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Today In History Basic Datebook-December 1st

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People on December 1st: birthdates

Violet Affleck: 2005 (is 3 in 2008, 4 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Jennifer Garner and Ben's daughter
Stan Albers: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Josh Waleski, Loving's Curtis Alden
Woody Allen: 1935 (is 73 in 2008, 74 in 2009)
Movie Producer/Director, Movie Actor, Comedian, Screen/Scriptwriter, Jewish, b. in Brooklyn, NY; Annie Hall, Bananas, Sleeper, Radio Days, Manhattan, Play It Again Sam, Hannah & Her Sisters, Mighty Aphrodite, Everyone Says I Love You, Deconstructing Harry, Small Time Crooks, Anything Else, Scoop; RN:Allen Stewart Konigsberg; Louise Lasser's ex-
Carol Alt: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Model, TV/Movie Actress, Singer, b. in Queens, NY; Thunder in Paradise's Kelly, Baywatch Nights' Cassidy
Elizabeth Baur: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)?
TV Actress, Lancer's Teresa O'Brien, Ironside's Fran Belding; some say b. Dec 11, 1947 (is 61 in 2008), or b. Dec 11, 1948 (is 60 in 2008)
Eric Bloom: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Keyboardist, Pianist, Songwriter, stun guitar; of Blue Oyster Cult
Golden Brooks: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Actress, of Girlfriends
Nestor Carbonell: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
Actor, Suddenly Susan's Luis Rivera
Jim Chestnut: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Country Singer
Ashley Monique Clark: 1988 (is 20 in 2008, 21 in 2009)
Actress, The Hughley's Sydney Hughley
Mathew Collins: 2004 (is 4 in 2008, 5 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Orianne and Phil's son
John Crowley: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Sci-fi Writer, The Deep
Brad Delson: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Linkin Park
John Densmore: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Drummer, Bassist, Songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist, Vibes, Tympani; MN:Paul; of the Doors; some say 1943
Daryl Ellis: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Country Singer
Edgar Cooper Endicott: 2000 (is 8 in 2008, 9 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Melissa Rivers and John's son
Bob Goen: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
TV Host, of ex-Wheel Of Fortune, Entertainment Tonight
Sandra P. Gran: yr unknown
Soap Actress, One Life To Live's Rachel Gannon
Sandra P. Grant: yr unknown O.S.
Soap Actress, One Life To Lives' Rachel Gannon
Robert Clarence Irwin: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Terri and Steve's son
Steve Jansen: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Drummer, Percussionist, British, or LN sp Janson?; RLN:Batt; of Japan
Dr. Jonathan Katz: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Psychiatrist, He is Dr. Katz on Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist
Richard "Ricky" Keith: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
TV Actor, Drummer, The Little Stones (Christian Rock); I Love Lucy's Little Ricky Ricardo; RN:Keith Thibodeaux
Jordan Klein: 1925 (is 83 in 2008, 84 in 2009)
Filmmaker, Cameraman, engineer and inventor in James Bond films
Zoey Kravitz: 1988 (is 20 in 2008, 21 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Lisa Bonet & Lenny's girl
Dianne Lennon: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
Singer, b. in Los Angeles, CA; of the Lennon Sisters
Ralph Manza: 1921 (is 87 in 2008, 88 in 2009)
Actor, The DA, Banacek's Jay Drury, AES Hudson St., Mama Malone's Padre Guardiano, Newhart's Bud
Sarah Masen: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Gospel Singer
Ron Melendez: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Actor, Legacy's Jeremy Bradford, GH: Night Shift's Andy Archer
Keith Michell: 1926 (is 82 in 2008, 83 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Australian, Hamlet, The Six Wives of Henry VIII's Henry VIII, Murder She Wrote's Dennis
Bette Midler: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Adult Contempo Singer, Jewish, Songwriter, b. in Patterson, NJ; The Rose, For The Boys, Hocus Pocus, First Wives Club, That Old Feeling, Drowning Mona, The Stepford Wives 2004
Bart Millard: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Singer, Contemporary Christian singer
Sandy Nelson: 1938 (is 70 in 2008, 71 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Drummer, Songwriter, RN:Sander; Teen Beat
Jim Nesbitt: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
Country Singer
Jeremy Northam: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Actor, Enigma, The Net, Amistad
Gilbert O'Sullivan: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, Irish, RFMN:Raymond Edward; Alone Again Naturally
Billy Paul: 1934 (is 74 in 2008, 75 in 2009)
Soul Singer, b. in Philadelphia, PA; RN:Paul Williams (a different one); Me & Mrs. Jones
Paul Picerni: 1922 (is 86 in 2008, 87 in 2009)
Actor, The Untouchables' agent Lee Hobson
Nina K. Ratzenberger: 1988 (is 20 in 2008, 21 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, MN:Katherine; John & Georgia's girl
Sam Reid: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Keyboardist, Songwriter, Canadian, of Glass Tiger
Kim Richey: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)?
Country Singer, AP says 1956; some say b. Dec 1, 1957 (is 51 in 2008)
David Salzman: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
TV Producer, MADtv
Forry Smith: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Santa Barbara's Reese Walker
Destry Allyn Spielberg: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Kate Capshaw and Steven's daughter
Robert Symonds: 1926 (is 82 in 2008, 83 in 2009)
Actor, The Blue & the Gray
Mark Thompson: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
Radio Disc Jock, of Mark and Brian
Charlene Tilton: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in San Diego, CA; Dallas' Lucy Ewing Cooper; Johnny Lee's ex-; Abdomenizer seller
Thomas Aaron Tippin: 2000 (is 8 in 2008, 9 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Thea and Aaron's son
Stansfield Turner: 1923 (is 85 in 2008, 86 in 2009)
Director, ex-CIA; U.S. Admiral
Casey Van Beek: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Country Musician, of The Tractors
Klasseje Van Der Wal: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Bassist, Dutch, of Shocking Blue
Violette Verdy: 1933 (is 75 in 2008, 76 in 2009)
Ballerina, French, French ballerina and dance director, who was awarded the French Order of Arts and Letters in 1973 and the Dance Magazine Award in 1968.
Harrison Hale Wagner: 1994 (is 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Kristina and Jack's son
Treat Williams: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Good Advice's Jack Harrold; movies: Hair, Prince of the City, The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, Once Upon a Time in America, The Phantom; stage: Grease, Pirates of Penzance, Everwood's Andrew Brown
Elizabeth Dawn Winwood: 1988 (is 20 in 2008, 21 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Eugenia and Steve's girl

People on December 1st: birth anniversaries

David Doyle: 1929=d.Feb 26, 1997 (was 67)
TV/Movie/Stage/Soap Actor, b. in Omaha, NE; Bridget Loves Bernie, New Dick Van Dyke, Charlie's Angels' John Bosley, General Hospital's Ted, The Blue & the Gray, Rugrats' grandpa; People says d. age 67; some say b. 1925
Ray Henderson: 1896=d.Dec 31, 1970 (was 74)
Composer, Songwriter, of DeSylva, Brown, & Henderson songwriting team
Martin Klaproth: 1743=d.Jan 1, 1817 (was 73)
Chemist, German, b. Wernigerode, Brandenburg; d. Berlin; German chemist who discovered uranium (1789), zirconium (1789), and cerium (1803). He described them as distinct elements, though he did not obtain them in the pure metallic state.
Abby Mann: 1927=d.Mar 25, 2008 (was 80)
Screen/Scriptwriter
Dame Alicia Markova: 1910=d.Dec 2, 2004 (was 94)
Ballerina, English, RN:Lillian Alice Marks; noted for the ethereal lightness and poetic delicacy of her dancing.
Mary Martin: 1913=d.Nov 3, 1990 (was 76)
Movie/Stage Actress, Singer, b. in Weatherford, TX; South Pacific, Sound of Music, Peter Pan; Larry Hagman's mom
Emily McLaughlin: 1929=d.Apr 26, 1991 (was 61)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's Jessie Brewer R.N.; Robert Lansing, then Jeffrey Hunter's wife
Jaco Pastorius: 1951=d.Sep 11, 1987 (was 35)
Guitarist, Bassist, Jazz-Rock Performer, Composer, of Blood Sweat & Tears, Weather Report
Richard Pryor: 1940=d.Dec 10, 2005 (was 65)
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, Comedy Writer, Producer/Director, Roman Catholic, b. in Peoria, Ill; Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, JoJo Dancer, Moving, Superman III, Blazing Saddles; RN:Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor; Richard Pryor Show 1977, Pryor's Place 1984; wed 5x's
Lou Rawls: 1933=d.Jan 6, 2006 (was 72)
Jazz Singer, Music Producer, Soul Singer, Blues Singer, Actor, Baptist, b. in Chicago, IL; some say b. 1934, 1935, 1937, or 1938
Cyril Ritchard: 1897=d.Dec 18, 1977 (was 80)
Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Director, Australian, Broadway's Peter Pan as Captain Hook
Dick Shawn: 1923=d.Apr 17, 1987 (was 63)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, RN:Richard Schulefand; Hail to the Chief, The Producers' Adolf Hitler in a musical comedy; some say 1928 or 1929
Rex Stout: 1886=d.Oct 27, 1975 (was 88)
Mystery-writer, wrote genteel mystery stories revolving around the elegantly eccentric and reclusive detective Nero Wolfe and his wisecracking aide, Archie Goodwin.
Suzette The Dog: 1967=d.????
Pet
Gerard Swope: 1872=d.Nov 20, 1957 (was 84)
Industrialist, Economist, Executive, b. St. Louis, Mo., U.S. d. New York, N.Y; President of the General Electric Company (1922-39; 1942-44) in the United States. He greatly expanded the company's line of consumer products and pioneered profit-sharing and other benefits programs for its employees.
Mary K. Wells: 1920=d.Aug 14, 2000 (was 79)
Soap Actress, Screen/Scriptwriter, of Edge of Night, writer for All My Children
Oliver Wolcott: 1726 N.S.=d.Dec 1, 1797 (was 71)
Judge/Jurist, Governor, Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer; Nov 20=O.S./Dec 1=N.S.; other style says b. Nov 20, 1726 O.S.
Minoru Yamasaki: 1912=d.Feb 6, 1986 (was 73)
Architect, NY's World Trade Center; b. in Seattle, Wash., d. in Detroit, Mich.; American architect whose buildings, notable for their appeal to the senses, departed from the austerity often associated with post-World War II modern architecture.

People on December 1st: death anniversaries

Alvin Ailey: 1989 (was 58)/b.Jan 5, 1931
Choreographer, Dancer, Stage Actor, Founded The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dennis Allen: 1995 (was 55)/b.Jul 10, 1940
Comedian, of Laugh In
David Green Ben-Gurion: 1973 (was 87)/b.Oct 16, 1886
Statesman, Prime Minister, Polish, RLN:Green; Israel's founding father, the first Prime Minister 1948-53, 55; d. in Tel-Aviv
Jack Colvin: 2005 (was 71)/b.Oct 13, 1934
Actor, The Incredible Hulk's Jack McGee
Sir George Everest: 1866 (was 76)/b.Jul 4, 1790
Explorer, Engineer, English, Mt. Everest named for him
Irving Gordon: 1996 (was 81)/b.yr unknown
Composer, Unforgettable
Stephane Grappelli: 1997 (was 89)/b.Jan 26, 1908
Violinist, Attorney/Lawyer, Jazz Musician, French
Don "Sugarcane" Harris: 1999 (was 61)/b.Jun 18, 1938
Jazz Musician, Composer, Songwriter, Violinist, Singer, Bassist, of Don & Dewey, Johnny Otis, Little Richard, Frank Zappa, John Mayall; a leading musician
Horace Heidt: 1986 (was 85)/b.May 21, 1901
Bandleader, Pianist, Dance Band of the 30-40s; Starred with his Musical Knights on radio & TV
Nick Kenny: 1975 (was 80)/b.Feb 3, 1895
Columnist, Songwriter, Nick Kenny Show
Janet Lewis: 1998 (was 99)/b.Aug 17, 1899
Novelist, Poet
Magic Sam: 1969 (was 32)/b.Feb 14, 1937
Blues Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, RN:Samuel Maghetti
Alfred Thayer Mahan: 1914 (was 74)/b.Sep 27, 1840
Historian, served 40 years in the U.S Navy.
Robert Peterson: 2003 (was 71)/b.yr unknown
Actor
Pope Leo X: 1521 (was 45)/b.Dec 11, 1475
Pope, (reigned 1513-21), made Rome a centre of European culture and raised the papacy to significant political power in Europe.
Fred Rose: 1954 (was 57)/b.Aug 24, 1897
Country Singer, Songwriter, Music Publisher, Pianist
Bernhard Schmidt: 1935 (was 56)/b.Mar 30, 1879
Inventor, telescope; Estonian
Carter Glen Stanley: 1966 (was 41)/b.Aug 27, 1925
Bluegrass Performer, Singer/Guitarist, of Stanley Brothers
Johnny Stearns: 2001 (was 85)/b.yr unknown
Actor, Mary Kay's hubby
George J. Stigler: 1991 (was 80)/b.Jan 17, 1911
Economist
Maxwell Thurman: 1995 (was 63)/b.Dec 18, 1931
Army Officer, led the 1989 invasion of Panama and was a principal architect of the all-volunteer Army
Sir George Hubert Wilkins: 1958 (was 70)/b.Oct 31, 1888
Explorer, Aviator, Australian, 1st to fly over North & South poles; advanced the use of the airplane and pioneered the use of the submarine for polar research.
Oliver Wolcott: 1797 (was 71)/b.Nov 20, 1726 O.S.
Judge/Jurist, Governor, Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer; Nov 20=O.S./Dec 1=N.S.; other style says b. Dec 1, 1726 N.S.

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