Happy Birthday RIP “Anna Nicole Smith”(Vickie Hogan 1967–2007) ; Randy Newman–70 Paul Shaffer–64 Edward Harris–63 Judd Nelson–54 Jon Stewart(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–51 Ryan Kwanten–37 Aaron Coady(“Sharon Needles”)–32 Alan Ritchson–29 ; 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance.

Happy Birthday RIP Bruce Lee(李小龍 1940–1973) Johnny “Jimi” Hendrix(1942–1970) Eddie Rabbitt(1941–1998) ; William Fichtner–57 Robin Givens–49 Michael Vartan–45 Jaleel White–37 ; 1910 – New York’s Penn Station opened ; 1924 – 1st Macys Thanksgiving Parade

Happy Birthday RIP Charles M Schulz(1922–2000) Robert Goulet(1933–2007) ; Rich Little–75 “Tina Turner”(Anna Bullock)–74 Mark Margolis–74 Adam Harrington–41 Peter Facinelli–40 Natasha Bedingfield–32 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Ricardo Montalbán y Merino(1920–2009) Giuseppe “Joe” DiMaggio(1914–1999) ; Benjamin Stein–69 John Larroquette–66 Amy Grant–53 Stacy Lattisaw–47 Jillian Hennessy–45 Christina Applegate–42 Jerry Ferrara–34 ; 1950 – The Great Appalachian Storm otherwise known at the time as the “Storm of the Century”, strikes New England with hurricane force winds resulting in massive forest blow-downs and storm surge damage along the Northeast coast including New York City. This storm also brings blizzard conditions to the Appalachian Mountains and Ohio Valley, becoming one of the worst storms of all time. 353 people die in the event.

Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) ; William “Billy” Connolly–71 William “Dwight” Schultz–66 Denise Crosby–56 Garret Dillahunt–49 Colin Hanks(Dillingham)–36 Katherine Heigl–35 ; 1859 – Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology

Happy Birthday RIP “Boris Karloff”(William Pratt 1887–1969) Adolph “Harpo” Marx(1888–1964) Michael Gough(1916–2011) Steve Landesberg(1936–2010) ; Bruce Vilanch–65 Bruce Hornsby–59 Christopher Hardwick–42 Destiny “Miley” Cyrus–21 ; 1889 The jukebox made its debut, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Happy Birthday RIP “Rodney Dangerfield”(Jacob Cohen 1921–2004) ; Robert Vaughn–81 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–70 Jamie Leigh Curtis–55 Mariel Hemingway–52 Stephen Geoffreys–49 Boris Becker–46 Mark Ruffalo–46 Scarlett Johansson–29 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.

Happy Birthday RIP Stan Musial(1920–2013) ; Margaret “Marlo” Thomas–76 Harold Ramis–69 Goldie Hawn–68 Lorna Luft–61 Colette “Nicollette” Sheridan–50 Björk  Robert “Rib” Hillis–43 “Chris Rockway”(Daniel Vomacka)–34 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound

Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Franklin Cover(1928–2006) “Richard Dawson”(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Richard “Dick” Smothers–74 Joseph Biden–71 Veronica Hamel–70 Joe Walsh–66 “Bo Derek”(Mary Collins)–57 Joel McHale–42 David O’Donnell–39 ; 1966 – The musical “Cabaret,” with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway ; 1985 The first version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Tierney(1920–1991) Tommy Dorsey(1905–1956) ; Larry King(Lawrence Zeiger)–80 Richard “Dick” Cavett–77 Robert “Ted” Turner III–75 Richard “Calvin” Klein–71 Robert Beltran–60 Allison Janney–54 Margaret “Meg” Ryan(Hyra)–52 Ann Curry–57 Alicia “Jodie” Foster–51 Jack Dorsey–36 ; 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania