Happy Birthday RIP François-Auguste-René Rodin(1840–1917) Grace Kelly(1929–1982) ; Neil Young–68 Megan Mullally–54 Nadia Comăneci–52 Sammy Sosa–45 Craig Parker–43 Harvey Stephens–43 Ryan Gosling–33 Anne Hathaway–31 ; 1954 – Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892

Happy Birthday RIP Jonathan Winters(1925–2013) ; Barbara Levy Boxer–73 Stanley Tucci–53 Demi Moore(Demetria Guynes)–51 Calista Flockhart–49 Philip McKeon–49 Carson Kressley–44 Leonardo DiCaprio–39 ; 1750 – The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) Roy Scheider(1932–2008) ; Russell Johnson–89 “Jack Scalia”(Giacomo Tedesco)–63 “Sinbad”(David Adkins)–57 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–54 Tommy Davidson–50 Jonas Åkerlund–48 Tracy Morgan–45 Walton Goggins–42 Ellen Pompeo–44 Heather Matarazzo–31 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress

Happy Birthday RIP Carl Sagan(1934–1996) “Hedy Lamarr”(Hedwig Kiesler 1913–2000) ; Dorrel “Whitey” Herzog–82 Robert David Hall–66 Lou Ferrigno–62 Robert Duncan McNeill–49 Eric Dane–41 Nick Lachey–40 ; 1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published

Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–99 Morley Safer–82 Bonnie Raitt–64 Mary Hart(Harum)–63 Christie Hefner–61 Alfre Woodard–61 “Chi Chi LaRue”(Larry Paciotti)–54 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–52 Craig Chester–48 Gordon Ramsay–47 Parker Posey–45 Gretchen Mol–41 Tara Reid–38 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray

Happy Birthday RIP Dana “Plato” Strain(1964–1999) ; “Joni Mitchell”(Roberta Anderson)–70 Earl Boen–68 David Petraeus–61 Judy Tenuta–57 Christopher Knight–56 Pierre David Guetta–46 Michelle Clunie–44 Jason and Jeremy London–41 ; 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(1851–1902) ; Sally Field–67 Glenn Frey–65 Maria Shriver–58 Ethan Hawke–43 Rebecca Romijn–41 ; 1860 – Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency

Happy Birthday RIP “Roy Rogers”(Leonard Slye 1911–1998) Vivien Leigh Hartley(1913–1967) Herbert Edelman(1933–1996) ; Elke Sommer(von Schletz)–73 Art Garfunkel–72 Samuel Shepard Rogers–70 Bryan Adams–54 Katherine Matilda Swinton–53 Scott Sowers–50 Tatum O’Neal–50 Armin Shimerman–49 Famke Janssen–49 Sam Rockwell–45 Samuel “Page” Elliot–37 Paul Kevin Jonas–26 ; 1935 – Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly.”

Happy Birthday RIP Will Rogers(1879–1935) Art Carney(1918–2003) Walter Cronkite(1916–2009) ; Doris Roberts(Green)–88 Loretta Swit–76 Laura Bush–67 Marjorie “Markie” Post–63 Kathleen Griffin–53 Ralph Macchio–52 Jeff Probst–52 Matthew McConaughey–44 Sean Combs–44 Travis Van Winkle–31 ; 2008 – California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage (Overturned in 2013 by #DOMA ruling)

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Bronson(Buchinsky 1921–2003) Mike Evans(1949–2006) ; Michael Dukakis–80 Ken Berry–80 Tom Savini–67 Roseanne Barr–61 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)–60 Dennis Miller–60 “Adam Ant”(Stuart Goddard)–59 Kathy Kinney–59 Hans “Dolph” Lundgren–56 ; 1911 – The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant