Happy Birthday Brian Dennehy–77 Richard Roundtree–73 Dean Koontz–70 Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson–68 Christopher Cooper–64 Jonathon Tesh–63 Jimmy Smits–60 Thomas “Tom” Hanks–59 Richard Timothy Kring–58 Kelly McGillis–58 James “Jim” Kerr–56 Courtney “Love” Harrison–51 Scott Grimes–44 Fredrick Savage–39 ; 1962 – Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles ; 1981 – Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo’s future mascot, Mario.

Happy Birthday RIP “Jerry Vale”(Genaro Vitaliano 1930–2014) Martin Feldman(1933–1982) ; “Steve Lawrence”(Sidney Leibowitz)–80 Jeffrey Tambor–71 Wolfgang “Puck” Topfschnig–66 Anjelica Huston–64 Kevin Bacon–57 Toby Keith Covel–54 Lee Tergesen–50 William “Billy” Crudup–47 Beck Campbell–45 Kathleen Robertson–42 Milo Ventimiglia–38 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc” Severinsen–88 Richard Starkey(“Ringo Starr”)–75 Shelley Duvall–66 William “Bill” Campbell–56 Troy Garity(Hayden)–42 Barry “Cassidy” Reese–33 ; 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri ; 1954 – Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, “That’s All Right.”

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William “Bill” Haley(1925–1981) “Janet Leigh”(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) ; Anne “Nancy” Reagan(Robbins)–94 Delloreese Early–84 Ned Beatty–78 Burt Ward(Gervis Jr.)–70 Michael Sylvester Stallone–69 Shelley Hack–68 Geoffrey Rush–64 Grant Goodeve–63 Alice Tannenberg(“Allyce Beasley”)–61 Jennifer Saunders–57 Christian Meoli–43 Curtis Jackson III(“50 Cent”)–40 Gregory Smith–32 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor “P.T.” Barnum(1810–1891) ; Katherine Helmond–86 Shirley Knight Hopkins–79 Hugh Cregg III(“Huey Lewis”)–65 Edith “Edie” Falco–52 Kathryn Erbe–50 ; 1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France.

Happy Birthday RIP Esther “Eppie” Lederer(“Ann Landers” 1918–2002) Pauline Phillips(“Abigail Van Buren” 1918–2013) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) ; Eva Marie Saint–91 Luigina “Gina” Lollobrigida–88 Marvin Neil Simon–88 Gerald Riviera(“Geraldo”)–72 John Waite–63 ; 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

Happy Birthday RIP Laura Branigan(1957–2004) ; Gloria Allred(Bloom)–74 Betty Buckley–68 Karin Jan Smithers–66 Montel Williams–59 Thomas Gibson–53 Martha Yeardley Smith–51 Thomas Flanagan–50 Matthew Schulze–43 Ryan McPartlin–40 Corey Sevier–31 ; 1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens ; 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average(about 25) which contained nine railroads and two industrial companies in The Customer’s Afternoon letter. The first recorded value Feb 16 1885 was 30.92. Today its value = 17,730.11

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–84 Polly Holliday–78 Saul Rubinek–67 Johnny Weir–31 Lindsay Lohan–29 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts.

Happy Birthday RIP “Estée Lauder”(Josephine Mentzer 1906–2004) Sydney Pollack(1934–2008) Princess Diana Spencer(1961–1997) ; Olivia de Havilland–99 “Jamie Farr”(Jameel Farah)–81 “Deborah Harry”(Angela Tremble)–70 Daniel Aykroyd–63 Brian George–63 Alan Ruck–59 Dale Midkiff–56 Evelyn King–55 Pamela Anderson–48 Melissa “Missy” Elliott–44 Liv Tyler(Rundgren)–38 Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray–26  ; 1931 – United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport) ; 1963 – ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail ; 1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman ; 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.

Happy Birthday RIP “Susan Hayward”(Edythe Marrenner 1917–1975) Lena Horne(1917–2010) ; David Alan Grier–60 Vincent D’Onofrio–56 Michael Tyson–49 Brian Bloom–45 Willam Belli–33 Fantasia Barrino–31 Michael Phelps II–30 ; 1937 – The world’s first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London England