Famous people born on December 1 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is December 1, you share it with Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, Janelle Monáe — and you were born under Sagittarius, the sign of the adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
Birthday basics for December 1
Sagittarius ♐
Zodiac sign
Turquoise
Birthstone
Narcissus
Birth flower
335th
Day of the year
December 1 is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years), with 30 days still to come.
Famous people born on December 1
Richard Pryor — American comedian and actor (born 1940).
Bette Midler — American singer and actress (born 1945).
Janelle Monáe — American singer and actress (born 1985).
Also sharing the day:
Mary Martin (b. 1913) — Broadway legend who originated Peter Pan and Maria in The Sound of Music on stage.
Lee Trevino (b. 1939) — Hall of Fame golfer who won six major championships.
Sarah Silverman (b. 1970) — American comedian, actress, and Emmy-winning writer.
December 1 in history
1878 — President Rutherford B. Hayes had the first telephone installed in the White House.
1955 — Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott.
1990 — Channel Tunnel workers digging from England and France met beneath the seabed, linking Britain and the Continent.
1913 — The Buenos Aires Metro opened as the first underground railway in the Southern Hemisphere.
1918 — Iceland became a sovereign state in a personal union with the Danish crown.
1959 — Twelve nations signed the Antarctic Treaty, reserving the continent for peaceful scientific research.
December 1 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is December 1?
Anyone born on December 1 is a Sagittarius — adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
What is the birthstone for December 1?
The birthstone for a December 1 birthday is Turquoise, and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
Who is the most famous person born on December 1?
Richard Pryor is among the best known — American comedian and actor (born 1940).
What happened on December 1?
In 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes had the first telephone installed in the White House.
What day of the year is December 1?
December 1 is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years), with 30 days still to come.
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