December 2007 Calendar

• AIDS Awareness Day (World Aids Day)
  • Source: www.worldaidsday.org/
  • Note: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is February 7th Source: www.blackaidsday.org
• Eat A Red Apple Day
  • www.theteacherscorner.net/calendars/december.htm
• Playboy Magazine first published, 1953
• Rosa Parks Day: www.rosaparks.org - Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus on December 1, 1955. She is often called the "Mother of the Modem Day Civil Rights Movement." (Rosa Parks was born 2/4/1913, died 10/24/05.)

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 1st:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 1st:

• Woody Allen, 1935

• Warren Spahn (Baseball, Hall of Fame pitcher) died December 1, 2003 at the age of 82.

• The world's first heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard, 1967
• International Day of Disabled Persons (observed December 3rd every year)
  • United Nations www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/disiddp.htm

Celebrity Birthdays Dec.r 3rd:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 3rd:

• Daryl Hannah, 1960
• Ozzy Osbourne, 1948
• Katarina Witt, 1965

• Madeline Kahn, Actress - died Dec. 3, 1999 from ovarian cancer.  Was born 9/29/1942.
• Renoir - Pierre-Auguste Renoir died December 3, 1919. He was born on February 25, 1841.  See bio at:  www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir (Thanks Casandra!)

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Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 4th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 4th:

• Jeff Bridges, 1950

• Frank Zappa (Musician) Born December 21, 1940 in Baltimore, MD. He died December 4, 1993 from prostate cancer at the age of 52. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa

• Hanukkah - December 5 - 12, 2007
  • For information about Hanukah, see:
    • www.infoplease.com/spot/hanukkah.html
    • www.aish.com/holidays
• Volunteer Day (International)
  "The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed International Volunteer Day in 1985. Celebrated by volunteers around the year each 5th of December..." Source: www.worldvolunteerweb.org/intl-volunteer-day.html

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 5th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 5th:

• Walt Disney
• Little Richard
• Strom Thurmond. 1902 (politician) died June 26, 2003.

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• Hanukkah - December 5 - 12, 2007
  • For information about Hanukah, see:
    • www.infoplease.com/spot/hanukkah.html
    • www.aish.com/holidays
• St. Nicholas Day, December 6th
  • Source:  www.wf-f.org/st.nicholas.html

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 6th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 6th:

• Kirk Douglas, Actor - Born as Issur Danielovitch Demsky on December 6, 1916 in Amsterdam, NY (father of actor Michael Douglas.) www.meredy.com/kirkdouglas
• Ira Gershwin
• Bobby Van, Entertainer. Born Robert Jack Stein on December 6, 1928 in the Bronx, NY. Died July 31, 1980 from a malignant brain tumor. Web site: www.bobbyvan.net

• Frances Bavier – "Aunt Bee" on The Andy Griffith show died of heart failure on December 6, 1989.  (The Andy Griffith show ended in 1968.)

• Hanukkah - December 5 - 12, 2007
  • For information about Hanukah, see:
    • www.infoplease.com/spot/hanukkah.html
    • www.aish.com/holidays

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 8th:

Death Anniversaries - Dec. 8th:

• Kim Bassinger, 1953
• Sammy Davis, Jr., 1925
• Terri Hatcher, 1964
• Jim Morrison (Doors), 1943
• Eli Whitney (Inventor) was born in Westboro, Mass., on December 8, 1765 and died on January 8, 1825. www.eliwhitney.org

• John Lennon - Musician, former Beatle, died December 8, 1980

• Hanukkah - December 5 - 12, 2007
  • For information about Hanukah, see:
    • www.infoplease.com/spot/hanukkah.html
    • www.aish.com/holidays
• International Children's Day of Broadcasting
  December 9, 2007
  Source: www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_icdb.html

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 9th:

Death Anniversaries - Dec. 9th:

• Clarence Birdseye, 1886-1956 - Frozen food giant Birdseye Foods.
• Margaret Hamilton, 1902 - Actress (best remembered for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz.) Born on December 9, 1902 in Cleveland, Ohio. She died on May 16, 1985 in Salisbury, CT from a heart attack. Good web site: Click Here.
• Emmett Kelly, 1898-1979 - Famous clown
• Donny Osmond, Singer & Entertainer - born Donald Clark Osmond in Ogden, Utah on December 9, 1957. www.donny.com

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• Grand Ole Opry - first radio broadcast from Nashville TN, 1927
• Hanukkah - December 5 - 12, 2007
  • For information about Hanukah, see:
    • www.infoplease.com/spot/hanukkah.html
    • www.aish.com/holidays
• Human Rights Day (UN)
  • On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    • www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
  • The UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948. "All States and interested organizations were invited by the General Assembly in 1950 to observe 10 December as Human Rights Day (resolution 423 (V)). The Day marks the anniversary of the Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948." Source: www.un.org/events/humanrights/2004/index.htm
  • Also see: www.ohchr.org/english/events/day2006/hrd2006.htm
• Mighty Mouse Playhouse premiered 1955 - Saturday morning cartoon on CBS - "Here he comes to save the day!"
  • www.melaman2.com/cartoons/singles/m-mouse.html
• Mississippi becomes the 20th US State, 1817
• The Nobel Prize is awarded on December 10th, the anniversary of Nobel's death in 1896. Web site: www.nobelprize.org

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 10th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 10th:

• Melvil Dewey, 1851 - Librarian and creator of the Dewey Decimal Classification System, also called the Dewey Decimal System (a system of library classification)
• Susan Dey, 1954 (Actress)
• Emily Dickinson, 1886 (Author)
• Chet Huntley, 1911 (Journalist)

• Alfred Nobel - Founder of the Nobel Peace Prize. Died December 10, 1896. The Nobel Prize is awarded on December 10th each year, the anniversary of his death. Born October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. Web site: www.nobelprize.org.)
• Otis Redding, Musician. Famous for "Sittin On The Dock of the Bay" - Died December 10, 1967 in a plane crash. Born September 9, 1949 in Dawson, Georgia. Web site: www.otisredding.com. (Thanks Casandra!)
• Tommy Rettig, Actor (first Timmy on the TV Series "Lassie.") Died 2/15/96 at the age of 54. He was born Thomas Noel Rettig in Jackson Heights, New York on December 10, 1941. Photos & info - Click Here.

• Muhammad Ali's last fight, 1981
• Apollo 17 lands on the moon, 1972
• Hanukkah - December 5 - 12, 2007
  • For information about Hanukah, see:
    • www.infoplease.com/spot/hanukkah.html
    • www.aish.com/holidays
• The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, 1620 (Some sources say December 11th, some say December 21st.)
  • Source for December 11th: www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/Pilgrims/Pilgrims.htm
  • Source for December 11th: ParentsPlace.com - Click Here
  • Source for December 11th: www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/history.htm
  • Confused on the date?  December 11th or December 21st? See www.pilgrimhall.org/OldNew.htm
• Indiana became the 19th US State on December 11, 1816.
• Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, 1941
• UNICEF is established
  • United Nations Children's Fund Web site: www.unicef.org

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 11th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 11th:

• Rita Moreno, 1931 (singer, dancer)
• Brenda Lee, 1944 (singer)
• Jermaine Jackson, 1954 (singer - Jackson 5)

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• Bonza Bottler Day.  An excuse to celebrate. This happens every month when the day and the date are the same number. (September 9, October 10, November 11, December 12, etc.)
• Boys Town was founded, 1917, by Father Edward J. Flannigan.
  • It is now known as Girls and Boys Town.  Web site:  www.girlsandboystown.org
• Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Observed December 12th every year
  • For information see these Web sites: www.wf-f.org/Guadalupe.html and www.sancta.org/intro.html
• Hanukkah - December 5 - 12, 2007
  • For information about Hanukah, see:
    • www.infoplease.com/spot/hanukkah.html
    • www.aish.com/holidays
• Poinsettia Day
• US Steel was formed, 1900

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 12th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 12th:

• Connie Francis, 1938 (singer)
• Cathy Rigby, 1952 (gymnast)
• Edward G. Robinson, 1893 (actor)
• Frank Sinatra, 1915 (singer, actor)
• Dionne Warwick, 1940 (singer)

• Leon Davidson (b. 1915, d. 1959) - died December 12, 1959. He was a Thrill Show main attractions and Hollywood Stuntman in the late-30's and early-40s. See: www.imdb.com/name/nm0203412. 
• Douglas Fairbanks, 1939 (actor)

• Ice Cream and Violins Day -- December 13 each year
  • Source: www.allabouticecream.com/History/nationaldays.html
• First Susan B. Anthony Dollar, 1978
• St. Lucy Day (Catholic Religion)

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 13th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 13th:

• Dick Van Dyke, 1925 (actor, comedian)
• Mary Todd Lincoln, 1818 (Abraham Lincoln's wife and former First Lady)
• Ted Nugent, 1948 (musician) Web site: www.tednugent.com
• Christopher Plummer, 1927 (actor)
• Thomas Watson, 1854 (telephone pioneer)

• Grandma Moses, 1961 (artist)

• Alabama becomes the 22nd US State, 1819
  • See ButlerWebs' special page for Alabama
• NASCAR founded, 1947

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 14th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 14th:

• Morey Amsterdam, 1908 (actor & comedian)
• Patty Duke, 1946 (actress)
• Nostradamus, 1503 (astrologer & mathematician)
• Lee Remick, 1935 (actress)

• Myrna Loy, died in 1993 (actress)
• Roger Maris, Baseball Player - Born September 10, 1934 in Hibbing, Minnesota. Moved to North Dakota in 1942. He died on December 14, 1985 of lymphoma cancer at the age of 51. www.rogermaris.com

• Bill of Rights Day, the United States Bill of Rights is passed on December 14, 1791
  • Bill of Rights Day - Where in the US: www.jpfo.org/bor-chrt.htm
  • Bill of Rights Day, December 15. The Bill of Rights was adopted on this day. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Source: www.shagtown.com/days/usa.html
• First episode of the TV show Davy Crockett airs, 1954
  • www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/davy-crockett.htm
• Gone With the Wind premiers, 1939
• Netscape Navigator is released, 1994

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 15th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 15th:

• Tim Conway, 1933 (actor, comedian)
• Don Johnson, 1959 (actor)

• Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966

• Battle of the Bulge began, 1944
• Boston Tea Party, 1773
• "Dragnet" premiers on TV, 1951

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 16th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 16th:

• Jane Austen, 1775 (author)
• Steven Bochco, 1943 (Producer, writer)
• Benjamin Bratt, 1963
• Leonid Brezhnev, 1906 (President of the Soviet Union)

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Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 19th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 19th:

• Alyssa Milano, 1972

• Hope Lange, 2003 (Actress - TV Series "The Ghost & Mrs. Muier") died December 19, 2003 from colitis at the age of 70. Born Hope Elise Ross Lange on November 28, 1931 in Redding Ridge, CT. www.hopelange.com

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Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 20th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 20th:

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• Forefathers' Day, December 21 - Observed in New England since 1769. Commemorates the landing of the Pilgrims.
  • Source: www.mayflowerfamilies.com/mayflower/pilgrim_anniversaries.htm
• Pilgrims land at Plymouth, 1620.
  • "The exploring party landed in Plymouth on December 21, 1620. No 17th century sources mention landing on a rock. Nevertheless, Plymouth Rock has become one of the most enduring symbols of the Pilgrims." Source: www.pilgrimhall.org/arrival.htm
  • The Pilgrims first landed at what was to become Provincetown, on Cape Cod, on November 21, 1620. Source: www.pilgrimhall.org/arrival.htm
  • Also see December 11 - many sources state December 11 was the day the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth. "Confused on the date the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth - December 11th or December 21st? See www.pilgrimhall.org/OldNew.htm.

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 21st:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 21st:

• Samuel L. Jackson, 1948
• Ray Romano, 1957
• Kiefer Sutherland, 1966
• Frank Zappa (Musician) Born December 21, 1940 in Baltimore, MD. He died December 4, 1993 from prostate cancer at the age of 52. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa

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• Maritime Day (US National)
• Winter Solstice - Winter Begins
  • Winter Solstice:  Dec. 22, 2007
    For information about Winter Solstice, how the date is determined, history, everything you'd ever want to know, see: www.candlegrove.com/solstice.html

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 22nd:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 22nd:

• Diane Sawyer, 1945
• Maurice & Robin Gibb (twins), 1949 (Bee Gees.) Maurice Gibb died January 12, 2003 from a heart attack and intestinal blockage.
• Gene Rayburn, 1917 (Game Show Host - Match Game and others.) Born December 22, 1917. Died November 29, 1999 from heart disease.

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Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 23rd:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 23rd:

• Susan Lucci, 1949 - Actress
• Dick Weber, 1929 (Bowler) - died 2/15/05. For more info, Click Here

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• Christmas Eve
• Eggnog Day (National US) Source:  WISR 680AM News Sheet, December 24, 2002.  WISR, A Butler County PA Radio Network Station www.wisr680.com
• Remember To Read The Instructions First Night, a night for assembling toys.  Source:  WISR 680AM News Sheet, December 24, 2002.  WISR, A Butler County PA Radio Network Station www.wisr680.com
• Silent Night (Stille Nacht) was sung for the first time at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria on December 24, 1818.  Words were from a poem written by Josef Mohr and the melody was written and played on a guitar by Franz Gruber. Source:  WISR 680AM News Sheet, December 24, 2002.  WISR, A Butler County PA Radio Network Station www.wisr680.com
• The Bicycle Brake Operated by Pedaling Backward was patented by Daniel Stover and William Hance in 1889. Source:  WISR 680AM News Sheet, December 24, 2002.  WISR, A Butler County PA Radio Network Station www.wisr680.com
• "On Christmas Eve, 1906, using his heterodyne principle, Reginald Fessenden transmitted the first radio audio broadcast in history from Brant Rock Station, Massachusetts. Ships at sea heard a broadcast that included Fessenden playing the song O Holy Night on the violin and reading a passage from the Bible." Source: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 24th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 24th:

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• John Muir, Preservationist - born April 21, 1838, died December 24, 1914. www.johnmuir.org
  • Listing thanks to Robert Stone, Research Assistant, Tennessee Players, Inc.

• Christmas Day - The Nativity of Our Lord
  • Christmas -- See ButlerWebs' special pages:
    • Christmas
    • Christmas Carols
    • Christmas Humor
    • Christmas Poems
    • Christmas Stories

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 25th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 25th:

• Humphrey Bogart, Actor - 1899. Note:  This date has been in dispute, some think Humphrey's birthday is January 23rd. It is actually on Christmas Day. See Snopes Website: Click Here.
• Jimmy Buffet, 1946 (Musician) born in Mississippi
• Noel Hogan, 1971 (Musician - The Cranberries)

• James Brown, the legendary Godfather of Soul, was born May 3, 1933 in Barnwell, South Carolina. He died at 1:45AM on December 25, 2006. www.godfatherofsoul.com

• Boxing Day
  • Observed the same date each year in: UK, Canada, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, West Virginia
• Bradlees goes out of business on December 26, 2000
• Erie Canal Opens, 1825
• FM Radio is patented, 1933
• Flamingo Hotel opens in Las Vegas, 1946
• First Day of Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community & Culture
  • Celebrated December 26th thru January 1st
  • Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga
  • Official Kwanzaa Web site:  www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org
• Search For Tomorrow (Daytime TV Soap Opera) - last episode airs on December 26, 1986
• Tsunami hits Indonesia areas, 2004

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 26th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 26th:

• Alan King, 1927 (Actor, comedian, TV personality) died May 9, 2004 from lung cancer.
• Richard Widmark (Actor), 1914

• Jack Benny, 1974 (Comedian)
• Gerald Ford, 2006 (38th US President)
• Jason Robards, 2000 (Actor)
• Harry S. Truman, 1972 (33rd US President)
• Reggie White, 2004 (Football) 

• Howdy Doody premiers on NBC, 1947
• Radio City Music Hall opens in 1932
• Spain becomes a democracy, 1978

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 27th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 27th:

• John Amos, 1939 (Actor)
• Marlene Dietrich, 1901 (Actress)
• Louis Pasteur, 1822 (Scientist)

• Alan Bates (Actor) died December 27, 2003 at the age of 69. Born 2/17/1934. Numerous films including "The Mothman Prophecies," "Spartacus" and many more. For info see: www.imdb.com/name/nm0000869

• The Edge of Night (Daytime TV Soap Opera) final episode, 1984
• Iowa becomes the 29th US state on December 28, 1846.
  • See ButlerWebs' page for Iowa.
• Montgomery Ward goes out of business on December 28, 2000
• First American test tube baby is born in Norfolk, VA - 1981

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 28th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 28th:

• Denzel Washington, 1954 (Actor)
• Woodrow Wilson (US 28th President), 1856

• Clayton Moore, 1999 (Actor, Lone Ranger.) Born September 14, 1914.
• Jerry Orbach (actor - Law & Order) died December 28, 2004 at the age of 69.
• Dennis Wilson, Beach Boys drummer, drowned on December 28, 1983 at the age of 39.

• Texas became the 28th US State on December 29, 1845.
• Formation of the first YMCA in the United States in Boston, 1851
  • http://kzooymca.org/history.html

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 29th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 29th:

• Ted Danson, 1947 (Actor)
• Andrew Johnson, 1808 (17th US President)
• Mary Tyler Moore, 1936 (Actress)
• Jon Voight, 1938 (Actor)

• Tim Hardin, song writer - died December 29, 1980 from a drug overdose. (Wrote "If I Was A Carpenter" and other songs.)
• Earl Hindman (Actor) died December 29, 2003 of cancer at the age of 61. Born 10/20/42. Played Tim Allen's next door neighbor (whose face was always partially hidden) on the TV Series "Home Improvement." Also played on the daytime soap opera, "Ryan's Hope."

• The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) is formed, 1922
• The Wonderful World of Disney TV Series is cancelled, 1980

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 30th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 30th:

• Rudyard Kipling, 1865 (Author, 
• Nobel Prize winner)
• Davy Jones, 1945 (Musician - The Monkees)
• Sandy Koufax, 1935 (Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Matt Lauer, 1957
• Michael Nesmith, 1942 (Musician - The Monkees)
• Bert Parks, 1914 (TV Personality)
  Jack Lord, 1920 (Actor)
• Tracey Ullman, 1959
• Tiger Woods, 1975

• Lew Ayres, 1996 (Actor)
• Suddam Hussein is executed 12/30/06.
• Artie Shaw, Jazz Clarinetist and Big Band Leader - Died 12/31/04 at the age of 94.

• New Year's Eve
  • For good information about New Year's Eve, see: http://wilstar.com/holidays/newyear.htm
  • For New Year's E-cards, poems & other information, see: www.funmunch.com/events/new_year/
• Official end of WWII, 1946

Celebrity Birthdays Dec. 31st:

Anniversaries of Deaths - Dec. 31st:

• Anthony Hopkins, 1937
• Val Kilmer, 1959
• Joey McIntyre, 1972

• Roberto Clemente (Baseball Player for the Pittsburg Pirates) was killed in a plane crash on December 31, 1972. (Thanks Jason for sending us the info!)