Happy Birthday Carl “Doc” Severinsen-85 Richard Starkey(Ringo Starr)-72 Shelley Duvall-63 Barry “Cassidy” Reese-30 ; 1898 – The United States annexed Hawaii.

Happy Birthday RIP Janet Leigh(1927–2004) Merv Griffin (1925–2007) ; Nancy Reagan-91 Delloreese Early(Della Reese)-81 Ned Beatty-75  Bert Gervis(Burt Ward)-67 Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone-66 Geoffrey Rush-61 Grant Goodeve-60 Alice Tannenberg(Allyce Beasley-54) Jennifer Saunders-54 Christian J. Meoli-40 Gregory Smith-29 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor Barnum(1810-1891) ; Katherine Helmond-83 Shirley Knight-76 Hugh Cregg(Huey Lewis)-62 Edith Falco-49 Kathryn Erbe-47 ; 1946 – The bikini made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France 

Happy Birthday Eva Marie Saint-88 LuiGina Lollobrigida-85 Marvin Neil Simon-85 Geraldo Rivera-69 John Waite-57 ; 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence ; 1802 The U.S. Military Academy opened at West Point, N.Y

Happy Birthday Betty Buckley-65 Karin Jan Smithers-63 Montel Williams-56 Thomas Gibson-50 Martha Yeardley Smith-48 ; 1930 – Congress created the Veterans Administation.

Happy Birthday Robert Ito-81 Polly Holliday-75 Saul Rubinek-64 Johnny Weir-Voronov-28 Lindsay Lohan-26 ; 1964 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act meant to prohibit segregation in public places

Happy Birthday RIP Estée Lauder(1906-2004) ; Olivia de Havilland-96 Jamie Farr-78 Debbie Harry-67 Dan Aykroyd-60 Alan Ruck-56 Pamela Anderson-45 Missy Elliott-41 Liv Tyler-35 ; 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.

Happy Birthday RIP  Lena Horne (1917-2010)  ; David Alan Grier-56 Vincent D’Onofrio-53 Mike Tyson-46 Brian Bloom-42 Fantasia Barrino-28 Michael Phelps-27 ; 1971 – The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the government could not prevent The New York Times or the Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers.

Happy Birthday Richard Lewis-65 Fred Grandy-64 Dan Dierdorf-63 Colin Hay-59 Sharon Lawrence-51 Bret McKenzie-36; 2007 – The Apple iPhone went on sale and smartphone craze begins for millions!

Happy Birthday Melvin Kaminsky(Mel Brooks)-86 John Biener-75 Bruce Davison-66 Kathy Bates-64 Alice Krige-54 John Cusack-46 Mary Stuart Masterson-46 Mike White-42 Danielle Brisebois-43 Jack “Steve” Burton-42 ; 1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.