History Blog

December 8

Happy Birthday RIP Sammy Davis Jr(1925–1990) Clerow “Flip” Wilson(1933–1998) John “David” Carradine(1936–2009) Jim Morrison(1943–1971) Sam Kinison(1953–1992) ; Gregg Allman–66 Kimila Basinger–60 Teri Hatcher–49 Sinéad O’Connor–47 Ian Somerhalder–35 “Nicki Minaj”(Onika Maraj)–31 ; 1980 – John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.