History Blog

July 31

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Cassidy(1932–1979) Geoffrey Lewis(1935–2015) ; Michael Biehn–62 Wesley Snipes–56 Joanne “J.K.” Rowling–53 Dean “Cain” Tanaka–52 Rudolf Martin–51 Loren Dean Jovicic–49 Emily “Eve” Best–47 Benjamin “B.J.” Novak–39 Charlie Carver Martensen–30 ; 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