Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) Morley Safer(1931–2016) Norman Lloyd(Perlmutter 1914–2021) ; Bonnie Raitt–75 Mary Hart(Harum)–74 Christie Hefner–72 Alfre Woodard–72 “Chi Chi LaRue”(Larry Paciotti)–65 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–63 Gordon Ramsay–58 Parker Posey–56 Gretchen Mol–52 Tara Reid–49 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray. ; 1972 – American pay television network Home Box Office (HBO) launched