Happy Birthday William Peter Blatty–85 Kenny Loggins–65 Erin Gray–63 David Caruso–57 Katherine “Katie” Couric–56 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–49 Jeremy Renner–42 Dustin Diamond–36 ; 1927 – The first transatlantic telephone service is established – from New York, New York to London, England, United Kingdom.

Happy Birthday RIP Gretchen “Loretta” Young (1913–2000) Danny Thomas(Amos Yakhoob 1914–1991) Vic Tayback(1930–1990) ; Bonnie Franklin–69 Rowan Atkinson–58 Scott Bryce–55 Kathy Sledge-54 Danny Pintauro–37 Jérémie Renier–32 Max Pirkis–24 ; 1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan by Tonya Harding.

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Wyman(Sarah Mayfield 1917–2007) Jeane Dixon(Lydia Pinckert 1904–1997) ; Walter Mondale–85 Robert Duvall–82 Diane Keaton(Diane Hall)–67 Ted Lange–65 Pamela Sue Martin–60 Marilyn Manson(Brian Warner)–44 Bradley Cooper–38 ; 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.

Happy Birthday RIP Sorrell Booke(1930–1994) ; Barbara Rush–86 Dyan Cannon(Samile Friesen)–76 Bernard Sumner–59 Ann Magnuson–56 Denise Matthews(“Vanity”)–54 Matt Frewer–54 John Michael Stipe–53 Dave Foley–50 Dorothy “Dot” Jones–49 Adam Trese–44 Julia Ormond–48 August Diehl–37 Aaron Schwartz–32 ; 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York.

Happy Birthday RIP John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(1892–1973) ; Salvatore “Robert” Loggia–83 Dabney Coleman–81 Victoria Principale–63 Brian Bruce(LaBruce)–49 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ; 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated

Happy Birthday RIP Florence Bridgford(Florence Lawrence 1886–1938) Joan Winnifrith(Anna Lee 1913–2004) Isaak Ozimov(1920–1992) ; Cuba Gooding Jr.–45 Patrick Huard–44 Dax Shepard–38 Catherine “Kate” Bosworth–30 ; 1974 President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit interstate highway speeds to 55 mph to conserve gasoline.

Happy Birthday RIP John Edgar Hoover(1895–1972) ; Frank Langella–75 Joseph Saddler(“Grandmaster Flash”)–55 Dedee Pfeiffer–49 Verne Troyer–44 William Jonas Armstrong–32 ; 1890 – The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is held for first time ; 1892 – Ellis Island in New York City opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States ; 1983 – APRANET officially begins using TCP/IP, thus creating Internet

Happy Birthday RIP John Denver(Henry Deutschendorf 1943–1997) Donna Summer(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–75 Andy Summers–70 Ben Kingsley(Krishna Bhanji)–69 Diane Von Furstenberg(Diane Halfin)–66 Timothy Matthieson–64 Beatrice “Bebe” Neuwirth–54 Val Kilmer–53 Michael McDonald–48 Joseph “Joey” McIntyre–40 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws.

Happy Birthday RIP Davy Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–72 Meredith Vieira–59 Matt Lauer–55 Tracey Ullman–53 Heidi Fleiss–47 Jason Behr–39 Eldrick “Tiger” Woods–37 Kristin Kreuk–30 ; 1940 – California’s first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–80 Mary Tyler Moore–76 Jonathan “Jon” Voight–74 Edward “Ted” Danson–65 Yvonne Elliman–61 Paula Poundstone–53 Patricia Clarkson–53 Andy Wachowski–45 David Jude Law–40 ; 1851 The first American Young Men’s Christian Association was organized, in Boston Mass.