Happy Birthday RIP Fred Astaire(Frederic Austerlitz 1899–1987) “Nancy Walker”(Anna Swoyer 1922–1992) “Sid Vicious”(Simon Ritchie 1957–1979) ; Gary Owens(Altman)–74 Meg Foster–65 Paul Hewson(“Bono”)–53 Jason Brooks–47 Dallas Roberts–43 Odette Annable(Yustman)–28 ; 1908 – The first Mother’s Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, W.Virginia ; 1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan.

Happy Birthday RIP Myron “Mike” Wallace(1918–2012) ; Albert Finney–77 Candice Bergen–67 Billy Joel–64 Tom Petersson–63 John Corbett–52 Chris Diamantopoulos–38 ; 1901 – Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884-1972) ; Don Rickles–87 Cathryn Toni Tennille–73 “Gary Glitter”(Paul Gadd)–69 Philip Bailey–62 Alexander “Alex” Van Halen–60 Melissa Gilbert–49 Enrique Iglesias Preysler–38 Stephen Amell–32 ; 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patent medicine.

Happy Birthday RIP Frank “Gary” Cooper(1901–1961) Robert Hegyes(1951–2012) ; Thelma Houston(Jackson)–67 Nora Kuzma(“Traci Lords”)–45 Ivan Sergei Gaudio–42 Breckin Meyer–39 Alexander Ludwig–21 ; 1847 – The American Medical Association is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; 1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees

Happy Birthday RIP Sigismund Freud(1856–1939) Rodolfo di Valentina d’Antonguolla(Rudy Valentino 1895–1926) George Orson Welles(1915–1985) ; Willie Mays–82 Robert “Bob” Seger–68 Anthony Blair–60 Tom Bergeron–58 George Clooney–52 Gabourey Sidibe–30 Adrianne Palicki–30 ; 1889 – The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower ; 1937 – the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board.

Happy Birthday RIP Tammy Wynette(Virginia Pugh 1942–1998) ; Michael Palin–70 Jonathon Rhys-Davies–69 Kurt Loder–68 Brian Williams–54 Kristina Yothers–40 Henry Cavill–30 Adele Adkins–25 ;  1925 –  John T. Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston 1929–1993) Paul Gleason(1939–2006) ; Richard Jenkins–66 Pia Zadora(Schipani)–59 Randy Travis(Traywick)–54 Mary Beth McDonough–52 Ana Gasteyer–46 William “Will” Arnett–43 Michael Pritchard(“Mike Dirnt”)–41 James Lance Bass–34 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Album of the Year was awarded to Henry Mancini. 

Happy Birthday RIP James Brown(1933–2006) ; Ann B. Davis–87 Francis Castelluccio(“Frankie Valli”)–79 Chris Mulkey–65 Christopher Cross(Geppert)–62 Bobby Cannavale–43 ; 1802 – Washington, D.C., was incorporated ; 1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as “spam”) is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.

Happy Birthday RIP Harry “Bing” Crosby(1903–1977) “Hedda Hopper”(Elda Furry 1885–1966) ;  “Engelbert Humperdinck”(Arnold Dorsey)–77 Louis Grammatico(“Lou Gramm”)–63 Bianca Macias(“Jagger”)–68 Christine Baranski–61 Donatella Versace–58 Dwayne Johnson–41 “Pandora Boxx”(Michael Steck)–41 David Beckham–38 ; 1932 – Jack Benny’s first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network.

Happy Birthday RIP Gwyllyn “Glenn” Ford(1916–2006) Jack Paar(1918–2004) ; Richard J. Riordan–83 Judith Collins–74 Rita Coolidge–68 Joanna Lumley–67 Ray Parker Jr.–59 Samuel “Tim” McGraw–46 Wesley Anderson–44 ; 1707 – the Act of Union joins England and Scotland to form Great Britain ; 1941 – The Orson Welles film “Citizen Kane” premiered in New York.