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–102 “Jamie Farr”(Jameel Farah)–84 “Deborah Harry”(Angela Tremble)–73 Daniel Aykroyd–66 Brian George–66 Alan Ruck–62 Dale Midkiff–59 Evelyn King–58 Melissa “Missy” Elliott–47 Liv Tyler(Rundgren)–41 Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray–29; 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.