Happy Birthday RIP David Llewelyn Wark “DW” Griffith(1875–1948) Samuel Cooke(1931–1964) Wilfred “Bill” Bixby III(1934–1993) John Hurt(1940–2017) ; “Piper Laurie”(Rosetta Jacobs)–86 Seymour Cassel–83 Stephen “Steve” Perry–69 Linda Blair–59 Diane Lane–53 Guy Ferry–(“Fieri”)50 Gabriel Macht–46 Paul Balthazar Getty–43 Nicholas Simmons–29 ; 1968 – “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premiered on NBC. ; 1973 – the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion

Happy Birthday RIP Christian Dior(1905–1957) Alfred “Benny” Hill(1924–1992) Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas(1922–1994) “Wolfman Jack”(Robert Smith 1938–1995) ; Jack Nicklaus–78 José Plácido Domingo Embil–77 Morris Mac Davis–76 “Billy Ocean”(Leslie Charles)–68 Paul Allen–65 “Robby Benson”(Robin Segal)–62 Virginia “Geena” Davis–62 Emma Bunton–42 ; 1915 – The first Kiwanis Club was founded, in Detroit. ; 2003 – The Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed blacks as America’s largest minority group

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar Allan Poe(1809–1849) Janis Joplin(1943–1970) Robert Palmer(1949–2003) Jean Stapleton(Jeanne Murray 1923–2013) Phillip Everly(1939–2014) ; Nathalie “Tippi” Hedren–88 Dolly Rebecca Parton–72 Desi Arnaz Jr.(Desiderio Arnaz IV)–65 Catherine “Katey” Sagal–64 Paul Rodriguez–63 Robert “William” Ragsdale–57 Shawn Wayans–47 Benjamin Ayres–41 Elizabeth “Bitsie” Tulloch–37 Jodie Sweetin–36 ; 1955 – A presidential news conference was filmed for TV for the first time, with the permission of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. ; 1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world’s first men’s briefs (underwear)

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) Thomas Watson(1854–1934) “Cary Grant”(Archibald Leach 1904–1986) “Danny Kaye”(David Kaminski 1913–1987) ; Thomas “Tom” Bailey–64 Kevin Costner–63 David Attell–53 Jason Segel–38 ; 1886 – Modern hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England ; 1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Karl Lämmle(1867–1939) Andrew “Andy” Kaufman(1949–1984) Nancy Parsons(1942–2001) Eartha Kitt(Keith 1927–2008) “Muhammad Ali”(Cassius Clay Jr 1942–2016) ; Betty White Ludden–96 James Earl Jones–87 Maurice “Maury” Povich–79 Paul Young–62 Broderick “Steve” Harvey–61 Susanna Hoffs–59 James Carrey–56 Michelle Obama–54 Naveen Andrews–49 Robert Ritchie(“Kid Rock”)–47 Diogo Morgado–37 ; 1893 – Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate

Happy Birthday RIP Henry “Harry” Carey II(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony “A.J.” Foyt–83 Ronnie Milsap–75 John Carpenter–70 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–68 Helen “Sade” Adu–59 Andrea James–51 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–50 Jonathan Mangum–47 Katherine “Kate” Moss–44 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances

Happy Birthday RIP Martin Luther King Jr(1929–1968) Lloyd Bridges Jr(1913–1998) ; Andrea Martin–71 Maria Molina(“Charo”)–67 William James Nesbitt–53 Lisa Lisa Velez-52 Charles “Chad” Lowe–50 Edmund “Eddie” Cahill–40 ; 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. ; 2001 – Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut

Happy Birthday RIP Andrew “Andy” Rooney(1919–2011) ; John “Jack” Jones–80 Dorothy Faye Dunaway–77 Steven Soderbergh–55 Emily Watson–51 James Smith(“LL Cool J”)–50 Jason Bateman–49 Kevin Durand–44 Zachary Gilford–36 Thomas Grant Gustin–28 ; 1952 – National Broadcasting Company’s long-running morning news program “Today” debuts, with host Dave Garroway

Happy Birthday RIP “Kay Francis”(Katherine Gibbs 1905–1968) Robert Stack(1919–2003) Charles Nelson Reilly(1931–2007) ; Frances Sternhagen–88 Charles “Rip” Taylor Jr.–84 Charles Richard Moll–75 “Jason Stuart”(Stuart Greif)–59 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–57 Tracy Adkins–56 Patrick Dempsey–52 Michael Peña–42 Orlando Bloom–41 Liam Hemsworth–28 ; 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera “Cavalleria Rusticana” is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, New York

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah “Patsy” Kelly(1910–1981) Joseph Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge Jr(“Amazing Kreskin”)–83 Anthony Andrews–70 Kirstie Alley–67 Howard Stern–64 Oliver Platt–58 Jeffrey Bezos(Jorgensen)–54 Robert Cummings(“Rob Zombie”)–53 Matthew Kohler–39 Jo-Issa “Issa” Rae Diop–31 William Rothhaar–31 Andrew Lawrence–30 ; 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. Not until 1920 when 19th Amendment is ratified will it be illegal to deny voter rights based on gender ; 1971 – All in the Family, one of the most famous situation comedies, premieres on CBS