Happy Birthday RIP Eldred Gregory Peck(1916–2003) Ruth “Bette” Davis(1908–1989) Spencer Tracy(1900–1967) Christopher Hewett(1921–2001); Colin Powell–78 Maxwell Gail–72 Åse Agneta Fältskog–65 Thea Gill–45 Pharrell Williams–42 ; 1792 – U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.