Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) ; Barbara Walters–84 Michael Douglas–69 Cheryl Tiegs–66 Anson William Heimlich–64 Mark Hamill–62 Michael Madsen–56 Heather Locklear–52 Tate Donovan–50 Willard “Will” Smith–45 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–44 Hal Harry Sparks III–44 ; 1493 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere

Happy Birthday RIP Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald(1896–1940) Audra Lindley(1918–1997) Phillip Hartmann(1948–1998) Jim Henson(1936–1990) ; Antonia “Nia” Vardalos–51 Kevin Sorbo–55 Andrew Leeds–35 Jason Sarcinelli–35 Justin Bruening–34 ; 1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS. ; 1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service(email)

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Charles Robinson(1930–2004) ; “Mickey Rooney”(Ninian Yule)–93 Julio Iglesias de la Cueva–70 Mary Kay Place–66 Bruce Springsteen–64 “Rosalind” Chao(Chao Jyalin)–56 Jason Alexander(Greenspan)–54 Kenneth “Chi” McBride–52 Alexander Proyas–50 Anthony Mackie–34 ; 1846 – The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle

Happy Birthday RIP Erich von Stroheim(1885–1957) John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Tommy Lasorda–86 Antonia Basilotta(“Toni Basil”)–70 David Coverdale–62 Shari Belafonte-59 Debby Boone–57 Joan Jett(Larkin)–55 Scott Baio–53 Laura Vandervoort–29 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert G. Wells(1866–1946) “Henry Gibson”(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; “Fannie Flagg”(Patricia Neal)–69 Stephen King–66 Bill Murray–63 Ethan Coen–56 Rob Morrow–51 “Faith Hill”(Audrey Perry)–46 Ricki Lake–45 Luke Wilson–42 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–32 Maggie Grace Denig–30 ; 1957 – “Perry Mason,” starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) ; Anne Meara–84 “Sophia Loren”(Sofia Scicolone)–79 Karen Sharpe–79 “Candy Spelling”(Carole Marer)–68 Gary Cole–57 Joseph Lyle Taylor–49 Brad Beyer–40 Jon Bernthal–36 Charlie Weber–35 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts

Happy Birthday RIP Frances Farmer(1913–1970) “Mama Cass Elliot”(Ellen Cohen 1941–1974) ; Rosemary Harris–86 “Adam West”(William Anderson)–83 Randolph Mantooth–68 Jeremy Irons–65 “Twiggy”(Leslie Hornby)–64 Joan Blunden–63 Cheryl O’Teari–51 Kim Richards–49 Jimmy Fallon–39 Alison Sweeney–37 Kevin Zegers–29 ; 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show” debuted on CBS

Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Gustafsson 1905–1990) John Lebzelter(“Jack Warden” 1920–2006) James Gandolfini(1961–2013) ; Michael Gubitosi(“Robert Blake”)–80 Francis Avallone(“Frankie Avalon”)–74 Fred Willard–74 Beth Grant–64 Jada Pinkett Smith–42 Lance Armstrong(Gunderson)–42 James Marsden–40 Daniel “Jason” Sudeikis–38 ; 1851 – The first edition of The New York Times was published as “The New-York Daily Times”

Happy Birthday RIP Hiram “Hank” Williams(1923–1953) Roderick “Roddy” McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) “Lupe Ontiveros”(Guadalupe Marino 1942–2012) John Ritter(1948–2003) ; John “Fee” Waybill–63 Cassandra Peterson(“Elvira”)–62 Rita Rudner–60 Wendy Worthington–59 Bryan Singer–48 Kyle Chandler–48 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–44 Nathan Berkus–42 Griffith Feuerstein(“Furst”)–32; 1972 – The comedy series “M.A.S.H.” standing for “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” premiered on CBS

Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) ; “Lauren Bacall”(Betty Perske)–89 Riley “B.B.” King–88 Edward Begley Jr.–64 Philip “Mickey” Rourke–61 David Copperfield(Kotkin)–57 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)–55 Richard Marx–50 Molly Shannon–49 Marco Antonio Muñiz(“Marc Anthony”)–45 Amy Poehler–42 Ian Harding–27 Nichols Jonas–21 ; 1972 – “The Bob Newhart Show” premiered on CBS