Two Explosions in Beirut
Date: 08 December 1966
2 right-wing papers in Beirut damaged by explosions; 2 nearby autos damaged
C. Thomas Howell Birthday, Date of Birth
Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966) is an American actor and director. After making his film debut with a supporting role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Howell had his breakout with a lead role as Ponyboy Curtis in the coming-of-age film The Outsiders (1983).
Following his breakout, Howell had starring roles in the films Tank (1984), Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), Red Dawn (1984), Secret Admirer (1985), and The Hitcher (1986). His lead role in the commercially successful yet controversial film Soul Man (1986) damaged his status as a leading man in Hollywood.
In the 1990s, Howell starred in the films Side Out (1990), That Night (1992), and Gettysburg (1993), and had main roles as Detective Frank Kohanek on the Fox horror television series Kindred: The Embraced (1996) and Dr. Alex Kennedy on the syndicated series Amazon (1999–2000). He portrayed Baby Face Nelson in the biographical film Baby Face Nelson (1995). In the 2000s, Howell starred in the film Gods and Generals (2003) and had a recurring, later main, role as Bill "Dewey" Dudek on the NBC and TNT crime drama series Southland (2009–2013). He had a supporting role in the film Hidalgo (2004).
In the 2010s, Howell starred in the films Woodlawn (2015) and A Question of Faith (2017), and had a supporting role in the superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). He had voice roles in the superhero animated films Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013), Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015), and Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018). Howell also portrayed Walter Jenkins in the political drama film LBJ (2016). In the 2020s, Howell had a main role as Hagerty on the Netflix series Obliterated (2023) and portrayed Caspar Weinberger in the biographical film Reagan (2024).
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Wednesday, December 7, 1966
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles
- Age
- 58
- Star Sign
- ♐
The December 7, 1966 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♐. It was the 340 day of the year. President of the United States was Lyndon B. Johnson.
If you were born on this day, you are 58 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, December 7, 2024, 290 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, December 7, 2025, in 74 days. You have lived for 21,475 days, or about 515,417 hours, or about 30,925,033 minutes, or about 1,855,501,980 seconds.
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7th of December 1966 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on December 7, 1966
Prices Rise Again On American List As Volume Grows
Date: 08 December 1966
By ALEXANDER R. HAMMER
Alexander HAMMER
Amex Stocks Rise In Lively Trading After Six Declines
Date: 07 December 1966
By ALEXANDER R. HAMMER
Alexander HAMMER
Greeks Cleared in Insult Case
Date: 07 December 1966
C Lambrakis and A Dimakos, ed and publisher of opposition newspaper, freed after appealing 5-mo sentence for insult to Premier Stephanopoulos, April
Vandal Slashes 4 Paintings in Capitol; Scissors Leave Their Mark on Portraits in the Capitol
Date: 07 December 1966
By MARJORIE HUNTER Special to The New York Times
Marjorie Special
Vandal slashes 4 paintings in US Capitol; illus
STOCKS ACHIEVE A SOLID ADVANCE; Indicators Climb Steadily to End at the Day's Highest Levels--Dow Up 5.84 TRADING PACE QUICKENS Leaders Include Electronic and Office Machine Issues --Auto Shares Weaken STOCKS ACHIEVE A SOLID ADVANCE
Date: 07 December 1966
By JOHN J. ABELE
John ABELE
Damaged Italian Art Begins Taking 'Cure'
Date: 07 December 1966
300 wood paintings from Uffizi Gallery being dried
STOCKS CONTINUE RALLY FOR 2D DAY; Sharpest Climb of 7 Weeks Made in Swelling Volume Blue Chips Vigorous DOW INDEX RISES 10.58 New Highs Outnumber New Lows, 29 to 25, Second Time Since Last Spring STOCKS CONTINUE RALLY FOR 2D DAY
Date: 08 December 1966
By JOHN J. ABELE
John ABELE
GUARDIAN WEIGHS ONE-CITY PRINTING; Losses May Force a Choice London or Manchester
Date: 08 December 1966
By W. GRANGER BLAIR Special to The New York Times
W. BLAIR
plight detailed; paper may be forced to return to 1-city pub, either London or Manchester
Britain's Guardian Seeks To Cut Costs $1.4-Million
Date: 07 December 1966
Seeks to cut costs by $1.4-million a yr because of serious econ crisis; explains problems to union leaders