Happy Birthday RIP Myron “Mike” Wallace(1918–2012) Albert Finney(1936–2019) ; Candice Bergen–76 William “Billy” Joel–73 John Corbett Jr–61 Anthony Molinari–48 Chris Diamantopoulos–47 Rosario Dawson–43 Noah Centineo–26 ; 1874 – The first horse-drawn bus/carriage makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes ; 1974 – Watergate scandal: The United States House Judiciary Committee opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon
May 8
Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884–1972) Touko “Tom of Finland” Laaksonen (1920–1991) Donald Rickles(1926–2017) ; Cathryn “Toni” Tennille–82 “Gary Glitter”(Paul Gadd)–78 Philip Bailey–71 Alexander “Alex” Van Halen–69 Melissa Gilbert–58 Enrique Iglesias Preysler–47 Stephen Amell–41 ; 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patented medicine(over-the-counter medication without regard to its effectiveness) ; 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded
May 7
Happy Birthday RIP Frank “Gary” Cooper(1901–1961) Anne Baxter(1923–1985) John Ingle(1928–2012) Robert Hegyes(1951–2012) ; Thelma Houston(Jackson)–76 Nora Kuzma(“Traci Lords”)–54 Ivan Sergei Gaudio–51 Breckin Meyer–48 Franchelle Davis–43 Alexander Ludwig–31 ; 1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America’s oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts ; 1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees
May 6
Happy Birthday RIP Sigismund Freud(1856–1939) Rodolfo di Valentina d’Antonguolla(“Rudy Valentino” 1895–1926) George Orson Welles(1915–1985) ; Willie Mays Jr–91 Robert “Bob” Seger–77 Anthony Blair–69 Thomas Bergeron–67 George Clooney–61 Gabourey Sidibe–39 Adrianne Palicki–39 ; 1889 – The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower ; 1937 – the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board
May 5
Happy Birthday RIP “Tammy Wynette”(Virginia Pugh 1942–1998) ; Michael Palin–79 Jonathon Rhys-Davies–78 Kurt Loder–77 Brian Williams–63 Kristina “Tina” Yothers–49 Henry Cavill–39 Walter “Bart” Baker IV–36 Adele Adkins–34 ; 1925 – John T. Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution ; 1934 – The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released
May 4
Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston 1929–1993) Paul Gleason(1939–2006) ; Richard Jenkins–75 Pia Zadora(Schipani)–68 Randy Travis(Traywick)–63 Mary Elizabeth McDonough–61 Ana Gasteyer–55 William “Will” Arnett–52 Michael Pritchard(“Mike Dirnt”)–50 James Lance Bass–43 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. The list of winners as follows
- Best Album Cover : Winner: Frank Sinatra – Only the Lonely
- Best Album Of The Year : Winner: Henry Mancini – The Music from Peter Gunn
- Best Arrangement : Winner: Henry Mancini – The Music from Peter Gunn
- Best Dance Band Performance : Winner: Count Basie – Basie
- Best Female Vocal Performance : Winner: Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook
- Best Group Jazz Performance : Winner: Count Basie – Basie
- Best Individual Jazz Performance : Winner: Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Best Male Vocal Performance : Winner: Perry Como
- Best Original Cast Album – Broadway Or Television : Winner: Meredith Willson – The Music
- Best Song Of The Year : Winner: Domecnico Modugno – Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
- Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score Or Original Cast : Winner: Andre Previn – Gigi
May 3
Happy Birthday RIP Lucile Langhanke(“Mary Astor” 1906–1987) James Brown(1933–2006) Ann B Davis(1926–2014) Alex Viespi(“Cord” 1933–2021) ; Francis Castelluccio(“Frankie Valli”)–88 Chris Mulkey–74 Ron Canada–73 Christopher Cross(Geppert)–71 Roberto “Bobby” Cannavale–52 ; 1802 – Washington, D.C., was incorporated ; 1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as “spam”) is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States
May 2
Happy Birthday RIP Harry “Bing” Crosby Jr(1903–1977) “Hedda Hopper”(Elda Furry 1885–1966) ; “Engelbert Humperdinck”(Arnold Dorsey)–86 Bianca Macias(“Jagger”)–77 Louis Grammatico(“Lou Gramm”)–72 Christine Baranski–70 Donatella Versace–67 Dwayne Johnson–50 David Beckham–47 ; 1932 – Jack Benny’s first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network ; 1955 – Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof“
May 1
Happy Birthday RIP Louis Nye(Niestat 1913–2005) Gwyllyn Samuel “Glenn” Ford(1916–2006) Jack Paar(1918–2004) ; Richard J. Riordan–92 Judith Collins–83 Rita Coolidge–77 Joanna Lumley–76 Ray Parker Jr.–68 Samuel “Tim” McGraw(Smith)–55 Wesley Anderson–53 Becky Baeling Lythgoe–45 ; 1885 – The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business ; 1931 – The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City ; 1941 – The Orson Welles film “Citizen Kane” premiered in New York City
April 30
Happy Birthday RIP “Eve Arden”(Eunice Quedens 1908–1990) “Al Lewis”(Alexander Meister 1923–2006) Gary Collins(1938–2012) Cloris Leachman(1926–2021) ; Gerald Delouise(“Burt Young)–82 Adrian Pasdar–57 Jeffrey Timmons–49 Johnny Galecki–47 Kunal Nayyar–41 Kirsten Dunst–40 Dianna Agron–36 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor ; 1904 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World’s Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri. It is credited with the waffle-style ice cream cone invention/creation and first mass sales of it in the USA. It is a result of not having enough clean dishes to serve the Ice cream so they create the sugar cones as items to serve to Ice Cream scoops.