Happy Birthday RIP Charles Darwin(1809–1882) Abraham Lincoln(1809–1865) Lyon “Lorne” Greene(1915–1987) ; Franco Zeffirelli(Gianfranco Corsi)–90 Joe Don Baker–77 Judy Blume(Judith Sussman)–75 Frederick “Michael” Ironside–63 Michael McDonald–61 Joanna Kerns(Joanne DeVarona)–60 Arsenio Hall–58 Josh Brolin–45 Darren Aronofsky–44 Jesse Spencer–34 Christina Ricci–33 ; 1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York.
February 11
Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Alva Edison(1847-1931) Éva Gábor(1919–1995) Leslie Nielsen(1926–2010) ; Tatiana Blacker(“Tina Louise”)–79 Burton Reynolds–77 Sheryl Crow–51 Jennifer Aniston–44 Brandy Norwood–34 Matthew Lawrence–33 Taylor Lautner–21 ; 1942 – The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for “Chattanooga Choo Choo”.
February 10
Happy Birthday RIP Alan Hale(Rufus MacKahan 1892–1950) Jimmy Durante(1893–1980) Jerry Goldsmith(1929–2004) ; Robert Wagner–83 Roberta Flack–74 Mark Spitz–63 Laura Dern–46 Nichcalo “Jazzmun” Crayton–44 Elizabeth Banks(Mitchell)–39 Brent Everett(Dustin Germaine)–29 ; 1840 – Britain’s Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha
February 9
Happy Birthday RIP Carmen Miranda(Maria Miranda da Cunha 1909–1955) ; Carole King(Klein)–71 Joseph “Joe” Pesci–70 Mia Farrow–68 Judith Light(Licht)–64 James Jackson Bullock–58 Colin Egglesfield–40 Zhāng Zǐyi(章子怡)–34 Tom Hiddleston–32 David Gallagher–28 ; 1942 – Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources ; 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a “record-busting” audience of 73 million viewers
February 8
Happy Birthday RIP Julia “Lana” Turner(1921–1995) John “Jack” Lemmon(1925–2001) James Dean(1931–1955) ; Edward “Ted” Koppel–73 Nicholas “Nick” Nolte–72 Robert Klein–71 Brooke Adams–64 Mary Steenburgen–60 John Grisham–58 Vincent Neil Wharton–52 Mary McCormack–44 Seth Green–39 Liam McIntyre–31 James “Jim” Verraros–30 ; 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce ; 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Hollywood and Gower
February 7
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Dickens(1812–1870) Harry Sinclair Lewis(1885–1951) Clarence “Buster” Crabbe(1908–1983) Eddie Bracken(1915–2002) ; Miguel Ferrer–58 James Spader–53 Troyal “Garth” Brooks–51 Eddie Izzard–51 Chris Rock–48 Robyn Lively–41 Christopher Ashton Kutcher–35 Kerli Kõiv–25 ; 1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented
February 6
Happy Birthday RIP George “Babe” Ruth(1895–1948) Bob Marley(1945–1981) ; Sári “Zsa Zsa” Gábor–96 Mamie Van Doren(Joan Olander)–82 Elmore “Rip” Torn–82 Mike Farrell–74 Tom Brokaw–73 Fabiano Forte–71 Natalie Cole–63 Kathy Najimy–56 William “Axl” Rose–51 Rick Astley–47 Josh Stewart–36 Ben Lawson–33 ; 1840 – Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
February 5
Happy Birthday RIP Richmond “John” Carradine(1906–1988) Red Buttons(Aaron Chwatt 1919–2006) ; Henry “Hank” Aaron–78 David Selby–72 Barbara Hershey(Herzstein)–65 Thomas “Tom” Wilkinson–65 Timothy “Tim” Meadows–52 Jennifer Jason Leigh(Morrow)–51 Laura Linney–49 Robert “Bobby” Brown–44 Thomas “Chris” Parnell–46 Paul Vandervort–28 ; 1852 – The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public ; 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists
February 4
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Lindbergh(1902–1974) Rosa McCauley Parks(1913–2005) Bettye Goldstein(“Betty Friedan” 1921–2006) Conrad Bain(1923–2013) ; David Brenner–77 Conrad John Schuck–73 Vincent Furnier(“Alice Cooper”)–65 Masanori Takahashi(“Kitaro”)–60 Oscar De La Hoya–40 Brandon “Bug” Hall–28 ; 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
February 3
Happy Birthday RIP John Fiedler(1925–2005) ; Dr. Henry Heimlich–93 Fran Tarkenton–73 Blythe Danner–70 Morgan Fairchild(Patsy McClenny)–63 Joseph “Nathan” Lane–57 Maura Tierney–48 Isla Fisher–37 ; 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.