May 26

Happy Birthday RIP "John Wayne"(Marion Morrison 1907–1979) Peter Cushing(1913–1994) Miles Davis(1926–1991) "Peggy Lee"(Norma Egstrom 1920–2002) James Aurness(1923–2011) ; Brent Musburger–78 Stephanie "Stevie" Nicks–69 Philip Michael Thomas–68 Pamela Grier–68 Randall Hank Williams–68 Eugenie "Genie" Francis–55 Robert "Bobcat" Goldthwait–55 Leonard "Lenny" Kravitz–53 Helena Bonham Carter–51 Matthew Stone–46 Lauryn Hill–42 ; 1896 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The average price of the 11 initial stocks was $40.94. Today it's value =  21,012.42  74.51

May 25

Happy Birthday RIP Belle Miriam Silverman("Beverly Sills" 1929–2007) Claude Akins(1926–1994) Dixie Carter(1939–2010) ; Ian McKellen–78 Leslie Uggams–74 Frank Oznowicz("Oz")–73 Karen Valentine–70 Concetta Sellecchia("Connie Sellecca")–62 Michael Myers–54 Anne Heche–48 James "Jamie" Kennedy–47 Octavia Spencer–47 Cillian Murphy–41 ; 1953 – The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston ; 1968 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated http://bit.ly/2qXvmu6

May 24

Happy Birthday RIP Queen Victoria(Alexandrina Hanover 1819–1901) ; "Bob Dylan"(Robert Zimmerman)–76 Gary Burghoff–74 Patricia "Patti" LaBelle(Holte-Edwards)–73 Priscilla Wagner-Presley–72 James "Jim" Broadbent–68 Alfred Molina–64 Kristin Scott Thomas–57 John C. Reilly–52 Eric Close–50 ; 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction

May 23

Happy Birthday RIP Douglas Fairbanks(Ullman 1883–1939) Benjamin "Scatman" Crothers(1910–1986) Rose Mary Clooney(1928–2002) Elizabeth "Betty" Garrett (1919–2011) ; Dame Joan Collins–84 Charles Kimbrough–81 Lea DeLaria–59 Andrew "Drew" Carey–59 Jewel Kilcher–43 Kelly Monaco–41 ; 1934 – notorious bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death in a police ambush as they were driving a stolen Ford Deluxe along a road in Bienville Parish, Louisiana ; 1995 – The first version of the Java programming language is released (code core for majority of electronics devices including #Android #iPhone )

May 22

Happy Birthday RIP Laurence Olivier(1907–1989) Harvey Milk(1930–1978) ; Thomas Boone Pickens–89 Bernard Shaw–77 Barbara Parkins–75 Bernard "Bernie" Taupin–67 Steven Morrissey–58 Brooke Smith–50 Naomi Campbell–47 ; 1973 – U.S. President Richard Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up ; 1980 – Namco releases the highly influential arcade game Pac-Man

May 21

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Burr(1917–1993) Mary "Peggy" Cass(1924–1999) ; Richard Hatch–72 Jonathan Hyde–69 Gerard "Leo" Sayer–69 Alan Franken–66 Lawrence Tureaud("Mr. T")–65 Edward "Judge" Reinhold Jr–60 ; 1881 – Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross

May 20

Happy Birthday RIP George Gobel(1919–1991) James "Jimmy" Stewart(1908–1997) John “Joe” Cocker(1944–2014) ; Cherilyn "Cher" Sarkisian–71 Jane Wiedlin–59 Matt McCoy–59 Bronson Pinchot–58 Anthony Goldwyn–57 Owen Teale–56 Melinda "Mindy" Cohn–51 Timothy Olyphant–49 Jack Gleeson–25 ; 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

May 19

Happy Birthday RIP Malcolm Little("X" 1925–1965) André Roussimoff("the Giant" 1946–1993) Jeffrey Hyman("Joey Ramone" 1951–2001) ; Peter Mayhew("Chewbacca")–73 Peter Townshend–72 Beverly Grace Jones–69 Joseph “Dusty” Hill–68 Andrew Fuller–37 ; 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery and incest and treason ; 1911 – Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior

May 18

Happy Birthday RIP Francesco “Frank” Capra(1897–1991) Pierino "Perry" Como(1912–2001) Pernell Roberts Jr(1928–2010) Andrew "Andreas" Katsulas(1946–2006) ; "Bill Macy"(Wolf Garber)–95 Robert Morse–86 Reginald "Reggie" Jackson–71 George Strait–65 Chow Yun-Fat(周潤發)–62 Marta “Martika” Marrero–48 Elizabeth “Tina” Fey–47 Allen Leech–36 ; 1860 – Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State

May 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Hopper(1936–2010) William "Bill" Paxton(1955–2017) Robert "Bob" Saget–61 "Sugar " Ray Leonard–61 Eithne Ní Bhraonáin("Enya")–56 Craig Ferguson–55 Tabatha Coffey–48 Derek Hough–32 ; 1954 – the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

May 16

Happy Birthday RIP Wladziu Liberace(1919–1987) Henry Fonda(1905–1982) ; Danny Trejo–73 Pierce Brosnan–64 Mary Debra Winger–62 Kevin McDonald–56 Janet Jackson–51 Tracey Fisher("Gold")–48 David Boreanaz–48 Victoria “Tori” Spelling–44 Thomas Brodie Sangster–27 ; 1866 – The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece called the nickel

May 15

Happy Birthday RIP James Mason(1909–1984) Joseph Cotten(1905–1994) ; Madeleine Albright(Marie Korbelová)–80 Trinidad "Trini" Lopéz–80 Calogero "Chazz" Palminteri–65 Michael Oldfield–65 David Guez Charvet–45 Russell Hornsby–43 David Krumholtz–39 ; 1862 – President Lincoln signs a bill into law creating US Bureau of Agriculture (later renamed to USDA) ; 1905 – Las Vegas is founded when 110 acres (0.45 km2), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off ; 1928 – Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy" ; 1940 – McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.

May 14

Happy Birthday RIP "Bobby Darin"(Walden Cassotto 1936–1973) ; George Lucas–73 Robert Zemeckis–66 David Byrne–65 "Tim Roth"(Timothy Smith)–56 Catherine "Cate" Blanchett–48 Sofia Coppola–46 Mark Zuckerberg–33 ; 1904 – The first Olympic games and "Louisiana Purchase Exposition World Fair" to be held in the United States opened in St. Louis Missouri. The invention of the ice cream cone allegedly occurred here as well as this locale became home to Forest Park which is still the location of the region's major cultural institutions—the Zoo, Art Museum, History Museum, Science Center and the Muny Opera

May 13

Happy Birthday RIP "Bea Arthur"(Bernice Frankel 1922–2009) ; Beverley Owen(Ogg)–80 Harvey Keitel–78 "Stevie Wonder"(Stevland Judkins)–67 Dennis Rodman–56 Stephen Colbert–53 Brian Geraghty–42 Neil Hopkins–40 Iwan Rheon–32 Robert Pattinson–31 ; 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM ; 1958 – The trademark Velcro is registered for the product line that is basically a fabric type of zipper

May 12

Happy Birthday RIP Wilfrid Hyde-White(1903–1991) Katharine Hepburn(1907–2003) George Carlin(1937–2008) Lawrence "Yogi" Berra(1925–2015) ; Burt Bacharach–89 Stephen "Steve" Winwood–69 Irving Rhames–68 William "Billy" Squier–67 Gabriel Byrne–67 Jennifer Hetrick–59 Bruce McColloch–56 Emilio Estevez–55 Stephen Baldwin–51 Anthony "Tony" Hawk–49 Kim Fields–48 Jason Biggs–39 ; 1933 – The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies ; 1937 – The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey

May 11

Happy Birthday RIP "Irving Berlin"(Israel Baline 1888–1989) Salvador Dalí y Domenech(1904–1989) Martha Graham(1894–1991) Cory Monteith(1982–2013) ; Frances Fisher–65 Martha Quinn–58 Jonathan Jackson–35 Matthew Leinart–34 Matthew Giraud–33 ; 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded ; 1947 – The B.F. Goodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio, announced the development of a tubeless tire

May 10

Happy Birthday RIP "Fred Astaire"(Frederic Austerlitz 1899–1987) "Nancy Walker"(Anna Swoyer 1922–1992) "Sid Vicious"(John Simon Ritchie 1957–1979) Gary Owens(Altman 1934–2015) ; James Abrahams–73 Margaret "Meg" Foster–69 Paul Hewson("Bono")–57 Jason Brooks–51 Dallas Roberts–47 Odette Annable(Yustman)–32 ; 1908 – The first Mother's Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, W.Virginia ; 1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan

May 9

Happy Birthday RIP Myron "Mike" Wallace(1918–2012) ; Albert Finney–81 Candice Bergen–71 William "Billy" Joel–68 Thomas Peterson–67 John Corbett Jr–56 Chris Diamantopoulos–42 Rosario Dawson–38 ; 1874 – The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes

May 8

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884–1972) Touko "Tom of Finland" Laaksonen (1920–1991) Donald Rickles(1926–2017) ; Cathryn "Toni" Tennille–77 "Gary Glitter"(Paul Gadd)–73 Philip Bailey–66 Alexander "Alex" Van Halen–64 Melissa Gilbert–53 Enrique Iglesias Preysler–42 Stephen Amell–36 ; 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine(over-the-counter medication without regard to its effectiveness) ; 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded

May 7

Happy Birthday RIP Frank "Gary" Cooper(1901–1961) Anne Baxter(1923–1985) John Ingle(1928–2012) Robert Hegyes(1951–2012) ; Thelma Houston(Jackson)–71 Nora Kuzma("Traci Lords")–49 Ivan Sergei Gaudio–46 Breckin Meyer–43 Franchelle Davis–38 Alexander Ludwig–25 ; 1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts ; 1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees