Happy Birthday RIP “Freddie Mercury”(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–84 William Devane–74 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–73 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–62 Peter Wingfield–51 Rose McGowan–40 Ian Nelson–31 ; 1957 – “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published

Happy Birthday RIP “Freddie Mercury”(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–84 William Devane–74 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–73 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–62 Peter Wingfield–51 Rose McGowan–40 Ian Nelson–31 ; 1957 – “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917–1987) Dick York(1928–1992) ; “Mitzi Gaynor”(Francesca von Gerber)–82 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–55 Damon Wayans–53 Wesley Bentley–35 Beyoncé Knowles–32 ; 1781 – Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers ; 1957 – Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Ladd(1913–1964) Verla Eileen Brennan(1932–2013) “Kitty Carlisle”(Catherine Conn 1910–2007) ; Anna Jackson–87 Valerie Perrine–70 Adam Curry–49 “Charlie Sheen”(Carlos Estevez)–48 Trevor St. John–42 Samuel “Nick” Wechsler–35 David Moretti–32 ; 1951 – The first long-running American television soap opera, “Search for Tomorrow”, airs its first episode on the CBS network

Happy Birthday RIP Meinhardt Raabe(“Munchkin Coroner” 1915–2010) Christa McAuliffe(1948–1986) ; Mary Jo Catlett–75 Terry Bradshaw–65 Thomas Mark Harmon–62 James “Jimmy” Connors–61 Keanu Reeves–49 Salma Hayek Jiménez–47 Charles “Tuc” Watkins III–47 Salvatore “Vincent DePaul” Zannino–45 ; 1789 – The U.S. Treasury Department was established

Happy Birthday RIP “Yvonne De Carlo”(Margaret Middleton 1922–2007) Richard Farnsworth(1920–2000) ; Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin–74 Barry Gibb–67 Dr. Phil McGraw–63 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–56 Burn Gorman–39 Robert Scott Speedman–38 Robert Boyd Holbrook–32 ; 1939 – World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland

Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn(1928–2002) “Buddy Hackett”(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–68 Isaac Perlman–68 George Ivan Morrison–68 Richard Gere–64 Julie Brown–59 Jonathan LaPaglia–44 Deborah Gibson–43 Chris Tucker–41 ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan

Happy Birthday RIP Fred MacMurray(1908–1991) ; Bill Daily–86 Warren Buffett–83 Timothy Bottoms–62 Paul Oakenfold–50 Michael Chiklis–50 Cameron Diaz–41 Lisa Ling–40 Andy Roddick–31 ; 1835 – Melbourne Australia is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise “Isabel” Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958–2009) ; William Friedkin–78 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–75 Robin Leach–72 Temple Grandin–66 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–54 Carla Gugino–42 William Levy–33 Lea Michele Sarfati–27 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Biagio “Ben” Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–70 Luis Guzmán–57 Scott Hamilton–55 Emma Samuelson(“Samms”)–53 Jennifer Coolidge–52 David Fincher–51 “Shania Twain”(Eilleen Edwards)–48 Jason Priestley–44 Thomas “Jack” Black–44 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–31 Armond “Armie” Hammer–27 ; 1922 – first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City ; 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech