Happy Birthday RIP Richard “Peter” Sellers(1925-1980) Virginia Hensley(Patsy Cline 1932-1963) ; Isaac Sidney Caesar-89 Kimberly Peirce-45 David Arquette-41 Alecia “Pink” Moore-33 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)-31 ; 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
September 7
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Holley(Buddy Holly 1936-1959) William Jermaine Stewart(1957-1997) ; Gloria Gaynor-63 Julie Kavner-62 Christine Hynde-61 Michael Emerson-58 Corbin Bernsen-58 Thomas Everett Scott-42 Diane Farr-41 Devon Sawa-34 ; 1916 – US federal employees win the right to Workers’ compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
September 6
Happy Birthday JoAnne Worley-75 George Roger Waters-69 Swoosie Kurtz-68 Jane Curtin-65 Anne Lockhart(Anne Maloney)-59 Jeff Foxworthy-54 Rosie Perez-48 Cecilia “CeCe” Peniston-43 ; 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders.
September 5
Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Mercury(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George “Bob” Newhart-83 William Devane-73 Raquel Welch(Jo Raquel Tejada)-72 Michael Keaton(Douglas)-61 Rose McGowan-39 Ian Nelson-30 ; 1957 “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published.
September 4
Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917-1987) Dick York(1928-1922) ; Mitzi Gaynor(Francesca Gerber)-81 David “Drew” Pinsky-54 Damon Wayans-52 Wes Bentley-34 Beyonce Knowles-31 ; 1781 Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.
September 3
Happy Birthday Anna Jackson-86 Eileen Brennan-80 Valerie Perrine-69 Adam Curry-48 Charlie Sheen(Carlos Estevez)-47 Trevor St. John-41 Samuel “Nick” Wechsler-34 David Moretti-31 ; 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, “Search for Tomorrow”, airs its first episode on the CBS network.
September 2
Happy Birthday RIP Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett-74 Terry Bradshaw-64 Thomas Mark Harmon-61 Jimmy Connors-60 Keanu Reeves-48 Salma Hayek Jiménez-46 Charles “Tuc” Watkins-46 ; 1789 The U.S. Treasury Department was established.
September 1
Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Middleton(Yvonne DeCarlo 1922–2007) ; Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin-73 Barry Gibb-66 Phil McGraw-62 Gloria Garcia(Estefan)-55 Robert “Scott” Speedman-37 ; 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland.
August 31
Happy Birthday George Ivan Morrison-67 Itzhak Perlman-67 Richard Gere-63 Julie Brown-58 Debbie Gibson-42 Chris Tucker-40 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan