Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn Jr(1928–2002) “Buddy Hackett”(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–78 Isaac Perlman–78 Sir George Ivan “Van” Morrison–78 Richard Gere–74 Julie Brown–65 Jonathan LaPaglia–54 Deborah Gibson–53 Christopher Tucker–52 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan ; 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris France

Happy Birthday RIP Raymond Massey(1896–1983) “Shirley Booth”(Thelma Ford 1898–1992) Fredrick MacMurray(1908–1991) Bill Daily(1927–2018) ; Elizabeth Ashley(Cole)–84 Timothy Bottoms–72 Paul Oakenfold–60 Michael Chiklis–60 Cameron Diaz–51 Lisa Ling–50 Andrew “Andy” Roddick–41 ; 1963 – The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union goes into operation

Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise “Isabel” Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958–2009) Robin Leach(1941–2018) William Friedkin(1935–2023) ; Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–85 Ellen Geer–82 Temple Grandin–76 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–64 Perri “Pebbles” McKissack–59 Carla Gugino–52 William Levy–43 Lea Michele Sarfati–37 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded ; 1922 – The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City advertising a new apartment complex in Jackson Heights, Queens

Happy Birthday RIP Nancy Kulp(1921–1991) Roxie Roker(1929–1995) Donald O’Connor(1925–2003) Charles Rocket(1949–2005) Biagio “Ben” Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–80 Luis Guzmán–67 Scott Hamilton–65 Brian Thompson–64 Emma Samuelson(“Samms”)–63 Jennifer Coolidge–62 David Fincher–61 “Shania Twain”(Eilleen Edwards)–58 Jason Priestley–54 Thomas “Jack” Black–54 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–41 Armond “Armie” Hammer–37 ; 1898 – Caleb Bradham (a pharmacist) invents the carbonated soft drink that will later be called “Pepsi-Cola” and was president of the original corporation ; 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman” 1952–2023) ; George W. Bailey–79 Barbara Goldbach–76 Peter Storm–70 Diana Scarwid–68 Thomas “Tom” Ford–62 Vic Mignogna–61 “Downtown” Julie Brown–60 Sarah Chalke–47 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–44 Patrick J. Adams–42 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel 178, the world’s first jet aircraft

Happy Birthday RIP Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu(“Mother Theresa” 1910–1997) Geraldine Ferraro(1935–2011) ; Valerie Simpson–78 Peter Brett Cullen–67 Wanda De Jesus–65 Melissa McCarthy–53 Gunner Wright–50 Zemfira Ramazanova–47 Christopher Pine–43 Macaulay Culkin–43 “Cassie”(Casandra Ventura)–37 Dylan O’Brien–32 ; 1791 – John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat ; 1920 – The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.

Happy Birthday RIP Melchoir Ferrer(1917–2008) Louis “Leonard” Bernstein(1918–1990) David Canary(1938–2015) Maurice Halperin(“Monty Hall” 1921–2017) Regis Philbin(1931–2020) Thomas Sean Connery(1930–2020) ; Thomas Skerritt–90 Nancy Stoll(“Mink Stole”)–76 Chaim Weitz(“Gene Simmons”)–74 Declan MacManus(“Elvis Costello”)–69 Timothy Burton–65 William Ray Cyrus–62 Blair Underwood–59 Rachael Ray–55 Claudia Schiffer–53 Alexander Skarsgård–47 Blake Lively(Brown)–36 ; 1916 – The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior ; 1939 – “The Wizard of Oz” is released nationally

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret “Dorothy” Comingore(1913–1971) Millicent “Penny” Edwards(1928–1998) ; Ronee Blakley–78 Anne Archer–76 Stephen Fry–66 Steven Guttenberg–65 Craig Kilborn–61 Marlee Matlin–58 David Chappelle–50 Simon “James” D’Arcy–48 Chad Michael Murray–42 Rupert Grint–35 ; 1891 – Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera ; 1949 – The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene Kelly(1912–1996) Edgar “Ted” Codd(1923–2003) River Phoenix(Bottom 1970–1993) Kobe Bryant(1979–2020) ; Vera “Miles” Ralston–94 Barbara “Eden” Moorhead–92 Richard Sanders–83 Richard “Rick” Springthorpe (“Springfield”)–74 Shelley Long–74 Jon “Jay” Mohr–53 Scott Caan–47 ; 1973 – A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the following five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term “Stockholm Syndrome”

Happy Birthday RIP Helene “Leni” Riefenstahl(1902–2003) Ray Bradbury(1920–2012) Valerie Harper (1939–2019) Cynthia Williams(1947–2023) ; Myra “Tori” Amos–60 Tyler Burrell–56 Richard Armitage–52 Kristen Wiig–50 James Cordon–45 ; 1902 – Cadillac Motor Company is founded ; 1902 – President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public