December 24

Events

 * 1898 - First message sent via ship-to-shore
 * 1906 - First distant voice/music broadcast transmitted

Births

 * 1893 - Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (Chattanooga Choo Choo - I Only Have Eyes for You) (d. 1981)
 * 1898 - Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959)
 * 1906 - Franz Waxman, German film composer (d. 1967)
 * 1914 - Ralph Marterie, American trumpet player and big band leader (d. 1978)
 * 1924 - Lee Dorsey, American singer (d. 1986)
 * 1931 - Mauricio Kagel, Argentine composer
 * 1931 - Ray Bryant, American jazz pianist and composer
 * 1944 - Mike Curb, American musician, record company executive and politician
 * 1945 - Lemmy, British singer, bassist (Motörhead)
 * 1957 - Diane Tell, Quebec singer
 * 1963 - Mary Ramsey, American singer (10,000 Maniacs)
 * 1968 - Doyle Bramhall II, American guitarist
 * 1970 - Will Oldham, American singer and songwriter
 * 1971 - Giorgos Alkaios, Greek singer
 * 1971 - Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican singer
 * 1980 - Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto)
 * 1982 - Aiba Masaki, Japanese singer and actor
 * 1982 - Robert Carmine, American singer