Happy Birthday RIP “Fred Astaire”(Frederic Austerlitz 1899–1987) “Nancy Walker”(Anna Swoyer 1922–1992) “Sid Vicious”(John Simon Ritchie 1957–1979) Gary Owens(Altman 1934–2015) ; Jim Abrahams–80 Margaret “Meg” Foster–76 Paul Hewson(“Bono”)–64 Jason Brooks–58 Dallas Roberts–54 Odette Annable(Yustman)–39 ; 1908 – The first Mother’s Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, W.Virginia ; 1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan

Happy Birthday RIP Myron “Mike” Wallace(1918–2012) Albert Finney(1936–2019) ; Candice Bergen–78 William “Billy” Joel–75 John Corbett Jr–63 Anthony Molinari–50 Chris Diamantopoulos–49 Rosario Dawson–45 Noah Centineo–28 ; 1874 – The first horse-drawn bus/carriage makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes ; 1974 – Watergate scandal: The United States House Judiciary Committee opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884–1972) Touko “Tom of Finland” Laaksonen (1920–1991) Donald Rickles(1926–2017) ; Cathryn “Toni” Tennille–84 “Gary Glitter”(Paul Gadd)–80 Philip Bailey–73 Alexander “Alex” Van Halen–71 Melissa Gilbert–60 Enrique Iglesias Preysler–49 Stephen Amell–43 ; 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patented medicine(over-the-counter medication without regard to its effectiveness) ; 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Frank “Gary” Cooper(1901–1961) Anne Baxter(1923–1985) John Ingle(1928–2012) Robert Hegyes(1951–2012) ; Thelma Houston(Jackson)–78 Nora Kuzma(“Traci Lords”)–56 Ivan Sergei Gaudio–53 Breckin Meyer–50 Franchelle “Frenchie” Davis–45 Alexander Ludwig–32 ; 1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees

Happy Birthday RIP Sigismund Freud(1856–1939) Rodolfo di Valentina d’Antonguolla(“Rudy Valentino” 1895–1926) George Orson Welles(1915–1985) ; Willie Mays Jr–93 Robert “Bob” Seger–79 Anthony Blair–71 Thomas Bergeron–69 George Clooney–63 Gabourey Sidibe–41 Adrianne Palicki–41 ; 1889 – The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower ; 1937 – the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board

Happy Birthday RIP “Tammy Wynette”(Virginia Pugh 1942–1998) ; Michael Palin–81 Jonathon Rhys-Davies–80 Kurt Loder–79 Brian Williams–65 Kristina “Tina” Yothers–51 Henry Cavill–41 Walter “Bart” Baker IV–38 Adele Adkins–36 ; 1925 – John T. Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution ; 1934 – The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released

Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston 1929–1993) Paul Gleason(1939–2006) ; Richard Jenkins–77 Pia Zadora(Schipani)–70 Randy Travis(Traywick)–65 Mary Elizabeth McDonough–63 Ana Gasteyer–57 William “Will” Arnett–54 Michael Pritchard(“Mike Dirnt”)–52 James Lance Bass–45 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. The list of winners follows

• Best Album Cover : Winner: Frank Sinatra – Only the Lonely
• Best Album Of The Year : Winner: Henry Mancini – The Music from Peter Gunn
• Best Arrangement : Winner: Henry Mancini – The Music from Peter Gunn
• Best Dance Band Performance : Winner: Count Basie – Basie
• Best Female Vocal Performance : Winner: Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook
• Best Group Jazz Performance : Winner: Count Basie – Basie
• Best Individual Jazz Performance : Winner: Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
• Best Male Vocal Performance : Winner: Perry Como
• Best Original Cast Album – Broadway Or Television : Winner: Meredith Willson – The Music
• Best Song Of The Year : Winner: Domecnico Modugno – Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
• Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score Or Original Cast : Winner: Andre Previn – Gigi

Happy Birthday RIP Lucile Langhanke(“Mary Astor” 1906–1987) James Brown(1933–2006) Ann B Davis(1926–2014) Alex Viespi(“Cord” 1933–2021) ; Francis Castelluccio(“Frankie Valli”)–90 Chris Mulkey–76 Ron Canada–75 Christopher Cross(Geppert)–73 Roberto “Bobby” Cannavale–54 ; 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 Jr(1903–1977) “Hedda Hopper”(Elda Furry 1885–1966) ; “Engelbert Humperdinck”(Arnold Dorsey)–88 Bianca Macias(“Jagger”)–79 Louis Grammatico(“Lou Gramm”)–74 Christine Baranski–72 Donatella Versace–69 Dwayne Johnson–52 David Beckham–49 ; 1932 – Jack Benny’s first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network ; 1955 – Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof“

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Nye(Niestat 1913–2005) Gwyllyn Samuel “Glenn” Ford(1916–2006) Jack Paar(1918–2004) Richard J. Riordan(1930–2023) ; Judith Collins–85 Rita Coolidge–79 Joanna Lumley–78 Ray Parker Jr.–70 Samuel “Tim” McGraw(Smith)–57 Wesley Anderson–55 Becky Baeling Lythgoe–47 ; 1885 – The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business ; 1931 – The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City ; 1941 – The Orson Welles film “Citizen Kane” premiered in New York City ; 1987 – APA removed homosexuality as mental disorder from the DSM III. Ego-dystonic homosexuality is removed and replaced by “sexual disorder not otherwise specified,” which can include “persistent and marked distress about one’s sexual orientation.”