Happy Birthday RIP Tallulah Bankhead(1902–1968) Jackie Robinson(1919–1972) Jean Simmons(1929–2010) Suzanne Pleshette(1937–2008) ; Carol Channing–92 Philip Glass–76 Harry Wayne Casey(“KC”)–62 Anthony LaPaglia–54 Kelly Lynch–54 Amelia “Minnie” Driver–43 Portia de Rossi(Amanda Rogers)–40 Kerry Washington–36 Johnny Castle(Rocco Santini)–33 Justin Timberlake–32 ; 1865 –  The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery, submitting it to the states for ratification ; 1949 – The first TV daytime soap opera, “These Are My Children,” was broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.

Happy Birthday RIP Franklin Roosevelt(1882–1945) Thomas “Dick” Martin(1922–2008) ; Eugene “Gene” Hackman–83 Vanessa Redgrave–76 Charles S. Dutton–62 Phil Collins–62 Jody Watley–54 Christian Bale–39 Wilmer Valderrama–33 ; 1948 – Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi known for his non-violent freedom struggle is assassinated by Pandit Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.

Happy Birthday RIP John Forsythe(John Freund 1918–2010) ; Tom Selleck–68 Ann Jillian(Ann Nauseda)–63 Oprah Winfrey–59 Greg Louganis–53 Nicholas Turturro–51 Heather Graham–43 Sara Gilbert(Abeles)–38 Justin Hartley–36 Adam Lambert–31 ; 1845 – “The Raven” is published in the New York Evening Mirror, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe

Happy Birthday Alan Alda(Alphonso D’Abruzzo)–77 Barbi Benton(Barbara Klein)–63 Sarah McLachlan–45 Joey Fatone Jr.–36 Nickolas “Nick” Carter–33 Elijah Wood–32 ; 1915 – The Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress ; 1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today

Happy Birthday RIP Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756–1791) Donna Reed(Donnabelle Mullenger 1921–1986) Troy Donahue(Merle Johnson 1936–2001) ; James Cromwell–73 Nick Mason–68 Mikhail Baryshnikov–65 Mimi Rogers(Miriam Spickler)–57 Keith Olbermann–54 Bridget Fonda–49 Alan Cumming–48 Tamlyn Tomita–47 ; 1880 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp(lightbulb).

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene “Gene” Siskel(1946–1999) Paul Newman(1925–2008) ; Anne Jeffreys Carmichael–90 Robert “Bob” Uecker–78 Theodore “Scott” Glenn–74 Edward Van Halen–58 Ellen DeGeneres–55 Anita Baker–55 Wayne Gretzky–52 Paul Johansson–49 ; 1838 – Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States ; 1950 – India proclaimed itself a republic.

Happy Birthday RIP Etta James(Jamesetta Hawkins 1938–2012) Edwin Newman(1919–2010) ; Tobe Hooper–70 Jenifer Lewis–56 Dinah Manoff–55 Alicia Keys(Cook)–32 ; 1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco ; 1949 the first Emmy Awards are held at Hollywood Athletic Club

Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Borgnine(Ermes Borgnino 1917–2012) Sharon Tate(1943–1969) John Belushi(1949–1982) ;  Neil Diamond–72 Yakov Smirnoff(Pokhis)–62 Nastassja Nakszynski–54 Mary Lou Retton–45 Matthew Lillard–43 Edward “Ed” Helms–39 ; 1908 – The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.

Happy Birthday RIP Frances “Bay” Goffman(1919–2011) ; Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba(前田 禎穂)–74 Gil Gerard–70 Rutger Hauer–69 Anita Pointer–65 Richard Dean Anderson–63 Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa–60 Anita Baker–55 Mariska Hargitay–49 Tiffani Thiessen–39; 1789 – Georgetown University was established in present-day Washington, D.C. ; 1973 – President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War

Happy Birthday RIP David Llewelyn Wark Griffith(1875–1948) Wilfred “Bill” Bixby III(1934–1993) ; Piper Laurie(Rosetta Jacobs)–81 John Hurt–73 Stephen “Steve” Perry–64 Linda Blair–54 Diane Lane–48 Paul Balthazar Getty–38 Nick Simmons–24; 1968 “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premiered on NBC. ; 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.