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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for December 18

Last Updated 08-16-2025

✍⚛🎭Jacques Pépin -- is 90 in the year 2025 and 91 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1935 N.S.
Author, Chef, Personality, French

🎭Gillian Spencer -- is 86 in the year 2025 and 87 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1939
Soap Actress
TV Shows: One Life to Live, All My Children, As the World Turns

🎭Allan Smithee -- is 85 in the year 2025 and 86 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1940 N.S.
Actor, Producer/Director
Misc: This name is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Coined by the Directors Guild of America in 1968 and used until it was largely discontinued in 2000

🎵🎷Leo Smith -- is 84 in the year 2025 and 85 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1941
Composer, Flugelhorn, Flutist, Keyboardist, Jazz Trumpeter

✍🎭Alan Rudolph -- is 82 in the year 2025 and 83 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1943
Screenwriter, Director

🎵🎸Keith Richards -- is 82 in the year 2025 and 83 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1943
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Pianist, Rhythm Guitarist, Rock and Roll Singer, English
Names/Places: was LN:Richard for a while
Misc: Bass Singer
Group Names: The Rolling Stones, soloist

🏆🏁Carolyn Wood -- is 80 in the year 2025 and 81 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1945
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1960).

🏆🏈Len Garrett -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1947
NFL Tight End

⛪🎭Sir Steven Spielberg -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1947
Jewish, Movie Producer/Director
Names/Places: b. in Cincinnati; Amy Irving's ex-; Kate Capshaw's hubby
Movie Titles: The Sugarland Express, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1941, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Indiana Jones, Color Purple, Empire of the Sun, Jurassic Park, Tiny Toon Adventures, Hook, Family Dog (a dog!), Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future, Gremlins, Schindler's List

🎵Ron Piazza -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1947
Blues Performer

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🎵🎸Bill Nelson -- is 77 in the year 2025 and 78 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1948
Rock and Roll Guitarist, English
Group Names: Be Bop Deluxe

🎭🏆Joni Flynn -- is 76 in the year 2025 and 77 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1949 N.S.
Actress, Model, Asia Indian
Misc: retired from acting in 1983
Movie Titles: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Felicity, Octopussy

🎵Joe Galante -- is 76 in the year 2025 and 77 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1949 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Music Executive

🎭Gillian Armstrong -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1950
Producer/Director, Australian

✍📰Leonard Maltin -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1950 N.S.
Author, Movie Critic, Historian
Names/Places: b. in New York City
Misc: movie expert
TV Shows: Entertainment Tonight

🎵🎸Martha Johnson -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1950 N.S.
Songwriter, New Wave Singer, Canadian
Group Names: Martha and the Muffins

🏆🏈Doug Dennison -- is 74 in the year 2025 and 75 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1951
NFL Runningback

🏆🏀Robert Clyde "Bobby" Jones -- is 74 in the year 2025 and 75 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1951 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NBA Player, ABA Figure

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🎭Rosie (Actress) Vela -- is 73 in the year 2025 and 74 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1952 N.S.
Actress
Misc: retired from acting in 1992
Movie Titles: Heaven's Gate, The Two Jakes, Inside Edge, Still Crazy

🎭Jeff Kober -- is 72 in the year 2025 and 73 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1953
Actor, Cameraperson, Entertainment Art Department
TV Shows: Falcon Crest (as Guy Stafford), China Beach (as Sgt. Evan "Dodger" Winslow)
Movie Titles: Sully, The Hills Have Eyes II, A Man Apart

🎵Jim West -- is 72 in the year 2025 and 73 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1953
Novelty Musician
Group Names: Weird Al Yankovic's band

🎵🎸Elliot Easton -- is 72 in the year 2025 and 73 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1953
Hall of Famer, New Wave Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in Boston
Group Names: The Cars

✍🎭Robert Dubac -- is 71 in the year 2025 and 72 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1954 N.S.
Writer, Actor, Comedian

🎭T. K. Carter -- is 69 in the year 2025 and 70 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1956 N.S.
Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voice Actor
TV Shows: The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Just Our Luck (as Shabu the genie), Punky Brewster (as Mike Fulton), The Sinbad Show (as Clarence Hull), Steve Harvey Show (as T-Bone)
Movie Titles: The Thing, Runaway Train, Badassss! (as Bill Cosby), Domino

✍🎭Ron White -- is 69 in the year 2025 and 70 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1956
Author, Actor, Comedian
Names/Places: NN:Tater Salad
Book Titles: I Had the Right to Remain Silent But I Didn't Have the Ability
Album Titles: Drunk in Public, You Can't Fix Stupid, Behavorial Problems, A Little Unprofessional

🎵Natasha -- is 69 in the year 2025 and 70 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1956
Music Figure
Names/Places: LN:England

🎵🎷Chris Murrell -- is 69 in the year 2025 and 70 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1956
Gospel Singer, Jazz Singer
Group Names: Count Basie Orchestra

🎵John Webster -- is 68 in the year 2025 and 69 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1957
Music Figure
Group Names: Red Ryder

Eve Alda -- is 67 in the year 2025 and 68 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1958
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Arlene Weiss & Alan's daughter

🏆🏈Earnest Jackson -- is 66 in the year 2025 and 67 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1959
NFL Runningback

Yoon Suk Yeol -- is 65 in the year 2025 and 66 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1960 N.S.
President, South Korean

🏆⛸Brad Orser -- is 64 in the year 2025 and 65 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1961
Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete
Misc: Olympics Silver 1988

🎵Ken Foreman -- is 64 in the year 2025 and 65 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1961
Music Figure
Group Names: Thrashing Doves

🏆🏈Eddie Brown -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1962
NFL Wide Receiver

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🏆⚾Scott Bailes -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1962
MLB Pitcher

🎭Mark Irish -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1963
Actor
Movie Titles: Regarding Henry, The Girl in the Park

🎭Brad Pitt -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1963
Movie Actor
Misc: some say b. 1964 (people) or 1965
Movie Titles: Moneyball, World War Z, Thelma & Louise, Interview With A Vampire, Seven, 12 Monkeys, Sleepers, Meet Joe Black, Fight Club, The Mexican, Spy Game, Ocean's Eleven, Sinbad, Troy, Ocean's Twelve, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Babel, Burn After Recording, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Inglourious Basterds

🎭Allan Kayser -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1963
Actor
TV Shows: Mama's Family (as Bubba Higgins)

🏆🏀Charles "Oak" Oakley -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1963
NBA Forward

🏆🎾Lori McNeil -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1963
Tennis Player, Tennis Coach

🎵🎸Greg D'Angelo -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1963
Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: White Lion, Anthrax

🎭Robson Green -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1964 N.S.
Actor, Producer, English
TV Shows: Grantchester, Wire in the Blood, Casualty, Soldier Soldier

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🎭🎵Cledus T. Judd -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1964
Comedian, Country Music Singer
Names/Places: NN:The "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music
Song Titles: My Cellmate Thinks I'm Sexy, How Do You Milk a Cow, I Love NASCAR, Bake Me a Country Ham
Album Titles: Cledus T. Judd (No Relation), I Stoled This Record, Did I Shave My Back for This?, Juddmental, Just Another Day in Parodies, Cledus Envy, Cledus Navidad, Bipolar and Proud, Boogity Boogity, Polyrically Uncorrect, Parodyziac!!

🏆🏈Don Beebe -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1964
NFL Wide Receiver

🎭🏆🥊"Stone Cold" Steve Austin Williams -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1964 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Actor, Producer, Wrestler
Names/Places: ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin; RN:Steven James Anderson

🎭Shawn Christian -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1965 N.S.
Actor, Director
TV Shows: Famous in Love (as Alan Mills), Beverly Hills 90210 (as Wayne), Summerland (as Johnny Durant)

🎭🏆Fawna MacLaren -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1965
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: January 1989

🏆Igor Milanović -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1965 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Water Polo Player, English, Serbian

🏆⚾Willie Blair -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1965
MLB Coach, MLB Pitcher

🏆🏈Aaron Jones -- is 59 in the year 2025 and 60 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1966
NFL Linebacker, NFL Defensive End

🎵Tracy Byrd -- is 59 in the year 2025 and 60 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1966
Country Music Singer

🎵🎸Mille Petrozza -- is 59 in the year 2025 and 60 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1966
Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist, German
Group Names: Kreator

🎭Nikki Sinn -- is 58 in the year 2025 and 59 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1967
XXX-rated Actress

🏆🏈Dan McGwire -- is 58 in the year 2025 and 59 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1967
NFL Quarterback

🏆🏈Tracy Hayworth -- is 58 in the year 2025 and 59 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1967
NFL Linebacker

🏆🏒Bob Corkum -- is 58 in the year 2025 and 59 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1967
NHL Coach, NHL Player, American

🎭Rachel Griffiths -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1968
Actress, Producer/Director, Australian
TV Shows: Brothers and Sisters (as Sarah Walker), Six Feet Under (as Brenda Chenowith)
Movie Titles: Blow, My Best Friend's Wedding

🎭Casper Van Dien -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1968 N.S.
Actor, Producer/Director
TV Shows: Beverly Hills 90210 (as Griffin Stone), Titans (as Chandler Williams), Mortal Kombat, Con Man
Movie Titles: Tarzan and the Lost City, Revenge of the Nerds, Starship Troopers (satire), Sleepy Hollow

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🏆🏈Aaron Craver -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1968
NFL Runningback

🎵Alejandro Sanz -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1968 N.S.
Pop Singer/Guitarist, Spanish
Misc: Latin Pop Singer

🏆🏈Marco Coleman -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1969
NFL Defensive End

🏆⚾Joe Randa -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1969
MLB Third Baseman

🏆🥊Rob Van Dam -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1970 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: aka Robbie V or RVD

🏆🏀Lucious Harris -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1970
NBA Player

🎵Cowboy Troy -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1970
Rapper
Misc: Cowboy/rap style

🎵🎸Roman Glick -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1970
Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: Brother Cane

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🏆🎾Arantxa Sánchez Vicario -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1971
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, Spanish

🏆🏒Joe Dziedzic -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1971
NHL Player, American

🏆🏒Neil Little -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1971
NHL Goaltender, Canadian

🏆🏈Keith (Football) Washington -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1972 N.S.
NFL Defensive End

🎵🎸D.J. Lethal -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1972 N.S.
Rock and Roll Performer
Group Names: Limp Bizkit, House of Pain

🏆🏒Jeff Nelson -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1972
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈Peter Boulware -- is 51 in the year 2025 and 52 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1974
NFL Linebacker, College Football Player
Misc: 4x Pro Bowl, Super Bowl champ

🎭🏆🥊Trish Stratus -- is 50 in the year 2025 and 51 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1975
Hall of Famer, Actress, Personality, Wrestler, Model, Canadian
Names/Places: RN:Patricia Anne Stratigeas
Misc: in the WWE Hall of Fame

🎵Sia -- is 50 in the year 2025 and 51 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1975 N.S.
Pop Singer, Australian
Names/Places: FN:Sia Kate Isobelle Furler

🎵Randy Houser -- is 50 in the year 2025 and 51 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1975 N.S.
Country Music Singer
Song Titles: Anything Goes

🎭Katie Holmes -- is 47 in the year 2025 and 48 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1978
Actress, Producer
TV Shows: Dawson's Creek (as Josephine "Joey" Potter)
Movie Titles: Phone Booth, The Ice Storm, Go, Wonder Boys, First Daughter, Batman Begins, Mad Money

🎭Ravi Patel -- is 47 in the year 2025 and 48 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1978 N.S.
Actor, Director
TV Shows: Grandfathered (as Ravi)
Movie Titles: Transformers, Powder Blue, The Last Hurrah

🎭Josh Dallas -- is 47 in the year 2025 and 48 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1978
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
TV Shows: Manifest, Once Upon a Time (as David Nolan)
Movie Titles: Red Tails, Zootopia, Thor

🎭Amy Grabow -- is 46 in the year 2025 and 47 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1979
Actress
TV Shows: Supernatural
Movie Titles: A Soldier's Love Story, Though None Go With Me

🏆Phil Heath -- is 46 in the year 2025 and 47 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1979 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Bodybuilder

🏆⚽Julie Fleeting -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1980 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Soccer Striker, Scottish

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🎭🎵Christina Aguilera -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1980 N.S.
Actress, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Song Titles: Genie in a Bottle, Dirty, Come On Baby (All I Want is You)
TV Shows: The All-New Mickey Mouse Club

🎭Nick Hyams -- is 44 in the year 2025 and 45 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1981
Actor, Producer/Director
Movie Titles: Timecop

🎵Dave Luetknhoelter -- is 43 in the year 2025 and 44 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1982
Christian/Rock Performer
Group Names: Kutless

🏆Crystal McCahill -- is 42 in the year 2025 and 43 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1983
Model, Playmate
Misc: May 2009

🎭Cameron Moore -- is 39 in the year 2025 and 40 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1986 N.S.
Actor, Scottish
TV Shows: Hollyoaks

🎵Rian Dawson -- is 38 in the year 2025 and 39 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1987 N.S.
Pop Drummer
Group Names: All Time Low

🎭Emily Atack -- is 36 in the year 2025 and 37 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1989 N.S.
Actress, English
TV Shows: The Inbetweeners
Movie Titles: Almost Married

Gloria Mills Chapman -- is 36 in the year 2025 and 37 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1989
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Amy Grant & Gary's daughter

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🎭🏆Ashley Benson -- is 36 in the year 2025 and 37 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1989
Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress, Model
TV Shows: Pretty Little Liars (as Hanna Marin)
Movie Titles: Spring Breakers, Bring It On: In It to Win It, 13 Going on 30, Pixels

🏆🏒Victor Hedman -- is 35 in the year 2025 and 36 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1990 N.S.
NHL Defensive

🎭🎵Bridgit Mendler -- is 33 in the year 2025 and 34 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1992 N.S.
Actress, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
TV Shows: The Wizards of Waverly Place, Undateable

🏆⚾Byron Buxton -- is 32 in the year 2025 and 33 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1993 N.S.
MLB Center Fielder
Misc: 1x Gold Glove, AL Platinum Glove Award (2017)

🏆⚾Ronald Acuña Jr. -- is 28 in the year 2025 and 29 in the year 2026; b.12/18/1997 N.S.
MLB Outfielder
Misc: NL MVP 2023

🏆🏈Jayden Daniels -- is 25 in the year 2025 and 26 in the year 2026; b.12/18/2000 N.S.
NFL Quarterback
Misc: Heisman Trophy Winner 2023

🎭🎵🏆Billie Eilish -- is 24 in the year 2025 and 25 in the year 2026; b.12/18/2001 N.S.
Dancer, Songwriter, Singer, Model
Song Titles: Bad Boy

🎭Isabella Cramp -- is 21 in the year 2025 and 22 in the year 2026; b.12/18/2004 N.S.
Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress
Names/Places: aka Isabella Crovetti-Cramp or Isabella Crovetti
TV Shows: Shimmer and Shine, The Neighbors (as Abby Weaver), Colony (as Gracie Bowman)
Movie Titles: Possessing Piper Rose, Joy

Alexander Puck -- is 19 in the year 2025 and 20 in the year 2026; b.12/18/2006
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Gella Assefa and Wolfgang's son

Finn Michael Brolly -- is 19 in the year 2025 and 20 in the year 2026; b.12/18/2006
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Sarah Buxton and Shane's son

Emery Hope Sehorn -- is 17 in the year 2025 and 18 in the year 2026; b.12/18/2008
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Angie Harmon and Jason's son

Quinn Sophie Arnold -- is 10 in the year 2025 and 11 in the year 2026; b.12/18/2015 N.S.
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Ashley Groussman and Tom's daughter

🎨John Hull -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1624 J-LD d.10/1/1683 J-LD (58)
Goldsmith, English

🎨Willem Van de Velde -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1633 d.4/6/1707 (73)
Painter, Dutch (Netherlands)

Christopher Polhem -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1661 d.8/30/1751 (89)
Inventor

✍⛪🎵Charles Wesley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1707 d.3/29/1788 (80)
Poet, Clergyman, Lyricist, Songwriter, English
Misc: Hymns; who, with his elder brother John, started the Methodist movement in the Church of England.

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🎭🎵Joseph Grimaldi -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1779 d.5/31/1837 (57)
Stage Actor, Comedian, Acrobat, Clown, Dancer, Singer, English
Misc: greatest clown in history, king of pantotime, some say b. 1778

📰George Prentice -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1802 d.1/22/1870 (67)
Journalist, Editor

🎖⚛John Mercer Brooke -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1826 d.12/14/1906 (79)
Naval Officer, Scientist, Engineer, Educator

⛪⚖Lyman Abbott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1835 d.10/22/1922 (86)
Religionist, Theologian, Minister

Sir Joseph Thomson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1856 d.8/30/1940 (83)
Explorer, Physicist, Scottish
Names/Places: MN:John
Misc: discovered the electron (Nobel 1906)

Francis Thompson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1859 d.11/13/1907 (47)
Essayist, Poet, British

🎵Edward Alexander MacDowell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1861 d.1/23/1908 (46)
Hall of Famer, Composer

🎵Lionel Monckton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1861 d.2/15/1924 (62)
Composer, British

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🎵Moriz Rosenthal -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1862 d.9/3/1946 (83)
Pianist, Polish
Names/Places: NN:The Perfect Pianist

⚖💰Franz Ferdinand -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1863 d.6/28/1914 (50)
Politician, Leader, Austrian
Misc: Austrian Archduke

H. H. Munro -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1870 d.11/14/1916 (45)
Author, Short Story Writer, British
Names/Places: aka:Saki; RFMN:Hector Hugo

🏆⚾Bill Clymer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1873 N.S. d.12/26/1936 N.S. (63)
MLB Player
Names/Places: NN:Derby Day

🎨Paul Klee -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1879 d.6/29/1940 (60)
Painter, Swiss

Gladys Dick -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1881 d.8/21/1963 (81)
Physician
Names/Places: George's wife

🏆🏁Ralph Depalma -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1882 d.3/13/1956 (73)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer, Italian
Misc: Indianapolis 500; Land speed record breaker; an Italian-American racecar driving champion who won the 1915 Indianapolis 500.

🎭🏆⚾Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1886 d.7/17/1961 (74)
Hall of Famer, Movie Actor, MLB Center Fielder
Names/Places: NN:The Georgia Peach
Misc: AL Chalmers Award Winner 1911; played in 3000 games, batted a record .367, stole 892 bases, and 4,191 hits. He was with the Detroit Tigers for 22 years starting in 1905. He set more records than any other player and his career average of .367 is still the best. He won the A.L batting title 12 times and scored a record 2,244 runs, 1,960 RBIs.
Sports Teams: Detroit Tigers (player 1905-1926, manager 1921-1926), Philadelphia Athletics (player 1927-1928)

🎭Dame Gladys Cooper -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1888 d.11/17/1971 (82)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, English
TV Shows: The Rogues

🎨Robert Moses -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1888 d.7/29/1981 (92)
Designer
Misc: Urban planner; power broker (built Long Island & NYC parks and roads.)

Edwin Howard Armstrong -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1890 d.1/31/1954 (63)
Hall of Famer, Engineer, Inventor
Names/Places: b. in New York
Misc: the inventor of wide-band FM (frequency modulation) radio braodcasting

🎭Al Kelly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1896 d.9/7/1966 (69)
Comedian, Vaudevillan
Misc: Double-talk routine specialist
TV Shows: Ernie Kovacs Show

🎵🎷Fletcher "Smack" Henderson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1897 d.12/29/1952 (55)
Arranger, Pianist, Bandleader, Jazz Musician
Misc: 1930s Jazz & dance band pioneer; d. Dec 28? b. 1898?

🎭George Stevens -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1904 d.3/8/1975 (70)
Producer, Movie Director
Names/Places: b. in Oakland, CA
Misc: some say b. Dec 8
Movie Titles: Gunga Din, Diary of Anne Frank, I Remember Mama, Greatest Story Ever Told, A Place in the Sun, Giant, Alice Adams, Penny Serenade, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

🎵Wilf Carter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1904 d.12/5/1996 (91)
Songwriter, Country Music Singer, Canadian

🎨Ferdinand "Ferd" Johnson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1905 d.10/14/1996 (90)
Comic Strip Cartoonist
Misc: longtime Moon Mullins cartoonist

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🎭Kam Tong -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1907 d.11/8/1969 (61)
Actor
TV Shows: Have Gun Will Travel (as Hey Boy)

Christopher Fry -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1907 N.S. d.6/30/2005 N.S. (97)
Playwright, English

🎭Dame Celia Johnson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1908 d.4/26/1982 (73)
Actress, English

Paul Siple -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1908 d.11/25/1968 (59)
Explorer, Geographer
Misc: originated the wind chill index

🎭Mona Barrie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1909 d.6/27/1964 (54)
Actress, English

✍🎭🎵Abe Burrows -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1910 N.S. d.5/17/1985 N.S. (74)
Humorist, Director, Panelist, Composer, Songwriter, Pianist
Names/Places: NN: The Bald Headed Baritone from Brooklyn
Misc: quiz shows, stage: Guys and Dolls

✍🎭Jules Dassin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1911 N.S. d.3/31/2008 N.S. (96)
Screenwriter, Movie Actor, Movie Director

🎭🏆🥊Freddie Steele -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1912 d.8/22/1984 (71)
Hall of Famer, Movie Actor, Boxer

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🎖Benjamin O. Davis Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1912 d.7/4/2002 (89)
General, Military Leader
Misc: Lt. Gen.

Daniel Mazia -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1912 d.6/9/1996 (83)
Biologist

🎭Lynn Bari -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1913 d.11/20/1989 (75)
TV/Movie Actress
Names/Places: RN:Marjorie Schuyler Fisher; NN:The Queen of the B's (B grade movies) in 1930s & 40s
Misc: some say b. 1909, 1915, 1917, or 1919

🏆🏀Raymond Joseph "Ray" Meyer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1913 N.S. d.3/17/2006 N.S. (92)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Misc: in the Basketball and College Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Notre Dame (player 1935-1938), DePaul University (1942-1984)

⚖💰Willy Brandt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1913 d.10/8/1992 (78)
Politician, Leader, German
Names/Places: FN:Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm
Misc: ex-West German Chancellor

Alfred Bester -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1913 d.9/30/1987 (73)
Novelist, Science Fiction Writer
Book Titles: Dark Side of Earth

🎵Connie Curtis "Pee Wee" Crayton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1914 N.S. d.6/25/1985 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, Blues Singer/Guitarist, Rhythm and Blues Singer/Guitarist

🏆🥊Dario Mangiarotti -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1915 d.4/9/2010 (94)
Fencer, Olympic Athlete, Italian
Misc: gold, 2 silver (Olympic-1948, 52)

🎭Betty Grable -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1916 d.7/2/1973 (56)
Movie Actress
Names/Places: b. in St. Louis, MO; Harry James' wife; RFN:Elizabeth Ruth
Misc: WW2 famous pin-up girl

💰Douglas A. Fraser -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1916 d.2/23/2008 (91)
Businessperson
Misc: former UAW president

✍🎭Ossie Davis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1917 N.S. d.2/4/2005 N.S. (87)
Children's Author, Playwright, TV/Movie Actor, Movie Director
Names/Places: b. in Cogdell, GA; Ruby Dee's hubby
TV Shows: BL Stryker (as Oz Jackson), Evening Shade (as Ponder Blue), Promised Land (as Erasmus Jones)
Movie Titles: I'm Not Rappaport, Dr. Dolittle

🎵Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1917 N.S. d.7/2/1988 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, Alto-sax, Bandleader, Blues Singer

✍🎭Hal Kanter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1918 d.11/6/2011 (92)
Comedy Writer, TV Producer/Director, Movie Producer/Director

Danny Simon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1918 N.S. d.7/27/2005 N.S. (86)
Screenwriter
Names/Places: Neil's brother

🎵🎷Barry Galbraith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1919 d.1/13/1983 (63)
Guitarist, Jazz Musician

🎨Charles M. McKim -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1920 N.S. d.8/26/2017 N.S. (96)
Architect

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🏆⚽Joan Whalley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1921 d.1/10/1998 (76)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English

🏆🏒Dick Dondeau -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1921 N.S. d.1/18/1989 N.S. (67)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Player

🎭Larry D. Mann -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1922 d.1/6/2014 (91)
Actor, Announcer, Canadian
TV Shows: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (as Yukon Cornelius)

Jack Brooks -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1922 d.12/4/2012 (89)
Politician

🎭Peggy Cummins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1925 N.S. d.12/29/2017 N.S. (92)
Actress, Welsh (Wales)

🎵James Carter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1925 N.S. d.11/26/2003 N.S. (77)
Singer

🎭🎵Fred Tomlinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1927 N.S. d.7/17/2016 N.S. (88)
Comedian, Singer
Group Names: The Fred Tomlinson Singers (lead)
Song Titles: The Lumberjack Song (wrote for Monty Python)
TV Shows: Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Two Ronnies

Ramsey Clark -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1927 N.S. d.4/9/2021 N.S. (93)
Government Official, Lawyer, Political Activist
Names/Places: RFN:William
Misc: ex-Attorney General

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🏆🥊Sputnik Monroe -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1928 N.S. d.11/3/2006 N.S. (77)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: RN: Roscoe Monroe Brumbaugh, born Rosco Monroe Merrick

🎵Galt MacDermot -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1928 N.S. d.12/17/2018 N.S. (89)
Composer, Pianist, Canadian
Misc: Hair score and other theatrical musicals

Cardinal Jozef Glemp -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1929 d.1/23/2013 (83)
Religious Leader, Polish

🏆⚾Bill "Moose" Skowron -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1930 N.S. d.4/27/2012 N.S. (81)
MLB Player
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates

🎭William Earnest "Bill" Thompson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1931 N.S. d.7/23/2014 N.S. (82)
Comedian, Variety Show Host
TV Shows: The Wallace and Ladmo Show (as Wallace Snead and creator of the show)

🏆🏀Gene Shue -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1931 N.S. d.4/3/2022 N.S. (90)
NBA Coach, NBA Player
Misc: 784 wins

🎖Maxwell Thurman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1931 d.12/1/1995 (63)
Army Officer
Misc: led the 1989 invasion of Panama and was a principal architect of the all-volunteer Army

✍🎭Roger Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1932 d.6/4/2017 N.S. (84)
Screenwriter, Actor, Producer
Names/Places: Ann-Margaret's hubby & mgr
TV Shows: Father Knows Best (as Doyle Hobbs), 77 Sunset Strip (as Jeff Spencer), Mr. Roberts (as Lt. (j.g.) Douglas Roberts)

🎵Lonnie Brooks -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1933 d.4/1/2017 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Blues Singer/Guitarist

💰Diane Marie Disney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1933 d.11/19/2013 (79)
Philanthropist
Names/Places: aka:Diane Disney Miller; Walt Disney's daughter

🎵🎸Willie Williams -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1935 d.8/28/1999 (63)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: The Blue Caps (a backing band for Gene Vincent)

✍🎵Don Heckman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1935 N.S. d.11/14/2020 N.S. (84)
Critic, Composer, Reeds, Bandleader

🎭Gary Gray -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1936 d.4/4/2006 N.S. (69)
TV Actor
TV Shows: Cosby Show (as Nelson)

Gary Ross Dahl -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1936 d.3/23/2015 (78)
Inventor
Misc: The Pet Rock

✍🎭Roger E. Mosley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1938 N.S. d.8/7/2022 N.S. (83)
Writer, Actor, Director
Misc: AP says b. 1948
TV Shows: Roots, Magnum P.I. (as Theodore Calvin "T.C.")
Movie Titles: Unlawful Entry, The Jericho Mile, Heart Condition

🎵🎸Bryan "Chas" Chandler -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1938 d.7/17/1996 (57)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Bassist, English
Names/Places: NN:Chrissie Boy
Group Names: The Jimi Hendrix Experience (manager), The Animals (co-founder)

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🏆⚾Zoilo Versalles -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1939 d.6/9/1995 (55)
MLB Shortstop
Misc: 2x Gold Glove, AL MVP 1965
Sports Teams: Minnesota Twins

🎵🎸Sam Andrew -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1941 d.2/12/2015 (73)
Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: Big Brother & the Holding Company

🎭Harvey Atkin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1942 N.S. d.7/17/2017 N.S. (74)
Actor, Canadian
TV Shows: Cagney and Lacey (as Ronald Coleman), The Super Mario Bros. Show
Movie Titles: Heavy Metal, Meatballs

🎵Les Cauchi -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1942 N.S. d.3/3/2020 N.S. (77)
Musician
Names/Places: RN: Leslie Emanuel "Les" Cauchi
Group Names: Brooklyn Bridge

✍🎭🎵🎸Deke Leonard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1944 N.S. d.1/31/2017 N.S. (72)
Author, Panelist, Songwriter, Rock and Roll Guitarist, Welsh (Wales)
Names/Places: RFN:Roger
Group Names: Iceberg, Man

🎵Buddy Gask -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1945 N.S. d.6/7/2011 N.S. (65)
Singer, Bassist, British
Group Names: Showaddywaddy

🏆🏈Greg Landry -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1946 N.S. d.10/4/2024 N.S. (77)
NFL Coach, NFL Player

💰Steven Biko -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1946 d.9/12/1977 (30)
Leader
Misc: Black Student leader, South African anti-apartheid activist.

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💰Eddie Antar -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1947 d.9/10/2016 N.S. (68)
Businessperson
Misc: founder/CEO (Crazy Eddie Electronics Store)

🎵🎸Randy Castillo -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1950 d.3/26/2002 (51)
Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: Ozzy Osbourne

🎵Hugh Wright -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1951 d.9/25/2015 N.S. (63)
Drummer, Country Music Singer
Group Names: Boy Howdy

🎵Bobby Keyes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1953 d.12/2/2014 N.S. (60)
Saxophonist
Misc: sessionist with The Rolling Stones, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and more.

🎭🎮Ray Liotta -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1954 N.S. d.5/26/2022 N.S. (67)
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Video Game Voice Actor
Names/Places: b. in Newark, NJ
TV Shows: Casablanca, Our Family Honor (as Off. Ed Santini)
Movie Titles: Field of Dreams, Goodfellas, Operation Dumbo Drop, Turbulence, Observe and Report
Video Games: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Call of Duty: Black Ops II

🏆⚾Jim Clancy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1955 N.S. d.7/14/2025 N.S. (69)
MLB Pitcher

🎭🎵Brendan P. Healy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1956 d.2/18/2016 N.S. (59)
Actor, Comedian, Producer, Personality, Keyboardist, Trombonist, English

🎵Angie Stone -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1961 N.S. d.3/1/2025 N.S. (63)
Rhythm and Blues Singer

🎵🎸Steve Dullaghan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1966 d.2/4/2009 N.S. (42)
Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: Primitives

🎵DMX -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1970 N.S. d.4/9/2021 N.S. (50)
Rap Music Performer
Names/Places: RN: Earl Simmons

🎭🏆🏀Neil Fingleton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/18/1980 N.S. d.2/25/2017 N.S. (36)
Actor, Stuntman, NBA Center, English
TV Shows: stood at 7 ft and 7.56 inches tall

💰🎵Antonio Stradivari -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1644 d.12/18/1737 (93)
Manufacturer, Violinist, Italian
Misc: the most renowned violin-maker in history; d. in Cremona, Italy; no source can has his date of birth.

Henry James Sr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/3/1811 d.12/18/1802
Author, Philosopher

✍📰Johann G. Herder -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/25/1744 d.12/18/1803 (59)
Philosopher, Historian

Chevalier de Lamarck -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/1/1744 N.S. d.12/18/1829 N.S. (85)
Scientist, Biologist, Naturalist, Zoologist, French
Names/Places: RN:Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet
Misc: an evolutionist forerunner

✍📰Philip Moran Freneau -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/12/1752 d.12/18/1832 (80)
Poet, Journalist, Editor
Misc: poet of the American Revolution

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Smith Thompson -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/17/1768 d.12/18/1843 (75)
Supreme Court Justice
Misc: Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1823-43).

🎨✍Horatio Greenough -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/6/1805 N.S. d.12/18/1852 N.S. (47)
Sculptor, Writer, American
Misc: neo-classical

🎵Louis Moreau Gottschalk -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/8/1829 d.12/18/1869 (40)
Composer, Pianist
Misc: the first internationally recognized U.S. pianist

Sir Richard Owen -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/20/1804 d.12/18/1892 (88)
Scientist, Zoologist, English
Misc: created the word "Dinosaur" meaning "terrible reptile"

📰Erastus F. Blade -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/9/1821 d.12/18/1894 (73)
Publisher
Misc: a pioneer in publishing pulp fiction

Will Carleton -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/21/1845 d.12/18/1912 (67)
Poet

Sir John Alcock -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/6/1892 d.12/18/1919 (27)
Aviator, English
Misc: first non-stop flight across Atlantic Ocean; d. in crash

🏆🏁🏇Clarence Kummer -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/8/1899 N.S. d.12/18/1930 N.S. (31)
Hall of Famer, Horse Jockey

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Legs Diamond -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1897 d.12/18/1931 (34)
Outlaw
Names/Places: RN:John T. Nolan
Misc: gangster

🎵Clarence Whitehill -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/5/1871 d.12/18/1932 (61)
Bass Singer/Basso, Opera Singer

📰Matthew Broun -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/7/1888 d.12/18/1939 (51)
Journalist, American
Names/Places: MN:Heywood Campbell

🎵Joseph McCarthy -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/27/1885 d.12/18/1943 (58)
Composer

⛪🎵Homer Rodeheaver -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/4/1880 d.12/18/1955 (75)
Evangelist, Music Director, Composer, Music Publisher, Singer

🎵Leo Reisman -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/11/1897 d.12/18/1961 (64)
Violinist, Bandleader

🏆🏌Bobby Tyre Jones -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/17/1902 d.12/18/1971 (69)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Misc: won "Grand Slam of Golf" 1930; U.S. Amateur champ 5X's, U.S. Open champ 4X's; the greatest amateur golfer in history, the first player to win the Grand Slam of golf in 1930, born in Atlanta, Georgia.

🎭🎵Diana Lynn -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/7/1926 d.12/18/1971 (45)
TV/Movie Actress, Pianist
Names/Places: RN:Dolly Loehr
Movie Titles: Bedtime For Bonzo (with Ronald Reagan)

Naomi Biden -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/8/1971 N.S. d.12/18/1972 N.S. (1)
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Joe's grand daughter

🏆⚾Harry B. Hooper -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/24/1887 d.12/18/1974 (87)
Hall of Famer, MLB Right Fielder
Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox (1909-1920), Chicago White Sox (1921-1925)

🎖⚖Earle Wheeler -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/13/1908 d.12/18/1975 (67)
General, Government Official

🎭Cyril Ritchard -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/1/1897 d.12/18/1977 (80)
Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Director, Australian
Misc: Broadway's Peter Pan as Captain Hook

✍⚛📰🎭Louis Untermeyer -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/1/1885 d.12/18/1977 (92)
Poet, Critic, Anthologist, Editor, Panelist
TV Shows: What's My Line (1950s)

🎵🎸Les Kummel -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/23/1945 d.12/18/1978 (33)
Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: New Colony Six

Alexei N. Kosygin -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/20/1904 d.12/18/1980 (76)
Head of State
Misc: Soviet premier

🏆Bernard Malivoire -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/20/1938 d.12/18/1982 (44)
Olympic Athlete, French
Misc: cox pair (Olympic-gold-1952)

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🎵Warne Marsh -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/26/1927 d.12/18/1987 (60)
Composer, Tenor-sax

🎭Anne Revere -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/25/1903 d.12/18/1990 (87)
Movie/Stage Actress
Movie Titles: National Velvet

🎭🎵Connie Russell -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/9/1923 d.12/18/1990 (67)
Actress, Singer

🎭June Storey -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/20/1918 N.S. d.12/18/1991 N.S. (73)
Movie Actress
Misc: in several films with Gene Autry; d. 1992?

🎭Mark Goodson -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/24/1915 d.12/18/1992 (77)
Hall of Famer, TV Producer
Misc: Game Show producer sometimes co-produced with Bill Todman; over 10,000 hours
TV Shows: What's My Line?, Price Is Right, Match Game, To Tell The Truth, Password, Family Feud, Concentration, I've Got a Secret

🏆🏈🏀Howard Goodsell Cann -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/11/1895 N.S. d.12/18/1992 N.S. (97)
Hall of Famer, College Football Coach, College Football Player, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Misc: in the College Basketball and Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: New York University (player 1914-1917, 1919-1920, football coach 1932-1933, basketball coach 1923-1958)

⚛💰Clara McBride Hale -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/1/1905 d.12/18/1992 (87)
Nurse, Philanthropist
Names/Places: NN:Mother Hale
Misc: founded the Hale House in Harlem

🎭Sam Wanamaker -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/14/1919 d.12/18/1993 (74)
Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director
Names/Places: b. in Chicago
Movie Titles: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Baby Boom

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🎭Steve James -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/19/1952 d.12/18/1993 N.S. (41)
Actor, Stuntman
Misc: some say b. March 8, 1955
Movie Titles: American Ninja, To Live and Die in L.A., The Player, McBain, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, The Brother From Another Planet

Joseph Ball -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/3/1905 N.S. d.12/18/1993 N.S. (88)
Senator

John Henry Laur -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/2/1901 N.S. d.12/18/1994 N.S. (93)
Misc: one of the oldest male identical twins to live

🎭Lilia Skala -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1896 d.12/18/1994 (98)
Movie/Stage/Soap Actress, Austrian

🎭Don Fedderson -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/16/1913 d.12/18/1994 (81)
TV Producer
TV Shows: My Three Sons, Family Affair, The Millionaire

Charlotte Hubbard -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/7/1911 N.S. d.12/18/1994 N.S. (83)
Government Official
Misc: was the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state from 1964 to 1970, the first black woman to serve in this role.

🏆🏁Henry Banks -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/14/1913 d.12/18/1994 (81)
Auto Racer

🎭Chris Farley -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/15/1964 d.12/18/1997 (33)
Comedian
TV Shows: Saturday Night Live (1990s member & Da Skit's Todd O'Connor)

🎭Robert Bresson -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/25/1901 N.S. d.12/18/1999 N.S. (98)
Movie Director, French

🎭Nick Stewart -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/15/1910 d.12/18/2000 (90)
TV/Radio Actor
TV Shows: Amos and Andy (as Lightnin'), Ramar of the Jungle

💰Randolph A. Hearst -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/2/1915 d.12/18/2000 (85)
Executive
Names/Places: William Randolph Hearst's son
Misc: of newspapers

🎵Kirsty MacColl -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/10/1959 N.S. d.12/18/2000 N.S. (41)
Songwriter, Singer, English

🎵Clifford T. Ward -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/10/1946 d.12/18/2001 (55)
Songwriter, Singer

🎭🎵Gilbert Becaud -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/24/1927 d.12/18/2001 (74)
Actor, Composer, Songwriter, Singer, Pianist, French
Names/Places: NN:Monsieur 100,000 Volts

✍💰Charles Berlitz -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/22/1913 d.12/18/2003 (90)
Linguist, Philanthropist
Misc: Berlitz Schools of Languages

🎵🎷Dick Heckstall-Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/26/1934 d.12/18/2004 (70)
Reeds, Jazz Saxophonist
Group Names: Colosseum

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🎨💰🎭Joseph Barbera -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/24/1911 d.12/18/2006 (95)
Hall of Famer, Animator, Founder, Producer
Names/Places: b. in New York City
Misc: Hanna-Barbera cartoon empire co-king with William Hanna

🎭Jack Linkletter -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/20/1937 d.12/18/2007 (70)
TV Host, Game Show Host
Names/Places: Art's son
TV Shows: Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny

🎭Majel Barrett -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/23/1932 d.12/18/2008 (76)
TV/Movie Actress
Names/Places: b. in Columbus, Ohio; Gene Roddenberry's wife
Misc: she plays other characters on the Star Trek incarnations
TV Shows: Star Trek (as Nurse Christine Chapel and ship's computer), Leave it to Beaver (as Lumpy Rutherford's mother), Star Trek the Next Generations (as Lwaxana Troi, Deanna's mom, and the ship's computer)

🎭Jack D. Douglas -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/26/1927 d.12/18/2008 (81)
Actor, Comedian, British

🎭Connie Hines -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/5/1931 d.12/18/2009 (78)
Actress
TV Shows: Mr. Ed (as Carol Post)

🎭Doe Avedon -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/7/1925 d.12/18/2011 (86)
Actress

✍⚖Václav Havel -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/5/1936 N.S. d.12/18/2011 N.S. (75)
Author, Poet, Playwright, Head of State, Czechoslovakian
Misc: the last President of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992

🎵🎸Ralph MacDonald -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/15/1944 d.12/18/2011 (67)
Music Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Percussionist, Rock and Roll Performer

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🏆⛸Lloyd Valdemar "Skippy" Baxter -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/6/1919 N.S. d.12/18/2012 N.S. (93)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🎵Larry Lujack -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/6/1940 d.12/18/2013 (73)
Hall of Famer, Radio Disc Jock

🎭Virna Lisi -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/8/1936 d.12/18/2014 (78)
Movie Actress, Italian
Names/Places: RMLN:Lisa Pieralisi

🎵Larry Henley -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/30/1941 d.12/18/2014 (73)
Singer
Group Names: The Newbeats

✍🎭Zsa Zsa Gabor -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/6/1917 N.S. d.12/18/2016 N.S. (99)
Author, Actress, Hungarian
Names/Places: b. in Budapest; RFN:Sari; wed 9x's
Misc: some say born in '17, '18, '19, '20, '23, '28; born in 1917 according to ex-classmate Elizabeth Nussbaum of Seattle, but that's improbable since her sister Magda was born in 1917; wed 9x's

✍🎭🎵Gordie Tapp -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/4/1922 N.S. d.12/18/2016 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, Scriptwriter, Comedian, Country Musician, Canadian
Misc: a member of the Order of Canada and Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

🏆🏒Ken Baird -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/1/1951 d.12/18/2016 N.S. (65)
NHL Player, Canadian

Barry Cohen -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/3/1935 N.S. d.12/18/2017 N.S. (82)
Politician, Australian

✍🎭Peter Masterson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/1/1934 N.S. d.12/18/2018 N.S. (84)
Screenwriter, Actor, Producer/Director
Movie Titles: The Exorcist, The Stepford Wives, The Trip to Bountiful, In the Heat of the Night

🎭🏆Claudine Auger -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/26/1941 N.S. d.12/18/2019 N.S. (78)
Movie Actress, Beauty Pagent Winner, French
Misc: Miss France 1958
Movie Titles: Thunderball

🏆🏈Herman Ike Boone -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/28/1935 N.S. d.12/18/2019 N.S. (84)
High School Football Coach
Misc: he coached the 1971 T. C. Williams High School football team to a 13-0 season, state championship, and national championship runner-up. That season was the basis for the 2000 film Remember the Titans, where Boone was portrayed by Denzel Washington.

🎵Hugh McKenna -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1949 N.S. d.12/18/2019 N.S. (70)
Songwriter, Keyboardist, Pianist
Group Names: Alex Harvey Band

🎭🎵Kenny Lynch -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/18/1938 N.S. d.12/18/2019 N.S. (81)
Actor, Songwriter, Singer, English

🎨Richard Rogers -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/23/1933 N.S. d.12/18/2021 N.S. (88)
Architect, English, Italian

🎭Count Desmond -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/30/1941 N.S. d.12/18/2022 N.S. (81)
Entertainment Figure
Names/Places: RN:Edward Benjamin
Misc: sword swallower

🏆🏀Frank Kendrick -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/11/1950 N.S. d.12/18/2024 N.S. (74)
NBA Player, Basketball Coach

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🏆🏁Fred Lorenzen -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/30/1934 N.S. d.12/18/2024 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: NN: The Golden Boy
Misc: NASCAR; some say b. 1932

🎵🎸Bob "Slim" Dunlap -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/14/1951 N.S. d.12/18/2024 N.S. (73)
Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: The Replacements, Spooks

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Steve Porter -- Calculated Annual Tribute Days (Calantrib) -- b.??/??/1864 d.1/13/1946 (81)
Stage Actor, Comedian, Baritone
Misc: can't find his date of birth; b. May 1863?
Group Names: The Peerless Quartet

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Antonio Stradivari -- Calculated Annual Tribute Days (Calantrib) -- b.??/??/1644 d.12/18/1737 (93)
Manufacturer, Violinist, Italian
Misc: the most renowned violin-maker in history; d. in Cremona, Italy; no source can has his date of birth.

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