Happy Birthday RIP Jerome “Jerry” Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic “Dom” DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Samuel “Sam” Mendes–52 “James St James”(James Clark)–51 Tempestt Bledsoe–44 Joseph Jason Momoa–37 “Max Carver”(Robert Maxwell Martensen)–29 Jack O’Connell–27 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles!

Happy Birthday RIP Theodore Cassidy(1932–1979) Geoffrey Lewis(1935–2015) ; Michael Biehn–61 Wesley Snipes–55 Joanne “J.K.” Rowling–52 Dean “Cain” Tanaka–51 Rudolf Martin–50 Loren Dean Jovicic–48 Emily “Eve” Best–46 Benjamin “B.J.” Novak–38 Charlie Carver Martensen–29 ; 1930 – The radio mystery program The Shadow airs for the first time ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) ; Paul Anka–75 David Sanborn–71 Arnold Schwarzenegger–69 Delta Burke–60 Catherine “Kate” Bush–58 Laurence Fishburne III–55 Lisa Kudrow–53 Vivica A. Fox–52 Simon Baker–47 Christopher Nolan–46 Michael “Tom” Green–45 Hilary Swank–42 Damon Wayans Jr–34 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare

Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1901–1965) “Theda Bara”(Theodosia Goodman 1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) ; “Robert Fuller”(Leonard Lee)–84 David Warner–76 Genaro “Tony” Sirico Jr–75 Gary “Geddy Lee” Weinrib–64 Ian Roberts–52 Rodney Allen Rippy–49 Richard “Wil” Wheaton III–45 Stephen Dorff–44 Allison Mack–36 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco ; 1957 –Jack Paar debuted as host of NBC’s “Tonight” show.

Happy Birthday RIP Hubert “Rudy” Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) Robert “Alexis” Arquette(1969–2016) ; Sally Struthers–70 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–70 Georgia Engel–69 Lori Loughlin–53 Elizabeth Berkley–45 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African- American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.

Happy Birthday Norman Lear–95 Peggy Fleming–69 Julian McMahon–49 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau–47 Maya Rudolph–45 Jonathan Rhys Meyers(O’Keefe)–40 Taylor Schilling–33 ; 1940 – Bugs Bunny made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare.” 

Happy Birthday RIP George Bernard Shaw(1856–1950) Gracie Allen(1895–1964) Stanley Kubrick(1928–1999) Vivian Vance(Jones 1909–1979) William Blake Crump(“Blake Edwards” 1922–2010) ; Sir Michael “Mick” Jagger–74 Helen Mirren(Mironoff)–72 Susan George–67 Dorothy Hamill–61 Nana Visitor(Tucker)–60 Kevin Spacey Fowler–58 Sandra Bullock–53 Jeremy Piven–52 Olivia Williams–49  ; 1947 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council

Happy Birthday RIP Brad Renfro(1982–2008) Estelle Getty(Scher-Gettleman 1923–2008) “Jack Gilford”(Jacob Gellman 1908–1990) ; Verdine White–66 Iman Abdulmajid–62 Illeana Douglas(Hesselberg)–52 Matthew LeBlanc–50 “Tera Patrick”(Linda Hopkins)–41 ; 1956 – 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51 people

Happy Birthday RIP Amelia Earhart(1897–1937) Bella Savitsky Abzug(1920–1998) ; Charles “Mark” Goddard–81 Ruth Buzzi–81 Christopher Sarandon–75 Leo Gallagher Jr–71 Robert Hays–70 Linda Carter–66 Gus Van Sant Jr–65 Kristi Dawn Chenoweth–50 Jennifer Lopez–48 Mary Rose Byrne–38 Anna Paquin–35 ; 1969 – Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific ; 1974 – Watergate scandal : The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed white house tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.

Happy Birthday RIP Helen Martin(1909–2000) Bernard “Bert” Convy(1933–1991) Philip Seymour Hoffman(1967–2014) ; Daniel Ronald Cox–79 Edie McClurg–66 Woodrow “Woody” Harrelson–56 Erik La Salle–55 Saul Hudson(“Slash”)–52 Marlon Wayans–45 Monica Lewinsky–44 Shane McRae–40 Tenitra Michelle Williams–37 Daniel Radcliffe–28 ; 1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car ; 1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film