Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983) ; Michael York–78 Arthur Evans–78 Bart Conner–62 Quentin Tarantino–57 David Koz–57 Kevin Corrigan–51 Mariah Carey–50 Nathan Fillion–49 Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson–45 Blake McIver Ewing–35 Holliday Grainger–32 ; 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