Happy Birthday James Woods-65 Rick Moranis-59 Eric McCormack-49 Conan O’Brien-49 ; 1906 – An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California. ; 1923 – Yankee Stadium opens. ; 1924 – Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book.
April 17
Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(1918-1981) Michael Sembello-58 Sean Bean-53 William Mapother-47 Liz Phair-45 Jennifer Garner-40 Victoria Beckham-38 ; 1964 The Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang.
April 15
Happy Birthday Linda Bloodworth-Thomason-65 Heloise Cruse-61 Emma Thompson-53 Samantha Fox-46 Seth Rogen-30 Emma Watson-22 ; 1850 The city of San Francisco was incorporated. ; 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died.
April 14
Happy Birthday RIP Sir John Gielgud(1904-2000) Loretta Lynn Webb-80 Pete Rose-71 Brad Garrett Gertstenfeld-52 Anthony Michael Hall-44 Adrian Brody-39 Sarah Michelle Gellar-35 ; 1865, President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C.
April 13
Happy Birthday RIP Don Adams (1923-2005) Lyle Waggoner-77 Paul Sorvino-73 Tony Dow-67 Ron Perlman-62 William Sadler-62 Robert Peabo Bryson-61 Caroline Rhea-48 Ricky Schroder-42 ; 1870 The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded. ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
April 12
Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock-72 Ed O’Neill-66 Tom Clancy-65 David Letterman-65 David Cassidy-62 Nicholas Brendon-41 Shannen Doherty-41 Claire Danes-33 ; 1606 England adopted the Union Jack as its flag.
April 11
Happy Birthday Ethel Skakel Kennedy-84 Joel Grey Katz-80 Meshach Taylor-65 Lisa Stansfield-46 ; 1921 Iowa became the first state to impose a cigarette tax.