History Blog

December 25

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Isaac Newton(1642–1726) Clarissa “Clara” Barton(1821–1912) Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957) “Tony Martin”(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) Rodman “Rod” Serling(1924–1975) “Mabel King”(Donnie Washington 1932–1999) ; Gary Sandy–75 James “Jimmy” Buffett–74 Barbara Mandrell–72 Mary “Sissy” Spacek–71 Ann “Annie” Lennox–66 Florian Armstrong(“Dido”)–49 Dylan Vox–46 ; 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 #xmasbirthdays