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Today In History Basic Datebook-December 9th

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People on December 9th: birthdates

Antony Alda: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Johnny Corelli; Robert's son, Alan's brother
Joan Armatrading: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Rock & Roll Guitarist, Keyboardist, British
Reiko Aylesworth: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Soap Actress, One Life to Live's Rebecca
George Baker: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)?
Singer, Songwriter, Dutch, RN:Johannes Bouwens, of The George Baker Selection; some say b. Dec 8, 1944 (is 64 in 2008)
Brian Bell: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Weezer
Kat Bjelland: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Babes in Toyland
Beau Bridges: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Los Angeles; RN:Lloyd Vernet Bridges III; United States, Harts of the West's Dave Hart; Jeff's bro, Lloyd's son; some say 12-19
Dick Butkus: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Actor, NFL Linebacker, Sportscaster, b. in Chicago; RFN:Richard Marvin; Miller Beer Commercials; 2-time All-America at Illinois (1963-64); All-Pro 7 of 9 NFL seasons with Chicago Bears, 2X best defensive pyr; Rich Man Poor Man, Blue Thunder's Richard Ski Butowski, Half Nelson, My Two Dads' Ed Klawicki
Donald Byrd: 1932 (is 76 in 2008, 77 in 2009)
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Educator, jazz-rock flugelhornist
Canibus: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Rap Singer
Mario Cantone: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Comedian
Crown Princess Masako: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Princess, of Japan
Thomas Andrew Daschle: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Senator
Tom Daschle: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Senator
Dame Judi Dench: 1934 (is 74 in 2008, 75 in 2009)
Movie Actress, aka Judith; A Room With a View, Henry V, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Shakespeare in Love, The World is Not Enough, The Shipping News, Iris, The Importance of Being Ernest, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Notes on a Scandal
Kevin Donahue: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Phil's son
Michael Dorn: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, CHiPs' Off. Turner, Star Trek The Next Generation's Lt. Worf the Klingon security officer, also DS9 1995-
Kirk Douglas: 1916 (is 92 in 2008, 93 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Author, Movie Director, Jewish, Novelist, b. in Amsterdam, N.Y.; Greedy; RN:Issur Danielovitch Demsky
Dennis Dunaway: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Bassist, of Alice Cooper; some say Mar 15 1946
Jakob Dylan: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Wallflowers
Thomas Flowers: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Oleander
Brian Hayes: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Country Musician
Imogen Heap: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer
Simon Helberg: 1980 (is 28 in 2008, 29 in 2009)
Comedian, Actor, of MAD TV
Buck Henry: 1930 (is 78 in 2008, 79 in 2009)
Actor, Comedy Writer, Screen/Scriptwriter, LN:Zuckerman; That Was the Week That Was reg, Co-Creator of Get Smart, frequent SNL guest
David Anthony Higgins: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Actor, Ellen's Joe Farrell, Malcolm in the Middle's Craig Feldspar
Jack Hues: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Rock-Pop Performer, Singer, of Wang Chung
Felicity Huffman: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
TV Actress, Sports Night's Dana Whitaker, Desparate Housewives' Lynette Scavo, Transamerica, Georgia Rule
Jerry Hughes: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Keyboardist, of Yankee Grey
Neil Innes: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Novelty Singer, Pianist, Guitarist, Songwriter, British, of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, soloist, The Rutles' Ron Nasty (Lennon-esque); I'm The Urban Spaceman, How Sweet To Be An Idiot
David Kersh: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Country Singer
Joe Lando: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, Chef, One Life to Live's Jake Harrison, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman's Byron Sully, Guiding Light's McCauley West
John Malkovich: 1953 (is 55 in 2008, 56 in 2009)
Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Producer/Director, b. in Christopher, IL; Killing Fields, Places in the Heart, Making Mister Right, Dangerous Liaisons, Sheltering Sky, In The Line Of Fire, The Portrait of a Lady, Con Air, Shadow of the Vampire, Knockaround Guys
Justice Marley: 1991 (is 17 in 2008, 18 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Ziggy's daughter
Dina Merrill: 1925 (is 83 in 2008, 84 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, b. in New York City; RN:Nedenia Hutton; Batman's Calamity Jan; Cliff Robertson's wife
Jesse Metcalfe: 1978 (is 30 in 2008, 31 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Passions' Miguel Lopez Fitzgerald, Desparate Housewives' John
Musical Mike: yr unknown
Novelty Musician, Dr. Demento Show
Michael Nouri: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Washington, DC; Beacon Hill, Curse of Dracula star, Last Convertible, Gangster Chronicles, Bay City Blues, Downtown, Young & The Restless' Eliot Hampton; some say 1946
Donny Osmond: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)
Actor, Pop Singer, Cartoon Voicist, TV Host, Keyboardist, Mormon, b. in Ogden, Utah; Osmond brother; Andy Williams Show reg, The Osmonds crtn., Donny & Marie cohost, soloist
Frances Reid: 1913 (is 95 in 2008, 96 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Alice Horton
William Reynolds: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, The F.B.I.'s spcl. agent Tom Colby
Joshua Rudoy: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
TV Actor, Harry & The Hendersons
Brad Savage: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Actor, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice's Sean, Tony Randall Show's Oliver
Nick Seymour: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Crowded House
"Screamin'" Scott Simon: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Pop Singer, of Sha Na Na
Allison Smith: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
TV/Stage Actress, Annie lead, Kate & Allie's Jennie Lowell, Miss O'Brien (Leo's daughter)
Sammy Strain: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)?
Soul Singer, Musician, of Little Anthony & the Imperials, The O'Jays; some say b. Dec 9, 1941 (is 67 in 2008)
Sylvia: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Country Singer, LN: Hutton; b. in Kokomo, IN; RN:Sylvia Kirby; NOT the R&B Sylvia (b. 3-6)
Tre Cool: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Green Day
Kenny Vance: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Singer, Music Producer, of Jay & the Americans
Dick Van Patten: 1928 (is 80 in 2008, 81 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Richmond Hill, N.Y.; Mama's Nels, The Partners, The New Dick Van Dyke Show's Max Mathias, When Things Were Rotten's Friar Tuck, Eight is Enough's Tom Bradford, WIOU's Floyd Graham; Nature Balance dog Food maker; appeared in the Weird Al video Smells Like Nirvana
Billy Ed Wheeler: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
Singer
Worf: 2340 (is-332 in 2008, -331 in 2009)
Fictious Character, Klingon character on Star Trek Next Generation.
Eric Zamora: 1976 (is 32 in 2008, 33 in 2009)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Save Ferris

People on December 9th: birth anniversaries

Clarence Birdseye: 1886=d.Oct 7, 1956 (was 69)
Inventor, Businessperson, Deep Freezing food method; General Foods Corp. co-founder
Shirley Brickley: 1944=d.Oct 13, 1977 (was 32)
Singer, of The Orlons
John Cassavetes: 1929=d.Feb 3, 1989 (was 59)
TV/Movie Actor, Movie Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, b. in New York City; Johnny Staccato star, Gena Rowlands' hubby; in 100+ live TV dramas in 50s, Rosemary's Baby
Broderick Crawford: 1911=d.Apr 26, 1986 (was 74)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Philadelphia; FN:William; Highway Patrol's Chief Dan Matthews, King of Diamonds, The Interns; Helen Broderick's son
Rick Danko: 1943=d.Dec 10, 1999 (was 56)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer, Bassist, Songwriter, Canadian, of The Band; some say 1942
Jean de Brunhoff: 1899=d.1937 (was 37)
Children's Author, French, Babar the Elephant
Morton Jr. Downey: 1933=d.Mar 12, 2001 (was 67)
TV Talk Show Host, zip-it fool!
Douglas Jr. Fairbanks: 1909=d.May 7, 2000 (was 90)
Movie Actor, TV Host, Movie Producer, Stuntman, b. in New York City; RMLN:Elton Ulman Jr.; Hosted England TV's self titled anthology series; Joan Crawford's ex-, Douglas Sr.'s son; United Artists co-founder, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences original member and first president; the movies' first Zorro, d'Artagnan, Robin Hood and Aladdin; never took a movie role without first asking "how much furniture do I get to jump over?"
Zac Foley: 1970=d.Jan 3, 2002 (was 31)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of EMF
Redd Foxx: 1922=d.Oct 11, 1991 (was 68)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Variety Show Host, b. in St. Louis, MO; Sanford & Son's & Sanford's Freg G. Sanford, Redd Foxx Show, The Royal Family's Alexander Royal; raunchy comedian; RN:John Elroy Sanford
Hermione Gingold: 1897=d.May 24, 1987 (was 89)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Comedienne, English, b. in London; Jack Paar Show, Gigi, The Music Man, Munster Go Home!
Margaret Hamilton: 1902=d.May 16, 1985 (was 82)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Cleveland, OH; The Wizard of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West, Cora the Maxwell House Coffee lady, Winchell-Mahoney Show; some say b. Sep 12
Joel Chandler Harris: 1848=d.Jul 3, 1908 (was 59)
Short Story Writer, Editor, Uncle Remus stories
Jessie Hill: 1932=d.Sep 17, 1996 (was 63)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Drummer, Pianist
Grace Murray Hopper: 1906=d.Jan 1, 1992 (was 85)
Inventor, Mathematician, Military Leader, NN:1st Lady of Software; COBOL computer language inventor
David Houston: 1935?=d.Nov 30, 1993 (was 57)
Country Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Sam Houston's and Robert E. Lee's descendant; some say b. Dec 9, 1938
Emmett Kelly: 1898=d.Mar 28, 1979 (was 80)
Comedian, Clown, of circuses
Henry Way Kendall: 1926=d.Feb, 1999
Physicist
Robert R. Livingston: 1908=d.Mar 7, 1988 (was 79)
Movie Actor, RN:Robert E. Randall; the "Unmasked" Lone Ranger
Freddy Martin: 1906=d.Oct 1, 1983 (was 76)
Bandleader, Tenor-sax, Songwriter, NN:Mr. Silvertone
John Milton: 1608=d.Nov 8, 1674 (was 65)
Poet, English, Gay, b. in London
Tim Moore: 1887=d.Dec 13, 1958 (was 71)
Actor, Comedian, Amos 'n Andy's George Kingfish Stevens
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill: 1912=d.Jan 5, 1994 (was 81)
Congressperson, consummate ward politician who rose to become speaker of the House and main Democratic spokesman during the Reagan years
Bartlett Robinson: 1912=d.Mar 26, 1986 (was 73)
Actor, Radio Actor, Prominent 30-40s actor who originated Perry Mason
Sir Edwin Sandys: 1561=d.Oct, 1629 (was 67)
Statesman, Pioneer, British, Virginia Colony co-founder
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: 1915=d.Aug 3, 2006 (was 90)
Opera Soprano, Polish, Norman's distant relative
Dalton Trumbo: 1905=d.Sep 10, 1976 (was 70)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Director, one of the blacklisted Hollywood Ten
Ron Vawter: 1948=d.Apr 16, 1994 (was 45)
Actor
Junior Wells: 1934=d.Jan 15, 1998 (was 63)
Blues Singer, Harmonicaist, Songwriter

People on December 9th: death anniversaries

Carl Barger: 1992 (was 62)/b.Aug 18, 1930
Attorney/Lawyer, Pittsburgh Pirates prez
Vivian Blaine: 1995 (was 74)/b.Nov 21, 1921
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Singer, b. in Newark, NJ; RN:Vivian S. Stapleton; 40s Movies, Mary Hartman's Neighbor, played Miss Adelaide, the long-suffering chorus girl, in the Broadway and film versions of "Guys and Dolls"
Joseph Bramah: 1814 (was 65)/b.Apr 13, 1749
Inventor, English, Machine Tools, Pick-Proof Lock, Hydraulic Press; b. 1748?
Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche: 1971 (was 67)/b.Aug 7, 1904
Statesman, Diplomat, Political; a founder and diplomat of the U.N. (Nobel 1950)
Ezra Cornell: 1874 (was 67)/b.Jan 11, 1807
Philanthropist, Educator, Businessperson, founded Western Union Telegraph & Cornell University.
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan: 1995 (was 88)/b.Jan 22, 1907
TV Actor, Aviator, landed in Ireland after taking off from NY to LA; became an instant folk hero in 1938 when he "mistakenly" flew solo across the Atlantic after authorities told him he couldn't
Laird Cregar: 1944 (was 28)/b.Jul 28, 1916
Movie Actor, FN:Samuel
Patty Donahue: 1996 (was 40)/b.Mar 29, 1956
Punk Rock Drummer, lead of the Waitresses
Joey Forman: 1982 (was 53)/b.Nov 17, 1929
Actor, of Mickey Rooney, Steve Allen, Joey Bishop, & Sid Caesar's TV shows
Vincent Gardenia: 1992 (was 70)/b.Jan 7, 1922
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Italian, RLN:Scognamiglio; All in the Family's Frank Lorenzio, Breaking Away's Ray, Moonstruck
Georgia Gibbs: 2006 (was 87)/b.Aug 17, 1919
Pop Singer, b. in Worcester, MA; NN:Her Nibs; FN:Fredda Lipson Gibbons
Leon Jaworski: 1982 (was 77)/b.Sep 19, 1905
Attorney/Lawyer, the Watergate special prosecutor who played a key role in forcing the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon in 1974
Mary Leakey: 1996 (was 83)/b.Feb 6, 1913
Scientist, Archaeologist, British, Paleotologist
John Loder: 1988 (was 90)/b.Jan 3, 1898
Movie Actor, British, RLN:Lowe; Hedy Lamarr's ex-; wed 5x's; d. 12-26?
Freddie Marsden: 2006 (was 66)/b.Oct 23, 1940?
Rock & Roll Drummer, English, of Gerry & the Pacemakers; Gerry's brother; some say b. Oct 21, 1940, or b. Nov 23, 1940
Mike Mazurki: 1990 (was 82)/b.Dec 25, 1909
TV/Movie Actor, Director, Wrestler, Austrian, RN:Mikhail Mazurwski; It's About Time's Clon
Louella Parsons: 1972 (was 91)/b.Aug 6, 1881
Columnist, Journalist, RLN:Oettinger; Hollywood Gossip
Pope Clement IX: 1669 (was 69)/b.Jan 28, 1600
Pope, RN:Giulio Rospigliosi; 238th Roman Catholic pope (1667-69).
Pope Pius IV: 1565 (was 66)/b.Mar 31, 1499
Religious Leader, Italian, pope 1559-65
Branch Rickey: 1965 (was 83)/b.Dec 20, 1881
HALL OF FAMER, MLB Player, MLB Manager, Executive, instrumental in breaking baseball's color barrier '47; initiated the minor league farm system in 1919; Dodgers owner
Paul Simon: 2003 (was 75)/b.Nov 29, 1928
Senator, b. in Eugene, OR; Not the guy with Garfunkel
Sonny Til: 1981 (was 51)/b.Aug 18, 1925?
Tenor, RN:Earlington Tilgham; of The Orioles; was 53 or 56?; likely 1925; some say b. Aug 18, 1930
Sir Anthony Van Dyck: 1641 (was 42)/b.Mar 22, 1599
Painter, Belgium
William Augustus W. Wellman: 1975 (was 79)/b.Feb 29, 1896
Movie Producer/Director, Aviator, Screen/Scriptwriter, b. in Brookline, Mass; WWI flying ace; A Star is Born, The Ox Bow Incident
Nat Wills: 1917 (was 44)/b.yr unknown
Comedian, Singer, Stage Actor

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