Happy Birthday RIP Robert Mitchum(1917–1997) Andy Warhola(1928–1987) Lucille Ball(1911–1989) ; Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan–44 Vera Farmiga–41 Soleil Moon Frye–38 Ryan Sypek–32 Christopher Anton Ploszczansky–28 ; 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.

Happy Birthday RIP John Huston(1906–1987) Selma Diamond(1920–1985) Neil Armstrong(1930–2012) ; “John Saxon”(Carmine Orrico)–79 Loni Anderson–69 Jeannette “Ja’net” DuBois–69 Maureen McCormick–58 Patrick Ewing–52 ; 1957 – “American Bandstand,” hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Armstrong(1901–1971) ; Frank Vincent Gattuso–75 Richard Belzer–70 William Robert Thornton–59 Barack H. Obama–54 Daniel Dae Kim–46 Abigail Spencer–33 ; 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy

Happy Birthday “Tony Bennett”(Anthony Benedetto)–88 “Martin Sheen”(Ramon Estevez)–74 Martha Stewart(Kostyra)–73 John Landis–64 Thomas Dewey–36 Nicole Evangeline Lilly–35 ; 1923 – Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, one day after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack.

Happy Birthday RIP Jacob “Jack” Warner(1892–1978) Myrna “Loy” Williams(1905–1993) Beatrice Straight(1914–2001) John Carroll O’Connor(1924–2001) Peter O’Toole(1932–2013) ; Wes Craven–75 Joanna Cassidy(Caskey)–68 Patrick Lilley(“Butch Patrick”)–61 Patricia Apollonia Kotero–60 Mary-Louise Parker–50 Sam Worthington–38 Edward Furlong–37 ; 1790 – The first United States Census is conducted ; 1870 – Tower Subway, the world’s first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.

Happy Birthday RIP Jerome “Jerry” Garcia(1942–1995) Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent(1936–2008) Dominic “Dom” DeLuise(1933–2009) ; Samuel “Sam” Mendes–49 “James St James”(James Clark)–48 Tempestt Bledsoe–41 Max Carver–26 Jack O’Connell–24 ; 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles.

Happy Birthday Geoffrey Lewis–79 Michael Biehn–58 Wesley Snipes–52 Joanne “J.K.” Rowling–49 Dean “Cain” Tanaka–48 Rudolf Martin–47 Loren Dean Jovicic–45 Emily “Eve” Best–43 Benjamin “B.J.” Novak–35 Eric Lively–33 ; 1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed JFK International Airport) is dedicated.

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Ford(1863–1947) ; Paul Anka–73 David Sanborn–69 Arnold Schwarzenegger–67 Delta Burke–58 Catherine “Kate” Bush–56 Laurence Fishburne–53 Lisa Kudrow–51 Vivica A. Fox–50 Simon Baker–45 Christopher Nolan–44 Michael “Tom” Green–43 Hilary Swank–40 Damon Wayans–32 ; 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare.

Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1905–1965) “Theda Bara” Theodosia Goodman(1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) ; Gary “Geddy Lee” Weinrib–61 Ian Roberts–49 Rodney Allen Rippy–46 Richard “Wil” Wheaton–42 Stephen Dorff–41 Allison Mack–33 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.

Happy Birthday RIP Hubert “Rudy” Vallée(1901–1986) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1929–1994) ; Sally Struthers–67 Duncan Dickie Ebersol–67 Georgia Engel–66 Lori Loughlin–50 Robert “Alexis” Arquette–45 Elizabeth Berkley–42 ; 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.