Happy Birthday RIP Harry Houdini (1874-1926)  Bob Mackie-73 Tommy Hilfiger-61 Louie Anderson-59 Robert Carradine-58 Donna Pescow-58 Kelly LeBrock-52 Star Jones-50 Lara Flynn Boyle-42 ; 1955 “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway.

Happy Birthday  Ric Ocasek-63 Catherine Keener-53 Marc Cherry-50 Perez Hilton ( Mario Lavandeira, Jr.)-34 Chaka Khan (Yvette Stevens) -59 ; 2010 President Barack Obama signed a $938 billion health care overhaul.

Happy Birthday RIP Marcel Marceau (1923–2007)  William Shatne-81 George Benson-69 Andrew Lloyd Webber-64 Stephanie Mills-55 Matthew Modine-53 Reese Witherspoon-36 ; 1882 Congress outlawed polygamy.

Happy Birthday Timothy Dalton-66 Eddie Money-63 Gary Oldman-54 Rosie O’Donnell-50 Matthew Broderick-50 ; 1790 Thomas Jefferson took office as America’s first secretary of state.

Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers (1928–2003) Carl Reiner-90 Hal Linden-81 John de Lancie-64 William Hurt-62 Spike Lee-55 Holly Hunter-54 Kathy Ireland-49 Dean Geyer-26 ; 1996 A jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of their millionaire parents.

Happy Birthday Ursula Andress-76 Ruth Pointer-66 Glenn Close-65 Bruce Willis-57; 1918 Congress approved daylight-saving time. ; 1931 Nevada legalized gambling ; 1953 Academy Awards was televised for first time

Happy Birthday Charley Pride-74 Irene Cara-53 Vanessa Lynn Williams-49 Queen Latifah(Dana Owens)-42 Dane Cook-40 ; 1931 Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor.

Happy Birthday RIP Nat ‘King’ Cole (1919–1965) Patrick Duffy-63 Kurt Russell-61 Gary Sinnise-57 Rob Lowe-48 ; 1969 Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel. 

Happy Birthday Jerry Lewis-86 Chuck Woolery-71 Erik Estrada-63 Nancy Wilson-58 Lauren Graham-45 ; 1850 “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published.

Happy Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg-79 Judd Hirsch-77 Dee Snider-57 Park Overall-55 Fabio Lanzoni-53 Terence Trent D’Arby Howard-50 Ken “Rockwell” Gordy-48 Eva Longoria-37 ; 1956 The Lerner and Loewe musical “My Fair Lady” opened on Broadway.