Happy Birthday RIP “Harry Houdini”(Erich Weiss 1874–1926) Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle(1887–1933) Terence Steven McQueen(1930–1980) Norman Feld(“Fell” 1924–1998) Louie Anderson(1953–2022); Robert “Bob” Mackie–84 Thomas Hilfiger–73 Robert Carradine–70 Donna Pescow–70 Kelly LeBrock–64 Gabriele Kerner(“Nena”)–64 Starlet “Star” Jones–62 Lara Flynn Boyle–54 James “Jim” Parsons–51 ; 1896 – Alexander S. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history considered to be inventor of radio receiver ; 1900 – Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground “Rapid Transit Railroad” that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn

Happy Birthday RIP “Joan Crawford” (Lucille LeSueur 1906–1977) “Marty Allen” (Morton Alpern 1922–2018) Richard Otcasek (1944–2019) “Chaka Khan”(Yvette Stevens)–71 Kenneth Cole–70 Amanda Plummer–67 Catherine Keener–65 Marc Cherry–62 Hope Davis–60 Richard Grieco Jr–59 Keri Russell–48 “Perez Hilton”(Mario Lavandeira Jr)–46 ; 1857 – Elisha Otis’s first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City https://www.otis.com/en/us/our-company/history

Happy Birthday RIP Leonard “Chico” Marx (1887–1961) Louis L’Amour(LaMoore 1908–1988) Marcel Marceau(Mangel 1923–2007) “Karl Malden”(Mladen Sekulovich 1912–2009) Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) Michael Emmet Walsh(1935–2024) ; William Shatner–93 George Benson–81 Wolf Blitzer–76 Andrew Lloyd Webber–76 Robert “Bob” Costas–72 Lena Olin–69 Stephanie Mills–67 Matthew Modine–65 Cole Hauser–49 Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon–48 ; 1882 – Congress outlawed polygamy ; 1963 – The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom

Happy Birthday RIP James Coco(1930–1987) “Eddie Money”(Edward Mahoney 1949–2019) ; Timothy Dalton–78 Leonard Gary Oldman–66 Matthew Broderick–62 Roseann “Rosie” O’Donnell–62 Jaye Davidson–56 Scott Eastwood(Reeves)–38 ; 1963 – Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates ; 2006 – Jack Dorsey sends first Twitter message “just setting up my twttr”

Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers(1928–2003) Jerry Reed(Hubbard 1937–2008) Carl Reiner(1922–2020) William Hurt1(1950–2022) Martin Brian Mulroney(1939–2024) ; “Hal Linden”(Harold Lipshitz)–93 Shelton “Spike” Lee–67 Holly Hunter–66 Kathleen “Kathy” Ireland–61 Michael Rapaport–54 Dean Geyer–38 ; 1996 – A jury in Los Angeles Criminal courts convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of their millionaire parents. (They are serving life sentences without parole in separate California prisons and aren’t allowed to communicate) ; 1997 – Liggett Group settled 22 state lawsuits by admitting the industry markets cigarettes to teenagers and agreeing to warn on every pack that smoking is addictive. They are mainly known for Chesterfield brand which no longer is sold.

Happy Birthday RIP Eleanor “Betty” Compson(1897–1974) Fred Berry(1951–2003) ; Renee Taylor(Wexler)–91 Ursula Andress–88 Ruth Pointer–78 Glenda “Glenn” Close–77 Walter Bruce Willis–69 ; 1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. ; 1931 – Nevada legalized gambling ; 1953 – The Academy Awards was televised for first time from NBC International Theater in NYC ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOtp4dli7-4 )

Happy Birthday RIP John Updike(1932–2009) Peter Graves(Aurness 1926–2010) Ernest Gallo(1909–2007) Kevin Dobson(1943–2020) Irene Cara Escalera(1959–2022)!; Bradford Dourif–74 Vanessa Lynn Williams–61 “Queen Latifah”(Dana Owens)–54 Dane Cook–51 Adam Levine–45 ; 1931 – Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor

Happy Birthday RIP Nathaniel Adams Coles(“Nat King Cole” 1919–1965) Paul Kantner(1941–2016) ; Patrick Duffy–75 Kurt Russell–73 Lesley Anne Down–70 Gary Sinise–69 Robert “Rob” Lowe–60 Paige Hemmis(Huff)–52 Brittany Daniel–48 ; 1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel : 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the “Night Stalker”, commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles, California murder spree : 1800s –Saint Patrick’s Day started in early 17th Century celebrating Saint Patrick (Feast of Saint Patrick) by Catholics.

Happy Birthday RIP Henry Youngman(1906–1998) Thelma “Pat” Nixon(1912–1993) “Jerry Lewis”(Joseph Levitch 1926–2017) ; Charles “Chuck” Woolery–83 Henry “Erik” Estrada–75 Victor Garber–75 Nancy Wilson–70 Jerome Flynn–61 Lauren Graham–57 Alan Tudyk–53 ; 1850 – “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published

Happy Birthday RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg(1933-– 2020) ; Judd Hirsch–89 Michael Love–83 David Cronenberg–81 Daniel Dee Snider–69 Park Overall–67 Fabio Lanzoni–65 Terence Trent “D’Arby” Howard–62 Kennedy “Rockwell” Gordy–60 Mark McGrath–56 Mark Hoppus–52 Eva Longoria–49 William Adams Jr(“will.i.am”)–49 Kellan Lutz–39 ; 1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated ; 1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com)