History Blog

December 25

Happy Birthday RIP Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957) “Tony Martin”(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) Rodman Serling(1924–1975) “Mabel King”(Donnie Washington 1932–1999) ; Gary Sandy–68 Jimmy Buffett–67 Barbara Mandrell–65 Mary “Sissy” Spacek–64 Annie Lennox–59 Florian Armstrong(“Dido”)–42 Dylan Vox–39 ; 1815 – The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance at King’s Chapel (then Stone Chapel), with a chorus of 90 men and 10 women