Happy Birthday RIP Jean-Louis “Jack” de Kerouac(1922–1969) Johnny Palermo(1982–2009) ; Barbara Feldon(Hall)–81 Alwin “Al” Jarreau–74 Liza Minnelli–68 James Taylor–66 Ronald Jeremy Hyatt–61 Aaron Eckhart–46 Samuel Levine–32 ; 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) ; Rupert Murdoch–83 Sam Donaldson–80 Nancy Kovach–79 Mark Metcalf–68 Jerry Zucker–64 Robert “Bobby” McFerrin–64 Susan Richardson–62 Catharina “Nina” Hagen–59 “Lady Chablis”(Benjamin Knox)–57 “Cheryl Lynn”(Lynda Cheryl Smith)–57 David LaChapelle–51 Terrence Howard–45 “Johnny Knoxville”(Philip Clapp)–43 Thora Birch–32 ; 1985 – Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko as General Secretary of the Communist Party.

Happy Birthday Carlos “Chuck” Norris–74 Shannon Tweed–57 Sharon Stone–56 Jasmine Guy–52 Prince Edward Windsor–50 Neneh Cherry(Karlsson)–50 Andrei Bregman(“Michael Lucas”)–42 Christopher “Biz” Stone–40 Bree Turner–36 Carrie Underwood–31 ; 1965 – Neil Simon’s play “The Odd Couple” opened on Broadway in New York City.

Happy Birthday RIP Raul Julia y Arcelay(1940–1994) ; Charles Gibson–71 Jeffrey Osborne–66 Faith Daniels(Augustine)–57 Martin Fry–56 Juliette Binoche–50 Emmanuel Lewis–43 Kerr Smith–42 Brittney Snow–28 ; 1959 – Mattel’s Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York created by Ruth Handler.

Happy Birthday RIP Lynn Redgrave(1943–2010) Alan Hale Mackahan Jr(1921–1990) “Cyd Charisse”(Tula Finklea 1921–2008) ; George Michael Dolenz Jr–69 John Kapelos–58 Gary Numan(Webb)–56 Lester Holt Jr–55 Aidan Quinn–55 Debra “Camryn” Manheim–53 Freddie Prinze Jr–38 James Van Der Beek Jr–37 Nicholas Zano–36 ; 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

Happy Birthday Willard Scott Jr–80 Danielo J. Travanti–74 Michael Eisner–72 “Taylor Dayne”(Leslie Wunderman)–52 Wanda Sykes–50 Jonathon Del Arco–48 John “Peter” Sarsgaard–43 ; 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.

Happy Birthday RIP Lou Costello(Louis Cristillo 1906–1959) Edward McMahon(1923–2009) ; Alan Greenspan–88 Joanna Miles–74 David Gilmour–68 Robert Reiner–67 James Saito–59 Edward Dezen–57 Thomas Arnold–55 Constance Womack(“Connie Britton”)–47 Shaquille O’Neal–42 ; 1820 – The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free ; 1899 – Bayer registers “Aspirin” as a trademark

Happy Birthday RIP Reginald “Rex” Harrison(1908–1990) Andy Gibb(1958–1988) “Teena Marie”(Mary Brockert 1956–2010) ; Robert “Dean” Stockwell-78 Fred Williamson–76 Murray Head–68 Elaine Paige(Bickerstaff)-66 Edmond “Eddy” Grant-66 Marsha Warfield-60 Penn Jillette-59 Kevin Connolly-40 Eva Mendes-39 ; 1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake ; 1946 – Winston Churchill coins the phrase “Iron Curtain” in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.

Happy Birthday Paula Prentiss(Ragusa)–76 Chris Squire–66 Catherine O’Hara–60 Adrian Zmed–60 Steven Weber–53 Stacy Edwards–49 Chastity “Chaz” Bono–45 Joshua Bowman–26 ; 1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect ; 1837 – The city of Chicago is incorporated

Happy Birthday RIP Alexander Graham Bell(1847–1922) George Pullman(1831–1897) Harlean Carpenter(“Jean Harlow” 1911–1937) Perry Ellis(1940–1986) James Doohan(1920–2005) ; Jennifer Warnes–67 Miranda Richardson–56 Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer–44 David Faustino–40 Jessica Biel–32 ; 1923 – Time magazine, founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce, was first published ; 1885 – The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York