*~* 24 December – Happy Birthday SportiAngel and Naughty N Nice! *~* Hey,Hey,Paula

Another year has come and gone,

and you have added another one.



Don't be sad to see the old year leave,

but feel blessed for all you achieve.



So let's celebrate with ice cream and cake,

and if you're lucky, perhaps a steak!



Happy Birthday to you!

Birthdays which occurred on your date of December 24:

0003 -BC- Servius Sulpicius Galba 6th Roman emperor (68-69)

1167 John "without a land" king of England (1199-1216)

1564 Abraham C Bloemaert painter/cartoonist/engraver

1653 Georg Motz composer

1679 Domenico Natale Sarro composer

1689 French van Mieris "the Young" Dutch painter/historian

1714 Rainieri De Calzabigi Italian's literary (1st European Lottery)

1716 Patrice F earl De Nény South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council

1719 Johann Christoph Altnikol composer

1726 Johann Ernst Hartmann composer

1745 Benjamin Rush Byberry PA, physician/general (Continental Army, signed Declaration of Independence)

1754 George Crabbe Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy)

1761 SelŒm III poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808)

1773 Joseph Wolfl composer

1791 A Eugène Scribe French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton)

1798 Adam B Mickiewicz Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz)

1809 Christopher "Kit" Carson Kentucky, Union Brigadier-General/Indian fighter

1812 Henry Russell composer

1813 Henry Wellington Greatorex composer

1818 James Prescott Joule physicist (discovered conservation of energy)

1822 Matthew Arnold England, poet/critic (Dover Beach)

1822 Charles Hermite French mathematician (E is Transcendent)

1824 Peter Cornelius composer

1826 Ignacy Krzyzanowski composer

1829 Benjamin Ipavec composer

1829 Jose Rogel composer

1837 Sissi Emperor of Austria

1859 Roman Statkowski composer

1867 Manuel de Oliveira Lima Brazilian historian/diplomat

1867 Tevfik Fikret Turkish poet (Servet-i Fünun, Sis)

1868 Emanuel Lasker Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)

1869 Henriëtte Roland Holst-van der Schalk Dutch poet (Women in Forest)

1870 Rosario Scalero composer

1871 Henri Stroethoff Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)

1879 Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych composer

1881 Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc composer

1881 Charles Wakefield Cadman composer

1881 Juan Ramón Jiménez Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956)

1885 Arthur Dolphin cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test umpire)

1887 Louis Jouvet Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)

1889 Vladimir Sokoloff Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)

1893 Carl Brisson Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities)

1893 Ruth Chatterton US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son)

1894 Georges Guynemer French WWI pilot

19-- Michael Billington England, actor (Colonel Foster-UFO, The Quest)

1904 Daniel K Womack singer/guitarist

1904 Herbert D Riley US vice-admiral (WWII, Guadalcanal, Okinawa)

1905 Howard Hughes reclusive billionaire (Hughes Aircraft)/inventor

1905 Anna "Ans" van Dike ("the Young") Jewish nazi collaborator

1906 Franz Waxman Königshütte, Germany, composer (Day at the Races)

1906 John Walker museum director

1907 I[sidore] F[einstein] Stone US journalist (IF Stone's Weekly, Columbia Award 1971)

1909 Adam Popovich composer

1909 Adam Rapacki Polish minister of Foreign Affairs (1956-68)

1910 Mitchell Ayres Milwaukee WI, orchestra leader (Hollywood Palace)

1910 Betty Ann Davies London England, actress (Tough Guy)

1910 Fritz [Reuter] Leiber Jr US, sci-fi author (Bazaar of the Bizarre)

1911 Eric Briault educationalist

1911 Malcolm MacEwen writer

1913 Karl Michael Komma composer

1914 Dorothy Hyson actress (Ghoul, Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go)

1914 Guus Verstraete Sr [August de Graef] Dutch actor/director (Black Magic)

1918 Anwar El Sadat Egypt, President of Egypt (1970-81)

1920 Dave Bartholomew Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter (Blueberry Hill)

1921 Bill Dudley NFL halfback (Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington)

1921 Gerard Thomas Victory composer

1922 Ava Gardner Grabtown NC, actress (On the Beach, Night of the Iguana)

1923 Wilton S Mkwayi South African ANC leader

1924 [Irving] Lee Dorsey New Orleans LA, vocalist (Working in the Coal Mine)

1924 Roy Miller cricketer (West Indies all-rounder in one Test 1953, 23 & 0-28)

1924 Willem Drees economist/Dutch politician (DS'70)

1926 Ronald Draper cricketer (South African batsman vs Australia 1949-50)

1927 Mary Higgins Clark Bronx NY, author (A Cry in the Night, Stillwatch)

1927 Teresa Stich-Randall US soprano (Vienna State Opera)

1929 Noel Da Costa composer

1930 Robert Joffrey [Abdullah Jaffa Anver Bey Khan] US, choreographer (Joffrey Ballet)

1931 Jill Bennett Penang Malay, actress (Lady Jane, Concrete Jungle)

1931 Mauricio Kagel Argentina/German composer

1932 [Michael] Colin Cowdrey English cricket player

1932 Colin Cowdrey cricketer (in India England batsman, 1st to 100 Tests)

1938 Ralp Inbar Dutch TV host (Banana Split)

1940 Jorma Kaukonen rock guitarist/vocalist (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)

1940 Paul Tagliabue NFL commissioner (1989- )

1940 Anthony Fauci US health official

1943 Christiane Schmidtmer Heidelberg Germany, actress (Ship of Fools)

1943 Tatton Sykes English baron/large landowner

1944 Erhard Keller German Federal Republic, 500 meter speed skater (Olympics- gold-1968, 72)

1944 Mike Curb Savannah GA, singer (Mike Curb Congregation)

1945 Lemmy [Ian Kilminster] rocker (Hawkwind, Motorhead-Built for Speed)

1945 Nicholas Meyer director (Star Trek II Wrath of Khan)

1946 Sharon Farrell Sioux City IA, (Lori-Hawaii 5-0, Young & Restless)

1946 John Akkerman Dutch guitarist/composer (Focus-Can't Stand Noise)

1949 Cameron Seward LPGA golfer

1950 Libbi Larsen composer

1950 Peter te Bos Dutch singer (Claw Boys Claw)

1951 Johnny Contardo rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon)

1955 Clarence Gilyard Jr Moses Lake WA, actor (Chips, Duck Factory)

1955 Anwar Khan cricketer (bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979)

1956 Stephanie Hodge comedian/actress (I Madman, Happily Ever After)

1957 Ian Burden Sheffield England, rock bassist (Human League-Only Human)

1962 Michael Ray rocker

1963 Mary Ramsey singer (10,000 Maniacs)

1963 Timo Jutila Tampere Finland, hockey defenseman (Team Finland)

1964 Elbert Shelley NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)

1964 Gary Muller South Africa, tennis star

1964 Marcel van der Net Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)

1964 Mark Valley Odgensvurg NY, actor (Days of Our Lives)

1965 Erika von Heiland Angeles City Philippines, US badminton player (Olympics- 92,96)

1965 Michael Haynes NFL wide receiver (New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons)

1965 Nancy Reno Elmhurst IL, WPVA volleyballer (Olympics-96)

1965 Winston Moss NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)

1966 Deidrich Bader Washington DC, actor (Oswald-Drew Carey Show)

1968 Joe Scuderi cricketer (South Australian all-rounder)

1969 Kenny Kelly Paterson NJ, rapper (Riff-Judy had a Boyfriend)

1970 Filmel Johnson NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)

1970 Marian Smerciak Martin Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)

1970 Michael Batiste NFL/WLAF defensive tackle (Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy)

1970 Romeo Wouden Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, Heerenveen)

1971 Ricky Martin Puerto Rico, singer (Menudo)/actor (General Hospital)

1971 Tamir Bloom New York NY, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)

1973 Eddie Pope Greensboro NC, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)

1975 Natalie Ward Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman (Olympics-bronze-96)

1985 Gregory Scott director

Thought for the day :

" The wise shepherd never trusts his flock to a smiling wolf. "

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