Happy Birthday RIP James Coco(1930–1987) ; Timothy Dalton–74 “Eddie Money”(Edward Mahoney)–71 Leonard Gary Oldman–62 Matthew Broderick–58 Roseann “Rosie” O’Donnell–58 Jaye Davidson–52 Scott Eastwood(Reeves)–34 ; 1963 – Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates ; 2006 – Jack Dorsey sends first Twitter message “just setting up my twttr”
March 20
Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers(1928–2003) Jerry Reed(Hubbard 1937–2008) ; Carl Reiner–98 “Hal Linden”(Harold Lipshitz)–89 Martin Brian Mulroney–81 William Hurt–70 Shelton “Spike” Lee–63 Holly Hunter–62 Kathleen “Kathy” Ireland–57 Michael Rapaport–50 Dean Geyer–34 ; 1996 – A jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of their millionaire parents. (They are serving life without parole) ; 1997 – Liggett Group settled 22 state lawsuits by admitting the industry markets cigarettes to teenagers and agreeing to warn on every pack that smoking is addictive.
March 19
Happy Birthday RIP Eleanor “Betty” Compson(1897–1974) Fred Berry(1951–2003) ; Renee Taylor(Wexler)–87 Ursula Andress–84 Ruth Pointer–74 Glenda “Glenn” Close–73 Walter Bruce Willis–65 ; 1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. ; 1931 – Nevada legalized gambling ; 1953 – The Academy Awards was televised for first time from NBC International Theater in NYC ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOtp4dli7-4 )
March 18
Happy Birthday RIP John Updike(1932–2009) Peter Graves(Aurness 1926–2010) Ernest Gallo(1909–2007) ; Kevin Dobson–77 Bradford Dourif–70 Irene Cara Escalera–61 Vanessa Lynn Williams–57 “Queen Latifah”(Dana Owens)–50 Dane Cook–48 Adam Levine–41 ; 1931 – Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor
March 17
Happy Birthday RIP Nathaniel Adams Coles(“Nat King Cole” 1919–1965) Paul Kantner(1941–2016) ; Patrick Duffy–71 Kurt Russell–69 Lesley Anne Down–66 Gary Sinise–65 Robert “Rob” Lowe–56 Paige Hemmis(Huff)–48 Brittany Daniel–44 ; 1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel : 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the “Night Stalker”, commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles, California murder spree
March 16
Happy Birthday RIP Henry Youngman(1906–1998) Thelma “Pat” Nixon(1912–1993) “Jerry Lewis”(Joseph Levitch 1926–2017) ; Charles “Chuck” Woolery–79 Henry “Erik” Estrada–71 Victor Garber–71 Nancy Wilson–66 Jerome Flynn–57 Lauren Graham–53 Alan Tudyk–49 ; 1850 – “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published
March 15
Happy Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg–87 Judd Hirsch–85 Michael Love–79 David Cronenberg–77 Daniel Dee Snider–65 Park Overall–63 Fabio Lanzoni–61 Terence Trent “D’Arby” Howard–58 Kennedy “Rockwell” Gordy–56 Mark McGrath–52 Mark Hoppus–48 Eva Longoria–45 William Adams Jr(“will.i.am”)–45 Kellan Lutz–35 ; 1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated ; 1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com)
March 14
Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) ; Quincy Jones Jr–87 “Michael Caine”(Maurice Micklewhite)–87 William “Billy” Crystal–72 Rigdon “Rick” Dees–70 Jerry Greenfield–69 Adrian Zmed–66 Kevin Williamson–55 James Frain–52 Frederick “Chris” Klein–41 Jordan Taylor Hanson–37 Jamie Bell–34 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin ; Pi day π 3.14 (started 2009)
March 13
Happy Birthday RIP Paul Stewart(Sternberg 1908–1986) Joseph Peter Breck(1929–2012) ; Neil Sedaka–81 William Hall Macy Jr–70 Kathy Hilton(Kathleen Avanzino)–61 Daniel Masterson–44 Noel Fisher–36 Emile Hirsch–35 George MacKay–28 1639 – Harvard College is named for clergyman John Harvard ; 1781 – The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel ; 1963 – Police in Phoenix, Arizona arrest Ernesto Miranda and charge him with kidnap and rape. His conviction is ultimately set aside by the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona which found that his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights had been violated during his arrest and trial for armed robbery, kidnapping, and rape
March 12
Happy Birthday RIP Jean-Louis “Jack” de Kerouac(1922–1969) William ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas Jr(1931–1980) Johnny Palermo(1982–2009) Alwin “Al” Jarreau(1940–2017) ; Barbara Feldon(Hall)–87 Liza Minnelli–74 James Taylor–72 Jon Provost–70 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt–67 Titus Welliver–58 Ladda Tammy Duckworth–52 Aaron Eckhart–52 Jacob Tapper–51 Samuel Levine–38 ; 1912 – The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States