Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Elaine Stritch (1925–2014) Farrah Fawcett (1947–2009) Carol Ann Susi (1952–2014); Thomas Smothers III–83 Graham Nash–78 Brent Spiner–71 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–66 Adam Ferrara–54 Shakira Ripoll–43 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed