Happy Birthday RIP Robert Urich(1946–2002) ; Cicely Tyson–79 Maurice White–71 Elaine Joyce Pinchot–69 Tim Reid–68 Mike Lookinland–52 Jennifer Beals–49 Tilman Schweiger–49 Kristy Swanson–43 Alyssa Milano–40 Rosa Blasi–40 Jacob Gyllenhaal–32 ; 1843 Charles Dickens’ Yuletide tale, “A Christmas Carol,” was first published in Britain.

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth “Betty” Grable (1916–1973) ; Keith Richards–69 Steven Spielberg–66 Leonard Maltin–62 Raymond “Ray” Liotta–57 Casper Van Dien–44 William “Brad” Pitt–49 Katie Holmes–34 Christina Aguilera–32 ; 1957 – the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, went online.

Happy Birthday Earnest “Ernie” Hudson–67 Eugene Levy–66 Barry Livingston–59 William “Bill” Pullman–59 Antonino Giovanni Ribisi–38 Sarah Paulson–38 Milica “Milla” Jovovich–37 ; 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful man-powered airplane flight, near Kitty Hawk, N.C.

Happy Birthday RIP Jane Austen(1775–1817) ; Lesley Stahl–71  Harry “Ben” Cross–65 Billy Gibbons–63 Benjamin Bratt–49 Jonathan Scarfe–37 Scott Bailey–34 Theo James(Taptiklis)–28 Anna Popplewell–24; 1773 – The Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes.

Happy Birthday RIP Jean Paul Getty(1892–1976) ; Thomas “Tim” Conway–79 Don Johnson–63 Marta DuBois–60 Garrett Wang–44 Stuart Townsend–40 Adam Brody–33 Camilla Luddington–29 ; 1939 – “Gone with the Wind” receives its premiere at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia

Happy Birthday RIP Lee Remick (1935–1991) ; Anna Marie “Patty” Duke–66 Joyce Vincent Wilson(“Dawn”)–64 ; 2000 The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.

Happy Birthday Richard “Dick” Van Dyke–87 Arthur “Christopher” Plummer–83 John Davidson–71 Theodore “Ted” Nugent–64 Morris Day–56 Steve Buscemi–55 Jamie Foxx(Eric Bishop)–45 Taylor Swift–23

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.

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.

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.