Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Alva Edison(1847-1931) Maximilian Baer(1909–1959) Éva Gábor(1919–1995) Leslie Nielsen(1926–2010) ; Tatiana Blacker(“Tina Louise”)–81 Burton “Burt” Reynolds Jr–79 Sheryl Crow–53 Jennifer Aniston–46 Brandy Norwood–36 Matthew Lawrence–35 Natalie Dormer–33 Taylor Lautner–23 ; 1794 – First session of United States Senate opens to the public.
February 10
Happy Birthday RIP “Alan Hale”(Rufus MacKahan 1892–1950) James “Jimmy” Durante(1893–1980) Jerrald “Jerry” Goldsmith(1929–2004) ; Robert Wagner Jr–85 Roberta Flack–78 Mark Spitz–65 George Stephanopoulos–54 Laura Dern–48 Nichcalo “Jazzmun” Crayton–46 Elizabeth Banks(Mitchell)–41 “Brent Everett”(Dustin Germaine)–31 ; 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City.
February 9
Happy Birthday RIP Carmen Miranda(Maria Miranda da Cunha 1909–1955) ; Carole King(Klein)–73 Joseph “Joe” Pesci–72 Maria “Mia” Villiers-Farrow–70 Judith Light(Licht)–66 James Jackson Bullock–60 Colin Egglesfield–42 Zhāng Zǐyi(章子怡)–36 Thomas Hiddleston–34 David Gallagher–30 ; 1942 – Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources ; 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a “record-busting” audience of 73 million viewers.
February 8
Happy Birthday RIP Julia “Lana” Turner(1921–1995) Audrey Meadows(Cotter 1922–1996) John “Jack” Lemmon III(1925–2001) James Byron Dean(1931–1955) Gary Coleman(1968–2010) ; Edward “Ted” Koppel–75 Nicholas “Nick” Nolte–74 Robert Klein–73 Brooke Adams–66 Mary Steenburgen–62 John Grisham Jr–60 Ethan Phillips–60 Vincent Neil Wharton–54 Mary McCormack–46 Seth Green–41 Liam McIntyre–33 James “Jim” Verraros–32 ; 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce ; 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Hollywood and Gower.
February 7
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Dickens(1812–1870) Harry Sinclair Lewis(1885–1951) Clarence “Buster” Crabbe II(1908–1983) Edward “Eddie” Bracken(1915–2002) ; Miguel Ferrer–60 James Spader–55 Troyal Garth Brooks–53 Edward “Eddie” Izzard–53 Christopher Rock III–50 Robyn Lively–43 Christopher Ashton Kutcher–37 Kerli Kõiv–27 ; 1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented ; 1940 – The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
February 6
Happy Birthday RIP George “Babe” Ruth Jr(1895–1948) Robert “Bob” Marley(1945–1981) Ronald Reagan(1911–2004); Sári “Zsa Zsa” Gábor–98 “Mamie Van Doren”(Joan Olander)–84 Elmore “Rip” Torn Jr–84 Michael “Mike” Farrell–76 Thomas “Tom” Brokaw–75 Fabiano Forte(“Fabian”)–72 Natalie Cole–65 Kathy Najimy–58 William “Axl” Rose–53 Richard “Rick” Astley–49 Joshua Stewart–38 Benjamin “Ben” Lawson–35 Alice Eve–33 ; 1815 – New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens ; 1959 – Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
February 5
Happy Birthday RIP Richmond “John” Carradine(1906–1988) “Red Buttons”(Aaron Chwatt 1919–2006) ; Henry “Hank” Aaron–81 David Selby–74 Barbara Hershey(Herzstein)–67 Thomas “Tom” Wilkinson–67 Timothy “Tim” Meadows–54 Jennifer Jason Leigh(Morrow)–53 Laura Linney–51 Thomas Christopher Parnell–48 Robert “Bobby” Brown–46 Paul Vandervort–30 ; 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.
February 4
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Lindbergh(1902–1974) Rosa McCauley Parks(1913–2005) Bettye Goldstein(“Betty Friedan” 1921–2006) Conrad Bain(1923–2013) David Brenner(1936–2014) ; Conrad John Schuck–75 Vincent Furnier(“Alice Cooper”)–67 Masanori Takahashi(“Kitaro”)–62 Vincent Walsh–43 Oscar De La Hoya–42 Brandon “Bug” Hall–30 ; 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
February 3
Happy Birthday RIP Norman Perceval Rockwell(1894–1978) Joey Bishop(Joseph Gottlieb 1918–2007) ; Dr. Henry Heimlich–95 Francis “Fran” Tarkenton–75 Blythe Danner–72 “Morgan Fairchild”(Patsy McClenny)–65 Joseph “Nathan” Lane–59 Maura Tierney–50 Isla Fisher–39 ; 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
February 2
Happy Birthday RIP Howard Johnson(1897–1972) Elaine Stritch(1925–2014) Farrah Fawcett(1947–2009) Carol Ann Susi(1952–2014); Thomas Smothers III–78 Graham Nash–73 Brent Spiner–66 Christie Brinkley(Hudson)–61 Adam Ferrara–49 Shakira Ripoll–38 ; 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated ; 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.