Happy Birthday RIP “Virginia Woolf”(Adeline Stephen 1882–1941) Edwin Newman(1919–2010) “Etta James”(Jamesetta Hawkins 1938–2012) Dean Jones(1931–2015) Tobe Hooper(1943–2017) Gregory Sierra(1937–2021) ; Dinah Manoff–69 Jenifer Lewis–68 Mia Kirshner–50 Alicia Keys(Cook)–44 Natalie Hall–35 ; 1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco ; 1949 – the first Emmy Awards are held at Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles

Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Borgnine(Ermes Borgnino 1917–2012) Sharon Tate(1943–1969) John Belushi(1949–1982) ; Neil Diamond–84 Aaron Neville–84 Yakov Smirnoff(Pokhis)–74 Mary Lou Retton–57 Matthew Lillard–55 Edward “Ed” Helms–51 Kristen Schaal–47 Justin Baldoni–41 ; 1908 – The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell ; 1984 – The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.

Happy Birthday RIP Frances “Bay” Goffman(1919–2011) Susan French(1912–2003) Rutger Hauer(1944–2019) “Sin’Ichi Chiba”(Sadaho Maeda 千葉 真 1939–2021) Anita Pointer(1948–2022) Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero(“Chita Rivera” 1933–2024) ; Gilbert “Gil” Gerard–82 Richard Dean Anderson–75 Antonio Villaraigosa(Villar Jr.)–72 Richard Finch–71 Princess Caroline Grimaldi of Monaco–68 Mariska Hargitay–61 Tiffani Thiessen–51 ; 1789 – Georgetown College, the first Catholic University in the US, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland(now Washington D.C.) ; 1977 – The TV mini-series “Roots,” based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing on American Broadcasting Company.

Happy Birthday RIP David Llewelyn Wark “DW” Griffith(1875–1948) Samuel Cooke(1931–1964) Wilfred “Bill” Bixby III(1934–1993) John Hurt(1940–2017) Seymour Cassel(1935–2019) “Piper Laurie”(Rosetta Jacobs 1932–2023) ; Stephen “Steve” Perry–76 Linda Blair–66 Diane Lane–60 Guy Ferry(“Fieri”)–57 Gabriel Macht–53 Paul Balthazar Getty–50 Nicholas Tweed-Simmons–36 ; 1968 – “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premiered on NBC. ; 1973 – the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. In 2022 it was illegally reversed for political reasons.

Happy Birthday RIP Christian Dior(1905–1957) Alfred “Benny” Hill(1924–1992) Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas(1922–1994) “Wolfman Jack”(Robert Smith 1938–1995) Morris Mac Davis(1942–2020) Paul G Allen(1953–2018) ; Jack Nicklaus–85 José Plácido Domingo Embil–84 “Billy Ocean”(Leslie Charles)–75 “Robby Benson”(Robin Segal)–69 Virginia “Geena” Davis–69 Emma Bunton–49 ; 1915 – The first Kiwanis Club was founded, in Detroit. ; 2003 – The Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed blacks as America’s largest minority group

Happy Birthday RIP “George Burns”(Nathan Birnbaum 1896–1996) Patricia Neal(1926–2010) Jackson DeForest Kelley(1920–1999) Ottis “Slim” Whitman Jr(1923–2013) Arthur “Arte” Johnson(1929–2019) David Lynch(1946–2015) ; Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr–95 William “Bill” Maher Jr–69 Lorenzo Lamas–67 James Denton Jr–62 Rainn Wilson–59 Melissa Rivers (Rosenberg)–57 “Skeet Ulrich”(Bryan Trout)–55 Evan Peters–38 ; 1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar Allan Poe(1809–1849) Janis Joplin (1943–1970) Robert Palmer (1949–2003) Jean Stapleton(Jeanne Murray 1923–2013) Phillip Everly(1939–2014) ; Nathalie “Tippi” Hedren–95 Dolly Rebecca Parton–79 Desi Arnaz Jr.(Desiderio Arnaz IV)–72 Catherine “Katey” Sagal–71 Paul Rodriguez–70 Robert “William” Ragsdale–64 Shawn Wayans–54 Benjamin Ayres–48 Elizabeth “Bitsie” Tulloch–44 Jodie Sweetin–43 ; 1955 – A presidential news conference was filmed for TV for the first time, with the permission of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. ; 1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world’s first men’s brief type underwear.

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) Thomas Watson (1854–1934) “Cary Grant”(Archibald Leach 1904–1986) “Danny Kaye”(David Kaminski 1913–1987) ; Thomas “Tom” Bailey–71 Kevin Costner–70 Allison Arngrim–63 David Attell–60 Jason Segel–45 ; 1886 – Modern hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England ; 1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Karl Lämmle(1867–1939) Andrew “Andy” Kaufman(1949–1984) Nancy Parsons(1942–2001) Sheree North(Dawn Crang 1932–2005) Eartha “Kitt”(Keith 1927–2008) “Muhammad Ali”(Cassius Clay Jr 1942–2016) Betty Ludden White 1922–2021) James Earl Jones(1931–2024) ; Maurice “Maury” Povich–86 Paul Young–69 Broderick “Steve” Harvey–68 Susanna Hoffs–66 James Carrey–63 Michelle Obama–61 Naveen Andrews–56 Robert Ritchie(“Kid Rock”)–54 Diogo Morgado–44 ; 1893 – Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate her monarchy.

Happy Birthday RIP Henry “Harry” Carey II(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony “A.J.” Foyt–90 Ronnie Milsap–82 John Carpenter–77 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–75 Helen “Sade” Adu–66 Andrea James–58 David Al-Chokhachy (“Chokachi”)–57 Jonathan Mangum–54 Katherine “Kate” Moss–51 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances