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Category Archives: History

September 4

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917–1987) Dick York(1928–1992) ; “Mitzi Gaynor”(Francesca von Gerber)–82 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–55 Damon Wayans–53 Wesley Bentley–35 Beyoncé Knowles–32 ; 1781 – Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers ; 1957 – Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line

September 3

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Ladd(1913–1964) Verla Eileen Brennan(1932–2013) “Kitty Carlisle”(Catherine Conn 1910–2007) ; Anna Jackson–87 Valerie Perrine–70 Adam Curry–49 “Charlie Sheen”(Carlos Estevez)–48 Trevor St. John–42 Samuel “Nick” Wechsler–35 David Moretti–32 ; 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, “Search for Tomorrow”, airs its first episode on the CBS network

September 2

Happy Birthday RIP Meinhardt Raabe(“Munchkin Coroner” 1915–2010) Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett–75 Terry Bradshaw–65 Thomas Mark Harmon–62 James “Jimmy” Connors–61 Keanu Reeves–49 Salma Hayek Jiménez–47 Charles “Tuc” Watkins III–47 Salvatore “Vincent DePaul” Zannino–45 ; 1789 – The U.S. Treasury Department was established

September 1

Happy Birthday RIP “Yvonne De Carlo”(Margaret Middleton 1922–2007) Richard Farnsworth(1920–2000) ; Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin–74 Barry Gibb–67 Dr. Phil McGraw–63 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–56 Burn Gorman–39 Robert Scott Speedman–38 Robert Boyd Holbrook–32 ; 1939 – World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland

August 31

Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn(1928–2002) “Buddy Hackett”(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–68 Isaac Perlman–68 George Ivan Morrison–68 Richard Gere–64 Julie Brown–59 Jonathan LaPaglia–44 Deborah Gibson–43 Chris Tucker–41 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan

August 30

Happy Birthday RIP Fred MacMurray(1908–1991) ; Bill Daily–86 Warren Buffett–83 Timothy Bottoms–62 Paul Oakenfold–50 Michael Chiklis–50 Cameron Diaz–41 Lisa Ling–40 Andy Roddick–31 ; 1835 – Melbourne Australia is founded

August 29

Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise “Isabel” Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958–2009) ; William Friedkin–78 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–75 Robin Leach–72 Temple Grandin–66 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–54 Carla Gugino–42 William Levy–33 Lea Michele Sarfati–27 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded

August 28

Happy Birthday RIP Biagio “Ben” Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–70 Luis Guzmán–57 Scott Hamilton–55 Emma Samuelson(“Samms”)–53 Jennifer Coolidge–52 David Fincher–51 “Shania Twain”(Eilleen Edwards)–48 Jason Priestley–44 Thomas “Jack” Black–44 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–31 Armond “Armie” Hammer–27 ; 1922 – first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City ; 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–69 Barbara Goldbach–67 Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee”)–61 Peter Storm–60 Diana Scarwid–58 “Downtown” Julie Brown–54 Thomas “Tom” Ford–52 Sarah Chalke–37 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–34 Blake Jenner–21

August 26

Happy Birthday RIP Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu(“Mother Theresa” 1910–1997) ; Valerie Simpson–67 Peter Brett Cullen–57 Wanda De Jesus–55 Christopher “Chris” Burke–48 Gunner Wright–40 Zemfira Ramazanova–37 Christopher Pine–33 Macaulay Culkin–33 “Cassie”(Casandra Ventura)–27 ; 1920 – the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect by congress