October 22

Happy Birthday RIP "Curly Howard"(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) Joan Fontaine(Beauvoir de Havilland 1917–2013) Annette Funicello(1942–2013) ; Sir Derek Jacobi–79 Christopher Lloyd–79 David "Tony" Roberts–78 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–74 Deepak Chopra–71 Jeffrey Goldblum–65 Brian Boitano–54 Ned "Carlos" Mencia–50 "Spike Jonze"(Adam Spiegel)–48 Michael Fishman–36 Zachary Hanson–32 Kyle Gallner–31 ; 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter. ; 1883 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust  

October 21

Happy Birthday RIP John "Dizzy" Gillespie(1917–1993) Carrie Fisher(1956–2016) ; Joyce Randolph(Sirola)–93 Manfred Mann(Lubowitz)–77 Judith "Judy" Sheindlin(Blum)–75 Kensaku Watanabe–58 Jade Jagger–46 Sasha Roiz–44 Jeremy Miller–41 William Estes Nipper–39 Aaron Tveit–34 Matthew Dallas–35 ; 1879 – Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. which was tested the next day and lasted 13.5 hours. This would be the start of the invention of the first commercially practical incandescent light. Popular belief is that he invented the light bulb, which he did not. He invented the first that for which use was practical.

October 20

Happy Birthday RIP Bela Lugosi(Blaskó 1882–1956) John Dewey(1859–1952) Jerome Orbach(1935–2004) Dr. Joyce Brothers(Bauer 1927–2013) William Christopher(1932–2016) Thomas Petty(1950–2017) ; Thomas Newman–62 Viggo Mortensen Jr–59 Calvin Broadus("Snoop Dogg")–46 Samuel Witwer–40 John Krasinski–38 Adam Butcher–29 ; 1803 – The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.

October 18

Happy Birthday RIP George Campbell Scott(1927–1999) Peter Boyle Jr(1935–2006) Erin Moran(1960–2017) Charles "Chuck" Berry(1926–2017) ; Dawn Wells–79 Michael Ditka(Dyczko)–78 Pamela Dawber–66 Martina Navratilova–61 Jean-Claude Van Damme(Varenberg)–57 Zachary Efron–30 ; 1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day ; 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service

October 17

Happy Birthday RIP Edward Montgomery Clift(1920–1966) "Rita Hayworth"(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Thomas Poston(1921–2007) Robert "Evil" Knievel(1938–2007) ; James Seals–75 Michael McKean–69 Margaret "Margot" Kidder–68 George Wendt–68 Norman Macdonald–53 David "Ziggy" Marley–48 Marshall Mathers III("Eminem")–44 David Matthew Macfadyen–42 Chris Lowell–32 Maximillian Irons–31 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America ; 1956 – The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England

October 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oscar Wilde(1854–1900) Michael Conrad(1925–1983) ; Angela Lansbury–92 Leonard Barrie Corbin–77 Suzanne Somers(Mahoney)–71 Timothy Robbins–59 Kim Wayans–56 Michael Balzary("Flea")–55 Paul Sparks–46 Johnathan Mayer–40 Brea Grant–36 ; 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy

October 15

Happy Birthday RIP “Mark Lenard”(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Linda Lavin–80 Carole Penny Marshall–74 Richard Carpenter–71 Sarah Ferguson–58 Emeril Lagasse III–58 Dominic West–48 William "Brent" Unger–22 ; 1878 – The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation (later General Electric) in Schenectady ; 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System

October 14

Happy Birthday RIP David Dwight Eisenhower(1890–1969) Lillian Gish(1893–1993) Charles Everett Koop(1916–2013) Sir Roger Moore(1927–2017) ; Ralph Lauren(Lifschitz)–78 Harry Anderson–65 Gregory Evigan–64 Thomas Dolby(Robertson)–59 Isaac Mizrahi–56 Stephen Coogan–52 Karyn White–52 Usher Raymond IV–39 Maximillion Thieriot–29 ; 1926 – The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published ; 1964 – Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence

October 13

Happy Birthday RIP Laraine Johnson("Day" 1920–2007) Margaret Thatcher(Roberts 1925–2013) ; Paul Simon–76 Grady Demond Wilson–71 Samuel "Sammy" Hagar–70 Olive Marie Osmond–58 Kathleen "Kate" Walsh–50 Sacha Baron Cohen–46 Ashanti Douglas–37 ; 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (בני ברית‎) "Children of the Covenant" , the oldest Jewish service organization in the world

October 12

Happy Birthday RIP Luciano Pavarotti(1935–2007) ; Christopher Wallace–70 Susan Anton–67 Christopher Botti–55 Glenn Soukesian("Colton Ford")–55 Hugh Jackman–49 Adam Rich–49 Joshua Hutcherson–25 ; 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, died five days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie Wyoming , originally discovered by a cylist that thought he was a scarecrow. 

October 11

Happy Birthday RIP Anna Eleanor Roosevelt(1884–1962) ; Daryl Hall(Hohl)–71 David Morse–64 Joan Cusack–55 Sean Patrick Flanery–52 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry III)–51 Jane Krajkowski–49 Stephen Moyer(Emery)–48 Emily Deschanel–41 Matthew Bomer–40 Trevor Donovan Neubauer–38 ; 1975 – The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live debuts with George Carlin as the host and Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guests ; 1988 – National Coming Out Day is an annual LGBTQ observed day to commemorate the gay liberation spirit of the person being political. The emphasis is that the most basic form of activism is coming out to family, friends and colleagues, and living life as an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender or queer

October 10

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Hayes(Brown 1900–1993) Ibson Dana Elcar(1927–2005) Christopher Penn(1965–2006) ; "Peter Coyote"(Rachmil Cohon)–76 Benjamin Vereen(Middleton)–71 David Lee Roth–63 Tanya Tucker–59 Julia Sweeney–58 Bradley Whitford–58 Jodi Marzorati("Benson")–56 Daniel Stevens–45 Mario Lopez Jr–44 Daniel Stevens–32 ; 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire: Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10 ; Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax

October 9

Happy Birthday RIP John Winston Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne–69 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–65 Barbara March–64 Anthony Shalhoub–64 John O'Hurley–63 Scott Bakula–63 Sean Lennon–42 Brandon Routh–38 ; 1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) was chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut ; 1936 – Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California

October 8

Happy Birthday Rona Barrett(Burstein)–81 Paul Hogan–77 Cornelius "Chevy" Chase–74 Sarah Purcell–69 Susan "Sigourney" Weaver–68 Darrell Hammond–62 Stephanie Zimbalist–61 Matthew Damon–47 Peter "Bruno Mars" Hernandez–42 ; 1921 – KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.

October 7

Happy Birthday RIP "June Allyson"(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; "Joy Behar"(Josephina Occhiuto)–75 John Mellencamp–66 Judy Landers(Hamburg)–59 Simon Cowell–58 Dylan Baker–58 Daniel Savage–53 Toni Braxton–50 Brandon Quinn Swierenga–40 Shawn Ashmore–38 ; 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming.

October 6

Happy Birthday RIP Laura "Janet" Gainor(1906–1984) "Carole Lombard"(Jane Peters 1908–1942) ; Britt-Marie Eklund–75 Kevin Cronin–66 Elisabeth Shue–53 Ioan Gruffudd–44 Jeremy Sisto–43 Wesley Ramsey–40 Olivia Thirlby–31 ; 1927 – The era of talking motion pictures began with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson, the first prominent talking movie

October 5

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond "Ray" Kroc(1902–1984) "Larry Fine"(Louis Feinberg 1902–1975) Jeffery Conaway(1950–2011) ; Steven Miller–74 Karen Allen–66 Harold Faltermeier–65 Clive Barker–65 Guy Pearce–50 Kate Winslet–42 James Jesse Palmer–39 Jesse Eisenberg–34 ; 1947 President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House ; 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded

October 4

Happy Birthday RIP Joseph "Buster" Keaton(1895–1966) "Charleton Heston"(John Carter 1923–2008) Jacqueline Collins(1937–2015); "Anne Rice"(Howard O'Brien)–76 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–71 Armand Assante Jr–68 Christopher Waltz–61 William "Bill" Fagerbakke–60 "Jon Secada"(Juan Martínez)–56 Isaac Liev Schreiber–50 Alicia Silverstone–41 Rachael Leigh Cook–38 ; 1883 – First run of the Orient Express ; 1957 – "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS  

October 3

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene "Gore" Vidal(1925–2012) ; "Chubby Checker"(Ernest Evans)–76 Uwe "Roy" Horn–73 Lindsey Buckingham–68 Pamela Hensley–67 Peter "Jack" Wagner–58 "Tommy Lee"(Thomas Bass)–55 Clive Owen–53 Gwen Stefani–48 Neve Campbell–44 Lena Headey–44 Sean William Scott–41 Ashley Simpson–33 ; 1955 – "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS and "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC

October 2

Happy Birthday RIP Mohandas Gandhi(1869–1948) William "Bud" Abbott(1895–1974) Henry Graham Greene(1904–1991) Julius "Groucho" Marx(1890–1977) ; Rex Reed–79 Donna Karan(Faske)–69 Avery Brooks–69 Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz–68 Michael "Mike" Rutherford–67 "Sting"(Gordon Sumner)–66 Lorraine Bracco–63 Robert "Robbie" Nevil–59 Kelly Ripa–47 Tiffany Darwisch–46 ; 1950 – The comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz was first published ; 1959 – “The Twilight Zone” debuted on CBS network       

October 1

Happy Birthday RIP George Peppard Jr(1928–1994) Walter Matthow(1920–2000) Thomas Bosley(1927–2010) ; James "Jimmy" Earl Carter Jr.–93 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)–82 Randall Quaid–67 Elizabeth Dennehy–57 Mark McGwire–54 Theodore King–52 Cindy Margolis–52 Zacharius Galifianakis–48 Rupert Friend–36 ; 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825 ; 1963 – First broadcast of The Tonight Show starting Johnny Carson aired on NBC

September 30

Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)–86 Johnny "John" Mathis–82 Marilyn McCoo–74 Countess Roza-Marie Lubienska("Rula Lenska")–70 Barbara "Basia" Trzetrzelewska–63 Barry Williams(Blenkhorn)–63 Patrice Rushen–63 Francine Drescher–60 Eric Stoltz–56 Silas Weir Mitchell Neilson–48 Marion Cotillard–42 ; 1960 – The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called "Flagstones" in 1959 pilot)  

September 29

Happy Birthday RIP Orvon "Gene" Autry(1907–1998) Madeline Kahn(Wolfson 1942–1999) Larry Linville(1939–2000) ; Jerry Lee Lewis–82 Ian McShane–75 Bryant Gumbel–69 Andrew "Dice" Clay Silverstein–60 Roger Bart–55 Jill Whelan–51 Luke Goss–49 Zachary Levi Pugh–37 ; 1951 – The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC

September 28

Happy Birthday RIP Seymour Cray(1925–1996) Edward "Ed" Sullivan(1901–1974) James "J.T." Walsh(1943–1998) ; Brigitte Bardot–83 Jeffrey Jones–71 Jane "Janeane" Garofalo–53 Leilani Sarelle Figalan–51 Mira Sorvino–50 Naomi Watts–49 Lucas Bryant–39 Hilary Duff–30 ; 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. Only 200 units were produced. NBC made the first coast-to-coast color broadcast when it telecast the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 1954,  the first production receiver using NTSC color offered to the public (the NTSC standard still used in most of the world, as well as PAL standard, adding digital broadcasting in the US approx 2011)

September 27

Happy Birthday RIP Will Sampson(1933–1987) Donald Cornelius(1936–2012) "William Conrad"(John Cann 1920–1994) Francis Gregory "Greg" Morris(1933–1996) "Jayne Meadows"(Jane Cotter 1919–2015) ; Anthony Wilford Brimley–83 Marvin Aday("Meatloaf")–70 Elizabeth "Liz" Torres–70 Shaun Cassidy–59 Scott Lawrence–54 Phoebe Price–45 Gwyneth Paltrow–45 Avril Lavigne–33 ; 1905 – The physics journal Annalen der Physik received Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².

September 26

Happy Birthday RIP Francois "Jack" LaLanne(1914–2011) Patrick O'Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987) "Donna Douglas"(Dorothy Smith 1932–2015) ; Anne Robinson–73 Olivia Newton-John–69 Linda Hamilton–61 Melissa Sue Anderson–55 James Caviezel–49 Mark Famiglietti–38 Jessie Pavelka–35 ; 1789 – Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General. ‪#‎YouAreTheWeakestLink‬

September 25

Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) ; Barbara Walters–88 Michael Douglas–73 Cheryl Tiegs–70 Anson William Heimlich–68 Mark Hamill–66 Michael Madsen–60 Heather Locklear–56 Tate Donovan–54 Willard "Will" Smith Jr–49 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–48 Hal Harry Sparks III–48 ; 1957 – Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas is integrated by the use of US Army troops

September 24

Happy Birthday RIP Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald(1896–1940) Audra Lindley(1918–1997) Phillip Hartmann(1948–1998) James Henson(1936–1990) ; Kevin Sorbo–59 Antonia "Nia" Vardalos–55 Ryan Paevey–43 Andrew Leeds–39 Justin Bruening–38 Grey Damon–30 ; 1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS ; 1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service("email")     

September 23

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Charles Robinson(1930–2004) "Mickey Rooney"(Joseph Yule Jr 1920–2014) ; Julio Iglesias de la Cueva–74 Mary Kay Place–70 Bruce Springsteen–68 "Rosalind" Chao( 赵家玲)–60 Jason Alexander(Greenspan)–58 Kenneth "Chi" McBride–56 Alexander Proyas–54 Anthony Mackie–39 ; 1846 – Astronomers Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune ; 2002 – The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released which was based on Gecko and HTML4 and successor to Netscape Navigator

September 22

Happy Birthday RIP Erich von Stroheim(1885–1957) John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Thomas "Tommy" Lasorda–90 Antonia Basilotta("Toni Basil")–74 David Coverdale–66 Shari Belafonte–63 Deborah "Debby" Boone–61 Joan Jett(Larkin)–59 Bonnie Hunt–56 Laura Vandervoort–33 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published

September 20

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) Anne Meara(1929–2015) ; "Sophia Loren"(Sofia Scicolone)–83 Karen Sharpe–83 Carole "Candy" Spelling–72 George Raymond Martin–69 Gary Cole–61 Robert Rusler–52 Kristen Johnston–50 Michelle Visage(Shupack)–49 Bradford Beyer Jr–44 Jon Bernthal–41 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts ; 2011 – The United States military ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time

September 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dolores Costello(1903–1979) Hiram "Hank" Williams(1923–1953) Roderick "Roddy" McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Anna Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) "Lupe Ontiveros"(Guadalupe Moreno 1942–2012) Johnathan Ritter(1948–2003) ; John "Fee" Waybill–67 Cassandra Peterson("Elvira")–66 Rita Rudner–64 Wendy Worthington–63 Bryan Singer–52 Kyle Chandler–52 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–48 Nathan "Nate" Berkus–46 Griffith Feuerstein("Griff Furst")–36 ; 1972 – The comedy series "M.A.S.H." standing for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" premiered on CBS ; 1991 – The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.

September 15

Happy Birthday RIP Agatha Christie(Miller 1890–1976) Vina Fay Wray(1907–2004) Julius “Nipsey” Russell(1918–2005) John “Jackie” Cooper Jr(1922–2011) Roy Brocksmith(1945–2001) Wendie Jo Sperber(1958–2005) ; Norman Crosby–90 Tommy Lee Jones–71 Daniel Marino Jr–56 Joshua Charles–46 Edward Thomas Hardy–40 Tammie Brown(Keith Schubert)–37 Prince Henry Charles Albert David Windsor–33 Heidi Montag–31 ; 1963 – four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at 16th Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the deadliest act of the civil rights era  

September 14

Happy Birthday RIP Amy Winehouse(1983–2011) ; Walter Koenig–81 Davenie "Joey" Heatherton–73 Jon "Bowzer" Bauman–70 Nigel "Sam" Neill–70 Alexis "Faith" Ford–53 Kimberly Payne Williams–46 Andrew Lincoln(Clutterbuck)–44 Jesse James–87 ; 1985 – The Golden Girls, a television sitcom, premieres on NBC 

September 13

Happy Birthday RIP Reta Shaw(1912–1982) Emilie Claudette Chauchoin("Colbert" 1903–1996) Melvin Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Hardy 1948–2003) Richard Kiel(1939–2014) ; "Barbara Bain"(Millicent Fogel)–86 "Eileen Fulton"(Margaret McLarty)–84 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset–73 Peter Cetera–73 Jean Smart–66 Geraldine "Geri" Jewell–61 Dominic Fumusa–48 Fiona Apple Maggart–40 Bennett "Ben" Savage–37 Jason Cook–37 ; 1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage (not only RAM memory)

September 12

Happy Birthday RIP Maurice Chevalier(1888–1972) James "Jesse" Owens(1913–1980) "Barry White"(Barrence Carter 1944–2003) Paul Walker IV(1973–2013) ; Ian Holm Cuthbert–86 Linda Gray–77 Joseph Pantoliano–66 Peter Scolari–62 Louis Szekely("CK")–50 William Joshua Hopkins–47 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan–39 Jennifer Hudson–36 Alfie Allen–31 ; 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit

September 11

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Lom(Schluderpacheru 1917–2012) ; Henry Earl Holliman–89 Brian De Palma–77 Amy Madigan–67 Roxann Dawson(Caballero)–59 John Hawkes(Perkins)–58 Virginia Madsen–56 Christina "Kristy" McNichol–55 Richard "Moby" Hall–52 Joseph Harry Connick Jr.–50 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges–40 ; 2001 – Al Qaida suicide hijackers crashed two jet airliners into the World Trade Center in New York City causing both 110-story twin towers to collapse killing nearly 3,000 people. #NeverForget

September 9

Happy Birthday RIP Otis Redding, Jr(1941–1967) Clifford Robertson III(1923–2011) ; Chaim Topol–82 Joseph Theismann–68 Thomas Wopat–66 Hugh Grant–57 Adam Sandler–51 Goran Višnjić–45 Michael Bublé–42 ; 1791 – Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington ; 1839 – John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA)

September 7

Happy Birthday RIP John Pierpont "Jack" Morgan, Jr.(1867–1943) Charles Holley("Buddy Holly" 1936–1959) William Jermaine Stewart(1957–1997) ; Gloria Gaynor(Fowles)–68 Julie Kavner–67 Christine "Chrissie" Hynde–66 Michael Emerson–63 Corbin Bernsen–63 Diane Farr–48 Thomas Everett Scott–47 Oliver Hudson–41 Devon Sawa–39 ; 1916 – US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751) 

September 6

Happy Birthday Jo Anne Worley–80 George Roger Waters–64 Swoosie Kurtz–73 Jane Curtin–70 Patricia "Patti" Yasutake–64 Anne Lockhart(Maloney)–64 Jeffrey Foxworthy–59 Rosa "Rosie" Perez–53 Natalie McIntyre("Macy Gray")–50 Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston–48 Idrissa Elba–45 ; 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders

September 1

Happy Birthday RIP "Yvonne De Carlo"(Margaret Middleton 1922–2007) Richard Farnsworth(1920–2000) Conway Twitty(Harold Jenkins 1933–1993) ; George Maharias–89 Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin–78 Barry Gibb–71 Dr. Phillip McGraw–67 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–60 Burn Gorman–43 Robert Scott Speedman–42 Robert Boyd Holbrook–36 ; 1878 – Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company ; 1897 – The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America

August 30

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Massey(1896–1983) "Shirley Booth"(Thelma Ford 1898–1992) Fredrick MacMurray(1908–1991) ; Bill Daily–90 Warren Buffett–87 Elizabeth Ashley(Cole)–78 Timothy Bottoms–66 Paul Oakenfold–54 Michael Chiklis–54 Cameron Diaz–45 Lisa Ling(麗莎玲)–44 Andrew "Andy" Roddick–35 ; 1963 – The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union goes into operation

August 29

Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise "Isabel" Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958–2009) ; William Friedkin–82 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–79 Robin Leach–76 Temple Grandin–70 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–58 Perri "Pebbles" McKissack–53 Carla Gugino–46 William Levy–37 Lea Michele Sarfati–31 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded ; 1922 – The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City advertising a new apartment complex in Jackson Heights, Queens

August 28

Happy Birthday RIP Nancy Kulp(1921–1991) Roxie Roker(1929–1995) Donald O'Connor(1925–2003) Biagio "Ben" Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–73 Luis Guzmán–60 Scott Hamilton–58 Brian Thompson–57 Emma Samuelson("Samms")–56 Jennifer Coolidge–55 David Fincher–54 "Shania Twain"(Eilleen Edwards)–51 Jason Priestley–47 Thomas "Jack" Black–47 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–34 Armond "Armie" Hammer–30 ; 1898 – Caleb Bradham (a pharmacist) invents the carbonated soft drink that will later be called "Pepsi-Cola" and was president of the original corporation ; 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his "I Have a Dream" speech

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) "Martha Raye"(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–73 Barbara Goldbach–70 Paul Rubenfeld("PeeWee Herman")–65 Peter Storm–64 Diana Scarwid–62 "Downtown" Julie Brown–58 Thomas "Tom" Ford–56 Sarah Chalke–41 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–38 Patrick J. Adams–36 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft

August 26

Happy Birthday RIP Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu("Mother Theresa" 1910–1997) Geraldine Ferraro(1935–2011) ; Valerie Simpson–72 Peter Brett Cullen–61 Wanda De Jesus–59 Melissa McCarthy–47 Gunner Wright–44 Zemfira Ramazanova–41 Christopher Pine–37 Macaulay Culkin–37 "Cassie"(Casandra Ventura)–31 Dylan O'Brien–26; 1920 – the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect by congress

August 25

Happy Birthday RIP Melchoir Ferrer(1917–2008) Louis "Leonard" Bernstein(1918–1990) ; Maurice Halperin("Monty Hall")–96 Thomas Sean Connery–87 Regis Philbin–86 Thomas Skerritt–84 Nancy Stoll("Mink Stole")–70 Chaim Weitz("Gene Simmons")–68 Declan MacManus("Elvis Costello")–63 Timothy Burton–59 William Ray Cyrus–56 Blair Underwood–53 Rachael Ray–49 Claudia Schiffer–47 Alexander Skarsgård–41 ; 1916 – The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior.

August 24

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret "Dorothy" Comingore(1913–1971) Millicent "Penny" Edwards(1928–1998) ; Ronee Blakley–72 Anne Archer–70 Stephen Fry–60 Steven Guttenberg–59 Craig Kilborn–55 Marlee Matlin–52 David Chappelle–44 Simon "James" D'Arcy–42 Chad Michael Murray–36 Rupert Grint–29 ; 1891 – Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera ; 1949 – The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect

August 23

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene Kelly(1912–1996) Edgar "Ted" Codd(1923–2003) River Phoenix(Bottom 1970–1993) ; Vera "Miles" Ralston–88 Barbara "Eden" Moorhead–86 Richard Sanders–77 Richard "Rick" Springthorpe("Springfield")–68 Shelley Long–68 Jon "Jay" Mohr–47 Scott Caan–41 Kobe Bryant–39 ; 1904 – The automobile tire chain is patented ; 1973 – A back robbery gone wrong in Stockholm Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm Syndrome"

August 22

Happy Birthday RIP Helene "Leni" Riefenstahl(1902–2003) Ray Bradbury(1920–2012) ; Valerie Harper–78 Cynthia Williams–70 Myra "Tori" Amos–54 Tyler Burrell–50 Richard Armitage–46 Kristen Wiig–44 ; 1902 – Cadillac Motor Company is founded ; 1902 – President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public

August 21

Happy Birthday Kenneth Rogers–79 Patricia McCormack(Russo)–72

Loretta Devine–68 Kim Cattrall–61 Carrie-Anne Moss–50 Alicia Witt–42 Hayden Panettiere–28 ; 1897 – Oldsmobile, a brand of American automobile was founded ; 1959 – President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union

August 20

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Bergman("Alan Reed" 1907–1977) Isaac Hayes(1942–2008) ; Donald King–86 Constance "Connie" Chung Povich(宗毓華)–71 Robert Plant–69 Albert "Al" Roker Jr–63 Joan Allen–61 James Marsters–55 Amy Adams–43 Benjamin Barnes–36 ; 1920 – First commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan 

August 19

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene Roddenberry(1921–1991) ; Diana Muldaur–79 Jill St. John(Oppenheim)–77 William Jefferson Blythe III(Bill Clinton)–71 Mary "Tipper" Gore–69 Jonathan Frakes–65 Peter Gallagher–62 John Stamos–54 Kyra Sedgwick–52 Kevin Dillon–52 Matthew Perry–48 ; 1909 – The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ; 1929 – The comedy "Amos 'n' Andy" made its network radio debut on NBC ; 2004 – Internet search engine Google went public

August 18

Happy Birthday RIP Marshall Field(1834–1906) Max Factor, Jr.(1904–1996) "Shelley Winters"(Shirley Schrift 1920–2006) Patrick Swayze(1952–2009) ; Eleanor Rosalynn Carter–90 "Roman Polanski"(Rajmund Liebling)–84 Charles Robert Redford Jr.–81 Martin Mull–74 Elayne Boosler–65 Denis Leary–60 Christian Slater–48 Edward Norton–48 Malcolm-Jamal Warner–47 Andrew "Andy" Samberg–39 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium ; 1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage

August 17

Happy Birthday RIP "Samuel Goldwyn"(Schmuel Gelbfisz 1879–1974) Mary "Mae" West(1893–1980) ; Robert De Niro Jr.–74 Kevin Rowland–64 Belinda Carlisle-Mason–59 Sean Penn–57 Donald Wahlberg–48 Mark Salling–35 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany

August 16

Happy Birthday RIP Fess Parker Jr.(1924–2010)  Robert Culp(1930–2010) Edith Gormezano("Eydie Gormé" 1928–2013) Frank Gifford(1930–2015) ; Julia Newmeyer("Julie Newmar")–84 Lesley Ann Warren–71 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)–64 James Cameron–63 Madonna Louise Ciccone–59 Angela Bassett–59 Timothy Hutton–57 Steven Carell–55 Cameron Gigandet–35 Cameron Monaghan–24 ; 1954 – Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc. ; 1977 – Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42. The bathroom where the body was found is closed to the public

August 15

Happy Birthday RIP Julia Child(McWilliams 1912–2004) Peter Nigel Terry(1945–2015) "Mike Connors"(Krekor Ohanian 1925r–2017) ; Rose Marie Mazetta–94 Patricia Priest–82 Linda Ellerbee(Smith)–73 Princess Anne Windsor–67 Tessie Harper(Washam)–67 Željko Ivanek–60 Debra Messing–49 Benjamin Affleck-Boldt–45 Joseph Jonas–28 Jennifer Lawrence–27 ; 1939 – "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood California 

August 14

Happy Birthday RIP Alice Ghostley(1924–2007) ; David Crosby–76 Stephen "Steve" Martin–72 Antonio Fargas–71 Susan Saint James(Miller)–71 Danielle Schuelein-Steel–70 Gary Larson–67 Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr–58 Marcia Gay Harden–58 Jon Marc Ingle("Lady Bunny")–55 Maria Halle Berry–51 Catherine Bell–49 Christopher Gorham–43 Milena "Mila" Kunis–34 ; 1935 – Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired, is signed into law by Franklin Roosevelt ; 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London at the Rialto Theater

August 13

Happy Birthday RIP Irving "Bert" Lahrheim(1895–1967) Alfred Hitchcock(1899–1980) Neville Brand(1920–1992) Herbert Ritts(1952–2002) Daniel "Pat" Harrington Jr(1929–2016) ; "Kevin Tighe"(John Fishburn)–73 Dante "Danny" Bonaduce–58 John Slattery Jr–55 James Carpinello–42 Augusto "Alex" González–37 ; 1942 – Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

August 12

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Wyatt(1910–2006) Cecil Blount DeMille(1881–1959) ; George Hamilton–78 Patrick "Pat" Metheny–63 Peter Krause–52 Rebecca Gayheart–46 Caleb Casey Affleck–42 ; 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine

August 11

Happy Birthday Ian McDiarmid–73 Terry Bollea("Hulk Hogan")–64 Viola Davis–52 Anna Gunn–49 Chris Messina–43 Chris Hemsworth–34 ; 1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island ; 1965 – deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.

August 10

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Hoover(1874–1964) Edith Norma Shearer(1902–1983) John "Jack" Haley Jr(1898–1979) Eddie Fisher(Edwin Tisch 1928–2010) ; Ian Anderson–70 Donald Swayze–59 Rosanna Arquette–58 José Antonio Banderas–57 Justin Theroux–46 Ryan Eggold–33 Lucas Till–27 ; 1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24yo postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year

August 9

Happy Birthday RIP Whitney Houston(1963–2012) ; Samuel Elliott–73 Melanie Griffith–60 Amanda Bearse–59 Gillian Anderson–49 Eric Banadinovic(Eric Bana)–49 Audrey Tautou–41 Anna Kendrick–32 ; 1969 – Actress Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring and Steven Parent were found murdered in Los Angeles; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers were later convicted of the murders

August 8

Happy Birthday RIP Esther Williams(1921–2013) ; Richard Anderson–91 Lonnie Melvin Tillis–85 Donald P. Bellisario–82 Dustin Hoffman–80 Concetta Ingolia("Connie Stevens")–79 Larry Wilcox–70 Keith Carradine–68 Donald Most–64 Joshua "J.C." Chasez–41 Jackie Cruz–31 ; 1876 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph ; 1974 – Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day

August 7

Happy Birthday RIP Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (1927–1959) Mary "Billie" Burke(1884–1970) ; John Glover Jr–73 Wayne Knight–63 Paul Bruce Dickinson–59 David Duchovny–57 Charlize Theron–42 Eric Johnson–38 Randy Wayne Frederick–36 ; 1782 – George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart

August 6

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Mitchum(1917–1997) Andy Warhola(1928–1987) Lucille Ball(1911–1989) ; Barbara Windsor(Deeks)–80 Manoj Nelliyattu "M Night" Shyamalan–47 Vera Farmiga–44 Soleil Moon Frye–41 Melissa George–41 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky–31 ; 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.

August 5

Happy Birthday RIP John Huston(1906–1987) Selma Diamond(1920–1985) Neil Armstrong(1930–2012) ; "John Saxon"(Carmine Orrico)–82 Loni Anderson–72 Jeannette "Ja'net" DuBois–72 Maureen McCormick–61 ; 1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping ; 1957 – "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.

August 4

Happy Birthday RIP Anita Page(Pomares 1910–2008) Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Frank Vincent Gattuso–78 Richard Belzer–73 William Robert Thornton–62 Barack H. Obama II–56 Daniel Dae Kim–49 Abigail Spencer–36 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy

August 3

Happy Birthday "Tony Bennett"(Anthony Benedetto)–91 "Martin Sheen"(Ramon Estevez)–77 Martha Stewart(Kostyra)–76 John Landis–67 Jay Waverly North Jr–66 Molly Hagan–55 Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr–40 Thomas Dewey–39 Nicole Evangeline Lilly–38 ; 1923 – Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, one day after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack ; 1977 – Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers

August 2

Happy Birthday RIP Jacob "Jack" Warner(1892–1978) Myrna "Loy" Williams(1905–1993) Beatrice Straight(1914–2001) John Carroll O'Connor(1924–2001) Peter O'Toole(1932–2013) Wesley Craven(1939–2015) ; Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–72 Patrick Lilley("Butch Patrick")–64 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–58 Mary-Louise Parker–53 Samuel Worthington–41 Edward Furlong–40 ; 1790 – The first United States Census is conducted ; 1870 – Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.

August 1

Happy Birthday RIP Jerome "Jerry" Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic "Dom" DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Samuel "Sam" Mendes–52 "James St James"(James Clark)–51 Tempestt Bledsoe–44 Joseph Jason Momoa–37 "Max Carver"(Robert Maxwell Martensen)–29 Jack O'Connell–27 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles!

July 31

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Cassidy(1932–1979) Geoffrey Lewis(1935–2015) ; Michael Biehn–61 Wesley Snipes–55 Joanne "J.K." Rowling–52 Dean "Cain" Tanaka–51 Rudolf Martin–50 Loren Dean Jovicic–48 Emily "Eve" Best–46 Benjamin "B.J." Novak–38 Charlie Carver Martensen–29 ; 1930 – The radio mystery program The Shadow airs for the first time ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated

July 30

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) ; Paul Anka–75 David Sanborn–71 Arnold Schwarzenegger–69 Delta Burke–60 Catherine "Kate" Bush–58 Laurence Fishburne III–55 Lisa Kudrow–53 Vivica A. Fox–52 Simon Baker–47 Christopher Nolan–46 Michael "Tom" Green–45 Hilary Swank–42 Damon Wayans Jr–34 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare

July 29

Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1901–1965) "Theda Bara"(Theodosia Goodman 1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) ; "Robert Fuller"(Leonard Lee)–84 David Warner–76 Genaro "Tony" Sirico Jr–75 Gary "Geddy Lee" Weinrib–64 Ian Roberts–52 Rodney Allen Rippy–49 Richard "Wil" Wheaton III–45 Stephen Dorff–44 Allison Mack–36 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco ; 1957 –Jack Paar debuted as host of NBC's "Tonight" show.

July 28

Happy Birthday RIP Hubert "Rudy" Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) Robert "Alexis" Arquette(1969–2016) ; Sally Struthers–70 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–70 Georgia Engel–69 Lori Loughlin–53 Elizabeth Berkley–45 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African- American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.

July 26

Happy Birthday RIP George Bernard Shaw(1856–1950) Gracie Allen(1895–1964) Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) Vivian Vance(Jones 1909–1979) William Blake Crump("Blake Edwards" 1922–2010) ; Sir Michael "Mick" Jagger–74 Helen Mirren(Mironoff)–72 Susan George–67 Dorothy Hamill–61 Nana Visitor(Tucker)–60 Kevin Spacey Fowler–58 Sandra Bullock–53 Jeremy Piven–52 Olivia Williams–49  ; 1947 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council

July 25

Happy Birthday RIP Brad Renfro(1982–2008) Estelle Getty(Scher-Gettleman 1923–2008) "Jack Gilford"(Jacob Gellman 1908–1990) ; Verdine White–66 Iman Abdulmajid–62 Illeana Douglas(Hesselberg)–52 Matthew LeBlanc–50 "Tera Patrick"(Linda Hopkins)–41 ; 1956 – 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51 people

July 24

Happy Birthday RIP Amelia Earhart(1897–1937)  Bella Savitsky Abzug(1920–1998) ; Charles "Mark" Goddard–81 Ruth Buzzi–81 Christopher Sarandon–75 Leo Gallagher Jr–71 Robert Hays–70 Linda Carter–66 Gus Van Sant Jr–65 Kristi Dawn Chenoweth–50 Jennifer Lopez–48 Mary Rose Byrne–38 Anna Paquin–35 ; 1969 – Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific ; 1974 – Watergate scandal : The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed white house tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.

July 23

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Martin(1909–2000) Bernard "Bert" Convy(1933–1991) Philip Seymour Hoffman(1967–2014) ; Daniel Ronald Cox–79 Edie McClurg–66 Woodrow "Woody" Harrelson–56 Erik La Salle–55 Saul Hudson("Slash")–52 Marlon Wayans–45 Monica Lewinsky–44 Shane McRae–40 Tenitra Michelle Williams–37 Daniel Radcliffe–28 ; 1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car ; 1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film

July 22

Happy Birthday RIP Daniel Rowan(1922–1987) Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo(1932–2014) ; "Orson Bean"(Dallas Burroughs)–89 Estelle Louise Fletcher–83 Terence Stamp–79 Giorgi "Alex" Trebek–77 Daniel "Danny" Glover–71 Donald Henley–70 William "Willem" Dafoe–62 Keith "Sweat"(Crier)–56 John Leguizamo–53 David Spade–53 Colin Ferguson–45 Franka Potente–43 Selena Gomez–25 : 1934 – Outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents ; 1991 – Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested in Milwaukee after police discover human remains in his apartment

July 21

Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Hemingway(1899–1961) Jesse Donald Knotts(1924–2006) Robin Williams(1951–2014) ; Janet Reno–79 "Cat Stevens"(Steven Georgiou)–69 Garretson "Garry" Trudeau–69 Taco Ockerse–62 Jonathan Lovitz–60 Ike Eisenmann–55 Joshua Hartnett–39 Rory Culkin–28 ; 1873 – At Adair Iowa  Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West

July 20

Happy Birthday RIP Natalia Zakharenko("Natalie Wood" 1938–1981) ; Kimberly Carnes–72 Carlos Santana–70 Sandra Oh–46 Simon Rex Cutright–43 ; 1969 – Apollo 11 successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon.

July 19

Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Cole(1940–2009) Martin "Pat" Hingle(1924–2009) ; Brian May–70 Atom Yegoyan–57 Lisa Lampugnale–56 Campbell Scott–56 Anthony Edwards–55 Benedict Cumberbatch–41 Jared Padalecki–35 ; 1900 – The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation

July 18

Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn Jr(1911–2003) Richard "Red" Skelton(1913–1997) Nelson Mandela(1918–2013) John Glenn Jr(1921–2016) ; Craig Bruderlin("James Brolin")–77 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–61 Elizabeth McGovern–56 Wendy Williams–53 Mark Sinclair("Vin Diesel")–50 Kristen Bell–37 Christopher Chace Crawford–32 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies

July 17

Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) "Art Linkletter"(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phoebe "Snow"(Laub 1950–2011) Phyllis "Diller"(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–82 Carol Diahann Johnson–82 Duchess Camilla Mountbatten(Shand)–70 Terence "Geezer" Butler–68 Lucie Arnaz–66 David Hasselhoff–65 Heather Langenkamp–53 Alex Winter–52 Michael Vogel–38 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California

July 16

Happy Birthday RIP "Ginger Rogers"(Virginia McMath 1911–1995) "Barbara Stanwyck"(Ruby Stevens 1907–1990) ; Stewart Copeland–64 Phoebe Cates–54 John William Ferrell–50 Corey Feldman–46 Jayma Mays–38 ; 1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government.

July 15

Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Nan Martin (1927–2010) Alexander "Alex" Karras(1935–2012) ; Patrick "Wayne" Morrison–78 Jan Michael Vincent–73 Linda Ronstadt–71 "Arianna Huffington"(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–67 Terrance Quinn–65 "Willie Aames"(Albert Upton)–57 Forest Whitaker III–56 Scott Foley–45 Diane Heidkrüger("Kruger")–41 ; 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day ; 2006 – Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world

July 14

Happy Birthday RIP George Tobias(1901–1980) ; Nancy Olson–89 Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier–85 Vincent Pastore–71 Jane Lynch–57 Matthew Fox–51 Melissa Fisher("Missy Gold")–47 ; 1789 – French Revolution: Bastille Day ; 1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American

July 13

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday RIP Robert "Bob" Crane(1928–1978) Gerald Levert(1966–2006) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–77 Harrison Ford–75 Richard "Cheech" Marin–71 Edith Bernstein("Didi Conn")–66 Thelma Louise Mandrell–63 Cameron Crowe–60 Robert Gonzalez("Gant")–49 Deborah Cox–43 Steven Chadwick McQueen–29 ; 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949

July 12

Happy Birthday RIP "Louis B. Mayer"(Lazar Meir 1884–1957) Mendel Berlinger("Milton Berle" 1908–2002) ; William "Bill" Cosby Jr–80 "Christine McVie"(Anne Perfect)–74 Milton "Richard" Simmons–69 Jon Thomas Terrell–69 Brian Grazer–66 Cheryl "Ladd" Stoppelmoor–66 Cheyenne Jackson–42 Christopher "Topher" Grace–39 ; 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London.

July 11

Happy Birthday RIP Yuli Bryner(1920–1985) ; "Tab Hunter"(Arthur Kelm)–86 Giorgio Armani–83 Thomas "Tom" Holland–74 Patricia "Bonnie" Pointer–67 Bruce McGill–67 Leon Spinks–64 Sela Ward–61 Suzanne Vega–58 Gregory Grunberg–51 Justin Chambers–47 Michael Rosenbaum–45 Kimberly "Lil Kim" Jones–43 ; 1798 – The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress ; 1922 – The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles formerly known as the 'Daisy Dell' in Bolton Canyon

July 10

Happy Birthday RIP Frederick Gwynne(1926–1993) David Brinkley(1920–2003) Ronald Glass(1945–2016) ; Granville "Robert" Pine–76 Arlo Guthrie–70 Alejandro "Alec" Mapa–52 Gale Harold III–48 Sofía Vergara–45 Adrian Grenier–41 Jessica Simpson–37 Cindy Taylor("Jesse Jane")–37 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act

July 9

Happy Birthday Brian Dennehy–79 Richard Roundtree–75 Dean Koontz–72 Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson–70 Christopher Cooper–66 Jonathon Tesh–65 Jimmy Smits–62 Thomas "Tom" Hanks–61 Richard Timothy Kring–60 Kelly McGillis–60 James "Jim" Kerr–58 Courtney "Love" Harrison–53 Scott Grimes–46 Fredrick Savage–41 ; 1962 – Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles ; 1981 – Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario.

July 8

Happy Birthday RIP "Jerry Vale"(Genaro Vitaliano 1930–2014) Martin Feldman(1933–1982) ; "Steve Lawrence"(Sidney Leibowitz)–82 Jeffrey Tambor–73 Wolfgang "Puck" Topfschnig–68 Anjelica Huston–66 Kevin Bacon–59 Toby Keith Covel–56 Lee Tergesen–52 William "Billy" Crudup–49 Beck Campbell–47 Kathleen Robertson–44 Milo Ventimiglia–40 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published

July 7

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc" Severinsen–89 Richard Starkey("Ringo Starr")–77 Shelley Duvall–68 William "Bill" Campbell–58 Troy Garity–44 Barry Reese ("Cassidy")–35 ; 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri

July 6

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William "Bill" Haley(1925–1981) "Janet Leigh"(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) Anne "Nancy" Reagan(Robbins 1921–2016) ; Delloreese Early–85 Ned Beatty–79 Burt Ward(Gervis Jr.)–71 Michael Sylvester Stallone–70 Shelley Hack–69 Geoffrey Rush–65 Grant Goodeve–64 Alice Tannenberg("Allyce Beasley")–62 Jennifer Saunders–58 Christian Meoli–44 Curtis Jackson III("50 Cent")–41 Gregory Smith–33 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States

July 5

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor "P.T." Barnum(1810–1891) Alton "Ben" Powers(1950–2015) ; Katherine Helmond–88 Shirley Knight Hopkins–81 Hugh Cregg III("Huey Lewis")–67 Edith "Edie" Falco–54 Kathryn Erbe–52 ; 1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France.

July 4

Happy Birthday RIP Esther "Eppie" Lederer("Ann Landers" 1918–2002) Pauline Phillips("Abigail Van Buren" 1918–2013) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) ; Eva Marie Saint–93 Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida–90 Marvin Neil Simon–90 Gerald Riviera("Geraldo")–74 John Waite–65 ; 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

July 3

Happy Birthday RIP Laura Branigan(1957–2004) ; Tim O'Connor–90 Gloria Allred(Bloom)–76 Kurtwood Smith–74 Betty Buckley–70 Karin Jan Smithers–68 Montel Williams–61 Thomas Gibson–55 Martha Yeardley Smith–53 Thomas Flanagan–52 Ryan McPartlin–42 Corey Sevier–33 ; 1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens ; 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average (about 25) which contained nine railroads and two industrial companies in The Customer's Afternoon letter. The first recorded value Feb 16 1885 was 30.92. Today the value = 21,349.62

July 2

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–86 Polly Holliday–80 Saul Rubinek–69 Wendy Schaal–63 Johnny Weir–33 Lindsay Lohan–31 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts