May 6

Happy Birthday RIP Sigismund Freud(1856–1939) Rodolfo di Valentina d'Antonguolla("Rudy Valentino" 1895–1926) George Orson Welles(1915–1985) ; Willie Mays Jr–86 Robert "Bob" Seger–72 Anthony Blair–64 Thomas Bergeron–62 George Clooney–56 Gabourey Sidibe–34 Adrianne Palicki–34 ; 1889 – The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower ; 1937 – the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board

May 5

Happy Birthday RIP "Tammy Wynette"(Virginia Pugh 1942–1998) Ann B. Davis(1926–2014) ; Michael Palin–74 Jonathon Rhys-Davies–73 Kurt Loder–72 Brian Williams–58 Kristina "Tina" Yothers–44 Henry Cavill–34 Walter "Bart" Baker IV–31 Adele Adkins–29 ; 1925 – John T. Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution ; 1934 – The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released

May 4

Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston 1929–1993) Paul Gleason(1939–2006) ; Richard Jenkins–70 Pia Zadora(Schipani)–63 Randy Travis(Traywick)–58 Mary Beth McDonough–56 Ana Gasteyer–50 William "Will" Arnett–47 Michael Pritchard("Mike Dirnt")–45 James Lance Bass–38 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Album of the Year was awarded to Henry Mancini, Best Vocal Performance, Female, Ella Fitzgerald, Best Vocal Performance, Male, Perry Como

May 3

Happy Birthday RIP Lucile Langhanke("Mary Astor" 1906–1987) James Brown(1933–2006) ; Alex Viespi("Cord")–84 Francis Castelluccio("Frankie Valli")–83 Chris Mulkey–69 Christopher Cross(Geppert)–66 Roberto "Bobby" Cannavale–47 ; 1802 – Washington, D.C., was incorporated ; 1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States

May 2

Happy Birthday RIP Harry "Bing" Crosby Jr(1903–1977) "Hedda Hopper"(Elda Furry 1885–1966) ; "Engelbert Humperdinck"(Arnold Dorsey)–81 Bianca Macias("Jagger")–72 Louis Grammatico("Lou Gramm")–67 Christine Baranski–65 Donatella Versace–62 Dwayne Johnson–45 David Beckham–42 ; 1932 – Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network ; 1955 – Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

May 1

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Nye(Niestat 1913–2005) Gwyllyn Samuel "Glenn" Ford(1916–2006) Jack Paar(1918–2004) ; Richard J. Riordan–87 Judith Collins–78 Rita Coolidge–72 Joanna Lumley–71 Ray Parker Jr.–63 Samuel "Tim" McGraw(Smith)–50 Wesley Anderson–48 Becky Baeling–40 ; 1885 – The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business ; 1931 – The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City ; 1941 – The Orson Welles film "Citizen Kane" premiered in New York

April 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Eve Arden"(Eunice Quedens 1908–1990) "Al Lewis"(Alexander Meister 1923–2006) Gary Collins(1938–2012) ; Cloris Leachman–91 Willie Nelson–84 Adrian Pasdar–52 Jeffrey Timmons–44 Johnny Galecki–42 Kunal Nayyar–35 Kirsten Dunst–35 Dianna Agron–31 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor ; 1904 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (credited with the waffle-style ice cream cone invention/creation and first mass sales of it in USA) ; 1993 – CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free

April 29

Happy Birthday RIP Edward "Duke" Ellington(1899–1974) ; Richard Klein–73 Nora Dunn–65 Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld–63 Leslie Jordan–62 Katherine "Kate" Mulgrew–62 Daniel Day-Lewis–60 Michelle Pfeiffer–59 Eve Plumb–59 Uma Thurman–47 Andre Agassi–47 ; 1968 – The controversial musical "Hair", a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with its song becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement

April 28

Happy Birthday RIP James Monroe(1758–1831) Nelle Harper Lee(1926–2016) Carolyn Jones(1930–1983) Lionel Barrymore(1878–1954) ; Ann-Margret Olsson–76 James "Jay" Leno–67 Mary McDonnell–65 Jorge Garcia–44 Penélope Cruz Sánchez–43 Jessica Alba–36 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans

April 27

Happy Birthday RIP Hiram Ulysses Grant(1822–1885) Walter Lantz(1899–1994) Coretta Scott King(1927–2006) Jacob "Jack" Klugman(1922–2012) Robert Donner(Morris 1931–2006) Kemal "Casey" Kasem(1932–2014) ; Katherine "Kate" Pierson–69 Eric Schmidt–62 Kevin McNally–61 Sheena Easton(Orr)–58 William Mosley–30 James Duke Mason–25 ; 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse

April 26

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett–84 Jet Li Lian Jie( 李連杰)–54 Kevin "James" Knipfing–52 Thomas "Tom" Welling–40 Channing Tatum–37 ; 1986 – A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere; at least 31 people died immediately

April 25

Happy Birthday RIP Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) George "Meadowlark" Lemon III(1932–2015) ; Alfredo "Al" Pacino–77 Henry "Hank" Azaria–53 Andrew "Andy" Bell–53 Renée Zellweger–48 Jason Wiles–47 ; 1972 – Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs

April 24

Happy Birthday Shirley MacLean Beaty–83 Barabra Joan Streisand–75 Richard M. Daley–75 Jean-Paul Gaultier–65 Djimon Hounsou–53 Aidan Gillen(Murphy)–49 Eric Balfour–40 Kelly Clarkson–35 ; 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress"

April 23

Happy Birthday RIP William Shakespeare(1564–1616) Roy Orbison(1936–1988) Hervé Villechaize(1943–1993) Shirley Temple Black(1928–2014) "Sandra Dee"(Alexandra Zuck 1942–2005) ; Alan Oppenheimer–87 Harvey Lee Yeary("Lee Majors")–78 Joyce DeWitt–68 Michael Moore–63 Valerie Bertinelli–57 George Lopez–56 John Hannah–55 John Cena–40 John Oliver–40 Jacob Taio Cruz–32 ; 1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts ; 2005 – First YouTube video uploaded, titled "Me at the zoo"

April 22

Happy Birthday RIP Jason Miller(1939–2001) Edward "Eddie" Albert Heimberger(1906–2005) Aaron Spelling(1923–2006) Betty "Bettie" Page(1923–2008) ; Charlotte Rae Lubotsky–91 Glen Campbell–81 John "Jack" Nicholson–80 John Waters Jr–71 Peter Frampton–67 Catherine Mary Stewart(Nursall)–58 Ryan Stiles–58 Byron Allen Folks–56 Jeffrey Dean Morgan–51 ; 1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency ; 1993 – Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released by NCSA University of Illinois at Urbana (first web browser)

April 21

Happy Birthday HRH Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor–91 Charles Grodinsky–82 James Osterberg("Iggy Pop")–70 Patti LuPone–68 Anthony Iadanza("Tony Danza")–66 Rosalie "Andie" MacDowell–59 Robert Smith–58 John Cameron Mitchell–54 Nicole Sullivan–47 James McAvoy–38 Dylan Bruce–37 ; 1989 – Tiananmen Square Protests: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang

April 20

Happy Birthday RIP Luther Vandross Jr(1951–2005) ; Hosato "George" Takei(武井 穂郷)–80 Charles "Ryan" O'Neal III–76 Jessica Lange–68 Crispin Glover–53 Andrew Serkis–53 "Carmen Electra"(Tara Patrick)–45 Joseph "Joey" Lawrence Mignogna Jr–41 ; 1916 – The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (renamed Wrigley Field) , defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings

April 19

Happy Birthday RIP Vera Palmer("Jayne Mansfield" 1933–1967) Richard Cox("Dick Sargent" 1930–1994) Dudley Moore(1935–2002) Hugh O'Brian(Krampe 1925–2016) ; Timothy Curry–71 Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot–68 Ashley Ciminella("Judd")–49 James Franco–39 Kate Hudson–38 Hayden Christensen–36 ; 1927 – Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex ; 1971 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later it is commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders

April 18

Happy Birthday RIP Clarence Darrow(1857–1938) Robert "Bob" Hastings(1925–2014) Barbara Hale(1922–2017) ; Hayley Mills–71 James Woods–70 Frederick "Rick" Moranis–64 Eric Roberts–61 Jane Leeves–56 Eric McCormack–54 Conan O'Brien–54 David Tennant(McDonald)–46 Eli Roth–45 Sean Maguire–41 Melissa Joan Hart–41 Brittany Robertson–27 ; 1923 – Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built", opens ; 1924 – Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book

April 17

Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(Beedle Jr 1918–1981) Donald Kirshner(1934–2011) John Pierpont Morgan(1837–1913) ; Michael Sembello–63 Shaun Bean–58 Elizabeth "Liz" Phair–50 Jennifer Garner-Affleck–45 Victoria Adams-Beckham–43 ; 1937 – Daffy Duck's first appearance, in Porky's Duck Hunt ; 1969 – Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy