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February 23

Happy Birthday RIP Majel Barrett (Hudec 1932–2008) ; Peter Fonda–73 Kristin Davis–48 Michael Dell–48 Emily Blunt–30 Hannah Dakota Fanning–19 ; 1954 – the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.

February 22

Happy Birthday RIP George Washington(1732–1799) ; Dominick “Don” Pardo–95 Robert Jonathan Demme–69 Julius Erving–63 Julie Walters–63 Ellen Greene–62 Kyle MacLachlan–54 Jeri Ryan(Zimmerman)–45 James Blount–39 Drew Barrymore–38 ; 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five and dime Woolworth stores ; 1935 – It became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House.

February 21

Happy Birthday RIP Eddi-Rue McClanahan(1934–2010) Eunice Kathleen Waymon(“Nina Simone” 1933–2003) ; David Geffen–70 Alan Rickman–67 Anthony Daniels–67 Ellen Tyne Daly–67 Christine Ebersole–60 Allen “Kelsey” Grammer–58 John “Jack” Coleman–55 Christopher Atkins Bomann–52 William Baldwin–50 Jennifer Love Hewitt–34 Brendan Sexton III–33 Ellen Page–26 ; 1878 – The first telephone directory was issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Connecticut.

February 20

Happy Birthday RIP Ansel Adams(1902–1984) Kurt Cobain(1967–1994) Robert Altman(1925–2006) ; Gloria Vanderbilt–89 Sidney Poitier–86 Sandy Duncan–67 John W. Geils–67 Ivana Trump(Ivana Zelnickova)–64 Patricia Hearst–59 Cindy Crawford–47 Lili Taylor–46 Calpernia Addams–42 Brian Littrell–38 Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty–25 ; 1792 – President George Washington signed an act creating the U.S. Post Office.

February 19

Happy Birthday RIP Lee Marvin(1924–1987) Johann “Falco” Hölzel (1957–1998) ; William “Smokey” Robinson–73 Jeff Daniels–58 Ray Winstone–56 Prince Andrew Windsor–53 Seal Samuel–50 Justine Bateman–47 Benicio del Toro Sánchez–46 Haylie Duff–28 ; 1878 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph.

February 18

Happy Birthday RIP John Hughes(1950–2009) Jack Palance(Volodymyr Palahniuk 1919–2006) ; George Kennedy–88 Yoko Ono( 小野 洋子)–80 Cybill Shepherd–63 Judy “Juice” Newton–61 John Travolta–59 Vanna White(Rosich)–56 Matt Dillon–49 Molly Ringwald–45 ; 1930 – Photographic evidence of Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz.

February 17

Happy Birthday John “Barry” Humphries(“Dame Edna”)–79 Mary Ann Mobley–74 Rene Russo–59 Lou Diamond Phillips(Upchurch)–51 Michael Jordan–50 Denise Richards–42 Jeremiah “Jerry” O’Connell–39 Joseph Gordon-Levitt–32 Paris Hilton–32 ; 1933 – Newsweek magazine was first published ; 1992 – Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison.

February 16

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Romero(1907–1994) Chris Farley(1964–1997) Harvey Korman(1927–2008) ; Melissa Manchester–62 Joyce Frankenberg(“Jane Seymour”)–62 Matt Groening–59 Janice Dickinson–58 Christopher McDonald–58 Jane Richman(“Jane Child”)–46 Alexandrea “Alex” Borstein–42 ; 1764 – The city of St. Louis Missouri was established and incorporated.

February 15

Happy Birthday RIP Cesar Romero(1907–1994) Chris Farley(1964–1997) Harvey Korman(1927–2008) ; Melissa Manchester–62 Joyce Frankenberg(“Jane Seymour”)–62 Matt Groening–59 Janice Dickinson–58 Christopher McDonald–58 Jane Richman(“Jane Child”)–46 Alexandrea “Alex” Borstein–42 ; 1764 – The city of St. Louis Missouri was established and incorporated.

February 14

Happy Birthday RIP Jack Benny(Benjamin Kubelsky 1894–1974) Edward Platt(1916–1974) Vic Morrow(1929–1982) Gregory Hines(1946–2003) ; Hugh Downs–92 Florence Henderson–79 Michael Bloomberg–71 Raymond Teller–65 Alan Hunter–56 Meg Tilly(Margaret Chan)–53 Alfred “Freddie” Highmore–21 ; 1929 – Saint Valentine’s Day massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone’s gang, are murdered in Chicago, Illinois.