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September 12

Happy Birthday RIP Maurice Chevalier(1888–1972) James “Jesse” Owens(1913–1980) Barry White(Carter 1944–2003) ;  Ian Holm Cuthbert–82 Linda Gray–73 Joseph Pantoliano–62 Peter Scolari–58 Jason Statham–46 Louis Szekely(“CK”)–46 William Joshua Hopkins–43 Paul Walker–40 Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan–35 Jennifer Hudson–32 ; 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit

September 11

Happy Birthday  RIP Herbert Lom(Schluderpacheru 1917–2012) ; Henry Earl Holliman–85 Brian De Palma–73 Amy Madigan–63 John Hawkes(Perkins)–54 Virginia Madsen–52 Christina “Kristy” McNichol–51 Richard “Moby” Hall–48 Joseph “Harry” Connick Jr.–46 Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges–36 ; 2001 – Al Qaida suicide hijackers crashed two jet airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, causing both 110-story twin towers to collapse killing nearly 3,000 people

September 10

Happy Birthday Arnold Palmer–84 Karl Lagerfeldt–80 Jose Feliciano Garcia–68 Bill O’Reilly Jr–64 Anthony Joseph Pereira(“Joe Perry”)–63 Harry Groener–62 Amy Irving–60 Colin Firth–53 Guy Ritchie–45 James Duval–41 Matthew Ryan Phillippe–39 ; 1955 – “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS

September 9

Happy Birthday RIP Clifford Robertson(1923–2011) ; Chaim Topol–78 Joseph Theismann–64 Thomas Wopat–62 Hugh Grant–53 Adam Sandler–47 Goran Višnjić–41 Michael Bublé–38 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America

September 8

Happy Birthday RIP Richard “Peter” Sellers(1925–1980) Virginia Hensley(“Patsy Cline” 1932–1963) ; Isaac “Sid” Caesar–91 Aimee Mann–53 Kimberly Peirce–46 Martin Freeman–42 David Arquette–42 Alecia “Pink” Moore–34 Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Weiss)–32 Steven “Jake” Sandvig–27 ; 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape

September 7

Happy Birthday RIP John Pierpont “Jack” Morgan, Jr.(1867–1943) Charles Holley(“Buddy Holly” 1936–1959) William Jermaine Stewart(1957–1997) ; Gloria Gaynor(Fowles)–64 Julie Kavner–63 Christine “Chrissie” Hynde–62 Michael Emerson–59 Corbin Bernsen–59 Diane Farr–44 Thomas Everett Scott–43 Oliver Hudson–37 Devon Sawa–35 ; 1916 – US federal employees win the right to Workers’ compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)

September 6

Happy Birthday Jo Anne Worley–76 George Roger Waters–70 Swoosie Kurtz–69 Jane Curtin–66 Anne Lockhart(Maloney)–60 Patrick O’Hearn–59 Jeffrey Foxworthy–55 Rosa “Rosie” Perez–49 Natalie McIntyre(“Macy Gray”)–44 Cecilia “CeCe” Peniston–44 ; 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders

September 5

Happy Birthday RIP “Freddie Mercury”(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–84 William Devane–74 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–73 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–62 Peter Wingfield–51 Rose McGowan–40 Ian Nelson–31 ; 1957 – “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published

September 5

Happy Birthday RIP “Freddie Mercury”(Farrokh Bulsara 1946–1991) ; George Robert Newhart–84 William Devane–74 Raquel Welch(Jo Tejada)–73 Michael Keaton(Douglas)–62 Peter Wingfield–51 Rose McGowan–40 Ian Nelson–31 ; 1957 – “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published

September 4

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford II(1917–1987) Dick York(1928–1992) ; “Mitzi Gaynor”(Francesca von Gerber)–82 Dr. David Drew Pinsky–55 Damon Wayans–53 Wesley Bentley–35 Beyoncé Knowles–32 ; 1781 – Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers ; 1957 – Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel line