Happy Birthday Carl “Doc" Severinsen–89 Richard Starkey("Ringo Starr")–77 Shelley Duvall–68 William "Bill" Campbell–58 Troy Garity–44 Barry Reese ("Cassidy")–35 ; 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri
Friday, July 07, 2017
Wednesday, July 05, 2017
July 6
Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William "Bill" Haley(1925–1981) "Janet Leigh"(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) Anne "Nancy" Reagan(Robbins 1921–2016) ; Delloreese Early–85 Ned Beatty–79 Burt Ward(Gervis Jr.)–71 Michael Sylvester Stallone–70 Shelley Hack–69 Geoffrey Rush–65 Grant Goodeve–64 Alice Tannenberg("Allyce Beasley")–62 Jennifer Saunders–58 Christian Meoli–44 Curtis Jackson III("50 Cent")–41 Gregory Smith–33 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States
July 5
Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor "P.T." Barnum(1810–1891) Alton "Ben" Powers(1950–2015) ; Katherine Helmond–88 Shirley Knight Hopkins–81 Hugh Cregg III("Huey Lewis")–67 Edith "Edie" Falco–54 Kathryn Erbe–52 ; 1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France.
Monday, July 03, 2017
July 4
Happy Birthday RIP Esther "Eppie" Lederer("Ann Landers" 1918–2002) Pauline Phillips("Abigail Van Buren" 1918–2013) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) ; Eva Marie Saint–93 Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida–90 Marvin Neil Simon–90 Gerald Riviera("Geraldo")–74 John Waite–65 ; 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
Sunday, July 02, 2017
July 3
Happy Birthday RIP Laura Branigan(1957–2004) ; Tim O'Connor–90 Gloria Allred(Bloom)–76 Kurtwood Smith–74 Betty Buckley–70 Karin Jan Smithers–68 Montel Williams–61 Thomas Gibson–55 Martha Yeardley Smith–53 Thomas Flanagan–52 Ryan McPartlin–42 Corey Sevier–33 ; 1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens ; 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average (about 25) which contained nine railroads and two industrial companies in The Customer's Afternoon letter. The first recorded value Feb 16 1885 was 30.92. Today the value = 21,349.62
Saturday, July 01, 2017
July 2
Happy Birthday Robert Ito–86 Polly Holliday–80 Saul Rubinek–69 Wendy Schaal–63 Johnny Weir–33 Lindsay Lohan–31 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts
Friday, June 30, 2017
July 1
Happy Birthday RIP "Estée Lauder"(Josephine Mentzer 1906–2004) Sydney Pollack(1934–2008) Princess Diana Spencer(1961–1997) ; Olivia de Havilland–101 "Jamie Farr"(Jameel Farah)–83 "Deborah Harry"(Angela Tremble)–72 Daniel Aykroyd–65 Brian George–65 Alan Ruck–61 Dale Midkiff–58 Evelyn King–57 Melissa "Missy" Elliott–46 Liv Tyler(Rundgren)–40 Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray–28 ; 1931 – United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport) ; 1963 – ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail ; 1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman ; 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.
June 30
Thursday, June 29, 2017
June 29
Happy Birthday RIP "Slim Pickens"(Louis Lindley Jr 1919–1983) Ruth Warrick(1916–2005) ; William Gary Busey–73 Richard Lewis–70 Frederick Grandy–69 Colin Hay–64 Sharon Lawrence–56 Kathleen Wilhoite–53 llan Mitchell-Smith–48 Christopher Egan–33 ; 2007 – Apple Inc. releases their first mobile phone, the iPhone, and smartphone craze begins for millions!
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
June 28
Happy Birthday RIP Gilda Radner(1946–1989) Noriyuki "Pat" Morita(1932–2005) ; Melvin Kaminsky("Mel Brooks")–91 John Biener–79 Bruce Davison–71 Kathleen "Kathy" Bates–69 Alice Krige–63 John Cusack–51 Mary Stuart Masterson–51 Danielle Brisebois–48 Michael "Mike" White–47 Jack "Steve" Burton–47 ; 1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement at the Greenwich village bar "Stonewall Inn"
Monday, June 26, 2017
June 27
Happy Birthday RIP Helen Keller(1880–1968) Robert Keeshan(1927–2004) ; Vera Wang–68 Julia Duffy(Hinds)–66 Isabelle Adjani–62 Jeffrey Jacob "J.J." Abrams–51 Tobias "Toby" Maguire–42 Matthew Lewis–28 ; 1893 – The New York stock market crashed
Sunday, June 25, 2017
June 26
Happy Birthday RIP Eleanor Parker(1922–2013) ; Michael "Mick" Jones–62 Christopher Isaak–61 Mark McKinney–58 Terri Nunn–56 Christopher O'Donnell–47 Sean Hayes–47 Jason Schwartzman–37 ; 1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions ; 1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio
June 25
Saturday, June 24, 2017
June 24
Friday, June 23, 2017
June 23
Thursday, June 22, 2017
June 22
Monday, June 19, 2017
June 20
Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) ; Martin Landau–89 Olympia Dukakis–86 Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–84 Morna Anne Murray–72 Robert "Bob" Vila–71 Christina "Tina" Sinatra–69 Lionel Richie Jr–68 John Goodman–65 Nicole Kidman–50 Peter Paige–48 Joshua Lucas Maurer–46 Thomas Wlaschiha–44 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – "Toast of the Town", later "The Ed Sullivan Show", makes its television debut
June 19
Sunday, June 18, 2017
June 18
Happy Birthday RIP "E.G. Marshall"(Everett Grunz 1914–1998) Roger Ebert(1942–2013) ; James Paul McCartney–75 Carolyn Kane–65 Isabella Rossellini–65 Kimberly Dickens–52 Blake Shelton–41 David Giuntoli–37 Kevin Bishop–37 Richard Madden–31 ; 1923 – Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets of New York City ; 1948 – Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record