December 25th Birthdays

Barbara Mandrell, American country singer, was born on this day in 1948 in Houston, Texas

Also born on December 25th:

• 1929
  Stuart Hall, British radio, TV presenter
• 1935
  Al Jackson, baseball player
• 1936
  HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent
• 1939
  Bob James, American composer, musician
• 1940
  Pete Brown, English poet and lyricist
  Phil Spector, American music producer, convicted of murder
• 1945
  Rick Berman, Star Trek producer
  Gary Sandy, American actor
• 1946
  Larry Csonka, American football player
  Gene Lamont, American baseball player, manager
• 1949
  Sissy Spacek, American actress
  Joe Louis Walker, American musician
• 1950
  Manny Trillo, baseball player
• 1952
  CCH Pounder, Guyana-born actress
• 1954
  Annie Lennox, Scottish singer
  Steve Wariner, American country music singer
• 1955
  Alannah Myles, Canadian singer
• 1957
  Shane MacGowan, Irish musician
• 1958
  Hanford Dixon, American football player
  Rickey Henderson, baseball player
• 1960
  Ron Bottitta, British actor
• 1962
  Dean Cameron, American actor
  Darren Wharton, British keyboardist
• 1971
  Dido, English singer
  Noel Hogan, Irish musician
• 1972
  Josh Freese, American drummer
  Mac Powell, American singer, songwriter
• 1973
  Ewen Macintosh, English actor
• 1980
  Marcus Trufant, American football player
• 1981
  Katie Wright, American actress
  Willy Taveras, baseball player
• 1982
  Shawn Andrews, American football player
  Shystie, British rapper, songwriter
• 1984
  Georgia Moffett, British actress
  The Veronicas, Australian twins, Jessica & Lisa Origliasso
• 1985
  Leon Pisani, Welsh singer
  Perdita Weeks, British actress
• 1988
  Eric Gordon, American basketball player

December Birthday Calendar

Died on December 25th:

• 1635
  Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, explorer (age 61)
• 1940
  Agnes Ayres, American actress (age 42)
• 1946
  W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian (age 66)
• 1977
  Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director (age 88)
• 1979
  Joan Blondell, American actress, singer (age 73)
• 1980
  Fred Emney, English actor, comedian (age 80)
• 1989
  Benny Binion, American poker player, businessman (age 85)
  Elena Ceausescu, First Lady of Romania (age 73)
  Nicolae Ceausescu, 1st President of Romania (age 71)
  Betty Garde, American actress (age 84)
  Billy Martin, American baseball player and manager (age 61)
  Robert Pirosh, American director and screenwriter (age 79)
• 1995
  Dean Martin, American singer, actor (age 78)
• 1997
  Denver Pyle, American actor (age 77)
• 2005
  Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (age 87)
• 2006
  James Brown, American singer, “The Godfather of Soul” (age 73)
• 2008
  Eartha Kitt, American singer, actress (age 81)
• 2009
  Vic Chesnutt, American singer, guitarist (age 45)
• 2014
  David Ryall, English actor (age 79)
• 2016
  George Michael, British singer, songwriter (age 53)