Born:
Dave Bartholomew, Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter, Blueberry Hill
More Notable Birthdays on December 24:
1957 - Hamid Karzai, born in Karz, Afghanistan, Pashtun of the Popalzai tribe, Sunni Muslim, politician, Independent Party, 12th President of Afghanistan
1929 - Mary Higgins Clark, born in Bronx, New York, author, Cry in the Night, Stillwatch
1922 - Ava Gardner, born in Grabtown, North Carolina, actress, On the Beach, Night of the Iguana
1905 - Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, Hughes Aircraft, inventor
1754 - George Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet, Everlasting Mercy
