Happy Birthday RIP James Brown(1933–2006) ; Ann B. Davis–88 Francis Castelluccio(“Frankie Valli”)–80 Chris Mulkey–66 Christopher Cross(Geppert)–63 Bobby Cannavale–44 ; 1802 – Washington, D.C., was incorporated ; 1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as “spam”) is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.

Happy Birthday RIP Harry “Bing” Crosby(1903–1977) “Hedda Hopper”(Elda Furry 1885–1966) ; “Engelbert Humperdinck”(Arnold Dorsey)–78 Bianca Macias(“Jagger”)–69 Louis Grammatico(“Lou Gramm”)–64 Christine Baranski–62 Donatella Versace–59 Dwayne Johnson–42 “Pandora Boxx”(Michael Steck)–42 David Beckham–39 ; 1932 – Jack Benny’s first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network.

Happy Birthday RIP Gwyllyn “Glenn” Ford(1916–2006) Jack Paar(1918–2004) ; Richard J. Riordan–84 Judith Collins–75 Rita Coolidge–69 Joanna Lumley–68 Ray Parker Jr.–60 Samuel “Tim” McGraw–47 Wesley Anderson–45 ; 1941 – The Orson Welles film “Citizen Kane” premiered in New York.

Happy Birthday RIP “Eve Arden”(Eunice Quedens 1908–1990) “Al Lewis”(Alexander Meister 1923–2006) Gary Collins(1938–2012) ; Cloris Leachman–88 Willie Nelson–81 Adrian Pasdar–49 Jeffrey Timmons–41 Johnny Galecki–39 Kirsten Dunst–32 Dianna Agron–28 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor

Happy Birthday RIP Edward “Duke” Ellington(1899–1974) ; Richard Klein–70 Nora Dunn–62 Jerome “Jerry” Seinfeld–60 Leslie Jordan–59 Katherine “Kate” Mulgrew–59 Daniel Day-Lewis–57 Michelle Pfeiffer–56 Eve Plumb–56 Jack Mackenroth–45 Uma Thurman–44 Andre Agassi–44 ; 1968 – The controversial musical Hair, a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with its song becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

Happy Birthday RIP Carolyn Jones(1930–1983) Lionel Barrymore(1878–1954) ; Ann-Margret Olsson–73 James “Jay” Leno–64 Mary McDonnell–62 Jorge Garcia–41 Penélope Cruz Sánchez–40 Jessica Alba–33 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans.

Happy Birthday RIP Hiram Ulysses Grant(1822–1885) Walter Lantz(1899–1994) Jacob “Jack” Klugman(1922–2012) Robert Donner(1931–2006) ; Kemal “Casey” Kasem–82 Kate Pierson–66 Kevin McNally–58 Sheena Easton(Orr)–55 James Duke Mason–22 ; 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett–81 Jet Li Lian Jie( 李連杰) –51 Kevin George “James” Knipfing–49 Thomas “Tom” Welling–37 Channing Tatum–34 ; 1986 – A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world’s worst nuclear disaster. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere; at least 31 people died immediately.

Happy Birthday RIP Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) ; George “Meadowlark” Lemon–82 Alfredo “Al” Pacino–74 Henry “Hank” Azaria–50 Andrew “Andy” Bell–50 Renée Zellweger–45 Jason Wiles–44 ; 1972 – Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs.

Happy Birthday Shirley MacLean Beatty–80 Barabra Joan Streisand–72 Richard M. Daley–72 Jean-Paul Gaultier–62 Djimon Hounsou–50 Eric Balfour–37 Kelly Clarkson–32 ; 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress”