December 11th is the birthday

… of Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The Nobel Prize winner (for Literature in 1970) is 88.

… of Rita Moreno. The Oscar winner — supporting actress for Anita in West Side Story — is 75.

… of Tom Hayden. Royal Oak’s most famous native, co-founder of Students for a Democratic Society and Jane Fonda’s one-time husband is 67.

… of John Kerry. He’s 63.

… of Brenda Lee. She’s Rockin’ Around the Christmas Holiday Tree this year at age 62.

… of Terri Garr. The Oscar nominee (supporting actress for Tootsie) is 58.

Indiana entered the Union on this date in 1816, the 19th state.