Happy Birthday William December Williams–78 Merle Haggard–78 John Ratzenberger–68 Patrika Darbo–67 “MariLou Henner”(Mary Lucy Pudlowski)–63 Paul Rudd–46 Anders Jensen–43 Zachary Braff–40 Candace Cameron–39 ; 1909 – Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole. ; 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City