Happy Birthday RIP Edward “Ed” Sullivan(1901–1974) James “J.T.” Walsh(1943–1998) ; Brigitte Bardot–79 Jeffrey Jones–67 Jane “Janeane” Garofalo–49 Leilani Sarelle Figalan–47 Mira Sorvino–46 Naomi Watts–45 Daniel Bonjour–32 Hilary Duff–26 ; 1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario

Happy Birthday RIP Will Sampson(1933–1987) Don Cornelius(1936–2012) “William Conrad”(John Cann 1920–1994) ; “Jayne Meadows”(Jane Cotter)–93 Anthony Wilford Brimley–79 Marvin Aday(“Meatloaf”)–66 Elizabeth “Liz” Torres–66  Shaun Cassidy–55 Christopher Cousins–53 William Patrick Muldoon III–45 Phoebe Price–41 Gwyneth Paltrow–41 Avril Lavigne–29 ; 1908 – The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan

Happy Birthday RIP Patrick O’Neal(1927–1994) Joyce Jameson(1932–1987) ; “Donna Douglas”(Dorothy Smith)–80 Anne Robinson–69 Olivia Newton-John–65 Linda Hamilton–57 Melissa Sue Anderson–51 James Caviezel–45 Mark Famiglietti–34 Jessie Pavelka–31 ; 1914 – The Federal Trade Commission was established

Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) ; Barbara Walters–84 Michael Douglas–69 Cheryl Tiegs–66 Anson William Heimlich–64 Mark Hamill–62 Michael Madsen–56 Heather Locklear–52 Tate Donovan–50 Willard “Will” Smith–45 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–44 Hal Harry Sparks III–44 ; 1493 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere

Happy Birthday RIP Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald(1896–1940) Audra Lindley(1918–1997) Phillip Hartmann(1948–1998) Jim Henson(1936–1990) ; Antonia “Nia” Vardalos–51 Kevin Sorbo–55 Andrew Leeds–35 Jason Sarcinelli–35 Justin Bruening–34 ; 1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS. ; 1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service(email)

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Charles Robinson(1930–2004) ; “Mickey Rooney”(Ninian Yule)–93 Julio Iglesias de la Cueva–70 Mary Kay Place–66 Bruce Springsteen–64 “Rosalind” Chao(Chao Jyalin)–56 Jason Alexander(Greenspan)–54 Kenneth “Chi” McBride–52 Alexander Proyas–50 Anthony Mackie–34 ; 1846 – The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle

Happy Birthday RIP Erich von Stroheim(1885–1957) John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann 1902–1988) ; Tommy Lasorda–86 Antonia Basilotta(“Toni Basil”)–70 David Coverdale–62 Shari Belafonte-59 Debby Boone–57 Joan Jett(Larkin)–55 Scott Baio–53 Laura Vandervoort–29 ; 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published

Happy Birthday RIP Herbert G. Wells(1866–1946) “Henry Gibson”(James Bateman 1935–2009) Larry Hagman(1931–2012) ; “Fannie Flagg”(Patricia Neal)–69 Stephen King–66 Bill Murray–63 Ethan Coen–56 Rob Morrow–51 “Faith Hill”(Audrey Perry)–46 Ricki Lake–45 Luke Wilson–42 Nicole Richie(Escovedo)–32 Maggie Grace Denig–30 ; 1957 – “Perry Mason,” starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS

Happy Birthday RIP Upton Sinclair(1878–1968) Jonathan Hardy(1940–2012) ; Anne Meara–84 “Sophia Loren”(Sofia Scicolone)–79 Karen Sharpe–79 “Candy Spelling”(Carole Marer)–68 Gary Cole–57 Joseph Lyle Taylor–49 Brad Beyer–40 Jon Bernthal–36 Charlie Weber–35 ; 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother Frank road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts

Happy Birthday RIP Frances Farmer(1913–1970) “Mama Cass Elliot”(Ellen Cohen 1941–1974) ; Rosemary Harris–86 “Adam West”(William Anderson)–83 Randolph Mantooth–68 Jeremy Irons–65 “Twiggy”(Leslie Hornby)–64 Joan Blunden–63 Cheryl O’Teari–51 Kim Richards–49 Jimmy Fallon–39 Alison Sweeney–37 Kevin Zegers–29 ; 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show” debuted on CBS