Happy Birthday RIP Joan Rivers(Molinsky 1933–2014) ; Gerald “Jerry” Stiller–91 Nancy Sinatra–78 William “Boz” Scaggs–74 Alan Scarfe–72 Kathy Baker–68 “Bonnie Tyler”(Gaynor Hopkins)–67 Keenen Ivory Wayans–60 Bernard White–59 Nicholas Rhodes(Bates)–56 Frank Grillo–53 Kevin Farley–53 Julianna Margulies–52 Daniel Futterman–51 Mark Feuerstein–47 Kanye West–41 Jessica Weixler–37 ; 1912 – Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures ; 1953 – The Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks

Happy Birthday RIP “Dean Martin”(Dino Crocetti 1917–1995) Jessica Tandy(1909–1994) Prince Nelson(1958–2016) ; Thomas Jones(Woodward)–78 “Jenny Jones”(Janina Stronski)–72 William “Liam” Neeson–66 Colleen Camp–65 William Forsythe–63 Karl-Heinz Urban–46 William “Bill” Hader–40 Michael Cera–30 “Iggy Azalea”(Amethyst Kelly)–28 ; 1909 – “Mary Pickford”(Gladys Smith) makes her screen debut at the age of 16 in “The Violin Maker of Cremona” ; 1982 – Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits

Happy Birthday Robert Englund–71 Harvey Fierstein–64 Sandra Bernhard–63 Björn Borg–62 Colin Quinn–59 Jason Isaacs–56 Paul Giamatti–51 Sonya Walger–44 ; 1892 – Chicago ‘EL’ begins operation (Elevated Trains) ; 1933 – The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, N.J. ; 1968 – leaving a ballroom at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles Robert F Kennedy turned to his left and shook hands with busboy Juan Romero just as Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian, opened fire. Kennedy was hit three times. He was taken to Good Samaritan and pronounced dead 26 hours later (today) after extensive surgical procedures failed. Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools was built and opened 2006 and is 3 blocks from my home.

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Lansing(Brown 1928–1994) ; “Peggy Stewart”(Margaret O’Rourke)–95 Susan “Suze” Orman–67 Kenneth Gorelick(“Kenny G”)–62 Richard Butler–62 Ronald Livingston–51 Susan Lynch–47 Mark Wahlberg–47 Chad Allen Lazzari–44 Peter Wentz III–39 ; 1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, “Hound Dog”, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. ; 1968 – Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Palestinian gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested

Happy Birthday RIP Catherine Rosalind Russell(1907–1976) William Dennis Weaver(1924–2006) John Sidney Blythe Barrymore Jr.(1932–2004) ; Bruce Dern–82 Michelle Phillips(Holly Gilliam)–74 Richard Stevenson Parker Jr–66 Keith David Williams–62 Eldra “El” DeBarge–57 Albert Brown III(“Al B Sure”)–50 Scott Wolf–50 Noah Wyle–47 Angelina Jolie Voight–43 Russell Brand–43 Todd “T.J.” Miller–37 ; 1919 – Women’s rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

Happy Birthday RIP “Josephine Baker”(Freda McDonald 1906–1975) Ellen Corby(Hansen 1911–1999) “Tony Curtis”(Bernard Schwartz 1925–2010) Chuck Barris(1929–2017) ; “Deniece Williams”(June Chandler)–68 Susan “Suzie” Plakson–60 Anderson Cooper–51 Jason Jones–45 ; 1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon

Happy Birthday RIP Marvin Hamlisch(1944–2012) ; Sally Kellerman–81 Walter Stacy Keach Jr–77 Charles Haid III–75 Lars “Lasse” Hallström–72 Gerald “Jerry” Mathers–70 Joanna Gleason(Hall)–68 Dana Carvey–63 Liam Cunningham–57 Wentworth Miller III–46 Zachary Quinto–41 Justin Long–40 Dominic Cooper–40 ; 1924 – Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians

Happy Birthday RIP “Frank Morgan”(Francis Wuppermann 1890–1949) “Marilyn Monroe”(Norma Jeane Mortenson 1926–1962) Cleavon Little(1939–1992) Andy Griffith(1926–2012) ; Charles “Pat” Boone–84 Morgan Freeman–81 Rene Auberjonois–78 Brian Cox–72 John Price(“Pryce”)–71 Lisa Hartman–62 Heidi Klum–45 Alanis Morissette–44 Amy Schumer–37 ; 1890 – The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith’s tabulating machine to count census returns ; 1967 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles is released ; 1980 – Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting

Happy Birthday RIP Walter “Walt” Whitman(1819–1892) Denholm Elliott(1922–1992) Dominic “Don” Ameche(Amici 1908–1993) ; Clinton Eastwood Jr–88 Sharon Gless–75 Joseph “Joe” Namath–75 Thomas Berenger(Moore)–69 Christopher Elliott–58 Lea Thompson–57 Corey Hart–56 Brooke Shields–53 Colin Farrell–42 Johnathan Tucker–36 ; 1929–The first talking Mickey Mouse cartoon, “The Karnival Kid”, is released ; 2005 – Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was Deep Throat, the Watergate scandal’s whistleblower

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Blanc(Melvin Blank 1908–1989) Benjamin “Benny” Goodman(1909–1986) ; Ruta Kilmonis(“Lee”)–83 Stephen Tobolowsky–67 Colm Meaney–65 Theodore “Ted” McGinley–60 Ralph Carter–57 Mark Sheppard–54 “Wynonna Judd”(Christina Ciminella)–54 Idina Menzel–47 Omri Katz–42 ; 1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race