Happy Birthday RIP David Dwight Eisenhower(1890–1969) Lillian Gish(1893–1993) Charles Everett Koop(1916–2013) Sir Roger Moore(1927–2017) Harry Anderson(1952–2018) ; Ralph Lauren(Lifschitz)–79 Gregory Evigan–65 Thomas Dolby(Robertson)–60 Isaac Mizrahi–57 Stephen Coogan–53 Karyn White–53 Usher Raymond IV–40 Maximillion Thieriot–30 ; 1926 – The children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published ; 1964 – Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence
October 12
Happy Birthday RIP Luciano Pavarotti(1935–2007) ; Christopher Wallace–71 Susan Anton–68 Christopher Botti–56 Hugh Jackman–50 Adam Rich–50 Joshua Hutcherson–26 ; 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, died five days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie Wyoming
October 11
Happy Birthday RIP Anna Eleanor Roosevelt(1884–1962) ; Daryl Hall(Hohl)–72 David Morse–65 Joan Cusack–56 Sean Patrick Flanery–53 Luke Perry(Coy Luther Perry III)–52 Jane Krajkowski–50 Stephen Moyer(Emery)–49 Emily Deschanel–42 Matthew Bomer–41 Trevor Donovan Neubauer–39 ; 1975 – The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday NightLive debuts with George Carlin as the host and Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guests ; 1988 – National Coming Out Day is an annual LGBTQ observed day to commemorate the gay liberation spirit of the person being political. The emphasis is that the most basic form of activism is coming out to family, friends and colleagues, and living life as an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender or queer
October 10
Happy Birthday RIP Helen Hayes(Brown 1900–1993) Ibson Dana Elcar(1927–2005) Christopher Penn(1965–2006) ; “Peter Coyote”(Rachmil Cohon)–77 Benjamin Vereen(Middleton)–72 David Lee Roth–64 Tanya Tucker–60 Julia Sweeney–59 Bradley Whitford–59 Jodi Marzorati(“Benson”)–57 Daniel Stevens–46 Mario Lopez Jr–45 Daniel Stevens–33 ; 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire: Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10; Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax
October 9
Happy Birthday RIP John Winston Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne–70 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–66 Barbara March–65 Anthony Shalhoub–65 John O’Hurley–64 Scott Bakula–64 Sean Lennon–43 Brandon Routh–39 ; 1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) was chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut ; 1936 – Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California
October 8
Happy Birthday Rona Barrett(Burstein)–82 Paul Hogan–78 Cornelius “Chevy” Chase–75 Sarah Purcell–70 Susan “Sigourney” Weaver–69 Darrell Hammond–63 Stephanie Zimbalist–62 Matthew Damon–48 Peter “Bruno Mars” Hernandez–43 ; 1921 – KDKA in Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
October 7
Happy Birthday RIP “June Allyson”(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; “Joy Behar”(Josephina Occhiuto)–76 John Mellencamp–67 Judy Landers(Hamburg)–60 Simon Cowell–59 Dylan Baker–59 Daniel Savage–54 Toni Braxton–51 Brandon Quinn Swierenga–41 Shawn Ashmore–39 ; 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming.
October 6
Happy Birthday RIP Laura “Janet” Gainor(1906–1984) “Carole Lombard”(Jane Peters 1908–1942) ; Britt-Marie Eklund–76 Kevin Cronin–67 Elisabeth Shue–55 Ioan Gruffudd–45 Jeremy Sisto–44 Wesley Ramsey–41 Olivia Thirlby–32 ; 1927 – The era of talking motion pictures began with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson, the first prominent talking movie
October 5
Happy Birthday RIP Raymond “Ray” Kroc(1902–1984) “Larry Fine”(Louis Feinberg 1902–1975) William Szathmary (Bill Dana 1924–2017) Jeffery Conaway(1950–2011) ; Steven Miller–75 Karen Allen–67 Harold Faltermeier–66 Clive Barker–66 Guy Pearce–51 Kate Winslet–43 James Jesse Palmer–40 Jesse Eisenberg–35 ; 1947 President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House ; 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded
October 4
Happy Birthday RIP Joseph “Buster” Keaton(1895–1966) “Charleton Heston”(John Carter 1923–2008) Jacqueline Collins(1937–2015); “Anne Rice”(Howard O’Brien)–76 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–72 Armand Assante Jr–69 Christopher Waltz–62 William “Bill” Fagerbakke–61″Jon Secada”(Juan Ramirez)–56 Isaac Liev Schreiber–51 Alicia Silverstone–42Rachael Leigh Cook–38 ; 1883 – First run of the Orient Express ; 1957 – “Leave It to Beaver” premiered on CBS.