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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for December 17

Last Updated 04-13-2024

Bart Simpson -- Birthdate Conflict -- b.12/17/1979 or 4/1/1980
General Fictious Character
Misc: Simpsons character

🎨✍🎭🎵Armin Mueller-Stahl -- is 94 in the year 2024 and 95 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1930
Painter (m), Writer (m), Movie Actor, Director (m), Musician, German, Prussian
Movie Titles: Shine, X-Files

🎵Frankie Miller -- is 93 in the year 2024 and 94 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1931
Country Singer

Ling-Ergh La-Mu-Tan-Chu -- is 91 in the year 2024 and 92 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1933
Politician (m)
Misc: the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet; NN:The Divine Child

🎨Victor Costa -- is 89 in the year 2024 and 90 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1935
Fashion Designer (m)

Pope Francis -- is 88 in the year 2024 and 89 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1936
Pope
Names/Places: RN:Jorge Mario Bergoglio

🎭🎵🎸Tommy Steele -- is 88 in the year 2024 and 89 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1936 N.S.
Movie/Stage Actor, Rock and Roll Singer, English
Names/Places: b. in London; RN:Thomas Hicks

🏆⚾Roland Sheldon -- is 88 in the year 2024 and 89 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1936
MLB Pitcher
Sports Teams: New York Yankees

🏆⚾Leo Cárdenas -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1938
MLB Player, Cuban
Misc: 5x All-Star, Gold Glove; Reds Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Cincinnatti Reds

🎭🎵Susan Watson -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1938
Actress, Singer
Misc: stage: West Side Story, The Fantasticks, Bye Bye Birdie, No No Nanette, A Joyful Noise

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Muhammadu Buhari -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1942 N.S.
President (m), Nigerian

🎭Bernard Hill -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1944
Actor, English
Movie Titles: Titanic, Lord of the Rings (series), The Scorpion King

🎵Vyacheslav Ganelin -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1944
Composer, Guitarist, Percussionist, Pianist, Russian

🎭Chris Matthews -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1945
TV Talk Show Host
Misc: Political commentator
TV Shows: Hardball (host)

🎭Ernie Hudson -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1945 N.S.
Actor, Producer (m)
TV Shows: Oz (as warden)
Movie Titles: Ghostbusters, The Crow, Miss Congeniality

✍🎭Eugene Levy -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1946
Comedy Writer (m), Actor, Comedian, Canadian
TV Shows: SCTV Network (as Earl Camembert, Bobby Bittman, Sid Dithers, reg), Shmenge brothers (as Stan), Greg The Bunny (as Gil Bender)
Movie Titles: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonians, Cheaper By The Dozen 2, Made's Witness Protection, American Pie, A Mighty Wind, New York Minute

🎭Marilyn Hassett -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1947 N.S.
Actress
Movie Titles: The Other Side of the Mountain

🎭Wes Studi -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1947 N.S.
Actor, Director (m), Native American
TV Shows: Comanche Moon, Into the West
Movie Titles: Avatar, Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The New World, Mystery Men

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🎵🎸Jim Bonfanti -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1948
Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: Raspberries

🎵Darryl Way -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1948
Songwriter, Pianist, Violinist, British

🎵🎸Jim Alexander -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1948
Rock and Roll Performer

🎭Joel Brooks -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1949
Actor
TV Shows: Private Benjamin, Hail to the Chief, My Sister Sam (as JD Lucas), Good Grief, Six Feet Under, Phol of the Future, Ally McBeal
Movie Titles: Stir Crazy

🎵🎸Paul Rodgers -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1949
Songwriter, Pianist, Rock and Roll Singer, English
Group Names: Free, Bad Company, The Firm

🏆🏈Joe Rizzo -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1950
NFL Linebacker
Misc: Super Bowl XII
Sports Teams: Denver Broncos

🏆⛸Colleen O'Connor -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1951
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater, Ice Dancer

🎵Wanda Hutchinson -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1951 N.S.
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: aka Wanda Hutchinson Vaughn
Group Names: The Emotions

🏆🏁🏃Tatyana Kazankina -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1951
Runner, Olympic Athlete, Russian
Misc: middle distance runner (Olympics-gold-1976)

🎭Barry Livingston -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1953
Actor
Names/Places: Michelle & Stanley's brother
TV Shows: My Three Sons (as Ernie Douglas)
Movie Titles: War Dogs, Argo, Jersey Boys, The Social Network

🎭Bill Pullman -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1953
Actor, Director (m)
Misc: b. 1954?
Movie Titles: Ruthless People, Spaceballs, While You Were Sleeping, Casper, Lost Highway, A League Of Their Own, Independence Day, Zero Effect

🎵Mark Gane -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1953
Songwriter, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Canadian
Group Names: Martha & The Muffins

🎵Sharon White Skaggs -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1953
Guitarist, Country Singer
Names/Places: RN:Sharon White
Group Names: The Whites

🏆🏀Brad Davis -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1955
NBA Player

🎭Peter Farrelly -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1956 N.S.
Actor, Producer/Director (m)
Movie Titles: Me Myself and Irene, Dumb and Dumber To, There's Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber

🏆⚾Bob Ojeda -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1957
MLB Pitcher
Sports Teams: New York Mets

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🎵🎸Mike Mills -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1958
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: R.E.M.

🏆🏌Tammie Green -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1959
Golfer

🏆🏀Albert King -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1959
NBA Player

🏆⚾Marvell Wynne -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1959
MLB Player

🎵🎸Torstein Flakne -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1960
Music Producer, Songwriter, Hard Rock Guitarst, Norweigan
Group Names: Stage Dolls

🎭Lynn Lemay -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1961
XXX-rated actress

🎭🏆Venice Kong -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1961
Actress, Model, Playmate, Jamaican
Misc: September 1985

🎵Sarah Dallin -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1961
Hip-Pop Singer, English
Group Names: Bananarama

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🏆🏀Brad Sellers -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1962
NBA Forward

🎵Tim Chewning -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1962
Country Musician
Group Names: Ricochet

🏆🏌⚾Rocco Mediate -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1962
Golfer, MLB Player

🎭Adrienne Hurd -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1964
Actress
Names/Places: Michelle's sister
Misc: retired from acting in 1997

🎭Eric Brown -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1964
Actor, Stuntman, Director (m)
TV Shows: Mama's Family (as Vinton Buzz Harper Jr.)
Movie Titles: Private Lessons, Waxwork

🏆🏈Tyrone Braxton -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1964
NFL Safety

🏆🏀Joe Wolf -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1964
NBA Player

🏆🏒Frank Musil -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1964
NHL Player, Czechoslovakian

🏆🏌Scott Gump -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1965
Golfer

🎭Clive Robertson -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1965
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, English
TV Shows: Starhunter, Wicked Wicked Games (as Theodore Crawford), Sunset Beach, General Hospital
Movie Titles: Crazy Girls Undercover, The Ant Bully

🏆🏀Jeff Grayer -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1965
NBA Forward, NBA Guard, Olympic Athlete
Misc: Olympic-bronze-1988

🏆⚾Jeff Cook -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1965 N.S.
MLB Player

🏆🏒Craig Berube -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1965
NHL Coach, NHL Player, Canadian

🎵Duane Propes -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1966
Country Singer
Group Names: Little Texas

🏆⚾Steve Parris -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1967
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏒Vincent Damphousse -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1967
NHL Player, Canadian

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🏆⚾Curtis Pride -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1968
MLB Player, College Baseball Coach

🎭Laurie Holden -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1969
Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: The Shield, The Walking Dead (as Andrea Harrison), Major Crimes
Movie Titles: Silent Hill, Fantastic Four, The Mist, The Majestic

🏆🏈Marty Carter -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1969
NFL Safety

🏆🥊Chuck Liddell -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1969 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Mixed Martial Arts
Names/Places: NN: The Iceman
Misc: in the UFC Hall of Fame

🎭Sean Patrick Thomas -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1970
Actor, Producer (m)
TV Shows: The District (as Officer/Det. Temple Page)
Movie Titles: Barbershop, The Fountain, Cruel Intentions,Save the Last Dance

🏆🏈Earl Dotson -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1970
NFL Player, Football Offensive Tackle

🎵D.J. Homicide -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1970
Music Figure
Group Names: Sugar Ray

🎭Sonia Satra -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1971
Actress, Producer (m)
Movie Titles: Intrepid, Pride and Loyalty

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🏆🏈Carl Reeves -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1971
NFL Defensive End

🏆🏈Tony Richardson -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1971
NFL Fullback, German

🎭🏆John Abraham -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1972 N.S.
Actor, Model, India

🎭🎮Desmond Askew -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1972
Actor, Video Game Voice Actor, English
TV Shows: Roswell (as Brody)
Movie Titles: Go, The Hills Have Eyes, Turistas
Video Games: Adr1ft, Elcer Scrolls Online, Medal of Honor (series), Resident Evil (series), BioShock2, Call of Duty (series)

🏆🏈Brian (Football) Williams -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1972
NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈Don Davis -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1972
NFL Coach, NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈Reinard Wilson -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1973
NFL Linebacker

🎵Eddie Fisher -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1973
Pop Musician
Group Names: One Republic

🎭Sarah Paulson -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1974
Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: American Horror Story, Feud (as Geraldine Page)
Movie Titles: Carol, Mud, 12 Years a Slave, What Women Want, Serenity, Martha Marcy May Marlene

🎭Giovonni Ribisi -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1974
TV Actor
Names/Places: RFN:Antonio Giovaninni
TV Shows: My Two Dads, The New Leave it To Beaver, Davis Rules (as Skinner Buckley), Friends (as Frank Buffay Jr.)
Movie Titles: Avatar, Public Enemies, Ted, Boiler Room, Lost in Translation, Saving Private Ryan, The Other Sister, The Mod Squad, Gone in 60 Seconds, Flight of the Phoenix

🎭Marissa Ribisi -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1974
Actress
Names/Places: Giovanni's twin
Misc: retired from acting in 2003
TV Shows: Grown Ups (as Shari)
Movie Titles: Dazed and Confused, 100 Girls, Some Girl, Pleasantville

Duff Goldman -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1974 N.S.
Chef (m)

🎭Napiera Danielle Groves -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1975
Actress
TV Shows: 30 Rock (as Vontella)
Movie Titles: Airborne

🎵Bree Sharp -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1975
Songwriter, Folk Singer

🎭🎵🏆Milla Jovovich -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1975
Actress, Composer, Singer, Model, Russian
Names/Places: PRON:MEE-LA JO-VO-VICK
Movie Titles: The Fifth Element, Resident Evil: Extinction, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Return of the Blue Lagoon, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, A Perfect Getaway

Zack Bach -- is 48 in the year 2024 and 49 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1976
Celebrity Relative
Names/Places: Sebastian's brother

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🏆Heather Spytek -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1977
Model, Playmate
Misc: June 2001

🎭Katheryn Winnick -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1977 N.S.
Actress, Canadian
TV Shows: Vikings (as Lagertha)
Movie Titles: 50 First Dates, Killers, Love and Other Drugs

🎭Mark (Actor) Lawson -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1978 N.S.
Actor, Director (m)
Movie Titles: Dear Diary I Died

⚖🎭🏆🥊Manny Pacquiao -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1978
Politician (m), Entertainment Figure, Boxer, Filipino (Phillipean)
Names/Places: NN:Pac-Man

🏆⚾Chase Utley -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1978 N.S.
MLB Second Baseman

🎵🎸Neil Sanderson -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1978 N.S.
Rock and Roll Drummer, Canadian
Group Names: Three Days Grace

🎭Mark Cameron Wystrach -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1979
Actor
Movie Titles: Just My Luck, The Honeysting, G.I. Jesus

🎭🏆Jaimee Foxworth -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1979
Actress, Producer (m), Model
TV Shows: Amen, Family Matters (as Judy Winslow)

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🎭Veronica Lauren -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1980
Actress
TV Shows: Dark Shadows
Movie Titles: American Pie, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Forever Young, Homeward Bound II

🎭Steven Frayne -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1982 N.S.
Magician (m), English
Names/Places: stage name: Dynamo

🎵🎸Ben Goldwasser -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1982
Songwriter, Alternative Rock Singer
Group Names: MGMT

🏆⚽Billy Wingrove -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1982 N.S.
Soccer Player, English

🎵🎸Mikky Ekko -- is 41 in the year 2024 and 42 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1983
Rock and Roll Singer

🎭Shannon Marie Woodward -- is 40 in the year 2024 and 41 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1984
Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: The Riches, Raising Hope (as Sabrina Collins), Westworld (as Elsie Hughes)
Movie Titles: Search Party

🎭Emma Bell -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1986
Actress, Director (m)
TV Shows: The Walking Dead (as Amy Harrison), Dallas (as Emma Brown)
Movie Titles: A Quiet Passion; Frozen, Final Destination 5

🎭Vanessa Zima -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1986 N.S.
Actress
TV Shows: Murder One
Movie Titles: Ulee's Gold, Wicked, Cavedweller, Baby Sitters Club

Chelsea Manning -- is 37 in the year 2024 and 38 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1987
Criminal
Names/Places: was Bradley Manning, a male
Misc: convicted of violating the Espionage Act by giving classified information to Wikileaks.

🎵🎸Taylor York -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1989
Songwriter, Hard Rock Guitarst
Group Names: Paramore

🎭Graham Rogers -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1990 N.S.
Actor
TV Shows: Quantico (as Caleb Haas)
Movie Titles: Love and Mercy, Careful What You Wish For, Crazy Kind of Love

🏆⚽John Rooney -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1990
Soccer Player, English

Violet Katrin Stewart -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1993
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Kristine and Al's girl

🎭Kiersey Clemons -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1993 N.S.
Actress
TV Shows: Austin and Ally (as Kira Starr), Eye Candy (as Sophia)
Movie Titles: Dope

🏆🏀Buddy Hield -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1993 N.S.
NBA Guard, College Basketball Player, Bahamas

🎭🎵Nathaniel Marvin "Nat" Wolff -- is 30 in the year 2024 and 31 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1994
Actor, Composer
Names/Places: Polly Draper & Michael's son
Group Names: The Naked Brothers Band

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Giacomo Luke Sumner -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1995
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Trudie Styler and Sting's son

Matthew Solomon -- is 28 in the year 2024 and 29 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1996
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Nancy Kerrigan and Jerry's son

🎭Benny Emmanuel -- is 28 in the year 2024 and 29 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1996 N.S.
Actor, Mexican
TV Shows: La CQ (as Beto)

🏆⚽Martin Odegaard -- is 26 in the year 2024 and 27 in the year 2025; b.12/17/1998 N.S.
Soccer Player, Norweigan

🎭Harley Bird -- is 23 in the year 2024 and 24 in the year 2025; b.12/17/2001 N.S.
Cartoon Voice Actress, English
TV Shows: Peppa Pig (voicist)

Georgia March Luckinbill -- is 15 in the year 2024 and 16 in the year 2025; b.12/17/2009
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Amelia Heinle and Thad's daughter

Madeline Leigh DeMarcus -- is 14 in the year 2024 and 15 in the year 2025; b.12/17/2010
Celebrity Daughter

Cyrus Michael Christopher Dancy -- is 12 in the year 2024 and 13 in the year 2025; b.12/17/2012
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Clare Danes and Hugh's son

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Calvin Bradley Fichera -- is 8 in the year 2024 and 9 in the year 2025; b.12/17/2016 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Dylan Dreyer and Brian's son

🎭Carmel Saint Clair -- b.12/17/????
XXX-rated actress, Hondurasian
Misc: b. c. late 1960s to early 1970s ranger?

Philippus Paracelaus -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1493 d.9/24/1541 (47)
Physician (m)
Names/Places: RN:Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim

🎖⚖William Floyd -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1734 d.8/4/1821 (86)
Revolutionary (m), Congressperson, Statesman (m)
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer

🎖⚖James Varnum -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1748 d.1/9/1789 (40)
Revolutionary (m), General, Lawyer (m)

🎵Domenico Cimarosa -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1749 N.S. d.1/11/1801 N.S. (51)
Composer, Italian

🎖Deborah Sampson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1760 d.4/29/1827 (66)
Revolutionary (m)
Misc: was the first known woman to impersonate a man to join the army and take part in combat.

Sir Humphrey Davy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1778 d.5/29/1829 (50)
Chemist (m), English
Misc: discovered several chemical elements

Joseph Henry -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1797 d.5/13/1878 (80)
Hall of Famer, Inventor (m), Physicist (m)
Misc: pioneer of electromagnetism

✍📰John Greenleaf Whittier -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1807 d.9/7/1892 (84)
Hall of Famer, Essayist, Poet (m), Journalist, Abolitionist
Misc: influential Quaker poet and ardent advocate for the abolition of slavery.

William Miller -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1817 d.9/30/1870 (52)
Scientist (m), Chemist (m), British

🎖⚛Frederick Lander -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1821 d.3/2/1862 (40)
General, Engineer (m)

🎨✍Thomas Woolner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1825 d.10/7/1892 (66)
Sculptor (m), Poet (m), English

Alexander Agassiz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1835 d.3/27/1910 (74)
Zoologist (m)

Newton Horace Winchell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1839 d.5/2/1914 (74)
Geologist (m)

Sophus Lee -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1842 d.2/18/1899 (56)
Mathematician (m), Norweigan
Misc: He largely created the theory of continuous symmetry and applied it to the study of geometry and differential equations.

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🎖Richard Wainwright -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1849 d.3/6/1926 (76)
Naval Officer

🎭Herbert Beerbohm Tree -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1853 d.7/2/1917 (63)
Stage Actor, English

Pierre Roux -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1853 d.11/3/1933 (79)
Bacteriologist (m), Physician (m), French

Frank H. Butler -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1855 d.??/??/1928
Balloonist, British

Arthur Edwin Kennelly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1861 d.6/18/1939 (77)
Engineer (m), India
Misc: electircal; Edison's assistant

🎭Horace Goldin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1873 d.8/22/1939 (65)
Magician/Illusionist (m), Polish
Misc: devised magic trick for sewing a woman in half

Ford Madox Ford -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1873 d.6/26/1939
Novelist, Poet (m), English
Names/Places: RN:Ford Madox Hueffer

William Lyon MacKenzie King -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1874 d.7/22/1950 (75)
Statesman (m), Canadian
Misc: Prime minister of Canada (1921-26, 1926-30, 1935-48) and leader of the Liberal Party, who helped preserve the unity of the English and French populations of Canada.

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Elizabeth Drew -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1887 d.4/??/1965
Writer (m), Literary Critic (m), English

🎨Cyril Kenneth Bird -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1887 d.6/11/1965 (77)
Cartoonist, English
Misc: who, particularly in Punch, created warmhearted social comedies, using little stick figures to convey his point.

🎭J. Robertson Hare -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1891 d.1/25/1979 (87)
Actor

🏆⚾🏈🏀Justin McCarthy "Sam" Barry -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1892 N.S. d.9/23/1950 N.S. (57)
Hall of Famer, College Baseball Coach, College Football Coach, College Basketball Coach
Misc: in the College Basketball and Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Knox College (football 1918-1921, basketball 1918-1922, baseball 1923-1924), Iowa (football 1922-1928, basketball 1922-1929, baseball 1923-1924), USC (football 1929-1941, 1945-1950, basketball 1929-1941, 1945-1950, baseball 1930-1942, 1946-1950)

Edwin Joseph Cohn -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1892 d.10/1/1953 (60)
Biochemist (m)
Misc: helped develop the methods of blood fractionation (the separation of plasma proteins into fractions).

✍🎭David Butler -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1894 d.6/14/1979 (84)
Writer (m), Actor, Producer (m), Director (m)

🎵Arthur Fiedler -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1894 d.7/10/1979 (84)
Violinist, Bandleader, Conductor
Group Names: The Boston Pops (for 1/2 a century)

🏆🎾Gerald Patterson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1895 d.6/13/1967 (71)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

🎭Katina Paxinou -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1900 d.2/22/1973 (72)
Movie Actress

🎭House Jameson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1902 d.4/23/1971 (68)
TV/Radio Actor
TV Shows: The Aldrich Family (as the father Mr. Sam Aldrich on TV & radio)

Erskine Caldwell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1903 d.4/11/1987 (83)
Novelist

🎵Ray Noble -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1903 d.4/3/1978 (74)
Arranger, Composer/Songwriter, Pianist, Bandleader, English

🎨Paul Cadmus -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1904 d.12/12/1999 (94)
Painter (m), Etcher

🎵Dmitri Boris Kabalevsky -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/30/1904 N.S. or 12/17/1904 Ju-1 d.2/14/1987 N.S. (82)
Conductor/Composer, Russian

🏆🥊Jimmy McLarnin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1905 d.10/28/2004 (98)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Canadian, Irish
Misc: a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame

William Martin Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1906 d.7/28/1998 (91)
Government Official (m)
Misc: Federal Reserve Board chairman

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Willard Frank Libby -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1908 d.9/8/1980 (71)
Chemist (m), Inventor (m), Educator (m)
Misc: carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960)

Sylvia Ashton-Warner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1908 d.4/28/1984 (75)
Author (m), Educator (m), New Zealand

🎵Sy Oliver -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1910 d.5/27/1988 (77)
Conductor/Composer, Arranger, Singer, Trumpeter
Misc: Swing Era

🎵Spade Cooley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1910 d.11/23/1969 (58)
Fiddler, Country Singer
Misc: b. Feb 22?

✍🎭Richard Sale -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1911 d.3/4/1993 (81)
Writer (m), Director (m)

🎭William Roerick -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1912 d.11/30/1995 (82)
Actor

🎭Herbert Nelson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1913 d.7/19/1990 (76)
TV/Soap Actor
TV Shows: Guiding Light, Days of Our Lives

💰Burt "Butch" Baskin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1913 d.12/24/1967 (54)
Businessperson
Misc: co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1946 with his partner and brother-in-law Irv Robbins.

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🎭Joan Woodbury -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1915 d.2/22/1989 (73)
Actress

🎭🎵Julia Meade -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1925 d.5/16/2016 N.S. (90)
Actress, TV Hostess, Commercial Actress, Singer
Misc: listed as b. in 1928 but incorrect according to her official website; Commercial spokeswoman on Ed Sullivan & Playhouse 90
TV Shows: The Ed Sullivan Show, Playhouse 90

🎭Patricia Wymore -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1926 d.3/22/2014 (87)
Actress

🎭Ralph Andrews -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1927 N.S. d.10/16/2015 N.S. (87)
TV Producer (m)
Movie Titles: You Don't Say!, Celebrity Sweepstakes, Lingo (1987), It Takes Two (Vin Scully edition), Liar's Club, 50 Grand Slam, I'll Bet (1965), It's Your Bet (1969-1973), Yahtzee

🎭Richard Long -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1927 d.12/22/1974 (47)
TV/Movie Actor
TV Shows: Nanny & the Professor (as Prof. Howard Everett), 77 Sunset Strip (as Rex Randolph), The Big Valley (as Jarrod Barkley)

🎭Patricia Driscoll -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1927 N.S. d.1/2/2020 N.S. (92)
Actress, Irish
TV Shows: The Adventures of Robin Hood (as Maid Marian)

✍📰Robert Henry Robinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1927 d.8/12/2011 (83)
Author (m), Journalist, English

🎭George Lindsey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1928 d.5/6/2012 (83)
Actor
Misc: some say b. 1935
TV Shows: The Andy Griffith Show (as Goober Pyle), Mayberry RFD (as Goober Pyle), Hee Haw

📰Marilyn Beck -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1928 d.5/31/2014 (85)
Columnist

🎭Jacqueline Hill -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1929 d.2/18/1993 (63)
TV Actress
TV Shows: Dr. Who (as Barbara)

📰William Safire -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1929 d.9/27/2009 (79)
Journalist, Columnist
Names/Places: b. in New York City
Misc: New York Times; Nixon speech writer

📰Bob Guccione -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1930 d.10/20/2010 (79)
Publisher (m)
Names/Places: b. in Brooklyn; RN:Robert Charles Joseph Edwa
Misc: Penthouse

🎭Dave Madden -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1931 N.S. d.1/16/2014 N.S. (82)
Actor, Comedian, Canadian
Misc: not b. Dec 12 or 15, 1933
TV Shows: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, The Partridge Family (as Reuben Kinkaid), Alice (as Earl Hicks)

🎵🎷Walter Booker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1933 d.11/24/2006 (72)
Bassist, Jazz Performer
Group Names: Cannonball Adderley

🎵Nat Stuckey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1933 d.8/24/1988 (54)
Songwriter, Country Singer
Names/Places: b. in Cass Country, Texas
Misc: not b. 1937 and not d. 1989

🎵🎷John Ore -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1933 d.8/22/2014 N.S. (80)
Jazz Bassist

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🏆⚽Ray Wilson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1934 N.S. d.5/15/2018 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English
Misc: MBE; left back

🏆⚾Cal Ripken Sr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1935 d.3/25/1999 (63)
MLB Manager, MLB Player

🎵Arthur Lanon "Art" Neville -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1937 N.S. d.7/22/2019 N.S. (81)
Songwriter, Keyboardist, Percussionist, Pianist, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Misc: some say b. 1938
Group Names: The Neville Brothers

🏆🏁🏃Sir Peter Snell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1938 N.S. d.12/12/2019 N.S. (80)
Runner, Olympic Athlete, Track and Field, New Zealand
Misc: won the gold medal in 800m at 1960 Olympics, then won both the 800m and 1,500m at 1964 Games.

🎵Eddie Kendrick -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1939 N.S. d.10/5/1992 N.S. (52)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: RN:Edward James Kendrick
Misc: d. Oct 5?
Group Names: Temptations (lead singer), soloist
Song Titles: My Girl, Get Ready, Ain't Too Proud To Beg, Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, I Know I'm Losing You, All I Need, You're My Everything, I Wish It Would Rain, Cloud Nine, I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (with Diana Ross and the Supremes), I Can't Get Next To You, Ball of Confusion, Just My Imagination, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, Masterpiece (all previous as lead of The Temptations), Keep On Truckin' Part 1, Boogie Down, Shoeshine Boy

🎵James Booker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1939 d.11/8/1983 (43)
Rhythm and Blues Performer

🎭🎵Novella Nelson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1939 d.9/1/2017 N.S. (77)
Actress, Singer
TV Shows: Chiefs
Movie Titles: A Perfect Murder, The Devil's Advocate, Antwone Fisher, It's Kind of a Funny Story

🎵Dave Dee -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1941 d.1/9/2009 (67)
Singer, Tambourinist, British
Names/Places: RN:David Harman
Group Names: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, and Tich

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🎵Paul Butterfield -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1942 d.5/4/1987 (44)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Singer, Flutist, Harmonicaist, Synthesizer, Bandleader
Group Names: Paul Butterfield Blues Band (lead)

🎭Christopher Cazenove -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1943 d.4/7/2010 (66)
TV/Movie Actor, English
TV Shows: Dynasty (as Ben Carrington)

🎭Mark Sutherland -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1944 N.S. d.4/26/2022 N.S. (77)
Actor, Dancer (m)
TV Shows: The Mickey Mouse Club

🏆⚽Ference Bene -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1944 d.2/27/2006 (61)
Soccer Player, Hungarian
Misc: record 12 soccer goals (Olympic-gold-1964)

🎭Charles Briles -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1945 N.S. d.6/12/2016 N.S. (70)
Actor
Misc: retired from acting in 1971
TV Shows: The Big Valley (as Eugene Barkley), Mr. Novak, Bonanza (as Billy / Del Nagel)
Movie Titles: The Trouble with Girls

🏆🏈Russ Washington -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1946 N.S. d.8/5/2021 N.S. (74)
NFL Tackle

🎵🎸Jimmy Hodder -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1947 d.6/5/1990 (42)
Rock and Roll Drummer
Misc: b. Dec 16?
Group Names: Steely Dan

🏆Nancy Harwood -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1948 N.S. d.5/??/2014 N.S. (65)
Playmate
Misc: February 1968

🎵🎸Carlton "Carlie" Barrett -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1950 N.S. d.4/17/1987 N.S. (36)
Drummer, Reggae Musician, Jamaican
Group Names: Bob Marley & the Wailers

🎵🎸Mickie Jones -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1952 d.9/5/2009 N.S. (56)
Bassist, Rock Singer
Group Names: Angel

🎵🎸Bob Stinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1959 d.2/18/1995 (35)
Guitarist, Rock and Roll Performer
Group Names: The Replacements

🏆🏀Nikki McCray -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/17/1971 N.S. d.7/7/2023 N.S. (51)
Basketball Figure
Misc: 1996 Women's Dream Team

Jelahuddin Rumi -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/30/1207 d.12/17/1273 (66)
Poet (m)
Misc: Persian poet, sufi mystic

🎖William Jackson -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/9/1759 d.12/17/1828 (69)
Revolutionary (m), British

🎖⚖Simon Bolivar -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/24/1783 d.12/17/1830 (47)
Revolutionary (m), Statesman (m), Venezuelan
Names/Places: b. in Caracas, Venezuela; NN:El Libertador; d. in Colombia
Misc: liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, & Bolivia; Latin American revolt leader for independence from Spain; Bolivia was named for him

Mason Cogswell -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/28/1761 d.12/17/1830 (69)
Physician (m), Surgeon (m)

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Sir Francis Beaufort -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/27/1774 d.12/17/1857 (83)
Inventor (m)
Misc: invented the wind force scale to measure wind velocities from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane force)

🎵Saverio Mercadante -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/17/1795 d.12/17/1870 (75)
Composer

Isaac Israel Hayes -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/5/1832 d.12/17/1881 (49)
Explorer (m)
Misc: Arctic

Hermann Wilhelm Vogel -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/26/1834 d.12/17/1898 (64)
Chemist (m), German

William Thomson Kelvin -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/26/1824 d.12/17/1907 (83)
Engineer (m), Inventor (m), Mathematician (m), Physicist (m), Irish
Misc: 1st Baron Kelvin; Absolute temperature scale

👑King Leopold II Of Belgium -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/9/1835 d.12/17/1909 (74)
King, Belgiumese
Misc: ruled 1865-1909

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/10/1869 O.S. or 1/22/1869 N.S. d.12/17/1916 O.S. (47) or 12/30/1916 N.S. (47)
Religious Leader, Russian
Misc: Monk; Mystic; some sources say b. January 21 (New Style calendar), which would make the date January 9 on the Old Style calendar.

🎨Pierre Auguste Renoir -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/25/1841 d.12/17/1919 (78)
Painter (m), French
Misc: Impressionist; of nudes; d. Dec 3?

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✍📰🎵Peter Warlock -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/30/1894 d.12/17/1930 (36)
Critic (m), Editor (m), Composer, English

🏆🏒Frederick McLaughlin -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/27/1877 d.12/17/1944 (67)
Hall of Famer, NHL Owner
Sports Teams: Chicago Blackhawks (founder of a multi-time Stanley Cup winner)

🎭Eddie Acuff -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/3/1908 d.12/17/1956 (48)
Movie Actor

Dorothy L. Sayers -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/13/1893 d.12/17/1957 (64)
Novelist, Mystery Writer (m), English
Misc: created Lord Peter Wimsey

🏆⚾Frank S. "Ping" Bodie -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/8/1887 N.S. d.12/17/1961 N.S. (74)
MLB Player

✍🎭Thomas Mitchell -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/11/1892 d.12/17/1962 (70)
Writer (m), TV/Movie/Stage Actor
Movie Titles: Gone With the Wind

🎭George Meader -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/6/1888 d.12/17/1963 (75)
Actor

Alexander Meiklejohn -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/1/1872 d.12/17/1964 (92)
Philosopher (m), Educator (m)

Victor Hess -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/24/1883 d.12/17/1964 (81)
Physicist (m), Austrian

✍📰Oliver Waterman Larkin -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/17/1896 d.12/17/1970 (74)
Author (m), Historian (m), Educator (m)

Charles Greeley Abbot -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/31/1872 d.12/17/1973 (101)
Scientist (m), Astrophysicist (m)
Misc: Sun Constant

🎭Frank Sully -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/17/1908 d.12/17/1975 (67)
Actor

🎵Hound Dog Taylor -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/12/1917 d.12/17/1975 (58)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Pianist, Blues Singer/Guitarist

🎵Noble Sissle -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1889 d.12/17/1975 (86)
Composer/Songwriter, Lyricist, Singer, Bandleader

🎵🎷Don (Jazz Musician) Ellis -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/25/1934 N.S. d.12/17/1978 N.S. (44)
Composer, Drummer, Bandleader, Jazz Trumpeter
Misc: influential in the 1960s and 1970s

🎭Sam Levene -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/28/1905 d.12/17/1980 (75)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Russian
Movie Titles: Demon, Gung Ho, Boomerang

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🏆🏌Richard S. Tufts -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/16/1896 N.S. d.12/17/1980 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Misc: USGA prez

🎵"Big" Joe Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/16/1903 N.S. d.12/17/1982 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Singer/Guitarist, Accordionist, Harmonicaist, Blues Performer

Marguerite Yourcenar -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/8/1903 d.12/17/1987 (84)
Writer (m), Essayist, Short Story Writer (m), Belgiumese

🎭Dana Andrews -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/1/1909 d.12/17/1992 (83)
Actor
Names/Places: FN:Carver
Misc: Major star of 1940s & 50s
Movie Titles: Ike, Battle of the Bulge, Laura

🎭Janet Margolin -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/25/1943 d.12/17/1993 (50)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Movie Director (m)
Names/Places: Ted Wass' wife
TV Shows: Lanigan's Rabbi

John Sinclair -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1902 d.12/17/1993 (91)
Novelist

✍📰David Manning White -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/???? d.12/17/1993 (76)
Author (m), Journalist, Professor (m)

🎵Irving Caesar -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/4/1895 d.12/17/1996 (101)
Lyricist
Misc: Great Tin Pan Alley lyricist
Song Titles: Tea for Two, Swanee, Animal Crackers in my Soup

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🎭🎵Rex Allen -- Death 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

🎵🎷Grover Washington Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/12/1943 d.12/17/1999 (56)
Music Producer, Composer, Singer, Keyboardist, Reeds, Saxophonist, Jazz Performer
Names/Places: b. in Buffalo, NY

🎭Gerard Blain -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/23/1930 d.12/17/2000 (70)
Actor, Director (m), French

🏆🏀Hank Luisetti -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/16/1916 d.12/17/2002 (86)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player
Names/Places: RN:Angelo-Giuseppi Luisetti
Misc: revolutionized the game with the first use of a one-handed shot. 3 Pacific Coast Conference championships (Stanford, 1936-38); National championship (Stanford, 1937); Helm's Foundation Player of the Year (1937-38); 2-time All-America (1937-38)
Sports Teams: Stanford University (1935-1938)

🎭Mary Ann Jackson -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/14/1923 d.12/17/2003 (80)
Movie Actress
Movie Titles: Our Gang

🏆🏈Otto Everett Graham -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/6/1921 d.12/17/2003 (82)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Quarterback, College Football Coach, College Football Player
Misc: Football QB and basketball All-America at Northwestern; in pro ball, led Cleveland Browns to 7 league titles in 10 years, winning 4 AAFC championships (1946-50) and 3 NFL (1950,54-55); 5-time All-Pro; 2-time NFL MVP (1953,55).
Sports Teams: Cleveland Browns (player 1946-1955), NCAA Coast Guard (coach 1959-1965), Washington Redskins (coach 1966-1968), NCAA Coast Guard (coach 1974-1975)

⛪📰Jack Anderson -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/19/1922 d.12/17/2005 (83)
Mormon, Journalist, Columnist
Misc: Washington Post; investigative

🎭🎵Timmie Rogers -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/4/1914 d.12/17/2006 N.S. (92)
Hall of Famer, Actor, Comedian, Vaudevillan, Songwriter, Singer, Bandleader
Names/Places: NN: The Jackie Robinson of Comedy
Misc: catchphrase: Oh Yeah!; he was one of the first Black comedians allowed to directly address a white audience when he worked; appeared on many national television shows of the 1960s and 1970s; in the National Comedy Hall of Fame
TV Shows: Uptown Jubilee (1949 on CBS), The Jackie Gleason Show (recurring)

🎵Denis Payton -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/11/1943 d.12/17/2006 (63)
Hall of Famer, Tenor-sax, British
Group Names: Dave Clark Five

🏆⚾Larry Sherry -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/25/1935 d.12/17/2006 (71)
MLB Pitcher
Misc: World Series MVP 1959
Sports Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

🏆Don Chevrier -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/29/1937 d.12/17/2007 (69)
Sports Announcer
Sports Teams: Toronto Blue Jays (voice)

🏆🏈"Slingin'" Sammy Baugh -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/17/1914 N.S. d.12/17/2008 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Quarterback
Misc: held numerous records after 16 pro seasons; QB-DB-P; led Washington to NFL titles in 1937 (his rookie year) and '42; led league in passing 6 times, punting 4 times and interceptions once; record 85 yard punt
Sports Teams: Washington Redskins (player 1937-1952), Hardin-Simmons (coach 1955-1959), New York Titans (coach 1960-1961), Houston Oilers (coach 1964)

🏆⚾Dave Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/21/1955 d.12/17/2008 (53)
MLB Player

🎭Alaina Reed -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/10/1946 d.12/17/2009 (63)
Actress
Names/Places: LN:Hall
TV Shows: Sesame Street (as Olivia), 227 (as Rose Lee Holloway)

🎭Jennifer Jones -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/2/1919 d.12/17/2009 (90)
Movie Actress
Names/Places: b. in Tulsa, Okla.; RN:Phyllis Isley then Walker; Robert Walker's, then David O. Selznick's wife
TV Shows: Love is a Many Spendored Thing

🏆🏈Chris Henry -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/17/1983 d.12/17/2009 (26)
NFL Wide Receiver

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🎭Steve Landesberg -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/23/1936 d.12/17/2010 (74)
Actor, Comedian
Names/Places: b. in Bronx
TV Shows: Barney Miller (as Det. Arthur Dietrich)

🎨🎵🎸Captain Beefheart -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/15/1941 d.12/17/2010 (69)
Painter (m), Rock and Roll Singer, Rock and Roll Musician
Names/Places: RN:Don Van Vilet
Group Names: The Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

🏆⚾Walt Dropo -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/30/1923 d.12/17/2010 (87)
Hall of Famer, MLB First Baseman
Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox (1949-1952), Detroit Tigers (1952-1954), Chicago White Sox (1955-1958), Cincinnati Redlegs (1958-1959), Baltimore Orioles (1959-1961)

🏆⚾Phil Cavarretta -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/19/1916 d.12/17/2010 (94)
MLB Player
Misc: NL MVP 1945
Sports Teams: Chicago Cubs

🎭🎵Lina Romay -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/16/1919 d.12/17/2010 (91)
Actress, Singer

Kim Il Jong -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1941 d.12/17/2011 (70)
Head of State (m), North Korean
Misc: President of North Korea

Daniel Ken Inouye -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/7/1924 d.12/17/2012 (88)
Congressperson, Senator (m)
Misc: chair of Iran-Contra hearings.

🏆⚾Frank Pastore -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1957 d.12/17/2012 (55)
MLB Player

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📰Richard C. Hottelet -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/22/1917 d.12/17/2014 (97)
Journalist
TV Shows: CBS News

🎭🎮Gordon Hunt -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/26/1929 N.S. d.12/17/2016 N.S. (87)
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer/Director (m), Video Game Director
TV Shows: The All-New Popeye Hour, The Dukes, Mork and Mindy (cartoon), Laverne and Shirley in the Army, The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Pac-Man, Pink Panther and Sons, The Snorks, The New Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Flintstone Kids, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Dilbert (as Wally), The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Super Friends, Droopy Master Detective, Pound Puppies The Richie Rich Show, The Smurfs
Movie Titles: The Pirates of Dark Water
Video Games: Pandemonium, The God of War (series), Lair, Final Fantasy (series), Blur, The Legacy of Kain (series), The Uncharted (series)

Louis Harris -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/6/1921 d.12/17/2016 N.S. (95)
Author (m)
Misc: Pollster

✍⚛Dr. Henry Heimlich -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/3/1920 d.12/17/2016 N.S. (96)
Author (m), Physician (m)
Names/Places: son-in-law of Arthur Murray
Misc: developed an anti-choking procedure

🏆🏁Bob Glidden -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/18/1944 d.12/17/2017 N.S. (73)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer, Drag Racer
Misc: NHRA pro stock car drag racing champion

🎵🎷Kevin Mahogany -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/30/1958 d.12/17/2017 N.S. (59)
Gospel Singer, Blues Singer, Jazz Singer

🎭Penny Marshall -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/15/1942 N.S. d.12/17/2018 N.S. (76)
TV/Movie Actress, Movie Director (m)
Names/Places: b. in New York City; Rob Reiner's ex-, Garry's sister
Misc: 1961 grad; many say b. 1943 or 1945, unlikely b. in 1945
TV Shows: The Odd Couple (as Myrna Turner), Bob Newhart Show (as Miss Larson), Laverne & Shirley (as Laverne De Fazio), Simpsons (as Miss Botz)
Movie Titles: Big (director), A League Of Their Own (director)

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

🏆Karin Balzer -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/5/1938 N.S. d.12/17/2019 N.S. (81)
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field, German
Names/Places: aka Karin Richert
Misc: hurdler (Olympic-gold-1968)

🏆🏈John Hayden Fry -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/28/1929 N.S. d.12/17/2019 N.S. (90)
Hall of Famer, College Football Coach, College Football Player
Sports Teams: Southern Methodist University, North Texas State University, University of Iowa (all as coach)

🏆🏒Bronco Horvath -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/12/1930 N.S. d.12/17/2019 N.S. (89)
NHL Center, Canadian
Misc: active from 1949-1970

🎭Rod Perry -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/30/1934 N.S. d.12/17/2020 N.S. (86)
Actor, Cinematographer (m)
Movie Titles: S.W.A.T. (as Sgt. David Deacon Kay)

✍🎭Jeremy Bulloch -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1945 N.S. d.12/17/2020 N.S. (75)
Author (m), Actor, English
Book Titles: Limited Edition
Movie Titles: For Your Eyes Only, Star Wars (series as Boba Fett), Octopussy

🎵🎷Stanley Cowell -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/5/1941 N.S. d.12/17/2020 N.S. (79)
Jazz Pianist

🎵🎷Jeff Clayton -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1954 N.S. d.12/17/2020 N.S. (66)
Composer, Flautist, Jazz Saxophonist

🎵Terry Utley -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/9/1951 N.S. d.12/17/2021 N.S. (70)
Bassist, British

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🎭James McCaffrey -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/27/1958 N.S. d.12/17/2023 N.S. (65)
TV Actor, Northern Ireland
TV Shows: Rescue Me, Viper (as Joseph Payne Astor)
Video Games: Max Payne (series)

🏆🏀Eric Montross -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/23/1971 N.S. d.12/17/2023 N.S. (52)
NBA Player

🎵🎸Mike Maxfield -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/23/1944 N.S. d.12/17/2023 N.S. (79)
Songwriter, Rock and Roll Guitarist, English
Group Names: Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas

🎖Return Meigs -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.12/17/1740 J-LD or 1/28/1740 N.S. or 12/17/1740 Ju-1 d.1/28/1823 (82)
Revolutionary (m), Colonel

🎖Return Meigs -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.12/17/1740 J-LD or 1/28/1740 N.S. or 12/17/1740 Ju-1 d.1/28/1823 (82)
Revolutionary (m), Colonel

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