Happy Birthday RIP Harry Houdini(Erich Weiss 1874–1926) Terence Steve McQueen(1930–1980) ; Bob Mackie–74 Tommy Hilfiger–62 Louie Anderson–60 Robert Carradine–59 Donna Pescow–59 Kelly LeBrock–53 Gabriele Kerner(“Nena”)–53 Starlet Jones–51 Lara Flynn Boyle–43 ; 1955 “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway

Happy Birthday RIP “Joan Crawford”(Lucille LeSueur 1906–1977) ; Richard Otcasek–64 “Chaka Khan”(Yvette Stevens)–60 Kenneth Cole–59 Amanda Plummer–56 Catherine Keener–54 Marc Cherry–51 Hope Davis–49 Richard Grieco–48 Keri Russell–37 “Perez Hilton”(Mario Lavandeira)–35 ; 2010 – President Barack Obama signed a $938 billion health care overhaul

Happy Birthday RIP Louis L’Amour(1908–1988) Marcel Marceau(Mangel 1923–2007) Karl Malden(Mladen Sekulovich 1912–2009) ; William Shatner–82 George Benson–70 Andrew Lloyd Webber–65 Robert “Bob” Costas–61 Lena Olin–58 Stephanie Mills–56 Matthew Modine–54 Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon–37 ; 1882 – Congress outlawed polygamy.

Happy Birthday RIP James Coco (1930–1987) ; Timothy Dalton–69 “Eddie Money”(Edward Mahoney)–64 Leonard Gary Oldman–55 Sabrina Le Beauf–55 Matthew Broderick–51 Roseann “Rosie” O’Donnell–51 ; 1790 – Thomas Jefferson took office as America’s first secretary of state ; 1963 – Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates.

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