Happy Birthday RIP Herman “Ray” Walston(1914–2001) William “Bill” Erwin(1914–2010) Giovanni Versace(1946–1997) ; Cathy Lee Crosby–79 Stone Phillips–69 Esteban Echevarria(“Steven Bauer”)–67 Daniel Gauthier–60 Lucy Liu(劉玉玲)–55 Nelly Furtado–45 Britney Spears–42 Daniela Ruah–40 ; 1939 – New York City’s La Guardia Airport opens to the public ; 1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations