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On this day timelines December 25th

Births

1915 – Pete Rugolo, Italian-American composer and producer (d. 2011)

• Timeline unavailable: Albums arranged by Pete Rugolo

1924 – Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975)

• Timeline unavailable: Screenplays by Rod Serling

1936 – Ismail Merchant, Indian-English director and producer (d. 2005)

• Timeline unavailable: Films directed by Ismail Merchant

1937 – O'Kelly Isley, Jr., American singer-songwriter (The Isley Brothers) (d. 1986)

• Timeline unavailable: Songs written by O'Kelly Isley, Jr.
• Timeline unavailable: The Isley Brothers albums

1942 – Barry Goldberg, American musician, songwriter, and producer (The Electric Flag, Steve Miller Band, and The Rides)

• Timeline unavailable: Steve Miller Band albums

1946 – Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

• Jimmy Buffett albums

1950 – Peter Boardman, English mountaineer and author (d. 1982)

• Timeline unavailable: Barbara Mandrell albums

1954 – Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist (The Tourists and Eurythmics)

• Timeline unavailable: Annie Lennox albums
• Timeline unavailable: Songs written by Annie Lennox
• Timeline unavailable: Eurythmics albums

1964 – Tim Royes, American director (d. 2007)

• Timeline unavailable: Music videos directed by Tim Royes

1964 – Bob Stanley, English keyboard player, songwriter, producer, and journalist (Saint Etienne)

• Timeline unavailable: Songs written by Bob Stanley (musician)
• Timeline unavailable: Saint Etienne (band) albums

1971 – Dido, English singer-songwriter

• Timeline unavailable: Dido (singer) albums

1971 – Noel Hogan, Irish guitarist and producer (The Cranberries, Mono Band, and Arkitekt)

• Timeline unavailable: Songs written by Noel Hogan
• Timeline unavailable: The Cranberries albums

1976 – Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ and producer

• Timeline unavailable: Armin van Buuren albums

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