Happy Birthday RIP “Mary Pickford”(Gladys Smith 1892–1979) Elizabeth “Betty” Ford(1918–2011) ; Sheldon Greenfield(“Shecky Greene”)–89 John Schneider III–55 Jeffrey “Izzy Stradlin” Isbell–53 John Julian Lennon–52 Robin Wright–49 Patricia Arquette–47 ; 1913 – The 17th amendment to the Constitution, providing for the popular election of U.S. senators, was ratified.