Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Farrah Fawcett(1947–2009) ; Tom Smothers–77 Graham Nash–72 Brent Spiner–65 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–60 Shakira Ripoll–37 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.