Happy Birthday RIP Fred Gwynne(1926–1993) ; Ron Glass–68 Arlo Guthrie–66 Alejandro “Alec” Mapa–48 Gale Harold–44 Adrian Grenier–37 Jessica Simpson–33 Cindy Taylor(“Jesse Jane”)–33 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act

Happy Birthday Brian Dennehy–75 Richard Roundtree–71 Dean Koontz–68 Chris Cooper–62 John Tesh–61 Jimmy Smits–58 Tom Hanks–57 Richard Timothy Kring–56 Kelly McGillis-56 Jim Kerr–53 Courtney “Love” Harrison–49 Scott Grimes–42 Fred Savage–37 ; 1816 – Argentina declared independence from Spain (Argentine Republic Independence Day)

Happy Birthday RIP Marty Feldman(1933–1982) ; “Steve Lawrence”(Sidney Leibowitz)–78 Jeffrey Tambor–69 Wolfgang “Puck” Topfschnig–64 Anjelica Huston–62 Kevin Bacon–55 Toby Keith Covel–52 Lee Tergesen–48 Billy Crudup–45 Beck Campbell–43 Milo Ventimiglia–36 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc” Severinsen–86 Richard Starkey(“Ringo Starr”)–73 Shelley Duvall–64 Robin Weigert–44 Barry “Cassidy” Reese–31 ; 1898  – The United States annexed Hawaii

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) “Janet Leigh”(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr (1925–2007) ; Nancy Reagan–92 Delloreese Early(“Della Reese”)–82 Ned Beatty–76  Burt Ward(Gervis)–68 Michael Sylvester Stallone–67 Geoffrey Rush–62 Grant Goodeve–61 Alice Tannenberg(“Allyce Beasley”)–55 Jennifer Saunders–55 Christian J. Meoli–41 Gregory Smith–30 ; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor Barnum(1810–1891) ; Katherine Helmond–84 Shirley Knight–77 Hugh Cregg(“Huey Lewis”)–63 Edith Falco–50 Kathryn Erbe–48 ; 1946 – The bikini made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France.

Happy Birthday RIP Eppie Lederer(“Ann Landers” 1918–2002) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) ; Eva Marie Saint–89 Luigina “Gina” Lollobrigida–86 Marvin Neil Simon–86 Gerald Riviera–70 John Waite–61 Rohan Nichol–37 ; 1776 – the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

Happy Birthday Gloria Allred(Bloom)–72 Betty Buckley–66 Karin Jan Smithers–64 Montel Williams–57 Thomas Gibson–51 Martha Yeardley Smith–49 Matthew Schulze–41 Ryan McPartlin–38 Corey Sevier–29 ; 1930 – Congress created the Veterans Administation

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–82 Polly Holliday–76 Saul Rubinek–65 Johnny Weir-Voronov–29 Lindsay Lohan–27 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Happy Birthday RIP “Estée Lauder”(Josephine Mentzer 1906–2004) Sydney Pollack(1934–2008) Diana Spencer(1961–1997) ; Olivia de Havilland–97 “Jamie Farr”(Jameel Farah)–79 “Deborah Harry”(Angela Tremble)–68 Dan Aykroyd–61 Brian George–61 Alan Ruck–57 Dale Midkiff–54 Evelyn King–53 Pamela Anderson–46 Melissa “Missy” Elliott–42 Liv Tyler–36 ; 1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman ; 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.