Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn Jr(1911–2003) Richard “Red” Skelton(1913–1997) Nelson Mandela(1918–2013) John Glenn Jr(1921–2016) ; Craig Bruderlin(“James Brolin”)–78 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–62 Elizabeth McGovern–57 Wendy Williams–54 Mark Sinclair(“Vin Diesel”)–51 Kristen Bell–38 Christopher Chace Crawford–33 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne dies
July 17
Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) “Art Linkletter”(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phoebe “Snow”(Laub 1950–2011) Phyllis “Diller”(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–83 Carol Diahann Johnson–83 Duchess Camilla Mountbatten(Shand)–71 Terence “Geezer” Butler–69 Lucie Arnaz–67 David Hasselhoff–66 Heather Langenkamp–54 Alexander Winter–53 Michael Vogel–39 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California
July 16 hi
Happy Birthday RIP “Ginger Rogers”(Virginia McMath 1911–1995) “Barbara Stanwyck”(Ruby Stevens 1907–1990) ; Stewart Copeland–65 Phoebe Cates–55 John William Ferrell–51 Corey Feldman–47 Jayma Mays–39 ; 1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government.
July 15
Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn(1606–1669) Nan Martin(1927–2010) Alexander “Alex” Karras(1935–2012) ; Patrick “Wayne” Morrison–79 Jan Michael Vincent–74 Linda Ronstadt–72 “Arianna Huffington”(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–68 Terrance Quinn–66 “Willie Aames”(Albert Upton)–58 Forest Whitaker III–57 Scott Foley–46 Diane Heidkrüger(“Kruger”)–42 ; 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day ; 2006 – Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world
July 14
Happy Birthday RIP George Tobias(1901–1980) ; Nancy Olson–90 Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier–86 Vincent Pastore–72 Jane Lynch–58 Matthew Fox–52 Melissa Fisher(“Missy Gold”)–48 ; 1789 – French Revolution: Bastille Day ; 1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American
July 13
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday RIP Robert “Bob” Crane(1928–1978) Gerald Levert(1966–2006) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–78 Harrison Ford–76 Richard “Cheech” Marin–72 Edith Bernstein(“Didi Conn”)–67 Thelma Louise Mandrell–64 Cameron Crowe–61 Robert Gonzalez(“Gant”)–50 Deborah Cox–44 Steven Chadwick McQueen–30 Colton Haynes–30 ; 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949
July 12
Happy Birthday RIP “Louis B. Mayer”(Lazar Meir 1884–1957) Mendel Berlinger(“Milton Berle” 1908–2002) ; William “Bill” Cosby Jr–81 “Christine McVie”(Anne Perfect)–75 Milton “Richard” Simmons–70 Jon Thomas Terrell–70 Brian Grazer–67 Cheryl “Ladd” Stoppelmoor–67 Cheyenne Jackson–43 Christopher “Topher” Grace–40 ; 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London.
July 11
Happy Birthday RIP Yuli Bryner(1920–1985) “Tab Hunter”(Arthur Kelm 1931–2018) ; Giorgio Armani–84 Thomas “Tom” Holland–75 Patricia “Bonnie” Pointer–68 Bruce McGill–68 Leon Spinks–65 Sela Ward–62 Suzanne Vega–59 Gregory Grunberg–52 Justin Chambers–48 Michael Rosenbaum–46 Kimberly “Lil Kim” Jones–44 ; 1798 – The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress ; 1922 – The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles formerly known as the ‘Daisy Dell’ in Bolton Canyon
July 10
Happy Birthday RIP Frederick Gwynne(1926–1993) David Brinkley(1920–2003) Ronald Glass(1945–2016) ; Granville “Robert” Pine–77 Arlo Guthrie–71 Alejandro “Alec” Mapa–53 Gale Harold III–49 Sofía Vergara–46 Adrian Grenier–42 Jessica Simpson–38 Cindy Taylor(“Jesse Jane”)–38 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act