Happy Birthday RIP David Llewelyn Wark Griffith(1875–1948) Samuel Cooke(1931–1964) Wilfred “Bill” Bixby III(1934–1993) ; “Piper Laurie”(Rosetta Jacobs)–83 Seymour Cassel–80 John Hurt–75 Stephen “Steve” Perry–66 Linda Blair–56 Diane Lane–50 Gabriel Macht–43 Paul Balthazar Getty–40 Nicholas Simmons–26 ; 1968 – “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premiered on NBC. ; 1973 – the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.

Happy Birthday RIP Christian Dior(1905–1957) Alfred “Benny” Hill(1924–1992) Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas(1922–1994) “Wolfman Jack”(Robert Smith 1938–1995) ; Jack Nicklaus–75 José Plácido Domingo Embil–74 Morris Mac Davis–73 “Billy Ocean”(Leslie Charles)–65 “Robby Benson”(Robin Segal)–59 Virginia “Geena” Davis–59 Emma Bunton–39 ; 1915 – The first Kiwanis Club was founded, in Detroit. ; 2003 – The Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed blacks as America’s largest minority group.

Happy Birthday RIP “George Burns”(Nathan Birnbaum 1896–1996) Patricia Neal(1926–2010) Jackson DeForest Kelley(1920–1999) Ottis “Slim” Whitman Jr.(1923–2013) ; Arthur “Arte” Johnson–86 Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr.–85 David Lynch–69 William “Bill” Maher Jr.–59 Lorenzo Lamas–57 James Denton Jr–52 Rainn Wilson–49 Melissa Rivers(Rosenberg)–47 “Skeet Ulrich”(Bryan Trout)–46 ; 1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union is founded.

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar Allan Poe(1809–1849) Janis Joplin(1943–1970) Jean Stapleton(Murray 1923–2013) Phillip Everly(1939–2014) ; Nathalie “Tippi” Hedren–85 Dolly Parton–69 Desi Arnaz Jr.(Desiderio Arnaz IV)–62 Catherine “Katey” Sagal–61 Paul Rodriguez–60 Robert Palmer–56 Robert “William” Ragsdale–54 Shawn Wayans–44 Benjamin Ayres–38 Elizabeth “Bitsie” Tulloch–34 Jodie Sweetin–33 ; 1955 – A presidential news conference was filmed for TV for the first time, with the permission of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. ; 1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world’s first men’s briefs.

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Watson(1854–1934) “Cary Grant”(Archibald Leach 1904–1986) “Danny Kaye”(David Kaminski 1913–1987) ; Thomas “Tom” Bailey–61 Kevin Costner–60 David “Dave” Attell–50 Derek Richardson–39 Jason Segel–36 ; 1886 – Modern hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England ; 1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Eartha Kitt(Keith 1927–2008) Andy Kaufman(1949–1984) ; Betty White(Ludden)–93 James Earl Jones–84 Maurice “Maury” Povich–76 “Muhammad Ali”(Cassius Clay Jr)–73 Paul Young–59 Broderick “Steve” Harvey–58 Susanna Hoffs–56 James Carrey–53 Michelle Obama–51 Naveen Andrews–46 Robert Ritchie(“Kid Rock”)–44 ; 1893 – Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate.

Happy Birthday RIP Henry “Harry” Carey II(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony “A.J.” Foyt–80 Ronnie Milsap–72 John Carpenter–67 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–65 Helen “Sade” Adu–56 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–47 Jonathan Mangum–44 Katherine “Kate” Moss–41 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.

Happy Birthday RIP Martin Luther King Jr(1929–1968) Lloyd Bridges(1913–1998) ; Andrea Martin–68 Maria Molina(“Charo”)–64 James Nesbitt–50 Lisa Lisa Velez-48 Charles “Chad” Lowe–47 Edmund “Eddie” Cahill–37 ; 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. ; 2001 Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.

Happy Birthday RIP Andrew “Andy” Rooney(1919–2011) ; John “Jack” Jones–77 Dorothy Faye Dunaway–74 Steven Soderbergh–52 Emily Watson–48 James Smith(“LL Cool J”)–47 Jason Bateman–46 Kevin Durand–41 Zachary Gilford–33 ; 1952 – National Broadcasting Company’s long-running morning news program “Today” debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Stack(1919–2003) Charles Nelson Reilly(1931–2007) ; Frances Sternhagen–85 Charles “Rip” Taylor–80 Charles Richard Moll–72 “Jason Stuart”(Stuart Greif)–56 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–54 Tracy Adkins–53 Patrick Dempsey–49 Orlando Bloom–38 Liam Hemsworth–25 ; 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera “Cavalleria Rusticana” is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, New York.