Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) ; Quincy Jones Jr–86 “Michael Caine”(Maurice Micklewhite)–86 William “Billy” Crystal–71 Rigdon “Rick” Dees–69 Jerry Greenfield–68 Adrian Zmed–65 Kevin Williamson–54 James Frain–51 Frederick “Chris” Klein–40 Jordan Taylor Hanson–36 Jamie Bell–33 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin ; Pi day π 3.14 (started 2009)

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Stewart(Sternberg 1908–1986) Joseph Peter Breck(1929–2012) ; Neil Sedaka–80 María Molina Baeza(“Charo”)–78 William Hall Macy Jr–69 Kathy Hilton(Kathleen Avanzino)–60 Daniel Masterson–43 Noel Fisher–35 Emile Hirsch–34 ; 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

Happy Birthday RIP Jean-Louis “Jack” de Kerouac(1922–1969) William ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas Jr(1931–1980) Johnny Palermo(1982–2009) ; Barbara Feldon(Hall)–86 Alwin “Al” Jarreau–79 Liza Minnelli–73 James Taylor–71 Jon Provost–69 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt–66 Titus Welliver–58 Aaron Eckhart–51 Samuel Levine–37 ; 1912 – The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States

Happy Birthday RIP Shemp Howard(Samuel Horwitz 1895–1955) Lawrence Welk(1903–1992) “Lady Chablis”(Benjamin Knox 1957–2016) Anton Yelchin(1989–2016) ; Samuel Donaldson–85 Nancy Kovach–84 Mark Metcalf–73 Jerry Zucker–69 Robert “Bobby” McFerrin Jr–69 Susan Richardson–67 Catharina “Nina” Hagen–64 “Cheryl Lynn”(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–62 David LaChapelle–56 Terrence Howard–50 “Johnny Knoxville”(Philip Clapp)–48 Thora Birch–37 ; 1993 – Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States

Happy Birthday RIP Donald Bexley(1910–1997) ; Carlos “Chuck” Norris–79 Shannon Tweed–62 Sharon Stone–61 Jasmine Guy–57 Prince Edward Windsor–55 Neneh Cherry(Karlsson)–55 Johnathan Hamm–48 Christopher “Biz” Stone–45 Bree Turner–42 Jeffrey Branson–42 Carrie Underwood–36 ; 1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to retract his plea ; 1977 – Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus #InsertGayJoke

Happy Birthday RIP Raul Julia y Arcelay(1940–1994) ; Charles Gibson–76 Jeffrey Osborne–71 Faith Daniels(Augustine)–62 Martin Fry–61 Juliette Binoche–55 Emmanuel Lewis–48 Kerr Smith–47 Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada–40 Brittney Snow–33 ; 1959 – Mattel’s Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York created by Ruth Handler

Happy Birthday RIP Lynn Redgrave(1943–2010) Alan Hale Mackahan Jr(1921–1990) “Cyd Charisse”(Tula Finklea 1921–2008) ; George Michael Dolenz Jr–74 John Kapelos–63 Gary Numan(Webb)–61 Lester Holt Jr–60 Aidan Quinn–60 Debra “Camryn” Manheim–58 Jed Rees–49 Freddie Prinze Jr–43 James Van Der Beek Jr–42 Nicholas Zano–41 Devon Graye Fleming–32 ; 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded ; 1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule ; 1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France ; 1979 –Philips demonstrates the compact disc “CD” publicly for the first time

Happy Birthday RIP James Broderick(1927–1982) Alan Sues(1926–2011) ; Willard Scott Jr–85 Danielo Travanti–79 Michael Eisner–77 “Taylor Dayne”(Leslie Wunderman)–57 Wanda Sykes–55 Jonathon Del Arco–53 Rachel Weisz–49 John “Peter” Sarsgaard–48 ; 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone

Happy Birthday RIP Lou Costello(Louis Cristillo 1906–1959) Edward McMahon(1923–2009) ; Alan Greenspan–93 Joanna Miles–79 David Gilmour–73 Robert Reiner–72 James Saito–64 Edward Deezen–62 Thomas Arnold–60 Constance Womack(“Connie Britton”)–51 Shaquille O’Neal–47 ; 1899 – Bayer registers “Aspirin” as a trademark

Happy Birthday RIP Reginald “Rex” Harrison(1908–1990) Andrew Gibb(1958–1988) “Teena Marie”(Mary Brockert 1956–2010) James Noble(1922–2016) ; Robert Dean Stockwell-83 Fred Williamson–81 Murray Head–73 Lloyd Michael Warren-73 Elaine Paige(Bickerstaff)-71 Edmond “Eddy” Grant-71 Marsha Warfield-65 Penn Jillette-64 Kevin Connolly-45 Eva Mendes-45 ; 1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake ; 1946 – Winston Churchill coins the phrase “Iron Curtain” in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri