History Blog

July 11

Happy Birthday RIP Yuli “Yul” Bryner(1920–1985) ; “Tab Hunter”(Arthur Kelm)–83 Patricia “Bonnie” Pointer–64 Leon Spinks–61 Sela Ward–58 Suzanne Vega–55 Gregory Grunberg–48 Justin Chambers–44 Michael Rosenbaum–42 Kimberly “Lil Kim” Jones–40 ; 1798 – The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress ; 1922 – The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles.

June 10

Happy Birthday RIP Frederick Gwynne(1926–1993) David Brinkley(1920–2003) ; Granville “Robert” Pine–73 Ronald Glass–69 Arlo Guthrie–67 Alejandro “Alec” Mapa–49 Gale Harold III–45 Sofía Vergara–41 Adrian Grenier–38 Jessica Simpson–34 Cindy Taylor(“Jesse Jane”)–34 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.

July 9

Happy Birthday Brian Dennehy–76 Richard Roundtree–72 Dean Koontz–69 Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson–67 Christopher Cooper–63 Jonathon Tesh–62 Jimmy Smits–59 Thomas “Tom” Hanks–58 Richard Timothy Kring–57 Kelly McGillis-57 James “Jim” Kerr–54 Courtney “Love” Harrison–50 Scott Grimes–43 Fredrick Savage–38 ; 1962 – Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.

July 8

Happy Birthday RIP “Jerry Vale” (Genaro Vitaliano 1930–2014) Marty Feldman(1933–1982) ; “Steve Lawrence”(Sidney Leibowitz)–79 Jeffrey Tambor–70 Wolfgang “Puck” Topfschnig–65 Anjelica Huston–63 Kevin Bacon–56 Toby Keith Covel–54 Lee Tergesen–49 Billy Crudup–46 Beck Campbell–44 Milo Ventimiglia–37 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published

July 7

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc” Severinsen–87 Richard Starkey(“Ringo Starr”)–74 Shelley Duvall–65 William “Bill” Campbell–55 Robin Weigert–45 Barry “Cassidy” Reese–32 ; 1954 – Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, “That’s All Right.”

July 6

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William “Bill” Haley(1925–1981) “Janet Leigh”(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) ; Anne “Nancy” Reagan(Robbins)–93 Delloreese Early(“Della Reese”)–83 Ned Beatty–77 Burt Ward(Gervis)–69 Michael Sylvester Stallone–68 Geoffrey Rush–63 Grant Goodeve–62 Alice Tannenberg(“Allyce Beasley”)–56 Jennifer Saunders–56 Christian Meoli–42 Curtis Jackson III(“50 Cent”)–39 Gregory Smith–31 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.

July 5

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor “P.T.” Barnum(1810–1891) ; Katherine Helmond–86 Shirley Knight–78 Hugh Cregg III(“Huey Lewis”)–64 Edith “Edie” Falco–51 Kathryn Erbe–49 ; 1946 – The bikini made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France.

July 4

Happy Birthday RIP Eppie Lederer(“Ann Landers” 1918–2002) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) ; Eva Marie Saint–90 Luigina “Gina” Lollobrigida–87 Marvin Neil Simon–87 Gerald Riviera(“Geraldo”)–71 John Waite–62 Rohan Nichol–38 ; 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

July 3

Happy Birthday Gloria Allred(Bloom)–73 Betty Buckley–67 Karin Jan Smithers–65 Montel Williams–58 Thomas Gibson–52 Martha Yeardley Smith–50 Matthew Schulze–42 Ryan McPartlin–39 Corey Sevier–30 ; 1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens ; 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average.

July 2

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–83 Polly Holliday–77 Saul Rubinek–66 Johnny Weir–30 Lindsay Lohan–28 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anti-competitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts.