Happy Birthday RIP “Fred Astaire”(Frederic Austerlitz 1899–1987) “Nancy Walker”(Anna Swoyer 1922–1992) “Sid Vicious”(John Simon Ritchie 1957–1979) Gary Owens(Altman 1934–2015) Jim Abrahams(1944–2024) ; Margaret “Meg” Foster–77 Paul Hewson(“Bono”)–65 Jason Brooks–59 Dallas Roberts–55 Odette Annable(Yustman)–40 ; 1908 – The first Mother’s Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, W.Virginia ; 1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan