History Blog

March 1

Happy Birthday RIP Alton Glenn Miller(1904–1944) James “David” Niven(1910–1983) Harry Caray(Harry Carabina 1914–1998) ; Robert Clary(Robert Widerman)–87 Harold “Harry” Belafonte–86 Robert Conrad(Konrad Falkowski)–78 Roger Daltrey–69 Alan Thicke(Alan Jeffrey)–66 Catherine Bach(Bachman)–59 Ronald Howard–59 James “Tim” Daly–57 Javier Bardem–44 Mark–Paul Gosselaar–39 Jensen Ackles–35 Mark Cirillo–35 Kesha Sebert–26 Justin Bieber–19 ; 1790 – The first United States census is authorized by Congress ; 1932 – the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped from their family home near Hopewell, N.J. ; 1936 – The Hoover Dam is completed.

February 28

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel “Zero” Mostel(1915–1977) Charles Durning(1923–2012) ; Gavin MacLeod(Allan See)–82 Mario Andretti–73 Bernadette Peters(Lazzara)–65 Gilbert Gottfried–58 John Turturro–56 Cynthia “Cindy” Wilson–56 Alison “Ali” Larter–37 ; 1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight

February 27

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Taylor(1932–2011) ; Joanne Woodward–83 Ralph Nader–79 George Howard Hesseman–73 Adam Baldwin–51 Grant Show–51 Chelsea Clinton–33 Joshua Groban–32 ; 1801 – Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress

February 26

Happy Birthday RIP William Frawley(1887–1966) Johnny Cash(1932–2003) Herbert “Jackie” Gleason(1916–1987) Tony Randall(Ira Rosenberg 1920–2004) Frederick “Tex” Avery(1908–1980) ; Antoine “Fats” Domino–85 Michael Bolton–60 ; 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park

February 25

Happy Birthday RIP Jim Backus(1913–1989) George Harrison(1943–2001) ; Sally Jessy Raphael(Sally Lowenthal)–78 Bob Schieffer–76 Karen Grassle–71 Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson–48 Tea Leoni(Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni)–47 Sean Astin(Sean Duke)–42 Julio Iglesias Jr.–40 Chelsea Handler–38 ; 1836 –Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver

February 24

Happy Birthday RIP Steve Jobs (1955–2011) ; Abe Vigoda-92 Joseph Lieberman-71 Barry Bostwick-68 George Thorogood-63 Paula Zahn-57 William “Billy” Zane-47 Bonnie Somerville-39 ; 1821 Mexico declared its independence from Spain.

February 23

Happy Birthday RIP Majel Barrett (Hudec 1932–2008) ; Peter Fonda–73 Kristin Davis–48 Michael Dell–48 Emily Blunt–30 Hannah Dakota Fanning–19 ; 1954 – the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.

February 22

Happy Birthday RIP George Washington(1732–1799) ; Dominick “Don” Pardo–95 Robert Jonathan Demme–69 Julius Erving–63 Julie Walters–63 Ellen Greene–62 Kyle MacLachlan–54 Jeri Ryan(Zimmerman)–45 James Blount–39 Drew Barrymore–38 ; 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five and dime Woolworth stores ; 1935 – It became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House.

February 21

Happy Birthday RIP Eddi-Rue McClanahan(1934–2010) Eunice Kathleen Waymon(“Nina Simone” 1933–2003) ; David Geffen–70 Alan Rickman–67 Anthony Daniels–67 Ellen Tyne Daly–67 Christine Ebersole–60 Allen “Kelsey” Grammer–58 John “Jack” Coleman–55 Christopher Atkins Bomann–52 William Baldwin–50 Jennifer Love Hewitt–34 Brendan Sexton III–33 Ellen Page–26 ; 1878 – The first telephone directory was issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Connecticut.

February 20

Happy Birthday RIP Ansel Adams(1902–1984) Kurt Cobain(1967–1994) Robert Altman(1925–2006) ; Gloria Vanderbilt–89 Sidney Poitier–86 Sandy Duncan–67 John W. Geils–67 Ivana Trump(Ivana Zelnickova)–64 Patricia Hearst–59 Cindy Crawford–47 Lili Taylor–46 Calpernia Addams–42 Brian Littrell–38 Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty–25 ; 1792 – President George Washington signed an act creating the U.S. Post Office.