Friday, December 30, 2011

December 31

Happy Birthday Anthony Hopkins-74 Andy Summers-69 Ben Kingsley-68 Diane Von Furstenberg-65 Tim Matheson-63 Donna Summer-63 Bebe Neuwirth-53 Val Kilmer-52 ; 1857 Britain's Queen Victoria decided to make Ottawa the capital of Canada.

December 30

Happy Birthday James Burrows-71 Davy Jones-66 Tracey Ullman-52 Meredith Vieira-58 Matt Lauer-54 Sean Hannity-50 Jason Behr-38 Tiger Woods-36 ; 1940 California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened

Thursday, December 29, 2011

December 29

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson-79 Mary Tyler Moore-75 Jon Voight-73 Ted Danson-64 Paula Poundstone-52 Patricia Clarkson-52 Andy Wachowski-44 Jude Law-39

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

December 28

Happy Birthday Nichelle Nichols-79  Maggie Smith-77 Denzel Washington-57 Seth Meyers-38 Brendan Hines-35 David Archuleta-21 ; 1981, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American test-tube baby, was born in Norfolk, Va.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

December 27

Happy Birthday Cokie Roberts-68 Gerard Depardieu-63 Wilson Cruz-38  RIP Marlene Dietrich(1901-1992)  ; 1932 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.

Monday, December 26, 2011

December 26

Happy Birthday Phil Spector-75 Ozzie Smith-57 David Sedaris-55 Jared Leto-40 Reichen Lehmkuhl-38 Chris Daughtry-32 ; 1865 James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for the coffee percolator

Saturday, December 24, 2011

December 24

Happy Birthday Mary Higgins Clark-84 Diedrich Bader-45 Ricky Martin-40 Ryan Seacrest-37 ; 1906 Canadian physicist Reginald A. Fessenden became the first person to broadcast a music program over radio, from Brant Rock, Mass.

Friday, December 23, 2011

December 23

Happy Birthday Japanese Emperor Akihito-78 Bob Kahn-73 Harry Shearer-68 Susan Lucci-65 Eddie Vedder-47 RIP Corey Haim (1971-2010) ; 1913 – The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

December 22

Happy Birthday Hector Elizondo-75 Diane Sawyer-66 Robin Gibb-62 Ralph Fiennes-49 Heather Donahue-38 

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

December 21

Happy Birthday Phil Donahue-76 Jane Fonda-74 Samuel L. Jackson-63 Ray Romano-54 Andy Dick-46 Kiefer Sutherland-45 ; 1913 The first crossword puzzle was published, in New York World.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

December 20

Happy Birthday John Hillerman-79 Uri Geller-65 Alan Parsons-63 David Cook-29 Jonah Hill-28 ; 1879 Thomas Edison privately demonstrated his incandescent lightbulb in Menlo Park, N.J.

Monday, December 19, 2011

December 19

Happy Birthday Cicely Tyson-78 Elaine Joyce-68 Tim Reid-67 Mike Lookinland-51 Jennifer Beals-48 Tilman Schweiger-48 Kristy Swanson-42 Alyssa Milano-39 Rosa Blasi-39 Jake Gyllenhaal-31 ; 1984, Britain and China signed an accord returning Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

December 17

Happy Birthday Ernie Hudson-66 Eugene Levy-65 Paul Rodgers-62 Barry Livingston-58 Bill Pullman-58 Giovanni Ribisi-37 Milla Jovovich-36 ; 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful man-powered airplane flight, near Kitty Hawk, N.C.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

December 15

Happy Birthday Tim Conway-78 Don Johnson-62 Garrett Wang-43 Stuart Townsend-39 Adam Brody-32 ; 1892, J. Paul Getty was born.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Happy Birthday Patty Duke-65 Ted Raimi-46 Natascha McElhone-42 Marty Lindsey-41 ; 2000 The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.

Happy Birthday Patty Duke-65 Ted Raimi-46 Natascha McElhone-42 Marty Lindsey-41 ; 2000 The FTC unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

December 13

Happy Birthday Dick Van Dyke-86 Christopher Plummer-82 John Davidson-70 Ted Nugent-63 Morris Day-55 Steve Buscemi-54 Jamie Foxx-44 Taylor Swift-22

Happy Birthday Dick Van Dyke-86 Christopher Plummer-82 John Davidson-70 Ted Nugent-63 Morris Day-55 Steve Buscemi-54 Jamie Foxx-44 Taylor Swift-22

Monday, December 12, 2011

Happy Birthday Bob Barker-88 Ed Koch-87 Connie Francis-74 Dionne Warwick-71 Cathy Rigby-59 Sheila Escovedo-54 Jennifer Connelly-41 Hank Williams III-39 ; RIP Brandon Teena http://bit.ly/5GJXp2

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Happy Birthday Rita Moreno-80 Donna Mills-69 John Kerry-68 Lynda Day George-67 Teri Garr-64 Ben Browder-49 Monica Imes-44 ; 1946 UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

December 10

Happy Birthday Susan Dey-59 Michael Clarke Duncan-54 Paul Hardcastle-54 Raven-Symone-26 ; 1868 – The first traffic lights are installed in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

Happy Birthday Susan Dey-59 Michael Clarke Duncan-54 Paul Hardcastle-54 Raven-Symone-26 ; 1868 – The first traffic lights are installed in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

Friday, December 09, 2011

Happy Birthday Kirk Douglas-95 Buck Henry-81 Judi Dench-77 Beau Bridges-70 Dick Butkus-69 Michael Dorn-59 John Malkovich-58 Donny Osmond-54 Felicity Huffman-49 Jesse Metcalfe-33 

Thursday, December 08, 2011

Happy Birthday Gregg Allman -64 Kim Basinger-58 Teri Hatcher-47 Sinead O'Connor-45 Ian Somerhalder-33 ; 1993 President Bill Clinton signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Happy Birthday Ellen Burstyn-79 Tom Waits-62 Larry Bird-55 Priscilla Barnes-55 C. Thomas Howell-45 Shiri Appleby-33 ; 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.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Happy Birthday JoBeth Williams-63 Tom Hulce-58 Steven Wright-56 Lindsay Price-35 ; 1923, a presidential address was broadcast on radio for the first time as President Calvin Coolidge spoke to a joint session of Congress.

Monday, December 05, 2011

Happy Birthday Little Richard Penniman-79 Joan Didion-77 Morgan Brittany-59 Margaret Cho-43 Photo Larry-37 Amy Acker-35 Nick Stahl-32 Frankie Muniz-26 ; 1901, Walt Disney, the pioneer of animated cartoon films and founder of the Disney theme parks, was born.

Sunday, December 04, 2011

Happy Birthday Wink Martindale-78 Max Baer Jr.-74 Jeff Bridges-62 Marisa Tomei-47 Tyra Banks-38 ; 1881 LA Times 1st Edition was published

Saturday, December 03, 2011

Happy Birthday Andy Williams-84 Jaye P. Morgan-80 Ozzy Osbourne-63 Julianne Moore-51 Daryl Hannah-51 Brendan Fraser-43 Brian Bonsall-30 ; 1947 "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway in New York City.

Thursday, December 01, 2011

Happy Birthday Woody Allen-76 Bette Midler-66 Charlene Tilton-53 Nestor Carbonell-44 Sarah Silverman-41 ; 1913 The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania