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On this day timelines December 8th

Events

1980 – John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City.

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Births

1861 – Georges Méliès, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1938)

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1894 – James Thurber, American author and illustrator (d. 1961)

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1916 – Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)

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1939 – Dariush Mehrjui, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter

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1943 – Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter and poet (The Doors and Rick & the Ravens) (d. 1971)

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1945 – John Banville, Irish author and journalist

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1947 – Gregg Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band and Hour Glass)

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1949 – Nancy Meyers, American director, producer, and screenwriter

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1951 – Bill Bryson, American author and academic

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1966 – Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter

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1967 – Junkie XL, Dutch keyboard player and producer

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