Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers(1928–2003) ; Carl Reiner–91 Hal Linden(Harold Lipshitz)–82 Martin Brian Mulroney–74 John de Lancie–65 William Hurt–63 Holly  Hunter–55 Shelton “Spike” Lee–56 Kathleen “Kathy” Ireland–50 Dean Geyer–27 ; 1816 – The Supreme Court affirmed its right to review state court decisions ; 1997 – Liggett Group settled 22 state lawsuits by admitting the industry markets cigarettes to teenagers and agreeing to warn on every pack that smoking is addictive

Happy Birthday Ursula Andress–77 Ruth Pointer–67 Glenn Close–66 Walter “Bruce” Willis–58; 1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. ; 1931 – Nevada legalized gambling ; 1953 – The Academy Awards was televised for first time from NBC International Theater in NYC

Happy Birthday RIP John Updike(1932–2009) Peter Graves(Aurness 1926–2010) Ernest Gallo(1909–2007) ; Kevin Dobson–70 Irene Cara Escalera–54 Vanessa Lynn Williams–50 “Queen Latifah”(Dana Owens)–43 Dane Cook–41 Adam Levine–34 ; 1931 – Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor.

Happy Birthday RIP Nathaniel Adams Coles(“Nat King Cole” 1919–1965) ; Paul Kantner–72 Patrick Duffy–64 Kurt Russell–62 Lesley-Anne Down–59 Gary Sinise–58 Robert “Rob” Lowe–49 Paige Hemmis–41 ; 1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Youngman(1906–1998) Thelma “Pat” Nixon(1912–1993) ; Jerry Lewis(Joseph Levitch)–87 Charles “Chuck” Woolery–72 Henry “Erik” Estrada–64 Victor Garber–64 Nancy Wilson–59 Lauren Graham–46 Alan Tudyk–42 ; 1850 – “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published ; 1521 Magellan reaches the Philippines

Happy Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg–80 Judd Hirsch–78 Daniel Dee Snider–58 Park Overall–56 Fabio Lanzoni–54 Terence “Trent D’Arby” Howard-51 Kennedy “Rockwell” Gordy-49 Mark McGrath–45 Eva Longoria–38 Kellan Lutz–28 ; 1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated ; 1956 – The Lerner and Loewe musical “My Fair Lady” opened on Broadway

Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) ; Quincy Jones–80 Michael Caine(Maurice Micklewhite)–80 William “Billy” Crystal–65 Jerry Greenfield–62 Kevin Williamson–48 Frederick “Chris” Klein–34 Jordan Taylor Hanson–30 Jamie Bell–27 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Stewart(Sternberg 1908–1986) ; Neil Sedaka–74 William H. Macy–63 Danny Masterson–37 Emile Hirsch–28 ; 1781 – The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.

Happy Birthday RIP Jean-Louis “Jack” de Kerouac(1922–1969) Johnny Palermo(1982–2009) ; Barbara Feldon(Hall)–80 Alwin “Al” Jarreau–73 Liza Minnelli–67 James Taylor–65 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt–60 Aaron Eckhart–45 Samuel Levine–31 ; 1912 – The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.

Happy Birthday RIP Shemp Howard(Samuel Horwitz 1895–1955) Lawrence Welk(1903–1992) ; Rupert Murdoch–82 Sam Donaldson–79 Mark Metcalf–67 Robert “Bobby” McFerrin–63 Susan Richardson–61 Catharina “Nina” Hagen–58 “Lady Chablis”(Benjamin Knox)–56 “Cheryl Lynn”(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–56 David LaChapelle–50 Terrence Howard–44 “Johnny Knoxville”(Philip Clapp)–42 Thora Birch–31 ; 1985 – Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko as General Secretary of the Communist Party