Happy Birthday RIP Eddi-Rue McClanahan(1934–2010) Eunice Waymon(“Nina Simone” 1933–2003) ; David Geffen–71 Alan Rickman–68 Anthony Daniels–68 Ellen Tyne Daly–68 Christine Ebersole–61 Allen “Kelsey” Grammer–59 John “Jack” Coleman–56 Christopher Atkins Bomann–53 William “Billy” Baldwin–51 Jennifer Love Hewitt–35 Brendan Sexton III–34 Ellen Page–27 ; 1878 – The first telephone directory was issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Connecticut.