Dec. 22 Born Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) (1949) Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) (1949)
R.I.P. Ma Rainey (born Gertrude Pridgett) (1939) Events 1962 *Telstar* by the Tornadoes becomes the first #1 hit by a British act to top the USA charts. (unconfirmed - the release/initial charting date was Nov. 3 - per Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles) 1982 At a Sotheby's auction, a Japanese department store pays $23,595 for the gold record awarded The Beatles for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. (unconfirmed)
