Happy birthday and many happy returns Tammy Nguyen, Charles Huynh, Nathan Boyd and Jimmy Jong .. and Peter Boyd too .. born on the same day, across the years, along with 1164 – Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) 1763 – John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewing Company (d. 1836) 1902 – Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (d. 2001) 1903 – John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 1957) 1922 – Stan Lee, American writer, publisher, producer, and actor 1932 – Nichelle Nichols, American actress and singer 1934 – Maggie Smith, English actress 1940 – Don Francisco, Chilean-American television host 1953 – Richard Clayderman, French pianist 1954 – Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer 1957 – Anne Sargeant, Australian netball player 1988 – Martina Pretelli, Sammarinese sprinter 2002 – Kelsey Smith-Briggs, American child abuse victim (d. 2005) December 28: Day of the Holy Innocents (Western Christianity) The Old Gum Tree in South Australia (c. 2006) 1836 – At the Old Gum Tree (pictured)near present-day Adelaide, Royal Navy Rear-Admiral John Hindmarsh read a proclamation establishing the British province of South Australia. 1879 – The Tay Rail Bridge, spanning the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and the Wormit, collapsed during a violent storm while a train was passing over it, killing all on board. 1912 – The San Francisco Municipal Railway, operator of the citys famed cable car system, opened its first line. 1989 – In one of Australias most serious natural disasters, a 5.6 ML earthquake struck Newcastle, New South Wales, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160 others, and causing an estimated A$4 billion in damages. 2011 – Acting on information that PKK militants were crossing the border into Şırnak Province, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people. We proclaimed it. Our bridge spans. We cabled the car. The earth moved. Turkey is for Christmas. Lets party.
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