Happy Birthday RIP Vera Jayne Palmer(“Jayne Mansfield” 1933–1967) Richard Cox(“Dick Sargent” 1930–1994) Dudley Moore(1935–2002) ; Tim Curry–67 Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot–64 Ashley Ciminella(“Judd”)–45 James Franco–35 Kate Hudson–34 Hayden Christensen–32 ; 1933 – The United States went off the gold standard

Happy Birthday Barbara Hale–91 Hayley Mills–67 James Woods–66 Frederick “Rick” Moranis–60 Eric Roberts–57 Jane Leeves–52 Eric McCormack–50 Conan O’Brien–50 David Tennant(McDonald)–42 Eli Roth–41 Sean Maguire–37 Melissa Joan Hart–37 ;  1906 – a major earthquake struck San Francisco and set off raging fires. More than 3,000 people died.

Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(Beedle 1918–1981) Donald Kirshner(1934–2011) John “J. P.” Morgan(1837–1913) ; Michael Sembello–59 Shaun Bean–54 Elizabeth “Liz” Phair–46 Jennifer Garner–41 Victoria Adams-Beckham–39 ; 1964 The Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang to USA market.

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) Enrico “Henry” Mancini(1924–1994) ; Stanley “Bobby” Vinton–78 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar(Ferdinand Alcindor)–66 Ellen Barkin–59 Jon Cryer–48 Martin Lawrence–48 Peter Billingsley–42 Lukas Haas–37 ; 1962 – Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of “The CBS Evening News.” 

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Montgomery(1933–1995) ; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason–66 Heloise Cruse–62 Emma Thompson–54 Seth Rogen–31 Emma Watson–23 ; 1912 – the British luxury liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died. 

Happy Birthday RIP Arthur John Gielgud (1904–2000) Rodney Steiger(1925–2002) Johanna “Anne” Sullivan Macy(1866–1936) ; Loretta Lynn Webb–81 Julie Christie–72 Peter Rose–72 Brad Garrett(Gerstenfeld)–53 Robert Carlyle–52 Michael Anthony Hall–45 Adrien Brody–40 Sarah Michelle Gellar–36 ; 1865 – President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. He died the next day.

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel Beckett(1906–1989) Donald Yarmy(Don Adams 1923–2005) ; Lyle Waggoner–78 Paul Sorvino–74 Tony Dow–68 Albert Greene–67 Robert “Peabo” Bryson–62 Ronald Perlman–63 William Sadler–63 Caroline Rhea–49 Richard Schroder–43  ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Happy Birthday RIP Johnnie Collier(“Ann Miller” 1923–2004) Charles Napier(1936–2011) Herbert Khaury(“Tiny Tim” 1932–1996) ; Herbert Hancock–73 Edward O’Neill–67 Thomas Clancy–66 David Letterman–66 David Cassidy–63 Andrés “Andy” García Menéndez–57 Shannen Doherty–42 Nicholas Brendon Schultz–42 Claire Danes–34 Jennifer Morrison–34 ; 1606 – The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.

Happy Birthday Ethel Kennedy–85 Joel Grey(Katz)–81 Meshach Taylor–66 Michele Scarabelli–58 Lisa Stansfield–47 ; 1921 – Iowa became the first state to impose a cigarette tax.

Happy Birthday RIP Kevin “Chuck” Connors(1921–1992) Harry Morgan(Bratsberg 1915–2011) ; Carl “Max” von Sydow–84 Michel Shalhoub(“Omar Sharif”)–81 Steven Seagal–61 Brian Setzer–54 Katrina Leskanich–53 Charlie Hunnam–33 Michael Pitt–32 Amanda Leigh Moore–29 Haley Joel Osment–25 ; 1912 – The RMS Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her first and only voyage.