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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for December 26

Last Updated 04-13-2024

🎵Abdul "Duke" Fakir -- is 89 in the year 2024 and 90 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1935 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Four Tops

🏆🏒Norm Ullman -- is 89 in the year 2024 and 90 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1935
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, Canadian
Misc: played 1955-1975; 490 goals
Sports Teams: Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers (WHA)

🏆⚾Wayne Causey -- is 88 in the year 2024 and 89 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1936
MLB Infielder

Kitty Dukakis -- is 88 in the year 2024 and 89 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1936 N.S.
Author (f)
Names/Places: Michael's wife

✍🎭🎵Ken Howard -- is 85 in the year 2024 and 86 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1939
Author (m), TV Director (m), Lyricist, Songwriter, English

⚖💰Lynn Martin -- is 85 in the year 2024 and 86 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1939
Government Official (m), Businessperson
Misc: ex-Secretary of Labor

🎵Rattlesnake Annie -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1941
Songwriter, Country Singer
Names/Places: RN:Annie McGowan

Gray Davis -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1942
Governor (m), Assemblyman
Misc: California 1999-2003

🎵Earl Cate -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1942
Songwriter, Country Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: The Cate Brothers

🎵Ernie Cate -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1942
Songwriter, Pianist, Country Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: The Cate Brothers

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🎭Jane Lapotaire -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1944
Stage Actress, English

🎭John Walsh -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1945
TV Host
TV Shows: America's Most Wanted

🎵Rob Carpenter -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1946
Keyboardist, Country Performer, Country Singer
Names/Places: aka Bob
Group Names: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

🎵🎸Gordon Edwards -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1946
Keyboardist, Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: The Pretty Things

🏆⚾Carlton Fisk -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1947
Hall of Famer, MLB Catcher
Names/Places: b. in Bellows Falls, VT; MN:Ernest
Misc: Gold Glove 1972, 3x Silver Slugger, set all-time major league record at age 45 for games caught (2,226); also all-time HR leader for catchers (376); AL Rookie of Year (1972) and 11-time All-Star; hit epic, 12th-inning Game 6 homer for Boston Red Sox in 1975 World Series; Red Sox #27 and White Sox #72 both retired.
Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox (1969, 1971-1980), Chicago White Sox (1981-1983)

🎵George Porter Jr. -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1947 N.S.
Bassist, Funk Musician
Group Names: The Meters

📰Candy Crowley -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1948
Journalist

🏆⚾Chris Chambliss -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1948
MLB Coach, MLB First Baseman
Misc: Gold Glove

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🏆⚾Dave Rader -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1948
MLB Pitcher

🎵Ira Newborn -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1949
Composer, Bandleader
Group Names: Manhattan Transfer

🎵Luis "Perico" Ortiz -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1949
Music Executive, Music Producer, Arranger, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist, Trumpeter, Bandleader

🎵Michael Jones -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1950
Soul Singer
Group Names: BT Express
Song Titles: Here Comes the Express

🎵🎷John Scofield -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1951
Composer, Jazz Guitarist

🎵🎸Paul Anthony Quinn -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1951
Songwriter, Heavy Metal Guitairst, English
Group Names: Saxon

🏆⚾Ozzie Smith -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1954
Hall of Famer, MLB Shortstop
Misc: 15x All-Star, 13x Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, NL LCS MVP 1985, over 2,300 hits; 10-time starter for NL in All-Star Game; Cardinals #1 retired and Cardnials Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: San Diego Padres (1978-1981), St. Louis Cardinals (1982-1996)

🎵🎸Peter Woods -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1954
Alternative Rock Performer
Group Names: Romeo Void

✍⚛💰Peter Hillary -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1954
Author (m), Explorer (m), Philanthropist, New Zealand
Misc: Reached the North Pole with his father Neil Armstrong in 1986

Evan Bayh -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1955
Governor (m)

🏆Gail Tatterson -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1956
Sports Figure
Misc: WBL center (NY Stars)

🏆Karen Smith -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1956
Sports Figure
Misc: WBL forward (NY Stars)

✍🎭David Sedaris -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1956
Author (m), Humorist, Comedian

🎭Temeura Morrison -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1960 N.S.
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Director (m), New Zealand
Movie Titles: Once Were Warriors, Moana, Star Wars (series as Jango Fett in Episodes 2 and 3)

🎭Tahnee Welch -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1961 N.S.
Movie Actress
Names/Places: Raquel's daughter
Movie Titles: Cocoon, I Shot Andy Warhol, Cocoon: The Return, Sue

🏆⚾Storm Davis -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1961
MLB Pitcher
Sports Teams: Kansas City Royals

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🎵Brian Westrum -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1962
Country Musician
Group Names: Sons of The Desert

🎵🎸Lars Ulrich -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1963
Hall of Famer, Heavy Metal Drummer
Group Names: Metallica

🎭Gerald Hopkins -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1964
Actor, Producer (m)
Movie Titles: Pentathlon, Blood Deep, Uncle Tom's Cabin

🎵Rubén Valtierra -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1964
Keyboardist, Novelty Musician
Group Names: Weird Al Yankovic (studio keyboardist)

🏆⚾Jeff King -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1964
MLB Infielder

🎭Nadia Dajani -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1965
Actress, Cameraperson
TV Shows: Ned and Stacey (as Amanda)
Movie Titles: Happy Accidents, Flirting with Disaster, Sidewalks in New York

🏆🏁🎿Ben Husaby -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1965
Skier, Olympic Athlete
Misc: cross country skier (Olympics-1994)

🎭🏆Sandra Taylor -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1966
Actress, Model
Names/Places: aka Sandi Korn
Misc: Penthouse Pet (March, 1991)

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🏆🏀Tim Legler -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1966
NBA Player

🎵🎸Jay Yuenger -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1966
Rock and Roll Guitarist
Names/Places: aka stage name: "J"
Group Names: White Zombie

🎵🎸John Patterson -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1966
Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: Tora Tora

🏆🏈Tony Covington -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1967
NFL Safety

🏆⚾Esteban Beltré -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1967
MLB Shortstop

🎵Audrey Wiggins -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1967
Country Singer

🎵Tricia Leigh Fisher -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1968
Disco Singer
Names/Places: Connie Stevens and Eddie Fishers' daughter

🎵Peter Andrew Klett -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1969
Musician
Misc: AP says b. 1969, some say b. 1968
Group Names: Candlebox

🎭Danielle Cormack -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1970 N.S.
Actress, New Zealand
Arts Titles: PL: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Shape of Things, The Blue Room;
TV Shows: Shortland Street, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Cult, Gloss
Movie Titles: Snap

🎭Graham Shiels -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1970
Actor, Director (m), Canadian
TV Shows: True Blood, Olympus
Movie Titles: Guardians of the Galaxy, Olympus, Arrow

🏆🏈Willie Williams -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1970
NFL Player

🎵🎸James Mercer -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1970
Alternative Rock Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: The Shins

🏆⚾Carlos Valdez -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1971
MLB Pitcher, Dominican Republican

🎭🎵🎸Jared Leto -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1971
TV Actor, Director (m), Songwriter, Alternative Rock Singer
Group Names: Thirty Seconds to Mars
TV Shows: My So Called Life (as Jordan Catalano)
Movie Titles: Dallas Buyers Club, How to Make an American Quilt, American Psycho, Alexander, Prefontaine, Urban Legend, Requiem for a Dream, Lord of War, Lonely Hearts, Chapter 27, Mr. Nobody, Suicide Squad

🏆⚾Brien Taylor -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1971
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏈Burnell Roques -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1972
NFL Wide Receiver

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🏆🏈Derrick Cullors -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1972
NFL Runningback

Robert Muchamore -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1972 N.S.
Novelist, English
Book Titles: Henderson's Boys (series), CHERUB (series)

🎭Tiffany Brissette -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1974 N.S.
Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress
TV Shows: The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Equal Justice (as Katie Rogan), Small Wonder (as Vicki Victoria Ann Smith the Robot)
Movie Titles: Heart Like a Wheel

🏆🏈Tony Brackens -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1974
NFL Defensive End

🎭Kendra C. Johnson -- is 48 in the year 2024 and 49 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1976
Actress, Director (m)
TV Shows: Love Thy Neighbor
Movie Titles: Phat Girlz, The Single Moms Club

🎭🎵Chris Daughtry -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1979
Actor, Singer
TV Shows: American Idol (finalist)

🏆⛸Serena Phillips -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1980
Figure Skater

🏆⚾Omar Infante -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1981 N.S.
MLB Second Baseman, Venezuelan

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🎭🎵Roxanne Pallett -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1982 N.S.
Actress, Pop Singer, English
Group Names: Urban Angel
TV Shows: Emmerdale
Movie Titles: Waterloo Road

🎨Alexander Wang -- is 41 in the year 2024 and 42 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1983 N.S.
Fashion Designer (m)

🎭Steven Hartman -- is 39 in the year 2024 and 40 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1985
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
Movie Titles: Angus, Casper: A Spirited Beginning, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

🎭🎵Beth Behrs -- is 39 in the year 2024 and 40 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1985 N.S.
Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress, Singer
TV Shows: The Neighborhood, 2 Broke Girls (as Caroline Channing)
Movie Titles: Monsters University

🏆Hugo Lloris -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1986 N.S.
Soccer Goal Keeper, French

🏆Selen Soyder -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1986 N.S.
Beauty Pagent Winner, Model, Turkey
Misc: Miss Turkey (2007)

🎭Kit Harington -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1986 N.S.
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, English
TV Shows: Game of Thrones
Movie Titles: Testament of Youth, Spooks: The Greater Good, How To Train Your Dragon 2, Pompeii

🏆Julianna White -- is 36 in the year 2024 and 37 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1988 N.S.
Beauty Pagent Winner, Model

🏆🏁🏃Yohan Blake -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1989 N.S.
Runner, Olympic Athlete, Jamaican
Names/Places: NN:The Beast

Weston Coppola Cage -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1990
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Cristina Fulton & Nicholas's son, Francis's grandnephew

🏆⚽Aaron Ramsey -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1990 N.S.
Soccer Player, Welsh (Wales)

🎵🎸Andy Biersack -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1990 N.S.
Rock Singer
Names/Places: aka Andy Six
Group Names: Black Veil Brides

🎭Eden Sher -- is 33 in the year 2024 and 34 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1991
Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: Weeds, The Middle (as Sue Heck)
Movie Titles: Veronica Mars, Temps

🏆🏈Trevor Siemian -- is 33 in the year 2024 and 34 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1991 N.S.
NFL Quarterback

🎵Jade Thirlwall -- is 32 in the year 2024 and 33 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1992
Pop Singer, English

🎭🎵Samantha Boscarino -- is 30 in the year 2024 and 31 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1994 N.S.
Actress, Singer
TV Shows: How to Rock
Movie Titles: The Clique, Zoe Gone, The Perfect Game

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Jasper Armstrong Marsalis -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1995
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Victoria Rowell and Wynton's son

Truman Theodore Hanks -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1995
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Rita Wilson and Tom's son

🎭Timothée Chalamet -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1995 N.S.
Actor
Movie Titles: Call Me By Your Name, Lady Bird

🎭Zach Mills -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1995
Actor
TV Shows: Clue (as Lucas)
Movie Titles: Super 8, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Changeling, Hollywoodland

🎭Ashley Ortega -- is 26 in the year 2024 and 27 in the year 2025; b.12/26/1998 N.S.
Actress, Filipino (Phillipean)

Jane Grandalski -- is 21 in the year 2024 and 22 in the year 2025; b.12/26/2003
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Marlee Matlin and Kevin's daughter

Jameson Moon Hart -- is 8 in the year 2024 and 9 in the year 2025; b.12/26/2016 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Pink and Carey Hart's son

Claude Indiana Emmanuel Hanson -- is 6 in the year 2024 and 7 in the year 2025; b.12/26/2018 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Natalie and Taylor's son

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🎭Justin Gorence -- b.12/26/????
Actor, Zimbabwe

Thomas Gray -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1716 d.7/30/1771 (54)
Poet (m), Scholar (m), Professor (m), English
Book Titles: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

🎖💰Thomas Nelson Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1738 d.1/4/1789 (50)
Revolutionary (m), Soldier, Merchant
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer

🎖Juan Lovera -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1778 d.1/20/1841 (62)
Revolutionary (m), Venezuelan
Misc: Venezuelan Artist of Independence; ind days of 4-19-1810 & 7-5-1811

✍⚛Mary Somerville -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1780 d.11/28/1872 (91)
Writer (m), Scientist (m), Mathematician (m), Scottish

Charles Babbage -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1791 N.S. d.10/18/1871 N.S. (79)
Mathematician (m), Professor (m), English
Misc: invented the calculating machine, developed the first speedometer

Amariah Brigham -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1798 d.9/8/1849 (50)
Physician (m), Surgeon (m)

🏆🥊Jem Ward -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1800 d.4/3/1884 (83)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, English

Emma Southworth -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1819 d.6/30/1899 (79)
Novelist

🏆⚾Morgan G. Bulkeley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1837 d.11/6/1922 (84)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Figure, MLB Executive
Misc: First president of the National Baseball League

🎖George Dewey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1837 d.1/16/1917 (79)
Naval Officer
Misc: Admiral, Naval commodore, Manilla hero

💰Robert Hawley Ingersoll -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1859 d.9/4/1928 (68)
Manufacturer, Merchant
Misc: sold the watch that made the dollar famous for one dollar

✍📰💰Sir Norman Angell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1872 d.10/7/1967 (94)
Writer (m), Economist, Cowboy, English
Book Titles: The Great Illusion

Isiah Bowman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1878 N.S. d.1/6/1950 N.S. (71)
Geographer (m), Canadian
Misc: co-founder (Geographical Review)

Henry Miller -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1891 d.6/7/1980 (88)
Novelist, American
Misc: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn

✍🎖⚖Mao Tse-tung -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1893 d.9/9/1976 (82)
Librarian (m), Soldier, Head of State (m), Teacher (m), Chinese
Names/Places: MN:Zedong; d. in Beijing
Misc: Communist China Leader; Founding father of People's Republic of China in 1949, ruled 1949-76

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Jean Toomer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1894 d.3/30/1967 (72)
Novelist, Poet (m)

⚛🎵Leopold Mannes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1899 d.8/11/1964 (64)
Inventor (m), Musician, Conductor
Misc: an American musician, who, together with Leopold Godowsky, Jr., created the first practical color transparency film, Kodachrome.

🎭Alberto Morin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1902 N.S. d.4/7/1989 N.S. (86)
Actor
TV Shows: Dallas (as Armando Sidoni)

Andrew Lytle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1902 d.12/12/1995 (92)
Novelist

🎵J. D. Short -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1902 d.10/21/1962 (59)
Harmonicaist, Blues Singer/Guitarist

🏆🏀Robert P. "Fuzzy" Vandivier -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1903 d.7/30/1983 (79)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player
Misc: was a well-known high school and collegiate basketball player during the 1920s.

🏆🥊Young Stribling -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1904 d.10/3/1933 (28)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

James Stern -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1904 d.11/22/1993 (88)
Short Story Writer (m), Irish

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Frances Gershwin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1906 d.1/18/1999 (92)
Celebrity Relative
Names/Places: Ira and George's sister

🎭Elisha Cook Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1906 d.5/18/1995 (88)
TV/Movie Actor
Misc: some say 1903 & d. age 91
TV Shows: Magnum P.I. (as Francis "Ice Pick" Hofstetler)
Movie Titles: The Maltese Falcon

Albert Gore Sr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1907 d.12/5/1998 (90)
Congressperson, Senator (m)

🏆🏁🏃Ralph Hill -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1908 d.10/17/1994 (85)
Runner, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 5K runner (Olympic-1932)

🎭Galina Ulanova -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/8/1910 N.S. or 12/26/1909 Ju-1 d.3/21/1998 N.S. (88)
Ballet Dancer (m), Russian
Names/Places: b. in St. Petersburg

🎵Bashful Brother Oswald -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1911 d.10/17/2002 (90)
Country Singer
Names/Places: RN:Beecher "Pete" Kirby
Misc: the Grand Ole Opry's Bashful Brother Oswald

📰🏆Frank Swift -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1913 d.2/6/1958 (44)
Hall of Famer, Journalist, Soccer Goal Keeper, English

🎭Richard Widmark -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1914 d.3/24/2008 (93)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor
TV Shows: Madigan (as Sgt. Dan Madigan)

Rose Mary Woods -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1917 d.1/22/2005 (87)
Government Official (m)
Misc: secretary who erased parts of Watergate tapes

🎵🎷Butch Ballard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1918 d.10/1/2011 (92)
Drummer, Jazz Singer
Misc: played with Fats Waller and recorded with Cootie Williams, Louis Armstrong, Lockjaw Davis, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.

🎵Una Mae Carlisle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1918 d.11/7/1956 (37)
Songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Native American

📰Emmet Hughes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1920 d.9/18/1982 (61)
Journalist
Misc: speechwriter

💰Helen Boehm -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1920 d.11/15/2010 (89)
Businessperson
Names/Places: RN:Helen Francesca Stefanie Franzolin; NN:The Princess of Porcelain

🎵Maurice Gendron -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1920 d.8/20/1990 (69)
Teacher (m), Cellist, French

✍🎭🎵Steve Allen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1921 N.S. d.10/30/2000 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Humorist, Movie Actor, Comedian, TV Talk Show Host, Composer, Radio Disc Jock, Musician
Names/Places: b. in New York City; Jayne Meadows' hubby
Misc: wrote over 2,000 songs
TV Shows: What's My Line, I've Got a Secret, Tonight Show (the first Tonight Show Host 1954-57), Rich Man Poor Man

🏆🏈Frank Broyles -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1924 d.8/14/2017 N.S. (92)
Hall of Famer, Sportscaster, NFL Player, College Football Coach, College Football Player
TV Shows: Baylor (1947-1949), Florida (1950), Georgia Tech (1951-1956), Missouri (1957), Arkansas (coach 1958-1976, administrator 1974-2007)

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🏆🏈Glenn Davis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1924 d.3/9/2005 (80)
Hall of Famer, NFL Player, College Football Player
Names/Places: NN:Mr. Outside
Misc: three-time All-America; led Army to national titles in 1944-45; Doc Blanchard's running mate; won Heisman Trophy in 1946.
Sports Teams: U.S. Army, Los Angeles Rams (1950-1951)

🎭🎵Jimmy Blaine -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1924 d.3/18/1967 (42)
TV Host, Singer

✍📰Doris Lilly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1926 d.10/9/1991 (64)
Writer (m), Journalist
Misc: gossip columnist who wrote of millionaires

🎵Monty Budwig -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1926 d.3/9/1992 (65)
Bassist

🎵Earle Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1926 N.S. d.7/2/2002 N.S. (75)
Composer

🎭Denis Quilley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1927 d.10/5/2003 (75)
Actor, English
TV Shows: Masada

✍🎭Alan King -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1927 N.S. d.5/9/2004 N.S. (76)
Author (m), TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, TV Host
Names/Places: b. in Brooklyn, N.Y.; RN:Irwin Alan Kniberg
Movie Titles: Author! Author!, Bonfire of the Vanities, Inside the Comedy Mind host

🏆🏈William Frank "Bill" Yeoman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1927 N.S. d.8/12/2020 N.S. (92)
Hall of Famer, College Football Coach, College Football Player
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Army (player), Michigan State (coach), Houston (coach)

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✍🎭Régine -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1929 N.S. d.5/1/2022 N.S. (92)
Writer (m), Actress, Belgiumese
Names/Places: RN:Regina Zylberberg
Misc: nightclub owner

🎭Kathleen Crowley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1929 d.4/23/2017 N.S. (87)
Actress
TV Shows: Waterfront (as Terry Van Buren)

🎭Donald Moffat -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1930 N.S. d.12/20/2018 N.S. (87)
Actor, English
TV Shows: Logan's Run (as Kent)
Movie Titles: The Thing, Clear and Present Danger

Elliott Levitas -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1930 N.S. d.12/16/2022 N.S. (91)
Congressperson

🎭Carroll Spinney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1933 N.S. d.12/8/2019 N.S. (85)
Actor, Puppet Actor, Puppeteer (m)
Names/Places: b. in Walthem, MA
TV Shows: Sesame Street (as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch)

🎵Frank De La Rosa -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1933 N.S. d.7/5/2019 N.S. (85)
Bassist

🏆⛸Sonya Klopfer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1934 d.??/??/1952
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🏆⚽Stevie Chalmers -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1935 N.S. d.4/29/2019 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish

🏆⚾Alvin Neill "Al" Jackson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1935 N.S. d.8/19/2019 N.S. (83)
MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN: Little Al Jackson

🎭🎵Ronnie Prophet -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1937 d.3/2/2018 N.S. (80)
Comedian, Singer/Guitarist, Canadian

💰🎵Phil Spector -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1939 N.S. d.1/16/2021 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Executive, Outlaw, Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in New York City; Ronnie's hubby
Misc: created the "wall of sound" overdubbing & "sound on sound" layering

🏆⚾Ray Sadecki -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1940 d.11/17/2014 (73)
MLB Pitcher

🎭Daniel Schmid -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1941 d.8/5/2006 (64)
Director (m), Swiss

🎭Victoria Racimo -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1943 N.S. d.11/29/2020 N.S. (76)
Actress, Producer (m)
Misc: Actress of Filipino, English, Irish, Spanish, and American Indian descent; retired from acting in 1996
TV Shows: The Chisholms, Falcon Crest (as Corene Powers)
Movie Titles: Ernest Goes to Camp, The Mountain Men, Prophecy, White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

✍🎭Joyce Jillson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1945 d.10/1/2004 (58)
Astrologer (m), Actress
TV Shows: Peyton Place (as Jill)

🏆🏀Žarko Varajić -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1951 N.S. d.6/23/2019 N.S. (67)
Sports Executive, Basketball Player, Serbian

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🎵🎷Brooks Kerr -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1951 N.S. d.4/28/2018 N.S. (66)
Jazz Pianist
Group Names: Duke Ellington band

🏆🏈Kurt (Football) Schumacher -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1952 N.S. d.9/29/2023 N.S. (70)
NFL Guard, NFL Tackle

🎭Tony Rosato -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1954 d.1/10/2017 N.S. (62)
Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voice Actor, Canadian, Italian
TV Shows: Second City TV (as Marcello & regular 1980-81), Saturday Night Live (regular 1981-82), Night Heat (as Arthur "Whitey" Morelli), Amanda's, Pelswick, The Adventures of Super Mario 3 (as Luigi), Pelswick
Movie Titles: Hog Wild

🏆🏁Susan Butcher -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1954 d.8/5/2006 (51)
Sled Dog Racer
Misc: 4-time winner of Iditarod Trail race (1986-88,90).

🎵🎸Chuck Mosley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1959 N.S. d.11/9/2017 N.S. (57)
Songwriter, Alternative Rock Singer
Names/Places: RN: Charles Henry Mosley III
Group Names: Faith No More (lead 1984-88)

🎵🎸James Kottak -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/26/1962 N.S. d.1/9/2024 N.S. (61)
Hard Rock Drummer
Group Names: The Scorpions

Claude Helvétius -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/26/1715 N.S. d.12/26/1771 N.S. (56)
Philosopher (m), French
Names/Places: MN: Adrien
Misc: Freemason, Littérateur.

John Fothergill -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/8/1712 d.12/26/1780 (68)
Physician (m), British

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📰⚖John Wilkes -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/17/1725 d.12/26/1797 (72)
Journalist, Politician (m), English

✍⚖Joel Barlow -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/24/1754 N.S. d.12/26/1812 N.S. (58)
Writer (m), Poet (m), Politician (m), Diplomat (m), American
Misc: political writer

💰Stephen Girard -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/20/1750 d.12/26/1831 (81)
Financier, Philanthropist, Multimillionaire, French
Misc: bailed out US bonds during the War of 1812

⚛⛪James Harvey Linsley -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/5/1787 d.12/26/1843 (56)
Naturalist, Clergyman

⚖💰James Gadsden -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/15/1788 d.12/26/1858 (70)
Diplomat (m), Businessperson
Misc: Railroad Promoter

💰Thomas Holloway -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/22/1800 N.S. d.12/26/1883 N.S. (83)
Merchant, Philanthropist, English

🎖⚖John A. Logan -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/9/1826 d.12/26/1886 (60)
General, Congressperson

Heinrich Schliemann -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/6/1822 d.12/26/1890 (68)
Scientist (m), Archaeologist (m), German
Misc: discovered and excavated the legendary cities of Troy and Mycenae

🎨Frederic Remington -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/4/1861 d.12/26/1909 (48)
Painter (m), Sculptor (m)
Misc: "The Last Stand", "The Bronco Buster", and other American Western art

🎨✍Frank (Cartoonist) McKinney -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/1/1868 N.S. d.12/26/1930 N.S. (62)
Cartoonist, Humorist, American
Names/Places: LN:Hubbard

Melvil Dewey -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/10/1851 d.12/26/1931 (80)
Librarian (m), Educator (m)
Misc: Dewey decimal book classification inventor

Henry Watson Fowler -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/10/1858 d.12/26/1933 (75)
Author (m), Lexicographer (m), English

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

⛪🎭Daniel Frohman -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/22/1851 d.12/26/1940 (89)
Jewish, Producer (m)

🎭Edna Hibbard -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/12/1895 d.12/26/1942 (47)
Actress

🏆🏈"Red" Cagle -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/1/1905 d.12/26/1942 (37)
NFL Runningback

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🎭John Harwood -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/29/1876 d.12/26/1944 (68)
Actor, English

James Stephens -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/9/1882 d.12/26/1950 (68)
Novelist, Poet (m), Irish

🎭Holmes Herbert -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/30/1882 d.12/26/1956 (74)
Actor, English

⚛💰🎭Charles Pathe -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/25/1863 d.12/26/1957 (94)
Inventor (m), Executive, Movie Producer (m), French
Misc: pioneer of Motion Picture Equipment, controlled a vast network of production and distribution facilities that dominated the world film market during the first years of the 20th century.

✍🎭Lawrence Langner -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/30/1890 d.12/26/1962 (72)
Dramatist/Playwright (m), Stage Producer/Director (m), American, Welsh (Wales)
Misc: Theater

🏆🥊George Raymond Wagner -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/24/1915 d.12/26/1963 (48)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: NN:Gorgeous George
Misc: dyed his hair blond and was creative in the ring

🎨📰Weegee -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/12/1899 d.12/26/1968 (69)
Photographer (m), Photojournalist

🏆Lillian Board -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/13/1948 d.12/26/1970 (22)
Olympic Athlete, English
Misc: 400m (Olympic-silver-1968).

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🎭Robert Lowery -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/17/1914 d.12/26/1971 (57)
TV/Movie Actor
TV Shows: Circus Boy (as Big Tim Champion), Pistols 'n Petticoats

Harry S Truman -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/8/1884 d.12/26/1972 (88)
President and Vice President (m)
Names/Places: b. in Lamar, Mo.; The 'S' doesn't stand for anything (thus no period); d. in Kansas City, MO
Misc: 33rd U.S. President (1945-1952); 34th U.S. Vice President

🎭Steven Geray -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/10/1904 d.12/26/1973 (69)
Movie Actor, Czech

🎵Lowman "Pete" Pauling -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/14/1926 d.12/26/1973 (47)
Songwriter, Singer
Group Names: Five Royales

🎭🎵Jack Benny -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/14/1894 d.12/26/1974 (80)
Hall of Famer, TV/Movie/Radio Actor, Comedian, Violinist
Names/Places: b. in Waukegan, Illinois; RN:Benjamin Kubelsky
Misc: Violinist?...Well!; d. Dec 27?
TV Shows: The Jack Benny Program (as himself)

Myron Beard -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/13/1896 d.12/26/1974 (78)
Aviator (m), Chinese
Misc: helped develop Boeing 747 airliner

Philip Hart -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/10/1912 d.12/26/1976 (64)
Senator (m), Attorney/Lawyer (m)

🎭Howard Hawks -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/30/1896 d.12/26/1977 (81)
Movie Producer/Director (m)
Movie Titles: Rio Bravo

Ray Jenkins -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/18/1897 d.12/26/1980 (83)
Senator (m)

🎵Peck Kelley -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/22/1898 d.12/26/1980 (82)
Pianist, Bandleader

🏆⚾Johnny (Baseball) Gill -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/27/1905 d.12/26/1984 (79)
MLB Player
Names/Places: NN:Patcheye

💰John Austin -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/15/1915 N.S. d.12/26/1985 (70)
Executive
Misc: Coca Cola executive

🎭Elsa Lanchester -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/28/1902 d.12/26/1986 (84)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, English
Names/Places: b. in London; RLN:Sullivan; Charles Laughton's wife
TV Shows: John Forsythe Show (as Miss Margaret Culver), Nanny & the Professor (as Aunt Henrietta)
Movie Titles: The Bride of Frankenstein

🏆🏒Neil McNeil Colville -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/4/1914 d.12/26/1987 (73)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Misc: played 1934-1950
Sports Teams: New York Rangers

🎭Charles Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/13/1920 d.12/26/1988 (68)
Actor

🎭Cynthia Stone -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/26/1926 d.12/26/1988 (62)
Actress
Names/Places: Jack Lemmon's wife in 50's

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Nancy Cruzan -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/20/1957 d.12/26/1990 (33)
Misc: accident victim/right-to-die case; the young woman in an irreversible vegetative state whose case led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the right to die, died at a Missouri hospital.

🏆🏒Doug (Hockey) Harvey -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/19/1924 d.12/26/1990 (66)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Misc: Norris Trophy 7X's; played 1945-1969
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Baltimore Clippers, Buffalo Bisons, Pittsburgh Hornets, Quebec Aces

🎭Constance Carpenter -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/19/1904 d.12/26/1992 (88)
Stage Actress, British
TV Shows: The King and I (as Anna)

🎭Jeff Morrow -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/13/1907 d.12/26/1993 (86)
Actor
TV Shows: Temperatures Rising (as Dr. Lloyd Axton)

💰Dave Beck -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/16/1894 d.12/26/1993 (99)
Labor Leader
Misc: Teamster leader

🎭Robert Emhardt -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/24/1914 d.12/26/1994 (80)
TV/Stage/Soap Actor
Misc: was 80s-90s?

🎭Sylva Koscina -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/22/1933 d.12/26/1994 (61)
Movie Actress, Yugoslav

🏆⚾Allie Reynolds -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/10/1915 d.12/26/1994 (79)
MLB Pitcher
Misc: 1952 AL ERA leader (2.07)

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🏆Jon Benét Ramsey -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/6/1990 N.S. d.12/26/1996 N.S. (6)
Beauty Pagent Winner
Misc: Colorado child beauty queenette, murdered at 6

🎭Hurd Hatfield -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/7/1917 d.12/26/1998 (81)
Actor

🎵Curtis Mayfield -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/3/1942 N.S. d.12/26/1999 N.S. (57)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Composer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Soul Singer
Names/Places: b. in Chicago
Misc: Hall of Famer as group member and soloist
Group Names: The Impressions, soloist

🎭Jason Robards Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/26/1922 d.12/26/2000 (78)
Movie/Stage Actor
Names/Places: b. in Chicago, IL; Lauren Bacall's ex-; Jason's son
Movie Titles: All the President's Men, Parenthood

✍🎭Leo V. Gordon -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/2/1922 d.12/26/2000 (78)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Actor
TV Shows: Circus Boy (as Hank), Enos, Winds of War (miniseries)

🎭Nigel Hawthorne -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/5/1929 d.12/26/2001 (72)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English
TV Shows: Yes, Minister
Movie Titles: Amistad, Tarzan (1999), Demolition Man, Gandhi

🎨Herb Ritts -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/13/1952 d.12/26/2002 (50)
Photographer (m)
Misc: photographer of the stars

🏆🏈Reggie White -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/19/1961 d.12/26/2004 (43)
Hall of Famer, NFL Defensive End, College Football Player, USFL Figure
Misc: consensus All-America in 1983 at Tennessee; 13x Pro Bowl, 10x First Team All-Pro, All-USFL, three sacks in a Super Bowl; Eagles #92 retired, Packers #92 retired; College, Eagles, Packers, and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Tennessee, Memphis Showboats (USFL 1984-1985), Philadelphia Eagles (1985-1992), Green Bay Packers (1993-1998), Carolina Panthers (2000)

🎭Vincent Schiavelli -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/11/1948 d.12/26/2005 (57)
TV/Movie Actor
Names/Places: Allyce Beasley's hubby
TV Shows: The Corner Bar
Movie Titles: Batman Returns

⚖🏆🏌Gerald Rudolph Ford -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/14/1913 d.12/26/2006 (93)
President and Vice President (m), Golfer
Names/Places: RN: Leslie Lynch King Jr.; Betty's husband; b. in Omaha, NE
Misc: the 40th U.S. Vice President and 38th U.S. President (1974-76), both non-elected positions, a first (Tyler was the first non-elected President); lettered as center on undefeated Michigan football teams in 1932 and '33, team MVP of 1934 squad; he received contract offers from the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions, which he turned down in favor of law school.

🏆🏁🎿Ivar Formo -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/24/1951 d.12/26/2006 (55)
Skier, Olympic Athlete, Norweigan
Misc: 50K cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1976)

🎵Les Humphries -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/10/1940 d.12/26/2007 (67)
Songwriter, Pianist, British

Dennis Brutus -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1924 d.12/26/2009 (85)
Poet (m), South African

🎭🎵Teena Marie -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/5/1956 d.12/26/2010 (54)
Actress, Music Producer, Composer, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: RN:Mary Christine Brockert

🎵🎷Sam Rivers -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/25/1923 d.12/26/2011 (88)
Composer, Flutist, Pianist, Tenor-sax, Jazz Performer

✍🎭Gerry Anderson -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/14/1929 d.12/26/2012 (83)
Writer (m), Director (m), TV/Movie Producer (m), British
Misc: creator of The Thunderbirds and Joe 90 puppet superhero TV shows.

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🎵Fontella Bass -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/3/1940 d.12/26/2012 (72)
Organist, Pianist, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Song Titles: Rescue Me

🏆⚾Paul Blair -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/1/1944 d.12/26/2013 (69)
MLB Player
Misc: 8x Gold Glove

🎭🎵Martha Eggerth -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/17/1912 d.12/26/2013 (101)
Actress, Singer, Hungarian

🎭Rhodes Reason -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/19/1930 d.12/26/2014 (84)
Actor

🎵Dick Dale -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/14/1926 d.12/26/2014 (88)
Singer, Saxophonist
TV Shows: Lawrence Welk Show

🎭🎮Ricky Harris -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/26/1962 N.S. d.12/26/2016 N.S. (54)
Actor, Comedian, Producer (m), Video Game Voice Actor
TV Shows: Everybody Hates Christ (as Malvo in five episodes)
Movie Titles: Heat, Dope, Hard Rain, Simon Sez
Video Games: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

🎭🎵George S. Irving -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/1/1922 d.12/26/2016 N.S. (94)
TV/Stage Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Singer
Names/Places: RMLN:Irving Shelasky
Arts Titles: PL: Oklahoma!, An Evening with Richard Nixon;
TV Shows: Go Go Gophers (voice), King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (voice), Underdog (voice), The Year Without a Santa Claus, David Frost Revue

🎭Alfie Curtis -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/28/1930 N.S. d.12/26/2017 N.S. (87)
Actor, English
Misc: retired from acting in 1986
Movie Titles: Star Wars: A New Hope, The Elephant Man

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🏆🏒Johnny Bower -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/8/1924 d.12/26/2017 N.S. (93)
Hall of Famer, NHL Goaltender, Canadian
Names/Places: NN:The China Wall; aka:John William Bower; RN:John Kiszkan
Misc: playing career 1945-1969
Sports Teams: Cleveland Barons (AHL), Providence Reds (AHL), New York Rangers (NHL), Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)

🎭Brad Blaisdell -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/15/1949 N.S. d.12/26/2018 N.S. (69)
Actor
Movie Titles: Clean Slate, The Negotiator, Executive Decision, Inspector Gadget, The Rat Pack

🎭Sue Lyon -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1946 N.S. d.12/26/2019 N.S. (73)
TV/Movie Actress
Movie Titles: The Night of the Iguana, The Flim-Flam Man, 7 Women, Lolita

🎵Jerry Herman -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1931 N.S. d.12/26/2019 N.S. (88)
Composer, Lyricist
Names/Places: b. in New York City
Misc: of Broadway; stage: Hello Dolly, Mame

🎵🎸"Sleepy" LaBeef -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/20/1935 N.S. d.12/26/2019 N.S. (84)
Baritone, Guitarist, Rockabilly Singer
Names/Places: RFMN:Thomas Paulsley

🎵🎸Les Chadwick -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/11/1943 N.S. d.12/26/2019 N.S. (76)
Rock and Roll Bassist, English
Names/Places: RFN:John Leslie
Group Names: Gerry & the Pacemakers

🏆⚽James Yull "Jim" McLean -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/21/1937 N.S. d.12/26/2020 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish
Misc: inside forward and manager

🏆⚾Phil Niekro -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/1/1939 N.S. d.12/26/2020 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, MLB Coach, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: b. in Lansing, Ohio
Misc: Knuckleball specialist; 275 hits; 5x All-Star, 5x Gold Glove; Braves #35 retired
Sports Teams: Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1964-1983), New York Yankees (1984-1985), Cleveland Indians (1986-1987), Toronto Blue Jays (1987), Atlanta Braves (1987)

George E. Carruthers -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/1/1939 N.S. d.12/26/2020 N.S. (81)
Inventor (m), Physicist (m), Astrophysicist (m)

✍⚛Edward Osborne Wilson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/10/1929 N.S. d.12/26/2021 N.S. (92)
Author (m), Biologist (m), Theorist (m), Naturalist
Misc: recognized as the world's leading authority on ants. He was also the foremost proponent of sociobiology, the study of the genetic basis of the social behaviour of all animals, including humans.

Desmond Tutu -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/7/1931 N.S. d.12/26/2021 N.S. (90)
Religious Leader
Misc: South African Archbishop

🏆🏒Jim Wiley -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/28/1950 N.S. d.12/26/2021 N.S. (71)
NHL Player, Canadian

🎭🎵Tommy Smothers -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/2/1937 N.S. d.12/26/2023 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Actor, Comedian, Variety Show Host, Singer, Guitarist
Names/Places: Dick's brother; b. New York City; RFMN:Thomas Bolyn III
Misc: The Smothers Brothers TV Shows & team with brother Dick
TV Shows: The Smothers Brothers (series)

✍🎭Dion L. Boucicault -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.12/26/1820 N.S. or 12/26/1822 N.S. d.9/18/1890 N.S.
Playwright (m), Stage Actor, Irish
Book Titles: Rip Van Winkle

✍🎭Dion L. Boucicault -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.12/26/1820 N.S. or 12/26/1822 N.S. d.9/18/1890 N.S.
Playwright (m), Stage Actor, Irish
Book Titles: Rip Van Winkle

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