September 1

Happy Birthday RIP "Yvonne De Carlo"(Margaret Middleton 1922–2007) Richard Farnsworth(1920–2000) ; Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin–74 Barry Gibb–67 Dr. Phil McGraw–63 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–56 Burn Gorman–39 Robert Scott Speedman–38 Robert Boyd Holbrook–32 ; 1939 – World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland

August 31

Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn(1928–2002) "Buddy Hackett"(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–68 Isaac Perlman–68 George Ivan Morrison–68 Richard Gere–64 Julie Brown–59 Jonathan LaPaglia–44 Deborah Gibson–43 Chris Tucker–41 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan

August 30

Happy Birthday RIP Fred MacMurray(1908–1991) ; Bill Daily–86 Warren Buffett–83 Timothy Bottoms–62 Paul Oakenfold–50 Michael Chiklis–50 Cameron Diaz–41 Lisa Ling–40 Andy Roddick–31 ; 1835 – Melbourne Australia is founded.

August 29

Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise "Isabel" Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958–2009) ; William Friedkin–78 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–75 Robin Leach–72 Temple Grandin–66 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–54 Carla Gugino–42 William Levy–33 Lea Michele Sarfati–27 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded

August 28

Happy Birthday RIP Biagio "Ben" Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–70 Luis Guzmán–57 Scott Hamilton–55 Emma Samuelson("Samms")–53 Jennifer Coolidge–52 David Fincher–51 "Shania Twain"(Eilleen Edwards)–48 Jason Priestley–44 Thomas "Jack" Black–44 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–31 Armond "Armie" Hammer–27 ; 1922 – first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City ; 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) "Martha Raye"(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–69 Barbara Goldbach–67 Paul Rubenfeld("PeeWee")–61 Peter Storm–60 Diana Scarwid–58 "Downtown" Julie Brown–54 Thomas "Tom" Ford–52 Sarah Chalke–37 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–34 Blake Jenner–21

August 26

Happy Birthday RIP Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu("Mother Theresa" 1910–1997) ; Valerie Simpson–67 Peter Brett Cullen–57 Wanda De Jesus–55 Christopher "Chris" Burke–48 Gunner Wright–40 Zemfira Ramazanova–37 Christopher Pine–33 Macaulay Culkin–33 "Cassie"(Casandra Ventura)–27 ; 1920 – the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect by congress

August 25

Happy Birthday RIP Melchor Ferrer(1917–2008) Louis "Leonard" Bernstein(1918–1990) ; Maurice Halperin("Monty Hall")–92 Thomas Sean Connery–83 Regis Philbin–82 Tom Skerritt–80 Nancy Stoll("Mink Stole")–66 Chaim Weitz("Gene Simmons")–63 Declan MacManus("Elvis Costello")–59 Tim Burton–55 Billy Ray Cyrus–52 Blair Underwood–49 Rachael Ray–45 Claudia Schiffer–43 Alexander Skarsgård–37 ; 1916 – The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior

August 24

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret "Dorothy" Comingore (1913–1971) "Penny Edwards"(Millicent Edwards 1928–1998) ; Anne Archer–66 Stephen Fry–56 Steve Guttenberg–55 Craig Kilborn–51 Marlee Matlin–48 David Chappelle–40 Simon "James" D'Arcy–38 Chad Michael Murray–32 Rupert Grint–25 ; 1891 – Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera

August 23

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Kelly(1912–1996) River Phoenix(Bottom 1970–1993) ; Vera "Miles" Ralston–84 Barbara "Eden" Moorhead–82 Richard Sanders–73 Richard Springthorpe("Rick Springfield")–64 Shelley Long–64 Jon "Jay" Mohr–43 Scott Caan–37 Kobe Bryant–35 ; 1904 – The automobile tire chain is patented

August 22

Happy Birthday RIP Helene "Leni" Riefenstahl(1902–2003) Ray Bradbury(1920–2012) ; Valerie Harper–74 Cindy Williams–66 Myra "Tori" Amos–50 Richard Armitage–42 Kristen Wiig–40 ; 1902 – President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public

August 21

Happy Birthday Kenny Rogers–75 Kim Cattrall–57 Carrie-Anne Moss–43 Alicia Witt–38 Hayden Panettiere–24 ; 1897 – Oldsmobile, a brand of American automobile was founded ; 1959 – President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union

August 20

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Bergman("Alan Reed" 1907–1977) Isaac Hayes(1942–2008) ; Don King–82 Constance "Connie" Chung Povich(宗毓華)–67 Robert Plant–65 Albert "Al" Roker–59 James Marsters–51 Drew Waters–40 Amy Adams–39 Benjamin Barnes–32 ; 1920 – First commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.

August 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Roddenberry(1921–1991) ; Diana Muldaur–75 Jill St. John(Jill Oppenheim)–73 William Jefferson Blythe(Bill Clinton)–67 Mary "Tipper" Gore–65 Jonathan Frakes-61 Peter Gallagher–58 John Stamos–50 Kyra Sedgwick–48 Kevin Dillon–48 Matthew Perry–44 ; 1929 – The comedy "Amos 'n' Andy" made its network radio debut on NBC ;  2004 – Internet search engine Google went public.

August 18

Happy Birthday RIP "Shelley Winters"(Shirley Schrift 1920–2006) Patrick Swayze(1952–2009) ; Eleanor Rosalynn Carter–86 "Roman Polanski"(Rajmund  Liebling)–80 Charles Robert Redford–76 Martin Mull–70 Elayne Boosler–61 Denis Leary–56 Christian Slater–44 Edward Norton–44 Malcolm-Jamal Warner–43 Andy Samberg–35 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

August 17

Happy Birthday RIP Mary "Mae" West(1893–1980) ; Robert De Niro–70 Larry Ellison–69 Kevin Rowlan–60 Belinda Carlisle–55 Sean Penn–53 Donnie Wahlberg–44 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.

August 16

Happy Birthday RIP Fess Parker(1924–2010) Edith Gormezano("Eydie Gormé" 1928–2013) ; Frank Gifford–83 Julia Newmeyer("Julie Newmar")–80 Lesley Ann Warren–67 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)–60 James Cameron–59 Madonna Louise Ciccone–55 Angela Bassett–55 Timothy Hutton–53 Steve Carell–51 Cameron Gigandet–31 Cameron Monaghan–20 ; 1954 – Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc. ; 1977 – Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42. The bathroom where the body was found is closed to the public.

August 15

Happy Birthday RIP Julia Child(McWilliams 1912–2004) ; Rose Marie Mazetta–90 "Mike Connors"(Krekor Ohanian)–88 Patricia Priest–77 Linda Ellerbee(Smith)–69 Princess Anne Windsor–63 Tess Harper(Washam)–63 Željko Ivanek–56 Debra Messing–45 Ben Affleck–41 Joe Jonas–24 Jennifer Lawrence–23 ; 1939 – "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood California

August 14

Happy Birthday RIP Alice Ghostley(1924–2007) ; David Crosby–72 Steve Martin–68 Susan Saint James(Miller)–67 Danielle Steel–66 Gary Larson–63 Earvin "Magic" Johnson–54 Marcia Gay Harden–54 Susan Olsen–52 Jon Marc Ingle("Lady Bunny")–51 Maria Halle Berry–47 Catherine Bell–45 Christopher Gorham–39 Milena Kunis–30 ; 1935 – Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired, is signed into law by Franklin Roosevelt

August 13

Happy Birthday RIP Irving "Bert" Lahrheim(1895–1967) Alfred Hitchcock(1899–1980) Neville Brand(1920–1992) Herb Ritts(1952–2002) ; Daniel "Pat" Harrington–84 "Kevin Tighe"(John Fishburn)–69 Dante "Danny" Bonaduce–54 John Slattery–51 James Carpinello–38 Augusto "Alex" González–33 ; 1942 – Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City