Happy Birthday RIP Charles Lindbergh(1902–1974) Rosa McCauley Parks(1913–2005) Bettye Goldstein(“Betty Friedan” 1921–2006) Conrad Bain(1923–2013) ; David Brenner–77 Conrad John Schuck–73 Vincent Furnier(“Alice Cooper”)–65 Masanori Takahashi(“Kitaro”)–60 Oscar De La Hoya–40 Brandon “Bug” Hall–28 ; 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
February 3
Happy Birthday RIP John Fiedler(1925–2005) ; Dr. Henry Heimlich–93 Fran Tarkenton–73 Blythe Danner–70 Morgan Fairchild(Patsy McClenny)–63 Joseph “Nathan” Lane–57 Maura Tierney–48 Isla Fisher–37 ; 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
February 2
Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Farrah Fawcett(1947–2009) ; Tom Smothers–76 Graham Nash–71 Brent Spiner–64 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–59 Shakira Ripoll–36 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed
February 1
Happy Birthday RIP William “Clark” Gable(1901–1960) Boris Yeltsin(1931–2007) Rick James(James Johnson 1948–2004) Sherman Hemsley(1938–2012) ; Garrett Morris–76 Joseph “Joe” Sample–74 Lisa Marie Presley–45 Brian Krause–44 Michael C. Hall–42 Ronnie Kroell–30 ; 1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
January 31
Happy Birthday RIP Tallulah Bankhead(1902–1968) Jackie Robinson(1919–1972) Jean Simmons(1929–2010) Suzanne Pleshette(1937–2008) ; Carol Channing–92 Philip Glass–76 Harry Wayne Casey(“KC”)–62 Anthony LaPaglia–54 Kelly Lynch–54 Amelia “Minnie” Driver–43 Portia de Rossi(Amanda Rogers)–40 Kerry Washington–36 Johnny Castle(Rocco Santini)–33 Justin Timberlake–32 ; 1865 – The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery, submitting it to the states for ratification ; 1949 – The first TV daytime soap opera, “These Are My Children,” was broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
January 30
Happy Birthday RIP Franklin Roosevelt(1882–1945) Thomas “Dick” Martin(1922–2008) ; Eugene “Gene” Hackman–83 Vanessa Redgrave–76 Charles S. Dutton–62 Phil Collins–62 Jody Watley–54 Christian Bale–39 Wilmer Valderrama–33 ; 1948 – Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi known for his non-violent freedom struggle is assassinated by Pandit Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.
January 29
Happy Birthday RIP John Forsythe(John Freund 1918–2010) ; Tom Selleck–68 Ann Jillian(Ann Nauseda)–63 Oprah Winfrey–59 Greg Louganis–53 Nicholas Turturro–51 Heather Graham–43 Sara Gilbert(Abeles)–38 Justin Hartley–36 Adam Lambert–31 ; 1845 – “The Raven” is published in the New York Evening Mirror, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe
January 28
Happy Birthday Alan Alda(Alphonso D’Abruzzo)–77 Barbi Benton(Barbara Klein)–63 Sarah McLachlan–45 Joey Fatone Jr.–36 Nickolas “Nick” Carter–33 Elijah Wood–32 ; 1915 – The Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress ; 1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today
January 27
Happy Birthday RIP Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756–1791) Donna Reed(Donnabelle Mullenger 1921–1986) Troy Donahue(Merle Johnson 1936–2001) ; James Cromwell–73 Nick Mason–68 Mikhail Baryshnikov–65 Mimi Rogers(Miriam Spickler)–57 Keith Olbermann–54 Bridget Fonda–49 Alan Cumming–48 Tamlyn Tomita–47 ; 1880 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp(lightbulb).
January 26
Happy Birthday RIP Eugene “Gene” Siskel(1946–1999) Paul Newman(1925–2008) ; Anne Jeffreys Carmichael–90 Robert “Bob” Uecker–78 Theodore “Scott” Glenn–74 Edward Van Halen–58 Ellen DeGeneres–55 Anita Baker–55 Wayne Gretzky–52 Paul Johansson–49 ; 1838 – Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States ; 1950 – India proclaimed itself a republic.