Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983); Arthur Evans–73 Quentin Tarantino–52 David Koz–52 Kevin Corrigan–46 Mariah Carey–45 Nathan Fillion–44 Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson–40 Holliday Grainger–27 ; 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.