December 1, 1761 – Marie Tussaud, founder of Madame Tussaud’s wax museum, is born in Strasbourg, France.
December 4, 1858 – Prolific inventor Chester Greenwood (more than 100 patents) is born in Farmington, Maine. He is best remembered as the creator of the earmuff at the age of 19 with his factory shipping around 50,000 annually at its peak of production (to honor their local celebrity Farmington annually holds a parade and other festivities for his birthday).
December 5, 1901 – Animator, voice actor, producer, entertainer, and the creator of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney, is born in Chicago. During his storied career he wins a record 22 Motion Picture Oscars dominating the Best Animated Film category.
December 6, 1896 – Famed lyricist Ira Gershwin is born in New York City. He collaborated with his brother George to become a musical powerhouse team that includes the Pulitzer Prize winning musical play “Of Thee I Sing.”