Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983) Arthur Evans(1942–2024) ; Michael York–83 Bart Conner–67 Quentin Tarantino–62 David Koz–62 Pauley Perrette–56 Kevin Corrigan–56 Mariah Carey–56 Nathan Fillion–54 Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson–50 Blake McIver Ewing–40 Holliday Grainger–37 ; 1794 – President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy ; 1976 – The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens