Happy Birthday RIP “Yvonne De Carlo”(Margaret Middleton 1922–2007) Richard Farnsworth(1920–2000) ; Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin–75 Barry Gibb–68 Dr. Phil McGraw–64 Gloria Estefan(Garcia)–57 Burn Gorman–40 Robert Scott Speedman–39 Robert Boyd Holbrook–33 ; 1939 – Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
August 31
Happy Birthday RIP James Coburn III(1928–2002) “Buddy Hackett”(Leonard Hacker 1924–2003) ; Lee Bryant–69 Isaac Perlman–69 George Ivan Morrison–69 Richard Gere–65 Julie Brown–60 Jonathan LaPaglia–45 Deborah Gibson–44 Chris Tucker–42 ; 1897 – Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. ; 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.
August 29
Happy Birthday RIP Ingrid Bergman(1915–1982) Eloise “Isabel” Sanford(1917–2004) Michael Jackson(1958–2009) ; William Friedkin–79 Elliott Gould(Goldstein)–76 Robin Leach–73 Temple Grandin–67 Rebecca DeMornay(Pearch)–55 Carla Gugino–43 William Levy–34 Lea Michele Sarfati–28 ; 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded.
August 28
Happy Birthday RIP Nancy Kulp(1921–1991) Donald O’Connor(1925–2003) Biagio “Ben” Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–71 Luis Guzmán–58 Scott Hamilton–56 Emma Samuelson(“Samms”)–54 Jennifer Coolidge–53 David Fincher–52 “Shania Twain”(Eilleen Edwards)–49 Jason Priestley–45 Thomas “Jack” Black–45 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–32 Armond “Armie” Hammer–28 ; 1922 – first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City ; 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech.
August 27
Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–70 Barbara Goldbach–68 Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman”)–62 Peter Storm–61 Diana Scarwid–59 “Downtown” Julie Brown–55 Thomas “Tom” Ford–53 Sarah Chalke–38 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–35 Blake Jenner–22 ; 1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well.
August 26
Happy Birthday RIP Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu(“Mother Theresa” 1910–1997) Geraldine Ferraro(1935–2011) ; Valerie Simpson–68 Peter Brett Cullen–58 Wanda De Jesus–56 Christopher “Chris” Burke–49 Gunner Wright–41 Zemfira Ramazanova–38 Christopher Pine–34 Macaulay Culkin–34 “Cassie”(Casandra Ventura)–28 ; 1920 – the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effective by congress.
August 25
Happy Birthday RIP Melchor Ferrer(1917–2008) Louis “Leonard” Bernstein(1918–1990) ; Maurice Halperin(“Monty Hall”)–93 Thomas Sean Connery–84 Regis Philbin–83 Tom Skerritt–81 Nancy Stoll(“Mink Stole”)–67 Chaim Weitz(“Gene Simmons”)–64 Declan MacManus(“Elvis Costello”)–60 Timothy Burton–56 William Ray Cyrus–53 Blair Underwood–50 Rachael Ray–46 Claudia Schiffer–44 Alexander Skarsgård–38 ; 1916 – The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior.
August 24
Happy Birthday RIP Margaret “Dorothy” Comingore(1913–1971) Millicent “Penny” Edwards(1928–1998) ; Ronee Blakley–69 Anne Archer–67 Stephen Fry–57 Steve Guttenberg–56 Craig Kilborn–52 Marlee Matlin–49 David Chappelle–41 Simon “James” D’Arcy–39 Chad Michael Murray–33 Rupert Grint–26 ; 1816 – The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri ; 1891 – Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
August 23
Happy Birthday RIP Gene Kelly(1912–1996) River Phoenix(Bottom 1970–1993) ; Vera “Miles” Ralston–85 Barbara “Eden” Moorhead–83 Richard Sanders–74 Richard Springthorpe(“Rick Springfield”)–65 Shelley Long–65 Jon “Jay” Mohr–44 Scott Caan–38 Kobe Bryant–36 Trevor Wright–32 ; 1904 – The automobile tire chain is patented.