Happy Birthday RIP Glenda Farrell (1904–1971) “Susan Hayward”(Edythe Marrenner 1917–1975) Lena Horne(1917–2010) ; David Alan Grier–68 Vincent D’Onofrio–65 Márton Csókás Jr–58 Michael Tyson–58 Brian Bloom–54 Willam Belli–42 Fantasia Barrino–40 Michael Phelps II–39 ; 1864 – Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite valley to California for “public use, resort and recreation” ; 1937 – The world’s first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London England

Happy Birthday RIP “Slim Pickens”(Louis Lindley Jr 1919–1983) Ruth Warrick(1916–2005) Richard Lewis(1947–2024) ; William Gary Busey–80 Frederick Grandy–76 Colin Hay–71 Sharon Lawrence–63 Kathleen Wilhoite–60 llan Mitchell-Smith–55 Christopher Egan–40 ; 2007 – Apple Inc. releases their first mobile phone, the iPhone, and the smartphone craze begins. Android isn’t released for another year in September 2008

Happy Birthday RIP Gilda Radner(1946–1989) Carleton “Tony” Young(1937–2002) Noriyuki “Pat” Morita(1932–2005) ; Melvin Kaminsky(“Mel Brooks”)–98 John Biener–86 Bruce Davison–78 Kathleen “Kathy” Bates–76 Alice Krige–70 John Cusack–58 Mary Stuart Masterson–58 Danielle Brisebois–55 Michael “Mike” White–54 Jack “Steve” Burton–54 ; 1969 – The Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising or the Stonewall rebellion) were a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay community^.in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village. Patrons of the Stonewall, and other Village lesbian and gay bars. Neighborhood street people fought back when the police became violent. The Riots marked the start of the modern Gay Rights Movement. 1970 – marked the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots with an assembly on Christopher Street in NYC with simultaneous Gay Pride marches in Los Angeles and Chicago, these were the first Gay Pride marches in U.S. history.

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Keller(1880–1968) Robert Keeshan(1927–2004) ; Vera Wang–75 Julia Duffy(Hinds)–73 Isabelle Adjani–69 Jeffrey Jacob “J.J.” Abrams–58 Tobias “Toby” Maguire–49 Preston Hillier–49 Sam Claflin–38 Jared Drake Bell–38 Matthew Lewis–35 ; 1893 – The New York stock market crashed

Happy Birthday RIP Viola Dan(Virginia Flugrath(1897–1987) Eleanor Parker(1922–2013) ; Michael “Mick” Jones–69 Christopher Isaak–68 Mark McKinney–65 Terri Nunn–63 Christopher O’Donnell–54 Sean Hayes–54 Jason Schwartzman–44 Ariana Grande-Butera–31 ;1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions ; 1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley’s chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio

Happy Birthday RIP “George Orwell”(Eric Blair 1903–1950) Sidney Lumet(1924–2011) Georgios Panayiotou(“George Michael” 1963–2016) Anthony Bourdain(1956–2018) ; June Lockhart–99 Carly Simon–81 James “Jimmie” Walker–77 Ricky Gervais–63 Jason Lewis–53 Angela Kinsey–53 Linda Cardellini–49 ; 1951 – The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special from New York to four other cities ; 1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, designed by artist Gilbert Baker

Happy Birthday RIP William “Jack” Dempsey(1895–1983) Albert Molinaro(1919–2015) Jack Carter(Chakrin 1922–2015) ; Michele Lee Dusick–82 Michael “Mick” Fleetwood–77 Peter Weller–77 Nancy Allen–74 Joseph Penny Jr–68 Curt Smith–63 Iain Glen–63 Danielle Spencer–59 Minka Kelly(Dufay)–44 ; 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract ; 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd

Happy Birthday RIP Alan Mathison Turing(1912–1954) Robert “Bob” Fosse(1927–1987) ; Vinton Cerf–81 Theodore Shackelford III–78 Frances McDormand–67 Selma Blair Beitner–52 Jason Mraz–47 Melissa Rauch–44 Corey Sorenson–44 James “Miles” Fisher–41 Aimee Duffy–40 ; 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the “Type-Writer” ; 1926 – The College Board administers the first SAT exam. Scholastic Aptitude Test is what the acronym stands for.

Happy Birthday RIP Freddie Prinze(Frederick Pruetzel 1954–1977) Samuel “Billy” Wilder(1906–2002) David Lander “Squiggy” 1947–2020) Dianne Feinstein(1933–2023) ; Kristoffer “Kris” Kristofferson–88 Britton Hume–81 Elizabeth Warren–75 Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep–75 Lindsay Wagner–75 Graham Greene–72 Cynthia “Cyndi” Lauper–71 Timothy Russ–68 Erin Brockovich(Pattee)–64 Carson Daly–51 Donald Faison–50 Jeffrey Hephner–49 David Jai Rodriguez–45 Douglas Smith–39 ; 1870 – Congress created the Department of Justice.

Happy Birthday RIP Ernestine Jane Russell(1921–2011) Lois Maureen Stapleton(1925–2006) ; Bernard “Bernie” Kopell–91 Monty Markham–89 Ronald Ely–86 Mary Loretta “Mariette” Hartley–84 Raymond Davies–80 Meredith Baxter–77 Michael Gross–77 Douglas Savant–60 Lana Wachowski–59 James Breuer–57 Juliette Lewis–51 Christopher Pratt–45 Prince William Windsor, Duke of Cambridge–42 Edward Snowden–41 ; 1973 – In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test for obscenity in U.S. law (The test for determining whether speech or expression can be labeled obscene, in which case it is not protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and can be prohibited). This is very difficult to prove and rarely goes to higher courts.