On this day in history: December 15, 1944 - En route to Paris, "swing" big band leader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel. Miller, listed as Missing In Action, was serving as a Major in the Army Air Force Band when his plane went down.
Born on this day in history: December 15, 1914 - Don Johnson (1949 - ) Born in Flat Creek, Missouri, Don Johnson gained national attention as the 20-year-old star of The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart. He later received critical and popular acclaim with cult favorite A Boy and His Dog (1975), then achieved TV stardom on the cop series "Miami Vice" (1984), which earned Johnson a Golden Globe Award.
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On this day in history: December 14, 1944 - Lupe Velez, Hollywood's "Mexican Spitfire" of the 1940s, commits suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills. Contrary to her plans of being found laid out on the bed in a silk nightgown, she is instead discovered in the bathroom with her head in the toilet. Her ex-husband, Tarzan star Johnny Weismuller, frequently used to beat her.
Born on this day in history: December 14, 1946 - Patty Duke (1946 - ) Born Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946 in Elmhurst, New York. Patty Duke's first big role came in 1951 when she was cast as Helen Keller in the Broadway version of The Miracle Worker. In 1962, the play was turned into a feature film, and Patty won an Academy Award for best supporting actress. She was the youngest person ever to win the award.
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On this day in history: December 13, 1303 - The feast of St. Lucy. Because her extreme beauty attracted too many admirers, Lucy gouged her own eyes out. Miraculously they grew back.
Born on this day in history: December 13, 1967 - Jamie Foxx (1967 - ) Born in Terrell, Texas, comedian Jamie Foxx got his start in comedy clubs. He then hit it big in TV, getting his own series—"The Jamie Foxx Show"—in 1996. In 2004, he got his big break in film with the biopic Ray, which earned Foxx an Oscar. His music career has also taken off, with his album Unpredictable (2006) landing him several Grammy nominations.
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On this day in history: December 10, 1993 - Adolf Hitler is baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in a ceremony performed inside their London temple.
Born on this day in history: December 10, 1830 - Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, poet Emily Dickinson published less than a dozen poems during her lifetime. After Dickinson's death in 1886, her sister discovered nearly 1,800 of Emily's poems. An edited book of Dickinson's work was published in 1890, and an unedited version came available in 1955. She is now considered a major American poet.
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On this day in history: December 9, 1997 - Actor Christian Slater sentenced to 90 days in jail for battery and being under the influence of a controlled substance. He was arrested August 11 after a cocaine and heroin binge ending with him assaulting an officer. Slater's credits include made-for-TV movie Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story.
Born on this day in history: December 9, 1934 - Dame Judi Dench (1934 - ) Born in York, England, actress Judi Dench made her stage debut as Ophelia in Hamlet (1957). She went on to become one of Britain's most distinguished stage, film and TV actresses. Of her many honors, some of her most notable include the title of dame in 1988, her first Tony in 1999, a Golden Globe in 2001, and her second Emmy in 2008.
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