Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) Stanley Bobby Vinton-77 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-65 Ellen Barkin-58 Jon Cryer-47 Martin Lawrence-47 ; 1962 Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of “The CBS Evening News.”
April 15
Happy Birthday Linda Bloodworth-Thomason-65 Heloise Cruse-61 Emma Thompson-53 Samantha Fox-46 Seth Rogen-30 Emma Watson-22 ; 1850 The city of San Francisco was incorporated. ; 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died.
April 14
Happy Birthday RIP Sir John Gielgud(1904-2000) Loretta Lynn Webb-80 Pete Rose-71 Brad Garrett Gertstenfeld-52 Anthony Michael Hall-44 Adrian Brody-39 Sarah Michelle Gellar-35 ; 1865, President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C.
April 13
Happy Birthday RIP Don Adams (1923-2005) Lyle Waggoner-77 Paul Sorvino-73 Tony Dow-67 Ron Perlman-62 William Sadler-62 Robert Peabo Bryson-61 Caroline Rhea-48 Ricky Schroder-42 ; 1870 The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded. ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
April 12
Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock-72 Ed O’Neill-66 Tom Clancy-65 David Letterman-65 David Cassidy-62 Nicholas Brendon-41 Shannen Doherty-41 Claire Danes-33 ; 1606 England adopted the Union Jack as its flag.
April 10
Happy Birthday RIP Harry Morgan Bratsberg (1915-2011) Max von Sydow-83 Omar Sharif-80 Steven Seagal-60 Brian Setzer-53 Katrina Leskanich-52 Michael Pitt-31 Haley Joel Osment-24 ; 1866 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.
April 9
Happy Birthday Hugh Hefner-86 Michael Learned-73 Dennis Quaid-58 Cynthia Nixon-46 Jenna Jameson-36 Keshia Knight Pulliam-33 Elle Fanning-14