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December 8 Birthdays in History - December 8 Deaths - December 8 Events
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December 8, 1978 Kate Robinson, Peoria, Illinois, dance skater, & Kate Robinson December 8, 1976 Dominic Monaghan, Irish Actor December 8, 1974 Paul Staight, Victoria Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics December 8, 1973 Mitch Jacoby, tight end for the St. Louis Rams December 8, 1973 Monty Montgomery, defensiveback for the Indianapolis Colts December 8, 1971 Garvin Alston, Mt Vernon, New York, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies December 8, 1971 James Stewart, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings December 8, 1969 Antoon Kuil, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen December 8, 1969 Bobby Phillips, WLAF running back, Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy December 8, 1969 Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets December 8, 1969 Lisa Marie Munzert, New Castle Delaware, Miss Delaware-America 1991 December 8, 1969 Victor Green, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets December 8, 1968 Bill Johnson, defensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams December 8, 1968 Mike Mussina, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles December 8, 1967 Jeff George, NFL quarterback, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders December 8, 1967 Marina Augusta Baker, Windsor England, playmate, Mar, 1987 December 8, 1967 Ron George, linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings December 8, 1967 Tony Mayberry, NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers December 8, 1966 Douglas Allan Martin, Bluffton, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd December 8, 1966 Joe Staysniak, NFL guard for the Indianapolis Colts December 8, 1966 Matthew Laborteaux, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Albert-Little House on Prairie December 8, 1966 Sinead O'Connor, Dublin Ireland, singer, Nothing Compares 2 U December 8, 1965 Greg Truitt, NFL safety/linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals December 8, 1965 Teresa Weatherspoon, WNBA guard, New York Liberty December 8, 1965 Troy Sadowski, NFL tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals December 8, 1964 James Martinez, Santa Fe, New Mexico, rower 1996 Olympics December 8, 1964 Teri Hatcher, born in Sunnyvale, California, actress, Lois Lane-Lois and Clark December 8, 1962 Berry van Aerle, Dutch soccer star, PSV December 8, 1962 Stephen John Elkington, Inverell Australia, PGA golfer, 1990 Kmart December 8, 1961 Ann Coulter, American Journalist December 8, 1959 Mark Dickson, born in Tampa, Florida, tennis star December 8, 1959 Marty Raybon, Sanford, Florida, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South December 8, 1959 Paul Rutherford, vocalist, Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax December 8, 1958 Billy Hufsey, actor, Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life December 8, 1958 Wayne Dickert, Chattanooga, Tennessee, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96 December 8, 1957 Phll Collen, rocker December 8, 1956 Warren Cuccurullo, rock guitarist, Missing Persons December 8, 1955 Ian Greig, cricketer, brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982 December 8, 1953 Kim Basinger, Athens, Georgia, actress, 9 Weeks, Batman December 8, 1953 Roy Firestone, sportscaster, Life's Most Embarrassing Moments December 8, 1952 Richie Morales, drummer, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance December 8, 1952 Sam Kinison, screaming comedian/actor, Back to School, Charlie Hoover December 8, 1950 Dan Hartman, rocker December 8, 1950 Rick Baker, Binghamton, New York, special effects makeup artist, Exorcist December 8, 1949 Mary Gordon, U.S., author December 8, 1949 Ray Shulman, rocker December 8, 1947 Belinda Balaski, Inglewood California, actor, Cannonball, Proud Men, Howling December 8, 1947 Frans Leijnse, Dutch politician, PvdA 2nd Chamber December 8, 1947 Geoff Daking, rocker December 8, 1947 Gregg Allman, Nashville, guitarist and vocalist, Allman Brothers Band December 8, 1946 Graham Knight, rocker, Marmalade December 8, 1946 John Rubinstein, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/composer, Family, Boys from Brazil December 8, 1943 Jim Morrison, Melbourne, Florida, singer, Doors, is he really dead? December 8, 1943 Mary Woronov, Brooklyn Hgts, New York, actress, Eating Raoul, Terror Vision December 8, 1943 Michael Unger, English editor-in-chief, Evening News, Manchester December 8, 1942 Bobby Elliot, rock drummer, Hollies December 8, 1942 Hemant Kanitkar, cricketer, batted in two Tests India vs. WI 1974 December 8, 1942 Mario Savio, activist December 8, 1941 Albert J Evenhuis, Dutch undersecretary of Economic, VVD December 8, 1941 Geoff Hurst, cricketer, Essex 1962, better known as soccer immortal December 8, 1940 Graham Knight, rocker December 8, 1940 Jenny Linden, English actress, Hedda, Dr. Who and the Daleks December 8, 1940 Nick Nolte, actor, Teachers, 48 Hours, North Dallas 40 December 8, 1939 James Galway, born in Belfast. Ireland, flutist, 18k gold flute, Royal Phil December 8, 1939 Jerry Butler, Sunflower Mississippi, rock vocalist, Never Give You Up December 8, 1939 Lynn Wilson, contractor/multi-millionaire December 8, 1937 James MacArthur, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0 December 8, 1937 Jan van Houwelingen, Dutch undersecretary of Defense, CDA December 8, 1936 David Carradine, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Kung Fu, Mean Streets December 8, 1936 Peter Parfitt, cricketer, fine England batsman of the 1960's December 8, 1936 W S "Buster" Farrer, cricketer, South African Test batsman 1962-64 December 8, 1933 Flip Wilson, [Clerow], born in Jersey City, New Jersey, comedian, Flip Wilson Show December 8, 1931 Rudolf Komorous, composer December 8, 1930 Alain Weber, composer December 8, 1930 John Morressy, U.S., sci-fi author, Starbrat, Greymantle, Kingsbane December 8, 1930 Maximilian Schell, Austria, actor and director, Odessa File, Julia December 8, 1929 Goffredo Parise, writer December 8, 1927 Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 4, 8, 10 December 8, 1925 James E "Jimmy" Smith, U.S. jazz/organist, Walk on the Wild Side December 8, 1925 Sammy Davis, Jr., New York City, singer/dancer/actor, Ocean's 11, Candy Man December 8, 1922 George Fullerton, cricketer, South African keeper-batsman 1947-51 December 8, 1922 Jean Ritchie, rocker December 8, 1922 John B McKay, U.S. test pilot, X-15 December 8, 1922 Lucian Freud, Berlin German, artist, Boy With a Rat December 8, 1921 Johnny Otis, California, R&B talent scout, Cold Shot, Cuttin' Up December 8, 1921 Terence Morgan, born in London, England, actor, Adv of Sir Francis Drake December 8, 1921 Terence Weil, cellist/teacher December 8, 1920 Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, Trinidad, 100m runner 1952 Olympics bronze December 8, 1920 Ron Gulliford, educationalist December 8, 1919 Hans-Dieter Hosalla, composer December 8, 1919 Moyssey Samuilovich Vaynberg, composer December 8, 1918 Gerard Souzay, Angers France, baritone, Le Nozze di Figaro December 8, 1918 Ian Johnson, cricketer, Australian Test captbetween Hassett and Craig December 8, 1917 Rufo I Wever, Aruban pianist/composer, Ca'i Organ December 8, 1916 Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep December 8, 1915 Denis Harding, soldier December 8, 1915 George Scheuer, writer/journalist December 8, 1913 Delmore Schwartz, U.S., poet/short story writer/critic, Shenandoah December 8, 1913 Paul Felix, Flemish architect, Sun Song December 8, 1912 Jura Soyfer, writer December 8, 1911 Lee J Cobb, New York City, actor, Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront December 8, 1908 John Volpe, Gov-Mass, /U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1969-73 December 8, 1907 Tony Aubin, composer December 8, 1906 Richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist, How Green Was My Valley December 8, 1905 Charles Cushing, composer December 8, 1905 Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer December 8, 1905 Frank Faylen, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Herbert Gillis-Dobie Gillis December 8, 1905 Julius Silverman, politician December 8, 1904 Wilmer L Allison, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1935 December 8, 1903 Adele Simpson, New York City, fashion designer, Neiman-Marcus Award-1946 December 8, 1903 Cleo Brown, pianist December 8, 1903 Irene Eisinger, singer December 8, 1903 Kathleen, Kitty, Rosalind Muggeridge, author December 8, 1903 Zoltan Szekely, composer December 8, 1899 James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist December 8, 1899 John Qualen, Vancouver BC, actor, Grapes of Wrath, Searchers December 8, 1899 Sarah Williamson, U.S. missionary in Liberia December 8, 1897 Leslie Heward, composer December 8, 1894 James Thurber, American Comedian December 8, 1890 Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer, Hry o Marti December 8, 1890 Bohuslav Martinu, composer December 8, 1889 W Hervey Allen, U.S. writer/poet, Anthony Adverse December 8, 1888 Fiske Kimball, U.S. architect/art historian December 8, 1888 Paul Cavanagh, Chislehurst England, actor, Tarzan and his Mate December 8, 1888 Vesey D'Davoren, character actor December 8, 1887 Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer December 8, 1886 Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo December 8, 1882 Manuel Maria Ponce, Fresnillo Mexico, composer, Estrellita December 8, 1881 Padraic Colum, Irish poet and novelist /poet, Collected Poems December 8, 1879 Paul Klee, Swiss/German painter/tutor, Bauhaus, December 8, 1877 Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer December 8, 1872 J C Powys, writer December 8, 1865 Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician, Taylor series December 8, 1865 Jean Sibelius, Tavastehus Finland, composer, Valse Triste, Finlandia December 8, 1862 Georges Feydeau, French playwright, La Dame de Chez Maxim's December 8, 1861 Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor, Seated Woman December 8, 1861 Georges Melies, Paris, magician; 1st to film a fictional story December 8, 1861 William Crapo Durant, founded General Machine December 8, 1832 Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norway, novelist, Pa Guds Veje, Nobel-1903 December 8, 1828 Clinton Bowen Fisk, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1890 December 8, 1828 Robert Bullock, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1905 December 8, 1826 Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist December 8, 1822 Luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1910 December 8, 1811 Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer December 8, 1795 Jacques Francois Gallay, composer December 8, 1789 John Fawcett, composer December 8, 1765 Eli Whitney, inventor, Cotton Gin December 8, 1744 Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer December 8, 1741 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer and choreographer, Menuet Reine December 8, 1737 Robert Kimmerling, composer December 8, 1731 Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer December 8, 1730 John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia December 8, 1728 Johann G von Zimmermann, Swiss author December 8, 1715 John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet, Frisianche rymlery December 8, 1708 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor, 1745-1765 December 8, 1704 Anton de Haen, medical expert, Ratio Medendi December 8, 1626 Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic December 8, 1508 Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer |