December 31

Happy Birthday RIP "John Denver"(Henry Deutschendorf Jr 1943–1997) "Donna Summer"(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–79 "Ben Kingsley"(Krishna Bhanji)–73 Diane Von Furstenberg(Diana Halfin)–71 Timothy Matthieson–69 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth–58 Val Kilmer–57 Michael McDonald–52 Joseph "Joey" McIntyre–44 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws