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Category Archives: History

October 1

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Matthow (1920–2000) Tom Bosley(1927–2010) ; Jimmy Carter-88 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)-77 Randy Quaid-62 Elizabeth Dennehy-52 Mark McGwire-49 Ted King-47 Cindy Margolis-47 Zach Galifianakis-43 Rupert Friend-31 ; 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825.

September 30

Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Truman Streckfus Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)-81 Johnny Mathis-77 Marilyn McCoo-69 Barry Williams(Barry Blenkhorn)-58 Patrice Rushen-58 Francine Drescher-55 Eric Stoltz-51 Marion Cotillard-37 ; 1955 – Actor James Dean was killed in a car accident at age 24. ; 1960 The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called “Flagstones” in 1959 pilot)

September 29

Happy Birthday RIP Orvon Grover “Gene” Autry(1907-1998) Doris Singleton(1919–2012) Madeline Kahn(Madeline Wolfson 1942–1999) ; Jerry Lee Lewis-77 Ian McShane-70 Bryant Gumbel-64 Andrew “Dice” Clay Silverstein-55 Roger Bart-50 Jill Whelan-46 Luke Goss-44 Zachary Levi Pugh-33 ; 1885 – The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.

September 28

Happy Birthday RIP Ed Sullivan(1901-1974) ; Brigitte Bardot-78 Jeffrey Jones-66 Janeane Garofalo-48 Leilani Sarelle Figalan-46 Mira Sorvino-45 Naomi Watts-44 Daniel Bonjour-31 Hilary Duff-25 ; 1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario.

September 27

Happy Birthday RIP Wil Sampson(1933-1987) Don Cornelius(1936-2012) ; Jane Meadows Cotter-92 Anthony Wilford Brimley-78 Liz Torres-65 Marvin Aday(Meat Loaf)-65 Shaun Cassidy-54 Gwyneth Palrow-Martin-40 Avril Lavigne-28 ; 1908 – The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

September 26

Happy Birthday RIP Patrick O’Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987); Anne Robinson-68 Olivia Newton-John-64 Linda Hamilton-56 Melissa Sue Anderson-50 James Caviezel-44 Mark Famiglietti-33 ; 1914 The Federal Trade Commission was established; 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates took place in Chicago as Republican Richard M. Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy squared off.

September 25

Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) ; Barbara Walters-83 Michael Douglas-68  Cheryl Tiegs-65 Anson William Heimlich-63 Mark Hamill-61 Heather Locklear-51 Will Smith-44 Catherine Zeta-Jones-43 Hal Harry Sparks III-43 ; 1493 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere.

September 24

Happy Birthday RIP Audra Lindley(1918–1997) Phil Hartmann(1948–1998) ; Antonia “Nia” Vardalos-50 Kevin Sorbo-54 Andrew Leeds-34 Justin Bruening-33 ; 1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS. ; 1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.

September 23

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Charles(Ray Robinson 1930–2004) ; Mickey Rooney(Ninian Yule)-92 Julio Iglesias(Julio Iglesias de la Cueva)-69 Mary Kay Place-65 Bruce Springsteen-63 Alex Proyas-63 Rosalind Chao(Chao Jyalin)-55 Jason Alexander(Jason Greenspan)-53 ; 1846 The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.

September 22

Happy Birthday RIP John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Tommy Lasorda-85 Antonia Basilotta(Toni Basil)-69 David Coverdale-61 Shari Belafonte-58 Debby Boone-56 Joan Jett(Joan Larkin)-54 Scott Baio-52 Laura Vandervoort-28 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.