History Blog

July 31

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Cassidy(1932–1979) Geoffrey Lewis(1935–2015) ; Michael Biehn–64 Wesley Snipes–58 Joanne “J.K.” Rowling–55 Dean “Cain” Tanaka–54 Rudolf Martin–53 Loren Dean Jovicic–51 Emily “Eve” Best–49 Benjamin “B.J.” Novak–41 Charlie Carver Martensen–32 ; 1930 – The radio mystery program The Shadow airs for the first time ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated