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The Big Datebook for December 31

Last Updated 04-13-2024

🏆🎳Ray Bluth -- is 97 in the year 2024 and 98 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1927 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: rolled the first 300 game in the ABC Masters finals in 1962.

🎭George Schlatter -- is 92 in the year 2024 and 93 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1932
Producer/Director (m)
TV Shows: Real People, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
Movie Titles: Norman...Is That You?

👑King Salman -- is 89 in the year 2024 and 90 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1935 N.S.
King, Saudi Arabian

🎭Sir Anthony Hopkins -- is 87 in the year 2024 and 88 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1937
TV/Movie Actor, Welsh (Wales)
Names/Places: b. in Port Talbot, Wales
TV Shows: QB VII
Movie Titles: The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon, The Mask of Zorro, The Bounty, Meet Joe Black, The Elephant Man, Magic, 84 Charing Cross Road, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Thor, Legends of the Fall, Thor, The Remains of the Day, Amistad, Nixon, The World's Fastest Indian, Instinct, Fracture, Shadowlands, The Edge, Hearts in Atlanta, Bad Company, The Human Stain, Alexander, Proof

🎭Sarah Miles -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1941 N.S.
Actress, English
Names/Places: b. in Essex
Movie Titles: Blow-Up, Hope and Glory, The Servant, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines

🎨🎭Barbara Carrera -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1941 N.S.
Painter (m), TV/Movie Actress, Nicaraguan
Misc: some say b. 1945, 1946 or 1947 (ET)
TV Shows: Centennial, Masada, Dallas (as Angelica Nero)
Movie Titles: Never Say Never Again

🏆⚽Alex Ferguson -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1941
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish
Misc: CBE; managed Manchester United 1986-2013

🎵🎸Andy Summers -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1942
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist, English
Names/Places: RN:Andrew Somers
Misc: some say b. 1943
Group Names: The Police
Song Titles: Roxanne, Can't Stand Losing You, Message in a Bottle, Walking on the Moon, So Lonely, Don't Stand So Close To Me, De Do Do Do De Da Da Da, Invisible Sun, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Spirits in the Material World, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain (all previous titles as The Police)
Album Titles: Outlandos d'Amour, Reggatta de Blanc, Zenyatta Mondatta, Ghost in the Machine, Synchronicity (all previous titles as The Police)
TV Shows: The Dennis Miller Show

🎭Sir Ben Kingsley -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1943
Movie/Stage Actor, English
Names/Places: b. in Snainton, England; RN:Krishna Bhanji
Misc: some say b. in 1948
Movie Titles: Ghandi, Schindler's List, Iron Man 3, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, {Prince of Persia, The Sands of Time, Without a Clue, What Planet Are You From?, Tuck Everlasting, House of Sand and Fog, Thunderbirds To The Rescue, The Last Legion, The Ten Commandments

🎭Taylor Hackford -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1944 N.S.
Movie Producer/Director (m)
Misc: b. 1945?
Movie Titles: The Devil's Advocates, Parker, Ray, Proof of Life, An Officer and a Gentleman, Against All Odds

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🏆Kelli Burke -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1944 N.S.
Model, Playmate
Misc: June 1966

🎭Neil Ross -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1944 N.S.
Cartoon Voice Actor, Announcer (m), Narrator (m), English
TV Shows: Jem, Spiral Zone, Bionic Six, Centurions, Galaxy High School, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Garfield and Friends, "Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law," Volton: Defender of the Universe, Pac-Man, Voltron: The Third Dimension, Zorro, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Press Your Luck (announcer 2010s-2020s version), The Mask, The Savage Dragon
Movie Titles: Transformers: The Movie, An American Tail, Back to the Future Part II
Video Games: Doom, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect, Leisure Suit Larry (series)

🏆Dianne Chandler -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1946 N.S.
Model, Playmate
Misc: September 1966

🏆Ester Cordet -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1946
Model, Playmate, Panamaian
Misc: October 1974

🎨✍⛪Diane Von Fürstenberg -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1946
Fashion Designer (m), Author (m), Jewish, Belgiumese
Names/Places: b. in Brussels; RN:Diane Simone Michelle Halfin

🏆🎾Cliff Richey -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1946
Tennis Player

🎭Tim Matheson -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1947
TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
Names/Places: b. in Los Angeles
TV Shows: Jonny Quest (voice), The Virginian (as Jim Horn), Bonanza (as Griff King), The Quest, Tucker's Witch (as Rick Tucker), Young Sampson (voice), Sinbad Jr. (voice), Charlie Hoover (star), The West Wing (as Vice President John Hoynes), Hart of Dixie (as Dr. Brick Breeland)
Movie Titles: National Lampoon's Animal House, The Brady Bunch Movie (as Roy Martin/Trevor Thomas)

🎵🎸Burton Cummings -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1947
Songwriter, Keyboardist, Rock and Roll Singer, Canadian
Group Names: The Guess Who

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🎭Joe Dallesandro -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1948 N.S.
Actor, Producer (m)
Movie Titles: The Limey, Trash

🏆🏌Bob Gilder -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1950
Golfer

🎵🎸Tom Hamilton -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1951
Hall of Famer, Heavy Metal Bassist
Group Names: Aerosmith

🏆🏁🏍Kenneth Leroy Roberts -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1951
Hall of Famer, Motorcyclist
Misc: Grand Prix motorcycle racing

🎭🎮James Remar -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1953
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Video Game Voice Actor
TV Shows: The Vampire Diaries, Sex and the City, North Shore (as Vincent Colville), Dexter
Movie Titles: 2 Fast 2 Furious, Django Unchained, The Girl Next Door, Miracle on 34th Street, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, 48 Hours, Rent-a-Cop, The Cotton Club, Ratatouille
Video Games: The Warriors, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Killzone 3, Destiny

🎭🎵Jane Badler -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1953
Actress, Singer
TV Shows: Falcon Crest (as Meredith Braxton), V (as Diana), Mission: Impossible (as Shannon 1980s)

🎵Fermin Goytisolo -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1953
Congaist, Disco Musician, Cuban
Group Names: K.C. & the Sunshine Band

🎵Charlie Major -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1956
Country Singer, Canadian

🎭Bebe Neuwirth -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1958 N.S.
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Director (m)
TV Shows: Madam Secretary, Cheers (as Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane), Liberty Heights, Frasier (as Dr. Lillith Sternin-Crane)
Movie Titles: Jumanji, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Faculty

✍🎭Val Kilmer -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1959
Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director (m)
Names/Places: Joanne Whalley's hubby
Movie Titles: Heat, Top Secret, Real Genius, Top Gun, The Doors (as Jim Morrison), Batman Forever (as Batman and Bruce Wayne), The Prince of Egypt, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Saint, Red Planet, Stateside, Alexander

🎵🎸Paul Westerberg -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1959
Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: The Replacements, soloist

🎭Rick Lawless -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1960
Actor
TV Shows: Herman's Head (as Wimp)
Movie Titles: Slappy and the Stinkers

✍🎭Joanna Johnson -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1961
Writer (m), Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: The Bold and the Beautiful (as Karen or Caroline), The Fosters (producer), Hope and Faith (producer)
Movie Titles: Very Bad Thnings (producer)

🏆⚾Rick Aguilera -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1961
MLB Pitcher

🎭Julian Stone -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1962
Actor, English
Movie Titles: Like Crazy, Eragon, When in Rome

🎭Don Diamont -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1962 N.S.
Actor, Stuntman
TV Shows: Young & the Restless, Bold & the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives
Movie Titles: Anger Management, The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

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🏆🏀Tyrone Corbin -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1962
NBA Forward

🎨Heather Eastman -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1962
Artist, Potterist
Names/Places: aka:Heather Louise McCartney; Linda Eastman McCartney's daughter

🎵🎸Ric Ivanisevich -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1962
Rock and Roll Performer
Group Names: Oleander

🎭Amelia Kinkade -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1963
Hall of Famer, Actress
Misc: in the Horror Movie Hall of Fame
Movie Titles: Night of the Demons (series), My Best Friend is a Vampire

🏆🏈Ed Simmons -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1963
NFL Player, College Football Figure, Football Offensive Tackle
Misc: 2x Super Bowl champ; in the Eastern Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Eastern Washington University, Washington Redskins

🎵🎸Scott Ian Rosenfeld -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1963
Rhythm Guitarist, Heavy Metal Singer
Names/Places: aka Scott "Not" Ian
Group Names: Anthrax

🎭Michael James McDonald -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1964
Actor, Comedian, Director (m)
TV Shows: MAD TV
Movie Titles: The Heat, Spy, Ghostbusters (2016)

🎭Gong Li -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1965 N.S.
Movie Actress, Chinese
Movie Titles: Memories of a Geisha, Mulan (2020 version), Schindler's List, Curse of the Golden Flower

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✍🎭Nicholas Sparks -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1965 N.S.
Author (m), Novelist, Screenwriter, Producer (m)
Misc: many of his novels were adapted into movies
Book Titles: The Rescue, Dear John, The Notebook, The Longest Ride, A Walk to Remember

🎭🏆Paula Barbieri -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1966
Actress, Model
Movie Titles: The Misery Brothers, The Dangerous

🏆🏈Brad Daluiso -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1967
NFL Kicker

🎭Elizabeth Hobgood -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1970
Actress
TV Shows: Damages
Movie Titles: The Emperor's Club, Into the Fire

🏆🏀Bryon Russell -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1970
NBA Player

🏆🏈Jeff Wilner -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1971
NFL Tight End

⚖💰🏆🏈Heath Shuler -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1971
Congressperson, Businessperson, NFL Quarterback

🏆🏀Brent Barry -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1971
NBA Player

🏆⚾Esteban Loaiza -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1971
MLB Pitcher, Mexican

🏆🏈Chris Parker -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1972
NFL Runningback

🏆🏈Cole Ford -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1972
NFL Placekicker

🏆🏈Kelvin Kinney -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1972
NFL Tight End, CFL Figure, XFL Figure, Football Defensive Lineman
Misc: Arena Bowl and Grey Cup champion

🎵Joe McIntyre -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1972
Pop Singer
Names/Places: b. in Needham, MA; RFN:Joseph Mulley
Group Names: The New Kids on the Block

🎭Véronique Cloutier -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1973
Personality, Canadian

🏆🏈George Jones -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1973
NFL Runningback

🏆🏀Shandon Anderson -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1973
NBA Player

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🏆🏁Tony Kanaan -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1974
Auto Racer, Brazilian

🎵🎸Mikko Sirén -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1975
Cellist, Heavy Metal Drummer, Finnish
Group Names: Apocalyptica

🎭🏆Kerissa Fare -- is 48 in the year 2024 and 49 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1976
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: September 2000

🎵Psy -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1977
Rap Music Performer, South Korean
Song Titles: Gangnam Style

💰Donald Trump Jr. -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1977 N.S.
Business Executive
Names/Places: Donald's son

🎵Craig Wayne Boyd -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1978 N.S.
Country Singer
Song Titles: My Baby's Got a Smile on Her Face

Josh Hawley -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1979 N.S.
Senator (m)

🎵🎸Bob Bryar -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1979
Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: My Chemical Romance

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🎵🎸Jason Secrhist -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1979 N.S.
Alternative Rock Drummer
Group Names: "Portugal. The Man"

🎭Lee Ridley -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1980 N.S.
Comedian, English
Names/Places: NN: Lost Voice Guy

🎭Ricky Whittle -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1981 N.S.
Actor, English
TV Shows: American Gods, The 100, Dream Team, Hollyoaks, Mistresses
Movie Titles: Austenland

🎭Charles Duncan "Charlie" Ebersol -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1982 N.S.
TV/Movie Producer (m), TV/Movie Director (m)
Names/Places: Susan St. James & Dick's son

🏆🏒Corey Crawford -- is 40 in the year 2024 and 41 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1984 N.S.
NHL Goaltender, Canadian

🎭🎵Erich Bergen -- is 39 in the year 2024 and 40 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1985
Actor, Singer
TV Shows: Gossip Girl, Desperate Housewives, Madam Secretary (as Blake Moran)
Movie Titles: Jersey Boys

🎭Bronson Pelletier -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1986 N.S.
Actor, Canadian
TV Shows: renegadepress.com (Canadian TV show as Jack Sinclair)
Movie Titles: Twilight (series as Jared Cameron)

🏆Alix Klineman -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1989 N.S.
Olympic Athlete, Volleyball Player

🎵Drew Taggart -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1989 N.S.
Electronica DJ, House Performer
Group Names: The Chainsmokers

🏆⛸Patrick Chan -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1990 N.S.
Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete, Canadian

🎭🎵Kenny Sebastian -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1990 N.S.
Comedian, Filmmaker, Musician, India
TV Shows: The Living Room

🎭Max Bowden -- is 30 in the year 2024 and 31 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1994 N.S.
Actor, English
TV Shows: Waterloo Road (as Justin Fitzgerald)

🎭Nadia Parkes -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1995 N.S.
Actress, English
TV Shows: Spanish Princess, Doctor Who

🏆Gabby Douglas -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1995
Gymnast, Olympic Athlete

🎭🏆Hunter Schafer -- is 25 in the year 2024 and 26 in the year 2025; b.12/31/1999 N.S.
Actress, Model
TV Shows: Euphoria

Flora Oosterhouse -- is 8 in the year 2024 and 9 in the year 2025; b.12/31/2016 N.S.
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Amy Smart and Carter's daughter

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Pope Calixtus III -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1378 d.8/6/1458 (79)
Pope
Misc: from 1455-58

Jacques Cartier -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1491 d.9/1/1557 (65)
Explorer (m), Navigator, French
Misc: explored the North American coast and the St Lawrence river

Andreas Vesalius -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1514 d.10/15/1564 (49)
Scientist (m), Dutch (Netherlands)
Misc: influential Flemish anatomist

🎖Charles Edward Stuart -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1720 d.1/31/1788 (67)
Revolutionary (m)
Misc: claimant to the British throne and leader of the Jacobite rebellion.

🎖⚖Charles Marquis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1738 d.10/5/1805 (66)
General, Soldier, Statesman (m), British
Misc: "fire when ready, Gridley"; of Cornwallis

🎖George Gordon Meade -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1815 d.11/6/1872 (56)
General, Military Leader, Spanish
Misc: army officer who played a critical role in the American Civil War by defeating the Confederate Army at Gettysburg, Pa. (July 1863).

Alexander Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1829 d.1/5/1867 (37)
Poet (m), Scottish

🏆⚾"King" Kelly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1857 d.11/8/1894 (36)
Hall of Famer, MLB Right Fielder, MLB Catcher
Misc: the first player to slide head first

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🎖⚛John Thompson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1860 d.6/21/1940 (79)
Army Officer, Inventor (m)
Misc: Submachine gun

Robert Aitken -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1864 d.10/29/1951 (86)
Astronomer (m)
Misc: specialized in the study of double stars, of which he discovered more than 3,000.

🎨Henri Matisse -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1869 d.11/4/1954 (84)
Painter (m), Lithographer (m), French

Mbah Gotho -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1870 N.S. d.4/30/2017 N.S. (146)
Misc: Pop culture figure and alleged world record holder who is known for having claimed to have been the oldest person ever recorded.

🏆⚾Thomas H. Connolly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1870 d.8/28/1961 (90)
Hall of Famer, MLB Umpire, British
Misc: umpired for 50 years; the first baseball umpire elected to the HofF.

✍🎖⚖George Catlett Marshall -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1880 d.10/16/1959 (78)
Author (m), General, Statesman (m), Humanitarian (m)
Misc: Marshall Plan; WWII Army chief of staff 5-star

🏆🏁🏇Ben A. Jones -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1882 N.S. d.6/13/1961 N.S. (78)
Horse Trainer
Misc: Citation, Whirlaway

💰Elizabeth Arden -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1884 d.10/19/1966 (81)
Cosmetic Executive, Manufacturer, Canadian
Names/Places: RN:Florence Nightengale Graham

🎭Jason Robards Sr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1892 N.S. d.4/4/1963 N.S. (70)
Movie Actor
Names/Places: Jason Jr.'s father

🎭Pola Negri -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1894 d.8/1/1987 (92)
Movie Actress, German, Polish
Names/Places: RN:Apolina Mathias-Chalupec
Misc: silent screen vamp; b. 1-3-1897?

🏆🏒Chuck Gardiner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1904 d.6/13/1934 (29)
Hall of Famer, NHL Goaltender, Scottish
Misc: played 1927-1934
Sports Teams: Chicago Black Hawks (NHL)

⛪🎵Nathan Milstein -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1904 d.12/21/1992 (87)
Jewish, Violinist, Russian
Misc: concert virtuoso

🎭🎵Jule Styne -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1905 d.9/20/1994 (88)
Producer (m), Conductor/Composer, Songwriter, English
Names/Places: RN:Julius Kerwin Stein
Misc: composer whose brash Broadway musicals like "Gypsy" and "Funny Girl" showcased such stars as Ethel Merman and Barbra Streisand.

🏆⚽James "Jim" Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1908 d.11/9/1994 (85)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Jamaican, Scottish

✍🎖Simon Wiesenthal -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1908 d.9/20/2005 (96)
Writer (m), Hero (m), Austrian, Polish
Misc: Nazi Hunter

🎵🎷John Kirby -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1908 d.6/14/1952 (43)
Bassist, Bandleader, Jazz Musician
Names/Places: Maxine Sullivan's hubby

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🎵🎷Jonah Jones -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1909 d.4/30/2000 (90)
Singer, Jazz Trumpeter
Group Names: Cab Calloway

🎭Dick Kollmar -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1910 d.1/7/1971 (60)
Actor, TV Host, Game Show Host, Producer (m)
Names/Places: Dorothy Kilgallen's hubby

🎵Nino Rota -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1911 d.4/10/1979 (67)
Composer, Songwriter, Italian

🎖John Frost -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1912 d.5/21/1993 (80)
General, British

🎭🎵Pat Brady -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1914 d.2/27/1972 (57)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Bassist, Country Singer
Names/Places: RN:Robert Ellsworth O'Brady
Misc: Roy Rogers' comic sidekick
Group Names: Sons of the Pioneers

🎵Rose Carter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1914 d.5/13/1997 (82)
Soprano
Group Names: Chuck Wagon Gang

🏆⚽George Barr -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1915 d.4/11/2000 (84)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player
Misc: played fullback; 15 seasons on the ASL

🎭🎵Suzy Delair -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1917 N.S. d.3/15/2020 N.S. (102)
Vaudevillan, Actress, Comedienne, Dancer (m), Singer, French

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🏆Gunder Haegg -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1918 d.11/27/2004 (85)
Track and Field, Swedish
Misc: a multiple world record breaker of the 1940s

🎭Sally Gracie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1920 d.8/13/2001 (80)
Soap Actress
TV Shows: One Life To Live

🎭🎵Rex Allen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1920 d.12/17/1999 (78)
Movie Actor, Songwriter, Guitarist, Country Singer
Names/Places: b. in Wilcox, AZ; NN:Mr. Cowboy
Misc: Cowboy actor; Disney nature films narrator

🏆Vicki Draves -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1924 N.S. d.4/11/2010 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, American
Names/Places: RN: Victoria Manalo Draves
Misc: platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948)

✍🏆Candy Jones -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1925 d.1/18/1990 (64)
Writer (m), Model
Names/Places: RN:Jessica Wilcox

🏆🎾David Gray -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1927 d.9/6/1983 (55)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

🏆🏈Hugh McElhenny -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1928 N.S. d.6/17/2022 N.S. (93)
Hall of Famer, NFL Runningback, NFL Halfback
Misc: 6x Pro Bowl, 5x All-Pro; in the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: San Francisco 49ers (1952-1960), Minnesota Vikings (1961-1962), New York Giants (1963), Detroit Lions (1964)

🎵Ross Barbour -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1928 d.8/20/2011 (82)
Singer
Group Names: The Four Freshmen

🎵Ron Crotty -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1929 d.5/7/2015 N.S. (85)
Bassist
Names/Places: aka Ronald O'Crotty
Group Names: Dave Brubeck

🎭Constance Harper -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1930 N.S. d.1/16/2021 N.S. (90)
Actress
Misc: retired from acting in 1966
TV Shows: The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (as Connie Edwards)

🎭🎵Odetta -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1930 d.12/2/2008 (77)
Teacher (m), Actress, Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist, Blues Performer, Folk Performer
Names/Places: b. in Birmingham, Ala.; MLN:Holmes Felious Gordon

Bob Shaw -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1931 d.2/11/1996 (64)
Science Fiction Writer (m)

🎵Fred Carter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1933 d.7/16/2010 (76)
Music Producer, Singer/Guitarist, Country Performer
Misc: top rated sessionist

🏆🏌Michael Bonallack -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1934 N.S. d.9/26/2023 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, Golfer, English
Misc: one of the leading administrators in world golf in the late 20th century.

💰Sharon Disney-Lund -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1936 d.2/16/1993 (56)
Executive
Names/Places: Walt's daughter
Misc: Walt Disney Co. director

🎭Rosalind Cash -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1938 d.10/31/1995 (56)
TV/Movie/Stage/Soap Actress

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🎭Margaret Mason -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1940 d.3/26/1999 (58)
Actress
Movie Titles: The Manchurian Candidate

🎨✍🎭Tim Considine -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1940 N.S. d.3/3/2022 N.S. (81)
Photographer (m), Writer (m), Screen/Scriptwriter, TV Actor, TV Director (m)
Names/Places: Bob's nephew
Misc: automotive historian
TV Shows: My Three Sons (as Mike Douglas), The Mickey Mouse Club (drama segments: The Hardy Boys, Walt Disney Presents: Annette and "Spin and Marty" as Spin Evans)

⛪🎭🎵John Denver -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1943 d.10/12/1997 (53)
Protestant, Movie Actor, Songwriter, Guitarist, Country Singer
Names/Places: b. in Roswell, N.M.; RN:Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
Misc: once sang a song about Spiro Agnew
Group Names: Chad Mitchell Trio, soloist
Song Titles: Take Me Home Country Roads, Rocky Mountain High, Sunshine on My Shoulders, Annie's Song, Back Home Again, Thank God I'm a Country Boy, I'm Sorry, Calypso
Album Titles: Rocky Mountain Hugh, Back Home Again, Windsong, Spirit

🎵🎸Peter Quaife -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1943 N.S. d.6/24/2010 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Bassist, English
Misc: some say b. Dec 27 or Dec 23
Group Names: The Kinks

🎨⛪🎭🎵Donna Summer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1948 N.S. d.5/17/2012 N.S. (63)
Hall of Famer, Artist, Baptist, Movie Actress, Songwriter, Disco Singer
Names/Places: Bruce Sudano's wife, b. in Boston; RN:LaDonna Andrea Gaines; NN:The Queen of Disco
Misc: novelty song about her: Donna Summer On The Radio
Song Titles: Last Dance, Hot Stuff, Love To Love You Baby, Heaven Knows, I Feel Love, Bad Girls, MacArthur Park, No More Tears (Enough Is Enough with Barbra Streisand), On The Radio, Sunset People, The Wanderer, Dim All The Lights, She Works Hard for the Money, Love is in Control, Dinner With Gershwin, This Time I Know It's For Real
Album Titles: Live and More, Love to Love You Baby, I Remember Yesterday, Bad Girls, The Wanderer, She Works Hard for the Money
Movie Titles: Thank God It's Friday

🏆⚽Sandy Jardine -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1948 d.4/24/2014 (65)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish

🏆🏒René Robert -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1948 N.S. d.6/22/2021 N.S. (72)
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈Golden (John) Richards -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1950 N.S. d.2/23/2024 N.S. (73)
NFL Wide Receiver
Misc: Super Bowls X, XII
Sports Teams: Dallas Cowboys

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🎵Michael Hedges -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1953 d.12/2/1997 (43)
Guitarist
Misc: collaborated with Dweezil Zappa, Michael Manning, Crosby Stills and Nash

🏆🏈Dunstan Anderson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/31/1970 d.5/31/2004 N.S. (33)
NFL Defensive End

Pope Sylvester I -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/???? d.12/31/335
Religious Leader
Misc: pope 314-death

Thomas Erastus -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/7/1524 d.12/31/1583 (59)
Physician (m), Swiss

John Flamsted -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/19/1646 J-LD d.12/31/1719 J-LD (73)
Astronomer (m), English
Misc: the first astronomer of England

🎖Francis Lewis -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/21/1713 d.12/31/1802 (89)
Revolutionary (m), Welsh (Wales)
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer

George Mifflin Dallas -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1792 d.12/31/1864 (72)
Vice President (m)
Misc: 11th U.S. Vice President 1845-1849

🎨Gustave Courbet -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/10/1819 d.12/31/1877 (58)
Painter (m), French
Misc: realist painter (Funeral at Ornans, Demoiselles the la Seine)

Horatio Allen -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/10/1802 d.12/31/1889 (87)
Engineer (m)

⚛⛪Hannibal Goodwin -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/21/1822 d.12/31/1900 (78)
Inventor (m), Clergyman
Misc: flexible photographic film

Seth Carlo Chandler -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/16/1846 N.S. d.12/31/1913 N.S. (67)
Astronomer (m)
Misc: best known for his discovery (1884-85) of the Chandler Wobble, a movement in the Earth's axis of rotation that causes latitude to vary with a period of 14 months.

🎵Marie Van Zandt -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/8/1858 d.12/31/1919 (61)
Soprano, Opera Singer

🏆🏁Sir Malcolm Campbell -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/11/1885 d.12/31/1948 (63)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer, British
Misc: Grand Prix motor racing; the first boat racer to travel 5MPH and the first to travel 300 MPH in an automobile

🏆🥊Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/17/1914 N.S. d.12/31/1962 N.S. (48)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Mexican

🎭Carol Thurston -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/27/1923 d.12/31/1969 (46)
Actress
TV Shows: The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp (as Emma Clanton)

🎵Ray Henderson -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/1/1896 d.12/31/1970 (74)
Composer, Songwriter
Misc: of DeSylva, Brown, & Henderson songwriting team

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🎭Peter Duel -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/24/1940 d.12/31/1971 (31)
Actor
Names/Places: RLN:Deuel; he changed his last name spelling to Duel
TV Shows: Gidget (as John), Love on a Rooftop, Alias Smith & Jones (as Joshua Smith/Hannibal Hayes)

🏆⚾Roberto Walker Clemente -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/18/1934 d.12/31/1972 (38)
Hall of Famer, MLB Right Fielder, Puerto Rican
Names/Places: NN:Bob
Misc: NL MVP 1966, World Series MVP in 1971; 15x All-Star, 4x NL batting champion, won 12x Gold Glove; 3000 hits; Pirates #21 retired
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1955-1972)

🎭Nora Marlowe -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/5/1915 d.12/31/1977 (62)
Actress
TV Shows: The Governor & JJ, The Waltons (as Flossie Brimmer)

📰Paul Ackerman -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/18/1908 d.12/31/1977 (69)
Hall of Famer, Journalist
Misc: influential music journalist

🎭Raoul Walsh -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/11/1887 d.12/31/1980 (93)
Movie Actor, Movie Director (m)
Movie Titles: Thief of Baghdad, Battle Cry

🎵Robert Pete Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/14/1914 d.12/31/1980 (66)
Hall of Famer, Blues Performer

Marshall McLuhan -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/21/1911 d.12/31/1980 (69)
Writer (m), Professor (m), Canadian
Names/Places: FN:Herbert
Misc: Communications theorist; "The Medium Is The Message"

💰Irvin Westheimer -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/19/1879 d.12/31/1980 (101)
Philanthropist
Misc: the founder of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

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🎭Frank Link -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1937 d.12/31/1983 (46)
Comedian
TV Shows: Burns & Schreiber Hour

🎭Sam Spiegel -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/11/1901 d.12/31/1985 (84)
Movie Producer (m), Polish
Misc: some say b. 1904
Movie Titles: On The Waterfront, Bridge Over River Kwai

🎭🎵Ricky Nelson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/8/1940 N.S. d.12/31/1985 N.S. (45)
Hall of Famer, TV/Radio Actor, Music Producer, Composer, Singer/Guitarist, Country-Pop Performer
Names/Places: b. in Teaneck, NJ; Ozzie & Harriet's son, David's brother, Tracy's dad, Kris Harmon's husband; RN:Eric Hilliard Nelson
Song Titles: A Teenager's Romance, I'm Walkin', Be-Bop Baby, Stood Up, Believe What You Say, Poor Little Fool, Lonesome Town, Never Be Anyone Else But You, Travelin' Man, Hello Mary Lou, Teen Age Idol, It's Up To You, For You, Garden Party
Album Titles: Ricky, Ricky Nelson, Rick is 21, Garden Party
TV Shows: The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (as himself)

Gerhard Schroder -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/11/1910 d.12/31/1989 (79)
Politician (m)
Misc: Minister of foreign affairs & defense of West Germany

🏆🏈George Allen -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/29/1922 N.S. d.12/31/1990 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Football Announcer, NFL Coach, USFL Figure
Names/Places: b. in Detroit, MI
Misc: coached the L.A. Rams and Washington Redskins and the winningest for those two teams; 3rd best winning % (71.2) in the NFL; 1972 NFC Champ, 1984 USFL Western Conference Champ, 2x AP NFL Coach of the Year, 2x UPI NFL Coach of the Year
Sports Teams: Morningside College (NCAA), (1948-1950), Whittier College (NCAA), (1951-1956), Los Angeles Rams (1957), Chicago Bears (1958-1965), Los Angeles Rams (1966-1970), Washington Redskins (1971-1977), Chicago Blitz (USFL 1983), Arizona Wranglers (USFL 1984), Long Beach State (NCAA 1990)

🎭Bob Johnson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/4/1920 d.12/31/1993 (73)
Actor
TV Shows: Mission: Impossible (as the voice on tape)

🏆🏒Bill Cowley -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/12/1912 d.12/31/1993 (81)
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, Canadian
Misc: played 1934-1947
Sports Teams: Boston Bruins, St. Louis Eagles

💻Thomas Watson Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/8/1914 d.12/31/1993 (79)
Computer Company Executive
Names/Places: The IBM Corporation founder's son
Misc: IBM Corporation CEO

🎭Valerie Cossart -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/27/1907 d.12/31/1994 (87)
Movie Actress, English

🎭🏆🏈🥊Woody Strode -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/25/1914 d.12/31/1994 (80)
Movie Actor, NFL Player, Wrestler
Misc: some say b. Jul 28 and d. Jan 3 1995
Movie Titles: Spartacus

🏆🏒William Donald "Bill" Nyrop -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/23/1952 N.S. d.12/31/1995 N.S. (43)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, American
Misc: played 1974-1983
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars

🎭🎵Eduardo Hernández Moncada -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/24/1899 or 1/8/1910 d.12/31/1995 (96)
Actor, Producer (m), Composer, Pianist, Conductor, Portuguese
Names/Places: LN:Moncada

🎭David Sinclair -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/19/1934 d.12/31/1996 (62)
Actor

🎭Wesley Addy -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/4/1913 d.12/31/1996 (83)
Actor
Names/Places: Celeste Holm's hubby

Michael Lemoyne Kennedy -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/27/1958 d.12/31/1997 (39)
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Robert F.'s son

🎭Billie Dove -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/14/1903 d.12/31/1997 (94)
Actress
Names/Places: RN:Lillian Bohny

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🎵Floyd Cramer -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/27/1933 N.S. d.12/31/1997 N.S. (64)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Pianist, Country Singer
Misc: Top sessionist of Nashville such as Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry" hit records; d. Dec 30 or 31?

Oscar Scaggs -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/9/1977 d.12/31/1998 (21)
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Boz's son

Elliot Lee Richardson -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/20/1920 d.12/31/1999 (79)
Presidential Aide
Misc: Attorney General (1973)/Sec of Defense (1973)

🎭Jose Greco -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/23/1918 d.12/31/2000 (82)
Choreographer (m), Dancer (m), Italian

Alan Cranston -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/19/1914 d.12/31/2000 (86)
Senator (m)

🎭Eileen Heckart -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/29/1919 d.12/31/2001 (82)
Soap Actress, TV/Movie/Stage Actress
Names/Places: b. in Columbus, Ohio
TV Shows: Backstairs at the White House (as Eleanor), Out of the Blue (as Boss Angel), Trauma Center, Partners in Crime

🎵🎸Kevin Scott MacMichael -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/7/1951 d.12/31/2002 (51)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Rock and Roll Performer, Canadian
Group Names: Cutting Crew

🎵Jim McReynolds -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/13/1927 d.12/31/2002 (75)
Folk Singer/Guitarist, Bluegrass Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Jim & Jesse

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🎭Paula Raymond -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/23/1924 d.12/31/2003 (79)
Actress

🏆⚾Max Edward West -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1916 d.12/31/2003 (87)
MLB Player

📰Neil Strawser -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/16/1927 d.12/31/2005 (78)
Newscaster, Journalist

🎭Billy Booth -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/7/1949 d.12/31/2006 (57)
TV Actor
Names/Places: RFMN:William Allen
TV Shows: Dennis the Menace (as Tommy Anderson)

🎭Brad Sullivan -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/18/1931 d.12/31/2008 (77)
Actor
TV Shows: I'll Fly Away (as Zollicofer Weed)

Donald Westlake -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/12/1933 d.12/31/2008 (75)
Author (m)

🎭Bob Grant -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/14/1929 d.12/31/2013 (84)
Radio Talk Show Host

✍🎭James Avery -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/27/1948 d.12/31/2013 (65)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Actor
TV Shows: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (as Uncle Philip Banks)

🎵🎷Al Porcino -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/14/1925 d.12/31/2013 (88)
Trumpeter, Jazz Performer

🎭Edward Herrmann -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/21/1943 d.12/31/2014 (71)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor
TV Shows: Gilmore Girls (as Richard Gilmore)
Movie Titles: The Cat's Meow

🎭John Ronald Dennis -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/28/1925 d.12/31/2014 (89)
Actor, Choreographer (m), Dancer (m)

🎭Beth Howland -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/28/1941 d.12/31/2015 N.S. (74)
Actress
TV Shows: Alice (as Vera Louise Gorman)
Movie Titles: You Can't Take It With You, A Carribean Mystery

🎭Wayne Rogers -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/7/1933 N.S. d.12/31/2015 N.S. (82)
Actor
Names/Places: b. in Birmingham, Ala.
TV Shows: Stagecoach West, City of Angels, M*A*S*H (as Capt. John McIntyre), House Calls (as Dr. Charley Michaels), Chiefs

⛪🎵🎷Natalie Cole -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/6/1950 N.S. d.12/31/2015 N.S. (65)
Hall of Famer, Baptist, Songwriter, Pianist, Jazz Singer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: b. in Los Angeles; Nat King Cole's daughter
Song Titles: Everlasting Love, Pink Cadillac, Unforgettable...with Love

🏆🏁Marvin Panch -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/28/1926 d.12/31/2015 N.S. (89)
Auto Racer

🎭William Christopher -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/20/1932 d.12/31/2016 N.S. (84)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor
Names/Places: b. in Evanston, Ill
TV Shows: Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (as Pvt. Lester Hummel), M*A*S*H (as Father Francis Mulcahy), AfterMASH (as Father Francis Mulcahy)
Movie Titles: The Fortune Cookie, With Six You Get Eggroll

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✍🎵David Meltzer -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/17/1937 N.S. d.12/31/2016 N.S. (79)
Poet (m), Musician
Misc: was of The Beat Generation and The San Francisco Renaissance.

🎭Doreen Keogh -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/5/1926 N.S. d.12/31/2017 N.S. (91)
Actress, English

🎵🎸Ray Sawyer -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/1/1937 N.S. d.12/31/2018 N.S. (81)
Guitarist, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Song Titles: Sylvia's Mother, The Cover of Rolling Stone, Only Sixteen, Sharing The Night Together, When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman, Sexy Eyes
Album Titles: Doctor Hook, Sloppy Seconds

🎵🎸Dean Ford -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/5/1946 N.S. d.12/31/2018 N.S. (72)
Songwriter, Harmonicaist, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist, Scottish
Names/Places: RN:Thomas McAleese
Group Names: Marmalade

🎵🎷Urbie Green -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/8/1926 N.S. d.12/31/2018 N.S. (92)
Jazz Trombonist
Names/Places: RFN:Urban
Misc: played w/Cab Calloway

🏆⚽Thomas Henderson "Tommy" Docherty -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/24/1928 N.S. d.12/31/2020 N.S. (92)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Soccer Manager, Scottish
Names/Places: NN:The Doc

📰Maxine Cheshire -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/5/1930 N.S. d.12/31/2020 N.S. (90)
Journalist
Misc: reporter

Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/16/1932 N.S. d.12/31/2020 N.S. (88)
Governor (m), Presidential Aide, Lawyer (m)
Misc: 41st Governor of Pennsylvania 1979-1987; Attorney General 1988-93

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🎭Betty White -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/17/1922 N.S. d.12/31/2021 N.S. (99)
Hall of Famer, Actress, TV Hostess, Game Show Hostess, Panelist
Names/Places: b. in Oak Park, Ill.; Allen Ludden's widow
Misc: some say b. 1917 or 1924
TV Shows: Life with Elizabeth (as Elizabeth), Date with the Angels (as Vicki Angel), Jack Paar Show (semi regular), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (as Sue Ann Nivens), Liar's Club (panelist), Password (panelist), Match Game (panelist), Betty White Show (as Joyce Whitman), Mama's Family (as Ellen Jackson), The Golden Girls (as Rose Nylund), The Golden Palace (as Rose Nylund), Bob (as Sylvia Schmidt), Maybe This Time (as Shirley), Ladies Man (as Mitzi Stiles), Bold & The Beautiful (as Ann Douglas), Hot in Cleveland (as Elka Ostrovsky)

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/16/1927 N.S. d.12/31/2022 N.S. (95)
Pope, Theologian, German
Names/Places: RN: Joseph Ratzinger
Misc: became Pope on April 19, 2005, retired Feb 28, 2013

🎵Anita Pointer -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/23/1948 N.S. d.12/31/2022 N.S. (74)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Pointer Sisters

🎭Shecky Greene -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/8/1926 N.S. d.12/31/2023 N.S. (97)
Actor, Comedian
Names/Places: b. in Chicago; RN:Fred Sheldon Greenfield
TV Shows: Combat (as Pvt. Braddock)

🏆🏁Cale Yarborough -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/27/1939 N.S. d.12/31/2023 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: FN:William Caleb
Misc: 3-time NASCAR national champion (1976-78); 4-time winner of Daytona 500 (1968,77,83-84); Indianapolis 500

🎨🎭Aaaaa Aames -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.3/7/1987 N.S. or 11/21/1988 O.S. or 12/31/1989 N.S. d.2/14/2011 (2) or 2/13/2012
Hall of Famer, Artist, Illustrator (m), Painter (m), Sculptor (m), Actor, TV Actor, Movie Actor, Stage Actor, Radio Actor, Soap Actor, TV/Movie Actor, TV/Stage Actor, TV/Radio Actor
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U.S. Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2011, ✪ “Do They Know It's Christmas?” by Glee Cast peaked at number 92 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, ✪ “Dominick The Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)” by Lou Monte peaked at number 114 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1955, ✪ “Nuttin' For Christmas” by Joe Ward peaked at number 22 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1955, ✪ “Nuttin' For Christmas” by The Fontane Sisters peaked at number 36 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, ✪ “Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer” by David Seville And The Chipmunks peaked at number 21 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, ✪ “Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer” by The Melodeers peaked at number 71 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1955, ✪ “Sixteen Tons” by Johnny Desmond peaked at number 50 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, ✪ “Snoopy vs. The Red Baron” by The Royal Guardsmen peaked at number 2 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, ✪ “The Eggplant That Ate Chicago” by Dr. West's Medicine Show And Junk Band peaked at number 52 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, ✪ “There's Something On Your Mind” by Baby Ray peaked at number 69 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, “(I Know) I'm Losing You” by The Temptations peaked at number 8 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “4 Your Eyez Only” by J. Cole peaked at number 29 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)” by Bing Crosby peaked at number 45 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Baby What I Mean” by The Drifters peaked at number 62 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Bad Misunderstanding” by Critters peaked at number 55 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1994, “Blind Man” by Aerosmith peaked at number 48 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1955, “Burn The Candle” by Bill Haley And His Comets peaked at number 20 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Change” by J. Cole peaked at number 21 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Child Of God” by Bobby Darin peaked at number 95 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Doll House” by Donnie Brooks peaked at number 31 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Don't Forget About Us” by Mariah Carey peaked at number 1 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Déjà Vu” by J. Cole peaked at number 7 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, “East West” by Herman's Hermits peaked at number 27 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Fireman” by Lil Wayne peaked at number 32 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Foldin Clothes” by J. Cole peaked at number 30 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “For Whom The Bell Tolls” by J. Cole peaked at number 23 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Gloria's Theme” by Adam Wade peaked at number 74 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago” by The Yardbirds peaked at number 30 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Help Me, Girl” by Eric Burdon And The Animals peaked at number 29 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1994, “I Wanna Be Down” by Brandy peaked at number 6 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, “I'm A Believer” by The Monkees peaked at number 1 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “If It's Lovin' That You Want” by Rihanna peaked at number 36 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Immortal” by J. Cole peaked at number 11 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Kryptonite (I'm On It)” by Purple Ribbon All-Stars peaked at number 35 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Lotus Flower Bomb” by Wale Featuring Miguel peaked at number 38 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Many Tears Ago” by Connie Francis peaked at number 7 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right” by Billy Currington peaked at number 39 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Neighbors” by J. Cole peaked at number 13 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Perfidia” by The Ventures peaked at number 15 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “She's Mine Pt. 1” by J. Cole peaked at number 22 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “She's Mine Pt. 2” by J. Cole peaked at number 34 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Silent Night” by Bing Crosby peaked at number 54 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Single Girl” by Sandy Posey peaked at number 12 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Sleazy Remix 2.0 Get Sleazier” by Ke$ha Featuring Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, T.I. And André 3000 peaked at number 37 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1955, “Snowbound For Christmas” by The DeCastro Sisters peaked at number 84 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)” by Brook Benton peaked at number 93 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Stickwitu” by The Pussycat Dolls peaked at number 5 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Sugar Town” by Nancy Sinatra peaked at number 5 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Talk To Me Baby” by Annette With The Afterbeats peaked at number 92 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Ville Mentality” by J. Cole peaked at number 24 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1955, “White Christmas” by The Drifters peaked at number 80 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “You're Sixteen” by Johnny Burnette peaked at number 8 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

Canada Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1977, ✪ “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day)” by The Carpenters peaked at number 18 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2011, ✪ “Do They Know It's Christmas?” by Glee Cast peaked at number 85 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2011, ✪ “Hangover” by Taio Cruz Featuring Flo Rida peaked at number 13 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, ✪ “That's Life” by Frank Sinatra peaked at number 3 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, ✪ “Was Dog A Doughnut” by Cat Stevens peaked at number 79 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, “(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need” by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles peaked at number 12 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, “(I Know) I'm Losing You” by The Temptations peaked at number 21 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2016, “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars peaked at number 3 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, “A Symphony For Susan” by The Arbors peaked at number 31 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Blue Bayou” by Linda Ronstadt peaked at number 2 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Change” by J. Cole peaked at number 23 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Church Of The Poison Mind” by Culture Club peaked at number 5 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Cum On Feel The Noize” by Quiet Riot peaked at number 8 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Don't Ask My Neighbors” by The Emotions peaked at number 88 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Déjà Vu” by J. Cole peaked at number 7 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Hit Me Up” by Danny Fernandes Featuring Josh Ramsay And Belly peaked at number 22 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, “I'm A Believer” by The Monkees peaked at number 1 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Immortal” by J. Cole peaked at number 12 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, “In A Minute Or Two” by Dee And Yeomen peaked at number 35 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Isn't It Time” by The Babys peaked at number 8 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “It's So Easy” by Linda Ronstadt peaked at number 9 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, “La poupée qui fait non” by Les Sultans peaked at number 72 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Lonely Teenager” by Dion peaked at number 3 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Love Is A Battlefield” by Pat Benatar peaked at number 2 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Marry The Night” by Lady Gaga peaked at number 11 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Mercy, Mr. Percy” by Little Caesar And The Consuls peaked at number 38 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Money” by Junior Walker And The All Stars peaked at number 36 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “My Way” by Elvis Presley peaked at number 32 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Neighbors” by J. Cole peaked at number 17 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Once Upon A Time” by Black Light Orchestra peaked at number 78 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Rubber Ball” by Bobby Vee peaked at number 5 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Run, Run, Look And See” by Brian Hyland peaked at number 30 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Rush Rush” by Debbie Harry peaked at number 42 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Sad Eyes” by Brooklyn Dreams peaked at number 67 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “She's Not There” by Santana peaked at number 21 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Stone Cold Sober” by Crawler peaked at number 68 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Synchronicity II” by The Police peaked at number 21 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Whistle Down The Wind” by Nick Heyward peaked at number 47 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1977, “You Make Lovin' Fun” by Fleetwood Mac peaked at number 7 on the Canada pop singles chart.

U.K. Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2005, ✪ “(Is This The Way To) Amarillo? (Santa's)” by Santa peaked at number 30 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2011, ✪ “Dominick The Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)” by Lou Monte peaked at number 3 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “9AM (The Comfort Zone)” by Londonbeat peaked at number 19 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Alone At Last” by Jackie Wilson peaked at number 50 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1955, “Arrivederci Darling” by Anne Shelton peaked at number 17 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Be Without You” by Mary J. Blige peaked at number 32 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Blue Angel” by Roy Orbison peaked at number 11 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Blue-Eyed Boy” by Al Saxon peaked at number 48 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1955, “Bluebell Polka” by Jimmy Shand Band peaked at number 20 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again)” by Status Quo peaked at number 5 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Driving Home For Christmas” by Stacey Solomon peaked at number 27 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Evening Falls...” by Enya peaked at number 20 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Forever Yours” by Alex Day peaked at number 4 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Guerny Slade” by Max Harris peaked at number 12 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1994, “Heartbeat” by Heartbeat Country peaked at number 75 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Human” by Rag'n'Bone Man peaked at number 2 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “I Like Girls” by Hound Dogs peaked at number 26 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “It's Party Time Again” by George Van Dusen peaked at number 43 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “John Kettley (Is A Weatherman)” by A Tribe Of Toffs peaked at number 21 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Johnny Come Lately” by Steve Earle peaked at number 75 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1955, “Join In And Sing Again” by Johnston Brothers And George Chisholm Sour-Notesix peaked at number 9 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Last Christmas” by Cast Of The Only Way Is Essex peaked at number 33 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1994, “Let The Healing Begin” by Joe Cocker peaked at number 32 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Little White Berry” by Roy Castle peaked at number 40 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Lonely Pup” by Adam Faith peaked at number 4 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Mary's Boy Child (Megamix)” by Boney M. peaked at number 52 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Milord” by Edith Piaf peaked at number 24 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Never On Sunday” by Makadopoulos And His Greek Serenaders peaked at number 36 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Onward Christian Soldiers” by Harry Simeone Chorale peaked at number 35 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” by Annie Lennox And Al Green peaked at number 28 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “See The Day” by Girls Aloud peaked at number 9 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Talk” by Coldplay peaked at number 10 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Tears In Heaven” by Choirboys peaked at number 22 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “That's My Goal” by Shayne Ward peaked at number 1 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Thinking About Your Body” by Bobby McFerrin peaked at number 46 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1955, “Tina Marie” by Perry Como peaked at number 24 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Touch” by Little Mix peaked at number 4 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1988, “True Love” by Shakin' Stevens peaked at number 23 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Under The Tree” by Water Babies peaked at number 27 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Virgin Mary” by Lonnie Donegan peaked at number 27 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1994, “Whatever” by Oasis peaked at number 3 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Wherever You Are” by Military Wives Featuring Gareth Malone peaked at number 1 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

Australian Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1944, ✪ “Cow-Cow Boogie (Cuma-Ti-Yi-Yi-Ay)” by The Ink Spots And Ella Fitzgerald peaked at number 2 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1948, ✪ “He's His Own Grandpa” by Phil Harris peaked at number 16 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1966, ✪ “Mellow Yellow” by Donovan peaked at number 8 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1946, ✪ “Sioux City Sue” by Bing Crosby And The Jesters or Kate Smith peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1960, ✪ “Six White Boomers (Christmas Song)” by Rolf Harris peaked at number 12 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1942, ✪ “The Booglie Wooglie Piggy” by The Andrews Sisters or Glenn Miller And His Orchestra With Tex Beneke And The Modernaires peaked at number 20 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1948, ✪ “Too Fat Polka” by Arthur Godfrey or The Andrews Sisters peaked at number 3 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1960, ✪ “You Talk Too Much” by Joe Jones peaked at number 6 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1945, “(Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral) That's An Irish Lullaby” by Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 2016, “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars peaked at number 3 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1944, “A Journey To A Star” by Judy Garland peaked at number 10 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1944, “A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening” by The Ink Spots or Frank Sinatra peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1948, “A Tree In The Meadow” by The Joe Loss Orchestra And Howard Jones or Dorothy Squires peaked at number 4 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1946, “All Through The Day” by Bing Crosby or Perry Como peaked at number 4 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Angelo / All Night” by Brotherhood Of Man peaked at number 23 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1960, “Are You Lonesome Tonight? / I Gotta Know” by Elvis Presley peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1944, “At Last” by Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Featuring Ray Eberle peaked at number 5 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1940, “Billy” by Orrin Tucker And Bonnie Baker peaked at number 20 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1947, “Christmas Island” by The Andrews Sisters peaked at number 9 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Count On Me” by Bruno Mars peaked at number 19 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1943, “Darling” by The Joe Loss Orchestra or Carroll Gibbons And The Savoy Horel Orpheans peaked at number 9 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1942, “Deep In The Heart Of Texas” by Gene Autry or Horace Heidt And His Musical Knights With Vocals By Band Ensemble peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1944, “Did Anyone Call?” by The Mills Brothers peaked at number 13 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Easy / Can't Let You Tease Me” by The Commodores peaked at number 95 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Float On / Everything Happens For A Reason” by The Floaters peaked at number 16 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1940, “Fools Rush In” by Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra Featuring Frank Sinatra or Tony Martin peaked at number 16 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Friday On My Mind / Made My Bed: Gonna Lie In It” by The Easybeats peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Hard Times / We're Waiting” by Boz Scaggs peaked at number 40 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1947, “Heartaches” by Harry James And Morton Morgan or Ted Weems And Elmo Tanner peaked at number 14 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1955, “Hummingbird” by Frankie Laine or Les Paul And Mary Ford peaked at number 4 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1942, “I Don't Want To Walk Without You” by Kate Smith or Tommy Tucker peaked at number 2 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1943, “I Had The Craziest Dream” by Harry James And His Music Makers Featuring Helen Forrest or Vera Lynn peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1941, “I Shall Be Waiting” by Vera Lynn peaked at number 15 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1941, “I'm Spending Christmas With The Old Folks” by Vera Lynn peaked at number 8 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1944, “It Could Happen To You” by Bing Crosby peaked at number 4 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1941, “It's A Lovely Day” by Vera Lynn or Kate Smith peaked at number 3 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1946, “It's Been A Long, Long Time” by Bing Crosby And The Les Paul Trio or Harry James And His Music Makers Featuring Kitty Kallen peaked at number 2 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Jesus Of Suburbia” by Green Day peaked at number 24 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1943, “Juke Box Saturday Night” by Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Featuring Tex Beneke And The Modernaires With Marion Hutton peaked at number 13 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Just Hold On” by Steve Aoki And Louis Tomlinson peaked at number 20 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Lady Blue / Let It Go” by Rockwell T. James peaked at number 79 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1949, “Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)” by Burl Ives or Dinah Shore peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1955, “Love Me Or Leave Me” by Sammy Davis, Jr. peaked at number 12 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1941, “Memories Live Longer Than Dreams” by Vera Lynn peaked at number 13 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1947, “My Adobe Hacienda” by Billy Williams And The Pecos River Roques peaked at number 16 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1947, “My Defences Are Down” by Ray Middleton peaked at number 4 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1940, “Playmates” by Dick Robertson peaked at number 12 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1942, “Rose O'Day (The Filla-ga-dusha Song)” by Flanagan And Allen or Kate Smith peaked at number 16 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1945, “September Song” by Bing Crosby peaked at number 13 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1944, “Shoo-Shoo-Shoo, Baby” by The Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra peaked at number 6 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Show Me The Way To The Jungle / You Gonna Rock And Roll” by Leon Berger peaked at number 88 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin') / Singles” by Mike Williams (AUS) peaked at number 80 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1944, “Sweet Eloise” by Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Featuring Ray Eberle And The Modernaires peaked at number 12 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1945, “The Day After Forever” by Bing Crosby peaked at number 6 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1940, “The Singing Hills” by Bing Crosby peaked at number 2 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1940, “There's A Boy Coming Home On Leave” by Ambrose or Flanagan And Allen peaked at number 3 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1945, “Together” by Dick Haymes And Helen Forrest With Victor Young And His Orchestra or The Joe Loss Orchestra peaked at number 5 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Turn To Stone / Mister Kingdom” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at number 17 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1946, “Under The Willow Tree” by Dorothy Squires peaked at number 15 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1948, “When You Were Sweet Sixteen” by Perry Como or Al Jolson peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Where The Action Is / Down On My Knees” by John Paul Young peaked at number 33 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1946, “Whose Dream Are You” by Bing Crosby peaked at number 20 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1941, “Wishing (Will Make It So)” by Vera Lynn peaked at number 16 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1948, “You Can't Be True, Dear” by Ken Griffin And Jerry Wayne peaked at number 2 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1977, “You Make Lovin' Fun / Gold Dust Woman” by Fleetwood Mac peaked at number 65 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1940, “You'd Be Surprised” by Orrin Tucker And Bonnie Baker peaked at number 6 on the Australian pop singles chart.

New Zealand Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2016, ✪ “Summer Wonderland” by Ronan Keating peaked at number 14 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 2016, “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars peaked at number 1 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Sexy And I Know It” by LMFAO peaked at number 1 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Versace On The Floor” by Bruno Mars peaked at number 27 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

Netherlands Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1983, “2000 Miles” by The Pretenders peaked at number 13 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2016, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey peaked at number 1 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Breakdancing” by Electric Boogie Men peaked at number 30 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Dancin'” by The Crown Heights Affair peaked at number 25 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Dead End Street” by The Kinks peaked at number 4 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Friday On My Mind” by The Easybeats peaked at number 1 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1977, “From Here To Eternity” by Giorgio Moroder peaked at number 22 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1966, “Green, Green Grass Of Home” by Tom Jones peaked at number 2 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Hearts Are Trump” by Trio peaked at number 36 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Hee Amsterdam” by Drukwerk peaked at number 9 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Het is een feit” by Broederliefde / Emms peaked at number 2 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Ho ho ho” by Katja And De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig peaked at number 25 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Ik droom van een gelukkig kerstfeest” by De Havenzangers peaked at number 17 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Jamie” by Mistral peaked at number 7 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Nothing Else Matters” by Lucie Silvas peaked at number 13 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Nova Zembla” by Wiegel Meirmans Snitker peaked at number 6 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Ode To The Bouncer” by Studio Killers peaked at number 1 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Reggae Night” by Jimmy Cliff peaked at number 6 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1977, “The Clown” by BZN peaked at number 5 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2011, “The Lost Boy” by Greg Holden peaked at number 2 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Why” by Randy Crawford peaked at number 49 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1983, “You Are” by Dolly Parton peaked at number 1 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2011, “You're All I Want For Christmas” by Caro Emerald And Brook Benton peaked at number 26 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Young, Wild And Free” by Snoop Dogg Featuring Wiz Khalifa And Bruno Mars peaked at number 11 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

Sweden Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2011, ✪ “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” by Michael Bublé peaked at number 43 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 1994, “About A Girl [MTV Unplugged Version]” by Nirvana peaked at number 20 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Balla da-li” by Andreas Da Man peaked at number 2 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Christmas Song (Ding Dong)” by Günther And The Sunshine Girls peaked at number 27 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 1994, “Circle Of Life” by Elton John peaked at number 3 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Han jobbar i affär” by Lena Philipsson peaked at number 9 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 2016, “I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)” by ZAYN Featuring Taylor Swift peaked at number 1 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Jag drömmer om en jul hemma” by Lili And Susie / Hot Lips Big Band peaked at number 20 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Jul hos mange” by Mange Makers peaked at number 26 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Julskinkan har rymt” by Werner And Werner peaked at number 5 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Mange bjuder” by Mange Makers peaked at number 2 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 1977, “Unlimited Citations (Non-Stop Beatles Disco)” by Café Crème peaked at number 18 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Vingar” by Mikael Rickfors peaked at number 1 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 2005, “You Raise Me Up” by Westlife peaked at number 7 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

Austria Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1983, “Come Back And Stay” by Paul Young peaked at number 3 on the Austria pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Islands In The Stream” by Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton peaked at number 1 on the Austria pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Un'estate con te” by Toto Cutugno peaked at number 10 on the Austria pop singles chart.

France Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1988, “Attention danger!” by Dorothée peaked at number 27 on the France pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Goodbye My Lover” by James Blunt peaked at number 6 on the France pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Gym Tonic” by DJ Tonic peaked at number 29 on the France pop singles chart.

In 1988, “Jour de neige” by Elsa peaked at number 2 on the France pop singles chart.

In 1994, “Living In Danger” by Ace Of Base peaked at number 36 on the France pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Sexy And I Know It” by LMFAO peaked at number 3 on the France pop singles chart.

In 1988, “The Dead Heart” by Midnight Oil peaked at number 19 on the France pop singles chart.

In 2005, “À bicyclette” by Star Academy 5 peaked at number 7 on the France pop singles chart.

Norway Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2011, “All I Want For Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)” by Justin Bieber Featuring Mariah Carey peaked at number 2 on the Norway pop singles chart.

Switzerland Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2005, “Advertising Space” by Robbie Williams peaked at number 9 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Alone” by Alan Walker peaked at number 2 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Cry Just A Little Bit” by Shakin' Stevens peaked at number 19 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Dancing In The Dark” by Kim Wilde peaked at number 9 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Lick It Up” by KISS peaked at number 24 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Mon plus beau Noël” by Johnny Hallyday peaked at number 14 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Petit Papa Noël” by Pinocchio And Marilou peaked at number 23 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 1983, “Sweet Surrender” by Rod Stewart peaked at number 21 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

Italy Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2011, “F*** With You” by Bob Sinclar Featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor And Gilbere Forte peaked at number 7 on the Italy pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Push The Button” by Sugababes peaked at number 11 on the Italy pop singles chart.

Finland Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2005, “A Pain That I'm Used To” by Depeche Mode peaked at number 15 on the Finland pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Christmas Suicide” by Hellbox peaked at number 5 on the Finland pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Loistat pimeäs” by Mikael Gabriel peaked at number 1 on the Finland pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Someone Like You” by Adele peaked at number 1 on the Finland pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Talk” by Coldplay peaked at number 18 on the Finland pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Walking With No One” by End Of You peaked at number 17 on the Finland pop singles chart.

Spain Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2005, “Who Do You Love?” by Strazz peaked at number 4 on the Spain pop singles chart.

Denmark Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2011, ✪ “Hangover” by Taio Cruz Featuring Flo Rida peaked at number 15 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Amnesty Unplugged” by Various Artists peaked at number 3 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

In 2011, “En anden” by Wafande Featuring Xander peaked at number 19 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Ked af det” by Gulddreng peaked at number 1 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Kranalarm” by Jesu Brødre And ADHD peaked at number 8 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

In 2016, “Lille Store Verden” by Rasmus Seebach peaked at number 10 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

In 2011, “Millionær” by Rasmus Seebach Featuring Ankerstjerne peaked at number 2 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

In 2005, “Talk” by Coldplay peaked at number 14 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

Related Events on This Date

In 1759, Arthur Guinness founded his famous brewery at Saint Jamesʹs Gate in Dublin.

In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an enabling act paving the way for Virginiaʹs western counties to become the state of West Virginia, which took place in June 1863.

In 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light by illuminating some 40 bulbs at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

In 1897, At the age of 38, Charles H. Ebbets gains controlling interest of the Dodgers with an eighty percent share of the Brooklyn team. Under his ownership, which will last until his death in 1925, the team will post a mediocre 1914-2088 (.478) record but will win four National League Championships during the next 27 seasons.

In 1897, Brooklyn, New York, spent its last day as a separate entity before becoming part of New York City.

In 1904, New Yorkʹs Times Square saw its first New Yearʹs Eve celebration, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance.

In 1909, The Manhattan Bridge, spanning the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, was officially opened to vehicular traffic by New York City Mayor George B. McClellan Jr. on his last day in office.

In 1911, Marie Curie received her second Nobel prize for her work on radioactive elements.

In 1923, Singer Eddie Cantor opened in the lead role of “Kid Boots”. Broadway critics called the production, “A smash musical hit!” Eddie made several of the songs from that show into smash hits also, like, “Alabamy Bound” and “If You Knew Susie”. Three years later, “If You Knew Susie” became the title song for a movie starring Cantor.

In 1923, The BBC broadcast the chimes of Big Ben from the tower of the British parliament for the first time.

In 1924, Walt Disney signs a contract with Charles Mintz to produce 18 Alice comedies at $1,800 each, plus a share in the profits.

In 1929, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played “Auld Lang Syne” as a New Yearʹs Eve song for the first time on this night in 1929. Lombardoʹs famed orchestra played at the Hotel Roosevelt Grill in New York City to usher in the new year. “Auld Lang Syne” had been the bandʹs theme song long before 1929. This night was the start of a New Yearʹs Eve tradition.

In 1929, The Silly Symphony film, “The Skeleton Dance” is shows as a sneak preview at Hollywoodʹs Carthay Circle Theater.

In 1931, Rouben Mamoulianʹs “Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” starring Frederic March and Miriam Hopkins opened at the Rivoli. It was remade in 1941 with Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman.

In 1935, A patent was issued for the game of Monopoly by the Parker Brothers for Charles Darrow of Pennsylvania.

In 1948, Looking for inexpensive programming to fill the time slots opposite megastars like Milton Berle, CBS airs “The Johns Hopkins Science Review,” a science show with lessons conducted by Johns Hopkins University faculty. The show will move on to the DuMont network in 1950.

In 1955, In the Warner Brothers cartoon “One Froggy Evening”, the cornerstone is laid for J.C. Wilber building among the items left inside the cornerstone is a frog (officially named Michigan J.) that seems to enjoy singing ragtime…

In 1955, On the cover of TV Guide: “Cleo the talking dog of Peopleʹs Choice”. Other Articles: Herb Shriner, Lassie

In 1955, R.C., “Burn That Candle” by Bill Haley and His Comets peaked at number ten on the pop singles chart.

In 1955, R.C., “Nuttin For Xmas” by Joe Ward peaked at #20 on the pop singles chart.

In 1955, R.C., “Nuttin' For Christmas” by Art Mooney and Barry Gordon peaked at number six on the pop singles chart.

In 1955, R.C., “Nuttin' For Christmas” by Fontane Sisters peaked at #36 on the pop singles chart.

In 1955, R.C., “White Chirstmas” by The Drifters peaked at #80 on the pop singles chart.

In 1960, R.C., “Mister Livingston” by Larry Verne peaked at #75 on the pop singles chart.

In 1960, R.C., “The Puppet Song” by Frankie Avalon peaked at #56 on the pop singles chart.

In 1960, R.C., “Twistin' Bells” by Santo and Johnny peaked at #49 on the pop singles chart.

In 1961, Paul Hornung, on leave from the Army, scores 19 points to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 37-0 win over the New York Giants for their seventh NFL championship. Green Bayʹs Bart Starr throws three touchdown passes in the first title game ever played in Green Bay.

In 1962, “The Match Game (the original version)” TV Game Show, debut on NBC with host Gene Rayburn. Long running 'fill in the blank' game show hosted by Gene Rayburn starts a seven year run in NBCʹs daytime lineup (and would then be successfully revived by CBS in a more comedy-based version during the 70s).

In 1963, Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio (runs 11 years).

In 1965, The Beatles single “I Feel Fine” and album, “Beatles '65” are certified gold.

In 1966, HITBOUND: NEW ON THE CHARTS BUCKINGHAMS with “KIND OF A DRAG”…and “GIMME SOME LOVIN'” from the SPENCER DAVIS GROUP

In 1966, Ogden Phippsʹ Buckpasser, trained by Eddie Neloy, won the 13th consecutive race of his three-year-old season after taking the Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park. He was voted Horse of the Year and also took top three-year-old and handicap horse honors for 1966.

In 1966, Pirate Radio 390 (Radio Invicata) resumed operations somewhere off the English coast.

In 1966, R.C., “(I Know) Iʹm Losing You” by The Temptations peaked at number eight on the pop singles chart.

In 1966, R.C., “Iʹm A Believer” by The Monkees peaked at number one on the pop singles chart and stayed there for seven weeks.

In 1966, R.C., “Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron” by The Royal Guardsmen peaked at number two on the pop singles chart.

In 1966, R.C., “Sugar Town” by Nancy Sinatra peaked at number five on the pop singles chart.

In 1966, R.C., “The Eggplant That Ate Chicago” by Doctor Westʹs Medicine Show and Junk Band peaked at #52 on the pop singles chart.

In 1966, R.C., “Thereʹs Something On Your Mind” by Baby Ray peaked at #69 on the pop singles chart.

In 1966, The Buckinghamsʹ “Kind Of A Drag” and the Spencer Davis Groupʹs “Gimme Some Loving” were released.

In 1967, ED SULLIVAN SHOW Musical guests: JAY and THE TECHNIQUES (who received their gold record for “APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE” live on the show) and comic GEORGE KIRBY (who Jay Proctor recalled telling him there was “nothing to be nervous about,” breaking the ice backstage).

In 1967, How cold was it? When the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers met at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the championship of the National Football League, the temperature was 14 degrees below zero (a steady 14-mph wind created windchills of -46·). But if the Cowboys were bothered by the cold, you couldnʹt tell from the way they were playing. A 50-yard option pass from halfback Dan Reeves to Lance Rentzel put them ahead 17-14, with just five minutes to play. Packers quarterback Bart Starr responded with a long drive that took his team to the Dallas one-yard line. There were 13 seconds left, and Green Bay had no more time-outs. Packers coach Vince Lombardi had already decided not to attempt a tying field goal. Overtime was unthinkable in this bitter cold. No, this game would come down to one last play. With each exhalation creating clouds around their helmets, the players pawed at the frozen ground, trying to gain purchase for their cleats. Everyone on the planet knew Starr would try to run behind right guard Jerry Kramer. The lineman got just enough traction to nudge back Dallasʹs Jethro Pugh, and Starr, slipping in behind him, eked out what remains to this day the most famous TD in NFL history.

In 1968, Russiaʹs TU-144 supersonic airliner made its first flight, several months ahead of the Anglo-French Concorde which it closely resembled.

In 1970, Congress authorizes the Eisenhower dollar coin.

In 1971, In a Brady Bunch episode called “The Teeter-Totter Caper”, Bobby and Cindy try to prove their importance by setting a world record, the youngest Bradys, tired of being told they cannot participate because of their age, decide to try to set a new teeter-totter record when they see two college boys attempt it on television.

In 1972, The last Sunday color comic strip of “Uncle Remus” is published.

In 1972, “Dick Clarkʹs Rockin' New Yearʹs Eve” first aired on ABC and became an annual tradition of counting down until the next year arrives. First Up: from the Queen Mary In Long Beach, California. Three Dog Night (“Celebrate”, “Mama Told Me Not To Come”, “OId Fashioned Love Song”, “Black And White”, “Joy To The World”), Helen Reddy (“I Am Woman”), Al Green (“Letʹs Stay Together”), Billy Preston (“Outa-Space”).

In 1972, “The Sandy Duncan Show”, TV Comedy; last aired on CBS.

In 1974, In the latest episode of the rock opera, As Fleetwood Mac Turns, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac.

In 1974, Popular Electronics displays Altair 8800 computer.

In 1975, The classic NBC peacock logo was used for the last time. It was replaced with a letter “N”. It will later be brought back with a variety of other colorful peacocks.

In 1975, “Bay City Rollers” album by Bay City Rollers was certified Gold by the RIAA

In 1975, “On Location”, series of special comics, debut on HBO. First up: comic Robert Klein.

In 1976, NBC aired the final episode of the Another World spin-off Somerset after a six year run. The show was canceled to make room for another P&G soap, Lovers & Friends.

In 1976, THE CARS DEBUT CONCERT They make their first public appearance at a New Yearʹs Eve show at PEASE AIR FORCE BASE in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (not far from their home in Boston)

In 1976, TVʹS MIDNIGHT SPECIAL--Host Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (“December 1963”, “Swearin' To God”, a medley of their 60s hits), BTO (“Roll On Down The Highway”), K.C. and The Sunshine Band (“Shake Your Booty”, “Get Down Tonight”), Donna Summer (“Love To Love You Baby”).

In 1976, “50 Grand Slam”, TV Game Show; last aired on NBC.

In 1977, Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" spent its fifth week at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It would be the last song to spend that long atop the chart until 1990's "Love Without End, Amen" by George Strait.

In 1978, After 556 concerts, the Winterland Theater in San Francisco closed to rock concerts after a performance by the Grateful Dead and the Blues Brothers.

In 1978, Bauhaus gave its debut performance in Wellingborough, England.

In 1978, While at a New Yearʹs Eve party at Ted Templemanʹs house, Edward noodles around on an acoustic guitar. Templeman hears him and suggests he write an instrumental on it for the upcoming “Van Halen II,” which the band had begun recording on December 10th.

In 1979, The Jefferson Starshipʹs New Yearʹs Eve concert at Xʹs night club in San Francisco is broadcast over radio to much of the Western world.

In 1979, TV Guide Listing: 11:30 p.m./ET “New Yearʹs Rockin' Eve 1979” (ABC): Special: Rollin' out the old year and rockin' in the new. Hosts Erin Moran and John Schneider are joined by Blondie, Chic, Barry Manilow, the Oak Ridge Boys and the Village People. Dick Clark covers the countdown to midnight in segments that are telecast live from Times Square in New York City. (Live and tape; 90 min.)

In 1980, On Another World, as the party guests counted down to the New Year, an intoxicated Pat Randolph (Beverly Penberthy) collapsed just as Philip Lyons (Robert Gentry) proposed. The Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight made his first appearance as Leigh Hobson.

In 1981, Headline News, aka CNN2, cable network debuts.

In 1982, CBS Mystery Theater aired its final episode on radio after eight years.

In 1982, NBC aired the final episode of daytime soap opera Texas after two years on the air. The show was a spin-off of Another World with Iris (Beverlee McKinsey) moving to Houston. She left the show a year later when it became "Texas: The New Generation."

In 1982, NBC aired the final episode of daytime soap opera The Doctors, ending a run of 5,280 episodes that began on April 1, 1963.

In 1982, NBC radio cancels almost all of its network daily features.

In 1983, On Days of our Lives, Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) and Hope Williams (Kristian Alfonso) began to make love after her 18th birthday party.

In 1983, The court-ordered breakup of the American Telephone and Telegraph company took effect at midnight.

In 1983, Van Halenʹs “1984” album was released with the singles “Jump”, “Iʹll Wait”, “Panama”, and “Hot for Teacher”.

In 1984, ESPN debuts in Hawaii and becomes available in all 50 states

In 1984, Mike Farrell and Shelley Fabares got married.

In 1984, The nationʹs first mandatory seat belt law went into effect in New York state at midnight.

In 1985, Over 54,500 people played kazoos in downtown Rochester, New York, on this day. The assembled multitude played, “A Bicycle Built for Two”. Any idea why? Well, they felt it was appropriate for the last day of the year — and it got the crowd listed in the Guiness Book of World Records for 'The Most Kazoo-ers'. Now, thereʹs an honor to put on the job resume…

In 1985, Rick Nelson dies in a plane crash outside of DeKalb, Texas. A TV star on “The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet,” he crossed between pop and country with his 1950s rockabilly-influenced recordings, including “Stood Up” and “Poor Little Fool”

In 1985, Today in Days of Our Lives History: Eugene and Calliope Bradford anniversary

In 1986, “Weird Al” Yankovic gave a live performance at the Manhattan Center in New York, New York, fronting a house band for MTV Neroʹs Eve party.

In 1988, Mario Lemieux becomes the first NHL player to score goals in five ways during the same game. Lemieux scores at even strength, on the power play, shorthanded, on a penalty shot and into an empty net. The five goals carry the Pittsburgh Penguins to an 8-6 victory against the New Jersey Devils.

In 1988, “Simon and Simon”, TV Crime Drama; last aired on CBS.

In 1988, “The Fog Bowl” In the second half of the NFC divisional playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears, so much fog rolled onto Soldier Field that neither the CBS announcers nor the TV viewers could see anything but hazy shadows. CBS analyst Terry Bradshaw made this call: “[Thomas Sanders] goes right… and out of sight.”

In 1989, Sam Behrens and Shari Belafonte Harper wed.

In 1990, The Sci-Fi Channel/Network is scheduled to began transmitting, but with only about 1.5 million subscribers, itʹs unable to get off the launch pad. The channel would need five and seven million subscribers (or about 10% of the U.S. subscription base) to survive financially, so while the logo is designed, and satellite space has been reserved, the channel wonʹt officially launch until September 24, 1992, (with a showing of “Star Wars”) after favorable cable industry legislation has been passed by Congress.

In 1991, Gilbert OʹSullivan won his lawsuit against rapper Biz Markie for using a sample of his song “Alone Again (Naturally)” for Markieʹs song “Alone Again.” The case changed the rules of sampling by requiring that all samples be cleared before releasing them on another record.

In 1991, The Soviet Union dies.

In 1992, On Bold and the Beautiful, Brooke gave birth to Bridget.

In 1992, The nation of Czechoslovakia was formally dissolved; preparations were made for the country to be divided into the republic of Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

In 1993, Today in Late Show w/ Letterman History: On a special New Yearʹs Eve broadcast, Calvert DeForest greets the New Year by bursting out of a large cake dressed as Baby New Year.

In 1994, on All My Children, Erica remarried Dimwitri, er, I mean Dimitri. Sorry. My bad.

In 1994, R.C., “The Santa Claus Boogie” by The Tractors peaked at #91 on the pop singles chart.

In 1995, Andy Richter and the denizens of NBCʹs “Friday Night” usher in the New Year live from Times Square for NBC. Well, at least it wasnʹt pretaped months earlier like some other show…

In 1995, The Great American Country TV channel was launched with Garth Brooks' video "The Thunder Rolls" as the first video.

In 1995, The syndicated comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes,” created by Bill Watterson, came to an end after a ten-year run.

In 1996, Paul McCartney became the first Beatle to be knighted.

In 1996, “Wannabe” single by Spice Girls was released. the great Luke Ski parodied it into “Wanna Be a Slayer” in 2002.

In 1996, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and a group he parodied “Lump” into “Gump”, The Presidents of the United States of America, appeared on “Dick Clarkʹs 25th Rockin' New Years Eve” special on ABC-TV.

In 1997, In an attempt to nudge its Microsoft Network into a more competitive position, Microsoft announced the purchase of Hotmail, the free Web-based e-mail service.

In 1997, Intel cuts price of Pentium II-233 MHz from $401 to $268.

In 1997, on Bold and the Beautiful, Jacob Young made his daytime debut as Rick Forrester.

In 1997, “Men in Black” star Will Smith married actress Jada Pinkett in a New Yearʹs Eve ceremony in Baltimore.

In 1999, ABC 2000 celebrated New Yearʹs Day for almost 24 hours covering the worldʹs New Years Eve celebrations as each of the time zones rang in the year 2000. Well, that had to be the most uneventful 24 hours of “event TV” ever. And wasnʹt it wonderful? No terrorist attacks, no power failures, no airplane or computer crashes. Instead, New Yearʹs Eve offered a day of celebratory TV. It was a grand party, and there was no better host than ABC, led by a relaxed, appealingly avuncular and emotional Peter Jennings.Though cableʹs 24-hour newscasts all offered coverage, Jennings and ABC best captured the shifting mood of the day. At first, as he waited to see whether problems would arise, Jennings exuded caution and a bit of uncertainty. As Australian drag star Dame Edna told him, it was as if we were all having “terrible problems summoning up the right emotions” for the millennial shift. But as the day progressed without disaster, you could almost hear Jennings lead a communal sigh of relief.

In 1999, Itʹs the end of the millenium! David Tanny is not Y2K compliant, so he will expire!

In 1999, People around the world celebrated the arrival of the year 2000, mistakenly thinking that it was the end of the millennium.

In 1999, The Artist (formerly known as Prince) retired his 1982 smash 1999 after an all-star New Yearʹs Eve performance originating from his Paisley Park studio in Minneapolis. “I was aware of the impact (1999) would have when I wrote it,” the performer said in a statement. “I knew my place in the musical community at the time, and I have always sought to be a leader, not a follower.” The anthem for the millennium will end its purple reign with a funky farewell featuring Lenny Kravitz, George Clinton, Larry Graham, and Morris Day and The Time. The Artistʹs Rave Un2 the Year 2000 party was available on pay-per-view for — you guessed it — $19.99.

In 1999, This is the last day ever that you can say the current year whose first two digits begin with a “19” in your lifetime because by the time the year 19,000 rolls around, weʹve been dead for almost 17,000 years!

In 1999, With the expiration of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1979, the Republic of Panama assumed full control of the Panama Canal. The U.S. Panama Canal Commission ceased to exist.

In 1999, “Sunset Beach” TV soap opera had its last broadcast on NBC. It featured the double wedding of Ben and Meg, and Michael and Vanessa.

In 2002, Shania Twain was at #1 on the US Country chart with her fourth studio album Up! The album debuted at #1 on both the Top Country Albums chart and the Billboard 200, after selling 874,000 copies in its first full week of release, it then stayed in the Top 100 of the Billboard chart for more than 60 weeks.

In 2003, On General Hospital, Dillon (Scott Clifton) had a silent movie dream on New Year's Eve.

In 2013, SOAPnet ceased operations.

In 2015, Death claimed actor Wayne Rogers at age 82.

In 2015, Death claimed actress Beth Howland at age 74.

In 2015, on Young and the Restless, Abby and Stitch got married.

In 2016, Actor William Christopher, best known for playing Father Francis Mulcahy on the TV series “M.A.S.H.,” died in Pasadena, California, at age 84.

In 2016, Mariah Carey ushered in 2017 with a botched performance on “Dick Clarkʹs New Yearʹs Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest” on ABC; Carey blamed the showʹs producers for technical difficulties, while Dick Clark Productions called Careyʹs claims “absurd.”

In 2017, Luke Bryan was at #1 on the Country Charts with What Makes You Country his sixth studio album. The album includes the singles "Light It Up", "Most People Are Good", "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset". and the title track.

In 2017, On the last day of the year, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” surpassed “Beauty and the Beast” as the top-grossing film in North America in 2017.

In 2017, The Cleveland Browns complete the second zero-and-16 season in NFL history with a 28-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Browns join the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only teams in NFL history to go 0-16. Head coach Hue Jackson has a 1-31 record over two seasons.

In 2018, Houston guard James Harden scores 43 points in Rocketsʹ 113-101 win over Memphis Grizzlies; fourth straight NBA game with 40+ points and eighth straight with 35+; joins Oscar Robertson as only player with at least 35 points and five assists in eight straight games

In 2018, on Days of Our Lives, Jennifer was stunned when Eve returned to Salem with a back-from-the-dead, amnesiac Jack. This sure ain't One Life to Live.

In 2019, this marked the day of the end of the old world and the beginning of the rough early days of the new world as China's Wuhan Municipal Health Commission first identified a cause of the cluster of cases of pneumonia as a novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Soon after, the world changed in order to deal with the outbreak of the deadly disease.

In 2020, Around the world on New Yearʹs Eve, pandemic restrictions on open air gatherings saw people turning to virtual celebrations or made-for-TV fireworks displays.

In 2020, In New Yorkʹs Times Square, the ball dropped as always, but police fenced off the site to prevent crowds from gathering.

In 2020, Stocks ended the year at record highs, even after a breathtaking nosedive in the markets in the spring as the coronavirus took hold.

In 2020, The historic Brexit trade agreement with the European Union entered legal force in Britain just hours before the official end of the transition period.

In 2021, Betty White, a television mainstay for more than 60 years who brought a combination of sweetness and edginess to shows including “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls,” died less than three weeks before she would have turned 100.

In 2021, The movie “Cyrano” opened in movie theaters in the U.S.A.

In 2022, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 until his unexpected resignation in 2013, died at his residence following several days of declining health. He was 95.

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In 9999, Casts and crew of NBCʹs soap operas may have good reason to be superstitious about this date. NBC has used it to end four of its daytime dramas over the years. “Somerset”, a spinoff of “Another World,” made its swan song in 1976, after an almost six-year run. “Texas”, an unsuccesful clone of “Dallas”, said adios after twenty-nine months in 1982, along with “The Doctors”, which had been on the air for nineteen years. Aaron Spellingʹs “Sunset Beach” ended a mere twenty-month run in 1999, with the double weddings of Vanessa Hart to Michael Bourne and Ben Evans to Meg Cummings.

Movie Releases On This Date

In 1970, "Sometimes A Great Notion" was released in movie theaters in the U.S.A.

In 1978, "Ice Castles" was released by Columbia Pictures; Donald Wrye (director/screenplay); Gary L. Baim (screenplay); Lynn-Holly Johnson, Robby Benson, Colleen Dewhurst, Tom Skerritt, Jennifer Warren, David Huffman, Leonard Lilyholm, Michelle McLean, Sydney Blake, Kelsey Ufford, Theresa Willmus; Romance, Drama; Live Action

In 1986, "My Letter to George" was released by RKO Pictures; Michael Laughlin (director/screenplay); Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy, Dan Shor, Harry Andrews, Philip Holder, Beryl Te Wiata, Reg Evans, Jonathan Hardy, Don Selwyn, Derek Hardwick, Jonathan Elsom, George Spoors, Bob Gould, Norman Fairley; Drama; Live Action

In 1986, "Wisdom" was released by 20th Century Fox / Cannon Films; Emilio Estevez (director/screenplay); Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, William Allen Young, Ernie Lively, Charlie Sheen, Richard Minchenberg, Brenda Medcalf; Romance, Crime; Live Action

In 1986, "Witchboard" was released by Cinema Group; Kevin Tenney (director/screenplay); Todd Allen, Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, Kathleen Wilhoite, Burke Byrnes, James W. Quinn, Rose Marie; Horror, Thriller; Live Action

In 1997, "Oscar and Lucinda" was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures; Gillian Armstrong (director); Laura Jones (screenplay); Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell, Bille Brown, Josephine Byrnes, Barnaby Kay, Barry Otto, Linda Bassett, Peter Whitford, Geoffrey Rush, Adam Hayes, James Tingey, Polly Cheshire; Romance, Drama; Live Action

In 2002, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" was released by Miramax Films; George Clooney (director); Charlie Kaufman (screenplay); Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore, Rutger Hauer, Jerry Weintraub, Robert John Burke, Michael Ensign, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rachelle Lefevre, Kristen Wilson, Daniel Zacapa, Emilio Rivera, Carlos Carrasco, Richard Kind, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Michael Cera, Chuck Barris, Dick Clark, Jim Lange, Murray Langston, Jaye P. Morgan, Gene Patton; Biography, Spy, Drama; Live Action

In 2005, "Dragon Squad" was released by Hong Kong Legends; Vanness Wu, Xia Yu, Sammo Hung

In 2008, "Defiance" was released by Paramount Vantage; Edward Zwick (director/screenplay); Clayton Frohman (screenplay); Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, George MacKay, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein, Mia Wasikowska, Tomas Arana, Jacek Koman, Iben Hjejle, Mark Margolis, Jodhi May, Kate Fahy, Iddo Goldberg, Sam Spruell, Ravil Isyanov, Martin Hancock, Jonjo O'Neill, Rolandas Boravskis; War; L

The Holiday Almanacs December 31, 2024

What's Today?

Today is Tue Dec the 31 in the year 2024 , a leap year
Jan 1 began on a Mon
This is day 366 of the year
Serialnumber = 45645
Julian date = 2460664 O.S.= 12 - 18 - 2024

Calendar

Holidays

Sixth Day of Hanukkah
Seventh Day of Christmas
[Africa, US] 6th day of Kwanzaa - KUUMBA (Creativity)
[Austria] Imperial Ball
[Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Mexico, Phil, Sri Lanka] Bank Holiday
[Benin] Feed Yourself Day
[Congo] National Day
[El Salvador] Bank Holiday (thru 12-31)
[Ghana] Revolution Day.
[Indians at Mitla, Oaxaca] Noche de Pedimento/Wishing Night
[Japan] Omisoka Day/Grand Purification
[Lebanon] Evacuation Day (1946)
[Mauritania] People's Party Day
[Phillipines] Christmas Observance, Holiday, world's longest Xmas season thru Jan 6
[Scotland] Hogmanay Day
[USA] Check the Smoke Alarms Day
[USA] Halcyon Days (Day 4) (7 days, 2nd of two zones)
[USA] Holidays Are Pickle Days (thru 12-31)
[USA] Kuumba-Creativity Day (6th Day of Kwanzaa)
[USA] Make Up Your Mind Day
[USA] New Years Eve
[USA] No Resolution Day
[USA] You're All Done Day
[World] Annual World Peace Meditation
[World] Leap Second Day (some years)
[World] New Year's Eve/Watch Night
[USA] Braille Literacy Week (Day 3)

Reminders

Astrological sign: Sagittarius: The Archer (thru 11-22 thru 12-21); Ruling Planet: Jupiter. Element: Fire. Traits: Bountiful, frank, versatile, philosophical. Body part associated with this sign: The thighs. Occupations: Travel, politics, meteorology, philosophy, religion.
Astrological sign: Capricorn: The Goat (12-22 thru 1-20) Ruling Planet: Saturn; Element: Earth; Traits: Ambitious, disciplined, persevering, pessimistic; Body part associated with this sign: The knees. Occupations: Positions of trust, banking, mountain climbing, coaching, engineering.
Flowers: narcissus, poinsettia and holly
Gems: turquoise and zircon
Full Moon: the Cold Moon and the Oak Moon, the Long Night's Moon
Art and Architecture Books Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Hi Neighbor Month
Bingo's Birthday Month
Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month
International Calendar Awareness Month
Made In America Month
National Indigestion Season-Jewish Book Month
Project Red Ribbon (Nov 1-Jan 1)
Read A New Book Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Stress-Free Family Holidays Month
Universal Human Rights Month
Fiscal Year Ends - Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina,
Fiscal Year Ends - Aruba, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Benin, Bahamas,
Fiscal Year Ends - Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina,
Fiscal Year Ends - Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central Afr Rep,
Fiscal Year Ends - Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo,
Fiscal Year Ends - Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia,
Fiscal Year Ends - Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Fiscal Year Ends - El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France,
Fiscal Year Ends - French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon,
Fiscal Year Ends - German DR, German FR, Ghana, Greece, Greenland,
Fiscal Year Ends - Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea,
Fiscal Year Ends - Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary,
Fiscal Year Ends - Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast,
Fiscal Year Ends - Jordan, Korea, North, Korea, South, Lebanon,
Fiscal Year Ends - Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau,
Fiscal Year Ends - Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Martinique,
Fiscal Year Ends - Mauritania, Mayotte, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia,
Fiscal Year Ends - Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands,
Fiscal Year Ends - Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua,
Fiscal Year Ends - Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Fiscal Year Ends - Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Fiscal Year Ends - Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino,
Fiscal Year Ends - Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles,
Fiscal Year Ends - Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Fiscal Year Ends - St Kitts & Nevis, St Pierre & Miquelon, Suriname,
Fiscal Year Ends - Switzerland, Syria, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago,
Fiscal Year Ends - Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands,
Fiscal Year Ends - United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, USSR, Vanuatu,
Fiscal Year Ends - Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa,
Fiscal Year Ends - Yemen Arab Republic, Yemen, Yugoslavia,
Fiscal Year Ends - Zaire, Zambia
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