“Born Today”
- Simon Helberg (36)
- Jesse Metcalfe (38)
- Imogen Heap (39)
- Tre Cool (44)
- Kara DioGuardi (46)
- Lori Greiner (47)
- Jakob Dylan (47)
- Kurt Angle (48)
- Kirstin Gillibrand (50)
- Felicity Huffman (54)
- Mario Cantone (57)
- Donny Osmond (59)
- John Malkovich (63)
- Michael Nouri (71)
- Dick Butkus (74)
- Beau Bridges (75)
- Dame Judi Dench (82)
- Buck Henry (86)
- Kirk Douglas (100) Featured Above
- Margaret Hamilton (RIP)
- Redd Foxx (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Archie Moore (Born: December 13, 1916 / Died: December 9, 1998)
- Jenni Rivera (Born: July 2, 1969 / Died: December 9, 2012)
“Movies”
- 1966 – You’re a Big Boy Now
- 1974 – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
- 1983 – Christine
- 1983 – Scarface
- 1983 – Sudden Impact
- 1983 – Terms of Endearment
- 1988 – Mississippi Burning
- 1988 – My Stepmother is an Alien
- 1988 – Twins
- 1994 – Disclosure
- 1994 – Drop Zone
“Music”
- 1961 – Jimmy Dean had the top song on the Adult chart with “Big Bad John”
- 1962 – The Supremes released their debut album Meet the Supremes
- 1964 – The Kinks released their single “All Day and All of the Night” in the US
- 1972 – Neil Diamond released the live album Hot August Night
- 1972 – Helen Reddy topped the charts with the single “I Am Woman”
- 1974 – George Harrison released his album Dark Horse
- 1978 – “Le Freak” by Chic was the #1 song
- 1989 – Billy Joel topped the charts with “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
- 1995 – “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” by Whitney Houston had its third week on the R&B chart
- 1995 – “Tall, Tall Trees” by Alan Jackson was the top song on the country music charts
“TV & Radio”
- 1960 – The British soap opera Coronation Street premiered
- 1965 – CBS-TV broadcasted the premier of A Charlie Brown Christmas
https://youtu.be/cM64LfhmisU
- 1995 – “Free as a Bird,” debuted on a six-hour ABC documentary on the Beatles
“Other Important Events…”
- 1980 – The disease smallpox was certified eradicated