cone allegedly occurred here as well as this locale became home to Forest Park which is still the location of the region's major cultural institutions—the Zoo, Art Museum, History Museum, Science Center and the Muny Opera

May 13

Happy Birthday RIP "Bea Arthur"(Bernice Frankel 1922–2009) ; Beverley Owen(Ogg)–80 Harvey Keitel–78 "Stevie Wonder"(Stevland Judkins)–67 Dennis Rodman–56 Stephen Colbert–53 Brian Geraghty–42 Neil Hopkins–40 Iwan Rheon–32 Robert Pattinson–31 ; 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM ; 1958 – The trademark Velcro is registered for the product line that is basically a fabric type of zipper

May 12

Happy Birthday RIP Wilfrid Hyde-White(1903–1991) Katharine Hepburn(1907–2003) George Carlin(1937–2008) Lawrence "Yogi" Berra(1925–2015) ; Burt Bacharach–89 Stephen "Steve" Winwood–69 Irving Rhames–68 William "Billy" Squier–67 Gabriel Byrne–67 Jennifer Hetrick–59 Bruce McColloch–56 Emilio Estevez–55 Stephen Baldwin–51 Anthony "Tony" Hawk–49 Kim Fields–48 Jason Biggs–39 ; 1933 – The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies ; 1937 – The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey

May 11

Happy Birthday RIP "Irving Berlin"(Israel Baline 1888–1989) Salvador Dalí y Domenech(1904–1989) Martha Graham(1894–1991) Cory Monteith(1982–2013) ; Frances Fisher–65 Martha Quinn–58 Jonathan Jackson–35 Matthew Leinart–34 Matthew Giraud–33 ; 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded ; 1947 – The B.F. Goodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio, announced the development of a tubeless tire

May 10

Happy Birthday RIP "Fred Astaire"(Frederic Austerlitz 1899–1987) "Nancy Walker"(Anna Swoyer 1922–1992) "Sid Vicious"(John Simon Ritchie 1957–1979) Gary Owens(Altman 1934–2015) ; James Abrahams–73 Margaret "Meg" Foster–69 Paul Hewson("Bono")–57 Jason Brooks–51 Dallas Roberts–47 Odette Annable(Yustman)–32 ; 1908 – The first Mother's Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, W.Virginia ; 1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan

May 9

Happy Birthday RIP Myron "Mike" Wallace(1918–2012) ; Albert Finney–81 Candice Bergen–71 William "Billy" Joel–68 Thomas Peterson–67 John Corbett Jr–56 Chris Diamantopoulos–42 Rosario Dawson–38 ; 1874 – The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes

May 8

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884–1972) Touko "Tom of Finland" Laaksonen (1920–1991) Donald Rickles(1926–2017) ; Cathryn "Toni" Tennille–77 "Gary Glitter"(Paul Gadd)–73 Philip Bailey–66 Alexander "Alex" Van Halen–64 Melissa Gilbert–53 Enrique Iglesias Preysler–42 Stephen Amell–36 ; 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine(over-the-counter medication without regard to its effectiveness) ; 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded

May 7

Happy Birthday RIP Frank "Gary" Cooper(1901–1961) Anne Baxter(1923–1985) John Ingle(1928–2012) Robert Hegyes(1951–2012) ; Thelma Houston(Jackson)–71 Nora Kuzma("Traci Lords")–49 Ivan Sergei Gaudio–46 Breckin Meyer–43 Franchelle Davis–38 Alexander Ludwig–25 ; 1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts ; 1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees

May 6

Happy Birthday RIP Sigismund Freud(1856–1939) Rodolfo di Valentina d'Antonguolla("Rudy Valentino" 1895–1926) George Orson Welles(1915–1985) ; Willie Mays Jr–86 Robert "Bob" Seger–72 Anthony Blair–64 Thomas Bergeron–62 George Clooney–56 Gabourey Sidibe–34 Adrianne Palicki–34 ; 1889 – The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower ; 1937 – the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board

May 5

Happy Birthday RIP "Tammy Wynette"(Virginia Pugh 1942–1998) Ann B. Davis(1926–2014) ; Michael Palin–74 Jonathon Rhys-Davies–73 Kurt Loder–72 Brian Williams–58 Kristina "Tina" Yothers–44 Henry Cavill–34 Walter "Bart" Baker IV–31 Adele Adkins–29 ; 1925 – John T. Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution ; 1934 – The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released

May 4

Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston 1929–1993) Paul Gleason(1939–2006) ; Richard Jenkins–70 Pia Zadora(Schipani)–63 Randy Travis(Traywick)–58 Mary Beth McDonough–56 Ana Gasteyer–50 William "Will" Arnett–47 Michael Pritchard("Mike Dirnt")–45 James Lance Bass–38 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Album of the Year was awarded to Henry Mancini, Best Vocal Performance, Female, Ella Fitzgerald, Best Vocal Performance, Male, Perry Como

May 3

Happy Birthday RIP Lucile Langhanke("Mary Astor" 1906–1987) James Brown(1933–2006) ; Alex Viespi("Cord")–84 Francis Castelluccio("Frankie Valli")–83 Chris Mulkey–69 Christopher Cross(Geppert)–66 Roberto "Bobby" Cannavale–47 ; 1802 – Washington, D.C., was incorporated ; 1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States

May 2

Happy Birthday RIP Harry "Bing" Crosby Jr(1903–1977) "Hedda Hopper"(Elda Furry 1885–1966) ; "Engelbert Humperdinck"(Arnold Dorsey)–81 Bianca Macias("Jagger")–72 Louis Grammatico("Lou Gramm")–67 Christine Baranski–65 Donatella Versace–62 Dwayne Johnson–45 David Beckham–42 ; 1932 – Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network ; 1955 – Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

May 1

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Nye(Niestat 1913–2005) Gwyllyn Samuel "Glenn" Ford(1916–2006) Jack Paar(1918–2004) ; Richard J. Riordan–87 Judith Collins–78 Rita Coolidge–72 Joanna Lumley–71 Ray Parker Jr.–63 Samuel "Tim" McGraw(Smith)–50 Wesley Anderson–48 Becky Baeling–40 ; 1885 – The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business ; 1931 – The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City ; 1941 – The Orson Welles film "Citizen Kane" premiered in New York

April 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Eve Arden"(Eunice Quedens 1908–1990) "Al Lewis"(Alexander Meister 1923–2006) Gary Collins(1938–2012) ; Cloris Leachman–91 Willie Nelson–84 Adrian Pasdar–52 Jeffrey Timmons–44 Johnny Galecki–42 Kunal Nayyar–35 Kirsten Dunst–35 Dianna Agron–31 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor ; 1904 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (credited with the waffle-style ice cream cone invention/creation and first mass sales of it in USA) ; 1993 – CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free

April 29

Happy Birthday RIP Edward "Duke" Ellington(1899–1974) ; Richard Klein–73 Nora Dunn–65 Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld–63 Leslie Jordan–62 Katherine "Kate" Mulgrew–62 Daniel Day-Lewis–60 Michelle Pfeiffer–59 Eve Plumb–59 Uma Thurman–47 Andre Agassi–47 ; 1968 – The controversial musical "Hair", a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with its song becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement

April 28

Happy Birthday RIP James Monroe(1758–1831) Nelle Harper Lee(1926–2016) Carolyn Jones(1930–1983) Lionel Barrymore(1878–1954) ; Ann-Margret Olsson–76 James "Jay" Leno–67 Mary McDonnell–65 Jorge Garcia–44 Penélope Cruz Sánchez–43 Jessica Alba–36 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans

April 27

Happy Birthday RIP Hiram Ulysses Grant(1822–1885) Walter Lantz(1899–1994) Coretta Scott King(1927–2006) Jacob "Jack" Klugman(1922–2012) Robert Donner(Morris 1931–2006) Kemal "Casey" Kasem(1932–2014) ; Katherine "Kate" Pierson–69 Eric Schmidt–62 Kevin McNally–61 Sheena Easton(Orr)–58 William Mosley–30 James Duke Mason–25 ; 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse

April 26

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett–84 Jet Li Lian Jie( 李連杰)–54 Kevin "James" Knipfing–52 Thomas "Tom" Welling–40 Channing Tatum–37 ; 1986 – A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere; at least 31 people died immediately

April 25

Happy Birthday RIP Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) George "Meadowlark" Lemon III(1932–2015) ; Alfredo "Al" Pacino–77 Henry "Hank" Azaria–53 Andrew "Andy" Bell–53 Renée Zellweger–48 Jason Wiles–47 ; 1972 – Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs

April 24

Happy Birthday Shirley MacLean Beaty–83 Barabra Joan Streisand–75 Richard M. Daley–75 Jean-Paul Gaultier–65 Djimon Hounsou–53 Aidan Gillen(Murphy)–49 Eric Balfour–40 Kelly Clarkson–35 ; 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress"

April 23

Happy Birthday RIP William Shakespeare(1564–1616) Roy Orbison(1936–1988) Hervé Villechaize(1943–1993) Shirley Temple Black(1928–2014) "Sandra Dee"(Alexandra Zuck 1942–2005) ; Alan Oppenheimer–87 Harvey Lee Yeary("Lee Majors")–78 Joyce DeWitt–68 Michael Moore–63 Valerie Bertinelli–57 George Lopez–56 John Hannah–55 John Cena–40 John Oliver–40 Jacob Taio Cruz–32 ; 1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts ; 2005 – First YouTube video uploaded, titled "Me at the zoo"

April 22

Happy Birthday RIP Jason Miller(1939–2001) Edward "Eddie" Albert Heimberger(1906–2005) Aaron Spelling(1923–2006) Betty "Bettie" Page(1923–2008) ; Charlotte Rae Lubotsky–91 Glen Campbell–81 John "Jack" Nicholson–80 John Waters Jr–71 Peter Frampton–67 Catherine Mary Stewart(Nursall)–58 Ryan Stiles–58 Byron Allen Folks–56 Jeffrey Dean Morgan–51 ; 1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency ; 1993 – Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released by NCSA University of Illinois at Urbana (first web browser)

April 21

Happy Birthday HRH Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor–91 Charles Grodinsky–82 James Osterberg("Iggy Pop")–70 Patti LuPone–68 Anthony Iadanza("Tony Danza")–66 Rosalie "Andie" MacDowell–59 Robert Smith–58 John Cameron Mitchell–54 Nicole Sullivan–47 James McAvoy–38 Dylan Bruce–37 ; 1989 – Tiananmen Square Protests: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang

April 20

Happy Birthday RIP Luther Vandross Jr(1951–2005) ; Hosato "George" Takei(武井 穂郷)–80 Charles "Ryan" O'Neal III–76 Jessica Lange–68 Crispin Glover–53 Andrew Serkis–53 "Carmen Electra"(Tara Patrick)–45 Joseph "Joey" Lawrence Mignogna Jr–41 ; 1916 – The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (renamed Wrigley Field) , defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings

April 19

Happy Birthday RIP Vera Palmer("Jayne Mansfield" 1933–1967) Richard Cox("Dick Sargent" 1930–1994) Dudley Moore(1935–2002) Hugh O'Brian(Krampe 1925–2016) ; Timothy Curry–71 Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot–68 Ashley Ciminella("Judd")–49 James Franco–39 Kate Hudson–38 Hayden Christensen–36 ; 1927 – Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex ; 1971 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later it is commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders

April 18

Happy Birthday RIP Clarence Darrow(1857–1938) Robert "Bob" Hastings(1925–2014) Barbara Hale(1922–2017) ; Hayley Mills–71 James Woods–70 Frederick "Rick" Moranis–64 Eric Roberts–61 Jane Leeves–56 Eric McCormack–54 Conan O'Brien–54 David Tennant(McDonald)–46 Eli Roth–45 Sean Maguire–41 Melissa Joan Hart–41 Brittany Robertson–27 ; 1923 – Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built", opens ; 1924 – Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book

April 17

Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(Beedle Jr 1918–1981) Donald Kirshner(1934–2011) John Pierpont Morgan(1837–1913) ; Michael Sembello–63 Shaun Bean–58 Elizabeth "Liz" Phair–50 Jennifer Garner-Affleck–45 Victoria Adams-Beckham–43 ; 1937 – Daffy Duck's first appearance, in Porky's Duck Hunt ; 1969 – Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy

April 16

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charles Chaplin (1889–1977) Enrico "Henry" Mancini(1924–1994) ; Stanley "Bobby" Vinton Jr–82 "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"(Ferdinand Alcindor Jr)–70 Ellen Barkin–63 Jonathan Cryer–52 Martin Lawrence–52 Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen–46 Lukas Haas–41 ; 1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become "the most trusted man in America"

April 15

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Montgomery(1933–1995) ; Roy Clark–84 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason–70 Heloise Cruse Evans–66 Emma Thompson–58 Samantha Fox–51 Seth Rogen–35 Emma Watson–27 Margaret "Maisie" Williams–20 ; 1912 – The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive

April 14

Happy Birthday RIP Arthur John Gielgud(1904–2000) Rodney Steiger(1925–2002) Johanna "Anne" Sullivan Macy(1866–1936) ; Loretta "Lynn" Webb–85 Julie Christie–76 Peter Rose–76 John Shea–68 Brad "Garrett"(Gerstenfeld)–57 Robert Carlyle–56 Michael Anthony Hall–49 Adrien Brody–44 Sarah Michelle Gellar–40 Claire Coffee–37 ; 1828 – Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary ; 1865 – President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. He died the next day.

April 13

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel Beckett(1906–1989) Donald Yarmy("Don Adams" 1923–2005) ; Lyle Waggoner–82 Paul Sorvino–78 Tony Dow–72 Ronald Perlman–67 William Sadler–67 Robert "Peabo" Bryson–66 Caroline Rhea–53 Richard "Ricky" Schroder–47 ; 1870 – The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded. ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming

April 12

Happy Birthday RIP Johnnie Collier("Ann Miller" 1923–2004) Sir Charles Napier(1936–2011) Herbert Khaury("Tiny Tim" 1932–1996) Thomas Clancy Jr(1947–2013) ; Herbert Hancock–77 Edward O'Neill–71 David Letterman–70 David Cassidy–67 Thomas Noonan–66 Andrés "Andy" García Menéndez–61 Shannen Doherty–46 Nicholas Brendon Schultz–46 Claire Danes–38 Jennifer Morrison–38 ; 1945 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry Truman, becomes President upon Roosevelt's death ; 1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective

April 11

Happy Birthday RIP Oleg Cassini Loiewski(1913–2006) Meshach Taylor(1947–2014) ; Ethel Skakel Kennedy–89 Joel Grey(Katz)–85 Louise Lasser–78 William Irwin–67 Michele Scarabelli–62 Lisa Stansfield–51 ; 1976 – The Apple I is created

April 10

Happy Birthday RIP Joseph Pulitzer(1847–1911) Kevin "Chuck" Connors(1921–1992) Harry Morgan(Bratsberg 1915–2011) Michel Shalhoub(عمر الشريف "Omar Sharif" 1932–2015) ; Carl "Max" von Sydow–88 Elizabeth Sheridan–88 John Madden–81 Lee Capellaro("Ving")–67 Steven Seagal–65 Brian Setzer–58 Katrina Leskanich–57 Damien Puckler–45 Charles Hunnam–37 Michael Pitt–36 Amanda "Mandy" Moore–33 Haley Joel Osment–29 ; 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Berg. ; 1912 – The RMS Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her maiden and only voyage

April 9

Happy Birthday RIP Avery Schreiber(1935–2002) ; Hugh Hefner–91 Moshopopoulos Yolas("Marty Krofft")–80 Michael Learned–78 Dennis Quaid–63 Marc Jacobs–54 Cynthia Nixon–51 Jennifer Massoli("Jenna Jameson")–43 Keshia Knight Pulliam–38 Jonathan Baruchel–35 Leighton Meester–31 Jesse McCartney–30 Kristen Stewart–27 Mary Elle Fanning–19 ; 1961 – The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations

April 8

Happy Birthday RIP "Mary Pickford"(Gladys Smith 1892–1979) Elizabeth "Betty" Ford(1918–2011) ; Sheldon Greenfield("Shecky Greene")–91 John Schneider IV–57 Jeffrey "Izzy Stradlin" Isbell–55 John Julian Lennon–55 Robin Wright–51 Patricia Arquette–49 ; 1913 – The 17th amendment to the Constitution, providing for the popular election of U.S. senators, was ratified ; 1958 – A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper (pioneer of first high level mainframe programming language) meets to discuss the creation of a new language that would be called COBOL(common oriented business language)

April 7

Happy Birthday RIP Ian Richardson(1934–2007) "Billie Holiday"(Elinora Fagan 1915–1959) James Bumgarner("Garner" 1928–2014) William "Wayne" Rogers III(1933–2015) ; Edmund "Jerry" Brown Jr–79 Francis Ford Coppola–78 John Oates–69 Kong-sang "Jackie" Chan(陳港生)–63 Russell Crowe–53 ; 1927 – First long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover)

April 6

Happy Birthday RIP Merle Haggard(1937–2016) ; William December "Billy Dee" Williams–80 John Ratzenberger–70 Patrika Darbo–69 "MariLou Henner"(Mary Lucy Pudlowski)–65 Paul Rudd–48 Anders Jensen–45 Zachary Braff–42 Candace Cameron–41 Charlie McDermott–27 ; 1909 – Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole. ; 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City

April 5

Happy Birthday RIP Eldred Gregory Peck(1916–2003) Ruth "Bette" Davis(1908–1989) Spencer Tracy(1900–1967) Christopher Hewett(1921–2001); Colin Powell–80 Maxwell Gail–74 Åse Agneta Fältskog–67 Thea Gill–47 Pharrell Williams–44 ; 1792 – U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States. The bill was outlining a new apportionment formula submitted by then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Apportionment described how Congress divides seats in the House of Representatives among the states based on the US census figures

April 4

Happy Birthday RIP Heath Andrew Ledger(1979–2008) Daniel David White(1916–1990) Anthony Perkins(1932–1992) "Maya Angelou"(Marguerite Johnson 1928–2014) Peter Vaughan(Olm 1923–2016) ; Estelle Harris(Nussbaum)–89 Craig T. Nelson–73 Hugo Weaving–57 Graham Norton(Walker)–54 David Cross–53 Robert Downey Jr–52 Nancy McKeon–51 James Rodriguez("Roday")–41 ; 1850 – The city of Los Angeles was incorporated ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee ; 1975 – Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 3

Happy Birthday RIP Leslie Howard Steiner(1893–1943) Marlon Brando Jr(1924–2004) ; Doris Kappelhoff("Doris Day")–95 Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall–83 Marsha Mason–75 Carson Wayne Newton–75 Michael Orlando Cassavitis("Tony Orlando")–73 Alexander "Alec" Baldwin III–59 David Hyde Pierce–58 Edward "Eddie" Murphy–56 Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn–48 Jamie Bamber Griffith–44 ; 1860 – The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech

April 2

Happy Birthday RIP Alec Guinness de Cuffe(1914–2000) Marvin Gay Jr(1939–1984) Christian "Buddy" Ebsen Jr(1908–2003) Robert "Dabbs" Greer (1917–2007) Ronald Paolillo(1949–2012) Rodney King III(1965–2012) ; Linda Hunter–72 Emmylou Harris–70 Christopher Meloni–56 Michael Fassbender–40 Aiden Turner–40 ; 1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California ; 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format

April 1

Happy Birthday RIP Leonidas "Lon" Chaney(1883–1930) Gordon Jump(1932–2003) Mary "Debbie" Reynolds(1932–2016) ; "Jane Powell"(Suzanne Bruce)–88  Elizabeth "Ali" MacGraw–78 Barry Sonnenfeld–64 Susan Boyle–56  Samuel Huntington–45 Rachel Maddow–44 Matthew Lanter–34 ; 1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois ; 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971

March 31

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Chavez(1927–1993) Anne "Liz" Claiborne(1929–2007) ; George Richard Chamberlain–82 Shirley Jones–82 Herbert Alpert–81 Ronald "Christopher" Walken–73 Gabriel Kaplan–71 Albert Gore Jr.–68 Rhea Perlman(DeVito)–68 William McNamara–51 Ewan McGregor–45 Evan Williams–44 ; 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened

March 30

Happy Birthday RIP Vincent van Gogh(1853–1890) ; "Peter Marshall"(Ralph LaCock)–91 John Astin–87 Henry Warren Beaty–80 Eric Clapton–72 Paul Reiser–60 Ian Ziering–53 Tracy Chapman–53 Céline Dion–49 Mark Consuelos–46 Geetali Norah Jones Shankar–38 Jason Dohring–35 ; 1964 – The game show "Jeopardy!" premiered on NBC television network

Match 29

Happy Birthday RIP Pearl Bailey(Mae 1918–1990) ; Judith Guest–81 Evangelos "Vangelis" Papathanassiou–74 Eric Idle–74 Marina Sirtis–62 "Perry Farrell"(Simon Bernstein)–58 Amy Sedaris–56 "Elle Macpherson"(Eleanor Gow)–53 Michel Hazanavicius–50 "Lucy Lawless"(Lucille Ryan)–49 ; 1882 – The Knights of Columbus are established ; 1971 – A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers

March 28

Happy Birthday Conchata Ferrell–74 Dianne Wiest–69 Reba McEntire–62 Vincent Vaughn–47 Julia Stiles–36 Stefani Germanotta("Lady Gaga")–31 ; 1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial melt down.

March 27

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983) ; Michael York–75 Arthur Evans–75 Bart Conner–59 Quentin Tarantino–54 David Koz–54 Kevin Corrigan–48 Mariah Carey–47 Nathan Fillion–46 Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson–42 Holliday Grainger–29 ; 1794 – President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy ; 1976 – The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens

March 26

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas "Tennessee" Williams III(1911–1983) Leonard Nimoy(1931–2015) ; Alan Arkin–83 James Caan–77 Nancy Pelosi–77 Diana Ross–73 Steven Tyler(Tallarico)–69 Vicki Lawrence(Axelrad)–68 Martin Short–67 Leeza Gibbons–60 Jennifer Grey–57 Theodore "T.R." Knight–44 Lawrence "Larry" Page–44 Keira Knightley–32 ; 1979 – Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C. ; 1999 – A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man

March 25

Happy Birthday RIP Howard Cosell(Cohen 1918–1995) Eileen Ford(1922–2014) ; Eugene Shalit–91 Gloria Steinem–83 Aretha Franklin–75 Paul Manfred Glaser–74 Sir "Elton John"(Reginald Dwight)–70 Bonnie Bedelia Culkin–69 Mary Gross–64 Marcia Cross–55 Sarah Jessica Parker–52 Lee Pace–38 Sean Faris–35 ; 1913 – The home of vaudeville, the Palace Theater located at 1564 Broadway (at West 47th Street) in midtown Manhattan opened ; 1965 – Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King, Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama

March 24

Happy Birthday RIP "Harry Houdini"(Erich Weiss 1874–1926) Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(1887–1933) Terence Steven McQueen(1930–1980) Norman Feld("Fell" 1924–1998) ; Robert "Bob" Mackie–77 Thomas Hilfiger–64 Louie Anderson–63 Robert Carradine–63 Donna Pescow–63 Kelly Le Brock–57 Gabriele Kerner("Nena")–57 Starlet "Star" Jones–55 Lara Flynn Boyle–47 James "Jim" Parsons–44 ; 1896 – Alexander S. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history considered to be inventor of radio receiver ; 1900 – Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn

March 23

Happy Birthday RIP "Joan Crawford"(Lucille LeSueur 1906–1977) ; "Marty Allen"(Morton Alpern)–95 Richard Otcasek–68 "Chaka Khan"(Yvette Stevens)–64 Kenneth Cole–63 Amanda Plummer–60 Catherine Keener–58 Marc Cherry–55 Hope Davis–53 Richard Grieco Jr–52 Keri Russell–41 "Perez Hilton"(Mario Lavandeira Jr)–39 ; 1857 – Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City

March 22

Happy Birthday RIP Leonard "Chico" Marx (1887–1961) Louis L'Amour(LaMoore 1908–1988) Marcel Marceau(Mangel 1923–2007) "Karl Malden"(Mladen Sekulovich 1912–2009) ; Stephen Sondheim–87 William Shatner–86 Michael Emmet Walsh–82 George Benson–74 Wolf Blitzer–69 Andrew Lloyd Webber–69 Robert "Bob" Costas–65 Lena Olin–62 Stephanie Mills–60 Matthew Modine–58 Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon–41 ; 1882 – Congress outlawed polygamy ; 1963 – The Beatles' first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom ; 1993 – The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path

March 21

Happy Birthday RIP James Coco(1930–1987) ; Timothy Dalton–70 "Eddie Money"(Edward Mahoney)–67 Leonard Gary Oldman–58 Matthew Broderick–54 Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell–54 Scott Eastwood(Reeves)–30 ; 1963 – Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates ; 2006 – Jack Dorsey sends first Twitter message "just setting up my twttr" 

March 20

Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers(1928–2003) Jerry Reed(Hubbard 1937–2008) ; Carl Reiner–95 "Hal Linden"(Harold Lipshitz)–86 Martin Brian Mulroney–78 John de Lancie–69 William Hurt–67 Shelton "Spike" Lee–60 Holly Hunter–59 Kathleen "Kathy" Ireland–54 Michael Rapaport–47 Dean Geyer–31 ; 1996 – A jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of their millionaire parents. (They are serving life without parole) ; 1997 – Liggett Group settled 22 state lawsuits by admitting the industry markets cigarettes to teenagers and agreeing to warn on every pack that smoking is addictive

March 19

Happy Birthday RIP Eleanor "Betty" Compson(1897–1974) Fred Berry (1951–2003) ; Ursula Andress–81 Ruth Pointer–71 Glenn Close–70 Harvey Weinstein – 65 Walter Bruce Willis–62 ; 1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. ; 1931 – Nevada legalized gambling ; 1953 – The Academy Awards was televised for first time from NBC International Theater in NYC ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOtp4dli7-4 )

March 18

Happy Birthday RIP John Updike(1932–2009) Peter Graves(Aurness 1926–2010) Ernest Gallo(1909–2007) ; Kevin Dobson–74 Bradford Dourif–67 Irene Cara Escalera–58 Vanessa Lynn Williams–54 "Queen Latifah"(Dana Owens)–47 Dane Cook–45 Adam Levine–38 ; 1931 – Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor

March 17

Happy Birthday RIP Nathaniel Adams Coles("Nat King Cole" 1919–1965) Paul Kantner (1941–2016) ; Patrick Duffy–68 Kurt Russell–66 Lesley Anne Down–63 Gary Sinise–62 Robert "Rob" Lowe–53 Paige Hemmis(Huff)–45 Brittany Daniel–41 ; 1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel : 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles, California murder spree

March 16

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Youngman(1906–1998) Thelma "Pat" Nixon(1912–1993) ; "Jerry Lewis"(Joseph Levitch)–91 Charles "Chuck" Woolery–76 Henry "Erik" Estrada–68 Victor Garber–68 Nancy Wilson–63 Lauren Graham–50 Alan Tudyk–46 ; 1850 – "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published  

March 15

Happy Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg–84 Judd Hirsch–82 Michael Love–76 David Cronenberg–74 Daniel Dee Snider–62 Park Overall–60 Fabio Lanzoni–58 Terence Trent "D'Arby" Howard–55 Kennedy "Rockwell" Gordy–53 Mark Hoppus–45 Eva Longoria–42 William Adams Jr("will.i.am")–42 Kellan Lutz–32 ; 1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated ; 1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com)

March 14

Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) ; Quincy Jones Jr–84 "Michael Caine"(Maurice Micklewhite)–84 William "Billy" Crystal–69 Rigdon "Rick" Dees–67 Jerry Greenfield–66 Adrian Zmed–63 Kevin Williamson–52 James Frain–49 Frederick "Chris" Klein–38 Jordan Taylor Hanson–34 Jamie Bell–31 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin

March 13

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Stewart(Sternberg 1908–1986) Joseph Peter Breck(1929–2012) ; Neil Sedaka–77 María Molina Baeza("Charo")–75 William Hall Macy Jr–66 Kathy Hilton(Kathleen Avanzino)–57 Daniel Masterson–40 Noel Fisher–32 Emile Hirsch–31 ; 1781 – The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel ; 1639 – Harvard College is named for clergyman John Harvard ; 1963 – Police in Phoenix, Arizona arrest Ernesto Miranda and charge him with kidnap and rape. His conviction is ultimately set aside by the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona  (Miranda Rights)

March 12

Happy Birthday RIP Jean-Louis "Jack" de Kerouac(1922–1969) William 'Buckwheat' Thomas Jr(1931–1980) Johnny Palermo(1982–2009) ; Barbara Feldon(Hall)–84 Alwin "Al" Jarreau–77 Liza Minnelli–71 James Taylor–69 Jon Provost–67 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt–64 Titus Welliver–56 Aaron Eckhart–49 Samuel Levine–35 ; 1912 – The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States

March 11

Happy Birthday RIP Shemp Howard(Samuel Horwitz 1895–1955) Lawrence Welk(1903–1992) "Lady Chablis"(Benjamin Knox 1957–2016) Anton Yelchin(1989–2016) ; Rupert Murdoch–86 Samuel Donaldson–83 Nancy Kovach–82 Mark Metcalf–71 Jerry Zucker–67 Robert "Bobby" McFerrin Jr–67 Susan Richardson–65 Catharina "Nina" Hagen–62 "Cheryl Lynn"(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–60 David LaChapelle–54 Terrence Howard–48 "Johnny Knoxville"(Philip Clapp)–46 Thora Birch–35 ; 1993 – Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States

March 10

Happy Birthday  Carlos "Chuck" Norris–77 Shannon Tweed–60 Sharon Stone–59 Jasmine Guy–55 Prince Edward Windsor–53 Neneh Cherry(Karlsson)–53 Christopher "Biz" Stone–43 Bree Turner–40 Carrie Underwood–34 ; 1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to retract his plea ; 1977 – Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus

March 9

Happy Birthday RIP Raul Julia y Arcelay(1940–1994) ; Charles Gibson–74 Jeffrey Osborne–69 Faith Daniels(Augustine)–60 Martin Fry–59 Juliette Binoche–53 Emmanuel Lewis–46 Kerr Smith–45 Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada–38 Brittney Snow–31 ; 1959 – Mattel's Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York created by Ruth Handler

March 8

Happy Birthday RIP Lynn Redgrave(1943–2010) Alan Hale Mackahan Jr(1921–1990) "Cyd Charisse"(Tula Finklea 1921–2008) ; George Michael Dolenz Jr–72 John Kapelos–61 Gary Numan(Webb)–59 Lester Holt Jr–58 Aidan Quinn–58 Debra "Camryn" Manheim–56 Jed Rees–47 Freddie Prinze Jr–41 James Van Der Beek Jr–40 Nicholas Zano–39 Devon Graye Fleming–30 ; 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded ; 1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule ; 1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France ; 1979 –Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time

March 7

Happy Birthday RIP James Broderick(1927–1982) Alan Sues(1926–2011) ; Willard Scott Jr–83 Danielo Travanti–77 Michael Eisner–75 "Taylor Dayne"(Leslie Wunderman)–55 Wanda Sykes–53 Jonathon Del Arco–51 Rachel Weisz–47 John "Peter" Sarsgaard–46 ; 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone

March 6

Happy Birthday RIP Lou Costello(Louis Cristillo 1906–1959) Edward McMahon(1923–2009) ; Alan Greenspan–91 Joanna Miles–77 David Gilmour–71 Robert Reiner–70 James Saito–62 Thomas Arnold–58 Constance Womack("Connie Britton")–50 Shaquille O'Neal–45 ; 1899 – Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark 

March 5

Happy Birthday RIP Reginald "Rex" Harrison(1908–1990) Andrew Gibb(1958–1988) "Teena Marie"(Mary Brockert 1956–2010) James Noble(1922–2016) ; Robert Dean Stockwell-81 Fred Williamson–79 Murray Head–71 Elaine Paige(Bickerstaff)-69 Edmond "Eddy" Grant-69 Marsha Warfield-63 Penn Jillette-62 Kevin Connolly-43 Eva Mendes-42 ; 1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake ; 1946 – Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri

March 4

Happy Birthday RIP Dorothy Mackaill(1903–1990) Bobbi Kristina Brown(1993–2015) ; Paula Prentiss(Ragusa)–79 Catherine O'Hara–63 Adrian Zmed–63 Patricia Heaton–59 Steven Weber–56 Stacy Edwards–52 Chastity "Chaz" Bono–48 Joshua Bowman–29 ; 1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect The USA Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.; 1837 – The city of Chicago is incorporated 1974 – People Magazine is published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly.

March 3

Happy Birthday RIP Alexander Graham Bell(1847–1922) George Pullman(1831–1897) Harlean Carpenter("Jean Harlow" 1911–1937) Perry Ellis(1940–1986) James Doohan(1920–2005) ; Jennifer Warnes–70 Miranda Richardson–59 Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer–47 David Faustino–43 Jessica Biel–35 ;  1885 – The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York ; 1923 – Time magazine, founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce, was first published 

March 2

Happy Birthday RIP Theodor Geisel("Dr Seuss" 1904–1991) Karen Carpenter(1950–1983) ; Desiderio Arnaz y de Acha III("Desi Arnaz" 1917–1986) ; Mikhail Gorbachyov(Михаи́л Горбачёв)–86 John Irving(Blunt Jr)–75 Cheryl "Gates" McFadden–68 Laraine Newman–65 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi Jr)–55 Daniel Craig–49 Christopher Martin–40 Bryce Dallas Howard–36 ; 1917 – Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship ; 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall ; 1949 – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut

March 1

Happy Birthday RIP Alton Glenn Miller(1904–1944) James "David" Niven(1910–1983) Harry Caray(Harry Carabina 1914–1998) Alan Thicke(Jeffrey 1947–2016); Robert Clary(Widerman)–91 Harold "Harry" Belafonte Jr–90 "Robert Conrad"(Konrad Falkowski)–82 Roger Daltrey–73 Catherine Bach(Bachman)–63 Ronald Howard–63 James Timothy Daly–61 George Eads–50 Javier Bardem–48 Mark–Paul Gosselaar–43 Jensen Ackles–39 Mark Cirillo–39 Kesha Sebert–30 Justin Bieber–23 ; 1790 – The first United States census is authorized by Congress ; 1932 – the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped from their family home near Hopewell, N.J.

February 28

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel "Zero" Mostel(1915–1977) Charles Durning(1923–2012) ; Gavin MacLeod(Allan See)–86 Mario Andretti–77 Bernadette Peters(Lazzara)–69 Gilbert Gottfried–62 John Turturro–60 Cynthia "Cindy" Wilson–60 Alison "Ali" Larter–41 ; 1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight ; 1935 – DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents Nylon ; 1954 –The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public

February 27

Happy Birthday RIP Joan Bennett(1910–1990) Dame Elizabeth Taylor(1932–2011) ; Joanne Woodward–87 Ralph Nader–83 Barbara Babcock–80 George Howard Hesseman–77 Adam Baldwin–55 Grant Show–55 Sir Jonathan Ive–50 Chelsea Clinton–37 Brandon Beemer–37 Joshua Groban–36 ; 1801 – Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.

February 26

Happy Birthday RIP William Frawley(1887–1966) JR "Johnny" Cash(1932–2003) Herbert "Jackie" Gleason Jr(1916–1987) "Tony Randall"(Ira Rosenberg 1920–2004) Frederick "Tex" Avery(1908–1980) ; Antoine "Fats" Domino–89 Michael Bolton(Bolotin)–64 Arthur "Ed" Quinn–49 ; 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park

February 24

Happy Birthday RIP Marjorie "Main" Tomlinson(1890–1975) Steven Paul Jobs(1955–2011) Abraham "Abe" Vigoda(1921–2016) ; Joseph Lieberman–75 Barry Bostwick–72 Edward James Olmos–70 George Thorogood–67 Paula Zahn–61 Emilio Rivera–56 William "Billy" Zane Jr–51 Bonnie Somerville–43 Stephen Wilson Bethel–33 ; 1868 – Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate

February 23

Happy Birthday RIP Majel Barrett-Roddenberry(Hudec 1932–2008) ; Peter Fonda–77 Patricia Richardson–66 John Howard Jones–62 Michael Dell–52 Kristin Davis–52 "Niecy Nash"(Carol Ensley)–47 Emily Blunt–34 Hannah Dakota Fanning–23 ; 1896 – The Tootsie Roll is invented ; 1927 – President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States

February 22

Happy Birthday RIP George Washington(1732–1799) Dominick "Don" Pardo(1918–2014) ; Robert Jonathan Demme–73 Julius Erving–67 Julia Walters–67 Ellen Greene–66 Kyle MacLachlan–58 Jeri Ryan(Zimmerman)–49 James Blount–43 Drew Barrymore–42 ; 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five and dime Woolworth stores ; 1935 – It became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House

February 21

Happy Birthday RIP Clara "Ann" Sheridan(1915–1967) Eunice Waymon("Nina Simone" 1933–2003) Eddi-Rue McClanahan(1934–2010) Alan Rickman(1946–2016) ; David Geffen–74 Anthony Daniels–71 Ellen Tyne Daly–71 Christine Ebersole–64 Allen Kelsey Grammer–62 John "Jack" Coleman–59 Christopher Atkins Bomann–56 William "Billy" Baldwin–54 Jennifer Love Hewitt–38 Brendan Sexton III–37 Ellen Philpotts-Page–30 Tuppence Middleton–30 Sophie Turner–21; 1878 – The first telephone directory was issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Connecticut ; 1925 – The New Yorker publishes its first issue

February 20

Happy Birthday RIP Ansel Adams(1902–1984) Kurt Cobain(1967–1994) Robert Altman(1925–2006) ; Gloria Vanderbilt–93 Sir Sidney Poitier–90 Sandra "Sandy" Duncan–71 John W. Geils Jr–71 Patricia Hearst–63 Cynthia "Cindy" Crawford–51 Lili Taylor–50 Calpernia Addams–46 Brian Littrell–42 Trevor Noah–33 Robyn Rihanna Fenty–29 ; 1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington ; 1872 – In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens

February 19

Happy Birthday RIP Lamont "Lee" Marvin Jr(1924–1987) Johann "Falco" Hölzel (1957–1998) ; William "Smokey" Robinson Jr–77 Jeffrey Daniels–62 Raymond Winstone–60 Prince Andrew Windsor, Duke of York–57 Henry "Seal" Samuel–54 Justine Bateman–51 Benicio del Toro Sánchez–50 Haylie Duff–32 ; 1878 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph ; 1963 – The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique reawakens the Feminist Movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness raising groups spread

February 18

Happy Birthday RIP William "Bill" Cullen(1920–1990) John Hughes Jr(1950–2009) "Jack Palance"(Volodymyr Palahniuk 1919–2006) George Kennedy(1925–2016) ; Jan Tomas Forman–85 Yoko Ono( 小野 洋子)–84 Cybill Shepherd–67 Judy "Juice" Newton–65 John Travolta–63 Vanna White(Rosich)–60 Matthew Dillon–53 Andre "Dr Dre" Young–52 Molly Ringwald–49 Jacqueline Toboni– 25 ; 1885 – Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States

February 17

Happy Birthday RIP Mary Ann Mobley(1937–2014) ; John Barry Humphries("Dame Edna")–83 Rene Russo–63 Lou Diamond Phillips(Upchurch)–55 Michael Jordan–54 Denise Richards–46 Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell–43 Joseph Gordon-Levitt–36 Paris Hilton–36 Chord Overstreet–28 ; 1933 – Newsweek magazine was first published

February 16

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar John Bergen(1903–1978) Eugene Hugh Beaumont(1909–1982) Salvatore "Sonny" Bono(1935–1998) ; James Ingram–65 Levardis "LeVar" Burton Jr–60 Lisa Loring(DeCinces)–59 John McEnroe Jr.–58 Christopher Eccleston–53 Sarah Clarke–45 Johnathan Tartaglia–39 ; 1968 – The nation's first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Alabama

February 15

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Romero Jr(1907–1994) Christopher Farley(1964–1997) Harvey Korman(1927–2008) ; Melissa Manchester–66 Joyce Frankenberg("Jane Seymour")–66 Matthew Groening–63 Janice Dickinson–62 Christopher McDonald–62 Jane Richman("Jane Child")–50 Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein–44 ; 1764 – The city of St. Louis Missouri was established and incorporated ; 1985 – The iconic movie "Breakfast Club" was released and became a legendary cult film documenting high school stereotypes

February 14

Happy Birthday RIP "Jack Benny"(Benjamin Kubelsky 1894–1974) Edward Platt(1916–1974) Victor Morrow(Morozoff 1929–1982) Gregory Hines(1946–2003) Florence Henderson(1934–2016) ; Hugh Downs–96 Michael Bloomberg–75 Raymond Teller–69 Alan Hunter–60 "Meg Tilly"(Margaret Chan)–57 Simon Beckingham("Pegg")–47 Alfred "Freddie" Highmore–25 ; 1991– Silence of the Lambs opens and later is first thriller/horror film to win "big five": Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role(Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress in a Leading Role(Jodie Foster), Best Director(Jonathan Demme), Best Screenplay(Ted Tally)

February 13

Happy Birthday RIP "Tennessee" Ernest Ford(1919–1991) ; Brigadier General Charles "Chuck" Yeager–94 Marilyn "Kim" Novak–84 George Segal Jr–83 Gerald "Jerry" Springer–73 "Stockard Channing"(Susan Stockard)–73 Peter Gabriel–67 Neal McDonough–51 Robert "Robbie" Williams–43 Mena Süvari–38 ; 1960 – Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.

February 12

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Darwin(1809–1882) Abraham Lincoln(1809–1865) Forrest Tucker(1919–1986) Lyon "Lorne" Greene(1915–1987) ; "Franco Zeffirelli"(Gianfranco Corsi)–94 Joe Don Baker–81 Judith Blume(Sussman)–79 Frederick "Michael" Ironside–67 Michael McDonald–65 Joanna Kerns(DeVarona)–64 Zach Grenier–63 Arsenio Hall–61 Josh Brolin–49 Darren Aronofsky–48 Jesse Spencer–38 Christina Ricci–37 ; 1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York ; 1963 – Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri

February 11

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Alva Edison(1847-1931) Éva Gábor(1919–1995) Leslie Nielsen(1926–2010) ; Tatiana Blacker("Tina Louise")–83 Burton "Burt" Reynolds Jr– Sheryl Crow–55 Jennifer Aniston–48 Brandy Norwood–38 Matthew Lawrence–37 Natalie Dormer–35 Taylor Lautner–25 ; 1938 – BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot"

February 10

Happy Birthday RIP James "Jimmy" Durante(1893–1980) Jerrald "Jerry" Goldsmith(1929–2004) ; Robert Wagner Jr–87 Roberta Flack–80 Mark Spitz–67 George Stephanopoulos–56 Laura Dern–50 Nichcalo "Jazzmun" Crayton–48 Elizabeth Banks(Mitchell)–44 "Brent Everett"(Dustin Germaine)–33 Emma Roberts–26 ; 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City ; 1942 – The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo"