Happy Birthday RIP “Mary Pickford”(Gladys Smith 1892–1979) Elizabeth “Betty” Ford(1918–2011) ; Sheldon Greenfield(“Shecky Greene”)–92 John Schneider IV–58 Jeffrey “Izzy Stradlin” Isbell–56 John Julian Lennon–55 Robin Wright–52 Patricia Arquette–50 ; 1913 – The 17th amendment to the Constitution, providing for the popular election of U.S. senators, was ratified ; 1958 – A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper (pioneer of first high level mainframe programming language) meets to discuss the creation of a new language that would be called COBOL(common oriented business language)

Happy Birthday RIP Ian Richardson(1934–2007) “Billie Holiday”(Elinora Fagan 1915–1959) James Bumgarner(“Garner” 1928–2014) William “Wayne” Rogers III(1933–2015) ; Edmund “Jerry” Brown Jr–80 Francis Ford Coppola–79 John Oates–70 Kong-sang “Jackie” Chan(陳港生)–64 Russell Crowe–54 ; 1927 – First long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover)

Happy Birthday RIP Phil Leeds(1916–1998) Merle Haggard(1937–2016) ; William December “Billy Dee” Williams–81 John Ratzenberger–71 Patrika Darbo–70 “MariLou Henner”(Mary Lucy Pudlowski)–66 Paul Rudd–49 Anders Jensen–46 Zachary Braff–43 Candace Cameron–42 Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla–36 Charlie McDermott–28 ; 1909 – Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole. ; 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City

Happy Birthday RIP Eldred Gregory Peck(1916–2003) Ruth “Bette” Davis(1908–1989) Spencer Tracy(1900–1967) Christopher Hewett(1921–2001); Colin Powell–81 Maxwell Gail–75 Åse Agneta Fältskog–68 Thea Gill–48 Pharrell Williams–45 ; 1792 – U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States. The bill was outlining a new apportionment formula submitted by then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Apportionment described how Congress divides seats in the House of Representatives among the states based on the US census figures

Happy Birthday RIP Heath Andrew Ledger(1979–2008) Daniel David White(1916–1990) Anthony Perkins(1932–1992) “Maya Angelou”(Marguerite Johnson 1928–2014) Peter Vaughan(Olm 1923–2016) ; Estelle Harris(Nussbaum)–90 Craig T. Nelson–74 Hugo Weaving–58 Graham Norton(Walker)–55 David Cross–54 Robert Downey Jr–53 Nancy McKeon–52 James Rodriguez(“Roday”)–42 ; 1850 – The city of Los Angeles was incorporated ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee ; 1975 – Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Happy Birthday RIP Leslie Howard Steiner(1893–1943) Marlon Brando Jr(1924–2004) ; Doris Kappelhoff(“Doris Day”)–96 Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall–84 Marsha Mason–76 Carson Wayne Newton–76 Michael Orlando Cassavitis(“Tony Orlando”)–74 Alexander “Alec” Baldwin III–60 David Hyde Pierce–59 Edward “Eddie” Murphy–57 Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn–49 Jamie Bamber Griffith–45 ; 1860 – The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech

Happy Birthday RIP Alec Guinness de Cuffe(1914–2000) Marvin Gay Jr(1939–1984) Christian “Buddy” Ebsen Jr(1908–2003) Robert “Dabbs” Greer (1917–2007) Ronald Paolillo(1949–2012) Rodney King III(1965–2012) ; Linda Hunter–73 Emmylou Harris–71 Sam Anderson–71 Christopher Meloni–57 Adam Rodriguez–43 Michael Fassbender–41 Aiden Turner–41 ; 1902 – “Electric Theatre”, the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California ; 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format

Happy Birthday RIP Leonidas “Lon” Chaney(1883–1930) Gordon Jump(1932–2003) Mary “Debbie” Reynolds(1932–2016) ; “Jane Powell”(Suzanne Bruce)–89 Elizabeth “Ali” MacGraw–79 Barry Sonnenfeld–65 Susan Boyle–57 Samuel Huntington–46 Rachel Maddow–45 Matthew Lanter–35 ; 1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois ; 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General’s warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Chavez(1927–1993) Anne “Liz” Claiborne(1929–2007) ; George Richard Chamberlain–84 Shirley Jones–84 Herbert Alpert–83 Ronald “Christopher” Walken–75 Gabriel Kaplan–73 Albert Gore Jr.–70 Rhea Perlman(DeVito)–70 William McNamara–53 Ewan McGregor–47 Evan Williams–46 ; 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened

Happy Birthday RIP Vincent van Gogh(1853–1890) ; “Peter Marshall”(Ralph LaCock)–92 John Astin–88 Henry Warren Beaty–81 Eric Clapton–73 Paul Reiser–61 Ian Ziering–54 Tracy Chapman–54 Céline Dion–50 Mark Consuelos–47 Geetali Norah Jones Shankar–39 Jason Dohring–36 ; 1964 – The game show “Jeopardy!” premiered on NBC television network