We should start the holiday now

July 1st is the birthday

… of Olivia de Havilland, 93 today. Miss de Havilland was nominated for an acting Oscar five times, winning for To Each His Own and The Heiress. She lost the best supporting actress Oscar for Gone With the Wind to Hattie McDaniel.

… of Cpl. Klinger. Jamie Farr is 75.

… of Famous Amos. Wally Amos is 73.

… of hockey great Rod Gilbert, 68.

… of Twyla Tharp. The choreographer is 68.

… of one-time Oscar nominee for best actress Geneviève Bujold. She’s 67. The nomination was for Anne of the Thousand Days.

… of Deborah Harry of Blondie. She’s 64.

… of Louis Winthorpe III. Canadian-born Dan Aykroyd is 57. Aykroyd was nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar for Driving Miss Daisy.

… of Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, 48.

… of Pamela Anderson, 42.

… of Arwen. Liv Tyler is 32.

Diana, Princess of Wales, should have been 48 today.

Today is Canada Day, a holiday celebrating its independence from Britain on this date in 1867. The holiday was called Dominion Day until 1982 (in Quebec Le Jour de la Confédération). Three British colonies were joined to form Canada — Canada (which included Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.