Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Taylor(1932–2011) ; Joanne Woodward–83 Ralph Nader–79 George Howard Hesseman–73 Adam Baldwin–51 Grant Show–51 Chelsea Clinton–33 Joshua Groban–32 ; 1801 – Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress
February 26
Happy Birthday RIP William Frawley(1887–1966) Johnny Cash(1932–2003) Herbert “Jackie” Gleason(1916–1987) Tony Randall(Ira Rosenberg 1920–2004) Frederick “Tex” Avery(1908–1980) ; Antoine “Fats” Domino–85 Michael Bolton–60 ; 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park
February 25
Happy Birthday RIP Jim Backus(1913–1989) George Harrison(1943–2001) ; Sally Jessy Raphael(Sally Lowenthal)–78 Bob Schieffer–76 Karen Grassle–71 Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson–48 Tea Leoni(Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni)–47 Sean Astin(Sean Duke)–42 Julio Iglesias Jr.–40 Chelsea Handler–38 ; 1836 –Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver
February 24
Happy Birthday RIP Steve Jobs (1955–2011) ; Abe Vigoda-92 Joseph Lieberman-71 Barry Bostwick-68 George Thorogood-63 Paula Zahn-57 William “Billy” Zane-47 Bonnie Somerville-39 ; 1821 Mexico declared its independence from Spain.
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.