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Today In History Basic Datebook-December 3rd

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People on December 3rd: birthdates

Trinity Lee Adkins: 2004 (is 4 in 2008, 5 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Rhonda and Trace's son
Mary Alice: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
Stage Actress, A Different World's Lettie
Melody Anderson: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
TV Actress, Soap Actress, Canadian, Manimal, Jake & the Fatman's Neely, All My Children's Natalie Dillon 92-
Michael Angarano: 1987 (is 21 in 2008, 22 in 2009)
Actor, Almost Famous, Will and Grace
Jake T. Austin: 1994 (is 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009)
Actor, Wizards of Waverly Place's Max Russo
John Backus: 1924 (is 84 in 2008, 85 in 2009)
Inventor, the Fortran computer language
"Buffalo" Bruce Barlow: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Bassist, of Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, soloist
Don Barnes: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of .38 Special
Brian Bonsall: 1981 (is 27 in 2008, 28 in 2009)
Actor, Family Ties' Andrew "Andy" Keaton, Star Trek the Next Generation's Alexander Rozhenko
Hart Boucher: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Canadian
Bruno Campos: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Actor, Jesse's Diego
Anna Chlumsky: 1980 (is 28 in 2008, 29 in 2009)
Movie Actress, MN:Mary; My Girl, Gold Diggers
Holly Marie Combs: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
TV Actress, Picket Fences' Kimberly, Charmed's Piper Halliwell
Steven Culp: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Young & Restless' Brian, Jag's Clayton Webb, Desparate Housewives' Rex Van De Kamp
Laura Dean: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
Choreographer, Dancer
Cristi Ellen: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Sunset Beach's Emily
Cristi Ellen-Harris: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Sunset Beach's Emily Davis
Brendan Fraser: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Encino Man, Airheads, George of the Jungle, Blast From The Past, The Mummy, Dudley Do-Right, Sinbad Beyond the Veil of Mists (voice), Bedazzled, Looney Tunes Back in Action, Crash, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor; ET says 1968, CNN says 1967
Barbara Garrick: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Soap Actress, One Life to Live's Allison Perkins
Jean-Luc Godard: 1930 (is 78 in 2008, 79 in 2009)
Movie Director, French, b. in Paris; Alphaville, Hail Mary; he came to prominence with the New Wave group in France during the late 1950s and the 1960s.
Paul Gregg: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Country Singer, of Restless Heart
Stella Gregg: 2001 (is 7 in 2008, 8 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Jennifer Grey and Clark's daughter
Daryl Hannah: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Movie Actress, Vegetarian, Movies: The Fury, Blade Runner, Splash, Roxanne, Wall Street, Steel Magnolias, Grumpy Old Men, The Little Rascals, Grumpier Old Men, Addams Family Reunion, My Favorite Martian, Kill Bill vols 1 & 2, Keeping Up With The Steins
Jennifer Harmon: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Soap Actress, One Life to Live's Cathy Craig Lord
Christi Ellen Harris: 1979 (is 29 in 2008, 30 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Sunset Beach's Emily Davis
Cristi Ellen Harris: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Passions' Tina
Steve Harris: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Actor, The Practice's Eugene Young, Another World's "Zak" Wilder, Mod Squad '99 movie
Ferlin Husky: 1927 (is 81 in 2008, 82 in 2009)
Country-Pop Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Comedian, Movie Actor, b. in Flat River, MO
Montell Jordan: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Moe Keale: yr unknown
Actor, Hawaiian; Big Hawaii, MacKenzies of Paradise Cove, Hawaii Five-O's Tom "Truck" Kealoha
Brian Lando: yr unknown
TV Actor, Guns Of Paradise's Benjamin Carroll
Mark Kevin Lewis: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Another World's Andrew Miller
Heather Menzies: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Actress, Canadian, Logan's Run's Jessica; Robert Urich's wife
Julianne Moore: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, The Fugitive, The Lost World-Jurassic Park, Boogie Nights, The Big Lebowski, Psycho '98, Cookie's Fortune, The End of the Affair, Hannibal, The Shipping News, The Hours, Laws of Attraction, The Forgotten, The Prize Winner, Freedomland, Children of Men, Next
Jaye P. Morgan: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
Comedienne, Singer, TV Hostess, Panelist, b. in Mancos, CO; Gong Show & $1.98 Beauty Show; RN:Mary Margaret Morgan
Paul Nicholas: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
Movie/Stage Actor, Singer, RLN:Beuselinck; Heaven on the 7th Floor
Ozzy Osbourne: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Singer, Movie Actor, Harmonicaist, Songwriter, English, RFN:John Michael; lead of Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne; soloist; some say 1946 or 1947
Kenny Pentifallo: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Drummer, of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Jody Reynolds: 1938 (is 70 in 2008, 71 in 2009)
Pop Singer
Duane Roland: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Molly Hatchett
Lauren Roman: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Soap Actress, All My Children's Laura Kirk English
Jennifer Rothschild: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Actress
Stephen Rubin: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Attorney/Lawyer, Manufacturer, English, Reebok, Adidas
Amanda Seyfried: 1985 (is 23 in 2008, 24 in 2009)
Actress, All My Children's Joni Stafford, As the World Turns' Lucy Montgomery, Mamma Mia!
Nicky Stevens: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Singer, of Brotherhood Of Man
Kevin Telles: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Actor
Mickey Thomas: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, of Jefferson Starship, Starship; b. 1948?
Dashiell John Upton: 2001 (is 7 in 2008, 8 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Cate Blanchett and Andrew's son
Royale Watkins: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Actor, of Built To Last, which lasted a few weeks, Speed 2
Andy Williams: 1930 (is 78 in 2008, 79 in 2009)
Crooner, Variety Show Host, b. in Wall Lake, IA; The Moon River singer, College Bowl reg, Tonight reg, Andy Williams Show '59-77; Claudine Longet's hubby; FN:Howard Andrew; some say 1927 or '32 too, 6 say 1928
John Wilson: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)?
Rock & Roll Drummer, British, of Them; some say b. Nov 6, 1947 (is 61 in 2008)
Katarina Witt: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete, Commentator, German, Pronounced 'Vitt'; 4-time world champion (1984-85,87-88); won consecutive Olympic gold medals (1984,88).

People on December 3rd: birth anniversaries

Cleveland Abbe: 1838=d.Oct 28, 1916 (was 77)
Astronomer, Weatherman, b. in New York City; father of the U.S. Weather Bureau, the first meterologist of its kind; it was later renamed the National Weather Service.
Fred Assunto: 1929=d.Apr 21, 1966 (was 36)
Trombonist, of Dukes of Dixieland
Paul Bern: 1889=d.Sep 5, 1932 (was 42)?
Movie Director, Film Executive, RLN:Levy; Jean Harlow's ex-; MGM exec; some say d. Sep 4, 1932 (was 42)
Connee Boswell: 1907=d.Oct 9, 1976 (was 68)
Jazz Singer, TV Actress, Jazz-pop; d. 10-12-76,64?
Joseph Conrad: 1857=d.Aug 3, 1924 (was 66)
Novelist, Short Story Writer, Polish, a British writer; RN:Teodor Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski; b. Berdichev, Pol., Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Ukraine], d. Canterbury, Kent, Eng.; his works include the novels Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904), and The Secret Agent (1907).
Les Crane: 1935=d.Jul 13, 2008 (was 74)
TV Talk Show Host, The Sandpaper Communicator; Desiderata
Rabon Delmore: 1916=d.Jun 4, 1952 (was 35)
Country Singer, Country Guitarist, of Delmore Brothers
Carlos Juan Finlay: 1833=d.Aug 20, 1915 (was 81)
Physician, Cuban, discovered that yellow fever is transmitted from infected to healthy humans by a mosquito. Although he published experimental evidence of this discovery in 1886, his ideas were ignored for 20 years.
Anna Freud: 1895=d.Oct 9, 1982 (was 86)
Scientist, Austrian, Psychoanalyst; Sigmund's daughter; b. Vienna, d. London; founder of child psychoanalysis and one of its foremost practitioners. She also made fundamental contributions to understanding how the ego, or consciousness, functions in averting painful ideas, impulses, and feelings.
Henry A. Grunwald: 1922=d.Feb 26, 2005 (was 82)
Editor, Ambassador, Time magazine editor, Austria ambassador
Sir Rowland Hill: 1795=d.Aug 27, 1879 (was 83)
Inventor, Educator, English, administrator, originator of the penny postage system, principally known for his development of the modern postal service, which was subsequently adopted throughout the world; introduced first adhesive postage stamp (1840)
King Charles VI Of France: 1368?=d.Oct 21, 1422 (was 53)
King, b. d. Paris; reigned 1380-1422; some say b. Feb 3, 1368
Richard Kuhn: 1900=d.Aug 1, 1967 (was 66)
Biochemist, Austrian, b. in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, d. Heidelberg, W.Ger.; German biochemist awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work on carotenoids and vitamins. Forbidden by the Nazis to accept the award, he finally received his diploma and gold medal after World War II.
Hubert Long: 1923=d.Sep 7, 1972 (was 48)
Country/Western Performer
Lester Matthews: 1900=d.Jun 6, 1975 (was 74)
Actor, English, of The Adv's of Fu Manchu
George Brinton McClellan: 1826=d.Oct 29, 1885 (was 58)
General, b. Philadelphia, Pa., d. Orange, N.J.; General who skillfully reorganized Union forces in the first year of the American Civil War (1861-65) but drew wide criticism for repeatedly failing to press his advantage over Confederate troops.
Sven Vilhem Nykvist: 1922=d.2006
Cameraman, Cinematographer, Swedish, best known for his subtle, luminous camera work in the films of Ingmar Bergman; Scenes From a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, Crimes and Misdemeanors
Charles Alfred Pillsbury: 1842=d.Sep 17, 1899 (was 56)
Manufacturer, founded the largest flour mill in the world in the 1880s with his company
James Rennell: 1742=d.Mar 29, 1830 (was 87)
Geographer, English, Oceanographer; The leading British geographer of his time. Rennell constructed the first nearly accurate map of India and published A Bengal Atlas (1779), a work important for British strategic and administrative interests.
Ellen Henrietta Richards: 1842=d.Mar 30, 1911 (was 68)
Chemist, Economist, MN: Swallow; b. Dunstable, Mass., U.S.. d. Boston; founder of the home economics movement in the United States.
Gilbert Charles Stuart: 1755=d.Jul 9, 1828 (was 72)
Painter, American portraits such as Presidents Monroe, Jefferson and Madison; one of the great portrait painters of his era and the creator of a distinctively American portrait style.
Dana Suesse: 1911=d.Oct 16, 1987 (was 75)
Musician, Composer, NN:Girl Gershwin; You Ought To Be In Pictures
Anton Von Webern: 1883=d.Sep 15, 1945 (was 61)
Composer, Austrian, b. Vienna, d. Mittersill, near Salzburg, Austria; the 12-tone Viennese school (see atonality). He is known especially for his passacaglia for orchestra, his chamber music, and various songs (Lieder).

People on December 3rd: death anniversaries

Philip Barry: 1949 (was 53)/b.Jun 18, 1896
Dramatist/Playwright, Philadelphia Story
John Bartlett: 1905 (was 85)/b.Jun 14, 1820
Editor, Lexicographer, Publisher, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Gwendolyn Brooks: 2000 (was 83)/b.Jun 7, 1917
Poet, Novelist, 1st black Pulitzer Prize winner
John Carroll: 1815 (was 80)/b.Jan 8, 1735
Religious Leader, First Roman Catholic bishop in the United States and the first archbishop of Baltimore. Under his leadership the Roman Catholic church became firmly established in the United States.
Lew Childre: 1961 (was 60)/b.Nov 1, 1901
Country Singer
Hoyt S. Curtin: 2000 (was 78)/b.Sep 9, 1922
Composer, wrote the music for cartoon theme songs such as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo
Ellen Drew: 2003 (was 88)/b.Nov 23, 1915
Movie Actress
Mary Baker Eddy: 1910 (was 89)/b.Jul 16, 1821
Religionist, Religious Leader, Christian Science movement founder
Anne Francine: 1999 (was 82)/b.Aug 8, 1917
Actress, Harper Valley PTA's Flora
Frank Ernest Gannett: 1957 (was 81)/b.Sep 15, 1876
Editor, Publisher, Newspapers
David Hemmings: 2003 (was 62)/b.Nov 18, 1941
Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director, English, Barbarella
Madeline Kahn: 1999 (was 57)/b.Sep 29, 1942
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Comedienne, Jewish, b. in Boston; Blazing Saddles, Paper Moon, High Anxiety, Young Frankenstein; Oh Madeline's Madeline Wayne, What's Up Doc?, Clue, Mr. President's Lois Gullickson, New York News's Nan Chase, Cosby's Pauline
Walter Knott: 1981 (was 91)/b.Dec 11, 1889
Businessperson, Knotts Berry Farm founder
Michael O'Shea: 1973 (was 67)?/b.Mar 17, 1906
Actor, Irish, It's a Great Life; Virginia Mayo's husband; some say d. Dec 4, 1973 (was 67)
Glenn Quinn: 2002 (was 32)/b.May 27, 1970
TV Actor, Roseanne's Mark Healy, Angel's Doyle
Charles Ringling: 1926 (was 63)/b.Dec 2, 1863
Businessperson, Circus owner; with his 4 brothers, founded the circus that merged with PT Barnum's Barnum & Bailey Circus
Saint Francis Xavier: 1552 (was 46)/b.Apr 7, 1506
Missionary, Jesuit, the greatest Roman Catholic missionary of modern times
Scatman John: 1999 (was 57)/b.Mar 13, 1942
Scat Performer, LN:Larkin; blended jazz with modern pop and hip-hop dance music; seriously underrated
Robert Louis Stevenson: 1894 (was 44)/b.Nov 13, 1850
Novelist, Poet, Essayist, Scotish, MN:Balfour; Treasure Island
Ruth White: 1969 (was 55)/b.Apr 24, 1914
Actress
Logan Whitehurst: 2006 (was 29)/b.Nov 15, 1977
Novelty Singer
Carl Zeiss: 1888 (was 72)/b.Sep 11, 1816
Scientist, German, Optician whogained a worldwide reputation as a manufacturer of fine optical instruments.

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