February 24
Happy Birthday RIP Marjorie “Main” Tomlinson(1890–1975) Steven Paul Jobs(1955–2011) Abraham “Abe” Vigoda(1921–2016); Joseph Lieberman–76 Barry Bostwick–73 Edward James Olmos–71 George Thorogood–68 Paula Zahn–62 Emilio Rivera–57 William “Billy” Zane Jr–52 Bonnie Somerville–44 Stephen Wilson Bethel–34 ; 1868 – Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate
February 23
Happy Birthday RIP Majel Barrett-Roddenberry(Hudec 1932–2008) ; Peter Fonda–78 Patricia Richardson–67 John Howard Jones–63 Michael Dell–53 Kristin Davis–53 “Niecy Nash”(Carol Ensley)–48 Emily Blunt–35 Hannah Dakota Fanning–24 ; 1896 – The Tootsie Roll is invented ; 1927 – President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States
February 22
Happy Birthday RIP George Washington(1732–1799) Dominick “Don” Pardo(1918–2014) ; Paul Dooley–90 Robert Jonathan Demme–74 Julius Erving–68 Dame Julia Walters–68 Ellen Greene–67 Kyle MacLachlan–59 Rachel Dratch–52 Jeri Ryan(Zimmerman)–50 James Blount–44 Drew Barrymore–43 ; 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five and dime Woolworth stores ; 1935 – It became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House
February 21
Happy Birthday RIP Clara “Ann” Sheridan(1915–1967) Eunice Waymon(“Nina Simone” 1933–2003) Eddi-Rue McClanahan(1934–2010) Alan Rickman(1946–2016) ; David Geffen–75 Anthony Daniels–72 Ellen Tyne Daly–72 Christine Ebersole–65 Allen Kelsey Grammer–63 John “Jack” Coleman–60 Christopher Atkins Bomann–57 William “Billy” Baldwin–55 Jennifer Love Hewitt–39 Brendan Sexton III–38 Ellen Philpotts-Page–31 Tuppence Middleton–31 Sophie Turner–22; 1878 – The first telephone directory was issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Connecticut ; 1925 – The New Yorker publishes its first issue
February 20
Happy Birthday RIP Ansel Adams(1902–1984) Kurt Cobain(1967–1994) Robert Altman(1925–2006) ; Gloria Vanderbilt–94 Sir Sidney Poitier–91 Sandra “Sandy” Duncan–72 John W. Geils Jr–72 Patricia Hearst–64 Cynthia “Cindy” Crawford–52 Lili Taylor–51 Calpernia Addams–47 Brian Littrell–43 Trevor Noah–34 Robyn Rihanna Fenty–30 ; 1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington ; 1872 – In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens
February 19
Happy Birthday RIP Lamont “Lee” Marvin Jr(1924–1987) Johann “Falco” Hölzel (1957–1998) ; William “Smokey” Robinson Jr–78 Jeffrey Daniels–63 Raymond Winstone–61 Prince Andrew Windsor, Duke of York–58 Henry “Seal” Samuel–55 Justine Bateman–52 Benicio del Toro Sánchez–51 Haylie Duff–33 ; 1878 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph ; 1963 – The publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique reawakens the Feminist Movement in the United States as women’s organizations and consciousness raising groups spread
February 18
Happy Birthday RIP William “Bill” Cullen(1920–1990) John Hughes Jr(1950–2009) “Jack Palance”(Volodymyr Palahniuk 1919–2006) George Kennedy(1925–2016) ; Jan “Milos” Forman–86 Yoko Ono( 小野 洋子)–85 Cybill Shepherd–68 Judy “Juice” Newton–66 John Travolta–64 Vanna White(Rosich)–61 Matthew Dillon–54 Andre “Dr Dre” Young–53 Molly Ringwald–50 Jacqueline Toboni– 26 ; 1885 – Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States
February 17
Happy Birthday RIP Mary Ann Mobley(1937–2014) ; John Barry Humphries(“Dame Edna”)–84 Rene Russo–64 Richard Karn–62 Lou Diamond Phillips(Upchurch)–56 Michael Jordan–55 Denise Richards–47 Jeremiah “Jerry” O’Connell–44 Joseph Gordon-Levitt–37 Paris Hilton–37 Chord Overstreet–29 ; 1933 – Newsweek magazine was first published