History Blog

July 31

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Cassidy(1932–1979) Geoffrey Lewis(1935–2015) ; Michael Biehn–65 Wesley Snipes–59 Joanne “J.K.” Rowling–56 Dean “Cain” Tanaka–55 Rudolf Martin–54 Loren Dean Jovicic–52 Emily “Eve” Best–50 Benjamin “B.J.” Novak–42 Charlie Carver Martensen–33 ; 1930 – The radio mystery program “The Shadow” airs for the first time ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York City, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated