TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Friday, Dec. 9, the 344th day of 2016. There are 22 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 9, 1916, actor, author, producer and director Kirk Douglas, known for such movies as “The Bad and the Beautiful,” ”Lust for Life,” ”Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” and “Spartacus,” to name only a few, was born Issur Danielovitch in Amsterdam, New York.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Kirk Douglas is 100. Actor-writer Buck Henry is 86. Actress Dame Judi Dench is 82. Actor Beau Bridges is 75. Football Hall-of-Famer Dick Butkus is 74. Comedian-songwriter Neil Innes is 72. Actor Michael Nouri is 71. Former Sen. Thomas Daschle, D-S.D., is 69. World Golf Hall of Famer Tom Kite is 67. Singer Joan Armatrading is 66. Actor Michael Dorn is 64. Actor John Malkovich is 63. Country singer Sylvia is 60. Singer Donny Osmond is 59. Rock musician Nick Seymour (Crowded House) is 58. Comedian Mario Cantone is 57. Actor David Anthony Higgins is 55. Actor Joe Lando is 55. Actress Felicity Huffman is 54. Crown Princess Masako of Japan is 53. Country musician Jerry Hughes (Yankee Grey) is 51. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is 50. Rock singer-musician Thomas Flowers (Oleander) is 49. Rock musician Brian Bell (Weezer) is 48. Rock singer-musician Jakob Dylan (Wallflowers) is 47. Country musician Brian Hayes (Cole Deggs and the Lonesome) is 47. Actress Allison Smith is 47. Songwriter and former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi (dee-oh-GWAHR’dee) is 46. Country singer David Kersh is 46. Actress Reiko (RAY’koh) Aylesworth is 44. Rock musician Tre Cool (Green Day) is 44. Rapper Canibus is 42. Actor Kevin Daniels is 40. Actor/writer/director Mark Duplass is 40. Rock musician Eric Zamora (Save Ferris) is 40. Rock singer Imogen Heap is 39. Actor Jesse Metcalfe is 38. Actor Simon Helberg is 36. Actress Jolene Purdy is 33. Actor Joshua Sasse is 29. Thought for Today: “Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”— John Milton, English poet (16081674).