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December 9 Birthdays


Dennis Dunaway - 59



Kurt Angle - 48



Dick Butkus - 74



Kirk Douglas - 100



Redd Foxx - (1922-1991)



Donny Osmond - 59



Felicity Huffman - 54



John Malkovich - 63



Margaret Hamilton - (1902-1985)








December 9th

2006: U2 ended their year and a half tour in support of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI. Pearl Jam opened the concert and during U2’s set, there were guest appearances from Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready.

2000: U2 made their first appearance on Saturday Night Live where they performed “Beautiful Day” and “Elevation”.

1991: Guns N’ Roses made their debut at Madison Square Garden in the first of a three night stand. All three concerts were sold out, drawing over 54,000 fans and grossing over $1.3 million.

1974: George Harrison released his third album as a solo artist Dark Horse which would also be the name of Harrison’s record label.

1974: John Lennon stopped by the announcer’s booth on Monday Night Football. While in the booth, Ronald Reagan explained the rules of football to Lennon.

1972: The Moody Blues reached the top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the first time with Seventh Sojourn which spent five weeks at number one.

1972: The stage version of Tommy opened at London’s Rainbow Theatre. There were contributions from Roger Daltrey, Richie Havens and Steve Winwood, while Pete Townshend narrated the performance.

1967: Jim Morrison was arrested during a Doors concert in New Haven, CT for disturbing the peace after he complained about his treatment by the New Haven police department onstage.

1966: Cream released their debut album Fresh Cream which would go on to be certified Gold two years later.



Birthdays:

Dennis Dunaway - Bassist for Alice Cooper born in 1946