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On this day timelines December 20th
Events
1843 – A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (pictured), a novella about the miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after being visited by three Christmas ghosts, was first published.
Births
1916 – Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010)
1940 – Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
1941 – Maurice White, American singer-songwriter and producer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1944 – Alvin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ten Years After) (d. 2013)
1944 – Zal Yanovsky, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lovin' Spoonful) (d. 2002)
1947 – Jimmy Bain, Scottish bass player and songwriter (Rainbow and Wild Horses)
1962 – Gary Fleder, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1975 – Brandon Sanderson, American author and academic
1979 – Kevin Devine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Books)