“Born Today”
- Jane Levy (27)
- Alexa Ray Joel (31)
- Alison Brie (34)
- Natalia Jimenez (35)
- Diego Luna (37)
- La Toya London (38)
- Katherine Moennig (39)
- Kate Ford (40)
- Danny McBride (40)
- Mekhi Phifer (42)
- Jude Law (44)
- Leonor Varela (44)
- Dallas Austin (46)
- Jennifer Ehle (47)
- Evan Seinfeld (49)
- Andy Wachowski (49)
- Michael Cudlitz (52)
- Patricia Clarkson (57)
- Paula Poundstone (57)
- Yvonne Elliman (65)
- Ted Danson (69)
- Marianne Faithfull (70)
- Jon Voight (78)
- Mary Tyler Moore (80) Featured Above
- Inga Swenson (84)
- Andrew Johnson (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Tim Hardin (Born: December 23, 1941 / Died: December 29 ,1980)
- Lita Grey (Born: April 15, 1908 / Died: December 29, 1995)
- Tony Greig (Born: October 6, 1946 / Died: December 29, 2012)
“Movies”
- 1965 – Thunderball (UK)
- 1967 – Weekend (France)
- 1971 – Straw Dogs
- 1995 – Dead Man Walking
- 1995 – Richard III
- 1995 – Mr. Holland’s Opus
- 1999 – The Hurricane
- 2000 – Shadow of the Vampire
“Music”
- 1962 – “Go Away Little Girl” remained the top Adult Contemporary song
- 1965 – The Supremes released “My World Is Empty Without You”
- 1967 – Dave Mason quit the group Traffic
- 1971 – The rock band America released their self titled album
- 1973 – “Time In A Bottle” by Jim Croce was the top song
- 1984 – “Like A Virgin” was the #1 song
- 1990 – Stevie B’s “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” was #1 on the Billboard
- 1990 – To The Extreme by Vanilla Ice remained the #1 album
- 1990 – The #1 song was “I’ve Come to Expect it From You” by George Strait
“TV/Radio”
- 1958 – The TV show Young Dr. Malone debuts
- 1965 – CBS acquired the rights to the NFL regular-season games in 1966 and 1967, with an option for 1968, for $18.8 million per year.
- 1985 – Phil Donahue and a Soviet radio commentator hosted the “Citizens’ Summit” via satellite TV.
“Other Important Events…”
- 1972 –Life magazine had stopped their weekly publications
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