Happy Birthday RIP John Lennon(1940–1980) ; Clyde Jackson Browne–65 Sharon Osbourne(Arden)–61 Tony Shalhoub–60 John O’Hurley–59 Scott Bakula–59 Sean Lennon–38 Brandon Routh–34 ; 1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) was chartered in New Haven. ; 1936 – Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.

Happy Birthday Rona Barrett(Burstein)–77 Paul Hogan–74 Cornelius “Chevy” Chase–70 Sarah Purcell–65 Susan “Sigourney” Weaver–64 Darrell Hammond–58 Stephanie Zimbalist–57 Matt Damon–43 ; 1860 – Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens (later is part of first transcontinental line across America)

Happy Birthday RIP “June Allyson”(Eleanor Geisman 1917–2006) ; “Joy Behar”(Josephina Occhiuto)–71 John Mellencamp–62 Judy Landers(Hamburg)–55 Simon Cowell–54 Dylan Baker–54 Dan Savage–49 Toni Braxton–47 Shawn Ashmore–34 ; 1868 – Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, N.Y.

Happy Birthday RIP Laura “Janet” Gainor(1906–1984) “Carole Lombard”(Jane Peters 1908–1942) ; Elisabeth Shue–50 Ioan Gruffudd–40 Jeff Bryan Davis–40 Jeremy Sisto–39 Wes Ramsey–36 Olivia Thirlby–27 ; 1927 – The era of talking pictures began with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson

Happy Birthday RIP Larry Fine(Louis Feinberg 1902–1975) Jeff Conaway(1950–2011) ; Steve Miller–70 Karen Allen–62 Harold Faltermeier–61 Clive Barker–61 Guy Pearce–46 Kate Winslet–38 Jesse Palmer–35 Jesse Eisenberg–30 ; 1947 – President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised address from the White House

Happy Birthday RIP Joseph “Buster” Keaton(1895–1966) ; “Anne Rice”(Howard O’Brien)–72 Susan Sarandon(Tomalin)–67 Armand Assante–64 Christopher Waltz–57 Bill Fagerbakke–56 “Jon Secada”(Juan Martínez)–52 Isaac Liev Schreiber–46 Alicia Silverstone–37 Rachael Leigh Cook–34 ; 1957 – “Leave It to Beaver” premiered on CBS

Happy Birthday RIP Eugene “Gore” Vidal(1925–2012) ; “Chubby Checker”(Ernest Evans)–72 Roy Horn–69 Lindsey Buckingham–64 Pamela Hensley–63 Peter “Jack” Wagner–54 “Tommy Lee”(Thomas Bass)–51 Clive Owen–49 Gwen Stefani–44 Neve Campbell–40 Lena Headey–40 Sean William Scott–37 “Jake Shears”(Jason Sellards)–35 Seth Cosentino(“Gabel”)–32 Ashley Simpson–29 ; 1955 – “Captain Kangaroo” premiered on CBS and “The Mickey Mouse Club” premiered on ABC

Happy Birthday RIP Mohandas Gandhi(1869–1948) William “Bud” Abbott(1895–1974) Henry Graham Greene(1904–1991) Julius “Groucho” Marx(1890–1977) ; Rex Reed–75 Donna Karan–65 Avery Brooks–65 Anna-Lou “Annie” Leibovitz–64 Mike Rutherford–63 “Sting”(Gordon Sumner)–62 Lorraine Bracco–59 Robbie Nevil–55 Kelly Ripa–43 Tiffany Darwisch–42 ; 1950 The comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz was first published. ; 1959 “The Twilight Zone” debuted on CBS

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Matthow(1920–2000) Tom Bosley(1927–2010) George Peppard(1928–1994)  Richard Harras(1930–2002) ; Jimmy Carter–89 Julie Andrews(Julia Wells)–78 Randall Quaid–63 Elizabeth Dennehy–53 Mark McGwire–50 Theodore King–48 Cindy Margolis–48 Jay Underwood–45 Zacharius Galifianakis–44 Rupert Friend–32 ; 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825 (price)

Happy Birthday RIP Truman Capote(Persons 1924–1984) ; Angie Dickinson(Angeline Brown)–82 Johnny Mathis–77 Marilyn McCoo–69 Barry Williams(Blenkhorn)–59 Patrice Rushen–59 Francine Drescher–56 Eric Stoltz–52 Marion Cotillard–39 ; 1960 – The Flintstones premieres on ABC TV (Originally called “Flagstones” in 1959 pilot)