History Blog

December 12

Happy Birthday RIP Francis “Frank” Sinatra(1915–1998) Brandon Teena(1972–1993) http://bit.ly/5GJXp2 ; Robert “Bob” Barker–89 Edward “Ed” Koch–88 Connie Francis(Concetta Franconero)–75 Dionne Warwick(Marie Warrick)–72 Bill Nighy–63 Cathleen “Cathy” Rigby–60 Sheila Escovedo–55 Jennifer Connelly–42 Shelton Hank Williams–40344.

December 11

Happy Birthday Rita Moreno(Rosita Alverio)–81 Donna Mills(Miller)–70 John Kerry–69 Lynda Day George(Lynda Louise Day)–68 Terry “Teri” Garr–64 Robert “Ben” Browder–50 Monica “Monique” Imes–45 Jason “Rusty” Joiner–40 ; 1946 – UNICEF (the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) was established.

December 10

Happy Birthday RIP Augusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace(1815–1852) ; Susan Dey(Smith)–60 Paul Hardcastle–55 Kenneth Branagh–52 Virenia “Nia” Peeples–51 Raven-Symoné Pearman–27 ; 1868 – The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

December 9

Happy Birthday RIP Margaret Hamilton(1902–1985) Redd Foxx(John Sanford 1922–1991) : Kirk Douglas(Issur Demsky)–96 Dick Van Patten–84 Buck Henry Zuckerman–82 Judith Dench–78 Lloyd “Beau” Bridges–71 Michael Dorn–60 John Malkovich–59 Donny Osmond–55 Felicity Huffman–50 Jesse Metcalfe–34

December 8

Happy Birthday RIP Sammy Davis Jr(1925-1990) John “David” Carradine(1936-2009) Clerow “Flip” Wilson(1933-1998) Jim Morrison(1943–1971) ; Gregg Allman–65 Kimila Basinger–59 Teri Hatcher–48 Sinéad O’Connor–46 Ian Somerhalder–34 Nicki Minaj(Onika Maraj)–30 ; 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.

December 7

Happy Birthday Ellen Burstyn(Edna Gillooly)–80 Tom Waits–63 Larry Bird–56 Priscilla Barnes–54 Christopher Thomas Howell–46 Shiri Appleby–34 ; 1941, Japanese warplanes attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, drawing the United States into World War II. More than 2,300 Americans were killed.

December 6

Happy Birthday RIP Alfred Eisenstaedt(1898–1995) Ryan White(1971–1990) ; Margaret JoBeth Williams–64 Craig Newmark–60 Steven Wright–57 Andrew Cuomo–55 Lindsay Price–36 Ryan Kennedy–30 ; 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.

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.