Happy Birthday RIP Edward Montgomery Clift(1920–1966) “Rita Hayworth”(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Thomas Poston(1921–2007) ; James Seals–72 Michael McKean–67 Margaret “Margot” Kidder–66 George Wendt–66 Norman Macdonald–51 David “Ziggy” Marley–46 Marshall Mathers(“Eminem”)–42 David Matthew Macfadyen–40 Chris Lowell–30 Maximillian Irons–29 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America
October 16
Happy Birthday RIP Oscar Wilde(1854–1900) Michael Conrad(1925–1983) ; Angela Lansbury–89 Leonard Barrie Corbin–74 Suzanne Somers(Mahoney)–68 Timothy Robbins–56 Kim Wayans–53 Michael Balzary(“Flea”)–52 Johnathan Mayer–37 Brea Grant–33 ; 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney.
October 15
Happy Birthday RIP “Mark Lenard” aka Sarek(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Lido “Lee” Iacocca–90 Linda Lavin–77 Carole Penny Marshall–72 Richard Carpenter–68 Sarah Ferguson–55 Emeril Lagasse III–55 Dominic West–45 William “Billy” Unger–19 ; 1878 – The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation (later General Electric) in Schenectady ; 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System.
October 14
Happy Birthday RIP David Dwight Eisenhower(1890–1969) Lillian Gish(1893–1993) Charles Everett Koop(1916–2013) ; Sir Roger Moore–87 Ralph Lauren(Lifschitz)–75 Harry Anderson–62 Gregory Evigan–61 Thomas Dolby(Robertson)–56 Isaac Mizrahi–53 Stephen Coogan–49 Karyn White–49 Usher Raymond IV–36 Maximillion Thieriot–26 ; 1964 – civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
October 13
Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Thatcher(Roberts 1925–2013) ; Paul Simon–73 Grady Demond Wilson–68 Samuel “Sammy” Hagar–67 Olive Marie Osmond–55 Kathleen “Kate” Walsh–47 Sacha Baron Cohen–43 Branden Williams–40 Ashanti Douglas–34 ; 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B’nai B’rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).
October 12
Happy Birthday RIP Luciano Pavarotti(1935–2007) ; Chris Wallace–67 Susan Anton–64 Christopher Botti–52 Glenn Soukesian(“Colton Ford”)–52 Hugh Jackman–46 Adam Rich–46 Joshua Hutcherson–22 ; 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, died five days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie Wyoming.
October 11
Happy Birthday RIP Anna Eleanor Roosevelt(1884–1962) ; Daryl Hall(Hohl)–68 David Morse–61 Joan Cusack–52 Sean Patrick Flanery–49 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry III)–48 Jane Krajkowski–46 Stephen Moyer(Emery)–45 Matthew Bomer–35 Trevor Donovan Neubauer–36 ; 1975 – The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live debuts with George Carlin as the host and Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guests.
October 10
Happy Birthday RIP Helen Hayes(Brown 1900–1993) Ibson Dana Elcar(1927–2005) Christopher Penn(1965–2006) ; “Peter Coyote”(Rachmil Cohon)–73 Benjamin Vereen(Middleton)–68 David Lee Roth–60 Tanya Tucker–56 Julia Sweeney–55 Bradley Whitford–55 Jodi Marzorati(“Benson”)–53 Mario Lopez Jr–41 ; 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire: Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10.
October 9
Happy Birthday RIP John Winston Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne–66 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–62 Anthony Shalhoub–61 John O’Hurley–60 Scott Bakula–60 Sean Lennon–39 Brandon Routh–35 ; 1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) was chartered in New Haven. ; 1936 – Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.