February 20

Happy Birthday RIP Ansel Adams(1902–1984) Kurt Cobain(1967–1994) Robert Altman(1925–2006) ; Gloria Vanderbilt–92 Sir Sidney Poitier–89 Sandra "Sandy" Duncan–70 John W. Geils Jr–70 Patricia Hearst–62 Cynthia "Cindy" Crawford–50 Lili Taylor–49 Calpernia Addams–45 Brian Littrell–41 Robyn Rihanna Fenty–28 ; 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–76 Jeffrey Daniels–61 Raymond Winstone–59 Prince Andrew Windsor, Duke of York–56 Henry "Seal" Samuel–53 Justine Bateman–50 Benicio del Toro Sánchez–49 Haylie Duff–31 ; 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–91 Yoko Ono( 小野 洋子)–83 Cybill Shepherd–66 Judy "Juice" Newton–64 John Travolta–62 Vanna White(Rosich)–59 Matthew Dillon–52 Molly Ringwald–48 ; 1930 – While studying photographs taken Clyde Tombaugh discovers planet Pluto

February 17

Happy Birthday RIP Mary Ann Mobley(1937–2014) ; John Barry Humphries("Dame Edna")–82 Rene Russo–62 Lou Diamond Phillips(Upchurch)–54 Michael Jordan–53 Denise Richards–45 Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell–42 Joseph Gordon-Levitt–35 Paris Hilton–35 Chord Overstreet–27 ; 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–64 Levardis "LeVar" Burton Jr–59 John McEnroe Jr.–57 Lisa Loring(DeCinces)–58 Christopher Eccleston–52 Sarah Clarke–44 Johnathan Tartaglia–38 ; 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–65 Joyce Frankenberg("Jane Seymour")–65 Matthew Groening–62 Janice Dickinson–61 Christopher McDonald–61 Jane Richman("Jane Child")–49 Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein–43 ; 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 about 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) ; Hugh Downs–95 Florence Henderson–82 Michael Bloomberg–74 Raymond Teller–68 Alan Hunter–59 "Meg Tilly"(Margaret Chan)–56 Simon Beckingham("Pegg")–46 Alfred "Freddie" Highmore–24 ; 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–93 Marilyn "Kim" Novak–83 George Segal Jr–82 Gerald "Jerry" Springer–72 "Stockard Channing"(Susan Stockard)–72 Peter Gabriel–66 Neal McDonough–50 Robert "Robbie" Williams–42 Mena Süvari–37 ; 1880 – Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect (thermionic emission of electrons from a hot cathode into a vacuum tube)

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)–93 Joe Don Baker–80 Judith Blume(Sussman)–78 Frederick "Michael" Ironside–66 Michael McDonald–64 Joanna Kerns(DeVarona)–63 Zach Grenier–62 Arsenio Hall–60 Josh Brolin–48 Darren Aronofsky–47 Jesse Spencer–37 Christina Ricci–36 ; 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

February 11

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Alva Edison(1847-1931) Éva Gábor(1919–1995) Leslie Nielsen(1926–2010) ; Tatiana Blacker("Tina Louise")–82 Burton "Burt" Reynolds Jr–80 Sheryl Crow–54 Jennifer Aniston–47 Brandy Norwood–37 Matthew Lawrence–36 Natalie Dormer–34 Taylor Lautner–24 ; 1794 – First session of United States Senate opens to the public

February 10

Happy Birthday RIP James "Jimmy" Durante(1893–1980) Jerrald "Jerry" Goldsmith(1929–2004) ; Robert Wagner Jr–86 Roberta Flack–79 Mark Spitz–66 George Stephanopoulos–55 Laura Dern–49 Nichcalo "Jazzmun" Crayton–47 Elizabeth Banks(Mitchell)–42 "Brent Everett"(Dustin Germaine)–32 ; 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City ; 1942 – The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo"

February 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carmen Miranda(Maria Miranda da Cunha 1909–1955) ; Carole King(Klein)–74 Joseph "Joe" Pesci–73 Maria "Mia" Villiers-Farrow–71 Judith Light(Licht)–67 James Jackson Bullock–61 Colin Egglesfield–43 Zhāng Zǐyi(章子怡)–37 Thomas Hiddleston–35 David Gallagher–31 ; 1942 – Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources ; 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers

February 8

Happy Birthday RIP Julia "Lana" Turner(1921–1995) Audrey Meadows(Cotter 1922–1996) John "Jack" Lemmon III(1925–2001) James Byron Dean(1931–1955) Gary Coleman(1968–2010) ; Edward "Ted" Koppel–76 Nicholas "Nick" Nolte–75 Robert Klein–74 Brooke Adams–67 Mary Steenburgen–63 John Grisham Jr–61 Ethan Phillips–61 Vincent Neil Wharton–55 Mary McCormack–47 Seth Green–42 Liam McIntyre–34 James "Jim" Verraros–33 ; 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce ; 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Hollywood and Gower

February 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Dickens(1812–1870) Harry Sinclair Lewis(1885–1951) Clarence "Buster" Crabbe II(1908–1983) Edward "Eddie" Bracken(1915–2002) ; Miguel Ferrer–61 James Spader–56 Troyal Garth Brooks–54 Edward "Eddie" Izzard–54 Christopher Rock III–51 Robyn Lively–44 Christopher Ashton Kutcher–38 Kerli Kõiv–28 ; 1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented ; 1940 – The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.

February 6

Happy Birthday RIP George "Babe" Ruth Jr(1895–1948) Robert "Bob" Marley(1945–1981) Ronald Reagan(1911–2004) Natalie Cole(1950–2015) ; Sári "Zsa Zsa" Gábor–99 "Mamie Van Doren"(Joan Olander)–85 Elmore "Rip" Torn Jr–85 Michael "Mike" Farrell–77 Thomas "Tom" Brokaw–76 Fabiano Forte("Fabian")–73 Kathy Najimy–59 William "Axl" Rose–54 Richard "Rick" Astley–50 Joshua Stewart–39 Alice Eve–34 ; 1815 – New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens ; 1959 – Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit

February 5

Happy Birthday RIP Richmond "John" Carradine(1906–1988) "Red Buttons"(Aaron Chwatt 1919–2006) ; Henry "Hank" Aaron–82 David Selby–75 Barbara Hershey(Herzstein)–68 Thomas "Tom" Wilkinson–68 Timothy "Tim" Meadows–55 Jennifer Jason Leigh(Morrow)–54 Laura Linney–52 Thomas Christopher Parnell–49 Robert "Bobby" Brown–47 Paul Vandervort–31 ; 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists

February 4

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Lindbergh(1902–1974) Rosa McCauley Parks(1913–2005) Bettye Goldstein("Betty Friedan" 1921–2006) Conrad Bain(1923–2013) David Brenner(1936–2014) ; Conrad John Schuck–76 Vincent Furnier("Alice Cooper")–68 Masanori Takahashi("Kitaro")–63 Vincent Walsh–44 Oscar De La Hoya–43 Brandon "Bug" Hall–31 ; 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg

February 3

Happy Birthday RIP Norman Perceval Rockwell(1894–1978) John Fiedler(1925–2005) Joey Bishop(Joseph Gottlieb 1918–2007) ; Dr. Henry Heimlich–96 Francis "Fran" Tarkenton–76 Blythe Danner–73 "Morgan Fairchild"(Patsy McClenny)–66 Joseph "Nathan" Lane–60 Maura Tierney–51 Isla Fisher–40 ; 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.

February 2

Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Elaine Stritch(1925–2014) Farrah Fawcett(1947–2009) Carol Ann Susi(1952–2014); Thomas Smothers III–79 Graham Nash–74 Brent Spiner–67 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–62 Adam Ferrara–50 Shakira Ripoll–39 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.

February 1

Happy Birthday RIP William Clark Gable(1901–1960) Boris Yeltsin(Борис Ельцин 1931–2007) "Rick James"(James Johnson Jr 1948–2004) Sherman Hemsley(1938–2012) Joseph "Joe" Sample(1939–2014) ; Isaac Donald Everly–79 Garrett Morris–79  Lisa Marie Presley–48 Brian Krause–47 Michael C. Hall–45 Ronnie Kroell–33 ; 1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published ; 2004 – Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines #NippleGate