Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983) ; Michael York–82 Arthur Evans–82 Bart Conner–66 Quentin Tarantino–61 David Koz–61 Kevin Corrigan–55 Mariah Carey–55 Nathan Fillion–53 Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson–49 Blake McIver Ewing–39 Holliday Grainger–36 ; 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