Happy Birthday RIP “Jack Benny”(Benjamin Kubelsky 1894–1974) Edward Platt(1916–1974) Victor Morrow(Morozoff 1929–1982) Gregory Hines(1946–2003) Florence Henderson(1934–2016) ; Hugh Downs–97 Michael Bloomberg–76 Raymond Teller–70 Alan Hunter–61 “Meg Tilly”(Margaret Chan)–58 Simon Beckingham(“Pegg”)–48 Alfred “Freddie” Highmore–26 ; 1991– Silence of the Lambs opens and later is first thriller/horror film to win “big five”: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role(Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress in a Leading Role(Jodie Foster), Best Director(Jonathan Demme), Best Screenplay(Ted Tally)
February 13
Happy Birthday RIP “Tennessee” Ernest Ford(1919–1991) ; Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager–95 Marilyn “Kim” Novak–85 George Segal Jr–84 Gerald “Jerry” Springer–74 “Stockard Channing”(Susan Stockard)–74 Peter Gabriel–68 Neal McDonough–52 Robert “Robbie” Williams–44 Mena Süvari–39 Daniel Portman–26 ; 1960 – Black college students stage the first of the Nashville Sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville Tennessee
February 12
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Darwin(1809–1882) Abraham Lincoln(1809–1865) Forrest Tucker(1919–1986) Lyon “Lorne” Greene(1915–1987) ; “Franco Zeffirelli”(Gianfranco Corsi)–95 Joe Don Baker–82 Judith Blume(Sussman)–80 Frederick “Michael” Ironside–68 Michael McDonald–66 Joanna Kerns(DeVarona)–65 Zach Grenier–64 Arsenio Hall–62 Josh Brolin–50 Darren Aronofsky–49 Jesse Spencer–39 Christina Ricci–38 ; 1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York ; 1963 – Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri
February 11
Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Alva Edison(1847-1931) Éva Gábor(1919–1995) Leslie Nielsen(1926–2010) ; Tatiana Blacker(“Tina Louise”)–84 Burton “Burt” Reynolds Jr–82 Sheryl Crow–56 Jennifer Aniston–49 Brandy Norwood–39 Matthew Lawrence–38 Natalie Dormer–36 Taylor Lautner–26 ; 1938 – BBC Television produces the world’s first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term “robot”
February 10
Happy Birthday RIP James “Jimmy” Durante(1893–1980) Jerrald “Jerry” Goldsmith(1929–2004) ; Robert Wagner Jr–88 Roberta Flack–81 Mark Spitz–68 George Stephanopoulos–57 Laura Dern–51 Nichcalo “Jazzmun” Crayton–49 Elizabeth Banks(Mitchell)–45 Emma Roberts–27 ; 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City ; 1942 – The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
February 9
Happy Birthday RIP Carmen Miranda(Maria Miranda da Cunha 1909–1955) ; Carole King(Klein)–76 Joseph “Joe” Pesci–75 Maria “Mia” Villiers-Farrow–73 Judith Light(Licht)–69 James Jackson Bullock–63 Colin Egglesfield–45 Zhāng Zǐyi(章子怡)–39 Thomas Hiddleston–37 David Gallagher–33 Rose Arbuthnot-Lesliev–31 ; 1942 – Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources ; 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a “record-busting” audience of 73 million viewers
February 8
Happy Birthday RIP Julia “Lana” Turner(1921–1995) Audrey Meadows(Cotter 1922–1996) John “Jack” Lemmon III(1925–2001) James Byron Dean(1931–1955) Gary Coleman(1968–2010) ; Edward “Ted” Koppel–78 Nicholas “Nick” Nolte–77 Robert Klein–76 Brooke Adams–69 Mary Steenburgen–65 John Grisham Jr–63 Ethan Phillips–63 Vincent Neil Wharton–57 Mary McCormack–49 Seth Green–44 Liam McIntyre–36 James “Jim” Verraros–35 ; 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce ; 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Hollywood and Gower
February 7
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Dickens(1812–1870) Harry Sinclair Lewis(1885–1951) Clarence “Buster” Crabbe II(1908–1983) Edward “Eddie” Bracken(1915–2002) Miguel Ferrer(1955–2017) ; James Spader–58 Troyal Garth Brooks–56 Edward “Eddie” Izzard–56 Christopher Rock III–53 Robyn Lively–46 Christopher Ashton Kutcher–40 ; 1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented ; 1940 – The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
February 6
Happy Birthday RIP George “Babe” Ruth Jr(1895–1948) Robert “Bob” Marley(1945–1981) Ronald Reagan(1911–2004) Natalie Cole(1950–2015) Sári “Zsa Zsa” Gábor(1917–2016) ; “Mamie Van Doren”(Joan Olander)–87 Elmore “Rip” Torn Jr–87 Michael “Mike” Farrell–79 Thomas “Tom” Brokaw–78 Fabiano Forte(“Fabian”)–75 Kathy Najimy–61 William “Axl” Rose–56 Richard “Rick” Astley–52 Joshua Stewart–41 Alice Eve–36 ; 1952 – Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (Windsor) becomes queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms upon the death of her father, George VI.