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) Delloreese Early(1931–2017) Ned Beatty(1937–2021) ; Burt Ward(Gervis Jr.)–79 Michael Sylvester Stallone–78 Shelley Hack–77 Geoffrey Rush–73 Alice Tannenberg(“Allyce Beasley”)–73 Grant Goodeve–72 Jennifer Saunders–66 Christian Meoli–52 Curtis Jackson III(“50 Cent”)–49 Gregory Smith–41; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States ; 1933 – The first Major league Baseball game is played in Chicago’s Comisky Park. The American league defeated the National league 4–2.

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor “P.T.” Barnum(1810–1891) Alton “Ben” Powers(1950–2015) Katherine Helmond(1929–2019) Shirley Knight Hopkins 1936–2020) ; Hugh Cregg III(“Huey Lewis”)–74 Edith “Edie” Falco–61 Kathryn Erbe–59 Ryan Hansen–43 ; 1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France

Happy Birthday RIP John Calvin Coolidge Jr.(1872–1933) Esther “Eppie” Lederer(“Ann Landers” 1918–2002) Pauline Phillips(“Abigail Van Buren” 1918–2013) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) Marvin Neil Simon(1929–2018) Luigina “Gina” Lollobrigida(1927–2023) ; Eva Marie Saint–100 Geraldo Riviera–81 John Waite–72 Malia Obama–26 ; 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

Happy Birthday RIP Laura Branigan(1957–2004) Timothy O’Connor(1927–2018) ; Gloria Allred(Bloom)–83 Kurtwood Smith–81 Betty Buckley–77 Karin Jan Smithers–75 Montel Williams–68 Thomas Gibson–62 Martha Yeardley Smith–60 Thomas “Tommy” Flanagan–59 Ryan McPartlin–49 Corey Sevier–40 ; 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

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–93 Polly Holliday–87 Saul Rubinek–76 Wendy Schaal–70 Johnny Weir–40 Lindsay Lohan–38 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anti-competitive, 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(1916–2020) ; “Jamie Farr”(Jameel Farah)–90 Deborah Harry”(Angela Tremble)–79 Daniel Aykroyd–72 Brian George–72 Alan Ruck–68 Dale Midkiff–65 Evelyn King–64 Pamela Anderson–57 Melissa “Missy” Elliott–53 Liv Tyler(Rundgren)–47 Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray–35 ; 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 Glenda Farrell (1904–1971) “Susan Hayward”(Edythe Marrenner 1917–1975) Lena Horne(1917–2010) ; David Alan Grier–68 Vincent D’Onofrio–65 Márton Csókás Jr–58 Michael Tyson–58 Brian Bloom–54 Willam Belli–42 Fantasia Barrino–40 Michael Phelps II–39 ; 1864 – Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite valley to California for “public use, resort and recreation” ; 1937 – The world’s first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London England

Happy Birthday RIP “Slim Pickens”(Louis Lindley Jr 1919–1983) Ruth Warrick(1916–2005) Richard Lewis(1947–2024) ; William Gary Busey–80 Frederick Grandy–76 Colin Hay–71 Sharon Lawrence–63 Kathleen Wilhoite–60 llan Mitchell-Smith–55 Christopher Egan–40 ; 2007 – Apple Inc. releases their first mobile phone, the iPhone, and the smartphone craze begins. Android isn’t created for another year in September 2008

Happy Birthday RIP Gilda Radner(1946–1989) Carleton “Tony” Young(1937–2002) Noriyuki “Pat” Morita(1932–2005) ; Melvin Kaminsky(“Mel Brooks”)–98 John Biener–86 Bruce Davison–78 Kathleen “Kathy” Bates–76 Alice Krige–70 John Cusack–58 Mary Stuart Masterson–58 Danielle Brisebois–55 Michael “Mike” White–54 Jack “Steve” Burton–54 ; 1969 – The Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising or the Stonewall rebellion) were a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay community^.in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village. Patrons of the Stonewall, and other Village lesbian and gay bars. Neighborhood street people fought back when the police became violent. The Riots marked the start of the modern Gay Rights Movement. 1970 – marked the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots with an assembly on Christopher Street in NYC with simultaneous Gay Pride marches in Los Angeles and Chicago, these were the first Gay Pride marches in U.S. history.

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Keller(1880–1968) Robert Keeshan(1927–2004) ; Vera Wang–75 Julia Duffy(Hinds)–73 Isabelle Adjani–69 Jeffrey Jacob “J.J.” Abrams–58 Tobias “Toby” Maguire–49 Preston Hillier–49 Sam Claflin–38 Jared Drake Bell–38 Matthew Lewis–35 ; 1893 – The New York stock market crashed