Happy Birthday RIP Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) (1925–2010) ; Chuck Barris-83 Ian Hunter Patterson-73 Deniece Williams(June Chandler)-62 Suzie Plakson-54 Anderson Cooper-45 ; 1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.