March 20

Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers(1928–2003) ; Carl Reiner–93 "Hal Linden"(Harold Lipshitz)–84 Martin Brian Mulroney–76 John de Lancie–67 William Hurt–65 Shelton "Spike" Lee–58 Holly  Hunter–57 Kathleen "Kathy" Ireland–52 Michael Rapaport–45 Dean Geyer–29 ; 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 Ursula Andress–79 Ruth Pointer–69 Glenn Close–68 Walter Bruce Willis–60 ; 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–72 Irene Cara Escalera–56 Vanessa Lynn Williams–52 "Queen Latifah"(Dana Owens)–45 Dane Cook–43 Adam Levine–36 ; 1931 – Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor.

March 17

Happy Birthday RIP Nathaniel Adams Coles("Nat King Cole" 1919–1965) ; Paul Kantner–74 Patrick Duffy–66 Kurt Russell–64 Lesley Anne Down–61 Gary Sinise–60 Robert "Rob" Lowe–51 Paige Hemmis–43 Brittany Daniel–39 ; 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)–89 Charles "Chuck" Woolery–74 Henry "Erik" Estrada–66 Victor Garber–66 Nancy Wilson–61 Lauren Graham–48 Alan Tudyk–44 ; 1850 – "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published

March 15

Happy Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg–82 Judd Hirsch–80 Michael Love–74 David Cronenberg–72 Daniel Dee Snider–60 Park Overall–58 Fabio Lanzoni–56 Terence Trent "D'Arby" Howard–53 Kennedy "Rockwell" Gordy–51 Mark Hoppus–43 Eva Longoria–40 William Adams–40 Kellan Lutz–30 ; 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–82 "Michael Caine"(Maurice Micklewhite)–82 William "Billy" Crystal–67 Rigdon "Rick" Dees–65 Jerry Greenfield–64 Kevin Williamson–50 James Frain–47 Frederick "Chris" Klein–36 Jordan Taylor Hanson–32 Jamie Bell–29 ; 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–75 William Hall Macy–64 Kathy Hilton–55 Daniel Masterson–38 Noel Fisher–30 Emile Hirsch–29 ; 1781 – The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel ; 1639 – Harvard College is named for clergyman John Harvard

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)–82 Alwin "Al" Jarreau–75 Liza Minnelli–69 James Taylor–67 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt–62 Aaron Eckhart–47 Samuel Levine–33 ; 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) ; Rupert Murdoch–84 Samuel Donaldson–81 Nancy Kovach–80 Mark Metcalf–69 Jerry Zucker–65 Robert "Bobby" McFerrin–65 Susan Richardson–63 Catharina "Nina" Hagen–60 "Lady Chablis"(Benjamin Knox)–58 "Cheryl Lynn"(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–58 David LaChapelle–52 Terrence Howard–46 "Johnny Knoxville"(Philip Clapp)–44 Thora Birch–33 Anton Yelchin–26 ; 1985 – Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko as General Secretary of the Communist Party.

March 10

Happy Birthday Carlos "Chuck" Norris–75 Shannon Tweed–58 Sharon Stone–57 Jasmine Guy–53 Prince Edward Windsor–51 Neneh Cherry(Karlsson)–51 Andrei Bregman("Michael Lucas")–43 Christopher "Biz" Stone–41 Bree Turner–37 Carrie Underwood–32 ; 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–72 Jeffrey Osborne–67 Faith Daniels(Augustine)–58 Martin Fry–57 Juliette Binoche–51 Emmanuel Lewis–44 Kerr Smith–43 Brittney Snow–29 ; 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–70 John Kapelos–59 Gary Numan(Webb)–57 Lester Holt Jr–56 Aidan Quinn–56 Debra "Camryn" Manheim–54 Freddie Prinze Jr–39 James Van Der Beek Jr–38 Nicholas Zano–37 ; 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

March 7

Happy Birthday Willard Scott Jr–81 Danielo J. Travanti–75 Michael Eisner–73 "Taylor Dayne"(Leslie Wunderman)–53 Wanda Sykes–51 Jonathon Del Arco–49 John "Peter" Sarsgaard–44 ; 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–89 Joanna Miles–75 David Gilmour–69 Robert Reiner–68 James Saito–60 Thomas Arnold–56 Constance Womack("Connie Britton")–48 Shaquille O'Neal–43 ; 1820 – The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free ; 1899 – Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark

March 5

Happy Birthday RIP Reginald "Rex" Harrison(1908–1990) Andy Gibb(1958–1988) "Teena Marie"(Mary Brockert 1956–2010) ; Robert Dean Stockwell-79 Fred Williamson–77 Murray Head–69 Elaine Paige(Bickerstaff)-67 Edmond "Eddy" Grant-67 Marsha Warfield-61 Penn Jillette-60 Kevin Connolly-41 Eva Mendes-40 ; 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) ; Paula Prentiss(Ragusa)–77 Catherine O'Hara–61 Adrian Zmed–61 Steven Weber–54 Stacy Edwards–50 Chastity "Chaz" Bono–46 Joshua Bowman–27 ; 1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect ; 1837 – The city of Chicago is incorporated

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–68 Miranda Richardson–57 Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer–45 David Faustino–41 Jessica Biel–33 ; 1923 – Time magazine, founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce, was first published ; 1885 – The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York

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)–84 John Irving(Blunt)–73 Cheryl "Gates" McFadden–66 Laraine Newman–63 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi)–53 Daniel Craig–47 Christopher "Chris" Martin–38 Bryce Dallas Howard–34 ; 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) ; Robert Clary(Widerman)–89 Harold "Harry" Belafonte Jr–88 "Robert Conrad"(Konrad Falkowski)–80 Roger Daltrey–71 Alan Thicke(Jeffrey)–68 Catherine Bach(Bachman)–61 Ronald Howard–61 James "Tim" Daly–59 Mark–Paul Gosselaar–41 Jensen Ackles–37 Mark Cirillo–37 Kesha Sebert–28 Justin Bieber–21 ; 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.