Happy Birthday RIP Nathaniel Adams Coles(“Nat King Cole” 1919–1965) Paul Kantner(1941–2016) ; Patrick Duffy–76 Kurt Russell–74 Lesley Anne Down–71 Gary Sinise–70 Robert “Rob” Lowe–61 Paige Hemmis(Huff)–53 Brittany Daniel–49 ; 1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel : 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the “Night Stalker”, commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles, California murder spree : St. Patrick’s Day originated as a cultural and religious celebration in Ireland to honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century. The day, March 17th, marks the traditional death date of St. Patrick. Over time, it has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture.

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Youngman(1906–1998) Thelma “Pat” Nixon(1912–1993) “Jerry Lewis”(Joseph Levitch 1926–2017) Charles “Chuck” Woolery(1941–2024) ; Henry “Erik” Estrada–76 Victor Garber–76 Nancy Wilson–71 Jerome Flynn–62 Lauren Graham–58 Alan Tudyk–54 ; 1850 – “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published

Happy Birthday RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg(1933-– 2020) ; Judd Hirsch–90 Michael Love–84 David Cronenberg–82 Daniel Dee Snider–70 Park Overall–68 Fabio Lanzoni–66 Terence Trent “D’Arby” Howard–63 Kennedy “Rockwell” Gordy–61 Mark McGrath–57 Mark Hoppus–53 Eva Longoria–50 William Adams Jr(“will.i.am”)–50 Kellan Lutz–40 ; 1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated ; 1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com)

Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) Quincy Jones Jr(1933–2024) ; “Michael Caine”(Maurice Micklewhite)–92 William “Billy” Crystal–77 Rigdon “Rick” Dees–75 Jerry Greenfield–74 Adrian Zmed–71 Kevin Williamson–60 James Frain–57 Frederick “Chris” Klein–46 Jordan Taylor Hanson–42 Jamie Bell–39 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin ; 1964 – Jack Ruby is convicted of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of John F. Kennedy. The incident was televised on NBC during transfer of Oswald.

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Stewart(Sternberg 1908–1986) Joseph Peter Breck(1929–2012) ; Neil Sedaka–86 William Hall Macy Jr–75 Kathy Hilton(Kathleen Avanzino)–66 Daniel Masterson–49 Noel Fisher–41 Emile Hirsch–40 George MacKay–33 ; 1639 – Harvard College is named for clergyman John Harvard ; 1781 – The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel ; 1963 – Police in Phoenix, Arizona arrest Ernesto Miranda and charge him with kidnap and rape. His conviction is ultimately set aside by the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona which found that his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights had been violated during his arrest and trial for armed robbery, kidnapping, and rape. (Miranda Rights must be read to arrested persons by police)

Happy Birthday RIP Jean-Louis “Jack” de Kerouac(1922–1969) William ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas Jr(1931–1980) Johnny Palermo(1982–2009) Alwin “Al” Jarreau(1940–2017) ; Barbara Feldon(Hall)–92 Liza Minnelli–79 James Taylor–77 Jon Provost–75 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt–72 Jason Beghe–65 Titus Welliver–63 Ladda Tammy Duckworth–57 Aaron Eckhart–57 Jacob “Jake” Tapper–56 Samuel “Samm” Levine–43 Jake Lockett–39 ; 1912 – The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States

Happy Birthday RIP Shemp Howard(Samuel Horwitz 1895–1955) Lawrence Welk(1903–1992) “Lady Chablis”(Benjamin Knox 1957–2016) Anton Yelchin(1989–2016) ; Samuel Donaldson–91 Nancy Kovach–90 Mark Metcalf–79 Jerry Zucker–75 Robert “Bobby” McFerrin Jr–75 Susan Richardson–73 Catharina “Nina” Hagen–69 “Cheryl Lynn”(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–68 David LaChapelle–62 Terrence Howard–56 “Johnny Knoxville”(Philip Clapp)–54 Thora Birch–43 Jodie Comer–32 ; 1993 – Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States ; 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus a pandemic! On March 19 California goes into lockdown, stay at home protocol declared by Gavin Newsom. The next day Andrew Cuomo does the same stay at home lockdown for New York state.

Happy Birthday RIP Donald Bexley(1910–1997) ; Carlos “Chuck” Norris–85 Shannon Tweed–68 Sharon Stone–67 Jasmine Guy–63 Prince Edward Windsor–61 Neneh Cherry(Karlsson)–61 John Hamm–54 Christopher “Biz” Stone–51 Bree Turner–48 Jeffrey Branson–48 Carrie Underwood–42 ; 1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to retract his plea ; 1977 – Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around the planet Uranus

Happy Birthday RIP Raul Julia y Arcelay(1940–1994) ; Charles Gibson–82 Jeffrey Osborne–77 Faith Daniels(Augustine)–68 Martin Fry–67 Juliette Binoche–61 Emmanuel Lewis–54 Kerr Smith–53 Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada–46 Brittney Snow–39 ; 1959 – Mattel’s Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York created by Ruth Handler #HappyBirthdayBarbie

Happy Birthday RIP Lynn Redgrave(1943–2010) Alan Hale Mackahan Jr(1921–1990) “Cyd Charisse”(Tula Finklea 1921–2008) ; George Michael Dolenz Jr–80 John Kapelos–69 Gary Numan(Webb)–67 Lester Holt Jr–66 Aidan Quinn–66 Debra “Camryn” Manheim–64 Jed Rees–55 Freddie Prinze Jr–49 James Van Der Beek Jr–48 Nicholas Zano–47 Devon Graye Fleming–38 ; 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded ; 1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule ; 1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France ; 1979 –Philips demonstrates the compact disc “CD” publicly for the first time