Happy Birthday RIP Erich von Stroheim(1885–1957) Martha Scott(1912–2003) John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) Thomas “Tommy” Lasorda 1927–2021) ; Antonia Basilotta(“Toni Basil”)–81 David Coverdale–73 Shari Belafonte–70 Deborah “Debby” Boone–68 Joan Jett(Larkin)–66 Bonnie Hunt–63 Laura Vandervoort–40 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Martin “Chuck” Jones(1912–2002) “Henry Gibson”(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; William “Bill” Kuretich(“Kurtis”)–84 “Fannie Flagg”(Patricia Neal)–80 Stephen King–77 William “Bill” Murray–74 Ethan Coen–67 Robert Morrow–62 “Faith Hill”(Audrey Perry)–57 Ricki Lake–56 Billy Porter–55 Lucas “Luke” Wilson–53 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–43 Maggie Grace Denig–41 ; 1957 – “Perry Mason,” starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS.

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) Anne Meara(1929–2015) ; “Sophia Loren”(Sofia Scicolone)–90 Karen Sharpe–90 Carole “Candy” Spelling–79 George “R.R.” Raymond Martin–76 Gary Cole–68 Kristen Johnston–57 Michelle Visage(Shupack)–56 Bradford “Brad” Beyer Jr–51 Jon Bernthal–48 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts ; 1973  – Singer Jim Croce, songwriter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others die when their light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana ; 2011 – The United States military ends its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time

Happy Birthday RIP Frances Farmer(1913–1970) “Mama Cass Elliot”(Ellen Cohen 1941–1974) “Adam West”(William Anderson 1928–2017) David McCallum(1933–2023) ; Rosemary Harris–97 Paul Williams Jr–84 Randolph Mantooth–79 Jeremy Irons–76 “Twiggy” Lawson(Leslie Hornby)–75 Joan Blunden(“Lunden”)–74 Lita Ford–66 Cheryl O’Teari–62 Kimberly Richards–60 James “Jimmy” Fallon Jr.–50 Alison Sweeney–48 Kevin Zegers–40 Danielle Panabaker–37 ; In 1881, the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, died of wounds inflicted by an assassin ; 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show debuted on CBS ; 2022 – The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.

Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Gustafsson 1905–1990) John Lebzelter(“Jack Warden” 1920–2006) James Gandolfini(1961–2013) June Foray(Forer 1917–2017) Frederick Willard(1933–2020) Michael Gubitosi(“Robert Blake” 1933–2023) ; Francis Avallone(“Frankie Avalon”)–84 Beth Grant–75 Holly Robinson Peete–60 Aisha Tyler–54 Jada Pinkett Smith–53 Lance Armstrong(Gunderson)–53 James Marsden–51 Daniel “Jason” Sudeikis–49 ; 1851 – The first edition of The New York Times was published as “The New-York Daily Times” ; 1947 – The United States Air Force becomes an independent branch of the USA armed forces.

Happy Birthday RIP Dolores Costello(1903–1979) Hiram “Hank” Williams(1923–1953) Roderick “Roddy” McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Anna Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) “Lupe Ontiveros”(Guadalupe Moreno 1942–2012) Johnathan Ritter(1948–2003) ; John “Fee” Waybill–74 Cassandra Peterson(“Elvira”)–73 Rita Rudner–71 Wendy Worthington–70 Bryan Singer–59 Kyle Chandler–59 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–55 Nathan “Nate” Berkus–53 Griffith Feuerstein(“Griff Furst”)–43 ; 1972 – The comedy series “M.A.S.H.” standing for “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” premiered on CBS

Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) “Lauren Bacall”(Betty Perske 1924–2014) Riley “B.B.” King(1925–2015) ; Edward Begley Jr.–75 Philip “Mickey” Rourke Jr–72 David Copperfield(Kotkin)–68 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)–66 Richard Marx–61 Molly Shannon–60 Marco Muñiz(“Marc Anthony”)–56 Amy Poehler–53 Ian Harding–38 Nicholas Jonas–32 ; 1959 – The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City ; 1972 – “The Bob Newhart Show” premiered on CBS

Happy Birthday RIP Agatha Christie(Miller 1890–1976) Vina Fay Wray(1907–2004) Julius “Nipsey” Russell(1918–2005) John “Jackie” Cooper Jr(1922–2011) Roy Brocksmith(1945–2001) Wendie Jo Sperber(1958–2005) Norman Crosby(1927–2020) ; Tommy Lee Jones–78 Daniel Marino Jr–63 Joshua Charles–53 Edward Thomas Hardy–47 Tammie Brown(Keith Schubert)–44 Prince “Harry” Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten Duke of Sussex–40 Heidi Montag–38 ; 1963 – four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at 16th Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the deadliest act of the civil rights era

Happy Birthday RIP Amy Winehouse(1983–2011) ; Walter Koenig–88 Davenie “Joey” Heatherton–80 Nigel “Sam” Neill–77 Alexis “Faith” Ford–60 Tyler Perry–55 Kimberly Williams-Paisley–53 Andrew Lincoln(Clutterbuck)–51 Jesse James–35 ; 1985 – The Golden Girls, a television sitcom, premieres on NBC! #Iconoclastic

Happy Birthday RIP Reta Shaw(1912–1982) Emilie Claudette Chauchoin(“Colbert” 1903–1996) Melvin Tormé (1925–1999) Nell Carter(Hardy 1948–2003) Richard Kiel(1939–2014) ; “Barbara Bain”(Millicent Fogel)–93 “Eileen Fulton”(Margaret McLarty)–91 Winnifred Jacqueline Bisset–80 Peter Cetera–80 Jean Smart–73 Geraldine “Geri” Jewell–68 Dominic Fumusa–55 Fiona Apple Maggart–47 Bennett “Ben” Savage–44 Jason Cook–44 ; 1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use hard disk storage (versus only memory)