Happy Birthday RIP “Slim Pickens”(Louis Lindley 1919–1983) ; William Gary Busey–71 Richard Lewis–68 Fred Grandy–67 Colin Hay–62 llan Mitchell-Smith–46 Christopher Egan–31 ; 2007 – Apple Inc. releases their first mobile phone, the iPhone, and smartphone craze begins for millions!

Happy Birthday RIP Gilda Radner(1946–1989) Noriyuki “Pat” Morita(1932–2005) ; Melvin Kaminsky(“Mel Brooks”)–89 John Biener–77 Bruce Davison–69 Kathleen “Kathy” Bates–67 Alice Krige–61 John Cusack–49 Mary Stuart Masterson–49 Danielle Brisebois–46 Michael “Mike” White–45 Jack “Steve” Burton–45 ; 1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement at the Greenwich village bar “Stonewall Inn”.

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Keller(1880–1968) Robert Keeshan(1927–2004) ; Vera Wang–66 Julia Duffy(Hinds)–64 Isabelle Adjani–60 Jeffrey Jacob “J.J.” Abrams–49 Tobias “Toby” Maguire–40 Matthew Lewis–26 ; 1893 – The New York stock market crashed.

Happy Birthday RIP Eleanor Parker(1922–2013) ; Michael “Mick” Jones–60 Christopher Isaak–59 Mark McKinney–56 Terri Nunn–54 Christopher O’Donnell–45 Sean Hayes–45 Jason Schwartzman–35 ; 1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions ; 1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley’s chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.

Happy Birthday RIP “George Orwell”(Eric Blair 1903–1950) Sidney Lumet(1924–2011) ; June Lockhart–90 Carly Simon–70 James “Jimmie” Walker–68 Ricky Gervais–54 Georgios Panayiotou(“George Michael”)–52 Jason Lewis–44 Linda Cardellini–39 ; 1951 – The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special from New York to four other cities ; 1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, designed by artist Gilbert Baker

Happy Birthday RIP William “Jack” Dempsey(1895–1983) ; Albert Molinaro–96 Jack Carter(Chakrin)–92 Michele Lee Dusick–73 Michael “Mick” Fleetwood–68 Peter Weller–68 Nancy Allen–65 Joseph Penny Jr–59 Curtis Smith–54 Iain Glen–54 Danielle Spencer–50 Minka Kelly(Dufay)–35 ; 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract. ; 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd.

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Mathison Turing(1912–1954) Robert “Bob” Fosse(1927–1987) ; Vinton Cerf–72 Theodore Shackelford III–69 Frances McDormand–58 Selma Blair Beitner–43 Jason Mraz–38 Melissa Rauch–35 Corey Sorenson–35 James “Miles” Fisher–32 Aimee Duffy–31 ; 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the “Type-Writer.” ; 1926 – The College Board administers the first SAT exam.

Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Prinze(Frederick Pruetzel 1954–1977) ; Dianne Feinstein–82 Kristoffer “Kris” Kristofferson–79 Alexander Britton Hume–72 David L. Landau–68 Elizabeth Warren–66 Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep–66 Lindsay Wagner–66 Graham Greene–63 Cynthia “Cyndi” Lauper–62 Timothy Russ–59 Erin Brockovich(Pattee)–55 Carson Daly–42 Donald Faison–41 Jeffrey Hephner–40 David Jai Rodriguez–36 ; 1870 – Congress created the Department of Justice.

Happy Birthday RIP Ernestine Jane Russell(1921–2011) Lois Maureen Stapleton(1925–2006) ; Bernard Kopell–82 Mary Loretta “Mariette” Hartley–75 Raymond Davies–71 Meredith Baxter–68 Michael Gross–68 Douglas Savant–51 Lana Wachowski–50 James Breuer–48 Juliette Lewis–42 Christopher Pratt–36 Prince William Windsor–33 ; 1973 – In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test for obscenity in U.S. law.

Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) ; Martin Landau–87 Olympia Dukakis–84 Morna Anne Murray–70 Robert “Bob” Vila–69 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–67 Lionel Richie Jr–66 John Goodman–63 Nicole Kidman–48 Peter Paige–46 Joshua Lucas Maurer–44 Thomas Wlaschiha–42 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut.