December 26th Birthdays

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, American singer (first tenor) with the popular Motown group, The Four Tops, was born in Detroit Michigan on this day in 1934.

Also born on December 26th:

• 1942
  Victor Cerezo, 28th President of Guatemala
• 1944
  Jane Lapotaire, British actress
• 1945
  John Walsh, American TV host
• 1947
  Carlton Fisk, American baseball player
• 1951
  John Scofield, American jazz guitarist
• 1953
  Leonel Fernández, 51st President of the Dominican Republic
  Toomas Hendrik Ilves, 4th President of Estonia
• 1954
  Ozzie Smith, American baseball player
  Steve Steen, English actor
• 1961
  John Lynch, Irish actor
• 1963
  Lars Ulrich, Danish-born drummer
• 1966
  Tim Legler, American basketball player
  Jay Farrar, American musician, songwriter
  Jay Yuenger, American musician, producer
• 1970
  James Mercer, American musician
• 1971
  Jared Leto, American actor, singer
• 1974
  Joshua John Miller, American actor
• 1979
  Chris Daughtry, American singer
• 1982
  Kenneth Darby, American football player
• 1985
  Beth Behrs, American actress
• 1986
  Kit Harrington, English actor
• 1991
  Eden Sher, American actress
• 1994
  Samantha Boscarino, American actress
• 1995
  Zach Mills, American actor

December Birthday Calendar

Died on December 26th:

• 1909
  Frederic Remington, American painter, illustrator (age 48)
• 1963
  Gorgeous George, American wrestler (age 48)
• 1972
  Harry S. Truman, 33rd U.S. President (age 88)
• 1974
  Jack Benny, American comedian, actor, violinist (age 80)
• 1977
  Howard Hawks, American director, screenwriter (age 81)
• 1986
  Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress (age 84)
• 1994
  Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (age 61)
• 1999
  Curtis Mayfield, American singer, songwriter (age 57)
• 2000
  Jason Robards, American actor (age 78)
• 2001
  Nigel Hawthorne, English actor (age 72)
• 2004
  Reggie White, American football player (age 43)
• 2005
  Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (age 57)
• 2006
  Gerald Ford, 38th U.S. President (age 93)
• 2010
  Teena Marie, American singer, songwriter (age 54)
• 2011
  Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Mexican-American actor (age 71)
  Joe Bodolai, American screenwriter (age 63)
• 2012
  Gerry Anderson, English director, screenwriter (age 83)
• 2016
  Ricky Harris, American comedian, actor (age 51)
  George S. Irving, American actor, singer, dancer (age 94)
• 1937
  Tom Smothers, American musician, comedian (age 86)