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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

December 22

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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