Happy Birthday Jo Anne Worley–77 George Roger Waters–71 Swoosie Kurtz–70 Jane Curtin–67 Patricia “Patti” Yasutake–61 Anne Lockhart(Maloney)–61 Patrick O’Hearn–60 Jeffrey Foxworthy–56 Rosa “Rosie” Perez–50 Natalie McIntyre(“Macy Gray”)–45 Cecilia “CeCe” Peniston–45 ; 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders.
September 5
Happy Birthday RIP “Freddie Mercury”(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–85 William Devane–75 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–74 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–63 Peter Wingfield–52 Rose McGowan–41 Ian Nelson–32 ; 1957 – “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published.
September 4
Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917–1987) Richard “Dick” York(1928–1992) ; “Mitzi Gaynor”(Francesca von Gerber)–83 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–56 Damon Wayans–54 Wesley Bentley–36 Beyoncé Knowles–33 ; 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 “Anne” Jackson–88 Valerie Perrine–71 Adam Curry–50 “Charlie Sheen”(Carlos Estevez)–49 Trevor St. John–43 Samuel “Nick” Wechsler–36 David Moretti–33 Garrett Hedlund–30 ; 1951 – The first long-running American soap opera, “Search for Tomorrow”, airs its first episode on the CBS television network.
September 2
Happy Birthday RIP Meinhardt Raabe(“Munchkin Coroner” 1915–2010) Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett–76 Terry Bradshaw–66 Thomas Mark Harmon–63 James “Jimmy” Connors–62 Keanu Reeves–50 Salma Hayek Jiménez–48 Charles “Tuc” Watkins III–48 Salvatore “Vincent DePaul” Zannino–46 ; 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–75 Barry Gibb–68 Dr. Phil McGraw–64 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–57 Burn Gorman–40 Robert Scott Speedman–39 Robert Boyd Holbrook–33 ; 1939 – Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
August 31
Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn III(1928–2002) “Buddy Hackett”(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–69 Isaac Perlman–69 George Ivan Morrison–69 Richard Gere–65 Julie Brown–60 Jonathan LaPaglia–45 Deborah Gibson–44 Chris Tucker–42 ; 1897 – Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.
August 30
Happy Birthday RIP Fred MacMurray(1908–1991) ; Bill Daily–87 Warren Buffett–84 Timothy Bottoms–63 Paul Oakenfold–51 Michael Chiklis–51 Cameron Diaz–42 Lisa Ling(麗莎玲)–41 Andy Roddick–32 ; 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–79 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–76 Robin Leach–73 Temple Grandin–67 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–55 Carla Gugino–43 William Levy–34 Lea Michele Sarfati–28 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded.
August 28
Happy Birthday RIP Nancy Kulp(1921–1991) Donald O’Connor(1925–2003) Biagio “Ben” Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–71 Luis Guzmán–58 Scott Hamilton–56 Emma Samuelson(“Samms”)–54 Jennifer Coolidge–53 David Fincher–52 “Shania Twain”(Eilleen Edwards)–49 Jason Priestley–45 Thomas “Jack” Black–45 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–32 Armond “Armie” Hammer–28 ; 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.