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. 

Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1905–1965) “Theda Bara” Theodosia Goodman(1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) ; Gary “Geddy Lee” Weinrib–60 Ian Roberts–48 Rodney Allen Rippy–45 Richard “Wil” Wheaton–41 Stephen Dorff–40 Allison Mack–32 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco

Happy Birthday RIP Hubert “Rudy” Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) ; Sally Struthers–66 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–66 Georgia Engel–65 Lori Loughlin–49 Robert “Alexis” Arquette–44 Elizabeth Berkley–41 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law

Happy Birthday Norman Lear–91 Peggy Fleming–65 Julian McMahon–45 Maya Rudolph–41 Jonathan Rhys Meyers(O’Keefe)–36 Taylor Schilling–29 ; 1940 – Bugs Bunny made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare.”

Happy Birthday RIP George Bernard Shaw(1856–1950) Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) Vivian Vance(Jones 1909–1979) ; Sir Michael “Mick” Jagger–70 “Helen Mirren”(Ilyena Mironoff)–68 Susan George–63 Dorothy Hamill–57 Nana Visitor(Tucker)–56 Kevin Spacey Fowler–54 Sandra Bullock–49 Jeremy Piven–48 Olivia Williams–45 Chris Pirillo–40 ; 1947 – President Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff