Happy Birthday RIP Theodor Geisel(“Dr Seuss” 1904–1991) Karen Carpenter(1950–1983) ; Desiderio Arnaz y de Acha III(“Desi Arnaz” 1917–1986) ; Mikhail Gorbachyov(Михаи́л Горбачёв)–84 John Irving(Blunt)–73 Cheryl “Gates” McFadden–66 Laraine Newman–63 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi)–53 Daniel Craig–47 Christopher “Chris” Martin–38 Bryce Dallas Howard–34 ; 1917 – Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship ; 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York’s Radio City Music Hall ; 1949 – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut