Happy Birthday “Tony Bennett”(Anthony Benedette 1926–2013) ; “Martin Sheen”(Ramon Estevez)–84 Martha Stewart(Kostyra)–83 John Landis–74 Jay Waverly North Jr–73 Molly Hagan–63 Thomas Brady Jr–47 Tommy Dewey–46 Nicole Evangeline Lilly–45 ; 1923 – Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, one day after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack ; 1977 – Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world’s first mass-produced personal computers

Happy Birthday RIP Jacob “Jack” Warner(1892–1978) Myrna “Loy” Williams(1905–1993) Beatrice Straight(1914–2001) John Carroll O’Connor(1924–2001) Peter O’Toole(1932–2013) Wesley Craven(1939–2015) ; Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–79 Patrick Lilley(“Butch Patrick”)–71 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–65 Mary-Louise Parker–60 Samuel Worthington–48 Edward Furlong–47 ; 1790 – The first United States Census is conducted ; 1870 – Tower Subway, the world’s first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom

Happy Birthday RIP Jerome “Jerry” Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic “Dom” DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Giancarlo Giannini–82 Samuel Mendes–59 “James St James”(James Clark)–58 Tempestt Bledsoe–51 Joseph Jason Momoa–45 “Max Carver”(Robert Maxwell Martensen)–36 Jack O’Connell–34 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles!

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Cassidy(1932–1979) Geoffrey Lewis(1935–2015) ; Michael Biehn–68 Wesley Snipes–62 Joanne “J.K.” Rowling–59 Dean “Cain” Tanaka–58 Rudolf Martin–57 Loren Dean Jovicic–55 Emily “Eve” Best–53 Benjamin “B.J.” Novak–45 Charlie Carver Martensen–36 ; 1930 – The radio mystery program “The Shadow” airs for the first time ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York City, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) Riccardo DiGuglielmo(Dick Wilson “Mr Whipple” 1916–2007) David Sanborn(1945–2024) ; Sid Krofft(Cydus Yolas)–95 Paul Anka–83 Arnold Schwarzenegger–77 Delta Burke–68 Catherine “Kate” Bush–66 Laurence Fishburne III–63 Lisa Kudrow–61 Vivica A. Fox–60 Simon Baker–55 Christopher Nolan–54 Michael “Tom” Green–53 Hilary Swank–50 Jaime Pressly–47 Damon Wayans Jr–42 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare. Social Security Act was signed by FDR August 14 1935

Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1901–1965) “Theda Bara”(Theodosia Goodman 1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) David Warner(1941–2022) Genaro “Tony” Sirico Jr(1942–2022) ; “Robert Fuller”(Leonard Lee)–91 Gary “Geddy Lee” Weinrib–71 Ian Roberts–59 Rodney Allen Rippy–56 Richard “Wil” Wheaton III–52 Stephen Dorff–51 Allison Mack–42 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco ; 1957 –Jack Paar debuted as host of NBC’s “Tonight” show. The first modern day Talk Show.

Happy Birthday RIP Hubert “Rudy” Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) Robert “Alexis” Arquette(1969–2016) Georgia Engel(1948–2019) ; Sally Struthers–77 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–77 Lori Loughlin–60 Elizabeth Berkley–52 Dustin Milligan–39 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African- American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.

Happy Birthday Jerry Van Dyke(1931–2018) Norman Lear(1922–2023) ;! Peggy Fleming–76 Julian McMahon–56 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau–54 Maya Rudolph–52 Jonathan Rhys Meyers(O’Keefe)–47 David Blair Redford–41 Taylor Schilling–40 ; 1940 – Bugs Bunny made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare.”

Happy Birthday RIP George Bernard Shaw(1856–1950) Gracie Allen(1895–1964) Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) Vivian Vance(Jones 1909–1979) William Blake Crump(“Blake Edwards” 1922–2010) ; Sir Michael “Mick” Jagger–81 Dame Helen Mirren(Mironoff)–79 Susan George–74 Dorothy Hamill–68 Nana Visitor(Tucker)–67 Kevin Spacey Fowler–65 Sandra Bullock–60 Jeremy Piven–59 Jason Statham–57 Olivia Williams–56 ; 1947 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council

Happy Birthday RIP Brad Renfro(1982–2008) Estelle Getty(Scher-Gettleman 1923–2008) “Jack Gilford”(Jacob Gellman 1908–1990) ; Verdine White–73 Iman Abdulmajid–69 Illeana Douglas(Hesselberg)–63 Matthew LeBlanc–57 “Tera Patrick”(Linda Hopkins)–48 ; 1956 – 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51 people