Sunday, December 26, 2010
[1716 - Thomas Gray, poet, born in Cornhill, London]
[1837 - George Dewey, Spanish War Admiral, born in Montpelier, Vermont]
[1891 - Henry Miller, author, born in Manhattan]
[1893 - Mao Tse-Tung (Zedong), revolutionary, founder People's Republic of China,
born in Shaoshan, Xiangtan County, Hunan Province, China]
[1914 - Richard Widmark, actor, born in Sunrise Township, Minnesota]
[1921 - Steve Allen, comedian, musician, Tonight Show host, born in New York City]
[1927 - Alan King (Irwin Kniberg), comedian, born in New York City]
He was a stand-up guy when the nation needed one badly.