December 31

Happy Birthday RIP John Denver(Henry Deutschendorf 1943–1997) Donna Summer(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–75 Andy Summers–70 Ben Kingsley(Krishna Bhanji)–69 Diane Von Furstenberg(Diane Halfin)–66 Timothy Matthieson–64 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–54 Val Kilmer–53 Michael McDonald–48 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–40 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws.

December 30

Happy Birthday RIP Davy Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–72 Meredith Vieira–59 Matt Lauer–55 Tracey Ullman–53 Heidi Fleiss–47 Jason Behr–39 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods–37 Kristin Kreuk–30 ; 1940 – California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.

December 29

Happy Birthday Inga Swenson–80 Mary Tyler Moore–76 Jonathan "Jon" Voight–74 Edward "Ted" Danson–65 Yvonne Elliman–61 Paula Poundstone–53 Patricia Clarkson–53 Andy Wachowski–45 David Jude Law–40 ; 1851 The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston Mass.

December 28

Happy Birthday Grace "Nichelle" Nichols–80  Dame Margaret "Maggie" Smith–78 Denzel Washington–58 Terri Garber–52 Seth Meyers–39 Brendan Hines–36 David Archuleta–22 ; 1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.

December 27

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Pasteur(1822–1895) Marie "Marlene" Dietrich(1901–1992) Heather O'Rourke(1975–1988) ; John Amos–73 Cokie Roberts(Mary Boggs)–69 Gérard Depardieu–64 Wilson Echevarrí("Cruz")–39 Masa Oka(岡 政偉)–38 ; 1932 – Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.

December 26

Happy Birthday RIP Steve Allen(1921–2000) Irwin Kniberg(Alan King 1926–2004) ; Harvey "Phil" Spector–76 Osborn "Ozzie" Smith–58 David Sedaris–56 Richard "Reichen" Lehmkuhl–39; 1865 – James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for the coffee percolator ; 1933 – FM radio is patented

December 25

Happy Birthday RIP Humphrey Bogart(1899–1957) Rodman Serling(1924–1975) Tony Martin(Alvin Morris 1913–2012) ;  Gary Sandy–67 Barbara Mandrell–64 Mary "Sissy" Spacek–63 Annie Lennox–58 Florian Armstrong("Dido")–41 Dylan Vox–38; 1818 – "Silent Night" was performed for the first time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria. #JoyeuxNoel

December 24

Happy Birthday RIP Ava Gardner(1922–1990) ; Mary Teresa Higgins–85 Karl Diedrich Bader–46 Enrique Martín Morales(Ricky Martin)–41 Jeremy Greenberg(Davidson)–41 Ryan Seacrest–38 ; 1851 – Fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes. ; 1955 NORAD tracks Santa Claus.

December 23

Happy Birthday RIP Corey Haim(1971–2010) ; Japanese Emperor Akihito(昭仁)–79 Bob Kahn–74 Harry Shearer–69 Susan Lucci–66 Eddie Vedder(Edward Severson III)–48 ; 1913 – The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve Bank. 

December 22

Happy Birthday RIP Barbara Billingsley(Combes 1915–2010) Gene Rayburn(Gene Rubessa 1917–1999) Maurice and Robin  Gibb(1949–2003,2012) ; Hector Elizondo–76 Lila Diane Sawyer–67 Ralph Fiennes–50 Heather Donahue–39 ; 1851 – The first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.

December 21

Happy Birthday RIP Frank Zappa(1940–1993) ; Phil Donahue–77 Jane Fonda–75 Samuel L. Jackson–64 Ray Romano–55 Andy Dick–47 Kiefer Sutherland–46 ; 1913 – The first crossword puzzle was published, in New York World. NO APOCALYPSE!

December 20

Happy Birthday John Hillerman–80 George Criscuola("Peter Criss")–67 Uri Geller–66 Alan Parsons–64 Chris Robinson–46 David Cook–30 Jonah Hill Feldstein–29 Allan Hyde–23  ; 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.

December 19

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.

December 18

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.

December 17

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.

December 16

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.

December 15

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

December 14

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.

December 13

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

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.

December 2

Happy Birthday Harry Reid–73 Cathy Lee Crosby–68 Stone Phillips–58 Dan Gauthier–49 Lucy Liu–44 Nelly Furtado–34 Britney Spears–31 ; 1939 – New York City's La Guardia Airport opens to the public.

December 1

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Pryor(1940–2005) ; Woody Allen(Allan Konigsberg)–77 Bette Midler–67 Charlene Tilton–54 Jeremy Northam–51 Richard Treat Williams–51 Nestor Carbonell–45 Sarah Silverman–42 ; 1913 The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania