August 20

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Bergman("Alan Reed" 1907–1977) Isaac Hayes(1942–2008) ; Donald King–83 Constance "Connie" Chung-Povich(宗毓華)–68 Robert Plant–66 Albert "Al" Roker–60 James Marsters–52 Drew Waters–41 Amy Adams–40 Benjamin Barnes–33 ; 1920 – First commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.

August 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Roddenberry(1921–1991) ; Diana Muldaur–76 Jill St. John(Jill Oppenheim)–74 William Jefferson Blythe(Bill Clinton)–68 Mary "Tipper" Gore–66 Jonathan Frakes–62 Peter Gallagher–59 John Stamos–51 Kyra Sedgwick–49 Kevin Dillon–49 Matthew Perry–45 ; 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 "Shelley Winters"(Shirley Schrift 1920–2006) Patrick Swayze(1952–2009) ; Eleanor Rosalynn Carter–87 "Roman Polanski"(Rajmund  Liebling)–81 Charles Robert Redford Jr.–77 Martin Mull–71 Elayne Boosler–62 Denis Leary–57 Christian Slater–45 Edward Norton–45 Malcolm-Jamal Warner–44 Andrew Samberg–36 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

August 17

Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Mae" West(1893–1980) ; Robert De Niro Jr.–71 Lawrence Ellison–70 Kevin Rowlan–61 Belinda Carlisle–56 Sean Penn–54 Donald Wahlberg–45 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.

August 16

Happy Birthday RIP Fess Parker Jr.(1924–2010) Edith Gormezano("Eydie Gormé" 1928–2013) ; Frank Gifford–84 Julia Newmeyer("Julie Newmar")–81 Lesley Ann Warren–68 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)–61 James Cameron–60 Madonna Louise Ciccone–56 Angela Bassett–56 Timothy Hutton–54 Steven Carell–52 Cameron Gigandet–32 Cameron Monaghan–21 ; 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) ; Rose Marie Mazetta–91 "Mike Connors"(Krekor Ohanian)–89 Patricia Priest–78 Linda Ellerbee(Smith)–70 Princess Anne Windsor–64 Tess Harper(Washam)–64 Željko Ivanek–57 Debra Messing–46 Benjamin Affleck-Boldt–42 Joseph Jonas–25 Jennifer Lawrence–24 ; 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–73 Stephen Martin–69 Susan Saint James(Miller)–68 Danielle Schuelein-Steel–67 Gary Larson–64 Earvin "Magic" Johnson–55 Marcia Gay Harden–55 Susan Olsen–53 Jon Marc Ingle("Lady Bunny")–52 Maria Halle Berry–48 Catherine Bell–46 Christopher Gorham–40 Milena Kunis–31 ; 1935 – Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired, is signed into law by Franklin Roosevelt.

August 13

Happy Birthday RIP Irving "Bert" Lahrheim(1895–1967) Alfred Hitchcock(1899–1980) Neville Brand(1920–1992) Herb Ritts(1952–2002) ; Daniel "Pat" Harrington–85 "Kevin Tighe"(John Fishburn)–70 Dante "Danny" Bonaduce–55 John Slattery–52 James Carpinello–39 Augusto "Alex" González–34 ; 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–75 Patrick "Pat" Metheny–60 Peter Krause–49 Rebecca Gayheart–42 Caleb Casey Affleck–39 ; 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.

August 11

Happy Birthday Terry Bollea("Hulk Hogan")–61 Viola Davis–49 Anna Gunn–46 Chris Messina–40 Chris Hemsworth–31 ; 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(1898–1979) Eddie Fisher(Edwin Tisch 1928–2010) ; Ian Anderson–66 Don Swayze–56 Rosanna Arquette–55 José Antonio Banderas–54 Justin Theroux–42 Ryan Eggold–40 Lucas Till–24 ; 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 ; 1821 – Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.

August 9

Happy Birthday RIP Whitney Houston(1963–2012) ; Samuel Elliott–70 Melanie Griffith–57 Amanda Bearse–56 Gillian Anderson–46 Eric Banadinovich(Eric Bana)–46 Audrey Tautou–38 Anna Kendrick–29 ; 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)  John Holmes(Estes 1944–1988) ; Richard Anderson–88 Lonnie Melvin Tillis–82 Dustin Hoffman–77 Concetta Ingolia("Connie Stevens")–76 Donald P. Bellisario–76 Larry Wilcox–67 Keith Carradine–65 Donald Most–61 Joshua "J.C." Chasez–38 ; 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. #IMNOTACROOK

August 7

Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Billie" Burke(1884–1970) ; John Glover–70 Wayne Knight–59 Paul Bruce Dickinson–56 David Duchovny–54 Charlize Theron–39 Eric Johnson–35 Randy Wayne Frederick–33 ; 1959 – The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the "sheaves of wheat" design, and was minted until 2008.

August 6

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Mitchum(1917–1997) Andy Warhola(1928–1987) Lucille Ball(1911–1989) ; Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan–44 Vera Farmiga–41 Soleil Moon Frye–38 Ryan Sypek–32 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky–28 ; 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)–79 Loni Anderson–69 Jeannette "Ja'net" DuBois–69 Maureen McCormick–58 Patrick Ewing–52 ; 1957 – "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC

August 4

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Frank Vincent Gattuso–75 Richard Belzer–70 William Robert Thornton–59 Barack H. Obama–54 Daniel Dae Kim–46 Abigail Spencer–33 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.

August 3

Happy Birthday "Tony Bennett"(Anthony Benedetto)–88 "Martin Sheen"(Ramon Estevez)–74 Martha Stewart(Kostyra)–73 John Landis–64 Thomas Dewey–36 Nicole Evangeline Lilly–35 ; 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.

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) ; Wes Craven–75 Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–68 Patrick Lilley("Butch Patrick")–61 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–60 Mary-Louise Parker–50 Sam Worthington–38 Edward Furlong–37 ; 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–49 "James St James"(James Clark)–48 Tempestt Bledsoe–41 Max Carver–26 Jack O'Connell–24 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.