Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec16,1934 | Karl Denver | #BTD Dec16,1934 #KarlDenver RIP singer, with his trio had a series of UK hit singles in the early 1960s. 1962 UK #4 single "Wimoweh", +10 Top40 UK singles | |
| BTD Dec16,1937 | Joyce Bulifant | #BTD Dec16,1937 #JoyceBulifant actress Murray's wife on The #MaryTylerMoore Show & regular panelist on the television game shows Chain Reaction, Match Game, and Password Plus #HBday @joycebulifant | |
| BTD Dec16,1938 | Liv Ullman | #BTD Dec16,1938 #LivUllman actress, Won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama in 1972 for the 1971 film "The Emigrants" | |
| BTD Dec16,1943 | Steven Bochco | #BTD Dec16,1943 #StevenBochco producer, writer of many TV series such as "Hill Street Blues", "NYPD Blue", "LA Law", "Doogie Howser MD" | |
| BTD Dec16,1945 | Tony Hicks | #BTD Dec16,1945 #TonyHicks (Anthony Hicks) guitarist, singer The #Hollies 1965 UK #1 "I'm Alive", 1966 UK #5 & US #5 "Bus Stop", 1967 UK #4 & US #11 "On a Carousel", 1967 UK #2 & US #7 "Carrie Anne", 1969 UK#3 & US #7 "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" +25 UK and 6 US Top40s | |
| BTD Dec16,1946 | Benny Andersson | #BTD Dec16,1946 #BennyAndersson (Göran Bror Benny Andersson) keyboards, vocals, songwriter member of #ABBA 1st #1 hit 1974 "Waterloo", 1977 US #1 "Dancing Queen", +8 UK #1s & 9 #1 LPs | |
| BTD Dec16,1950 | Bill Gibbons | #BTD Dec16,1950 #BillGibbons guitarist, lead singer #ZZTop @ZZTop 1984 US #8 & UK #16 Legs, 1985 US #8 & UK #16 Sleeping Bag, +6 US Mainstream rock #1s. Global LP sales over 50M. Began career in the #MovingSidewalks (opened for #JimiHendrix on 1st US tour) #HBday @BillyFGibbons | |
| BTD Dec16,1951 | Robben Ford | #BTD Dec16,1951 #RobbenFord blues, jazz, rock guitarist with L.A. Express & worked with many acts such as @milesdavis @JoniMitchellcom @GeorgeHarrison @KISSOnline #HBday @RobbenFord | |
| OTD Dec16,1955 | Bill Haley & His Comets | #OTD Dec16,1955 #BillHaley & His Comets drop to #2 and starts a 3wk run at #2 on the UK singles chart with "Rock Around The Clock" The song will returns to #1 on Jan6,1956 for an additional 2wks; for a total of 5wks at #1 in the UK | |
| OTD Dec16,1955 | Dickie Valentine | #OTD Dec16,1955 #DickieValentine with #JohnnyDouglas And His Orchestra start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Christmas Alphabet" 1st Christmas song to reach #1 | |
| OTD Dec16,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Dec16,1965 The #Beatles release as a double A side single "Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out" soon became #1 in UK & US charts | |
| OTD Dec16,1966 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Dec16,1966 #JimiHendrix Experience releases the single "Hey Joe" in the UK on @polydorrecords The @JimiHendrix single was originally rejected by @DeccaRecords | |
| OTD Dec16,1967 | Gladys Knight | #OTD Dec16,1967 #GladysKnight & the Pips peak and start a 3wk run at #2 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" @MsGladysKnight written by #NormanWhitfield & #BarrettStrong. The song will be a #1 #MarvinGaye for 7wks on Dec14,1968 | |
| OTD Dec16,1967 | Lemon Pipers | #OTD Dec16,1967 The #LemonPipers psychedelic pop band releases the single "Green Tambourine" 1st #bubblegum pop chart-topper #1 on Feb3,1968 | |
| OTD Dec16,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Dec16,1967 The #Monkees still at #1 on the US Singles chart with “Daydream Believer” for the 3rd week of the 4wk run at #1 All 4 of @TheMonkees on the track. Lead/backing vocals: #DavyJones Harmony vocal: @MickyDolenz Electric guitar: #MichaelNesmith Piano: #PeterTork | |
| OTD Dec16,1971 | Don McLean | #OTD Dec16,1971 #DonMcLean's single "American Pie" is released. The @donmcleanonline song is about grief over #BuddyHolly's death & summed up life in the US at the time | |
| OTD Dec16,1972 | Billy Paul | #OTD Dec16,1972 #BillyPaul starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Me and Mrs. Jones" written by #KennyGamble, #LeonHuff and #CaryGilbert | |
| OTD Dec16,1972 | Osmonds | #OTD Dec16,1972 The #Osmonds cartoon episode 15 "Don Osmondo" airs @donnyosmond substitutes for a bullfighter and fights a bull in the arena to win a girls heart. Video==> youtu.be/nwbXo1kXvAk | |
| OTD Dec16,1973 | O J Simpson | #OTD Dec16,1973 @BuffaloBills RB Orenthal James #OJSimpson @TheRealOJ32 becomes the 1st in the @NFL to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season (the only one to do so in 14 games). 1973 Stats Attempts: 332 Total Yards: 2003 Average Yards per attempt: 6.03 TDs:12 | |
| OTD Dec16,1977 | Donny and Marie | #OTD Dec16,1977 The #DonnyandMarie Show airs. Hosted by @donnyosmond and @marieosmond Guests are #MacDavis #MacKenziePhillips #PaulLynde & Ice Angels | |
| OTD Dec16,1977 | Saturday Night Fever | #OTD Dec16,1977 The movie "Saturday Night Fever" opens starring #JohnTravolta as Tony Manero & #KarenLynnGorney as Stephanie Mangan | |
| OTD Dec16,1978 | Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand | #OTD Dec16,1978 @NeilDiamond and @BarbraStreisand return to the #1 spot on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" #NeilDiamond & #BarbraStreisand dropped to #3 last week, from the #1 spot on Dec2 | |
| OTD Dec16,1980 | Harland Sanders | #OTD Dec16,1980 #HarlandSanders RIP dies at the age of 90. Known as #ColonelSanders the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken #KFC @kfc He had 3 LPs such as the 1967 album “Christmas Eve with Colonel Sanders” | |
| OTD Dec16,1989 | Billy Joel | #OTD Dec16,1989 #BillyJoel is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "We Didn't Start The Fire" @billyjoel last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec16,1989 | Billy Joel | #OTD Dec16,1989 #BillyJoel went to #1 on the US album chart with "Storm Front" Featuring @billyjoel's #1 hit "We Didn't Start the Fire" | |
| OTD Dec16,2014 | Ringo Starr | #OTD Dec16,2014 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame officially announces that #RingoStarr will be inducted into the Rock n Roll hall of fame. @ringostarrmusic is inducted in 2015 at the official @rockhall of Fame gala | |
| OTD Dec16,2016 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | #OTD Dec16,2016 #ZsaZsaGabor (Sári Gábor) actress, socialite dies at age 99. Crowned Miss Hungary in 1936 & followed her sister #EvaGabor to Hollywood. On TV, she appeared on “The Red Skelton Hour", #Batman as the villainess Minerva and many other shows |