Happy Birthday RIP Phil Leeds(1916–1998) Merle Haggard(1937–2016) ; William December “Billy Dee” Williams–82 John Ratzenberger–72 Patrika Darbo–71 “MariLou Henner”(Mary Lucy Pudlowski)–67 Paul Rudd–50 Anders Jensen–47 Zachary Braff–44 Candace Cameron–43 Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla–37 Charlie McDermott–29 ; 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