History Blog

March 14

Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) ; Quincy Jones Jr–81 “Michael Caine”(Maurice Micklewhite)–81 William “Billy” Crystal–66 Jerry Greenfield–63 Kevin Williamson–49 James Frain–46 Frederick “Chris” Klein–35 Jordan Taylor Hanson–31 Jamie Bell–28 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.

March 13

Happy Birthday RIP Billie ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas(1931–1980) Paul Stewart(Sternberg 1908–1986) Joseph Peter Breck(1929–2012) ; Neil Sedaka–75 William Hall Macy–64 Kathy Hilton–55 Daniel Masterson–38 Noel Fisher–30 Emile Hirsch–29 ; 1781 – The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel ; 1639 – Harvard College is named for clergyman John Harvard

March 12

Happy Birthday RIP Jean-Louis “Jack” de Kerouac(1922–1969) Johnny Palermo(1982–2009) ; Barbara Feldon(Hall)–81 Alwin “Al” Jarreau–74 Liza Minnelli–68 James Taylor–66 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt–61 Aaron Eckhart–46 Samuel Levine–32 ; 1912 – The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States

March 11

Happy Birthday RIP Shemp Howard(Samuel Horwitz 1895–1955) Lawrence Welk(1903–1992) ; Rupert Murdoch–83 Sam Donaldson–80 Nancy Kovach–79 Mark Metcalf–68 Jerry Zucker–64 Robert “Bobby” McFerrin–64 Susan Richardson–62 Catharina “Nina” Hagen–59 “Lady Chablis”(Benjamin Knox)–57 “Cheryl Lynn”(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–57 David LaChapelle–51 Terrence Howard–45 “Johnny Knoxville”(Philip Clapp)–43 Thora Birch–32 ; 1985 – Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko as General Secretary of the Communist Party.

March 10

Happy Birthday Carlos “Chuck” Norris–74 Shannon Tweed–57 Sharon Stone–56 Jasmine Guy–52 Prince Edward Windsor–50 Neneh Cherry(Karlsson)–50 Andrei Bregman(“Michael Lucas”)–42 Christopher “Biz” Stone–40 Bree Turner–36 Carrie Underwood–31 ; 1965 – Neil Simon’s play “The Odd Couple” opened on Broadway in New York City.

March 9

Happy Birthday RIP Raul Julia y Arcelay(1940–1994) ; Charles Gibson–71 Jeffrey Osborne–66 Faith Daniels(Augustine)–57 Martin Fry–56 Juliette Binoche–50 Emmanuel Lewis–43 Kerr Smith–42 Brittney Snow–28 ; 1959 – Mattel’s Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York created by Ruth Handler.

March 8

Happy Birthday RIP Lynn Redgrave(1943–2010) Alan Hale Mackahan Jr(1921–1990) “Cyd Charisse”(Tula Finklea 1921–2008) ; George Michael Dolenz Jr–69 John Kapelos–58 Gary Numan(Webb)–56 Lester Holt Jr–55 Aidan Quinn–55 Debra “Camryn” Manheim–53 Freddie Prinze Jr–38 James Van Der Beek Jr–37 Nicholas Zano–36 ; 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded ; 1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule ; 1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France

March 7

Happy Birthday Willard Scott Jr–80 Danielo J. Travanti–74 Michael Eisner–72 “Taylor Dayne”(Leslie Wunderman)–52 Wanda Sykes–50 Jonathon Del Arco–48 John “Peter” Sarsgaard–43 ; 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.

March 6

Happy Birthday RIP Lou Costello(Louis Cristillo 1906–1959) Edward McMahon(1923–2009) ; Alan Greenspan–88 Joanna Miles–74 David Gilmour–68 Robert Reiner–67 James Saito–59 Edward Dezen–57 Thomas Arnold–55 Constance Womack(“Connie Britton”)–47 Shaquille O’Neal–42 ; 1820 – The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free ; 1899 – Bayer registers “Aspirin” as a trademark

March 5

Happy Birthday RIP Reginald “Rex” Harrison(1908–1990) Andy Gibb(1958–1988) “Teena Marie”(Mary Brockert 1956–2010) ; Robert “Dean” Stockwell-78 Fred Williamson–76 Murray Head–68 Elaine Paige(Bickerstaff)-66 Edmond “Eddy” Grant-66 Marsha Warfield-60 Penn Jillette-59 Kevin Connolly-40 Eva Mendes-39 ; 1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake ; 1946 – Winston Churchill coins the phrase “Iron Curtain” in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.