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Celebrity birthdays, Dec. 30, 2012
Actor Joseph Bologna is 78. Actor Russ Tamblyn is 78. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Sandy Koufax is 77. Actor Jack Riley is 77. Folk singer Noel Paul Stookey is 75. TV director James Burrows is 72. Actor Fred Ward is 70. Singer-musician Michael Nesmith is 70. Actress Concetta Tomei is 67. Singer Patti Smith is 66. Rock singer-musician Jeff Lynne is 65. TV host Meredith Vieira is 59. Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph is 57. Actress Patricia Kalember is 56. Country singer Suzy Bogguss is 56. "Today" show co-host Matt Lauer is 55. Actress-comedian Tracey Ullman is 53. Rock musician Rob Hotchkiss is 52. Radio-TV commentator Sean Hannity is 51. Sprinter Ben Johnson is 51. Actor George Newbern is 49. Singer Jay Kay (Jamiroquai) is 43. Rock musician Byron McMackin (Pennywise) is 43. Actress Meredith Monroe is 43. Actor Daniel Sunjata is 41. Actress Maureen Flannigan is 40. Actor Jason Behr is 39. Golfer Tiger Woods is 37. TV personality-boxer Laila Ali is 35. Actress Lucy Punch is 35. Singer-actor Tyrese Gibson is 34. Actress Eliza Dushku is 32. Rock musician Tim Lopez (Plain White T's) is 32. Actress Kristin Kreuk is 30. NBA player LeBron James is 28. Pop-rock singer Ellie Goulding is 26. Pop-rock musician Jamie Follese (Hot Chelle Rae) is 21. 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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