Happy Birthday RIP Esther Williams(1921–2013) ; Richard Anderson–87 Lonnie Melvin Tillis–81 Dustin Hoffman–76 Concetta Ingolia(“Connie Stevens”)–75 Donald P. Bellisario–75 Larry Wilcox–66 Keith Carradine–64 Donald Most–60 Joshua “J.C.” Chasez–37 ; 1974 – Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day

Happy Birthday RIP Mary “Billie” Burke(1884–1970) ; John Glover–69 Wayne Knight–58 Paul Bruce Dickinson–55 David Duchovny–53 Charlize Theron–38 Eric Johnson–34 Randy Wayne Frederick–32  ; 1959 – The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation.  It replaces the “sheaves of wheat” design, and was minted until 2008

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Mitchum(1917–1997) Andy Warhola(1928–1987) Lucille Ball(1911–1989) ; Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan–43 Vera Farmiga–40 Soleil Moon Frye–37 Ryan Sypek–31 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky–27 ; 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare

Happy Birthday RIP John Huston(1906–1987) Neil Armstrong(1930–2012) ; “John Saxon”(Carmine Orrico)–78 Loni Anderson–68 Jeannette “Ja’net” DuBois–68 Maureen McCormick–57 Patrick Ewing–51 ; 1957 – “American Bandstand,” hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Frank Vincent Gattuso–74 Richard Belzer–69 William Robert Thornton–58 Barack Obama–53 Daniel Dae Kim–45 Abigail Spencer–32 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy

Happy Birthday Tony Bennett(Anthony Benedetto)–87 Martin Sheen(Ramon Estevez)–73 Martha Stewart(Martha Kostyra)–72 John Landis–63 Thomas Dewey–35 Nicole Evangeline Lilly–34 ; 1923 – Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, one day after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack

Happy Birthday RIP Jacob “Jack” Warner(1892–1978) Myrna “Loy” Williams(1905–1993) Beatrice Straight(1914–2001) John Carroll O’Connor(1924–2001) ; Peter O’Toole–81 Wes Craven–74 Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–67 Patrick Lilley(“Butch Patrick”)–60 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–59 Mary-Louise Parker–49 Sam Worthington–37 Edward Furlong–36 ; 1790 – The first US Census is conducted

Happy Birthday RIP Jerome “Jerry” Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic “Dom” DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Samuel “Sam” Mendes–48 James St James(James Clark)–47 Tempestt Bledsoe–40 Max Carver–25 Jack O’Connell–23 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles

Happy Birthday Geoffrey Lewis–78 Michael Biehn–57 Wesley Snipes–51 Joanne “J.K.” Rowling–48 Dean “Cain” Tanaka–47 Rudolf Martin–46 Loren Dean Jovicic–44 Emily “Eve” Best–42 Benjamin “B.J.” Novak–34 Eric Lively–32 ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) ; Paul Anka–72 David Sanborn–68 Arnold Schwarzenegger–66 Delta Burke–57 Catherine “Kate” Bush–55 Laurence Fishburne–52 Lisa Kudrow–50 Vivica A. Fox–49 Simon Baker–44 Christopher Nolan–43 Michael “Tom” Green–42 Hilary Swank–39 Damon Wayans–31 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare.