Happy Birthday RIP Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald(1896–1940) Audra Lindley(1918–1997) Phillip Hartmann(1948–1998) Jim Henson(1936–1990) ; Antonia “Nia” Vardalos–52 Kevin Sorbo–56 Andrew Leeds–36 Jason Sarcinelli–36 Justin Bruening–35 ; 1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS. ; 1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service(“email”).

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Charles Robinson(1930–2004) “Mickey Rooney”(Ninian Yule 1920–2014) ;  Julio Iglesias de la Cueva–71 Mary Kay Place–67 Bruce Springsteen–65 “Rosalind” Chao(Chao Jyalin)–57 Jason Alexander(Greenspan)–55 Kenneth “Chi” McBride–53 Alexander Proyas–51 Anthony Mackie–35 ; 1846 – The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.

Happy Birthday RIP Erich von Stroheim(1885–1957) John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Thomas “Tommy” Lasorda–87 Antonia Basilotta(“Toni Basil”)–71 David Coverdale–63 Shari Belafonte–60 Deborah “Debby” Boone–58 Joan Jett(Larkin)–56 Scott Baio–54 Laura Vandervoort–30 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.

Happy Birthday RIP Charles M Jones(1912–2002) “Henry Gibson”(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; “Fannie Flagg”(Patricia Neal)–70 Stephen King–67 William “Bill” Murray–64 Ethan Coen–57 Robert Morrow–52 “Faith Hill”(Audrey Perry)–47 Ricki Lake–46 Lucas “Luke” Wilson–43 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–33 Maggie Grace Denig–31 ; 1957 – “Perry Mason,” starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS.

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) ; Anne Meara–85 “Sophia Loren”(Sofia Scicolone)–80 Karen Sharpe–80 “Candy Spelling”(Carole Marer)–69 George Raymond Martin–66 Gary Cole–58 Joseph Lyle Taylor–50 Brad Beyer–41 Jon Bernthal–37 Charlie Weber–37 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts

Happy Birthday RIP Frances Farmer(1913–1970) “Mama Cass Elliot”(Ellen Cohen 1941–1974) ; Rosemary Harris–87 “Adam West”(William Anderson)–84 Randolph Mantooth–69 Jeremy Irons–66 “Twiggy”(Leslie Hornby)–65 Joan Blunden(“Lunden”)–64 Cheryl O’Teari–52 Kimberly Richards–50 James “Jimmy” Fallon Jr.–40 Alison Sweeney–38 Kevin Zegers–30 ; 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show” debuted on CBS.

Happy Birthday RIP Greta Garbo(Gustafsson 1905–1990) John Lebzelter(“Jack Warden” 1920–2006) James Gandolfini(1961–2013) ; Michael Gubitosi(“Robert Blake”)–81 Francis Avallone(“Frankie Avalon”)–75 Fred Willard–75 Beth Grant–65 Aisha Tyler–44 Jada Pinkett Smith–43 Lance Armstrong(Gunderson)–43 James Marsden–41 Daniel “Jason” Sudeikis–39 ; 1851 – The first edition of The New York Times was published as “The New-York Daily Times”

Happy Birthday RIP Dolores Costello(1903–1979) Hiram “Hank” Williams(1923–1953) Roderick “Roddy” McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) “Lupe Ontiveros”(Guadalupe Moreno 1942–2012) Johnathan Ritter(1948–2003) ; John “Fee” Waybill–64 Cassandra Peterson(“Elvira”)–63 Rita Rudner–61 Wendy Worthington–60 Bryan Singer–49 Kyle Chandler–49 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–45 Nathan “Nate” Berkus–43 Griffith Feuerstein(“Griff Furst”)–33 ; 1972 – The comedy series “M.A.S.H.” standing for “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” premiered on CBS.

Happy Birthday RIP Peter Falk(1927–2011) “Lauren Bacall”(Betty Perske 1924–2014) ; Riley “B.B.” King–89 Edward Begley Jr.–65 Philip “Mickey” Rourke–62 David Copperfield(Kotkin)–58 Jennifer Tilly(Chan)–56 Richard Marx–51 Molly Shannon–50 Marco Antonio Muñiz(“Marc Anthony”)–46 Amy Poehler–43 Ian Harding–28 Nichols Jonas–22 ; 1972 – “The Bob Newhart Show” premiered on CBS.

Happy Birthday RIP Amy Winehouse(1983–2011) ; Walter Koenig–78 Jon “Bowzer” Bauman–67 Nigel “Sam” Neill–67 Alexis “Faith” Ford–50 Emmitt “Tyler” Perry–45 Kimberly Payne Williams–43 Jesse James–25 ; 1959 – the Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.