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People died on 21 December

(14 found)

Dick Enberg
sports analyst, tv, producer, writer

Real/Birth Name:
Richard Alan Enberg
Also Known As:
Dick Breen
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
9 January 1935
Death Date:
21 December 2017
Age at Death:
82, 19 days before his 83rd birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA

Brief Facts:

Sportscaster for baseball, basketball and football games.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Academic All-America Hall of Fame 1997.
Central Michigan University Athletics Hall of Fame 1993.
Dick Enberg Award 1997.
Ford C Frick Award 2015.
IU Athletics Hall of Fame 2006.
Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 1995.
NSMA Hall of Fame 1996.
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 2011.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry24 February 1998

Bruce McCandless
space, aviator, military

Real/Birth Name:
Bruce McCandless II
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
8 June 1937
Death Date:
21 December 2017
Age at Death:
80
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

Navy aviator and astronaut. First untethered EVA.

Space Missions:

STS-31
Shuttle Discovery, launched April 24, 1990
Duration: 5d 1h.
STS-41-B
Shuttle Challenger, launched February 03, 1984
Duration: 7d 23h.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Space Hall of Fame.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2005.

Lee Dorman
bassist, musician

Real/Birth Name:
Douglas Lee Dorman
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
15 September 1942
Death Date:
21 December 2012
Age at Death:
70
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Bassist, band Iron Butterfly.

Dick Schaap
sports analyst, writer, news

Real/Birth Name:
Richard Jay Schaap
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
27 September 1934
Death Date:
21 December 2001
Age at Death:
67
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Sports news on NBC, ABC and ESPN.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 2003.
Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame 2002.
National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 2001.
NSMA Hall of Fame 2015.

Albert King
blues, musician, singer

Real/Birth Name:
Albert Nelson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
25 April 1923
Death Date:
21 December 1992
Age at Death:
69
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Indianola, Mississippi, USA

Brief Facts:

Song Laundromat Blues.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame 2010.
Beale Street Brass Notes Walk of Fame.
Blues Hall of Fame 1983.
International Guitar Hall of Fame.
Memphis Music Hall of Fame 2013.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013.
St. Louis Walk of Fame A star at 6370 Delmar Boulevard

Clarence Johnson
engineer, inventor

Real/Birth Name:
Clarence Leonard Johnson
Also Known As:
Kelly Johnson
Nickname(s):
Kelly
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
27 February 1910
Death Date:
21 December 1990
Age at Death:
80
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Ishpeming, Michigan, USA

Brief Facts:

Aeronautical engineer. Primary designer of the Lockheed U2 and the SR-71 Blackbird spy planes. Before that, the P-38 Lightning and F-104 Starfighter.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1965.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 1974.
National Medal of Science 1965.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1964.

Marc Connelly
writer, director, producer, lyricist, educator, actor

Real/Birth Name:
Marcus Cook Connelly
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
13 December 1890
Death Date:
21 December 1980
Age at Death:
90, 8 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of
Madeline Hurlock
Older than Madeline Hurlock by 6 years.
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Brief Facts:

Received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1930. Play The Green Pastures. Movie The Spirit of St. Louis.

H.B. Warner
actor

Real/Birth Name:
Henry Byron Lickfold
Also Known As:
Henry Byron Warner
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
26 October 1875
Death Date:
21 December 1958
Age at Death:
83
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Movies It's a Wonderful Life, The Ten Commandments, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Lost Horizon, Savage Drums and some silent films.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6600 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

George Patton
military, accident, vehicle crash

Real/Birth Name:
George Smith Patton Jr.
Also Known As:
George S. Patton
Nickname(s):
Bandito
Old Blood and Guts
The Old Man
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
11 November 1885
Death Date:
21 December 1945
Age at Death:
60
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
San Gabriel, California, USA

Brief Facts:

1912 Olympics in the pentathlon, placing fifth. Action with tanks in World War I. Commanded major events on World War II. Final rank was (4 star) General. Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). Died days after injury in an automobile crash.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

French Legion of Honor.

Peetie Wheatstraw
singer, blues, musician, accident, vehicle crash

Real/Birth Name:
William Bunch
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
21 December 1902
Death Date:
21 December 1941
Age at Death:
39, his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Ripley, Tennessee, USA

Brief Facts:

Blues singer and pianist. Died in a car accident after car hit a standing freight train.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Blues Hall of Fame 2008.

F. Scott Fitzgerald
writer

Real/Birth Name:
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Nickname(s):
Scott
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
24 September 1896
Death Date:
21 December 1940
Age at Death:
44
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Relationships:

husband of
Zelda Fitzgerald, until he died.
Older than Zelda Fitzgerald by 3 years.
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Brief Facts:

Novels This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender is the Night, The Great Gatsby. Short story, made into a movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Irish American Hall of Fame 2013.
New Jersey Hall of Fame 2009.

Ted Healy
actor, murdered

Real/Birth Name:
Clarence Lee Nash
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1 October 1896
Death Date:
21 December 1937
Age at Death:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Houston, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Role of Curly in early Stooges. Beaten badly. Died of beating or effects of alcoholism.

Iris Stuart
actor

Real/Birth Name:
Frances McCann
Also Known As:
Iris McCann
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
2 February 1903
Death Date:
21 December 1936
Age at Death:
33
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1927). Movie Casey at the Bat. Died of tuberculosis.

Hobey Baker
hockey, aviator, air crash, accident, news

Real/Birth Name:
Hobart Amory Hare Baker
Nickname(s):
Hobey
Hobie
the blond Adonis of the gridiron
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
15 January 1892
Death Date:
21 December 1918
Age at Death:
26, 25 days before his 27th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Team Princeton University, both hockey and football. Considered one of the early great ice hockey players. Flew in World War I. Plane crashed after takeoff, in France, he was the pilot.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

College Football Hall of Fame 1975.
Hockey Hall of Fame 1945.
International Hockey Hall of Fame 1945.
Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2010.
United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1973.
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