Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Thatcher(Roberts 1925–2013) ; Paul Simon–72 Grady Demond Wilson–67 Sammy Hagar–66 Olive Marie Osmond–54 Kathleen “Kate” Walsh–46 Sacha Baron Cohen–42 Branden Williams–39 Ashanti Douglas–33 ; 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B’nai B’rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world)
October 12
Happy Birthday RIP Luciano Pavarotti(1935–2007) ; Chris Wallace–66 Susan Anton–63 Chris Botti–51 Glenn Soukesian(“Colton Ford”)–51 Hugh Jackman–45 Kirk Cameron–43 Joshua Hutcherson–21 ; 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, died five days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie Wyoming
October 11
Happy Birthday RIP Anna Eleanor Roosevelt(1884–1962) ; Daryl Hall(Hohl)–67 David Morse–60 Joan Cusack–51 Sean Patrick Flanery–48 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry)–47 Jane Krajkowski–45 Stephen Moyer(Emery)–44 Matt Bomer–36 Trevor Donovan Neubauer–35 ; 1975 – The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live debuts with George Carlin as the host and Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guest
October 10
Happy Birthday RIP Helen Hayes(Brown 1900–1993) Ibson Dana Elcar(1927–2005) Chris Penn(1965–2006) ; “Peter Coyote”(Rachmil Cohon)–72 Ben Vereen(Middleton)–67 David Lee Roth–59 Tanya Tucker–55 Julia Sweeney–54 Bradley Whitford–54 Jodi Marzorati(“Benson”)–52 Jonathan Manu Bennett–44 Mario Lopez–40 ; 1845 The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland
October 9
Happy Birthday RIP John Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne–65 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–61 Tony Shalhoub–60 John O’Hurley–59 Scott Bakula–59 Sean Lennon–38 Brandon Routh–34 ; 1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) was chartered in New Haven. ; 1936 – Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.
October 8
Happy Birthday Rona Barrett(Burstein)–77 Paul Hogan–74 Cornelius “Chevy” Chase–70 Sarah Purcell–65 Susan “Sigourney” Weaver–64 Darrell Hammond–58 Stephanie Zimbalist–57 Matt Damon–43 ; 1860 – Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens (later is part of first transcontinental line across America)
October 7
Happy Birthday RIP “June Allyson”(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; “Joy Behar”(Josephina Occhiuto)–71 John Mellencamp–62 Judy Landers(Hamburg)–55 Simon Cowell–54 Dylan Baker–54 Dan Savage–49 Toni Braxton–47 Shawn Ashmore–34 ; 1868 – Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, N.Y.
October 6
Happy Birthday RIP Laura “Janet” Gainor(1906–1984) “Carole Lombard”(Jane Peters 1908–1942) ; Elisabeth Shue–50 Ioan Gruffudd–40 Jeff Bryan Davis–40 Jeremy Sisto–39 Wes Ramsey–36 Olivia Thirlby–27 ; 1927 – The era of talking pictures began with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson
October 5
Happy Birthday RIP Larry Fine(Louis Feinberg 1902–1975) Jeff Conaway(1950–2011) ; Steve Miller–70 Karen Allen–62 Harold Faltermeier–61 Clive Barker–61 Guy Pearce–46 Kate Winslet–38 Jesse Palmer–35 Jesse Eisenberg–30 ; 1947 – President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House
October 4
Happy Birthday RIP Joseph “Buster” Keaton(1895–1966) ; “Anne Rice”(Howard O’Brien)–72 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–67 Armand Assante–64 Christopher Waltz–57 Bill Fagerbakke–56 “Jon Secada”(Juan Martínez)–52 Isaac Liev Schreiber–46 Alicia Silverstone–37 Rachael Leigh Cook–34 ; 1957 – “Leave It to Beaver” premiered on CBS