History Blog

August 5

Happy Birthday Neil Armstrong-82 John Saxon(Carmine Orrico)-77 Loni Anderson-67 Jeannette “Ja’net” DuBois-67 Maureen McCormick-56 Patrick Ewing-50 ; 1957 – “American Bandstand,” hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.

August 4

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Richard Belzer-68 Billy Bob Thornon-57 Barack Obama-51 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.

August 3

Happy Birthday Tony Bennett(Anthony Benedetto)-86 Martin Sheen(Ramon Estevez)-72 Martha Stewart(Martha Kostyra)-71 John Landis-62 Tommy Dewey-34 Nicole Evangeline Lilly-33 ; 1923 – Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, one day after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack.

August 2

Happy Birthday RIP Jack Warner(1892–1978) John Carroll O’Connor(1924-2001) ; Peter O’Toole-80 Wes Craven-73 Joanna Cassidy-67 Butch Patrick( Patrick Alan Lilley)-59 Victoria Jackson-53 Patricia “Apollonia” Kotero-53 Cynthia Stevenson-50 Mary-Louise Parker-48 Sam Worthington-36 Edward Furlong-35 ; 1790 – The first US Census is conducted.

August 1

Happy Birthday RIP Jerry Garcia(1942-1995) Yves Saint Laurent(1936-2008) Dom DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Sam Mendes-47 James St James(James Clark)-46 Tempestt Bledsoe-39 Max Carver-24 Jack O’Connell-22 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles.

July 31

Happy Birthday Geoffrey Lewis-77 Wesley Snipes-50 Joanne “J.K”. Rowling-47 Dean Tanaka(Dean Cain)-46 Loren Dean Jovicic-43 Eric Lively-31 ; 1964, the American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon’s surface.

July 30

Happy Birthday Paul Anka-71 David Sanborn-67 Arnold Schwarzenegger-65 Delta Burke-56 Catherine “Kate” Bush-54 Laurence Fishburne-51 Lisa Kudrow-49 Vivica A. Fox-48 Christopher Nolan-42 Michael “Tom” Green-41 Hilary Swank-38 Damon Wayans-30 ; 1729 The city of Baltimore was founded.

July 29

Happy Birthday Clara Bow(1905–1965) Theda Bara Goodman(1885–1955) ; Geddy Lee Weinrib-59 Ian Roberts-47 Richard “Wil” Wheaton-40 Stephen Dorff-39 Allison Mack-30 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.

July 28

Happy Birthday RIP Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) ; Linda Kelsey-66 Georgia Engel-64 Sally Struthers-64 Lori Loughlin-48  Robert “Alexis” Arquette-43 ; 1896 The city of Miami, Florida, was incorporated

July 27

Happy Birthday Norman Lear-90 Peggy Fleming-64 Julian McMahon-44 Jonathan Rhys Meyers(O’Keefe)-35 Michael Bolten-21 ; 1940 Bugs Bunny made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare.”