Happy Birthday RIP Herman “Ray” Walston(1914–2001) William “Bill” Erwin(1914–2010) Giovanni Versace(1946–1997) ; Cathy Lee Crosby–77 Stone Phillips–67 Esteban Echevarria(“Steven Bauer”)–65 Daniel Gauthier–58 Lucy Liu(劉玉玲)–53 Nelly Furtado–43 Britney Spears–40 Daniela Ruah–38 ; 1939 – New York City’s La Guardia Airport opens to the public ; 1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations