Famous Birthdays for December 20Samuel Mudd 1833 - Physician that set John Wilkes Booth's leg after the assissination of President Lincoln Harvey Firestone 1868 - Founder Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Walter Adams 1876 - Astronomer Branch Rickey 1881 - Baseball player Susanne Langer 1895 Gabby (Charles) Harnett 1900 - Baseball player Irene Dunn 1901 Max Lerner 1902 Sidney Hook 1902 Vagn Holmboe 1909 Hortense Calisher 1911 Audrey Totter 1918 - Actress ("The Postman Always Rings Twice," "The Carpetbaggers") Ann Richards 1918 - Actress ("Sorry Wrong Number") George Roy Hill 1922 - Director James Leasor 1923 David Levine 1926 John Christiansen 1928 - Football player John Hillerman 1932 - Actor ("Magnum, p.i.") Mattie Alou 1938 - Baseball player Kim Weston 1939 - Actress, singer Bob Hayes 1942 - Football player, gold medalist (100 meter and 4x100 meter relay) Angel Tompkins 1943 - Actress ("Walking Tall, Part II," "The Bees") Bobby Colomby (Blood, Sweat & Tears) 1944 Peter Criss 1945 - Drummer (KISS), sang "Beth" Uri Geller 1946 John Spencer 1946 Dick Gibbs 1948 - Basketball player Alan Parsons 1948 - Musician, songwriter (Alan Parsons Project) Little Stevie Wright (The Easybeats) 1948 Oscar Gamble 1949 - Baseball player Cecil Cooper 1949 - Baseball player Bill Clement 1950 - Hockey player Jenny Agutter 1952 - Actress ("The Snow Goose," "Logan's Run") Michael Badalucco 1954 - Actor ("The Practice") Blanche Baker 1956 - Actress Billy Bragg 1958 - Singer, songwriter Mark Keyloun 1960 Kris Tyler 1964 - Singer Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes) 1966 - Singer Bob Morley 1984 - Actor (TV: "The 100," "Neighbours") JoJo (Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque) 1990 - Actor, singer |
