Happy Birthday RIP “Jerry Vale”(Genaro Vitaliano 1930–2014) Martin Feldman(1933–1982) ; “Steve Lawrence”(Sidney Leibowitz)–83 Jeffrey Tambor–74 Wolfgang “Puck” Topfschnig–69 Anjelica Huston–67 Kevin Bacon–60 Toby Keith Covel–57 Lee Tergesen–53 William “Billy” Crudup–50 Beck Campbell–48 Kathleen Robertson–45 Milo Ventimiglia–41 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc” Severinsen–91 Richard Starkey(“Ringo Starr”)–78 Shelley Duvall–69 William “Bill” Campbell–59 Christian Camargo(Minnick)–47 Troy Garity–45 Barry Reese (“Cassidy”)–36 ; 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William “Bill” Haley(1925–1981) “Janet Leigh”(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) Anne “Nancy” Reagan(Robbins 1921–2016) Delloreese Early(1931–2017) ; Ned Beatty–81 Burt Ward(Gervis Jr.)–73 Michael Sylvester Stallone–72 Shelley Hack–71 Geoffrey Rush–67 Grant Goodeve–66 Alice Tannenberg(“Allyce Beasley”)–64 Jennifer Saunders–60 Christian Meoli–46 Curtis Jackson III(“50 Cent”)–43 Gregory Smith–35 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States ; 1933 – The first Major league Baseball game is played in Chicago’s Comisky Park. The American league defeated the National league 4–2.

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor “P.T.” Barnum(1810–1891) Alton “Ben” Powers(1950–2015) ; Katherine Helmond–89 Shirley Knight Hopkins–82 Hugh Cregg III(“Huey Lewis”)–68 Edith “Edie” Falco–55 Kathryn Erbe–53 ; 1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France.

Happy Birthday RIP Esther “Eppie” Lederer(“Ann Landers” 1918–2002) Pauline Phillips(“Abigail Van Buren” 1918–2013) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) ; Eva Marie Saint–94 Luigina “Gina” Lollobrigida–91 Marvin Neil Simon–91 Gerald Riviera(“Geraldo”)–75 John Waite–67 ; 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

Happy Birthday RIP Laura Branigan(1957–2004) ; Timothy O’Connor(1927–2018); Gloria Allred(Bloom)–77 Kurtwood Smith–75 Betty Buckley–71 Karin Jan Smithers–69 Montel Williams–62 Thomas Gibson–56 Martha Yeardley Smith–54 Thomas Flanagan–53 Ryan McPartlin–43 Corey Sevier–34 ; 1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens ; 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average (about 25) which contained nine railroads and two industrial companies in The Customer’s Afternoon letter. The first recorded value Feb 16 1885 was 30.92. Today the value = 24,307.18

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–87 Polly Holliday–81 Saul Rubinek–70 Wendy Schaal–64 Johnny Weir–34 Lindsay Lohan–32 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts

Happy Birthday RIP “Estée Lauder”(Josephine Mentzer 1906–2004) Sydney Pollack(1934–2008) Princess Diana Spencer(1961–1997) ; Olivia de Havilland–102 “Jamie Farr”(Jameel Farah)–84 “Deborah Harry”(Angela Tremble)–73 Daniel Aykroyd–66 Brian George–66 Alan Ruck–62 Dale Midkiff–59 Evelyn King–58 Melissa “Missy” Elliott–47 Liv Tyler(Rundgren)–41 Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray–29; 1931 – United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport) ; 1963 – ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail ; 1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman ; 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.

Happy Birthday RIP Glenda Farrell (1904–1971) “Susan Hayward”(Edythe Marrenner 1917–1975) Lena Horne(1917–2010) ; David Alan Grier–63 Vincent D’Onofrio–59 Márton Csókás Jr–52 Michael Tyson–52 Brian Bloom–48 Willam Belli–36 Fantasia Barrino–34 Michael Phelps II–33 ; 1864 – Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite valley to California for “public use, resort and recreation” ; 1937 – The world’s first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London England

Happy Birthday RIP “Slim Pickens”(Louis Lindley Jr 1919–1983) Ruth Warrick(1916–2005) ; William Gary Busey–74 Richard Lewis–71 Frederick Grandy–70 Colin Hay–65 Sharon Lawrence–57 Kathleen Wilhoite–54 llan Mitchell-Smith–49 Christopher Egan–34 ; 2007 – Apple Inc. releases their first mobile phone, the iPhone, and the smartphone craze begins for millions! ‪