Birthdays:
1862 Florence Bascom, geologist (First woman geologist appointed to the U.S. Geological Survey and first to be elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America; first woman to receive a doctorate degree) Way to go, Florence!!!
1903 Ken Murray, actor (Follow Me, Boys!, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)
1903 Irving Stone, novelist
1910 William Hanna, cartoonist (half of Hanna-Barbera team)
1911 Terry-Thomas, actor (It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World)
1912 Woody Guthrie, singer/songwriter (This Land is Your Land)
1917 Douglas Edwards, first TV evening news anchor
1918 Ingmar Bergman, director
1923 Dale Robertson, actor (The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang)
1926 Harry Dean Stanton, actor (Twister, The Last Temptation of Christ)
1927 John Chancellor, news anchor
1928 Nancy Olson, actress (The Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber)
1930 Polly Bergen, actress (The Winds of War, Cry-Baby)
1931 Robert Stephens, actor (Henry V, Empire of the Sun)
1952 Chris Cross, musician (Ultravox)
1952 Jerry Houser, actor (A Very Brady Christmas, Slap Shot)
1970 Missy Gold, actress (Little Mo, Benson, Twirl)

Events:
1789 Freedom was born in France on this day with the storming and fall of the Bastille. Many countries throughout the world celebrate this day.
1868 The tape measure received a patent
1946 Dr. Benjamin Spock's "Baby and Child Care" was published

Fun Holiday:
Pick Blueberries Day, National Nude Day

Important Holiday:
Bastille Day