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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for December 15

Last Updated 01-02-2026

🎭🎵Karen Morrow -- is 90 in the year 2026 and 91 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1936 N.S.
Actress, Singer
TV Shows: Jim Nabors Hour, Tabitha (as Aunt Minerva), Friends (1980), Ladies' Man
Movie Titles: The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (TV movie)

🎵Cindy Birdsong -- is 87 in the year 2026 and 88 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1939 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Supremes (1967-72), Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles

🎭David Niven Jr. -- is 84 in the year 2026 and 85 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1942
Actor, Producer
Movie Titles: The Eagle Has Landed, Escape to Athena, Rush Hour 3

🏆⚽Mike Summerbee -- is 84 in the year 2026 and 85 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1942
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English
Misc: right wing and forward

🎵Dave Clark -- is 84 in the year 2026 and 85 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1942
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Drummer, Pop Singer, English
Names/Places: b. in London
Misc: in the Blues Hall of Fame.
Group Names: Dave Clark Five
Song Titles: Glad All Over

✍📰🎵Peter Guralnick -- is 83 in the year 2026 and 84 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1943
Hall of Famer, Writer, Music Critic, Historian, Musicologist
Misc: in the Blues Hall of Fame for writing about blues music.

🏆🏁Mihály Hesz -- is 83 in the year 2026 and 84 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1943
Canoer, Olympic Athlete, Hungarian
Misc: 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1968)

🏆⚾Jim Leyland -- is 82 in the year 2026 and 83 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1944 N.S.
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager

🏆⚾Stan Bahnsen -- is 82 in the year 2026 and 83 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1944
MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:The Bahnsen Burner
Misc: 1968 AL Rookie of the Year
Sports Teams: New York Yankees

🎭Thaao Penghlis -- is 81 in the year 2026 and 82 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1945 N.S.
Actor, Australian
TV Shows: Days of Our Lives (as Tony DiMera), Mission: Impossible (as Nicholas Black 1989)

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🎭🎵Stefanianna Christopherson -- is 80 in the year 2026 and 81 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1946 N.S.
Cartoon Voice Actress, Singer
Names/Places: RN: Indira Stephanianna Christopherson
TV Shows: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (as Daphne Blake, first season only), Here Comes The Grump (as Princess Dawn)

🎵🎸Carmine Appice -- is 80 in the year 2026 and 81 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1946
Songwriter, Singer, Rock and Roll Drummer
Names/Places: b. in New York City
Group Names: Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck Group, session career

🏆⚾Art Howe -- is 80 in the year 2026 and 81 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1946 N.S.
MLB Manager, MLB Coach, MLB Infielder

🎵Bob Berryhill -- is 79 in the year 2026 and 80 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1947 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Rhythm Guitarist
Group Names: Surfaris
Song Titles: Wipeout (co-writer)
TV Shows: Surf Rock performer

🎭David Gwillim -- is 78 in the year 2026 and 79 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1948
Actor, English

🏆🏀Charlie Scott -- is 78 in the year 2026 and 79 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1948 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NBA Player, ABA Figure
Sports Teams: Virginia Squires, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets

🏆⚾Dick Rau -- is 78 in the year 2026 and 79 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1948
MLB Player

🏆Ton Sijbrands -- is 77 in the year 2026 and 78 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1949 N.S.
Checkers Player, Dutch (Netherlands)
Names/Places: aka sp: Ton Sijbrands
Misc: checkers champ

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⛪🎭🎵Don Johnson -- is 77 in the year 2026 and 78 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1949
Protestant, TV/Movie Actor, Pop Singer
Names/Places: b. in Flatt Creek, Mo.; RN:Donald Wayne; 2x Melanie Griffith's hubby
TV Shows: From Here to Eternity, Miami Vice (as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett), Nash Bridges (star)
Movie Titles: Tin Cup

⚛🎭Melanie Chartoff -- is 76 in the year 2026 and 77 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1950
Inventor, TV/Movie Actress, Comedienne
TV Shows: Fridays, Parker Lewis Can't Lose (as principal Ms. Grace Musso)

🏆🏒Kevin (Hockey) Collins -- is 76 in the year 2026 and 77 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1950 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Hockey Figure
Misc: NHL linesman; officiated 2,438 regular season games, 296 playoff games, twelve Stanley Cup Finals, and two All-Star games; wore uniform #50

✍🎭Julie Taymor -- is 74 in the year 2026 and 75 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1952 N.S.
Screenwriter, Movie Director
Misc: Broadway's "The Lion King" director
Movie Titles: Across the Universe, Frida, Titus, The Tempest

Nawaf Salam -- is 73 in the year 2026 and 74 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1953 N.S.
Prime Minister, Lebanese

🎭Justin Ross -- is 72 in the year 2026 and 73 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1954
Actor, Producer/Director, Panelist
TV Shows: Tomorrow's Thespians (judge)
Movie Titles: A Chorus Line, Quick Change, Plan B, Green Plaid Shirt

✍🎭Alex Cox -- is 72 in the year 2026 and 73 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1954
Author, Screenwriter, Actor, Director, English
Movie Titles: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Sid and Nancy, Repo Man

Mark Warner -- is 72 in the year 2026 and 73 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1954 N.S.
Senator

🎭🎵Felicity La Fortune -- is 72 in the year 2026 and 73 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1954
Actress, Mezzo-Soprano, Opera Singer
Movie Titles: All I Want for Christmas

🎵🎸Paul Simonon -- is 71 in the year 2026 and 72 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1955 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Singer, Rock and Roll Bassist, English
Names/Places: aka sp Paul Simonon
Group Names: The Clash, Havana 3 A.M.

✍🎭John Lee Hancock -- is 70 in the year 2026 and 71 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1956
Screenwriter, Producer/Director
Movie Titles: Snow White and the Huntsman, The Alamo, The Rookie, The Blind Side, Savin Mr. Banks

🎵Chris Leslie -- is 70 in the year 2026 and 71 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1956 N.S.
Musician
Group Names: Fairport Convention

🎵🎸Tim Reynolds -- is 69 in the year 2026 and 70 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1957 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Multi-instrumentalist, Rock Guitarist
Group Names: Dave Matthews Band, soloist

🎭Heidi Bohay -- is 67 in the year 2026 and 68 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1959
Actress
Group Names: Michael Spound's wife
TV Shows: Hotel (as Megan Kendall)
Movie Titles: Superstition, Thursday's Child

Donna Brazile -- is 67 in the year 2026 and 68 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1959
Author
Misc: Political Strategist

🎵Doug Phelps -- is 66 in the year 2026 and 67 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1960
Country Music Singer
Group Names: Kentucky Headhunters

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🎭Reginald Hudlin -- is 65 in the year 2026 and 66 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1961
Producer/Director
Movie Titles: Django Unchained, House Party, Boomerang, The Ladies Man

🏆🏈Daryl Turner -- is 65 in the year 2026 and 66 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1961
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆⚽Joseph "Joe" Jordan -- is 65 in the year 2026 and 66 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1961
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish
Misc: forward, coach, and manager

🎵Nick Beggs -- is 65 in the year 2026 and 66 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1961
Songwriter, Hip-Pop Bassist, English
Group Names: Kajagoogoo

🎵🎸Tim Gaines -- is 64 in the year 2026 and 65 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1962
Bassist, Hard Rock Singer
Group Names: Stryper

🎭Helen Slater -- is 63 in the year 2026 and 64 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1963
TV/Movie Actress
TV Shows: The Lying Game, Supergirl (as Eliza Danvers)
Movie Titles: The Secret of My Success, City Slickers, Supergirl, Ruthless People

🏆🏀David Wingate -- is 63 in the year 2026 and 64 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1963
NBA Player

🎭Paul Kaye -- is 62 in the year 2026 and 63 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1964 N.S.
Actor, English
TV Shows: Zapped, Game of Thrones (as Thoros of Myr)
Movie Titles: It's All Gone Pete Tong, Match Point, Anyone For Pennis?

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🏆🏈Carlton Bailey -- is 62 in the year 2026 and 63 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1964
NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈Jerry Ball -- is 62 in the year 2026 and 63 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1964
NFL Player, Football Defensive Lineman

🎭🏆Kimberly Donley -- is 61 in the year 2026 and 62 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1965
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: March 1993

🏆🏈Walter Reeves -- is 61 in the year 2026 and 62 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1965
NFL Player

🏆Teresa May -- is 60 in the year 2026 and 61 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1966 N.S.
Model, English

🎭Molly Price -- is 60 in the year 2026 and 61 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1966 N.S.
Actress
TV Shows: Bless This House (as Phyllis), Third Watch (as Faith Yokas)
Movie Titles: How Do You Know, Chasing Sleep, Sweet and Lowdown

🏆🏈Frank Hartley -- is 59 in the year 2026 and 60 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1967
NFL Tight End

🏆🏀Keith Askins -- is 59 in the year 2026 and 60 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1967
NBA Forward, NBA Guard

🏆⚾Mo Vaughn -- is 59 in the year 2026 and 60 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1967
MLB First Baseman
Misc: AL MVP 1995
Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox

🏆⚾Mike Moscrey -- is 59 in the year 2026 and 60 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1967
MLB Player

🎭Garrett Wang -- is 58 in the year 2026 and 59 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1968
TV Actor
Names/Places: Pron: WONG
TV Shows: Star Trek: Voyager (as communications officer Ensign Harry Kim)
Movie Titles: Raising Sun, Survival Island, Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

🏆🏈Dan Williams -- is 57 in the year 2026 and 58 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1969
NFL Player

🎭Michael Shanks -- is 56 in the year 2026 and 57 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1970 N.S.
Actor, Director, Canadian
TV Shows: Burn Notice, Stargate SG-1 (as Dr. Daniel Jackson), Saving Hope (as Dr. Charlie Harris)
Movie Titles: Elysium, Stargate: Continuum

🏆🏈Damon Thomas -- is 56 in the year 2026 and 57 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1970
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆🏀Lawrence Funderburke -- is 56 in the year 2026 and 57 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1970
NBA Player

🏆🏀Mitchell Butler -- is 56 in the year 2026 and 57 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1970
NBA Player

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🏆⚾Rick Helling -- is 56 in the year 2026 and 57 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1970
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏈Chris Maumalanga -- is 55 in the year 2026 and 56 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1971
NFL Player, Football Defensive Tackle

🏆🏈Eric Bjornson -- is 55 in the year 2026 and 56 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1971
NFL Tight End

🎭Lee Jung-jae -- is 54 in the year 2026 and 55 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1972 N.S.
Actor

🎭Stuart Townsend -- is 54 in the year 2026 and 55 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1972
Actor, Director, Irish
TV Shows: XIII: The Series (as XIII), Salem (as Dr. Samuel Wainwright)
Movie Titles: Head in the Clouds, Queen of the Damned, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, About Adam, Shooting Fish, Chaos Theory, Shade

🏆🏈Rodney Harrison -- is 54 in the year 2026 and 55 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1972
NFL Safety

🏆⛸Surya Bonaly -- is 53 in the year 2026 and 54 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1973
Figure Skater, French

🏆🏈Mike Cherry -- is 53 in the year 2026 and 54 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1973 N.S.
NFL Quarterback

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🎭Geoff Stults -- is 49 in the year 2026 and 50 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1977 N.S.
Actor, Producer
TV Shows: Grace and Frankie, 7th Heaven, Finder, The Odd Couple (as Murph)
Movie Titles: Wedding Crashers, She's Out of My League, The Break-Up, J. Edgar

🎵Kito Trawick -- is 49 in the year 2026 and 50 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1977
Music Figure
Group Names: Ghostown DJs

🎭Adam Brody -- is 47 in the year 2026 and 48 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1979
Actor
TV Shows: The O.C. (as Seth Cohen)
Movie Titles: Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Ring, Jennifer's Body

🎵Edele Lynch -- is 47 in the year 2026 and 48 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1979 N.S.
Pop Singer, Irish
Names/Places: Keavy's twin sister
Group Names: B*Witched, Ms Lynch, Barbarellas

Michelle Dockery -- is 45 in the year 2026 and 46 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1981
Celebrity Daughter
TV Shows: Downtown Abbey

🎭Charlie Cox -- is 44 in the year 2026 and 45 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1982 N.S.
Actor, English
TV Shows: Boardwalk Empire, Daredevil (as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, also in The Defenders)
Movie Titles: The Theory of Everything, Stone of Destiny, Stardust, Moby Dick

🎭George O. Gore II -- is 44 in the year 2026 and 45 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1982
Actor, Director
TV Shows: New York Undercover (as Gregory G. Williams), My Wife and Kids (as Michael Richard Kyle Jr.), Second Generation Wayans (as George)
Movie Titles: The Devil's Advocate, Juice

🎭🎮Camilla Luddington -- is 43 in the year 2026 and 44 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1983
Actress, Video Game Voice Actress, English
TV Shows: Grey's Anatomy (as Dr. Jo Wilson)
Movie Titles: William and Kate (TV movie)
Video Games: Infinite Crisis, Tomb Raider (as Lara Croft), Rise of the Tomb Raider

🎵Brooke Fraser -- is 43 in the year 2026 and 44 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1983 N.S.
Christian/Contemporary Performer, New Zealander

🎵🎸Ronnie Radke -- is 43 in the year 2026 and 44 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1983 N.S.
Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: Escape the Fate, Falling in Reverse

🏆⚽Martin Škrtel -- is 42 in the year 2026 and 43 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1984 N.S.
Soccer Player, Slovakian

🎵🎸Max Green -- is 42 in the year 2026 and 43 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1984 N.S.
Alternative Rock Bassist
Group Names: Escape the Fae, The Natural Born Killers

Sheeba Reiter -- is 41 in the year 2026 and 42 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1985
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: illegitimate daughter of Jackie Mason

🏆⚽Keylor Navas -- is 40 in the year 2026 and 41 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1986 N.S.
Soccer Player, Costa Rican

🏆🏈Josh Norman -- is 39 in the year 2026 and 40 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1987 N.S.
NFL Cornerback

Marcus Gastineau -- is 37 in the year 2026 and 38 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1989
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Brigette Nielsen & Mark's son

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🎭🏆Nichole Bloom -- is 37 in the year 2026 and 38 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1989 N.S.
Actress, Model
TV Shows: Superstore (as Cheyenne)
Movie Titles: Project X

🎭💻Rachel Brosnahan -- is 36 in the year 2026 and 37 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1990 N.S.
Actress, Producer, Internet Video Actress
Misc: sources state b. April 2 or July 12 but she insists that she was born on Dec 15, 1990
TV Shows: Manhattan (as Abby Isaacs), House of Cards (as Rachel Posner), The Blacklist, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (as Miriam "Midge" Maisel)
Movie Titles: Superman (2025), Beautiful Creatures, The Finest Hours, The Unborn

🎭Daniel Ezra -- is 35 in the year 2026 and 36 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1991 N.S.
Actor, English
TV Shows: All American

🎵🎸Alana Haim -- is 35 in the year 2026 and 36 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1991
Rock and Roll Musician
Group Names: HYM

🏆⚽Jesse Lingard -- is 34 in the year 2026 and 35 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1992 N.S.
Soccer Player, English

Myles Maximillian Holliday -- is 33 in the year 2026 and 34 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1993
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Sherilyn Fenn & Toulouse's son

🏆🏀Jahlil Okafor -- is 31 in the year 2026 and 32 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1995 N.S.
NBA Player, College Basketball Player
Misc: helped Duke University win the NCAA title in 2015 in his freshman season
Sports Teams: Duke University

🎭Stefania Owen -- is 29 in the year 2026 and 30 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1997
Actress
Names/Places: MN: LaVie
TV Shows: Running Wilde, The Carrie Diaries, Chance (as Nicole Chance)
Movie Titles: Coming Through the Rye, Krampus, The Lovely Bones

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🎭Maude Apatow -- is 29 in the year 2026 and 30 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1997 N.S.
Actress
TV Shows: Euphoria
Movie Titles: This is 40, Knocked Up, Funny People, Other People

🎭Chandler Canterbury -- is 28 in the year 2026 and 29 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1998 N.S.
Actor
Movie Titles: Repo Men, Knowing

🎭Aashika Bhatia -- is 27 in the year 2026 and 28 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1999 N.S.
Actress, Asia Indian

🏆🏈Justyn Ross -- is 27 in the year 2026 and 28 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1999 N.S.
NFL Wide Receiver

🎭Erika Tham -- is 27 in the year 2026 and 28 in the year 2027; b.12/15/1999 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Actress, Singaporean
TV Shows: Make It Pop

Woody Cook -- is 26 in the year 2026 and 27 in the year 2027; b.12/15/2000
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Zoe Ball and Norman "Fat Boy" Slim's son

Wolf Meyers -- is 10 in the year 2026 and 11 in the year 2027; b.12/15/2016 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Mara Lane and Jonathan Rhys Meyers' son

🎨David Teniers -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1610 N.S. d.4/25/1690 N.S. (79)
Artist, Belgiumese

Samuel Johnston -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1733 d.8/17/1816 (82)
Statesman, Lawyer, Scottish

🎨George Romney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1734 d.11/15/1802 (67)
Painter, English

📰Joseph Moses Levy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1812 d.10/12/1888 (75)
Journalist, English
Misc: founder of the London newspaper "Daily Telegraph."

🎨⚛Alexander Gustave Eiffel -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1832 d.12/28/1923 (91)
Architect, Engineer, French
Misc: builder of the Paris tower that bears his name and engineer of the Statue of Liberty.

Charles Young -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1834 d.1/3/1908 (73)
Astronomer

🎨George Browne Post -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1837 d.11/28/1913 (75)
Architect

Antoine-Henri Becquerel -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1852 d.8/25/1908 (55)
Physicist, French
Misc: discovered radioactivity, Nobel 1903

✍⚛Dr. Ludwig L. Zamenhof -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1859 d.4/14/1917 (57)
Author, Linguist, Inventor, Physician, Polish
Names/Places: RFN:Lazarus Ludovic
Misc: developed the international language Esperanto

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Niels Ryberg Finsen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1860 d.9/24/1904 (43)
Scientist, Physician, Danish (Denmark)

Charles Edgar Duryea -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1862 d.9/28/1938 (75)
Inventor
Misc: father of the automobile; with his brother, invented first auto to be built and operated in US.

Arthur D. Little -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1863 d.8/1/1935 (71)
Chemist, Inventor
Misc: patented rayon

🎭Rudolf von Laban -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1879 d.7/1/1958 (78)
Choreographer, Czech

🏆🥊James "Jim" Driscoll -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1880 d.1/30/1925 (44)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Welsh (Wales)

🎭James Schneider -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1881 d.2/14/1967 (85)
Movie Actor
Movie Titles: Keystone Kops

Harry Kemp -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1883 d.8/5/1960 (76)
Novelist, Poet
Names/Places: NN:Tramp Poet

Dr. William A. Hinton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1883 d.8/7/1959 (75)
Scientist, Physician

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✍📰🎵Maxwell Anderson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1888 N.S. d.2/28/1959 N.S. (70)
Author, Poet, Playwright, Journalist, Lyricist, American

🏆Harry Babcock -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1890 N.S. d.6/5/1965 N.S. (74)
Olympic Athlete, Pole Vaulter, Track and Field, American

🎵Alvin Pleasant "A. P." Carter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1891 d.11/7/1960 (68)
Hall of Famer, Country Music Singer
Names/Places: aka:Doc
Group Names: The Carter Family

💰Jean "J." Paul Getty -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1892 N.S. d.6/6/1976 N.S. (83)
Executive, Multimillionaire
Misc: Billionaire; oil empire founder; d. in London

✍🎵David Guion -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1892 d.10/17/1981 (88)
Author, Composer, Country Musician

💰Harvey Fruehauf -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1893 d.10/14/1968 (74)
Businessperson

🎭Margaret Bannerman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1896 d.4/25/1976 (79)
Actress, Canadian

Betty Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1896 d.1/17/1972 (75)
Author, American
Names/Places: RLN:Wehner
Book Titles: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

🎭Frank Vosper -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1899 d.3/6/1937 (37)
Actor, English

🏆Harold Abrahams -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1899 d.1/14/1978 (78)
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field, British
Names/Places: NN:Chariot of Fire

🎨Francesco Messina -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1900 N.S. d.9/13/1995 N.S. (94)
Sculptor

💰Nudie Cohn -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1902 d.5/9/1984 (81)
Businessperson
Misc: country music figure who was a clothier who brought his rhinestone suit to prominence, fashioning outfits for Hank Williams, Porter Wagoner, Elvis Presley, and others.

📰Fritz Machlup -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1902 d.1/30/1983 (80)
Economist

✍🎭Yasujiro Ozu -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1903 d.12/11/1963 (59)
Screenwriter, Director, Japanese
Misc: d. Dec 12?

✍🎭Kermit Bloomgarden -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1904 N.S. d.9/20/1976 N.S. (71)
Playwright, Stage Producer
Misc: Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man

🏆Helen Meany -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1904 N.S. d.7/21/1991 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, American

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🏆🥊Benny "Little Fish" Bass -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1904 d.6/25/1975 (70)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

William Maxwell Hitzig -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1904 d.8/1/1983 (78)
Physician, Austrian

🎭Gordon Douglas -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1907 d.9/29/1993 (85)
Movie Director
TV Shows: Our Gang

🏆🏁Phyllis May Harding -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1907 N.S. d.11/16/1992 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, English
Names/Places: aka Phyllis Turner

🎨Oscar Niemeyer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1907 N.S. d.12/5/2012 N.S. (104)
Architect, Brazilian

💰🎵John Henry Hammond -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1910 d.7/10/1987 (76)
Hall of Famer, Executive, Music Figure, Music Producer
Misc: Columbia Records V.P.; He started out working with the likes of Billie Holliday, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman, and managed to ink some of Rock-and-Roll's most successful acts such as Pete Seger, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen; Stevie Ray Vaughn, and others; some say b. Dec 10.

🎨⚛Dr. Nicholas Dallis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1911 d.7/6/1991 (79)
Comic Strip Cartoonist, Psychiatrist
Misc: creator of Judge Parker, Rex Morgan M.D., & Apartment 3-G

🎵🎷Stan Kenton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1911 d.8/25/1979 (67)
Arranger, Composer, Bandleader, Jazz Singer, Jazz Pianist
Names/Places: RN:Stanley Newcomb
Misc: Kenton experts state that he was born Dec 15, 1911, not Feb 19, 1912

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Muriel Rukeyser -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1913 d.2/12/1980 (66)
Author, Poet

🎵Red River Dave -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1914 d.1/15/2002 (87)
Singer, Country Music Performer

🎭Betty Kean -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1915 d.9/29/1986 (70)
Actress

🏆🏀Phil Woolpert -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1915 N.S. d.5/7/1987 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach, Basketball Coach
Misc: coached the University of San Francisco Dons to two straight national championships in 1955 and 1956
Sports Teams: Loyola-Los Angeles (player 1936-1940), University of San Francisco (coach 1950-1959, administration 1950-1959), San Francisco Saints (coach 1961-1962), University of San Diego (coach 1962-1969, administration 1962-1969)

🎵Buddy Cole -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1916 d.11/5/1964 (47)
Pianist
Group Names: Buddy Cole Trio

Maurice Wilkins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1916 d.10/5/2004 (87)
Scientist, Physicist, Biophysicist, New Zealander
Misc: worked with DNA

🎭Jeff Chandler -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1918 d.6/17/1961 (42)
Movie Actor
Names/Places: b. in Brooklyn; RN:Ira Grossel

🎵Max Yasgur -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1919 d.2/9/1973 (53)
Music Figure
Misc: owner of the farmland that was the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival; d. Feb 8?

🏆⚾Eddie Robinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1920 N.S. d.10/4/2021 N.S. (100)
MLB Executive, MLB Coach, MLB Player
Misc: 4x All-Star, World Series champ (1948)

🎭Bob Todd -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1921 d.10/21/1992 (70)
Actor, Comedian, English
TV Shows: Benny Hill Show (regular)

💰🎵Alan Freed -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1921 N.S. d.1/20/1965 N.S. (43)
Hall of Famer, Executive, Songwriter, Radio Disc Jock
Names/Places: RN: Albert James Freed
Misc: The Father & coiner of the term "Rock & Roll"; payola accepter

🏆🥊Jimmy (Boxer) Carter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1923 N.S. d.9/21/1994 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Misc: NOT the president

Freeman Dyson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1923 N.S. d.2/28/2020 N.S. (96)
Mathematician, Physicist, Professor, English

🎭Mark Tapscott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1924 d.9/10/1993 (68)
Soap Actor
TV Shows: Young and The Restless

🎵🎷Jimmy Nottingham -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1925 d.11/16/1978 (52)
Jazz Trumpeter

🎭Kasey Rogers -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1926 d.7/6/2006 (79)
TV Actress
TV Shows: Bewitched (as Louise Tate)

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🎵Rose Maddox -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1926 d.4/15/1998 (71)
Country Music Singer

🎭Michel Renault -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1927 d.1/29/1993 (65)
Ballet Dancer, French

🏆🏀Earl "Yogi" Strom -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1927 N.S. d.7/10/1994 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Referee
Names/Places: NN:The Pied Piper
Misc: worked 29 years in the NBA (1957-1969, 1973-1990) and three in the ABA (1969-1972)

🎭Jimmy Nelson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1928 N.S. d.9/24/2019 N.S. (90)
Game Show Host, Ventriloquist
Misc: 1950s variety & quiz TV shows; N-E-S-T-L-E-S ads 50-60s
TV Shows: Down You Go

🎭🎵Jerry Wallace -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1928 d.5/5/2008 (79)
TV Actor, Singer, Country-Pop Performer
Misc: some say b. 1933
Song Titles: Primrose Lane

🎵Ernest "Ernie" Ashworth -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1928 d.3/2/2009 (80)
Country Music Singer

🎨Friedrich Hundert Wasser -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1928 d.2/19/2000 (71)
Artist, Austrian

🏆🎳Dick Hoover -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1929 d.9/17/2009 (79)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

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🎵Red Rector -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1929 d.5/31/1990 (60)
Mandolin, Country Music Performer

🎵🎷Barry Harris -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1929 N.S. d.12/8/2021 N.S. (91)
Educator, Arranger, Composer, Bandleader, Jazz Pianist

Edna O'Brien -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1930 N.S. d.7/24/2024 N.S. (93)
Novelist, Short Story Writer, Poet, Memoirist, Playwright, Irish
Book Titles: The Country Girls, Girl with Green Eyes, Girls in Their Married Bliss, August Is a Wicked Month, Casualties of Peace Biographies of Joyce and Byron, House of Splendid Isolation, Down by the River, Wild Decembers, In the Forest, The Light of Evening, Saints and Sinners, Country Girl

🏆⚾Haywood Sullivan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1930 d.2/12/2003 (72)
Sports Executive, MLB Catcher

🎵Jesse Belvin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1932 d.2/6/1960 (27)
Arranger, Songwriter, Pianist, Soul Singer
Names/Places: MN:Lorenzo
Song Titles: Earth Angel (written for the Penguins)

✍🎭Tim Conway -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1933 N.S. d.5/14/2019 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Comedy Writer, Actor, Comedian, Variety Show Host
Names/Places: b. in Chagrin Falls, Ohio
TV Shows: McHale's Navy (as Ensign Charles Parker), Rango, Tim Conway Show, Carol Burnett Show, Ace Crawford P.I. (star), Married With Children (as Ephraim), Clueless (as Elroy "Bob" Hubley)

✍🎭William Link -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1933 N.S. d.12/27/2020 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Screenwriter, TV Producer
TV Shows: Columbo, Murder She Wrote
Movie Titles: Rollercoaster

📰Donald Woods -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1933 d.8/19/2001 (67)
Journalist, South African

🎵🎷Curtis Fuller -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1934 N.S. d.5/8/2021 N.S. (86)
Jazz Trombonist

🏆🏈Joe Walton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1935 N.S. d.8/15/2021 N.S. (85)
NFL Coach, NFL Player

🎵Dannie Richmond -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1935 d.3/15/1988 (52)
Drummer

🎵Eddie Palmieri -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1936 N.S. d.8/6/2025 N.S. (88)
Music Producer, Arranger, Composer, Pianist, Bandleader

John Sladek -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1937 d.3/10/2000 (62)
Novelist, Science Fiction Writer
Misc: known for his satrical and surreal novels
Book Titles: Tik-Tok, Bugs

🎭Geoffrey Davies -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1938 N.S. d.7/13/2023 N.S. (84)
Actor, English
TV Shows: Doctor in Charge, Doctor on the Go, Doctor in the House (as Dr. Dick Stuart-Clark)

🏆🏈Billy Shaw -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1938 N.S. d.10/4/2024 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, NFL Guard
Misc: 8x AFL All-Star, 2x AFL champ
Sports Teams: Buffalo Bills (1961-1969)

🎵Frank Maffei -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1939 N.S. d.7/19/2025 N.S. (85)
Musician
Group Names: Danny & the Juniors

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🏆🏈Nick Buoniconti -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1940 N.S. d.7/30/2019 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Sportscaster, NFL Linebacker
Misc: 6x AFL All-Star, 2x Pro Bowl, 2x Super Bowl champ
Sports Teams: Boston Patriots (1962-1968), Miami Dolphins (1969-1976)

🏆🏈Ken Bowman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1942 N.S. d.12/27/2023 N.S. (81)
NFL Player
Sports Teams: Green Bay Packers

🏆🏈Pete Duranko -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1943 d.7/8/2011 (67)
NFL Player

Michael King -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1945 d.3/30/2004 (58)
Author, New Zealander

🎭🎵Harry Milton Ray -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1946 d.10/1/1992 (45)
Actor, Singer
Group Names: Ray, Goodman and Brown

🎭Cassandra Harris -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1948 d.12/28/1991 (43)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Australian
Names/Places: Pierce Brosnan's wife
TV Shows: Remington Steele (occ)

🎭Ed Bluestone -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1948 N.S. d.10/24/2024 N.S. (75)
Actor, Comedian
TV Shows: Laugh In (1977 version)

🎭Marta DuBois -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1952 N.S. d.5/8/2018 N.S. (65)
Actress, Panamaian
TV Shows: Tales of the Gold Monkey, Passions

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🎵Randy Parton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1953 N.S. d.1/21/2021 N.S. (67)
Songwriter, Country Music Singer
Names/Places: Rachael Dennison's, Dolly and Stella Parton's brother

🏆🏈Wayne Simmons -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1969 d.8/23/2002 N.S. (32)
NFL Linebacker

🏆Kim Porter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/15/1970 N.S. d.11/15/2018 N.S. (47)
Model

🎨Jan Vermeer -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/31/1632 d.12/15/1675 (43)
Painter, Dutch (Netherlands)
Names/Places: RN:Jan van der Meer van Delft

📰Izaak Walton -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/9/1593 J-LD d.12/15/1683 J-LD (90)
Biographer, English
Book Titles: The Compleat Angler

🎖"Mad" Anthony Wayne -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/1/1745 d.12/15/1796 (51)
Revolutionary, General

Hannah Adams -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/2/1755 N.S. d.12/15/1831 N.S. (76)
Author, American

👑King Kamehameha III Of Hawaii -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/7/1813 d.12/15/1854 (41)
King, Hawaiian
Misc: ruled 1825-1854

Charles-François Sturm -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/29/1803 N.S. d.12/15/1855 N.S. (52)
Mathematician, French
Misc: his work resulted in Sturm's theorem, an important contribution to the theory of equations.

Sir George Cayley -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/27/1773 d.12/15/1857 (83)
Scientist, Aviator, Inventor, English
Misc: Aerodynamics pioneer; Airplanes, Helicopters, & Gliders designer

Eliza Farnham -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/17/1815 d.12/15/1864 (49)
Novelist, Feminist, Social Reformer

Sitting Bull -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1831 or ??/??/1834 or ??/??/1835 d.12/15/1890
Tribal Chief, Native American
Misc: Prarie Sioux Indian Chief

🎵Len Spencer -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/12/1867 d.12/15/1914 (47)
Singer
Misc: America's first recording star

🏆⚾"Sliding" Billy Hamilton -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1866 d.12/15/1940 (74)
Hall of Famer, MLB Center Fielder
Names/Places: RFN:William
Misc: 937 stolen base record setter, Lou Brock stole base 938 in Sep 1979 (1866); 7x stolen base and 2x batting champ (1916)

🎵"Fats" Waller -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/21/1904 d.12/15/1943 (39)
Hall of Famer, Composer/Songwriter, Singer, Organist, Pianist, Bandleader, Blues-Jazz Performer
Names/Places: RFMN:Thomas Wright

🎵Glenn Miller -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/1/1904 d.12/15/1944 (40)
Arranger, Trombonist, Bandleader
Names/Places: b. in Clarinda, Iowa
Misc: Dance swing; Disappeared over Atlantic in plane

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Felix Emmanuel Schelling -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/3/1858 d.12/15/1945 (87)
Educator

🎵María Grever -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/14/1885 N.S. d.12/15/1951 N.S. (66)
Composer, Mexican

💰🏆⚾Edward "Ed" Barrow -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/10/1868 N.S. d.12/15/1953 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Executive, MLB Manager
Sports Teams: New York Yankees (president 1921-45)

🎵Oscar "Papa" Celestin -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/1/1884 d.12/15/1954 (70)
Singer, Trumpeter, Bandleader

Horace McCoy -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/14/1897 N.S. d.12/15/1955 N.S. (58)
Novelist, Screenwriter

Wolfgang Pauli -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/25/1900 d.12/15/1958 (58)
Physicist, Austrian

🏆🏒Thomas "Tommy" Dunderdale -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/6/1887 N.S. d.12/15/1960 N.S. (73)
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, Australian
Misc: played 1906-1924
Sports Teams: Winnipeg Strathconas (MPHL), Winnipeg Maple Leafs (MPHL), Winnipeg Shamrocks (MPHL), Montreal Shamrocks (CHA, NHA), Quebec Bulldogs (NHA), Victoria Cougars (PCHA), Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), Saskatoon Crescents (WCHL), Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL)

🎭Charles Laughton -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/1/1899 d.12/15/1962 (63)
Movie Actor, Movie Director, English, Gay
Names/Places: Elsa Lanchester's hubby
Movie Titles: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Man on the Eiffel Tower, Witness For the Prosecution, Mutiny on the Bounty, Spartacus

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🏆🥊Rikidozan -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/14/1924 d.12/15/1963 (39)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Japanese, Korean
Names/Places: RN:Mitsuhiro Momota; aka The Father of Puroresu
Misc: one of the most influential men in wrestling history.

🎨✍🎭Walt Disney -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/5/1901 d.12/15/1966 (65)
Hall of Famer, Animator, Writer, TV Host, Movie Producer/Director
Names/Places: b. in Chicago, IL; FN:Walter Elias
Misc: Cartoon Creator, Empire Founder; Created Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, etc.; produced Snow White, the first animated movie; Disneyland TV Show host; created Disneyland in Anaheim, planned Walt Disney World in Florida that opened five years after his death
TV Shows: Disneyland (host)

🏆🥊Jess Willard -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/29/1881 d.12/15/1968 (86)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Misc: Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19)

Frederick M. Clapp -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/26/1879 N.S. d.12/15/1969 N.S. (90)
Poet

Paul-Pierre Levy -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/15/1886 d.12/15/1971 (85)
Engineer, Mathematician, French
Misc: theory of probability

🎭Edward Earle -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/16/1882 d.12/15/1972 (90)
Actor, Canadian

✍🎭Anatole Litvak -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/21/1902 N.S. d.12/15/1974 N.S. (72)
Screenwriter, Movie Producer/Director, French, Russian

🎨✍🎭Harry Hershfield -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/13/1885 d.12/15/1974 (89)
Comic Strip Cartoonist, Humorist, Cartoon Voice Actor, Panelist
Misc: Raconteur; Abie the Agent
TV Shows: Can You Top This? (panelist)

🏆🎳Joe Richards -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/24/1893 N.S. d.12/15/1974 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

🎵Karin Branzell -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/24/1891 d.12/15/1974 (83)
Opera Singer, Swedish

🎭Chill Wills -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/18/1903 d.12/15/1978 (75)
TV/Movie Actor
Misc: 1930-40s Hollywood & 1960s TV westerns
Movie Titles: Francis the Talking Mule (series voicist)

🎭Bern Hoffman -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/17/1913 d.12/15/1979 (66)
Actor

🏆🏁Ethel Lackie -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/10/1907 N.S. d.12/15/1979 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American

✍📰Edgar Lustgarten -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/3/1907 N.S. d.12/15/1979 N.S. (72)
Author, Journalist

🏆⚾Stan Hack -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/6/1909 N.S. d.12/15/1979 N.S. (70)
MLB Player
Names/Places: NN:Smiling Stan

🎵Jackie Brenston -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/15/1930 d.12/15/1979 (49)
Songwriter, Singer, Saxophonist
Misc: his "Rocket 88" song in 1951 was considered to be the first rock 'n roll record
Song Titles: Rocket 88

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🏆🏁Peter H. Gregg -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/4/1940 d.12/15/1980 (40)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Misc: Sports car racing

✍⚛Angus Campbell -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/10/1910 d.12/15/1980 (70)
Author, Psychologist, Sociologist, Professor

📰Claud Cockburn -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/12/1904 d.12/15/1981 (77)
Publisher, British

🎵Sam Jones -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/12/1924 d.12/15/1981 (57)
Composer, Bassist, Cellist

🎵Jan Peerce -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/3/1904 d.12/15/1984 (80)
Tenor, Opera Singer
Names/Places: RN:Jacob Pincus Perelmuth

Carlos P. Romulo -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/14/1899 d.12/15/1985 (86)
Diplomat, Educator

🎭Serge Lifar -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/2/1905 d.12/15/1986 (81)
Choreographer, French
Misc: of ballet

🎭John Zaremba -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/22/1908 d.12/15/1986 (78)
Actor
TV Shows: I Led Three Lives (as special agent Jerry Dressler), The Time Tunnel (as Dr. Raymond Swain)

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🏆🏈Ray Malavasi -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/8/1930 d.12/15/1987 (57)
NFL Coach

🎵Tiny Moore -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/12/1920 d.12/15/1987 (67)
Hall of Famer, Country Music Mandolin
Group Names: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

🎭Arnold Moss -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/28/1911 d.12/15/1989 (78)
Actor

🎭🏆Jock Mahoney -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/7/1919 d.12/15/1989 (70)
TV/Movie Actor, Stuntman, Diver, Gymnast
Names/Places: RN:Jacques O'Mahoney; Sally Field's stepdad
Misc: WWII fighter pilot
TV Shows: Tarzan (1962-63), Yancy Derringer & The Range Rider (star)

🎭Jean Page -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/3/1895 d.12/15/1990 (95)
Movie Actress
Names/Places: RN:Lucille Beatrice O'Hair Smith

🏆⚾Paul F. Otis -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/24/1889 d.12/15/1990 (100)
MLB Player
Sports Teams: New York Highlanders (Old Yankees)

🎵Wayne Brathwaite -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/14/1959 d.12/15/1991 (32)
Music Producer, Bassist
Group Names: Rockitt (Herbie Hancock's band)

💰🎵Bruce Kaplan -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/27/1945 d.12/15/1992 (47)
Executive, Music Figure
Misc: founded Flying Fish Records

🎭Varela Silva -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/15/1929 d.12/15/1995 (66)
Entertainment Figure

Harry Kemelman -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/24/1908 d.12/15/1996 (88)
Writer, English
Misc: creator of Rabbi David Small

🎭José González-González -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/7/1922 d.12/15/2000 (78)
Actor

🎭🎵Rufus Thomas -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/26/1917 d.12/15/2001 (84)
Hall of Famer, Choreographer, Songwriter, Radio Disc Jock, Soul Singer
Names/Places: b. in Cayce, MS; Carla's father
Misc: some say b. Mar 28
Song Titles: Do The Funky Chicken, Walking The Dog

🎵John Crosby -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/12/1926 d.12/15/2002 (76)
Conductor

🏆🏒Keith Magnuson -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/27/1947 d.12/15/2003 (56)
NHL Coach, NHL Player, Canadian

🏆⛸Mary Louise Wright -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/1/1923 N.S. d.12/15/2004 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🏆🏈Darrell (B. 1976) Russell -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/27/1976 N.S. d.12/15/2005 N.S. (29)
NFL Player, Football Defensive Tackle

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William Proxmire -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/11/1915 d.12/15/2005 (90)
Senator

🏆🏁Clay Regazzoni -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/5/1939 d.12/15/2006 (67)
Auto Racer, Swiss

🎵🎸Sean Byrne -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/16/1947 N.S. d.12/15/2008 N.S. (61)
Rhythm Guitarist, Rock and Roll Musician
Names/Places: aka John Sean Byrne
Group Names: Count Five

🎵Davy Graham -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/26/1940 d.12/15/2008 (68)
Folk Guitarist, English

⛪📰Oral Roberts -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/24/1918 d.12/15/2009 (91)
Evangelist, Publisher
Names/Places: b. nr. Ada, Okla.; RFN:Granville

✍🎭Jean Rollin -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/3/1938 d.12/15/2010 (72)
Novelist, Actor, Movie Director, French

✍🎭Blake Edwards -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/26/1922 N.S. d.12/15/2010 N.S. (88)
Screenwriter, Movie Producer/Director
Names/Places: b. in Tulsa, OK; RN:William Blake McEdwards; Julie Andrews' hubby
Movie Titles: 10, SOB, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Pink Panther

🏆⚾Robert Feller -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/3/1918 d.12/15/2010 (92)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:The Heat from Van Meter, Bullet Bob, and Rapid Robert; b. in Van Meter, IA; RFN:Bob
Misc: led AL in strikeouts 7 times and wins 6 times with Cleveland; threw 3 no-hitters and 12 one-hitters; 266 career wins; Indians #19 retired
Sports Teams: Cleveland Indians (1936-1941, 1945-1956)

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✍📰Christopher Hitchens -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/13/1949 d.12/15/2011 (62)
Author, Journalist

🏆⚾Andy Carey -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/18/1931 d.12/15/2011 (80)
MLB Player

🎵🎷Bobby Brookmeyer -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/19/1929 d.12/15/2011 (81)
Arranger, Composer, Pianist, Trombonist, Jazz Musician

🎭Joan Fontaine -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/22/1917 d.12/15/2013 (96)
Movie Actress, Japanese
Names/Places: b. in Tokyo; RN:Joan de Havilland; Olivia De Havilland's sister

✍⛪🎭Harold Egbert Camping -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/19/1921 d.12/15/2013 (92)
Author, Evangelist, Radio Broadcaster
Misc: president of Family Radio

🎵Rocky Rockwell -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/2/1923 d.12/15/2013 (90)
Singer, Trumpeter
Names/Places: RN:Bland
TV Shows: Lawrence Welk Show

🎭Booth Colman -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/8/1923 d.12/15/2014 (91)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor
Movie Titles: Planet of the Apes

🏆🏈Charles Richard "Chuck" Allen -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/7/1939 N.S. d.12/15/2016 N.S. (77)
NFL Linebacker, AFL Figure

🏆Craig Sager -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/29/1951 N.S. d.12/15/2016 N.S. (65)
Hall of Famer, Sports Journalist
Misc: Sports Reporter; in the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame

🎭🎵🏆Fran Jeffries -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/18/1937 d.12/15/2016 N.S. (79)
Actress, Dancer, Singer, Model

🎵🎷John Critchinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/24/1934 d.12/15/2017 N.S. (82)
Jazz Pianist, English
Names/Places: aka Critch

🎵Jerry Chesnut -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/7/1931 N.S. d.12/15/2018 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Country Musician

🎭Nicholas Victor Leslie "Nicky" Henson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/12/1945 N.S. d.12/15/2019 N.S. (74)
Actor, English

🎭Bridget Hanley -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/3/1941 N.S. d.12/15/2021 N.S. (80)
Actress
TV Shows: Here Come the Brides (as Candy), How the West Was Won, Harper Valley PTA (as Wanda)
Movie Titles: Chattanooga Choo Choo, Mad Mad Scientist

🎵Wanda Young -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/9/1943 N.S. d.12/15/2021 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Marvelettes

🎵🎸Bob Johnson -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/17/1944 N.S. d.12/15/2023 N.S. (79)
Songwriter, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist, British
Group Names: Steeleye Span

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🎵🎸Joe Ely -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/9/1947 N.S. d.12/15/2025 N.S. (78)
Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist, Country-Rock Performer
Group Names: The Flatliners

👑Nero -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.12/13/37AD or 12/15/37AD d.6/9/68AD (30)
Emperor
Names/Places: RN:Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus
Misc: Roman Emperor (54-68)

🎖Jackson Pollack -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.12/15/1866 or 12/25/1869 d.10/25/1995
Hero
Misc: allegedly the oldest living man in the world (1989); DOB remains unknown

Calculated Chosen Day to Celebrate a Famous Person whose Date of Birth is Unknown.

Franco Renzulli -- Calculated Annual Tribute Days (Calantrib) -- b.??/??/1945 N.S. d.3/26/1990 N.S. (54)
Pianist
Misc: of Phillips & Renzulli; can't find his date of birth

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