Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) Barbara Walters (1929–2022) ; Michael Douglas–80 Cheryl Tiegs–77 Anson William Heimlich–75 Mark Hamill–73 Michael Madsen–67 Heather Locklear–63 Beth Toussaint–62 Tate Donovan–61 Willard “Will” Smith Jr–56 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–55 Hal Harry Sparks III–55 David Benihoff(Friedman)–54 ; 1789 –The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments : the ten known as the Bill of Rights, and the Congressional Apportionment Amendment and the Congressional Compensational Amendment ; 1957 –Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas is integrated by the use of US Army troops forcing the first desegregation of a public school after SCOTUS rules that segregation is unconstitutional.