Happy Birthday RIP Herman “Ray” Walston(1914–2001) William “Bill” Erwin(1914–2010) Giovanni Versace(1946–1997) ; Cathy Lee Crosby–78 Stone Phillips–68 Esteban Echevarria(“Steven Bauer”)–66 Daniel Gauthier–59 Lucy Liu(劉玉玲)–54 Nelly Furtado–44 Britney Spears–41 Daniela Ruah–39 ; 1939 – New York City’s La Guardia Airport opens to the public ; 1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations