Interesting stuff from 8th December 1960 – the day VDL634 was first registered on the Isle of Wight. Number One in the singles charts (UK) was Elvis and ‘It’s Now or Never’ the Album chart was the original Soundtrack from ‘South Pacific’

Born on 8th December:
1925 – Sammy Davis Jr (entertainer)
1939 – James Galway ( flautist )
1942 – Bobby Elliott ( drummer, The Hollies )
1943 – Jim Morrison ( full name James Douglas Morrison; lead vocalist, The Doors;)
1944 – Mike Botts ( drummer, Bread )
1946 – Graham Knight ( bassist, vocalist, Marmalade )
1947 – Gregg Allman ( keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, The Allman Brothers )
1951 – Bill Bryson (US Author)
1953 – Kim Basinger ( actress )
1956 – Warren Cuccurullo ( guitarist, Duran Duran )
1957 – Phil Collen ( guitarist, Def Leppard )
1957 – Butch Vig ( real name Bryan Vigorson; producer, drummer in Garbage )
1959 – Paul Rutherford ( vocalist, Frankie Goes To Hollywood )
1966 – Sinead O’Connor (vocalist)
1986 – Amir Khan (Boxer)

In History
1941 – US & Britain declare war on Japan, US enters WW II – “a date which will live in infamy” speech.