History Blog

July 31

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Cassidy(1932–1979) Geoffrey Lewis(1935–2015) ; Michael Biehn–66 Wesley Snipes–60 Joanne “J.K.” Rowling–57 Dean “Cain” Tanaka–56 Rudolf Martin–55 Loren Dean Jovicic–53 Emily “Eve” Best–51 Benjamin “B.J.” Novak–43 Charlie Carver Martensen–34 ; 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