Historical birthday on this day

13 Dec 1521

Pope Sixtus V [Felice Piergentile] Pope of the Catholic Church (1585-90) born in Grottammare Papal States (d. 1590)

13 Dec 1533

Erik XIV King of Sweden (1560-69) born in Stockholm (d. 1577)

13 Dec 1585

William Drummond of Hawthornden Scottish poet born in Hawthornden Castle Midlothian Scotland (d. 1649)

13 Dec 1640

Robert Plot English naturalist born in Borden Kent (d. 1696)

13 Dec 1662

Francesco Bianchini Italian philosopher and scientist born in Verona Italy (d. 1729)

13 Dec 1678

Yongzheng 4th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty born in Yonghe Palace Forbidden City China (d. 1735)

13 Dec 1720

Carlo Gozzi Italian dramatist born in Venice (d. 1804)

13 Dec 1724

Franz Aepinus German physician and physicist born in Rostock Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1802)

13 Dec 1732

Jean-Claude Trial French composer born in Avignon France (d. 1771)

13 Dec 1740

Franz Xaver Schnitzer German composer born in Bad Wurzach Germany (d. 1785)

13 Dec 1770

John Clarke-Whitfeld English organist and composer born in Gloucester England (d. 1836)

13 Dec 1784

Archduke Louis of Austria 14th child of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and Feldmarschal-Leutnant of Austrian Imperial Army born in Florence Italy (d. 1864)

13 Dec 1797

Heinrich Heine German poet and lyricist (Schubert Liszt) born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 1856)

13 Dec 1804

Joseph Howe Canadian politician (3rd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia) born in Halifax Nova Scotia (d. 1873)

13 Dec 1810

Clark Mills American sculptor (Freedom Armed Liberty)

13 Dec 1816

Clement Claiborne Clay American politician (U.S. Senator from Alabama) born in Huntsville Alabama (d. 1882)

13 Dec 1819

Edwin George Monk English church organist and composer born in Frome Somerset (d. 1900)

13 Dec 1835

Phillips Brooks American Episcopal bishop and composer (Little Town of Bethlehem) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1893)

13 Dec 1836

Franz von Lenbach German painter born in Schrobenhausen Bavaria (d. 1904)

13 Dec 1838

Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor French composer born in Chartres France (d. 1873)

13 Dec 1843

George Stephnescu Romanian composer born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1925)

13 Dec 1850

G. F. Grace English cricketer and brother of W. G. Grace) born in Downend Bristol (d. 1880)

13 Dec 1850

Iver Holter Norwegian composer born in Gausdal Norway (d. 1941)

13 Dec 1853

Joseph Sickman Corsen Curacao musician composer and screenwriter born in Curacao (d. 1911)

13 Dec 1856

Svetozar Boroevi Austro-Hungarian field marshal born in Umeti Croatian Military Frontier Austrian Empire (d. 1920)

13 Dec 1858

Jakab Gyula Major Hungarian pianist and composer born in Kosice Czech Republic (d. 1925)

13 Dec 1860

Lucien Guitry French actor (La Dame aux camlias) born in Paris France (d. 1925)

13 Dec 1863

Johannes Weiss German New Testament scholar born in Kiel Germany (d. 1914)

13 Dec 1864

Emil Seidel German-American politician (36th Mayor of Milwaukee) born in Ashland Pennsylvania (d. 1947)

13 Dec 1865

Gustav Luders German-American composer born in Bremen Germany (d. 1913)

13 Dec 1867

Kristian Birkeland Norwegian explorer and scientist (nominated 7 times for Nobel Prize) born in Oslo Norway (d. 1917)

13 Dec 1870

Edward LeSaint American actor and director (Modern Times The Dumb Messenger) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1940)

13 Dec 1871

Herman Theodoor Colenbrander Dutch historian born in Drachten Netherlands (d. 1945)

13 Dec 1871

Russell W. Porter American artist and explorer (Alaska) born in Springfield Vermont (d. 1949)

13 Dec 1871

Emily Carr Canadian painter born in Victoria British Columbia Canada (d. 1945)

13 Dec 1874

Ludwig Curtius German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst) born in Augsburg Germany (d. 1954)

13 Dec 1877

Mykola Leontovych Ukrainian composer born in Selevyntsi Podolia Russian Empire (d. 1921)

13 Dec 1883

Belle da Costa Greene American librarian bibliographer and archivist born in Washington D.C. (d. 1950)

13 Dec 1886

Lambertus Johannes van Apeldoorn Dutch lawyer (martial law) born in IJlst Netherlands (d. 1979)

13 Dec 1887

Alvin York American World War I soldier who led a famed attack on a German machine gun nest (Medal of Honor) born in Pall Mall Tennessee (d. 1964)

13 Dec 1887

George Plya Hungarian mathematician born in Budapest Austria-Hungary (d. 1985)

13 Dec 1890

Marc Connelly McKeesport Pa playwright (One Minute Please)

13 Dec 1892

Brand Dirck Ochse filmerco-founder (Polygoon)

13 Dec 1897

Drew Pearson newscaster (Drew Pearson) born in Evanston Illinois

13 Dec 1899

Harold Guinzburg publisher (founder of Literary Guild)

13 Dec 1900

Norman Foster American actor (Skyscraper Souls) born in Richmond Indiana (d. 1976)

13 Dec 1903

Carlos Montoya guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966) born in Madrid Spain

13 Dec 1903

John Piper British writer (US Churches in WWI)official war painter

13 Dec 1906

Laurens Jan van der Post South African-born writer soldier explorer and conservationist born in Philippolis (d. 1996)

13 Dec 1910

Lillian Roth [Rutstein]American singer and actress (Animal Crackers) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1980)

13 Dec 1910

Van Heflin [Emmett Evan Heflin Jr] American actor (Great Adventure Madame Bovary) born in Walters Oklahoma (d. 1971)

13 Dec 1910

Charles Alfred Coulson British Chemist (theoretical) born in Dudley England

13 Dec 1911

Trygve Haavelmo Norwegian economist and 1989 Nobel laureate for his contributions to econometrics born in Skedsmo Norway (d. 1999)

13 Dec 1913

Jimmy Carroll American pianist (Most Important People) born in NYC New York

13 Dec 1913

John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy English art historian

13 Dec 1914

George Tiger Haynes American jazz musician (The Three Flames) and actor (In the Heat of the Night The Wiz) born in Frederiksted St. Croix (d. 1994)

13 Dec 1914

Larry Parks [Samuel Lawrence Parks] American actor (The Jolson Story Love Is Better Than Ever) born in Olathe Kansas (d. 1975)

13 Dec 1915

Balthazar Johannes Vorster Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77)

13 Dec 1915

Ross MacDonald detective novelist (Goodbye Look)

13 Dec 1915

Curd Jrgens [Curt Jurgens] German-born Austrian actor (Enemy Below Longest Day) born in Solln Munich Bavaria Germany (d. 1982)

13 Dec 1915

Yitzhak Zuckerman [Itzhak Zuckerman] Vilnius Lithuania Jewish resistance hero in World War II and one of the few survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

13 Dec 1916

Mark Stevens American actor (Big Town Martin Kane Private Eye) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1994)

13 Dec 1917

Dave Street [Patrick Devlin] American actor and singer (Moonrise I Surrender Dear Broadway Open House) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1971)

13 Dec 1917

John Hart American actor (The Lone Ranger The Adventures of Captain Africa) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2009)

13 Dec 1918

Bill Vukovich American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1953-4) born in Fresno California (d. 1955)

13 Dec 1919

Hans-Joachim Marseille German flying ace of World War II (d. 1942)

13 Dec 1920

Donald Don Taylor American director and actor (Fathers Little Dividend Escape from the Planet of the Apes) born in Freeport Pennsylvania (d. 1998)

13 Dec 1920

Frits Noske Dutch musicologist (Signifier & the Signified)

13 Dec 1920

George P. Schultz economist and US Secretary of State (1982-89) born in NYC New York

13 Dec 1920

Kaysone Phomvihane President of Laos (Pathet Lao) (1991-92) born in Na Seng village Khanthabouli district (d. 1992)

13 Dec 1920

George P Shultz American economist businessman and 60th Secretary of State (1982-89) born in NYC New York

13 Dec 1921

Jackie Pung American golfer (5 LPGA titles) born in Honolulu Hawaii (d. 2017)

13 Dec 1922

Jos Sarria American political activist drag queen and 1st openly gay candidate for public office in the US (1961) born in San Francisco California (d. 2013)

13 Dec 1923

Fred van der Spek Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP)

13 Dec 1923

Antoni Tapies painter sculptor and theorist (Dau al Set) born in Barcelona Spain (d. 2012)

13 Dec 1923

Frankie Fraser English gangster who spent 42 years in jail born in London England (d. 2012)

13 Dec 1924

Larry Doby American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (1st African-American in AL Cleveland Indians) born in Camden South Carolina (d. 2003)

13 Dec 1925

Dick Van Dyke West Plains Mo actor (Rob Petrie-Dick Van Dyke Show)

13 Dec 1925

Henry Charles Gordon engineer and astronaut (Dynasoar) born in Valparaiso Indiana

13 Dec 1925

Albert Paulsen Ecuadorian-American actor (One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Doctors Hospital) born in Guayaquil Ecuador (d. 2004)

13 Dec 1926

George Rhoden Jamaican athlete (2 Olympic Golds 1952) born in Kingston Jamaica

13 Dec 1927

Genevive Page [Bonjean] French actress (Madame Anais-Belle de Jour Day & the Hour) born in Paris France

13 Dec 1928

W Gordon Smith Scottish playwright born in Edinburgh (d. 1996)

13 Dec 1928

Jack Tramiel American Businessman (Amiga Commodore 64) born in d Poland (d. 2012)

13 Dec 1930

Robert Prosky Polish-American actor and comedian (Christine Thief) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2008)

13 Dec 1933

Lou Adler American music executive director producer and co-owner of the famous Roxy Theatre born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2017)

13 Dec 1934

Richard Darryl Zanuck film producerexecutive (d. 2012)

13 Dec 1935

Bonno Spieker Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)

13 Dec 1936

Karim Aga Khan leader of the Nizari Ismailis prince and billionaire

13 Dec 1937

Rob Houwer Dutch director and produceractor (OK Professor Columbus)

13 Dec 1938

Tom Shaw Wichita KS PGA golfer (1969 Doral Open AVCO Golf Classic)

13 Dec 1940

Edith Clever Wuppertal Germany actress (Parsifal LAdolescente)

13 Dec 1958

Dana Strum rock bassist (Slaughter-Stick it Live) born in Washington D.C.

13 Dec 1958

Lynn-Holly Johnson actress (Ice Castles) born in Chicago Illinois

13 Dec 1959

John Whitaker actor (Family Affair Snowball Expr) born in Van Nuys California

13 Dec 1959

Marianne Gravatte playmate of year (Oct 1982) born in Hollywood California

13 Dec 1960

Randy Stoklos Pacific Palisades Ca beach volleyballer (Olympics 1996)

13 Dec 1940

Steve Harmon American actor (Ens Pulver-Mr Roberts) born in Brooklyn New York

13 Dec 1941

Robert Covington American drummer and singer born in Yazoo City Mississippi (d. 1996)

13 Dec 1941

Anouska Hempel Forbes NZ actress (Tiffany Jones)

13 Dec 1941

John Davidson Pitts TV host (Hollywood Squares Thats Incredible)

13 Dec 1943

Arturo Ripstein director (El Lugar Sin Limites Foxtrot)

13 Dec 1943

Margaret Marti Webb British actress and singer (Evita Tell Me on a Sunday) born in Hampstead London

13 Dec 1944

Hwang Jang Lee Korean martial artist and film actor

13 Dec 1945

Kathy Garver American actress (Cissy in Family Affair) born in Long Beach California

13 Dec 1945

Brian McGuire Australian racing driver born in Melbourne (d. 1977)

13 Dec 1946

Radim Hladk Czech guitarist (The Blue Effect) born in Prague Czechoslovakia (d. 2016)

13 Dec 1947

Les Joslin cricketer (Test as batsman for Australia 1968 made 7 & 2)

13 Dec 1947

Darlene Cates American actress (Whats Eating Gilbert Grape) born in Borger Texas (d. 2017)

13 Dec 1948

Jeff Skunk Baxter American guitarist (Steely Dan The Doobie Brothers Deacon Blues) born in Washington D.C.

13 Dec 1948

Lillian Board England 400m (Olympic silver 1968)

13 Dec 1948

Ted Nugent guitarist (Cat Scratch Fever Damn Yankees) born in Detroit Michigan

13 Dec 1949

Nana Alexandria USSR International Womans Chess Grandmaster (1976)

13 Dec 1949

R[oberta] A[nn] MacAvoy American sci-fi author (Damianos Lute Raphael)

13 Dec 1949

Randy Owen Fort Payne Ala country music star (Alabama-Mt Music)

13 Dec 1949

Tom Verlaine [Miller] Mt Morris NJ rock vocalist (Television)

13 Dec 1950

Heather North actress (Barefoot Executive) born in Pasadena California

13 Dec 1951

Robert Lindsay Ilketson England actor (Strike it Rich King Lear)

13 Dec 1952

Sylvester Ritter (Junkyard Dog) American professional wrestler (d. 1998)

13 Dec 1953

Ray Stewart Matsqui BC Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Dunhill Cup)

13 Dec 1953

Tom Sanders Jackson Wyoming aerial cameraman (Living Daylights)

13 Dec 1953

Zoltan Magyar Hungarian side horse gymnast (Olympic gold 1976 80)

13 Dec 1954

John Anderson American country singer and actor (Ive Got a Feelin Money in the Bank) born in Apopka Florida

13 Dec 1954

Steve Forbert American musician (Romeos Tune) born in Meridian Mississippi

13 Dec 1956

Dale Berra baseball infeilder (Pittsburgh Pirates NY Yankees)

13 Dec 1956

Phillip Gregory Hubbard basketball (Olympic gold 1976) born in Canton Ohio

13 Dec 1958

Clark Brandon American actor (Fast Food) born in NYC New York

13 Dec 1960

Richard Dent defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)

13 Dec 1961

Gary Zimmerman NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)

13 Dec 1961

Irene Saez Miss Universe 1981 and Venezuelan politician

13 Dec 1962

Karen Witter CA actress (Tina-One Life to Live)playmate (Mar 1982)

13 Dec 1964

Lucky Peterson [Judge Kenneth Peterson] American musician (The Son of a Bluesman) born in Buffalo New York

13 Dec 1965

Stacy Sunny female infielder (Colo Silver Bullets) born in San Bernardino California

13 Dec 1967

Chris OLoughlin fencer (Olympics 1996) born in Los Angeles California

13 Dec 1967

Deborah Driggs playmate (Mar 1990) born in Oakland California

13 Dec 1967

Jenn Thompson American actor (Dee-Harper Valley PTA) born in NYC New York

13 Dec 1967

Mike Mordecai infielder (Atlanta Braves) born in Birmingham Alabama

13 Dec 1968

Carlos Hasselbaink Dutch soccer player (VVVFC UtrechtHaarlem)

13 Dec 1968

Shaun Stafford Ocala Florida tennis star (1992 Taipei)

13 Dec 1969

Norm Krumpschmd hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)

13 Dec 1969

Sergei Fedorov Pskov Russia NHL forward (Detroit Olympic silver 1998)

13 Dec 1969

Tony Curran Scottish actor (Gladiator Underworld Evolution) born in Glasgow Scotland

13 Dec 1970

Basit Ali cricketer (exciting Pakistani batsman 1993-)

13 Dec 1970

Elizabeth Patricia Reilly North Miss America-RI (1996) born in Providence Rhode Island

13 Dec 1970

George Van Os Jr team handball left back (Olympics 1996) born in Houston Texas

13 Dec 1970

Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey 400m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Dayton Ohio

13 Dec 1810

Clark Mills American sculptor (Freedom Armed Liberty) (d. 1883)

13 Dec 1890

Marc Connelly American playwright (One Minute Please) born in McKeesport Pennsylvania (d. 1980)

13 Dec 1892

Brand Dirck Ochse Dutch filmmaker and co-founder (Polygoon) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1958)

13 Dec 1897

Drew Pearson American newscaster (Drew Pearson) born in Evanston Illinois (d. 1969)

13 Dec 1898

Daniel Lazarus French composer born in Paris (d. 1964)

13 Dec 1899

Harold Guinzburg American publisher (founder of Literary Guild) born in NYC New York (d. 1961)

13 Dec 1899

Yusef Greiss Egyptian composer born in Cairo Egypt (d. 1961)

13 Dec 1900

Jonel Perlea Romanian composer born in Ograda Romania (d. 1970)

13 Dec 1902

Paul Kurzbach German composer born in Hohndorf Germany (d. 1997)

13 Dec 1902

Talcott Parsons American sociologist born in Colorado Springs Colorado (d. 1979)

13 Dec 1903

Carlos Montoya American flamenco guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1993)

13 Dec 1903

Yevgeny Petrov [Yevgeny Petrovich Kataev] Soviet writer born in Odessa Ukraine (d. 1942)

13 Dec 1903

John Piper British writer (US Churches in WWI) and official war painter born in Epsom Surrey England (d. 1992)

13 Dec 1906

Ingemar Liljefors Swedish composer born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 1981)

13 Dec 1908

Victor Babin Russian composer born in Moscow (d. 1972)

13 Dec 1910

Lillian Roth [Rutstein] American singer and actress (Animal Crackers) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1980)

13 Dec 1910

Charles Alfred Coulson British chemist (theoretical) born in Dudley England (d. 1974)

13 Dec 1913

Jimmy Carroll American pianist (Most Important People) born in NYC New York (d. 1972)

13 Dec 1913

John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy English art historian and director of British Museum (1974-76) born in London (d. 1994)

13 Dec 1914

Alan Bullock British historian and author (Hitler A Study in Tyranny) born in Trowbridge Wiltshire England (d. 2004)

13 Dec 1915

Balthazar Johannes Vorster Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77) born in Uitenhage Eastern Cape South Africa (d. 1983)

13 Dec 1915

Ross MacDonald [Kenneth Millar] American-Canadian detective novelist (Goodbye Look) born in Los Gatos California (d. 1983)

13 Dec 1920

Frits Noske Dutch musicologist (Signifier & the Signified) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1993)

13 Dec 1920

George P. Shultz American economist businessman and 60th Secretary of State (1982-89) born in NYC New York

13 Dec 1923

Fred van der Spek Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 2017)

13 Dec 1923

Antoni Tapies Spanish painter sculptor and theorist (Dau al Set) born in Barcelona Spain (d. 2012)

13 Dec 1925

Dick Van Dyke American actor (Rob Petrie-Dick Van Dyke Show) born in West Plains Missouri

13 Dec 1926

Carl Erskine American baseball player (Bkln Dodgers) born in Anderson Indiana

13 Dec 1934

Richard Darryl Zanuck American Academy Award winning film producer born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)

13 Dec 1935

Tom Wakefield British writer born in Staffordshire England (d. 1996)

13 Dec 1935

Joe Christopher American baseball player born in Frederiksted U.S. Virgin Islands

13 Dec 1935

Lindy McDaniel American baseball player born in Hollis Oklahoma

13 Dec 1936

Karim Aga Khan Imam of Nizari-Ismaili Shia Islam born in Geneva Switzerland

13 Dec 1936

J. C. Martin American baseball player born in Axton Virginia

13 Dec 1937

Rob Houwer Dutch director and producer and actor (OK Professor Columbus) born in The Hague Netherlands

13 Dec 1938

Alvin Curran American composer born in Providence Rhode Island

13 Dec 1938

Tom Shaw American golfer (The Tradition 1993) born in Wichita Kansas

13 Dec 1938

Tony Gomez British rocker (Foundations) born in Colombo Ceylon (d. 2015)

13 Dec 1940

Edith Clever German actress (Parsifal LAdolescente) born in Wuppertal Germany

13 Dec 1941

Anouska Hempel British actress (Tiffany Jones) born in Wellington New Zealand

13 Dec 1941

John Davidson American TV host (Hollywood Squares Thats Incredible) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

13 Dec 1942

Anna Eshoo American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California) born in New Britain Connecticut

13 Dec 1943

Arturo Ripstein Mexican film director (El Lugar Sin Limites Foxtrot) born in Mexico City

13 Dec 1943

Ferguson Jenkins Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and coach (NL Cy Young Award 1971 MLB All-Star 1967 71-72 Chicago Cubs 3000 career strikeouts) born in Chatham Ontario

13 Dec 1945

Brian McGuire Australian racing driver born in Melbourne Victoria (d. 1977)

13 Dec 1947

Les Joslin Australian cricketer (Test as batsman for Australia 1968 made 7 & 2) born in Yarraville Victoria

13 Dec 1948

Jeff Skunk Baxter American guitarist (Steely Dan The Doobie Brothers) born in Washington D.C.

13 Dec 1948

Lillian Board British 400m athlete (Olympic silver 1968) born in Durban South Africa (d. 1970)

13 Dec 1948

Ted Nugent American guitarist (Cat Scratch Fever Damn Yankees) born in Detroit Michigan

13 Dec 1948

Davy OList English rocker (Roxy Music) born in Chiswick London

13 Dec 1948

Brian Wilson British Labour politician born in Dunoon Scotland

13 Dec 1949

Nana Alexandria Georgian International Womans Chess Grandmaster (1976) born in Poti Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet Union

13 Dec 1949

R. A. MacAvoy American sci-fi author (Damianos Lute Raphael) born in Cleveland Ohio

13 Dec 1949

Randy Owen American country music star (Alabama-Mt Music) born in Fort Payne Alabama

13 Dec 1949

Tom Verlaine American rock vocalist (Television) born in Denville New Jersey

13 Dec 1949

Paula Wilcox English actress (Man About the House) born in Manchester Lancashire Englan

13 Dec 1949

Robert Lindsey English actor (My Family Citizen Smith) born in Ilkeston United Kingdom

13 Dec 1950

Heather North American actress (Barefoot Executive) born in Pasadena California

13 Dec 1950

Wendie Malick American actress (Just Shoot Me) born in Buffalo New York

13 Dec 1951

Robert Lindsay English actor (Strike it Rich King Lear) born in Ilketson England

13 Dec 1952

John Francome English jockey born in Swindon Wiltshire England

13 Dec 1952

Sylvester Ritter (Junkyard Dog) American professional wrestler born in Wadesboro North Carolina (d. 1998)

13 Dec 1953

Thomas E. Sanders American aerial cameraman (Living Daylights) born in San Pedro California (d. 2017)

13 Dec 1953

Zoltn Magyar Hungarian side horse gymnast (Olympic gold 1976 80) born in Budapest Hungary

13 Dec 1953

Bill Castro Dominican baseball player born in Santiago Dominican Republic

13 Dec 1953

Bob Gainey Canadian NHL player & hockey bureaucrat born in Peterborough Canada

13 Dec 1954

Tamora Pierce American author of fantasy fiction (The Song of the Lioness) born in South Connellsville Fayette County Pennsylvania

13 Dec 1956

Dale Berra American baseball infeilder (Pittsburgh Pirates NY Yankees) born in Ridgewood New Jersey

13 Dec 1956

Phil Hubbard American basketball player (Olympic gold 1976) born in Canton Ohio

13 Dec 1956

Majida El Roumi Lebanese singer born in Kfarshima Lebanon

13 Dec 1957

Steve Buscemi American actor (Fargo) born in NYC New York

13 Dec 1957

Morris Day American singer (The Time) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

13 Dec 1957

Jean-Marie Messier French businessman born in Grenoble France

13 Dec 1958

Dana Strum American rock bassist (Slaughter-Stick it Live) born in Washington D.C.

13 Dec 1958

Lynn-Holly Johnson American actress (Ice Castles) born in Chicago Illinois

13 Dec 1959

John Whitaker American actor (Family Affair Snowball Expr) born in Van Nuys California

13 Dec 1959

Marianne Gravatte American model and Playboy playmate (Oct 1982 1983 Playmate of the Year) born in Hollywood California

13 Dec 1959

Boris Zhukov [Jim Harrell] American professional wrestler born in Roanoke Virginia

13 Dec 1960

Richard Dent American football defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Atlanta Georgia

13 Dec 1960

Venkatesh Daggubati Indian actor born in Karamchedu Andhra Pradesh India

13 Dec 1961

Gary Zimmerman American NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32) born in Fullerton California

13 Dec 1961

Harry Gregson-Williams English composer born in Chichester England

13 Dec 1961

Irene Sez Venezuelan beauty queen crowned Miss Universe 1981 and politician born in Chacao Miranda Venezuela

13 Dec 1962

Karen Witter American actress (Tina on One Life to Live) and Playboy playmate (Mar 1982) born in Long Beach California

13 Dec 1965

Marko Metamm Estonian artist born in Viljandi Estonia

13 Dec 1966

Ross Burden New Zealand celebrity chef born in Napier New Zealand (d. 2014)

13 Dec 1966

Don Roff American writer and filmmaker born in Walla Walla Washington

13 Dec 1967

Mike Mordecai American baseball infielder (Atlanta Braves) born in Birmingham Alabama

13 Dec 1967

Scott Zolak American NFL quarterback (NE Patriots) born in Monongahela Pennsylvania

13 Dec 1967

Bo Pelini American football coach born in Youngstown Ohio

13 Dec 1968

Carlos Hasselbaink Dutch soccer player (VVVFC UtrechtHaarlem) born in Paramaribo Suriname

13 Dec 1968

Shaun Stafford American tennis star (1992 Taipei) born in Ocala Florida

13 Dec 1969

Sergei Fedorov Russian NHL forward (Detroit Olympic silver 1998) born in Pskov Russia

13 Dec 1969

Murat Nasyrov Russian singer and composer born in Almaty Kaszakhstan (d. 2007)

13 Dec 1970

Basit Ali Pakistani cricketer (exciting Pakistani batsman 1993-) born in Karachi Sindh

13 Dec 1970

Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey American 400m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Dayton Ohio

13 Dec 1971

Mike Pelton American NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts) born in Goshen Alabama

13 Dec 1972

Craig Sauer American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons) born in Sartell Minnesota

13 Dec 1973

Christie Clark American actress (Carrie Brady-Days of Our Life) born in Los Angeles California

13 Dec 1973

Shandon Anderson American NBA forward (Utah Jazz) born in Atlanta Goergia

13 Dec 1974

Sara Cox English TV and radio presenter (The Radio 1 Breakfast Show) born in Bolton Greater Manchester England

13 Dec 1974

Nicholas McCarthy German-English guitarist (Franz Ferdinand) born in Blackpool England

13 Dec 1975

Matt LeCroy American baseball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Belton South Carolina

13 Dec 1975

Tom DeLonge American guitarist (blink-182 Angels & Airwaves) born in Poway California

13 Dec 1976

Radosaw Sobolewski Polish footballer born in Biaystok Poland

13 Dec 1976

Sren Friis Danish footballer (AC Horsens)

13 Dec 1976

Josh Fogg American baseball player born in Lynn Massachusetts

13 Dec 1977

Sascha Kindred British Paralympic swimmer born in Mnster Germany

13 Dec 1977

Peter Stringer Irish rugby union footballer born in Cork Ireland

13 Dec 1978

Ryo Kawakita Japanese guitarist (Maximum the Hormone) born in Tokyo

13 Dec 1978

B.J. Penn American mixed martial artist born in Kailua Hawaii

13 Dec 1900

Jonel Perlea Romanian opera conductor born in Ograda Romania (d. 1970)

13 Dec 1908

Victor Babin Russian pianist and composer (Vronsky & Babin) born in Moscow (d. 1972)

13 Dec 1911

Buzz Borries American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Navy 193234) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1969)

13 Dec 1923

Frankie Fraser English gangster who spent 42 years in jail born in London England (d. 2014)

13 Dec 1924

Larry Doby American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (MLB All-Star 194955 World Series 1948 AL HR leader 1952 54 1st African-American in AL Cleveland Indians) born in Camden South Carolina (d. 2003)

13 Dec 1926

George Rhoden Jamaican athlete (2 Olympic Golds 1952) born in Kingston Jamaica

13 Dec 1934

Richard Darryl Zanuck American Academy Award-winning film producer born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)

13 Dec 1935

Lindy McDaniel American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1960 NL saves leader 1959 60 63) born in Hollis Oklahoma

13 Dec 1935

Arthur Summons Australian rugby union fly-half (10 Tests Gordon RFC) and rugby league five-eighth (9 Tests Western Suburbs RLFC) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2020)

13 Dec 1945

Ann Syrdal American psychologist and computer science researcher (developed female synthetic voices at AT&T) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2020)

13 Dec 1946

Pierino Prati Italian soccer forward (14 caps 3 goals in European Cup Final 1969 AC Milan Roma Savona) born in Cinisello Balsamo Italy (d. 2020)

13 Dec 1948

Ted Nugent American guitarist (Cat Scratch Fever Damn Yankees) and right-wing gun advocate born in Detroit Michigan

13 Dec 1949

Paula Wilcox English actress (Man About the House) born in Manchester Lancashire England

13 Dec 1949

Robert Lindsey English actor (My Family Citizen Smith) born in Ilkeston England

13 Dec 1956

Dale Berra American baseball infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates NY Yankees) born in Ridgewood New Jersey

13 Dec 1973

Shandon Anderson American NBA forward (Utah Jazz) born in Atlanta Georgia

13 Dec 1850

Iver Holter Norwegian conductor (Oslo Philharmonic 1886-1911) and composer (St. Hans Kveld) born in Gausdal Norway (d. 1941)

13 Dec 1918

Bill Vukovich American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1953-4) born in Fresno California (d. 1955)

13 Dec 1920

George P. Schultz American economist and statesman (Secretary of State 1982-89 Secretary of the Treasury 1972-74) born in New York City (d. 2021)

13 Dec 1926

George Rhoden Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 400m 4 x 400m relay 1952) born in Kingston Jamaica

13 Dec 1947

Charles Chuck Findley American session trumpet and flugelhorn player (Steely Dan The Carpenters The Tonight Show) born in Johnstown Pennsylvania

13 Dec 1948

Jeff Skunk Baxter American rock guitarist (Steely Dan The Doobie Brothers) born in Washington D.C.

13 Dec 1948

Ted Nugent American rock guitarist (Cat Scratch Fever Damn Yankees) and right-wing gun advocate born in Detroit Michigan

13 Dec 1949

Mark Elf American Jazz guitarist (Trickynometry) and educator born in Queens New York City

13 Dec 1950

Don Dixon American musician songwriter and record producer (R.E.M. Smithereeens Marti Jones Hootie & The Blowfish Marshall Crenshaw) born in Lancaster South Carolina

13 Dec 1953

Karl Howman British actor (Brush Strokes EastEnders - Buster) born in Woolwich London England

13 Dec 1955

Glenn Roeder English soccer defender (QPR Newcastle United) and manager (Watford West Ham Newcastle Norwich) born in Woodford England (d. 2021)

13 Dec 1961

Gary Zimmerman American NFL tackle (Denver Broncos - Super Bowl XXXII) born in Fullerton California

13 Dec 1965

Stacy Sunny female pro baseball infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets) born in San Bernardino California

13 Dec 1966

Gavin Andresen American computer programmer and cryptocurrency entrepreneur who founded the Bitcoin Foundation born in the United States [1]

13 Dec 1850

Fred Grace English cricket all-rounder (1 Test first time 3 bros play a Test [with WG & EM Grace] Gloucestershire CCC) born in Bristol England (d. 1880)

13 Dec 1877

Mykola Leontovych Ukrainian composer (Carol of the Bells) born in Selevyntsi Podolia Russian Empire (d. 1921)

13 Dec 1908

Victor Babin Russian-American concert pianist (Vronsky & Babin) composer and educator (Cleveland Institute 1961-72) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1972)

13 Dec 1914

George Tiger Haynes American jazz musician (The Three Flames) and actor (In the Heat of the Night The Wiz) born in Frederiksted St. Croix (d. 1994)

13 Dec 1915

Yitzhak Zuckerman [Itzhak Zuckerman] Jewish resistance hero in World War II and one of the few survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising born in Vilnius Lithuania (d. 1981)

13 Dec 1917

Dave Street [Patrick Devlin] American actor and singer (Moonrise I Surrender Dear Broadway Open House) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1971)

13 Dec 1920

Donald Don Taylor American director and actor (Fathers Little Dividend Escape from the Planet of the Apes) born in Freeport Pennsylvania (d. 1998)

13 Dec 1924

Larry Doby American Baseball HOF outfielder (MLB All-Star 194955 World Series 1948 AL HR leader 1952 54 1st African-American in AL Cleveland Indians) born in Camden South Carolina (d. 2003)

13 Dec 1928

Joe Messina American soul jazz and R&B session guitarist (Soupy Sales The Funk Brothers) born in Detroit Michigan

13 Dec 1938

Alvin Curran American composer (Inner Cities I Dreamt John Cage Yodeling at the Zurich Hauptbahnhof) born in Providence Rhode Island

13 Dec 1938

Tony Gomez British rock keyboardist (The Foundations - Baby Now That Ive Found You Build Me Up Buttercup) born in Colombo Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) (d. 2015)

13 Dec 1942

Ferguson Jenkins Canadian Baseball HOF pitcher and coach (NL Cy Young Award 1971 MLB All-Star 1967 71-72 Chicago Cubs 3000 career strikeouts) born in Chatham Ontario

13 Dec 1943

(Margaret) Marti Webb British actress and singer (Evita Tell Me on a Sunday) born in Hampstead London

13 Dec 1945

Robert Martinez Mexican-American drummer ( and the Mysterians - 96 Tears) born in Texas

13 Dec 1947

Charles Chuck Findley American jazz and rock session trumpet and flugelhorn player (Steely Dan The Carpenters The Tonight Show) born in Johnstown Pennsylvania

13 Dec 1948

Davy OList British rock guitarist (The Nice. 1967-68 Roxy Music 1970-72) born in Chiswick England

13 Dec 1948

Jeff Skunk Baxter American rock guitarist (Steely Dan 1972-74 The Doobie Brothers 1974-79) and missile defense consultant born in Washington D.C.

13 Dec 1949

Randy Owen American country music star (Alabama - Mountain Music) born in Fort Payne Alabama

13 Dec 1954

John Anderson American country singer and actor (Ive Got a FeelinMoney in the Bank) born in Apopka Florida

13 Dec 1954

Steve Forbert American singer-songwriter (Romeos Tune Going Down To Laurel) born in Meridian Mississippi

13 Dec 1957

Gary Davies British radio disc jockey and television presenter born in Manchester England

13 Dec 1957

Morris Day American funk-R&B singer (The Time) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

13 Dec 1958

Dana Strum [Strumwasser] American rock bassist (Slaughter - Up All Night Days Gone By) born in Washington D.C.

13 Dec 1964

(Judge) Lucky Peterson American contemporary blues soul and R&B musician (The Son of A Bluesman) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2020)

13 Dec 1964

Hide [Hideto Matsumoto] Japanese rock guitarist singer-songwriter and record producer (X Japan Zilch) born in Midorigaoka Japan (d. 1998)

13 Dec 1970

Jesse Armstrong British screenwriter and producer (creator of Succession) born in Oswestry England

13 Dec 1784

Archduke Louis of Austria 14th child of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and Feldmarschal-Leutnant of Austrian Imperial Army born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1864)

13 Dec 1853

Joseph Sickman Corsen Curacao musician composer and poet born in Curacao (d. 1911)

13 Dec 1865

Gustav Luders German-American conductor and stage musical composer (The Prince of Pilsen) born in Bremen Germany (d. 1913)

13 Dec 1902

Jack Gardner American actor (The Secret Code Three Russian Girls) born in San Antoni Texas (d. 1977)

13 Dec 1903

Carlos Montoya Spanish-American flamenco guitarist (Suite Flamenca) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1993)

13 Dec 1908

Van Heflin [Emmett Evan Heflin Jr] American stage screen and radio actor (Johnny Eager Shane Madame Bovary 310 to Yuma) born in Walters Oklahoma (d. 1971)

13 Dec 1914

George Tiger Haynes American jazz guitarist (The Three Flames) and stage and screen actor (The Wiz In the Heat of the Night) born in Frederiksted St. Croix (d. 1994)

13 Dec 1928

Joe Messina American soul jazz and R&B session guitarist (Soupy Sales The Funk Brothers) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2022) [1]

13 Dec 1928

Jutta Mller German figure skating coach (GDR 3 x Olympic gold 10 x World Cship gold) born in Chemnitz Germany (d. 2023)

13 Dec 1928

W. Gordon Smith Scottish playwright born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1996)

13 Dec 1938

Heino Heinz Georg Kramm German schlager and traditional volksmusik singer born in Dsseldorf-Oberbilk Germany

13 Dec 1949

Tom Verlaine [Miller] American rock guitarist songwriter and vocalist (Television - Marquee Moon) born in Denville New Jersey (d. 2023)

13 Dec 1953

Berton Averre American guitarist and songwriter (The Knack - My Sharona) born in Los Angeles California

13 Dec 1953

Jim Davidson British stand-up comedian actor and TV personality born in Kidbrooke England

13 Dec 1958

Detlef Macha German track cyclist (World Cship gold GDR 4000m individual pursuit 1978 81 82 team 1981) born in Greiz Germany (d. 1994)

13 Dec 1960

Randy Stoklos American beach volleyballer (first player to earn 1m 5 x World Cship [with Sinjin Smith]) born in Pacific Palisades California

13 Dec 1740

Franz Xaver Schnitzer German composer born in Bad Wurzach County of Waldburg-Zeil Holy Roman Empire (d. 1785)

13 Dec 1797

Heinrich Heine German poet and lyricist (Schubert Liszt) born in Dsseldorf Grand Duchy of Berg (d. 1856)

13 Dec 1810

Clark Mills American sculptor (Freedom equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson) born near Syracuse New York (d. 1883)

13 Dec 1838

Alexis de Castillon French composer born in Chartres France (d. 1873)

13 Dec 1898

Daniel Lazarus French composer born in Paris France (d. 1964)

13 Dec 1899

Harold Guinzburg American publisher (founder of Literary Guild) born in New York City (d. 1961)

13 Dec 1913

Jimmy Carroll American pianist (Most Important People) born in New York City (d. 1972)

13 Dec 1919

Hans-Joachim Marseille German flying ace of World War II born in Berlin Weimar Republic (d. 1942)

13 Dec 1926

Carl Erskine American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1954 World Series 1955 2 x no-hitters BrooklynLA Dodgers Buck ONeil Lifetime Achievement Award) born in Anderson Indiana (d. 2024) [1]

13 Dec 1926

George Rhoden Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 400m 4x400m relay 1952) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2024)

13 Dec 1927

Genevive Page [Bonjean] French actress (Belle de Jour The Day and the Hour Three Rooms in Manhattan) born in Paris France

13 Dec 1927

James Wright American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet (The Branch Will Not Break) born in Martins Ferry Ohio (d. 1980)

13 Dec 1938

Heino [Heinz Georg Kramm] German schlager and traditional volksmusik singer born in Dsseldorf-Oberbilk Germany

13 Dec 1943

Maurice Hines American tap-dancer choreographer actor and theater director born in New York City (d. 2023) [1]

13 Dec 1945

Julio Palmaz Argentine physician and inventor (intravascular stent) born in La Plata Argentina [1]

13 Dec 1945

Kathy Garver American actress (Family Affair - Cissy) born in Long Beach California

13 Dec 1947

Chuck Findley American jazz and rock session trumpet and flugelhorn player (Steely Dan The Carpenters The Tonight Show) born in Johnstown Pennsylvania

13 Dec 1948

Davy OList British rock guitarist (The Nice 1967-68 Roxy Music 1970-72) born in Chiswick England

13 Dec 1953

Bob Gainey Canadian NHL player 1973-89 (Montreal Canadiens) coach and team executive (Minnesota North StarsDallas Stars Canadiens) born in Peterborough Ontario

13 Dec 1958

Clark Brandon American actor (Fast Food) born in New York City

13 Dec 1960

Richard Dent American football Hall of Fame defensive end 1983-97 (MVP Super Bowl XX - Chicago Bears 3 other teams) born in Atlanta Georgia

13 Dec 1960

Venkatesh Daggubati Indian actor (Dharma Chakram Ganesh) born in Karamchedu Andhra Pradesh India

13 Dec 1962

Kendra Slawinski English netball defender and captain (128 apps) born in Billingham England

13 Dec 1964

Dorinda Medley American TV personality (Real Housewives of New York City) born in Great Barrington Massachusetts

13 Dec 1967

Jenn Thompson American actor (Dee-Harper Valley PTA) born in New York City

13 Dec 1967

NeNe Leakes (ne Linnethia Johnson) American television personality (The Real Housewives of Atlanta) actress and fashion designer born in Queens New York City

13 Dec 1679

Matthew Decker 1st Baronet Dutch-born English merchant and economist born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1749)

13 Dec 1790

Giuseppe Marco Fieschi Corsican conspirator who killed 18 people attempting to assassinate French King Louis-Philippe born in Bocognano Corsica (d. 1836)

13 Dec 1853

Joseph Sickman Corsen Dutch Antillean pianist composer and poet born in Curaao Dutch Colony of Curaao and Dependencies (d. 1911)

13 Dec 1873

Valery Bryusov Russian poet writer and member of the Russian Symbolist movement born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1924)

13 Dec 1902

Talcott Parsons American sociologist born in Colorado Springs (d. 1979)

13 Dec 1915

Curd Jrgens [Curt Jurgens] German-born Austrian actor (The Enemy Below The Longest Day) born in Solln Munich Bavaria Germany (d. 1982)

13 Dec 1924

Maria Riva [ne Sieber] American actress (Studio One Suspense) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2025) [1]

13 Dec 1927

Genevive Page [Bonjean] French actress (Belle de Jour The Day and the Hour Three Rooms in Manhattan) born in Paris France (d. 2025) [1]

13 Dec 1932

Tatsuya Nakadai [Motohisa Nakadai] Japanese actor (Harakiri Ran) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2025) [1]

13 Dec 1935

Joe Christopher American MLB baseball outfielder 1959-1966 (Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets Boston Red Sox) born in Frederiksted U.S. Virgin Islands (d. 2023)

13 Dec 1936

Aga Khan IV [Karim Aga Khan] Imam of Nizari-Ismaili and philanthropist born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 2025) [1]

13 Dec 1941

Elizabeth Pochoda American journalist who helped revitalize Vanity Fair magazine born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2025)

13 Dec 1945

Herman Cain American businessman Tea Party movement activist and CEO of Godfathers Pizza (1986-96) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2020)

13 Dec 1950

Heather North American actress (The Barefoot Executive voice of Velma in Scooby-Doo) born in Pasadena California (d. 2017)

13 Dec 1951

Richard A. Boucher American diplomat and State Department spokesman born in Bethesda Maryland (d. 2025) [1]

13 Dec 1958

Clark Brandon American actor (The Fitzpatricks Mr. Merlin) born in New York City

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