Happy Birthday RIP Dan Rowan(1922–1987) ; “Orson Bean”(Dallas Burroughs)–85 Óscar Aristides de la Renta Fiallo–81 Estelle Louise Fletcher–79 Terence Stamp–75 Giorgi “Alex” Trebek–73 Danny Glover–67 Don Henley–66 William “Willem” Dafoe–58 Keith Sweat–52 John Leguizamo–49 David Spade–49 Colin Ferguson–41 Franka Potente–39 : 1934 – Outside Chicago’s Biograph Theater, “Public Enemy No. 1” John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents

Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Hemingway(1899–1961) Jesse “Don” Knotts(1924–2006) ; Janet Reno–75 “Cat Stevens”(Steven Georgiou)–65 Garretson Trudeau–65 Robin Williams–62 Jonathan Lovitz–56 Joshua Hartnett–35 Rory Culkin–24 ; 1925 – In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100

Happy Birthday RIP Natalia Zakharenko(Natalie Wood 1938-1981) ; Kim Carnes–68 Carlos Santana–66 Sandra Oh–42 Simon Rex Cutright–39 ; 1969 – Apollo 11 successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon almost 7 hours later

Happy Birthday RIP George McGovern(1922–2012) ; Brian May–66 Atom Yegoyan–53 Campbell Scott–52 Lisa Lampugnale–52 Anthony Edwards–51 William Houston–45 Benedict Cumberbatch–37Jared Padalecki–31 ; 1900 – The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.

Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn(1911–2003) Richard “Red” Skelton(1913–1997) ; Nelson Mandela–95 John Glenn–92 Craig Bruderlin(“James Brolin”)–73 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–57 Wendy Williams–49 Mark Vincent(“Vin Diesel”)–46 Kristen Bell–33 Christopher Chace Crawford–28 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies

Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) “Art Linkletter”(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phyllis Diller(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–78 Diahann Carroll Johnson–78 Duchess Camilla Windsor(Shand)–66 Terence “Geezer” Butler–64 Lucie Arnaz–62 David Hasselhoff–61 Heather Langenkamp–49 Carey Hart–38 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California

Happy Birthday RIP “Ginger Rogers”(Virginia McMath 1911–1995) “Barbara Stanwyck”(Ruby Stevens 1907–1990) ; Stewart Copeland–60 John William Ferrell–46 Corey Feldman–41 Jayma Mays–33 ; 1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government.

Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Alex Karras(1935–2012) ; Linda Ronstadt–67 “Arianna Huffington”(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–63 Terrance Quinn–61 “Willie Aames”(Albert Upton)–53 Forest Whitaker–52 Scott Foley–41 Diane Heidkrüger–37 ; 1996 – MSNBC, a 24 hour all news network, made its debut on Cable TV and the Internet

Happy Birthday Nancy Olson–85 Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier–81 Vincent Pastore–67 Jane Lynch–53 Matthew Fox–47 Missy Gold(Fisher)–43 ; 1789 – French Revolution: Bastille Day ; 1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American

Happy Birthday RIP Bob Crane(1928–1978) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–73 Harrison Ford–71 Richard “Cheech” Marin–67 Edith Bernstein(“Didi Conn”)–62 Thelma Louise Mandrell–59 Cameron Crowe–55 Robert Gonzalez(Gant)–45 Deborah Cox–39 Terrence Steven McQueen II–25 ; 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949