Happy Birthday Jacques René Chirac–82 “Diane Ladd”(Rose Ladnier)–82 Chuck Mangione–74 Suzanne “Suzy” Chaffee–68 Garry Shandling–65 Joel Coen–60 Howard Mandel–59 Cathy Moriarty–54 Thomas Sizemore–53 Andrew McCarthy–52 Donald Cheadle–50 Jonathan Knight–46 Anna Faris–38 ; 1877 – Thomas Alva Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time with the words “Mary Had A Little Lamb” reproduced.

Happy Birthday RIP Anna Nicole Smith(Vickie Hogan 1967–2007) ; Randy Newman–71 Paul Shaffer–65 Edward Harris–64 Judd Nelson–55 “Jon Stewart”(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–52 Ryan Kwanten–38 Alan Ritchson–30 ; 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance.

Happy Birthday RIP Bruce Lee(李小龍 1940–1973) Edward “Eddie” Rabbitt(1941–1998) Johnny “Jimi” Hendrix(1942–1970) James Avery(1945–2013) ; Heidemarie “Jil” Sander–71 William “Bill” Nye–59 William Fichtner–58 Caroline Kennedy–57 Robin Givens–50 Michael Vartan–46 Jaleel White–38 ; 1910 – New York’s Penn Station opened ; 1924 – 1st Macys Thanksgiving Parade in NYC. ; 1978 – In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Monroe Schulz(1922–2000) Robert Goulet(1933–2007) ; Richard “Rich” Little–76 “Tina Turner”(Anna Mae Bullock)–75 Mark Margolis–75 Adam Harrington–42 Peter Facinelli–41 Natasha Bedingfield–33 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Ricardo Montalbán y Merino(1920–2009) Giuseppe “Joe” DiMaggio(1914–1999) ; Benjamin Stein–70 John Larroquette Jr–67 Amy Grant–54 William Burke–48 Stacy Lattisaw–48 Jillian Hennessy–46 Christina Applegate–43 Jerry Ferrara–35 ; 1926 – The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history strikes on Thanksgiving Day. Twenty-seven twisters of great strength are reported in the Midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. There are 51 deaths in Arkansas alone, 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in all.

Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) ; William “Billy” Connolly–72 William “Dwight” Schultz–66 Denise Crosby–57 Garret Dillahunt–50 Colin Hanks–37 Katherine Heigl–36 ; 1859 – Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species”, which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.

Happy Birthday RIP “Boris Karloff”(William Pratt 1887–1969) Adolph “Harpo” Marx(1888–1964) Michael Gough(1916–2011) Steve Landesberg(1936–2010) ; Bruce Vilanch–66 Bruce Hornsby–60 Christopher Hardwick–43 Destiny “Miley” Cyrus–22 ; 1889 – The jukebox made its debut, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Happy Birthday RIP “Rodney Dangerfield”(Jacob Cohen 1921–2004) ; Robert Vaughn–82 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–71 Jamie Leigh Curtis–56 Mariel Hemingway–53 Stephen Geoffreys–50 Boris Becker–47 Mark Ruffalo–47 Scarlett Johansson–30 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested.

Happy Birthday RIP Corinne Griffith(Griffin 1894–1979) Stan Musial(1920–2013) Harold Ramis(1944–2014)  ; Margaret “Marlo” Thomas–77 Goldie Hawn–69 Lorna Luft–62 Colette “Nicollette” Sheridan–51 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–49 Robert “Rib” Hillis–44 “Chris Rockway”(Daniel Vomacka)–35 Jena Malone–30 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sounds.

Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Franklin Cover(1928–2006) “Richard Dawson”(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Richard “Dick” Smothers–75 Joseph Biden Jr–72 Veronica Hamel–71 Joseph Walsh–67 “Bo Derek”(Mary Collins)–58 Joel McHale–43 David O’Donnell–40 ; 1966 – The musical “Cabaret,” with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway ; 1974 – The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T Corporation. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System.