Happy Birthday RIP Bob Kane(Robert Kahn 1915–1998) ; Fahrid Murray Abraham-73 Kevin Kline-65 John Kassir-55 Monica Arnold-32 Lincoln Lewis-25 ; 1861 – The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln ; 1926 – Harry Houdini’s last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan
October 23
Happy Birthday RIP Johnny Carson(1925–2005) John Michael Crichton(1942–2008) ; Ang Lee( 李安 )-58 Weird Alfred Yankovic-53 Sam Raimi-53 Ryan Reynolds-36 ; 2001 Apple introduced the iPod digital music player
October 22
Happy Birthday RIP Curly Howard(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) ; Joan Fontaine(Joan de Havilland)-95 Sir Derek Jacobi-74 Christopher Lloyd-74 David “Tony” Roberts-73 Annette Funicello-70 Catherine Deneuve(Catherine Dorléac)-69 Deepak Chopra-66 Jeff Goldblum-60 Ned “Carlos” Mencia-45 Spike Jonze(Adam Spiegel)-43 Michael Fishman-31 Zac Hanson-27 Kyle Gallner-26 ; 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.
October 21
Happy Birthday RIP John “Dizzy” Gillespie(1917-1993) ; Joyce Randolph(Joyce Sirola)-88 Manfred Mann(Manfred Lubowitz)-72 Judy Sheindlin(Judith Blum)-70 Kensaku Watanabe-53 Carrie Fisher-56 Sasha Roiz-41 Jade Jagger-41 Jeremy Miller-36 William Estes Nipper-34 ; 1879, Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.
October 20
Happy Birthday RIP Bela Lugosi(Béla Blaskó 1882–1956) ; William Christopher-80 Tom Petty-62 Thomas Newman-57 Viggo Mortensen-54 John Krasinski-33 Adam Butcher-24 ; 1803 – The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
October 19
Happy Birthday RIP LaWanda Page(Alberta Peal 1920–2002) Harris Glenn Milstead(“Divine” 1945–1988) ; John Lithgow-67 Patricia Ireland-67 Jennifer Holliday-52 Amy Carter-45 Randolph “Trey” Parker-43 Chris Kattan-42 Desmond Harrington-36 ; 1987 – Black Monday – the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or -22.6 percent in value – largest one-day percentage drop (worse than 1929 at -12.82%)
October 18
Happy Birthday RIP George Campbell Scott(1927-1999) ; Charles “Chuck” Berry-86 Dawn Wells-74 Pam Dawber-62 Martina Navratilova-56 Erin Moran-52 Jean-Claude Van Damme(Jean-Claude Van Varenberg)-52 Zachary Efron-25 ; 1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day ; 1898 – United States takes possession of Puerto Rico.
October 17
Happy Birthday RIP Rita Hayworth(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Tom Poston(1921–2007) ; Jim Seals-70 Michael McKean-65 Margaret “Margot” Kidder-64 George Wendt-64 Norm Macdonald-49 David “Ziggy” Marley-44 Marshall Mathers(“Eminem”)-40 Chris Lowell-28 Max Irons-27 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.
October 16
Happy Birthday RIP Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) ; Angela Lansbury-87 Suzanne Somers(Suzanne Mahoney)-66 Tim Robbins-54 Kim Wayans-51 Michael Balzary(“Flea”)-50 John Mayer-35 Brea Grant-31 ; 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney.
October 15
Happy Birthday RIP Mark Lenard(Leonard Rosenson 1924–1996) ; Lido “Lee” Iacocca-88 Linda Lavin-75 Richard Carpenter-66 Carole “Penny” Marshall-70 Sarah Ferguson-53 Emeril Lagasse-53 Dominic West-43 ; 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy, an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).