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)–91 John Irving(Blunt Jr)–80 Cheryl “Gates” McFadden–73 Laraine Newman–70 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi Jr)–60 Daniel Craig–54 Christopher Martin–45 Bryce Dallas Howard–41 ; 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