Happy Birthday RIP George “Babe” Ruth(1895–1948) Bob Marley(1945–1981) Ronald Reagan(1911–2004);  Sári “Zsa Zsa” Gábor–97 “Mamie Van Doren”(Joan Olander)–83 Elmore “Rip” Torn–83 Mike Farrell–75 Tom Brokaw–74 Fabiano Forte(“Fabian”)–72 Natalie Cole–64 Kathy Najimy–57 William “Axl” Rose–53 Rick Astley–48 Joshua Stewart–37 Ben Lawson–34 ; 1815 – New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens ; 1840 – Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.