Happy Birthday RIP David Llewelyn Wark “DW” Griffith(1875–1948) Samuel Cooke(1931–1964) Wilfred “Bill” Bixby III(1934–1993) John Hurt(1940–2017) Seymour Cassel(1935–2019) “Piper Laurie”(Rosetta Jacobs 1932–2023) ; Stephen “Steve” Perry–75 Linda Blair–65 Diane Lane–59 Guy Ferry(“Fieri”)–56 Gabriel Macht–52 Paul Balthazar Getty–49 Nicholas Tweed-Simmons–35 ; 1968 – “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premiered on NBC. ; 1973 – the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. In 2022 it was illegally reversed for political reasons. RBG is turning over in her grave!

Happy Birthday RIP Christian Dior(1905–1957) Alfred “Benny” Hill(1924–1992) Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas(1922–1994) “Wolfman Jack”(Robert Smith 1938–1995) Morris Mac Davis(1942–2020) Paul G Allen(1953–2018) ; Jack Nicklaus–84 José Plácido Domingo Embil–83 “Billy Ocean”(Leslie Charles)–74 “Robby Benson”(Robin Segal)–68 Virginia “Geena” Davis–68 Emma Bunton–48 ; 1915 – The first Kiwanis Club was founded, in Detroit. ; 2003 – The Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed blacks as America’s largest minority group

Happy Birthday RIP “George Burns”(Nathan Birnbaum 1896–1996) Patricia Neal(1926–2010) Jackson DeForest Kelley(1920–1999) Ottis “Slim” Whitman Jr(1923–2013) Arthur “Arte” Johnson(1929–2019) ; Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr–94 David Lynch–78 William “Bill” Maher Jr–68 Lorenzo Lamas–66 James Denton Jr–61 Rainn Wilson–58 Melissa Rivers (Rosenberg)–56 “Skeet Ulrich”(Bryan Trout)–54 Evan Peters–37 ; 1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar Allan Poe(1809–1849) Janis Joplin (1943–1970) Robert Palmer (1949–2003) Jean Stapleton(Jeanne Murray 1923–2013) Phillip Everly(1939–2014) ; Nathalie “Tippi” Hedren–94 Dolly Rebecca Parton–78 Desi Arnaz Jr.(Desiderio Arnaz IV)–71 Catherine “Katey” Sagal–70 Paul Rodriguez–69 Robert “William” Ragsdale–63 Shawn Wayans–53 Benjamin Ayres–47 Elizabeth “Bitsie” Tulloch–43 Jodie Sweetin–42 ; 1955 – A presidential news conference was filmed for TV for the first time, with the permission of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. ; 1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world’s first men’s brief type underwear.

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) Thomas Watson (1854–1934) “Cary Grant”(Archibald Leach 1904–1986) “Danny Kaye”(David Kaminski 1913–1987) ; Kevin Costner–69 Thomas “Tom” Bailey–70 Allison Arngrim–62 David Attell–59 Jason Segel–44 ; 1886 – Modern hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England ; 1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Karl Lämmle(1867–1939) Andrew “Andy” Kaufman(1949–1984) Nancy Parsons(1942–2001) Sheree North(Dawn Crang 1932–2005) Eartha “Kitt”(Keith 1927–2008) “Muhammad Ali”(Cassius Clay Jr 1942–2016) Betty Ludden White 1922–2021) ; James Earl Jones–93 Maurice “Maury” Povich–85 Paul Young–68 Broderick “Steve” Harvey–67 Susanna Hoffs–65 James Carrey–62 Michelle Obama–60 Naveen Andrews–55 Robert Ritchie(“Kid Rock”)–53 Diogo Morgado–43 ; 1893 – Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate her monarchy.

Happy Birthday RIP Henry “Harry” Carey II(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony “A.J.” Foyt–89 Ronnie Milsap–81 John Carpenter–76 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–74 Helen “Sade” Adu–65 Andrea James–57 David Al-Chokhachy (“Chokachi”)–56 Jonathan Mangum–53 Katherine “Kate” Moss–50 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances

Happy Birthday RIP Martin Luther King Jr(1929–1968) Lloyd Bridges Jr(1913–1998) “Phyllis Coates'(Gypsy Ann Stella 1927–2023) ; Andrea Martin–77 William James Nesbitt–59 Lisa Lisa Velez-58 Charles “Chad” Lowe–56 Regina King–53 Edmund “Eddie” Cahill–46 ; 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia by the pharmacist John Pemberton that created the original formula for the popular soda drink. ; 1974 –”Happy Days” premiered on ABC ; 2001 – Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut

Happy Birthday RIP Phyllis “Bebe” Daniels (1901–1971) Andrew “Andy” Rooney(1919–2011) ; John “Jack” Jones–86 Dorothy Faye Dunaway–83 Holland Taylor–81 Steven Soderbergh–61 Emily Watson–57 James Smith(“LL Cool J”)–56 Jason Bateman–55 Kevin Durand–50 Zachary Gilford–42 Thomas Grant Gustin–34 ; 1952 – National Broadcasting Company’s long-running morning news program “Today” debuts, with host Dave Garroway

Happy Birthday RIP “Kay Francis”(Katherine Gibbs 1905–1968) Robert Stack(1919–2003) Charles Nelson Reilly(1931–2007) Charles “Rip” Taylor Jr. (1931–2019) Frances Sternhagen(1930–2023) Charles Richard Moll(1943–2023) ; “Jason Stuart”(Stuart Greif)–65 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–63 Tracy Adkins–62 Patrick Dempsey–58 Michael Peña–48 Orlando Bloom–47 Brad Williams–40 Liam Hemsworth–34 ; 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera “Cavalleria Rusticana” is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, New York