Happy Birthday Robert Englund–67 Harvey Fierstein–62 Sandra Bernhard–59 Björn Borg–58 Colin Quinn–55 Jason Isaacs–51 Paul Giamatti–47 Sonya Walger–40 ; 1892 – Chicago ‘EL’ begins operation (Elevated Trains) ; 1933 – The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, N.J.

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Lansing(Brown 1928–1994) ; “Peggy Stewart”(Margaret O’Rourke)–91 Susan “Suze” Orman–63 Kenneth Gorelick(“Kenny G”)–58 Richard Butler–58 Ronald Livingston–47 Susan Lynch–43 Mark Wahlberg–43 Chad Allen Lazzari–40 Peter Wentz III–35 François Sagat–35 ; 1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, “Hound Dog”, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. ; 1968 – Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Palestinian gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested.

Happy Birthday RIP Catherine Rosalind Russell(1907–1976) William Dennis Weaver(1924–2006) ; Bruce Dern–78 Richard Stevenson Parker–62 Eldra “El” DeBarge–53 Albert Brown(“Al B Sure”)–46 Scott Wolf–46 Noah Wyle–43 Angelina Jolie Voight–39 Russell Brand–39 Todd “T.J.” Miller–32 ; 1912 – Massachusetts became the first state to adopt a minimum wage law

Happy Birthday RIP “Josephine Baker”(Freda McDonald 1906–1975) “Tony Curtis”(Bernard Schwartz 1925–2010) ; Chuck Barris–85 Ian Hunter Patterson–75 “Deniece Williams”(June Chandler)–64 Susan “Suzie” Plakson–56 Anderson Cooper–47 ; 1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.

Happy Birthday RIP Marvin Hamlisch(1944–2012) ; Sally Kellerman–77 Walter Stacy Keach Jr–73 Lars “Lasse” Hallström–68 Jerry Mathers–66 Joanna Gleason(Hall)–64 Dana Carvey–59 Wentworth Miller III–42 Zachary Quinto–37 Justin Long–36 Dominic Cooper–36 ; 1924 – Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians

Happy Birthday RIP “Marilyn Monroe”(Norma Jeane Mortenson 1926–1962) Cleavon Little(1939–1992) Andy Griffith(1926–2012) ; Charles “Pat” Boone–80 Morgan Freeman–77 Rene Auberjonois–74 Brian Cox–68 John Price–67 Heidi Klum–41 Alanis Morissette–40 ; 1980 – CNN made its debut.

Happy Birthday RIP Walter “Walt” Whitman(1819–1892) Dominic “Don” Ameche(Amici 1908–1993) ; Clinton Eastwood–84 Sharon Gless–71 Joseph “Joe” Namath–71 Thomas Berenger(Moore)–65 Christopher Elliott–54 Lea Thompson–53 Corey Hart–52 Brooke Shields–49 Colin Farrell–38 ; 1929 – The first talking Mickey Mouse cartoon, “The Karnival Kid”, is released. 

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Blanc(Melvin Blank 1908–1989) Benjamin “Benny” Goodman(1909–1986) ; Colm Meaney–61 Ted McGinley–56 Mark Sheppard–50 “Wynonna Judd”(Christina Ciminella)–50 Idina Menzel–43 Randolph “Trey” Parker–42 Omri Katz–38 ; 1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.

Happy Birthday RIP John F. Kennedy(1917–1963) Leslie “Bob” Hope(1903–2003) ; Anthony Geary–67 Danny Elfman–61 Frank “Ted” Levine–57 Annette Bening-Beatty–56 Rupert Everett–55 Adrian Paul Hewett–55 Melissa Etheridge–53 Lisa Whelchel–51 David Burtka–39 Daniel Tosh–39 ; 1942 – Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”, the best-selling Christmas single in history.

Happy Birthday RIP Zelda Rubinstein(1933–2010) ; Beth Howland–73 Gladys Knight–70 Rudolph Giuliani–70 John Fogerty–69 Brandon Cruz(Williams)–52 Kylie Minogue–46 Justin Kirk–45 Jesse Bradford Watrouse–35 Carey Mulligan–29 Joseph Cross–28 ; 1892 – In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.