Happy Birthday RIP “Bea Arthur”(Bernice Frankel 1922–2009) Beverley Owen(Ogg 1937–2019) ; Harvey Keitel–81 “Stevie Wonder”(Stevland Judkins)–70 Dennis Rodman–59 Stephen Colbert–56 Brian Geraghty–45 Neil Hopkins–43 Iwan Rheon–35 Robert Pattinson–34 ; 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM ; 1958 – The trademark Velcro is registered for the product line that is basically a fabric zipper with tiny hooks made of plastic designed to stick together.

Happy Birthday RIP Wilfrid Hyde-White(1903–1991) Katharine Hepburn(1907–2003) George Carlin(1937–2008) Lawrence “Yogi” Berra(1925–2015) ; Burt Bacharach–92 Stephen “Steve” Winwood–72 Irving Rhames–71 William “Billy” Squier–70 Gabriel Byrne–70 Jennifer Hetrick–62 Bruce McColloch–59 Emilio Estevez–58 Stephen Baldwin–54 Anthony “Tony” Hawk–52 Kim Fields–51 Jason Biggs–42 Rami Malik–39 ; 1933 – The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies ; 1937 – The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey

Happy Birthday RIP “Irving Berlin”(Israel Baline 1888–1989) Salvador Dalí y Domenech(1904–1989) Martha Graham(1894–1991) Cory Monteith(1982–2013) ; Frances Fisher–68 Martha Quinn–61 Jonathan Jackson–38 Matthew Leinart–37 Matthew Giraud–36 ; 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded ; 1947 – The B.F. Goodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio, announced the development of a tubeless tire

Happy Birthday RIP “Fred Astaire”(Frederic Austerlitz 1899–1987) “Nancy Walker”(Anna Swoyer 1922–1992) “Sid Vicious”(John Simon Ritchie 1957–1979) Gary Owens(Altman 1934–2015) ; James Abrahams–76 Margaret “Meg” Foster–72 Paul Hewson(“Bono”)–60 Jason Brooks–54 Dallas Roberts–50 Odette Annable(Yustman)–35 ; 1908 – The first Mother’s Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, W.Virginia ; 1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan

Happy Birthday RIP Myron “Mike” Wallace(1918–2012) Albert Finney(1936–2019) ; Candice Bergen–74 William “Billy” Joel–71 Thomas Peterson–70 John Corbett Jr–59 Chris Diamantopoulos–45 Anthony Molinari–46 Rosario Dawson–41 Noah Centineo–24 ; 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

Happy Birthday RIP Harry Truman(1884–1972) Touko “Tom of Finland” Laaksonen (1920–1991) Donald Rickles(1926–2017) ; Cathryn “Toni” Tennille–80 “Gary Glitter”(Paul Gadd)–76 Philip Bailey–69 Alexander “Alex” Van Halen–67 Melissa Gilbert–56 Enrique Iglesias Preysler–45 Stephen Amell–39 ; 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patent medicine(over-the-counter medication without regard to its effectiveness) ; 1912 – Paramount Pictures is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Frank “Gary” Cooper(1901–1961) Anne Baxter(1923–1985) John Ingle(1928–2012) Robert Hegyes(1951–2012) ; Thelma Houston(Jackson)–74 Nora Kuzma(“Traci Lords”)–52 Ivan Sergei Gaudio–49 Breckin Meyer–46 Franchelle Davis–42 Alexander Ludwig–28 ; 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

Happy Birthday RIP Sigismund Freud(1856–1939) Rodolfo di Valentina d’Antonguolla(“Rudy Valentino” 1895–1926) George Orson Welles(1915–1985) ; Willie Mays Jr–89 Robert “Bob” Seger–75 Anthony Blair–67 Thomas Bergeron–65 George Clooney–59 Gabourey Sidibe–37 Adrianne Palicki–37 ; 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

Happy Birthday RIP Audrey Hepburn(Ruston 1929–1993) Paul Gleason(1939–2006) ; Richard Jenkins–73 Pia Zadora(Schipani)–66 Randy Travis(Traywick)–61 Mary Beth McDonough–59 Ana Gasteyer–53 William “Will” Arnett–50 Michael Pritchard(“Mike Dirnt”)–48 James Lance Bass–41 ; 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Album of the Year was awarded to Henry Mancini, Best Vocal Performance, Female, Ella Fitzgerald, Best Vocal Performance, Male,Perry Como

Happy Birthday RIP Lucile Langhanke(“Mary Astor” 1906–1987) James Brown(1933–2006) Ann B Davis(1926–2014) ; Alex Viespi(“Cord”)–87 Francis Castelluccio(“Frankie Valli”)–86 Chris Mulkey–72 Christopher Cross(Geppert)–69 Roberto “Bobby” Cannavale–50 ; 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