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Category Archives: History

May 6

Happy Birthday RIP Sigismund Freud(1856–1939) Rodolfo di Valentina d’Antonguolla(“Rudy Valentino” 1895–1926) George Orson Welles(1915–1985) ; Willie Mays–83 Robert “Bob” Seger–69 Anthony Blair–61 Thomas Bergeron–59 George Clooney–53 Gabourey Sidibe–31 Adrianne Palicki–31 ; 1889 – The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower ; 1937 – the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board.

May 5

Happy Birthday RIP “Tammy Wynette”(Virginia Pugh 1942–1998) ; Michael Palin–71 Jonathon Rhys-Davies–70 Kurt Loder–69 Brian Williams–55 Kristina “Tina” Yothers–41 Henry Cavill–31 Adele Adkins–26 ;  1925 –  John T. Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution ; 1934 – The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released.

May 4

Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston 1929–1993) Paul Gleason(1939–2006) ; Richard Jenkins–66 Pia Zadora(Schipani)–59 Randy Travis(Traywick)–54 Mary Beth McDonough–52 Ana Gasteyer–46 William “Will” Arnett–43 Michael Pritchard(“Mike Dirnt”)–41 James Lance Bass–34 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Album of the Year was awarded to Henry Mancini.

May 3

Happy Birthday RIP James Brown(1933–2006) ; Ann B. Davis–88 Francis Castelluccio(“Frankie Valli”)–80 Chris Mulkey–66 Christopher Cross(Geppert)–63 Bobby Cannavale–44 ; 1802 – Washington, D.C., was incorporated ; 1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as “spam”) is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.

May 2

Happy Birthday RIP Harry “Bing” Crosby(1903–1977) “Hedda Hopper”(Elda Furry 1885–1966) ; “Engelbert Humperdinck”(Arnold Dorsey)–78 Bianca Macias(“Jagger”)–69 Louis Grammatico(“Lou Gramm”)–64 Christine Baranski–62 Donatella Versace–59 Dwayne Johnson–42 “Pandora Boxx”(Michael Steck)–42 David Beckham–39 ; 1932 – Jack Benny’s first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network.

May 1

Happy Birthday RIP Gwyllyn “Glenn” Ford(1916–2006) Jack Paar(1918–2004) ; Richard J. Riordan–84 Judith Collins–75 Rita Coolidge–69 Joanna Lumley–68 Ray Parker Jr.–60 Samuel “Tim” McGraw–47 Wesley Anderson–45 ; 1941 – The Orson Welles film “Citizen Kane” premiered in New York.

April 30

Happy Birthday RIP “Eve Arden”(Eunice Quedens 1908–1990) “Al Lewis”(Alexander Meister 1923–2006) Gary Collins(1938–2012) ; Cloris Leachman–88 Willie Nelson–81 Adrian Pasdar–49 Jeffrey Timmons–41 Johnny Galecki–39 Kirsten Dunst–32 Dianna Agron–28 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor

April 29

Happy Birthday RIP Edward “Duke” Ellington(1899–1974) ; Richard Klein–70 Nora Dunn–62 Jerome “Jerry” Seinfeld–60 Leslie Jordan–59 Katherine “Kate” Mulgrew–59 Daniel Day-Lewis–57 Michelle Pfeiffer–56 Eve Plumb–56 Jack Mackenroth–45 Uma Thurman–44 Andre Agassi–44 ; 1968 – The controversial musical Hair, a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with its song becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

April 28

Happy Birthday RIP Carolyn Jones(1930–1983) Lionel Barrymore(1878–1954) ; Ann-Margret Olsson–73 James “Jay” Leno–64 Mary McDonnell–62 Jorge Garcia–41 Penélope Cruz Sánchez–40 Jessica Alba–33 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans.

April 27

Happy Birthday RIP Hiram Ulysses Grant(1822–1885) Walter Lantz(1899–1994) Jacob “Jack” Klugman(1922–2012) Robert Donner(1931–2006) ; Kemal “Casey” Kasem–82 Kate Pierson–66 Kevin McNally–58 Sheena Easton(Orr)–55 James Duke Mason–22 ; 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.