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)–90 John Irving(Blunt Jr)–79 Cheryl “Gates” McFadden–72 Laraine Newman–69 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi Jr)–59 Daniel Craig–53 Christopher Martin–44 Bryce Dallas Howard–40 ; 1903 – In New York City the Martha Washington hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women ; 1917 – Puerto Rficans 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 (not traffic light, one that illuminates streets) is installed in New Milford, Connecticut