Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983) ; Michael York–79 Arthur Evans–79 Bart Conner–63 Quentin Tarantino–58 David Koz–58 Kevin Corrigan–52 Mariah Carey–51 Nathan Fillion–50 Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson–46 Blake McIver Ewing–36 Holliday Grainger–33 ; 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