Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983) ; Michael York–77 Arthur Evans–77 Bart Conner–61 Quentin Tarantino–56 David Koz–56 Kevin Corrigan–50 Mariah Carey–49 Nathan Fillion–48 Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson–44 Blake McIver Ewing–34 Holliday Grainger–31 ; 1794 – President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy ; 1976 – The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens