Happy Birthday RIP Jason Miller(1939–2001) Edward “Eddie” Albert Heimberger(1906–2005) Aaron Spelling(1923–2006) Betty “Bettie” Page(1923–2008) ; Charlotte Rae Lubotsky–89 Glen Campbell–79 John “Jack” Nicholson–78 John Waters Jr–69 Peter Frampton–65 Catherine Mary Stewart(Nursall)–56 Ryan Stiles–56 Byron Allen Folks–54 Jeffrey Dean Morgan–49 ; 1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency ; 1993 – Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released by NCSA University of Illinois at Urbana (first WWW tool).
April 21
Happy Birthday HRH Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor–89 Charles Grodinsky–80 James Osterberg(“Iggy Pop”)–68 Patti LuPone–66 Anthony Iadanza(“Tony Danza”)–64 Rosalie “Andie” MacDowell–57 Robert Smith–56 John Cameron Mitchell–52 Nicole Sullivan–45 James McAvoy–36 Dylan Bruce–35 ; 1989 – Tiananmen Square Protests: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
April 20
Happy Birthday RIP Luther Vandross Jr(1951–2005) ; Hosato “George” Takei(武井 穂郷)–78 Charles “Ryan” O’Neal III–74 Jessica Lange–66 Crispin Glover–51 “Carmen Electra”(Tara Patrick)–43 Joseph “Joey” Lawrence Mignogna Jr–39 ; 1916 – The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
April 19
Happy Birthday RIP Vera Palmer(“Jayne Mansfield” 1933–1967) Richard Cox(“Dick Sargent” 1930–1994) Dudley Moore(1935–2002) ; Hugh O’Brian(Krampe)–90 Timothy Curry–69 Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot–66 Ashley Ciminella(“Judd”)–47 James Franco–37 Kate Hudson–36 Hayden Christensen–34 ; 1927 – Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex ; 1971 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted life imprisonment) for conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders
April 18
Happy Birthday RIP Clarence Darrow(1857–1938) Robert “Bob” Hastings(1925–2014) ; Barbara Hale–93 Hayley Mills–69 James Woods–68 Frederick “Rick” Moranis–62 Eric Roberts–59 Jane Leeves–54 Eric McCormack–52 Conan O’Brien–52 David Tennant(McDonald)–44 Eli Roth–43 Sean Maguire–39 Melissa Joan Hart–39 ; 1906 – a major earthquake struck San Francisco and set off raging fires. More than 3,000 people died ; 1923 – Yankee Stadium, “The House that Ruth Built”, opens ; 1924 – Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book
April 17
Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(Beedle Jr 1918–1981) Donald Kirshner(1934–2011) John Pierpont Morgan(1837–1913) ; Michael Sembello–61 Shaun Bean–56 Elizabeth “Liz” Phair–48 Jennifer Garner-Affleck–43 Victoria Adams-Beckham–41 ; 1937 – Daffy Duck’s first appearance, in Porky’s Duck Hunt ; 1969 – Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
April 16
Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Montgomery(1933–1995) ; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason–68 Heloise Cruse Evans–64 Emma Thompson–56 Samantha Fox–49 Seth Rogen–33 Emma Watson–25 Margaret “Maisie” Williams–18 ; 1912 – The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
April 15
Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charles Chaplin (1889–1977) Enrico “Henry” Mancini(1924–1994) ; Stanley “Bobby” Vinton Jr–80 “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar”(Ferdinand Alcindor Jr)–68 Ellen Barkin–61 Jonathan Cryer–50 Martin Lawrence–50 Peter Billingsley(Michaelsen)–44 Lukas Haas–39 ; 1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become “the most trusted man in America”.
April 14
Happy Birthday RIP Arthur John Gielgud(1904–2000) Rodney Steiger(1925–2002) Johanna “Anne” Sullivan Macy(1866–1936) ; Loretta “Lynn” Webb–83 Julie Christie–74 Peter Rose–74 John Shea–66 Brad “Garrett”(Gerstenfeld)–55 Robert Carlyle–54 Michael Anthony Hall–47 Adrien Brody–42 Sarah Michelle Gellar–38 Claire Coffee–35 ; 1828 – Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary ; 1865 – President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. He died the next day.
April 13
Happy Birthday RIP Samuel Beckett(1906–1989) Donald Yarmy(“Don Adams” 1923–2005) ; Lyle Waggoner–80 Paul Sorvino–76 Tony Dow–70 Ronald Perlman–65 William Sadler–65 Robert “Peabo” Bryson–64 Caroline Rhea–51 Richard “Ricky” Schroder–45 ; 1870 – The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded. ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.