Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) Roy Scheider(1932–2008) ; Russell Johnson–89 “Jack Scalia”(Giacomo Tedesco)–63 “Sinbad”(David Adkins)–57 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–54 Tommy Davidson–50 Jonas Åkerlund–48 Tracy Morgan–45 Walton Goggins–42 Ellen Pompeo–44 Heather Matarazzo–31 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress

Happy Birthday RIP Carl Sagan(1934–1996) “Hedy Lamarr”(Hedwig Kiesler 1913–2000) ; Dorrel “Whitey” Herzog–82 Robert David Hall–66 Lou Ferrigno–62 Robert Duncan McNeill–49 Eric Dane–41 Nick Lachey–40 ; 1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published

Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–99 Morley Safer–82 Bonnie Raitt–64 Mary Hart(Harum)–63 Christie Hefner–61 Alfre Woodard–61 “Chi Chi LaRue”(Larry Paciotti)–54 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–52 Craig Chester–48 Gordon Ramsay–47 Parker Posey–45 Gretchen Mol–41 Tara Reid–38 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray

Happy Birthday RIP Dana “Plato” Strain(1964–1999) ; “Joni Mitchell”(Roberta Anderson)–70 Earl Boen–68 David Petraeus–61 Judy Tenuta–57 Christopher Knight–56 Pierre David Guetta–46 Michelle Clunie–44 Jason and Jeremy London–41 ; 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(1851–1902) ; Sally Field–67 Glenn Frey–65 Maria Shriver–58 Ethan Hawke–43 Rebecca Romijn–41 ; 1860 – Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency

Happy Birthday RIP “Roy Rogers”(Leonard Slye 1911–1998) Vivien Leigh Hartley(1913–1967) Herbert Edelman(1933–1996) ; Elke Sommer(von Schletz)–73 Art Garfunkel–72 Samuel Shepard Rogers–70 Bryan Adams–54 Katherine Matilda Swinton–53 Scott Sowers–50 Tatum O’Neal–50 Armin Shimerman–49 Famke Janssen–49 Sam Rockwell–45 Samuel “Page” Elliot–37 Paul Kevin Jonas–26 ; 1935 – Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly.”

Happy Birthday RIP Will Rogers(1879–1935) Art Carney(1918–2003) Walter Cronkite(1916–2009) ; Doris Roberts(Green)–88 Loretta Swit–76 Laura Bush–67 Marjorie “Markie” Post–63 Kathleen Griffin–53 Ralph Macchio–52 Jeff Probst–52 Matthew McConaughey–44 Sean Combs–44 Travis Van Winkle–31 ; 2008 – California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage (Overturned in 2013 by #DOMA ruling)

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Bronson(Buchinsky 1921–2003) Mike Evans(1949–2006) ; Michael Dukakis–80 Ken Berry–80 Tom Savini–67 Roseanne Barr–61 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)–60 Dennis Miller–60 “Adam Ant”(Stuart Goddard)–59 Kathy Kinney–59 Hans “Dolph” Lundgren–56 ; 1911 – The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant

Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; Stefanie Powers(Stefania Federkiewicz)–71 Kate Linder–66 Kathryn Dawn “k.d.” Lang–52 David Schwimmer–47 Sean Kanan(Perelman)–47 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes–38 Randy Harrison–36 ; 1898 – Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team

Happy Birthday RIP Marcia Wallace (1942–2013) ; Barbara Bosson–74 Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.–71 Lyle Lovett–56 Rachel Ticotin–55 Anthony Kiedis–51 Antonia “Toni” Collette–41 Jennifer “Jenny” McCarthy–41 Penn Badgley–27 ; 1512 – Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public ; 1604 – William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London