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On This Day December 8
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![Celebrity Birthdays](https://www.time-rewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/celebrity-birthdays.jpg)
Celebrity Birthdays
1925 – Entertainer and Rat Pack member Sammy Davis, Jr. (d. 1990)
1939 – Flute virtuoso Sir James Galway
1943 – Singer-songwriter and The Doors frontman Jim Morrison (d. 1971)
1947 – Allman Brothers Band co-founder Gregg Allman (d. 2017)
1961 – Author and political commentator Ann Coulter
1966 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor
1982 – Hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj
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History Highlights
![Musical Milestones](https://www.time-rewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/musical-milestones.jpg)