Happy Birthday Brian De Palma-71 Eric Carmen-62 Hulk Hogan-58 Joe Jackson-57 Viola Davis-46 Ashley Jensen-43 Tyler Hoechlin-24 ; 1965, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.

Happy Birthday Rosanna Arquette-52 Antonio Banderas-51 Neneh Cherry-47 Justin Theroux-40 JoAnna Garcia-32 ; 1977 David Berkowitz, the suspect in the “Son of Sam” murders, was arrested.

Happy Birthday Sam Elliott-67 Melanie Griffith-54 Amanda Bearse-53 Whitney Houston-48 Gillian Anderson-43 Eric Bana-43 ; 1974 Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States following the resignation of Richard M. Nixon

Happy Birthday Esther Williams-90 Dustin Hoffman-74 Connie Stevens-73 Larry Wilcox-64 Keith Carradine-62 Donny Most-58 Drew Lachey-35 ; 1945 President Harry S. Truman signed the United Nations Charter

Happy John Glover-67 Birthday David Duchovny-51 Karl Urban-39 Charlize Theron-36 Randy Wayne-30 Abbie Cornish-29

Happy Birthday M. Night Shyamalan-41 Vera Farmiga-38 ; 1945, the US dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in first use of nuclear weapon

Happy Birthday Loni Anderson-66 Ja’net DuBois-66 Maureen McCormick-55 ; 1957 “American Bandstand,” with Dick Clark made its TV debut on ABC

Happy Birthday Richard Belzer-67 Billy Bob Thornton-56 Barack Obama-50 Daniel Dae Kim-43 Abigail Spencer-30

Happy Birthday Tony Bennett-85 Martin Sheen-71 Martha Stewart-70 John Landis-61 Evangeline Lilly-32 ; 1949 The NBA was formed.

Happy Birthday Peter O’Toole-79 Butch Patrick-58 Victoria Jackson-52 Apollonia-52 Mary-Louise Parker-47 Sam Worthington-35 Edward Furlong-34