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2000 Todd Karns, actor/theater director and founder, It's a Wonderful Life, dies at 79

1997 James Stewart, actor, It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, dies at 89

1994 Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing"

1993 "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 9 performances

1993 "Wonderful Tennessee" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 9 performances

1991 Frank Capra, director (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 94

1981 Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 89

1981 Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 88

1980 "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV

1979 Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas"

1971 "Wild and Wonderful" opens/closes at Lyceum Theater New York City

1966 Mary Stuart Masterson, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Some Kind of Wonderful

1961 Evan Handler, New York City, actor, Dear Mr. Wonderful

1957 "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 383 performances

1956 "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 383 performances

1956 Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City

1954 "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 559 performances

1953 7th Tony Awards: Crucible and Wonderful Town win

1953 "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances

1951 Mel Schacher, born in Michigan, bassist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful

1951 Yakov Smirnoff, born in Russia, comedian, It's a wonderful country

1949 Paul Orndorff, wrestler, WCW/SMW/NWA/WWF, Mr. Wonderful

1949 Alvin Kallicharran, cricketer, wonderful West Indies LHB 1972-81

1948 Craig Frost, keyboardist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful

1946 Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," premieres

1934 Austin "Ted" Taylor, U.S. gospel/R&B-singer, Be Ever Wonderful

1930 Jerry Ragavoy, U.S. songwriter/producer, Wonderful Dream

1926 Cynthia Stone, Peoria, Illinois, actress, That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers

1921 Donna Reed, born in Denison, Iowa, From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life

1915 William Goyen, born in Trinity, Texas, writer, storyteller, married actress Doris Roberts, wrote The House of Breath, The Fair Sister, Wonderful Plant

1908 Jimmy Stewart, Pennsylvania, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life

1907 Shimen Rushkin, Poland, actor, Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time

1902 Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor, Her Wonderful Lie

1897 Frank Capra, Italy, director, Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic and Old Lace

1896 Ira Gershwin, lyricist, 'S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm

1892 Beulah Bondi, Chicago, actress, It's a Wonderful Life

1863 Frederick William Faber, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham, dies

1814 Frederick William Faber, born in Calverley, England, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham


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