Happy Birthday RIP Helen Keller(1880–1968) Robert Keeshan(1927–2004) ; Vera Wang–64 Julia Duffy(Hinds)–62 Isabelle Adjani–58 Jeffrey Jacob “J.J.” Abrams–47 Tobias “Toby” Maguire–38 ; 1893 – The New York stock market crashed

Happy Birthday RIP Eleanor Parker(1922–2013) ; Michael “Mick” Jones–59 Christopher Isaak–58 Mark McKinney–55 Chris O’Donnell–44 Jason Schwartzman–34 ; 1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions ; 1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley’s chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio

Happy Birthday RIP “George Orwell”(Eric Blair 1903–1950) Sidney Lumet(1924–2011) ; June Lockhart–89 Carly Simon–69 James “Jimmie” Walker–67 Ricky Gervais–53 Georgios Panayiotou(“George Michael”)–51 Jason Lewis–43 Linda Cardellini–38 ; 1951 – The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special from New York to four other cities.

Happy Birthday RIP William “Jack” Dempsey(1895–1983) ; Albert Molinaro–95 Jack Carter(Chakrin)–91 Michele Lee Dusick–72 Michael “Mick” Fleetwood–67 Peter Weller–67 Nancy Allen–64 Joseph Penny Jr–58 Curtis Smith–53 Minka Kelly(Dufay)–34 ; 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract. ; 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd.

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Mathison Turing(1912–1954) Robert “Bob” Fosse(1927–1987) ; Theodore Shackelford III–68 Frances McDormand–57 Selma Blair Beitner–42 Jason Mraz–37 Melissa Rauch–34 Corey Sorenson–34 James “Miles” Fisher–31 Aimee Duffy–30 ; 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the “Type-Writer.”

Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Prinze(Pruetzel 1954–1977) ; Dianne Feinstein–81 Kristoffer “Kris” Kristofferson–78 Alexander Brit Hume–71 David L. Landau–67 Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep–65 Lindsay Wagner–65 Graham Greene–62 Cyndi Lauper–61 Tim Russ–58 Erin Brockovich(Pattee)–54 Carson Daly–41 Donald Faison–38 ; 1870 – Congress created the Department of Justice.

Happy Birthday RIP Ernestine Jane Russell(1921–2011) Lois Maureen Stapleton(1925–2006) ; Bernard Kopell–81 Mary Loretta “Mariette” Hartley–74 Ray Davies–70 Meredith Baxter–67 Michael Gross–67 Douglas Savant–50 Lana Wachowski–49 James Breuer–47 Juliette Lewis–41 Benjamin Walker–32 Prince William Windsor–32 ; 1973 – In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test for obscenity in U.S. law.

Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) ; Martin Landau–86 Olympia Dukakis–83 Morna Anne Murray–69 Robert “Bob” Vila–68 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–66 Lionel Richie–65 John Goodman–62 Nicole Kidman–47 Peter Paige–45 Joshua Lucas Maurer–43 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut.

Happy Birthday RIP “Moe Howard”(Moses Horwitz 1897–1975) ; Virginia ”Gena” Rowlands–84 Phylicia Ayers-Allen(“Rashad”)–66 Ann Wilson–64 Mary Kathleen Turner–60 Paula Abdul–52 Jean Dujardin–42 Zoë Saldaña Nazario–37 ; 1934 – The Communications Act establishes the United States’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Happy Birthday RIP Roger Ebert(1942–2013) ; James Paul McCartney–72 Carolyn Kane–62 Isabella Rossellini–63 Kimberly Dickens–49 Blake Shelton–38 David Giuntoli–34 Kevin Bishop–34 ; 1923 – Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets. ; 1948 – Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record.