Happy Birthday RIP “Curly Howard”(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) Joan Fontaine(Beauvoir de Havilland 1917–2013) Annette Funicello(1942–2013) ; Sir Derek Jacobi–83 Christopher Lloyd–83 David “Tony” Roberts–82 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–78 Deepak Chopra–75 Jeffrey Goldblum–69 Robert Odenkirk–59 Brian Boitano–58 Ned “Carlos” Mencia–54 “Spike Jonze”(Adam Spiegel)–52 Michael Fishman–40 Zachary Hanson–36 Kyle Gallner–35 ; 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter. ; 1883 – The Metropolitan Opera (“The Met”) House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod’s Faust. It was direct competition for Academy of Music which folded 3 years after the Met opened.