Happy Birthday RIP Marvin Hamlisch(1944–2012) ; Sally Kellerman–77 Walter Stacy Keach Jr–73 Lars “Lasse” Hallström–68 Jerry Mathers–66 Joanna Gleason(Hall)–64 Dana Carvey–59 Wentworth Miller III–42 Zachary Quinto–37 Justin Long–36 Dominic Cooper–36 ; 1924 – Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians

Happy Birthday RIP “Marilyn Monroe”(Norma Jeane Mortenson 1926–1962) Cleavon Little(1939–1992) Andy Griffith(1926–2012) ; Charles “Pat” Boone–80 Morgan Freeman–77 Rene Auberjonois–74 Brian Cox–68 John Price–67 Heidi Klum–41 Alanis Morissette–40 ; 1980 – CNN made its debut.

Happy Birthday RIP Walter “Walt” Whitman(1819–1892) Dominic “Don” Ameche(Amici 1908–1993) ; Clinton Eastwood–84 Sharon Gless–71 Joseph “Joe” Namath–71 Thomas Berenger(Moore)–65 Christopher Elliott–54 Lea Thompson–53 Corey Hart–52 Brooke Shields–49 Colin Farrell–38 ; 1929 – The first talking Mickey Mouse cartoon, “The Karnival Kid”, is released. 

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Blanc(Melvin Blank 1908–1989) Benjamin “Benny” Goodman(1909–1986) ; Colm Meaney–61 Ted McGinley–56 Mark Sheppard–50 “Wynonna Judd”(Christina Ciminella)–50 Idina Menzel–43 Randolph “Trey” Parker–42 Omri Katz–38 ; 1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.

Happy Birthday RIP John F. Kennedy(1917–1963) Leslie “Bob” Hope(1903–2003) ; Anthony Geary–67 Danny Elfman–61 Frank “Ted” Levine–57 Annette Bening-Beatty–56 Rupert Everett–55 Adrian Paul Hewett–55 Melissa Etheridge–53 Lisa Whelchel–51 David Burtka–39 Daniel Tosh–39 ; 1942 – Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”, the best-selling Christmas single in history.

Happy Birthday RIP Zelda Rubinstein(1933–2010) ; Beth Howland–73 Gladys Knight–70 Rudolph Giuliani–70 John Fogerty–69 Brandon Cruz(Williams)–52 Kylie Minogue–46 Justin Kirk–45 Jesse Bradford Watrouse–35 Carey Mulligan–29 Joseph Cross–28 ; 1892 – In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.

Happy Birthday RIP Vincent Price(1911–1993) ; Christopher Lee–92 Heinz “Henry” Kissinger–91 Lee Meriwether–79 Louis Gossett Jr–78 “Siouxsie Sioux”(Susan Ballion)–57 Peri Gilpin(Oldham)–53 Adam Carolla–50 Todd Bridges–49 Joseph Fiennes–44 Paul Bettany–43 Chris Colfer–24 ; 1896 – The F4-strength St. Louis-East St. Louis Tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri and East Saint Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing $2.9 billion in damage ; 1927 – The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.  

Happy Birthday RIP “John Wayne”(Marion Morrison 1907–1979) Peter Cushing(1913–1994) Miles Davis(1926–1991) “Peggy Lee”(Norma Egstrom 1920–2002) James Aurness(1923–2011) ; Brent Musburger–75 Stephanie “Stevie” Nicks–66 Philip Michael Thomas–65 Pamela Grier–65 Randall Hank Williams–65 Eugenie “Genie” Francis–52 Robert “Bobcat” Goldthwait–52 Leonard “Lenny” Kravitz–50 Helena Bonham Carter–48 Matthew Stone–43 Lauryn Hill–39 ; 1896 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The average price of the 11 initial stocks was 40.94

Happy Birthday RIP Claude Akins(1926–1994) Dixie Carter(1939–2010) ; Ian McKellen–75 Leslie Uggams–71 Frank Oznowicz(“Oz”)–70 Karen Valentine–67 Concetta Sellecchia(“Connie Sellecca”)–59 Michael Myers–51 Anne Heche–45 James “Jamie” Kennedy–44 Octavia Spencer–43 Cillian Murphy–38 ; 1968 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated ; 1977 –The science-fiction movie “Star Wars” was released.

Happy Birthday RIP Queen Victoria(Alexandrina Hanover 1819–1901) ; “Bob Dylan”(Robert Zimmerman)–73 Gary Burghoff–71 Patti LaBelle(Holte)–70 Priscilla Wagner-Presley–69 James Broadbent–65 Alfred Molina–61 Kristin Scott Thomas–54 John C. Reilly–49 Eric Close–47 Steven Daigle–41 ; 1883 – the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.