Happy Birthday RIP Shelley Winters(Shirley Schrift 1920–2006) Patrick Swayze(1952–2009) ; Rosalynn Carter-85 Roman Polanski(Rajmund Liebling)-79 Charles Robert Redford-75 Martin Mull-69 Elayne Boosler-60 Denis Leary-55 Christian Slater-43 Edward Norton-43 Malcolm-Jamal Warner-42 Andy Samberg-34 ; 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
August 17
Happy Birthday Robert De Niro-69 Larry Ellison-68 Kevin Rowland-59 Belinda Carlisle-54 Sean Penn-52 Donnie Wahlberg-43 ; 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.
August 16
Happy Birthday Frank Gifford-82 Eydie Gorme(Edith Garmezano)-81 Julie Newmar(Julia Newmeyer)-79 Lesley Ann Warren-66 Kathie Lee Gifford(Epstein)-59 James Cameron-58 Angela Bassett-54 Madonna Louise Ciccone-54 Timothy Hutton-52 Steve Carell-50 Cameron Gigandet-30 ; 1954 – Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.
August 15
Happy Birthday RIP Julia Child(1912-2004) ; Rose Marie Mazetta-89 Mike Connors(Krekor Ohanian)-87 Pat Priest-76 Linda Ellerbee(Smith)-68 Tess Harper(Tessie Washam)-62 Željko Ivanek-55 Kierin Magenta Kirby-49 Melinda French Gates-48 Debra Messing-44 Ben Affleckbold-40 Joe Jonas-23 ; 1939 – “The Wizard of Oz” premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood California.
August 14
Happy Birthday RIP Alice Ghostley(1924–2007) ; David Crosby-71 Steve Martin-67 Susan Saint James(Miller)-66 Danielle Steel-65 Gary Larson-62 Earvin “Magic” Johnson-53 Marcia Gay Harden-53 Susan Olsen-51 Maria Halle Berry-46 Catherine Bell-44 Christopher Gorham-38 ; 1935 – Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
August 12
Happy Birthday RIP Jane Wyatt(1910–2006) Cecil Blount DeMille(1881–1959) ; George Hamilton-73 Pat Metheny-58 Peter Krause-47 Rebecca Gayheart-40 Caleb Casey Affleck-37 ; 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine ; 1981 – IBM introduced its first personal computer, the model 5150.
August 11
Happy Birthday Hulk Hogan(Terry Bollea)-59 Viola Davis-47 Anna Gunn-44 Chris Messina-38 Chris Hemsworth-29 ; 1965, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.
August 10
Happy Birthday Ian Anderson-65 Rosanna Arquette-53 José Antonio Domínguez Banderas-52 JoAnna Garcia-33 Ryan Eggold-28 Lucas Till-22 ; 1793 – The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France ; 1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”) is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.
August 9
Happy Birthday RIP Whitney Houston(1963–2012) ; Sam Elliott-68 Melanie Griffith-55 Amanda Bearse-54 Gillian Anderson-44 Eric Banadinovich(Eric Bana)-44 Audrey Tautou-36 Anna Kendrick-27 ; 1969 – Actress Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring and Steven Parent were found murdered in Los Angeles; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers were later convicted of the murders.