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VISITLASVEGAS.COM: HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, SAMMY DAVIS JR.
By: Andrea Bennett
Dec 15, 2025
December kicked off a year-long celebration of Sammy Davis Jr., one of Las Vegas’s most important entertainment entertainers and cultural icons. Sammy Davis Jr. would have turned 100 on December 8, 2025, and in Las Vegas, that birthday isn’t a single night—it’s the opening curtain on SDJ100, a year-long centennial celebration with monthly showcases, a national book tour, public art, and a new awards show, The Sammys, honoring performance excellence in the city he helped define.