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December 5

Happy Birthday RIP Walter Elias Disney(1901–1966) ; Little Richard Penniman–80 Joan Didion–78 Morgan Brittany(Suzanne Cupito)–60 Amanda Lepore–45 Margaret Moran Cho–44 Photo Larry–39 Amy Acker–36 Nicolas “Nick” Stahl–33 Francisco “Frankie” Muñiz IV–27 ; 1933 – Prohibition in the United States ends: Utah becomes the 36th U.S. state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment (this overturned the 18th Amendment which had made the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States).

December 4

Happy Birthday Winston “Wink” Martindale–78 Max Baer, Jr.–75 Jeff Bridges–63 Patricia Wettig–51 Marisa Tomei–48 Tyra Banks–39 Brooke Adams–28 ; 1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. ; 1945 – By a vote of 65 to 7, the US Senate approved United States of America as active participant in the United Nations.

December 3

Happy Birthday RIP Howard “Andy” Williams(1927–2012) ; Mary “Jaye P.” Morgan–81 John “Ozzy” Osbourne–64 Julianne Moore(Julie Smith)–52 Daryl Hannah–52 Brendan Fraser–44 Bruno Campos–39 Anna Chlumsky–32 Brian Bonsall–30 Michael Angarano–25 ; 1947 “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway in New York City.

December 2

Happy Birthday Harry Reid–73 Cathy Lee Crosby–68 Stone Phillips–58 Dan Gauthier–49 Lucy Liu–44 Nelly Furtado–34 Britney Spears–31 ; 1939 – New York City’s La Guardia Airport opens to the public.

December 1

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Pryor(1940–2005) ; Woody Allen(Allan Konigsberg)–77 Bette Midler–67 Charlene Tilton–54 Jeremy Northam–51 Richard Treat Williams–51 Nestor Carbonell–45 Sarah Silverman–42 ; 1913 The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

November 30

Happy Birthday RIP Richard “Dick” Clark(1929–2012) ; Robert Guillaume(Williams)–85 Sir Ridley Scott–75 Billy Idol(William Broad)–57 “Stacey Q” Swain–54 Ben Stiller–47 Clay Aiken(Clayton Grissom)–34 ; 1835 Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri (d. 1910)

November 29

Happy Birthday Jacques René Chirac–80 Diane Ladd(Rose Ladnier)–77 Chuck Mangione–72 Suzy Chaffee–66 Garry Shandling–63 Joel Coen–58 Howie Mandel–57 Andrew McCarthy–50 Tom Sizemore–51 Don Cheadle–48 Jonathan Knight–44 ; 1877 – Thomas Alva Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time with the words “Mary Had A Little Lamb” reproduced.

November 28

Happy Birthday RIP Anna Nicole Smith(Vickie Hogan 1967–2007) ; Randy Newman–69 Paul Shaffer–63 Ed Harris–62 Judd Nelson–53 Jon Stewart(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–50 Ryan Kwanten–36 ; 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance.

November 27

Happy Birthday RIP Bruce Lee(李小龍 1940–1973) Johnny “Jimi” Hendrix(1942–1970) ; William Fichtner–56 Robin Givens–48 Michael Vartan–44 Jaleel White–36 ; 1910 – New York’s Penn Station opened.

November 26

Happy Birthday RIP Charles M Schulz(1922–2000) ; Tina Turner(Anna Bullock)–73 Rich Little–74 Adam Harrington–40 Peter Facinelli–39 Natasha Bedingfield–31 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded.