December 8 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for December 8
In the headlines today:

2004	'Dimebag' Darrel Abbott, heavy metal lead guitarist and founder of the band Pantera, is shot to death during a performance at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub.
1993	The North American Free Trade Agreement is signed into law by US president Bill Clinton.
1990	Members of the rock band The Grateful Dead call it quits, following the death of founder Jerry Garcia in August.
1983	Actor Slim Pickens dies of a brain tumor in Modesto, California, at age 64.
1982	Country singer Marty Robbins dies of kidney failure in Glendale, Arizona, at age 57.
1980	John Lennon, co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated outside his New York City apartment.
1978	Golda Meir, former Prime Minister of Israel, dies in Jerusalem at age 80.
1953	Los Angeles surpasses Philadelphia as the third largest US city.
1949	The Nationalist Chinese government moves from the mainland to Formosa, due to pressure from advancing Communist forces.
1949	The musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Carol Channing, makes its Broadway debut.
1941	One day after the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the US declares war on Japan.
1886	The American Federation of Labor is founded.
1863	US president Abraham Lincoln announces plans for the reconstruction of the Old South, following the US Civil War.
1776	General George Washington's troops retreat across the Delaware River during the American Revolution.

Born today:

1978 Ian Somerhalder - actor (Lost)

1977 Ryan Newman - NASCAR auto racer

1976 Dominic Monaghan - actor (Lost; Lord of the Rings)

1972 Ryan Newell - guitarist (Sister Hazel)

1966 Sinead O'Connor - singer

1964 Teri Hatcher - actress

1962 Marty Friedman - guitarist (Megadeth)

1957 Phil Collen - guitarist (Def Leppard)

1956 Warren Cuccurullo - guitarist (Duran Duran; Missing Persons)

1953 Kim Basinger - actress

1947 Gregg Allman - keyboardist, singer (Allman Brothers)

1943 Jim Morrison - singer (The Doors)

1942 Bobby Elliott - drummer (The Hollies)

1939 Jerry Butler - singer

1937 James MacArthur - actor

1936 David Carradine - actor

1933 Flip Wilson - comedian

1930 Maximilian Schell - actor (Oscar® winner, 1961)

1925 Sammy Davis, Jr. - singer, actor

1925 Jimmy Smith - jazz organist

1894 James Thurber - author

1894 Elzie Segar - cartoonist (Popeye)

1861 William Durant - General Motors founder

1765 Eli Whitney - cotton gin inventor

Born today? Your sign of the Zodiac is:

Sagittarius

(The Archer)