History Blog

July 1

Happy Birthday RIP “Estée Lauder”(Josephine Mentzer 1906–2004) Sydney Pollack(1934–2008) Princess Diana Spencer(1961–1997) ; Olivia de Havilland–103 “Jamie Farr”(Jameel Farah)–85 “Deborah Harry”(Angela Tremble)–74 Daniel Aykroyd–67 Brian George–67 Alan Ruck–63 Dale Midkiff–60 Evelyn King–59 Pamela Anderson–52 Melissa “Missy” Elliott–48 Liv Tyler(Rundgren)–42 Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray–30 ; 1931 – United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport) ; 1963 – ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail ; 1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman ; 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.