Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Hemingway(1899–1961) Jesse “Don” Knotts(1924–2006) ; Janet Reno–76 “Cat Stevens”(Steven Georgiou)–66 Garretson Trudeau–66 Robin Williams–63 Taco Ockerse–59 Jonathan Lovitz–57 Joshua Hartnett–36 Rory Culkin–25 ; 1925 – In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100

Happy Birthday RIP Natalia Zakharenko(“Natalie Wood” 1938-1981) ; Kimberly Carnes–69 Carlos Santana–67 Sandra Oh–43 Simon Rex Cutright–40 ; 1969 – Apollo 11 successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon almost 7 hours later.

Happy Birthday RIP George McGovern(1922–2012) ; Brian May–67 Atom Yegoyan–54 Campbell Scott–53 Lisa Lampugnale–53 Anthony Edwards–52 William Houston–46  Benedict Cumberbatch–38 Erin Cummings–37 Jared Padalecki–32 ; 1900 – The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.

Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn(1911–2003) Richard “Red” Skelton(1913–1997) Nelson Mandela(1918–2013) ; John Glenn–93 Craig Bruderlin(“James Brolin”)–74 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–58 Wendy Williams–50 Mark Vincent(“Vin Diesel”)–47 Kristen Bell–34 Christopher Chace Crawford–29 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies #History

Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) “Art Linkletter”(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phyllis Diller(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–79 Diahann Carroll Johnson–79 Duchess Camilla Mountbatten(Shand)–67 Terence “Geezer” Butler–65 Lucie Arnaz–63 David Hasselhoff–62 Heather Langenkamp–50 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California

Happy Birthday RIP “Ginger Rogers”(Virginia McMath 1911–1995) “Barbara Stanwyck”(Ruby Stevens 1907–1990) ; Stewart Copeland–61 Phoebe Cates–51 John William Ferrell–47 Corey Feldman–43 Jayma Mays–35 ; 1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government.

Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Alexander “Alex” Karras(1935–2012) ; Linda Ronstadt–68 “Arianna Huffington”(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–64 Terrance Quinn–62 “Willie Aames”(Albert Upton)–54 Forest Whitaker–53 Scott Foley–42 Diane Heidkrüger(“Kruger”)–38 ; 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day ; 2006 – Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.

Happy Birthday Nancy Olson–86 Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier–82 Vincent Pastore–68 Jane Lynch–54 Matthew Fox–48 Melissa “Missy” Gold(Fisher)–44 ; 1789 – French Revolution: Bastille Day ; 1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American #History

Happy Birthday RIP Robert “Bob” Crane(1928–1978) Gerald Levert(1966–2006) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–74 Harrison Ford–72 Richard “Cheech” Marin–68 Edith Bernstein(“Didi Conn”)–63 Thelma Louise Mandrell–60 Cameron Crowe–56 Robert Gonzalez(“Gant”)–46 Deborah Cox–40 Terrence Steven McQueen II–26 ; 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.

Happy Birthday RIP “Louis B. Mayer”(Lazar Meir 1884–1957) Milton Berlinger(“Berle” 1908–2002) ; William “Bill” Cosby Jr.–77 “Christine McVie”(Anne Perfect)–71 Milton “Richard” Simmons–66 Cheryl “Ladd” Stoppelmoor–63 Christopher “Topher” Grace–36 Mayte Michelle Rodriguez–36 ; 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London.