Happy Birthday RIP Daniel Rowan(1922–1987) Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo(1932–2014) ; “Orson Bean”(Dallas Burroughs)–89 Estelle Louise Fletcher–83 Terence Stamp–79 Giorgi “Alex” Trebek–77 Daniel “Danny” Glover–71 Donald Henley–70 William “Willem” Dafoe–62 Keith “Sweat”(Crier)–56 John Leguizamo–53 David Spade–53 Colin Ferguson–45 Franka Potente–43 Selena Gomez–25 : 1934 – Outside Chicago’s Biograph Theater, “Public Enemy No. 1” John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents ; 1991 – Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested in Milwaukee after police discover human remains in his apartment
July 21
Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Hemingway(1899–1961) Jesse Donald Knotts(1924–2006) Robin Williams(1951–2014) ; Janet Reno–79 “Cat Stevens”(Steven Georgiou)–69 Garretson “Garry” Trudeau–69 Taco Ockerse–62 Jonathan Lovitz–60 Ike Eisenmann–55 Joshua Hartnett–39 Rory Culkin–28 ; 1873 – At Adair Iowa Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West
July 20
Happy Birthday RIP Natalia Zakharenko(“Natalie Wood” 1938–1981) ; Kimberly Carnes–72 Carlos Santana–70 Sandra Oh–46 Simon Rex Cutright–43 ; 1969 – Apollo 11 successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon.
July 19
Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Cole(1940–2009) Martin “Pat” Hingle(1924–2009) ; Brian May–70 Atom Yegoyan–57 Lisa Lampugnale–56 Campbell Scott–56 Anthony Edwards–55 Benedict Cumberbatch–41 Jared Padalecki–35 ; 1900 – The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation
July 18
Happy Birthday RIP Hume Cronyn Jr(1911–2003) Richard “Red” Skelton(1913–1997) Nelson Mandela(1918–2013) John Glenn Jr(1921–2016) ; Craig Bruderlin(“James Brolin”)–77 Audrey Landers(Hamburg)–61 Elizabeth McGovern–56 Wendy Williams–53 Mark Sinclair(“Vin Diesel”)–50 Kristen Bell–37 Christopher Chace Crawford–32 ; 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies
July 17
Happy Birthday RIP James Cagney(1899–1986) “Art Linkletter”(Gordon Kelly 1912–2010) Phoebe “Snow”(Laub 1950–2011) Phyllis “Diller”(Driver 1917–2012) ; Donald Sutherland–82 Carol Diahann Johnson–82 Duchess Camilla Mountbatten(Shand)–70 Terence “Geezer” Butler–68 Lucie Arnaz–66 David Hasselhoff–65 Heather Langenkamp–53 Alex Winter–52 Michael Vogel–38 ; 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California
July 16
Happy Birthday RIP “Ginger Rogers”(Virginia McMath 1911–1995) “Barbara Stanwyck”(Ruby Stevens 1907–1990) ; Stewart Copeland–64 Phoebe Cates–54 John William Ferrell–50 Corey Feldman–46 Jayma Mays–38 ; 1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government.
July 15
Happy Birthday RIP Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Nan Martin (1927–2010) Alexander “Alex” Karras(1935–2012) ; Patrick “Wayne” Morrison–78 Jan Michael Vincent–73 Linda Ronstadt–71 “Arianna Huffington”(Ariadne Stassinopoulos)–67 Terrance Quinn–65 “Willie Aames”(Albert Upton)–57 Forest Whitaker III–56 Scott Foley–45 Diane Heidkrüger(“Kruger”)–41 ; 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day ; 2006 – Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world
July 14
Happy Birthday RIP George Tobias(1901–1980) ; Nancy Olson–89 Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier–85 Vincent Pastore–71 Jane Lynch–57 Matthew Fox–51 Melissa Fisher(“Missy Gold”)–47 ; 1789 – French Revolution: Bastille Day ; 1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American
July 13
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday RIP Robert “Bob” Crane(1928–1978) Gerald Levert(1966–2006) ; Sir Patrick Stewart–77 Harrison Ford–75 Richard “Cheech” Marin–71 Edith Bernstein(“Didi Conn”)–66 Thelma Louise Mandrell–63 Cameron Crowe–60 Robert Gonzalez(“Gant”)–49 Deborah Cox–43 Steven Chadwick McQueen–29 ; 1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949