Happy Birthday RIP Jerome "Jerry" Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic "Dom" DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Samuel "Sam" Mendes–48 James St James(James Clark)–47 Tempestt Bledsoe–40 Max Carver–25 Jack O'Connell–23 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
Happy Birthday Geoffrey Lewis–78 Michael Biehn–57 Wesley Snipes–51 Joanne "J.K." Rowling–48 Dean "Cain" Tanaka–47 Rudolf Martin–46 Loren Dean Jovicic–44 Emily "Eve" Best–42 Benjamin "B.J." Novak–34 Eric Lively–32 ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated
Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) ; Paul Anka–72 David Sanborn–68 Arnold Schwarzenegger–66 Delta Burke–57 Catherine "Kate" Bush–55 Laurence Fishburne–52 Lisa Kudrow–50 Vivica A. Fox–49 Simon Baker–44 Christopher Nolan–43 Michael "Tom" Green–42 Hilary Swank–39 Damon Wayans–31 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare.
Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1905–1965) "Theda Bara" Theodosia Goodman(1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) ; Gary "Geddy Lee" Weinrib–60 Ian Roberts–48 Rodney Allen Rippy–45 Richard "Wil" Wheaton–41 Stephen Dorff–40 Allison Mack–32 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.
Happy Birthday RIP Hubert "Rudy" Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) ; Sally Struthers–66 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–66 Georgia Engel–65 Lori Loughlin–49 Robert "Alexis" Arquette–44 Elizabeth Berkley–41 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law
Happy Birthday RIP George Bernard Shaw(1856–1950) Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) Vivian Vance(Jones 1909–1979) ; Sir Michael "Mick" Jagger–70 "Helen Mirren"(Ilyena Mironoff)–68 Susan George–63 Dorothy Hamill–57 Nana Visitor(Tucker)–56 Kevin Spacey Fowler–54 Sandra Bullock–49 Jeremy Piven–48 Olivia Williams–45 Chris Pirillo–40 ; 1947 – President Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Happy Birthday RIP Brad Renfro(1982–2008) Estelle Getty(Scher-Gettleman 1923–2008) "Jack Gilford"(Jacob Gellman 1908–1990); Verdine White–62 Iman Abdulmajid–58 Illeana Douglas(Hesselberg)–48 Matt LeBlanc–46 "Tera Patrick"(Linda Hopkins)–37 ; 1956 – 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51 people
Happy Birthday RIP Bella Savitsky Abzug(1920–1998) ; Ruth Buzzi–77 Chris Sarandon–71 Leo Gallagher–67 Robert Hays–66 Linda Carter–62 Gus Van Sant–61 Kristi Dawn Chenoweth–45 Jennifer Lopez–44 Anna Paquin–31 ; 1969 – Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.
Happy Birthday RIP Sydney Lassick(1922–2003) Helen Martin(1909–2000) Bernard "Bert" Convy(1933–1991) ; Daniel "Ronny" Cox–75 Edie McClurg–62 Woodrow "Woody" Harrelson–52 Erik La Salle–51 Saul Hudson("Slash")–48 Philip Seymour Hoffman–46 Marlon Wayans–41 Tenitra Michelle Williams–33 Daniel Radcliffe–24 ; 1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car
Happy Birthday RIP Dan Rowan(1922–1987) ; "Orson Bean"(Dallas Burroughs)–85 Óscar Aristides de la Renta Fiallo–81 Estelle Louise Fletcher–79 Terence Stamp–75 Giorgi "Alex" Trebek–73 Danny Glover–67 Don Henley–66 William "Willem" Dafoe–58 Keith Sweat–52 John Leguizamo–49 David Spade–49 Colin Ferguson–41 Franka Potente–39 : 1934 – Outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents.
Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Hemingway(1899–1961) Jesse "Don" Knotts(1924–2006) ; Janet Reno–75 "Cat Stevens"(Steven Georgiou)–65 Garretson Trudeau–65 Robin Williams–62 Jonathan Lovitz–56 Joshua Hartnett–35 Rory Culkin–24 ; 1925 – In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100
Happy Birthday RIP Natalia Zakharenko(Natalie Wood 1938-1981) ; Kim Carnes–68 Carlos Santana–66 Sandra Oh–42 Simon Rex Cutright–39 ; 1969 – Apollo 11 successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon almost 7 hours later
Happy Birthday RIP George McGovern(1922–2012) ; Brian May–66 Atom Yegoyan–53 Campbell Scott–52 Lisa Lampugnale–52 Anthony Edwards–51 William Houston–45 Benedict Cumberbatch–37Jared Padalecki–31 ; 1900 – The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn(1911–2003) Richard "Red" Skelton(1913–1997) ; Nelson Mandela–95 John Glenn–92 Craig Bruderlin("James Brolin")–73 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–57 Wendy Williams–49 Mark Vincent("Vin Diesel")–46 Kristen Bell–33 Christopher Chace Crawford–28 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies
Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) "Art Linkletter"(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phyllis Diller(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–78 Diahann Carroll Johnson–78 Duchess Camilla Mountbatten(Shand)–66 Terence "Geezer" Butler–64 Lucie Arnaz–62 David Hasselhoff–61 Heather Langenkamp–49 Carey Hart–38 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California
Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Alex Karras(1935–2012) ; Linda Ronstadt–67 "Arianna Huffington"(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–63 Terrance Quinn–61 "Willie Aames"(Albert Upton)–53 Forest Whitaker–52 Scott Foley–41 Diane Heidkrüger–37 ; 1996– MSNBC, a 24 hour all news network, made its debut on Cable TV and the Internet
Happy Birthday RIP Bob Crane(1928–1978) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–73 Harrison Ford–71 Richard "Cheech" Marin–67 Edith Bernstein("Didi Conn")–62 Thelma Louise Mandrell–59 Cameron Crowe–55 Robert Gonzalez(Gant)–45 Deborah Cox–39 Terrence Steven McQueen II–25 ; 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949
