Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Elaine Stritch (1925–2014) Farrah Fawcett (1947–2009) Carol Ann Susi (1952–2014) Thomas Smothers III(1937–2023) ; Graham Nash–82 Brent Spiner–75 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–70 Adam Ferrara–58 Shakira Ripoll–47 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed