Happy Birthday RIP David Llewelyn Wark Griffith(1875–1948) Wilfred “Bill” Bixby III(1934–1993) ; Piper Laurie(Rosetta Jacobs)–81 John Hurt–73 Stephen “Steve” Perry–64 Linda Blair–54 Diane Lane–48 Paul Balthazar Getty–38 Nick Simmons–24; 1968 “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premiered on NBC. ; 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.