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November 17

Happy Birthday RIP Rock Hudson(Roy Scherer 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–74 Martin Scorsese–70 Mary “Lauren” Hutton–69 Danny DeVito–68 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–68 RuPaul(Andre Charles)–52 Rachel McAdams–34 Isaac Hanson–32 ; 1973, President Nixon told an Associated Press managing editors meeting in Orlando, Fla., that “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.”

November 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Burgess Meredith(1907–1997) ; David Leisure–62 Diana Krall–48 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–45 Margaret “Maggie” Gyllenhaal–35 ; 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

November 15

Happy Birthday RIP Georgia O’Keeffe(1887–1986) ; Joseph Wapner–93 Ed Asner–83 Petula Clark–80 Sam Waterston–72 Anni-Frid Lyngstad–67 Jonny Lee Miller–40 Sean Murray–35 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. debuted with a radio network of 24 stations.

November 14

Happy Birthday RIP Constance Ockelman(Veronica Lake 1922–1973) Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr.(1927–1996) ; Peter Norton-69 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–64 Condoleezza Rice–58 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–58  Daniel Bernard Sweeney–51 Josh Duhamel–40 Russell Tovey–31 ; 1851 – Herman Melville’s novel “Moby Dick” was published.

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) ; Garry Marshall(Garry Maschiarelli)–78 Joe Mantegna–65 Frances Conroy–59 Tracy Scoggins–59 Whoopi Goldberg(Caryn Johnson)–57 Jimmy Kimmel–45 Gerard Butler–43 Jordan Bridges–39 Michael Copon–30; 1927 – The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. ; 1956 – The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

November 12

Happy Birthday RIP Grace Kelly(1929–1982) ; Neil Young–67 Megan Mullally–54 Nadia Comăneci–51 Sammy Sosa–44 Craig Parker–42 Harvey Stephens–42 Ryan Gosling–32 Anne Hathaway–30 ; 1954 – Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892.

November 11

Happy Birthday Jonathan Winters–87 Barbara Levy Boxer–72 Stanley Tucci–52 Demi Moore(Demetria Guynes)–50 Calista Flockhart–48 Philip McKeon–48 Carson Kressley–43 Leonardo DiCaprio–38; 1750 – The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.

November 10

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Richard Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) ; Russell Johnson–88 Jack Scalia(Giacomo Tedesco)–62 Sinbad(David Adkins)–56 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–53 Tommy Davidson–49 Tracy Morgan–44 Ellen Pompeo–43 Heather Matarazzo–30 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress.

November 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carl Sagan(1934–1996) Hedy Lamarr(Hedwig Kiesler 1913–2000) ; Dorrel “Whitey” Herzog–81 Robert David Hall–64 Lou Ferrigno–61 Robert Duncan McNeill–48 Eric Dane–40 Nick Lachey–39 ; 1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published 

November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–98 Morley Safer–81 Bonnie Raitt–63 Mary Hart(Mary Harum)–62 Christie Hefner–60 Alfre Woodard–60 Chi Chi LaRue(Larry Paciotti)–53 Leif Garrett(Leif Per Nervik)–51 Parker Posey–44 Gretchen Mol–40 Tara Reid–37 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.