Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Cole(1940–2009) Martin “Pat” Hingle(1924–2009) ; Brian May–68 Atom Yegoyan–55 Lisa Lampugnale–54 Campbell Scott–54 Anthony Edwards–53 Benedict Cumberbatch–39 Jared Padalecki–33 ; 1900 – The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.

Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn Jr(1911–2003) Richard “Red” Skelton(1913–1997) Nelson Mandela(1918–2013) ; John Glenn–94 Craig Bruderlin(“James Brolin”)–75 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–59 Wendy Williams–51 Mark Sinclair(“Vin Diesel”)–48 Kristen Bell–35 Christopher Chace Crawford–30 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies

Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) “Art Linkletter”(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phoebe “Snow”(Laub 1950–2011) Phyllis “Diller”(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–80 Carol Diahann Johnson–80 Duchess Camilla Mountbatten(Shand)–68 Terence “Geezer” Butler–66 Lucie Arnaz–64 David Hasselhoff–63 Heather Langenkamp–51 Alex Winter–50 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California

Happy Birthday RIP “Ginger Rogers”(Virginia McMath 1911–1995) “Barbara Stanwyck”(Ruby Stevens 1907–1990) ; Stewart Copeland–62 Phoebe Cates–52 John William Ferrell–48 Corey Feldman–44 Jayma Mays–36 ; 1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government.

Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Alexander “Alex”  Karras(1935–2012) ; Linda Ronstadt–69 “Arianna Huffington”(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–65 Terrance Quinn–63 “Willie Aames”(Albert Upton)–55 Forest Whitaker–54 Scott Foley–43 Diane Heidkrüger(“Kruger”)–39 ; 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day ;
2006 – Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.

Happy Birthday RIP George Tobias(1901–1980) ; Nancy Olson–87 Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier–83 Vincent Pastore–69 Jane Lynch–55 Matthew Fox–49 Melissa Fisher(“Missy Gold”)–45 ; 1789 – French Revolution: Bastille Day ; 1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.

Happy Birthday RIP Robert “Bob” Crane(1928–1978) Gerald Levert(1966–2006) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–75 Harrison Ford–73 Richard “Cheech” Marin–69 Edith Bernstein(“Didi Conn”)–64 Thelma Louise Mandrell–61 Cameron Crowe–58 Robert Gonzalez(“Gant”)–47 Deborah Cox–41 Steven Chadwick McQueen–27 ; 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.

Happy Birthday RIP “Louis B. Mayer”(Lazar Meir 1884–1957) Mendel Berlinger(“Milton Berle” 1908–2002) ; William “Bill” Cosby Jr–78 “Christine McVie”(Anne Perfect)–72 Milton “Richard” Simmons–67 Brian Grazer–64 Cheryl “Ladd” Stoppelmoor–64 Cheyenne Jackson–40 Christopher “Topher” Grace–37 ; 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London.

Happy Birthday RIP Yuli Bryner(1920–1985) ; “Tab Hunter”(Arthur Kelm)–84 Thomas “Tom” Holland–72 Patricia “Bonnie” Pointer–65 Leon Spinks–62 Sela Ward–59 Suzanne Vega–56 Gregory Grunberg–49 Justin Chambers–45 Michael Rosenbaum–43 Kimberly “Lil Kim” Jones–41 ; 1798 – The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress ; 1922 – The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles formerly known as the ‘Daisy Dell’ in Bolton Canyon.

Happy Birthday RIP Frederick Gwynne(1926–1993) David Brinkley(1920–2003) ; Granville “Robert” Pine–74 Ronald Glass–70 Arlo Guthrie–68 Alejandro “Alec” Mapa–50 Gale Harold III–46 Sofía Vergara–43 Adrian Grenier–39 Jessica Simpson–35 Cindy Taylor(“Jesse Jane”)–35 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.