September 21

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert G. Wells(1866–1946) "Henry Gibson"(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; "Fannie Flagg"(Patricia Neal)–69 Stephen King–66 Bill Murray–63 Ethan Coen–56 Rob Morrow–51 "Faith Hill"(Audrey Perry)–46 Ricki Lake–45 Luke Wilson–42 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–32 Maggie Grace Denig–30 ; 1957 – "Perry Mason," starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS

September 20

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) ; Anne Meara–84 "Sophia Loren"(Sofia Scicolone)–79 Karen Sharpe–79 "Candy Spelling"(Carole Marer)–68 Gary Cole–57 Joseph Lyle Taylor–49 Brad Beyer–40 Jon Bernthal–36 Charlie Weber–35 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts

September 19

Happy Birthday RIP Frances Farmer(1913–1970) "Mama Cass Elliot"(Ellen Cohen 1941–1974) ; Rosemary Harris–86 "Adam West"(William Anderson)–83 Randolph Mantooth–68 Jeremy Irons–65 "Twiggy"(Leslie Hornby)–64 Joan Blunden–63 Cheryl O'Teari–51 Kim Richards–49 Jimmy Fallon–39 Alison Sweeney–37 Kevin Zegers–29 ; 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show" debuted on CBS

September 18

Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Gustafsson 1905–1990) John Lebzelter("Jack Warden" 1920–2006) James Gandolfini(1961–2013) ; Michael Gubitosi("Robert Blake")–80 Francis Avallone("Frankie Avalon")–74 Fred Willard–74 Beth Grant–64 Jada Pinkett Smith–42 Lance Armstrong(Gunderson)–42 James Marsden–40 Daniel "Jason" Sudeikis–38 ; 1851 – The first edition of The New York Times was published as "The New-York Daily Times"

September 17

Happy Birthday RIP Hiram "Hank" Williams(1923–1953) Roderick "Roddy" McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) "Lupe Ontiveros"(Guadalupe Marino 1942–2012) John Ritter(1948–2003) ; John "Fee" Waybill–63 Cassandra Peterson("Elvira")–62 Rita Rudner–60 Wendy Worthington–59 Bryan Singer–48 Kyle Chandler–48 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–44 Nathan Berkus–42 Griffith Feuerstein("Furst")–32; 1972 – The comedy series "M.A.S.H." standing for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" premiered on CBS

September 16

Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) ; "Lauren Bacall"(Betty Perske)–89 Riley "B.B." King–88 Edward Begley Jr.–64 Philip "Mickey" Rourke–61 David Copperfield(Kotkin)–57 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)–55 Richard Marx–50 Molly Shannon–49 Marco Antonio Muñiz("Marc Anthony")–45 Amy Poehler–42 Ian Harding–27 Nichols Jonas–21 ; 1972 – "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS

September 15

Happy Birthday RIP Agatha Christie(1890–1976) Vina Fay Wray(1907–2004) Julius "Nipsey" Russell(1918–2005) John "Jackie" Cooper(1922–2011) Roy Brocksmith(1945–2001) Wendie Jo Sperber(1958–2005) ; Norman Crosby–86 Tommy Lee Jones–67 William "Oliver" Stone–67 Joshua Charles–42 Edward "Tom" Hardy–36 Prince Henry Charles Albert David Windsor–29 Heidi Montag–27 ; 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–77 Jon "Bowzer" Bauman–66 Nigel "Sam" Neill–66 Alexis "Faith" Ford–49 Emmitt "Tyler" Perry–44 Kimberly Williams-Paisley–42 Jesse James–24 ; 1959 –  the Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface

September 13

Happy Birthday RIP Melvin Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Hardy 1948–2003) Emilie Claudette Chauchoin("Colbert" 1903–1996) ; "Barbara Bain"(Millicent Fogel)–82 "Eileen Fulton"(Margaret McLarty)–80 Richard Kiel–74 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset–69 Peter Cetera–69 Jean Smart–62  Geraldine "Geri" Jewell–57 Dominic Fumusa–44 Louise Lombard(Perkins)–43 Fiona Apple Maggart–36 Bennett "Ben" Savage–33 ; 1993 – Bill Clinton witnesses at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shaking hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy

September 12

Happy Birthday RIP Maurice Chevalier(1888–1972) James "Jesse" Owens(1913–1980) Barry White(Carter 1944–2003) ;  Ian Holm Cuthbert–82 Linda Gray–73 Joseph Pantoliano–62 Peter Scolari–58 Jason Statham–46 Louis Szekely("CK")–46 William Joshua Hopkins–43 Paul Walker–40 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan–35 Jennifer Hudson–32 ; 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit

September 11

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert Lom(Schluderpacheru 1917–2012) ; Henry Earl Holliman–85 Brian De Palma–73 Amy Madigan–63 John Hawkes(Perkins)–54 Virginia Madsen–52 Christina "Kristy" McNichol–51 Richard "Moby" Hall–48 Joseph "Harry" Connick Jr.–46 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges–36 ; 2001 – Al Qaida suicide hijackers crashed two jet airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, causing both 110-story twin towers to collapse killing nearly 3,000 people

September 10

Happy Birthday Arnold Palmer–84 Karl Lagerfeldt–80 Jose Feliciano Garcia–68 Bill O’Reilly Jr–64 Anthony Joseph Pereira("Joe Perry")–63 Harry Groener–62 Amy Irving–60 Colin Firth–53 Guy Ritchie–45 James Duval–41 Matthew Ryan Phillippe–39 ; 1955 – “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS

September 9

Happy Birthday RIP Clifford Robertson(1923–2011) ; Chaim Topol–78 Joseph Theismann–64 Thomas Wopat–62 Hugh Grant–53 Adam Sandler–47 Goran Višnjić–41 Michael Bublé–38 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America

September 8

Happy Birthday RIP Richard "Peter" Sellers(1925–1980) Virginia Hensley("Patsy Cline" 1932–1963) ; Isaac "Sid" Caesar–91 Aimee Mann–53 Kimberly Peirce–46 Martin Freeman–42 David Arquette–42 Alecia "Pink" Moore–34 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)–32 Steven "Jake" Sandvig–27 ; 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape

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)–64 Julie Kavner–63 Christine "Chrissie" Hynde–62 Michael Emerson–59 Corbin Bernsen–59 Diane Farr–44 Thomas Everett Scott–43 Oliver Hudson–37 Devon Sawa–35 ;  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–76 George Roger Waters–70 Swoosie Kurtz–69 Jane Curtin–66 Anne Lockhart(Maloney)–60 Patrick O'Hearn–59 Jeffrey Foxworthy–55 Rosa "Rosie" Perez–49 Natalie McIntyre("Macy Gray")–44 Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston–44 ; 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders

September 5

Happy Birthday RIP "Freddie Mercury"(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–84 William Devane–74 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–73 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–62 Peter Wingfield–51 Rose McGowan–40 Ian Nelson–31 ; 1957 – “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published

September 4

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917–1987) Dick York(1928–1992) ; "Mitzi Gaynor"(Francesca von Gerber)–82 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–55 Damon Wayans–53 Wesley Bentley–35 Beyoncé Knowles–32 ; 1781 – Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers ; 1957 – Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line

September 3

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Ladd(1913–1964) Verla Eileen Brennan(1932–2013) "Kitty Carlisle"(Catherine Conn 1910–2007) ; Anna Jackson–87 Valerie Perrine–70 Adam Curry–49 "Charlie Sheen"(Carlos Estevez)–48 Trevor St. John–42 Samuel "Nick" Wechsler–35 David Moretti–32 ; 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, "Search for Tomorrow", airs its first episode on the CBS network

September 2

Happy Birthday RIP Meinhardt Raabe("Munchkin Coroner" 1915–2010) Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett–75 Terry Bradshaw–65 Thomas Mark Harmon–62 James "Jimmy" Connors–61 Keanu Reeves–49 Salma Hayek Jiménez–47 Charles "Tuc" Watkins III–47 Salvatore "Vincent DePaul" Zannino–45 ; 1789 – The U.S. Treasury Department was established