Happy Birthday RIP “June Allyson”(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; “Joy Behar”(Josephina Occhiuto)–75 John Mellencamp–66 Judy Landers(Hamburg)–59 Simon Cowell–58 Dylan Baker–58 Daniel Savage–53 Toni Braxton–50 Brandon Quinn Swierenga–40 Shawn Ashmore–38 ; 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming.

Happy Birthday RIP Laura “Janet” Gainor(1906–1984) “Carole Lombard”(Jane Peters 1908–1942) ; Britt-Marie Eklund–75 Kevin Cronin–66 Elisabeth Shue–53 Ioan Gruffudd–44 Jeremy Sisto–43 Wesley Ramsey–40 Olivia Thirlby–31 ; 1927 – The era of talking motion pictures began with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson, the first prominent talking movie

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond “Ray” Kroc(1902–1984) “Larry Fine”(Louis Feinberg 1902–1975) Jeffery Conaway(1950–2011) ; Steven Miller–74 Karen Allen–66 Harold Faltermeier–65 Clive Barker–65 Guy Pearce–50 Kate Winslet–42 James Jesse Palmer–39 Jesse Eisenberg–34 ; 1947 President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House ; 1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Joseph “Buster” Keaton(1895–1966) “Charleton Heston”(John Carter 1923–2008) Jacqueline Collins(1937–2015); “Anne Rice”(Howard O’Brien)–76 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–71 Armand Assante Jr–68 Christopher Waltz–61 William “Bill” Fagerbakke–60 “Jon Secada”(Juan Martínez)–56 Isaac Liev Schreiber–50 Alicia Silverstone–41 Rachael Leigh Cook–38 ; 1883 – First run of the Orient Express ; 1957 – “Leave It to Beaver” premiered on CBS

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene “Gore” Vidal(1925–2012) ; “Chubby Checker”(Ernest Evans)–76 Uwe “Roy” Horn–73 Lindsey Buckingham–68 Pamela Hensley–67 Peter “Jack” Wagner–58 “Tommy Lee”(Thomas Bass)–55 Clive Owen–53 Gwen Stefani–48 Neve Campbell–44 Lena Headey–44 Sean William Scott–41 Ashley Simpson–33 ; 1955 – “Captain Kangaroo” premiered on CBS and “The Mickey Mouse Club” premiered on ABC

Happy Birthday RIP Mohandas Gandhi(1869–1948) William “Bud” Abbott(1895–1974) Henry Graham Greene(1904–1991) Julius “Groucho” Marx(1890–1977) ; Rex Reed–79 Donna Karan(Faske)–69 Avery Brooks–69 Anna-Lou “Annie” Leibovitz–68 Michael “Mike” Rutherford–67 “Sting”(Gordon Sumner)–66 Lorraine Bracco–63 Robert “Robbie” Nevil–59 Kelly Ripa–47 Tiffany Darwisch–46 ; 1950 – The comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz was first published ; 1959 – “The Twilight Zone” debuted on CBS network

​Happy Birthday RIP George Peppard Jr(1928–1994) Walter Matthow(1920–2000) Thomas Bosley(1927–2010) ; James “Jimmy” Earl Carter Jr.–93 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)–82 Randall Quaid–67 Elizabeth Dennehy–57 Mark McGwire–54 Theodore King–52 Cindy Margolis–52 Zacharius Galifianakis–48 Rupert Friend–36 ; 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825 ; 1963 – First broadcast of The Tonight Show starting Johnny Carson aired on NBC

Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)–86 Johnny “John” Mathis–82 Marilyn McCoo–74 Countess Roza-Marie Lubienska(“Rula Lenska”)–70 Barbara “Basia” Trzetrzelewska–63 Barry Williams(Blenkhorn)–63 Patrice Rushen–63 Francine Drescher–60 Eric Stoltz–56 Silas Weir Mitchell Neilson–48 Marion Cotillard–42 ; 1960 – The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called “Flagstones” in 1959 pilot)

​Happy Birthday RIP Orvon “Gene” Autry(1907–1998) Madeline Kahn(Wolfson 1942–1999) Larry Linville(1939–2000) ; Jerry Lee Lewis–82 Ian McShane–75 Bryant Gumbel–69 Andrew “Dice” Clay Silverstein–60 Roger Bart–55 Jill Whelan–51 Luke Goss–49 Zachary Levi Pugh–37 ; 1951 – The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC

​Happy Birthday RIP Seymour Cray(1925–1996) Edward “Ed” Sullivan(1901–1974) James “J.T.” Walsh(1943–1998) ; Brigitte Bardot–83 Jeffrey Jones–71 Jane “Janeane” Garofalo–53 Leilani Sarelle Figalan–51 Mira Sorvino–50 Naomi Watts–49 Lucas Bryant–39 Hilary Duff–30 ; 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. Only 200 units were produced. NBC made the first coast-to-coast color broadcast when it telecast the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 1954,  the first production receiver using NTSC color offered to the public (the NTSC standard still used in most of the world, as well as PAL standard, adding digital broadcasting in the US approx 2011)