MILESTONES: December 14 birthdays for Vanessa Hudgens, Natascha McElhone, Craig Biggio

December 14, 2020 Brooklyn Eagle History

Vanessa Hudgens. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

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NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include singer and actress Abbe Lane, who was born in Brooklyn in 1932; opera star Karan Armstrong, who was born in 1941; former Walt Disney Company president Michael Ovitz, who was born in 1946; International Tennis Hall of Famer Stan Smith, who was born in 1946; Baseball Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, who was born in 1965; “The Evil Dead” actor Ted Raimi, who was born in 1965; “The Truman Show” star Natascha McElhone, who was born in 1969; singer-songwriter Beth Orton, who was born in 1970; journalist Rebecca Jarvis, who was born in 1981; “High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens, who was born in 1988; and “Nobody Love” singer Tori Kelly, who was born in 1992.

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VITAL SIGNS: Nostradamus was born on this day in 1503. The French physician, best remembered for his astrological predictions, was born Michel de Notredame at St. Remy, Provence, France. Many believed that his book of prophecies actually foretold the future. He died in 1566.

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FAREWELL TO A FOUNDER: George Washington died on this day in 1799. The commander in chief of the Continental Army and the first president of the U.S. died at his home at Mount Vernon, Va., at age 67. He had battled a sudden acute respiratory infection and had been bled four times. “I die hard, but I am not afraid to go,” were his famous near-dying words. He was mourned throughout the U.S. and in Europe.

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.

Quotable:

“Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.”

— George Washington, who died on this day in 1799