Happy Birthday RIP Helen Keller(1880–1968) Robert Keeshan(1927–2004) ; Vera Wang–63 Julia Duffy(Hinds)–61 Isabelle Adjani–57 Jeffrey Jacob “J.J.” Abrams–46 Tobias Maguire–37 ; 1893 – The New York stock market crashed.

Happy Birthday Eleanor Parker–91 Michael “Mick” Jones–58 Chris Isaak–57 Mark McKinney–54 Chris O’Donnell–43 Jason Schwartzman–33 ; 1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions

Happy Birthday RIP “George Orwell”(Eric Blair 1903–1950) ; June Lockhart–88 Carly Simon–68 Jimmie Walker–66 Ricky Gervais–52 Georgios Panayiotou(“George Michael”)–50 Jason Lewis–42 Linda Cardellini–38 ; 1951 – The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special from New York to four other cities

Happy Birthday RIP William “Jack” Dempsey(1895–1983) ; Al Molinaro–94 Jack Carter(Chakrin)–90 Michele Lee Dusick–71 Michael “Mick” Fleetwood–66 Peter Weller–66 Nancy Allen–63 Joe Penny–57 Curt Smith–52 Minka Kelly(Dufay)–33 ; 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract. 

Happy Birthday RIP Bob Fosse(1927–1987) ; Ted Shackelford–67 Frances McDormand–56 Selma Blair Beitner–41 Jason Mraz–36 Melissa Rauch–33 James “Miles” Fisher–30 Aimee Duffy–29 ; 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the “Type-Writer.”

Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Prinze(Pruetzel 1954–1977) ; Dianne Feinstein–80 Kristoffer “Kris” Kristofferson–77 Alexander Brit Hume–70 David L. Landau–66 Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep–64 Lindsay Wagner–64 Graham Greene–61 Cyndi Lauper–60 Tim Russ–57 Erin Brockovich(Pattee)–53 Carson Daly–40 Donald Faison–37 ; 1870 – Congress created the Department of Justice.

Happy Birthday RIP Ernestine Jane Russell(1921–2011) Lois Maureen Stapleton(1925–2006) ; Bernie Kopell–80 Mary Loretta “Mariette” Hartley–73 Ray Davies–69 Meredith Baxter–66 Michael Gross–66 Doug Savant–49 Lana Wachowski–48 Jim Breuer–46 Juliette Lewis–40 Benjamin Walker–31 Prince William Windsor–31 ; 1973 – In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test for obscenity in U.S. law

Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) ; Martin Landau–85 Olympia Dukakis–82 Morna Anne Murray–68 Bob Vila–67 Christina Sinatra–65 Lionel Richie–64 John Goodman–61 Nicole Kidman–46 Peter Paige–44 Joshua Lucas Maurer–42 ; 1948 – Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, makes its television debut.

Happy Birthday RIP “Moe Howard”(Moses Horwitz 1897–1975) ; Virginia ”Gena” Rowlands–83 Phylicia Ayers-Allen–65 Ann Wilson–63 Mary Kathleen Turner–59 Paula Abdul–51 Jean Dujardin–41 Zoë Saldaña Nazario–35 ; 1934 – The Communications Act establishes the United States’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Happy Birthday RIP Roger Ebert(1942–2013) ; James Paul McCartney–71 Carol Kane–61 Isabella Rossellini–61 Kim Dickens–48 Blake Shelton–37 David Giuntoli–33 ; 1948 – Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record