Happy Birthday RIP Joan Winnifrith(“Anna Lee” 1913–2004) Isaak Ozimov(1920–1992) ; James Marshall(Goldblatt)–48 Cuba Gooding Jr.–47 Patrick Huard–46 Dax Shepard–40 Catherine “Kate” Bosworth–32 ; 1974 – United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.

Happy Birthday RIP John Edgar Hoover(1895–1972) “Carole Landis”(Francis Ridste 1919–1948) ; Frank Langella–77 Joseph Saddler(“Grandmaster Flash”)–57 Verne Troyer–46 William Jonas Armstrong–34 ; 1890 – The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is held for first time ; 1892 – Ellis Island in New York City opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States ; 1983 – APRANET officially begins using TCP/IP, thus creating Internet.

Happy Birthday RIP “John Denver”(Henry Deutschendorf 1943–1997) “Donna Summer”(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–77 “Ben Kingsley”(Krishna Bhanji)–71 Diane Von Furstenberg(Halfin)–68 Timothy Matthieson–66 Beatrice “Bebe” Neuwirth–56 Val Kilmer–55 Michael McDonald–50 Joseph “Joey” McIntyre–42 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws.

Happy Birthday RIP “Jack Lord”(John Ryan 1920–1998) “Bo Diddley”(Ellas Bates 1928–2008) David “Davy” Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–74 Meredith Vieira–61 Matthew Lauer–57 Tracey Ullman–55 Heidi Fleiss–49 Jason Behr–41 Eldrick “Tiger” Woods–40 Kristin Kreuk–32 ; 1940 – California’s first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–82 Mary Tyler Moore–78 Jonathan “Jon” Voight–76 Edward “Ted” Danson–67 Yvonne Elliman–63 Paula Poundstone–55 Patricia Clarkson–55 Andrew “Andy” Wachowski–47 David Jude Law–42 ; 1851 – The first American Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was organized, in Boston Massachusetts.

Happy Birthday Stanley “Lee” Lieber–92 Martin Milner–83 Grace “Nichelle” Nichols–82 Dame Margaret “Maggie” Smith–80 Denzel Washington Jr.–60 Terri Garber–54 Hugh Malcolm Gets–50 Seth Meyers–41 Brendan Hines–38 ; 1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Pasteur(1822–1895) Marie “Marlene” Dietrich(1901–1992) Heather O’Rourke(1975–1988) ; John Amos–75 Michael “Mike” Pinder–73 Mary “Cokie” Roberts(Boggs)–71 Gérard Depardieu–66 Wilson Echevarrí(“Cruz”)–41 Masayori “Masi” Oka(岡 政偉)–40 Emilie de Ravin–33 ; 1932 – Radio City Music Hall “Showplace of the Nation” opened in New York City.

Happy Birthday RIP Stephen “Steve” Allen(1921–2000) Irwin Kniberg(“Alan King” 1926–2004) ; Harvey “Phil” Spector–75 Osborn “Ozzie” Smith–60 David Sedaris–58 Jared Leto(Bryant)–43 Richard “Reichen” Lehmkuhl–41 Chris Daughtry–35 Christopher “Kit” Harington–28 ; 1865 – James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for the coffee percolator ; 1933 – FM radio is patented.

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Isaac Newton(1642–1726) Clarissa “Clara” Barton(1821–1912)  Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957) “Tony Martin”(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) Rodman “Rod” Serling(1924–1975) “Mabel King”(Donnie Washington 1932–1999) ; Gary Sandy–69 James “Jimmy” Buffett–68 Barbara Mandrell–66 Mary “Sissy” Spacek–65 Ann “Annie” Lennox–60 Florian Armstrong(“Dido”)–43 Dylan Vox–40 ; 1815 – The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance at King’s Chapel (then Stone Chapel), with a chorus of 90 men and 10 women.

Happy Birthday RIP Ava Gardner(1922–1990) ; Mary Teresa Higgins(Clark)–87 Karl Diedrich Bader–48 Enrique Martín Morales(“Ricky Martin”)–43 Jeremy Greenberg(Davidson)–43 Ryan Seacrest–40 ; 1851 – Fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes.