Happy Birthday “Tony Bennett”(Anthony Benedetto)–88 “Martin Sheen”(Ramon Estevez)–74 Martha Stewart(Kostyra)–73 John Landis–64 Thomas Dewey–36 Nicole Evangeline Lilly–35 ; 1923 – Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, one day after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack.
August 2
Happy Birthday RIP Jacob “Jack” Warner(1892–1978) Myrna “Loy” Williams(1905–1993) Beatrice Straight(1914–2001) John Carroll O’Connor(1924–2001) Peter O’Toole(1932–2013) ; Wes Craven–75 Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–68 Patrick Lilley(“Butch Patrick”)–61 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–60 Mary-Louise Parker–50 Sam Worthington–38 Edward Furlong–37 ; 1790 – The first United States Census is conducted ; 1870 – Tower Subway, the world’s first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
August 1
Happy Birthday RIP Jerome “Jerry” Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic “Dom” DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Samuel “Sam” Mendes–49 “James St James”(James Clark)–48 Tempestt Bledsoe–41 Max Carver–26 Jack O’Connell–24 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles.
July 31
Happy Birthday Geoffrey Lewis–79 Michael Biehn–58 Wesley Snipes–52 Joanne “J.K.” Rowling–49 Dean “Cain” Tanaka–48 Rudolf Martin–47 Loren Dean Jovicic–45 Emily “Eve” Best–43 Benjamin “B.J.” Novak–35 Eric Lively–33 ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated.
July 30
Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) ; Paul Anka–73 David Sanborn–69 Arnold Schwarzenegger–67 Delta Burke–58 Catherine “Kate” Bush–56 Laurence Fishburne–53 Lisa Kudrow–51 Vivica A. Fox–50 Simon Baker–45 Christopher Nolan–44 Michael “Tom” Green–43 Hilary Swank–40 Damon Wayans–32 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare.
July 29
Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1905–1965) “Theda Bara” Theodosia Goodman(1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) ; Gary “Geddy Lee” Weinrib–61 Ian Roberts–49 Rodney Allen Rippy–46 Richard “Wil” Wheaton–42 Stephen Dorff–41 Allison Mack–33 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.
July 28
Happy Birthday RIP Hubert “Rudy” Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) ; Sally Struthers–67 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–67 Georgia Engel–66 Lori Loughlin–50 Robert “Alexis” Arquette–45 Elizabeth Berkley–42 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
July 27
Happy Birthday Norman Lear–92 Peggy Fleming–66 Julian McMahon–46 Maya Rudolph–42 Jonathan Rhys Meyers(O’Keefe)–37 Taylor Schilling–30 ; 1940 – Bugs Bunny made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare.”
July 26
Happy Birthday RIP George Bernard Shaw(1856–1950) Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) Vivian Vance(Jones 1909–1979) ; Sir Michael “Mick” Jagger–71 “Helen Mirren”(Ilyena Mironoff)–69 Susan George–64 Dorothy Hamill–58 Nana Visitor(Tucker)–57 Kevin Spacey Fowler–55 Sandra Bullock–50 Jeremy Piven–48 Olivia Williams–46 Chris Pirillo–41 ; 1947 – President Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
July 25
Happy Birthday RIP Brad Renfro(1982–2008) Estelle Getty(Scher-Gettleman 1923–2008) “Jack Gilford”(Jacob Gellman 1908–1990) ; Verdine White–63 Iman Abdulmajid–59 Illeana Douglas(Hesselberg)–49 Matt LeBlanc–47 “Tera Patrick”(Linda Hopkins)–38 ; 1956 – 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51 people