Historical Birthday
22 Dec 1095
Roger II King of Sicily born in Mileto Italy (d. 1154)
22 Dec 1459
Sultan Cem third son of Sultan Mehmed II and pretender to the Ottoman throne born in Rumelia Ottoman Empire (d. 1495)
22 Dec 1515
Mary of Guise [Mary of Lorraine] pro-French Queen of Scots (1538-42) and Regent of Scotland (1554-60) born in Bar-le-Duc France (d. 1560)
22 Dec 1546
Kuroda Yoshitaka Japanese daimy born in Himeji Hygo Prefecture Japan (d. 1604)
22 Dec 1550
Cesare Cremonini Italian professor of natural philosophy born in Cento Papal States (d. 1631)
22 Dec 1573
Ernst Casimir I count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland Groningen and Drenthe born in Dillenburg Germany (d. 1632)
22 Dec 1639
Jean Racine French dramatist (Phdre) born in La Fert-Milon Picardy (d. 1699)
22 Dec 1666
Guru Gobind Singh Tenth Guru of Sikhism founder and General of Khalsa Army social reformist and poet born in Patna Sahib (d. 1708)
22 Dec 1684
Johann J Dillenius [Dillen] German botanist (Historia Muscorum) born in Darmstadt Germany (d. 1747)
22 Dec 1690
Meidingnu Pamheiba King of Manipur born in Manipur (d. 1751)
22 Dec 1694
Hermann Samuel Reimarus German philosopher and writer born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1768)
22 Dec 1696
James Oglethorpe British soldier politician philanthropist and founder of the colony of Georgia born in Godalming Surrey England (d. 1758)
22 Dec 1700
Egbert de Vrij Temminck Amsterdam regent born in Amsterdam (d. 1785)
22 Dec 1702
Jean-tienne Liotard Swiss-French painter art connoisseur and dealer (Madame dEpinay) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1789)
22 Dec 1723
Carl Friedrich Abel German composer born in Kthen Germany (d. 1787)
22 Dec 1727
William Ellery US attorney and signer of the Declaration of Independence (Rhode Island) born in Newport Rhode Island (d. 1820)
22 Dec 1728
Charles Frederick Margrave Elector and later Grand Duke of Baden born in Baden-Wrttemberg Germany (d. 1811)
22 Dec 1765
Johann Friedrich Pfaff German mathematician born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 1825)
22 Dec 1767
Andreas Hofer Tyrolean innkeeper drover and leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the revolutionary Napoleonic invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition born in St. Leonhard in Passeier Italy (d. 1810)
22 Dec 1768
John Crome (Old Crome) English landscape artist born in Norwich England (d. 1821)
22 Dec 1795
Thomas Ainsworth English founder of Nijverdal & industrialist (Twentse textile) born in Lancashire England (d. 1841)
22 Dec 1803
Joseph King Fenno Mansfield American Major General (Union Army) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1862)
22 Dec 1805
John Obadiah Westwood British entomologist born in Sheffield United Kingdom (d. 1893)
22 Dec 1807
Johann Sebastian Welhaven Norwegian poet born in Bergen Norway (d. 1873)
22 Dec 1812
Johanne Luise Heiberg Danish actress (Romeo & Juliet) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1890)
22 Dec 1815
Johann Jakob Bachofen Swiss antiquarian & jurist born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1887)
22 Dec 1815
Lucien Petipa French ballet dancer born in Marseille France (d. 1898)
22 Dec 1819
Franz Abt German composer & choir conductor born in Eilenburg Germany (d. 1885)
22 Dec 1819
Pierre Ossian Bonnet French mathematician born in Montpellier France (d. 1892)
22 Dec 1821
Giovanni Bottesini Italian Romantic composer conductor and a double bass virtuoso born in Crema Lombardy (d. 1889)
22 Dec 1826
James Scott Negley American politician and Major General (Union Army) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
22 Dec 1178
Emperor Antoku of Japan born in Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Japan (d. 1185)
22 Dec 1400
Luca della Robbia Italian sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) born in Florence Italy (d. 1482)
22 Dec 1830
Justin MCarthy Irish politician and novelist (Miss Misanthrope) born in Cork Ireland (d. 1912)
22 Dec 1831
Mark Rutherford [Hale White] English writer born in Bedford England (d. 1913)
22 Dec 1831
Robert Ogden Tyler Bvt Major General (Union Army) born in Hunter New York (d. 1874)
22 Dec 1832
Edward Hatch American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Bangor Maine (d. 1889)
22 Dec 1844
Izydor Lotto Polish violinist & composer born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1927)
22 Dec 1846
Andreas Halln Swedish composer born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 1925)
22 Dec 1853
Maria Teresa Carreno Venezuelan pianist singer composer and conductor born in Caracas Venezuela (d. 1917)
22 Dec 1853
Yevgraf Fyodorov Russian mathematician born in Orensburg Russia (d. 1919)
22 Dec 1860
Austin Norman Palmer American penmanship innovator born in Fort Jackson New York (d. 1927)
22 Dec 1861
Erich Schaeder German theologist (Theocentric Theology) born in Clausthal Germany (d. 1936)
22 Dec 1863
Qi Baishi Chinese painter born in Xiangtan China (d. 1957)
22 Dec 1863
Jean-Baptiste Marchand French military officer & explorer in Africa born in Thoissey France (d. 1934)
22 Dec 1866
Mieczyslaw Surzynski Polish organ virtuoso and composer (1904 Organ Concerto) born in rodaPoland (d. 1924)
22 Dec 1867
Frantiek Xaver alda Czechoslovakian literary critic born in Liberec Czech Republic (d. 1937)
22 Dec 1867
Joseph Maria Olbrich Austrian architect (Wiener Sezession) born in Opava Czech Republic (d. 1908)
22 Dec 1867
Wilhelm Groener German soldier & politician born in Ludwigsburg Germany (d. 1939)
22 Dec 1868
John Nance Garner American Democratic politician & lawyer (32nd VP) born in Red River County Texas (d. 1967)
22 Dec 1869
Edwin Arlington Robinson American poet (Richard Corey) born in Head Tide Maine (d. 1935)
22 Dec 1869
Dmitri Egorov Russian-Soviet mathematician born in Moscow Russia (d. 1931)
22 Dec 1872
Camille Gurin French veterinarian and bacteriologist born in Poitiers France (d. 1961)
22 Dec 1874
Franz Schmidt Austrian composer & musician born in Bratislava Slovakia (d. 1939)
22 Dec 1875
Antoine Mariotte French composer born in Avignon (d. 1944)
22 Dec 1876
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti Italian-French prose writer novelist poet and dramatist (Futurism e Futurista) born in Alexandria Egypt (d. 1944)
22 Dec 1879
Stanislas Bizot French draughts champion (1925) born in Nice France (d. 1950)
22 Dec 1881
Enver Pasa Turkish politician born in Istanbul Turkey (d. 1922)
22 Dec 1883
Arthur James Cook British trade union leader (coal miners) born in Wookey Somerset (d. 1931)
22 Dec 1883
Edgard Varse French-born composer born in Paris France (d. 1965)
22 Dec 1885
Joseph Deems Taylor American composer (Peter Ibbetson) born in NYC New York
22 Dec 1887
Srinivasa Ramanujan Indian mathematician (number theory) born in Erode British India (d. 1920)
22 Dec 1888
J. Arthur Rank English industrialist born in Kingston upon Hull United Kingdom (d. 1972)
22 Dec 1889
Mikhail Naimah Lebanese playwright born in Baskinta Lebanon (d. 1988)
22 Dec 1889
Minor Watson American actor (Woman of the Year Viva Cisco Kid) born in Marianna Arkansas (d. 1965)
22 Dec 1890
Mark Tobey American abstract painter (Broadway Norm) born in Centerville Wisconsin (d. 1976)
22 Dec 1890
Harry Pollitt General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain born in Droylsden United Kingdom (d. 1960)
22 Dec 1891
Edward L. Bernays 1st public relations agent born in Vienna Austria
22 Dec 1896
Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov Russian poet born in St Petersburg Russia
22 Dec 1898
Lionel Charles Robbins British economist born in Middlesex England (d. 1984)
22 Dec 1898
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fock Soviet physicist born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1974)
22 Dec 1899
Gustaf Grndgens German actor and director (M Faust A Glass of Water) born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 1963)
22 Dec 1899
Wiley Post American aviation pioneer born in Grand Saline Texas (d. 1935)
22 Dec 1900
Alan Bush English composer pianist and teacher born in London (d. 1995)
22 Dec 1901
Andre Kostelanetz Russian-American conductor (Lincoln Portrarit) born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1980)
22 Dec 1902
Jacques-Philippe Leclerc French WW II hero (liberator of Paris) born in Belloy-Saint-Lonard France (d. 1947)
22 Dec 1902
Joe Adonis Italian American crime-syndicate boss in NY & NJ born in Montemarano Italy (d. 1971)
22 Dec 1903
Barbara Moore Russian-born British engineer (walked across US in 86 days in 1960) born in Russia (d. 1977)
22 Dec 1903
Haldan Keffer Hartline American biophysicist (Nobel 1967) born in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
22 Dec 1903
Marc Lavry Israeli composer born in Riga Latvia (d. 1967)
22 Dec 1904
Louis-Eugene-Felix Neel French physicist (Nobel 1970) born in Lyon France (d. 2000)
22 Dec 1905
Kenneth Rexroth American poet & translator & critical essayist (Birds in the Bush) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 1982)
22 Dec 1905
Pierre Brasseur [Espinasse] French actor (Eyes Without a Face Children of Paradise) born in Paris France (d. 1972)
22 Dec 1907
Peggy Ashcroft [Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft] British actress (Dear Brutus Happy Days) born in Croydon Surrey England (d. 1991)
22 Dec 1907
Yoshio Hasegawa Japanese composer born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1981)
22 Dec 1908
Marius F. Duintjer Dutch architect born in Veendam Netherlands
22 Dec 1908
Max Bill Swiss architect & artist (Ruban Sans Fin) born in Winterthur Switzerland (d. 1994)
22 Dec 1909
Alan Carney [David Boughal] American actor (Zombies on Broadway Take it from Me) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1973)
22 Dec 1909
Patricia Hayes British actress (A Fish Called Wanda) born in Wandsworth London England (d. 1998)
22 Dec 1910
Richard Ainley British actor (I Dood It As You Like It Above Suspicion) born in Middlesex England
22 Dec 1911
Grote Reber American radio astronomer (1st parabolic radio telescope) born in Wheaton Illinois (d. 2002)
22 Dec 1912
Claudia A. Lady Bird Taylor Johnson American first lady (1963-1969) born in Karnack Texas (d. 2007)
22 Dec 1912
Doris Duke American heiress (American Tobacco Co.) born in NYC New York
22 Dec 1912
Henry Armstrong American professional professional boxer & world boxing champion (1938) born in Columbus Mississippi (d. 1988)
22 Dec 1913
Anthony Barber Doncaster English bookseller born in Sheffield England (d. 1995)
22 Dec 1915
Barbara Billingsley American actress (Leave it to Beaver) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2010)
22 Dec 1917
Andrew Fielding Huxley English physiologist (Nobel 1963) born in London England (d. 2012)
22 Dec 1917
Gene Rayburn TV game show host (Match Game) born in Christopher Illinois (d. 1999)
22 Dec 1917
Piet De Somer Belgian physician & biologist (U of Leuven) born in Belgium (d. 1985)
22 Dec 1918
Frankie Darro [Frank Johnson] American actor (Radio Ranch Wild Boys of the Road Valley of Wanted Men) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1976)
22 Dec 1918
William Kennedy American baseball player born in Alexandria Virginia (d. 1995)
22 Dec 1921
Hawkshaw Hawkins American country singer (Ozark Jubilee) born in Huntington West Virginia
22 Dec 1921
Robert Frank Kurka American composer born in Cicero Illinois
22 Dec 1922
Calder Willingham American novelist and scriptwriter born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1995)
22 Dec 1922
Jim Wright American politician (Speaker of House 1987-89) born in Forth Worth Texas
22 Dec 1922
Jack Brooks American politician born in Crowley Louisiana (d. 2012)
22 Dec 1923
Heinz Bernhard [Lwenstein] German-born British actor and director (Oliver Fiddler on the Roof) born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1994)
22 Dec 1924
Francesco Frank Corsaro American opera director (The Night of the Iguana Play of the Week) born in NYC New York (d. 2017)
22 Dec 1925
Thomas Christian David Austrian composer born in Wels Austria (d. 2006)
22 Dec 1925
Lewis Glucksman American financier born in Manhattan New York City (d. 2006)
22 Dec 1927
Peggy Castle American actress (Lily Merrill-Lawman) born in Appalachia Virginia (d. 1973)
22 Dec 1928
Piero Angela Italian television host & writer (Control) born in Turin Italy
22 Dec 1929
Wazir Mohammad Indian cricketer (eldest of Pakistans 4 Mohammed brothers) born in Junagadh India
22 Dec 1930
Larry Stevenson [Richard] American skateboard innovator (kicktail) born in Santa Monica California (d. 2012)
22 Dec 1932
Joe Clark WLAF off coordinator coach (Amsterdam Admirals) born in Los Angeles California
22 Dec 1932
Phil Woosnam Welsh footballer (17 Caps) and manager born in Powys Wales (d. 2013)
22 Dec 1934
David Pearson American stock car racer born in Spartanburg South Carolina (d. 2018)
22 Dec 1935
John L. Finley United States Navy aviator born in Winchester Massachusetts (d. 2006)
22 Dec 1935
Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov Russian pairs skater (Olympic gold 1964 68) born in Saint Petersburg Russia
22 Dec 1936
Hector Elizondo American actor (American Gigolo Young Doctors in Love) born in NYC New York
22 Dec 1936
James Burke British science historian and broadcaster (Connections) born in Derry Northern Ireland
22 Dec 1936
Wojciech Frykowski Polish actor born in d Poland (d. 1969)
22 Dec 1938
Matty Alou Dominican baseball player born in the Dominican Republic
22 Dec 1938
Lucien Bouchard French-Canadian lawyer & politician born in Saint-Cur-de-Marie Quebec
22 Dec 1939
James Gurley American musician born in Detroit Michigan
22 Dec 1942
Dick Parry English saxophonist (Pink Floyd Money) born in Kentford Suffolk
22 Dec 1943
Paul Wolfowitz American political scientist & diplomat born in Brooklyn New York City
22 Dec 1944
Barry Jenkins English musician (Animals-House of the Rising Sun) born in Leicester United Kingdom
22 Dec 1944
Steve Carlton American baseball pitcher (Cy Young 72 77 80 82) born in Miami Florida
22 Dec 1945
Diane Sawyer American newscaster (60 Minutes ABC Prime Time) born in Glasgow Kentucky
22 Dec 1945
Joris J. C. Voorhoeve Dutch Defense minister (1994- VVD) born in the Hague Netherlands
22 Dec 1945
Marianne van Wijnkoop [Bosscher] Dutch actress (Les Miserables) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
22 Dec 1946
Rick Nielsen American rock vocalistguitarist (Cheap Trick) born in Rockford Illinois
22 Dec 1946
Pamela Courson American woman and long-term companion of Jim Morrison born in Weed California (d. 1974)
22 Dec 1947
Brian C. Daley American sci-fi author (Exploits of Han Solo Tron) born in Englewood New Jersey
22 Dec 1947
Dilip Doshi Indian cricketer (Indias main slow lefty post-Bedi) born in Rajkot India
22 Dec 1948
Chris Old English cricketer (England medium-pacer of 70s) born in Middlesborough United Kingdom
22 Dec 1948
Noel Edmonds British TV personality (Foul-ups Bleeps & Blunders) born in Ilford United Kingdom
22 Dec 1948
Steve Garvey American baseball player (LA Dodgers San Diego Padres) born in Tampa Florida
22 Dec 1948
Lynne Thigpen American actress born in Joliet Illinois (d. 2003)
22 Dec 1949
Michael Osborne American rock guitarist and vocalist (Axe) born in Florida (d. 1984)
22 Dec 1951
Charles de Lint Canadian sci-fi author (Moonhear Mulengro Yarrow) born in Bussum Netherlands
22 Dec 1951
Gerald Grosvenor English 6th Duke of Westminster and wealthy landowner born in Omagh Northern Ireland (d. 2016)
22 Dec 1951
Jan Stephenson Australian golfer (3-time LPGA major winner) born in Sydney New South Wales
22 Dec 1953
Bernnadette Stanis US actress (Thelma-Good Times) born in Brooklyn New York
22 Dec 1954
Derick Parry cricketer (WI off-spinner early 80s) born in Cotton Ground Saint Kitts and Nevis
22 Dec 1954
Jayaseelan Naidoo South African workers union leader born in Durban South Africa
22 Dec 1954
Hideshi Matsuda Japanese racing driver born in Kchi Prefecture Japan
22 Dec 1955
Lonnie Smith American baseball player born in Chicago Illinois
22 Dec 1956
Marcy Hanson US playmate (Oct 1978) born in Galveston Texas
22 Dec 1957
Richard Ricky Ross Scottish rock vocalist (Deacon Blue) born in Dundee Scotland
22 Dec 1957
Susan Powter Australian-born American motivational speaker nutritionist personal trainer and author (The Susan Powter Show) born in Sydney Australia
22 Dec 1957
Carole James Canadian politician born in Dukinfield United Kingdom
22 Dec 1958
Lenny Von Dohlen American actor (Love Kills Electric Dreams) born in Augusta Georgia
22 Dec 1958
Frank Gambale Australian musician born in Canberra Australia
22 Dec 1958
David Heavener American actor & musician born in Louisville Kentucky
22 Dec 1959
Bernd Schuster German footballer born in Augsburg Germany
22 Dec 1960
Jean-Michel Basquiat American artist (Gray SAMO) born in Brooklyn NYC New York (d. 1988)
22 Dec 1960
Tyrell Biggs US super HW boxer (Olympic gold 1984) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
22 Dec 1960
Wakin Chau (Emil Chau) Hong Kong-born singer and actor born in Sai Ying Pun Hong Kong
22 Dec 1960
Luther Campbell [Luke] American rap artist (2 Live Crew) born in Miami Florida
22 Dec 1960
Patrick Fitzgerald American lawyer born in New York City New York
22 Dec 1961
Yuri Ivanovich Malinchenko Russian cosmonaut (1st person to marry in space) born in Khrushchev Ukrainian SSR USSR
22 Dec 1961
Andrew Fastow US convicted criminal and businessman (former CFO of Enron) born in Washington D.C. United States
22 Dec 1963
Bryan McMillan South African cricketer (brilliant all-rounder since 1992) born in Welkom South Africa
22 Dec 1963
Giuseppe Bergomi Italian footballer born in Milan Italy
22 Dec 1963
Luna H. Mitani Japanese-American surrealist painter born in Hokkaido Japan
22 Dec 1964
Mike Jackson US pitcher (Seattle Mariners) born in Houston Texas
22 Dec 1966
Dmitry Bilozerchev SovietRussian gymnast born in Moscow Russia
22 Dec 1966
Marcel Schmier Schirmer German singer and bassplayer (Destruction) born in Freiburg im Breisgau Germany
22 Dec 1967
Mike Sullivan NFL center (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Marshfield Massachusetts
22 Dec 1967
Roland Holder cricketer (West Indian batsman in ODIs 1993-) born in Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
22 Dec 1967
Dan Petrescu Romanian football manager and professional football player born in Bucharest Romania
22 Dec 1967
Richey James Edwards Welsh musician (Manic Street Preachers) born in Blackwood United Kingdom (disappeared in 1995)
22 Dec 1968
Lauralee Bug Bell American actress (Cricket-Young & Restless) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Dec 1968
Dina Meyer American film & television actress born in Forest Hills New York City
22 Dec 1969
Andrew Scott Australian baseball infielder (Olympics 1996) born in Adelaide Australia
22 Dec 1969
Marcie Aguilar American female infielder (Colo Silver Bullets) born in Tucson Arizona
22 Dec 1969
Myriam Bdard Canadian biathlete born in Loretteville Quebec City
22 Dec 1970
Ted Cruz [Rafael Edward] Canadian-born US politician (Senate-R-Texas 2013-) born in Calgary. Alberta
22 Dec 1970
Gary Anderson Scottish darts player (world champion 2015-16) born in Musselburgh Scotland
22 Dec 1971
Pat Mastroianni Canadian actor born in Toronto Canada
22 Dec 1972
Anthony Edwards Australian rower (Olympics 1996) born in Ballarat Australia
22 Dec 1972
Kirk Maltby NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers) born in Guelph Canada
22 Dec 1972
Mike Thompson NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Portage Wisconsin
22 Dec 1972
Vanessa Paradis French model (Channel)actress (White Wedding) born in Saint-Maur-des-Fosss France
22 Dec 1972
Big Tigger [Darian Morgan] American television host & radio personality born in Co-op City New York
22 Dec 1973
Annie Pelletier Canadian diver (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Montreal Quebec
22 Dec 1973
Jamel Williams American football safety (Washington Redskins) born in Gary Indiana
22 Dec 1974
Heather Donahue American writer & actress born in Upper Darby Pennsylvania
22 Dec 1975
Stanislav Neckar NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators Olympic gold 1998) born in esk Budjovice Czech Republic
22 Dec 1850
Constantin Fahlberg Russian chemist who discovered Saccharin (artificial sweetener) born in Tambov Russia (d. 1910)
22 Dec 1912
Henry Armstrong American professional boxer and 1938 world boxing champion born in Columbus Mississippi (d. 1988)
22 Dec 1930
Bill Jenkins American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
22 Dec 1932
Phil Woosnam Welsh soccer striker manager (Wales 17 caps USA manager 1968) born in Powys Wales (d. 2013)
22 Dec 1938
Matty Alou Dominican baseball outfielder (NL batting champion 1966 MLB All-Star 1968-69) born in Haina Dominican Republic (d. 2011)
22 Dec 1939
James Gurley American guitar player (Big Brother and the Holding Company) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2009)
22 Dec 1951
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke of Westminster British peer and its 3rd richest person born in Omagh Northern Ireland (d. 2016)
22 Dec 1951
Jan Stephenson Australian golfer (3-time LPGA major winner US Open 1983) born in Sydney New South Wales
22 Dec 1953
Bernnadette Stanis American actress (Thelma-Good Times) born in Brooklyn New York
22 Dec 1960
Patrick Fitzgerald American lawyer born in NYC New York
22 Dec 1963
Brian McMillan South African cricket all-rounder (38 Tests top score 113 75 wickets 78 ODIs) born in Welkom South Africa
22 Dec 1971
Pat Mastroianni Canadian actor born in Toronto Ontario
22 Dec 1975
Dmitri Khokhlov Russian footballer born in Krasnodar Russia
22 Dec 1975
Chris Adler American writer born in Cheverly Maryland
22 Dec 1975
Sergei Aschwanden Swiss judoka born in Bern Switzerland
22 Dec 1976
Brian A. Alexander American screenwriter and director
22 Dec 1976
Katleen De Caluw Belgian athlete born in Rumst Belgium
22 Dec 1850
Constantin Fahlberg Russian chemist who discovered Saccharin (artificial sweetener) born in Tambov Russia (d. 1910) [1]
22 Dec 1866
Mieczyslaw Surzynski Polish organ virtuoso and composer (1904 Organ Concerto) born in roda Poland (d. 1924)
22 Dec 1883
Edgard Varse French-American composer (Ionisation Pome lectronique) born in Burgundy France (d. 1965)
22 Dec 1885
Joseph Deems Taylor American composer (Peter Ibbetson) and promoter of classical music born in NYC New York (d. 1966)
22 Dec 1921
Robert Frank Kurka American composer born in Cicero Illinois (d. 1957)
22 Dec 1939
James Gurley American rock lead guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2009)
22 Dec 1944
Colin Barry Jenkins English rock drummer (Animals - House of the Rising Sun) born in Leicester United Kingdom
22 Dec 1970
Gary Anderson Scottish darts player (PDC World Champion 2015-16) born in Musselburgh Scotland
22 Dec 1976
Jason Lane American baseball player born in Santa Rosa California
22 Dec 1980
Chris Carmack American actor born in Washington D.C.
22 Dec 1875
Johannes Jan Musch Dutch actor (Dead Water) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1960)
22 Dec 1901
Andre Kostelanetz Russian-American conductor (Lincoln Portrait) born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1980)
22 Dec 1912
Henry Armstrong American boxer (world featherweight lightweight welterweight [19 x title defences] champion) born in Columbus Mississippi (d. 1988)
22 Dec 1919
Lillian Lil Green American blues singer and songwriter (Romance In The Dark) born in Mississippi (d. 1954) [some sources cite year of birth as 1901 and some 1910]
22 Dec 1921
Harold Hawkshaw Hawkins American country singer (Ozark Jubilee Lonesome 7-7203) born in Huntington West Virginia (d. 1963)
22 Dec 1921
Robert Frank Kurka American composer (The Good Soldier Schweik) born in Cicero Illinois (d. 1957)
22 Dec 1925
Thomas Christian David Austrian flutist conductor choral director and composer born in Wels Austria (d. 2006)
22 Dec 1929
Wazir Mohammad Pakistan cricket batsman (20 Tests 2 x 100 eldest of Pakistans 4 Mohammad brothers) born in Junagadh India
22 Dec 1929
Leonard Red Balaban American jazz tuba and sousaphone player born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2013) [1]
22 Dec 1929
Dee Rowe American college basketball coach (UConn Huskies mens team 1969-76 10378 [.569]) born in Worcester Massachusetts (d. 2021)
22 Dec 1934
David Pearson American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series Cship 1966 68 69 NASCAR Rookie of the Year 1960 Daytona 500 1976) born in Spartanburg South Carolina (d. 2018)
22 Dec 1938
Lucien Bouchard French Canadian lawyer & politician born in Saint-Cur-de-Marie Quebec
22 Dec 1939
James Gurley American rock lead guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company - Piece Of My Heart) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2009)
22 Dec 1939
Valentin Afonin Russian soccer defender (42 caps SKA Rostov-on-Don CSKA Moscow) born in Vladimir Russia (d. 2021)
22 Dec 1942
Dick Parry English session and touring rock saxophonist (Pink Floyd - Money) born in Kentford Suffolk
22 Dec 1946
Rick Nielsen American rock vocalist guitarist and songwriter (Cheap Trick- I Want You to Want Me) born in Rockford Illinois
22 Dec 1946
Mary McCaslin American contemporary folk singer-songwriter guitarist and banjo player (Prairie In The Sky) born in Indianapolis Indiana
22 Dec 1953
David Leisner American classical guitarist and composer born in Los Angeles California
22 Dec 1955
Lonnie Smith American MLB baseball outfielder 1978-94 (Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta Braves and 3 other teams) WS wins with 3 different teams born in Chicago Illinois
22 Dec 1958
Frank Gambale Australian jazz fusion guitarist born in Canberra Australia
22 Dec 1958
David Heavener American actor and country musician born in Louisville Kentucky
22 Dec 1960
Tyrell Biggs American super HW boxer (Olympic gold 1984) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
22 Dec 1960
(Emil) Wakin Chau Hong Kong-born singer and actor born in Sai Ying Pun Hong Kong
22 Dec 1960
Luther Campbell American rap artist (2 Live Crew) born in Miami Florida
22 Dec 1967
Richey James Edwards Welsh rock musician and songwriter (Manic Street Preachers) born in Blackwood United Kingdom (disappeared in 1995 declared d. 2008)
22 Dec 1973
Katarzyna Duda Polish concert violinist born in Warsaw Poland
22 Dec 1794
Alexander Gordon Laing Scottish explorer (1st European to reach Timbuktu) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1826)
22 Dec 1885
(Joseph) Deems Taylor American music critic (New York World) composer (Through The Looking Glass Peter Ibbetson) and promoter of classical music (Fantasia) born in NYC New York (d. 1966)
22 Dec 1894
Mihail Andricu Romanian pianist composer violinist and music professor (Bucharest Conservatory 1926-59) born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1974)
22 Dec 1896
Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov Russian poet and writer born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1979)
22 Dec 1903
Marc Lavry [Levin] Latvian-Israeli composer (Emek Independence Symphony Song of Songs] and conductor born in Riga Latvia (d. 1967) [1]
22 Dec 1908
Marius Duintjer Dutch architect (Kolenkit) born in Veendam Netherlands (d. 1983)
22 Dec 1910
Jimmy Boucher Irish cricket all-rounder (28 first-class matches for Ireland secretary Irish Cricket Union 1954-73) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1995)
22 Dec 1910
Richard Ainley British actor (I Dood It As You Like It Above Suspicion) born in Middlesex England (d. 1967)
22 Dec 1917
Gene Rayburn [Jeljeni] American radio performer and TV game show host (Match Game) born in Christopher Illinois (d. 1999)
22 Dec 1930
Per Bredesen Norwegian soccer forward (18 caps rn Horten FK Lazio Udinese AC Milan Bari Messina) born in Horten Norway (d. 2022)
22 Dec 1938
Matty Alou Dominican baseball outfielder (NL batting champion 1966 MLB All-Star 1968-69 Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Haina Dominican Republic (d. 2011)
22 Dec 1944
Colin Barry Jenkins English rock drummer (Animals - House of the Rising Sun) born in Leicester United Kingdom
22 Dec 1946
Mary McCaslin American contemporary folk singer-songwriter guitarist and banjo player (Prairie In The Sky) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2022)
22 Dec 1947
Dilip Doshi Indian cricket spin bowler (33 Tests 114 wickets BB 6102 Bengal East Zone Nottinghamshire CCC Warwickshire CCC) born in Rajkot India
22 Dec 1949
Ray Guy American College-Pro Football HOF punter (Southern Miss Super Bowl 1976 80 84 6 First-team All-Pro 7 Pro Bowl OaklandLA Raiders) born in Swainsboro Georgia (d. 2022)
22 Dec 1966
Schmier [Marcel Schirmer] German heavy metal singer and bass player (Destruction) born in Freiburg im Breisgau Germany
22 Dec 1400
Luca della Robbia Italian sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) born in Florence (d. 1482)
22 Dec 1515
Mary of Guise [Mary of Lorraine] French Queen consort of Scots (1538-42) and Regent of Scotland for daughter Mary Queen of Scots (1554-60) born in Bar-le-Duc France (d. 1560)
22 Dec 1550
Cesare Cremonini Italian professor of natural philosophy born in Cento Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1631)
22 Dec 1624
Tomas Micieres Spanish composer and chapel master born in Villaescusa de Ecla Spain (d. 1662)
22 Dec 1696
James Oglethorpe British soldier politician philanthropist and founder of the US colony of Georgia born in Godalming Surrey England (d. 1758)
22 Dec 1875
Antoine Mariotte French composer (Paysage maritime) born in Avignon (d. 1944)
22 Dec 1902
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque French general and WWII hero known as the Liberator of Paris born in Belloy-Saint-Lonard France (d. 1947)
22 Dec 1914
Emil Sitka American actor (Three Stooges shorts) born in Johnstown Pennsylvania (d. 1998)
22 Dec 1922
Jim Wright American Democratic politician and Speaker of the House (1987-89) born in Forth Worth Texas (d. 2015)
22 Dec 1932
Phil Woosnam Welsh soccer striker (Wales 17 caps Leyton Orient West Ham United Aston Villa) and manager (USA 1968) born in Powys Wales (d. 2013)
22 Dec 1935
Anatoly Sass Russian rower (Olympic gold USSR double sculls 1968) born in Moscow Russia (d. 2023)
22 Dec 1944
(Michael) Mo Foster British session and touring rock bassist and producer born in Byfleet Surrey England
22 Dec 1948
Rick Nielsen American rock vocalist guitarist and songwriter (Cheap Trick- I Want You to Want Me The Flame) born in Elmhurst Illinois
22 Dec 1684
Johann J Dillenius [Dillen] German botanist (Historia Muscorum) born in Darmstadt Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Holy Roman Empire (d. 1747)
22 Dec 1723
Carl Friedrich Abel German composer born in Kthen Anhalt-Kthen Holy Roman Empire (d. 1787)
22 Dec 1819
Franz Abt German composer and choir conductor born in Eilenburg Prussian Saxony (d. 1885)
22 Dec 1821
Giovanni Bottesini Italian Romantic composer conductor and a double bass virtuoso born in Crema Kingdom of LombardyVenetia (d. 1889)
22 Dec 1844
Izydor Lotto Polish violinist and composer born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1927)
22 Dec 1853
Teresa Carreo Venezuelan classical pianist soprano composer and conductor born in Caracas Venezuela (d. 1917)
22 Dec 1863
Jean-Baptiste Marchand French military officer and explorer in Africa born in Thoissey France (d. 1934)
22 Dec 1866
Mieczyslaw Surzyski Polish organ virtuoso and composer (1904 Organ Concerto) born in roda Poland (d. 1924)
22 Dec 1867
Wilhelm Groener German soldier and politician born in Ludwigsburg Germany (d. 1939)
22 Dec 1874
Franz Schmidt Austrian composer and musician born in Bratislava Slovakia (d. 1939)
22 Dec 1878
Stephen Timoshenko [Stepan Tymoshenko] Ukrainian-American mechanical engineer (elasticity strength of materials) and pedagogue born in Shpotovka Russian Empire (d. 1972)
22 Dec 1885
(Joseph) Deems Taylor American music critic (New York World) composer (Through The Looking Glass Peter Ibbetson) and promoter of classical music (Fantasia) born in New York City (d. 1966)
22 Dec 1905
Kenneth Rexroth American poet and translator & critical essayist (Birds in the Bush) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 1982)
22 Dec 1908
Max Bill Swiss architect and artist (Ruban Sans Fin) born in Winterthur Switzerland (d. 1994)
22 Dec 1917
Piet De Somer Belgian physician and biologist (U of Leuven) born in Belgium (d. 1985)
22 Dec 1923
Joseph Muhler American biochemist and dentist (developed Crest - 1st fluoride toothpaste) born in Fort Wayne Indiana (d. 1996) [1]
22 Dec 1924
Francesco Frank Corsaro American opera director (The Night of the Iguana Play of the Week) born in New York City (d. 2017)
22 Dec 1925
Lewis Glucksman American financier born in Manhattan New York (d. 2006)
22 Dec 1928
Piero Angela Italian science journalist and television host (Quark) born in Turin Italy (d. 2022)
22 Dec 1929
Dee Rowe American college basketball coach (UConn Huskies mens 1969-76) born in Worcester Massachusetts (d. 2021)
22 Dec 1936
Hector Elizondo American actor (American Gigolo Young Doctors in Love) born in New York City
22 Dec 1938
Lucien Bouchard French Canadian lawyer and politician born in Saint-Cur-de-Marie Quebec
22 Dec 1940
Jim McLaughlin Irish soccer striker (12 caps Northern Ireland Shrewsbury Town 297 games) and manager (Dundalk Derry City) born in Londonderry Northern Ireland (d. 2024)
22 Dec 1943
Paul Wolfowitz American political scientist and diplomat born in Brooklyn New York
22 Dec 1948
Chris Old English cricket fast bowler (46 Tests 143 wickets 2 x 50 Warwickshire CCC Yorkshire CCC Northern Transvaal) born in Middlesborough England
22 Dec 1948
Rick Nielsen American rock vocalist guitarist and songwriter (Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me The Flame) born in Elmhurst Illinois
22 Dec 1954
Derick Parry West Indian cricket all-rounder (12 Tests 23 wickets 3 x 50 Leeward Islands Combined Islands Cambridgeshire) born in Cotton Ground Saint Kitts & Nevis
22 Dec 1968
Dina Meyer American film and television actress born in Forest Hills New York City
22 Dec 1972
Big Tigger [Darian Morgan] American television host and radio personality born in Co-op City New York
22 Dec 1972
Kirk Maltby Canadian NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers) born in Guelph Canada
22 Dec 1178
Antoku 81st Emperor of Japan (1180-85) whose death marks the end of the Heian period born in Japan (d. 1185)
22 Dec 1789
Levi Woodbury American attorney jurist 13th US Secretary of the Treasury (1834-41) and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1845-51) born in Francestown New Hampshire (d. 1851)
22 Dec 1922
Jim Wright American Democratic politician (48th Speaker of the House 1987-89 US Representatives from Texas 1955-89) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2015)
22 Dec 1929
Wazir Mohammad Pakistan cricket batsman (20 Tests 2 x 100 eldest of Pakistans 4 Mohammad brothers) born in Junagadh India (d. 2025)
22 Dec 1935
John L. Young American architect whistleblower and co-founder of Cryptome born in Millersview Texas (d. 2025) [1]
22 Dec 1941
Archie Andrews American comic book character created by Bob Montana (ARCHIE) born in Riverdale
22 Dec 1947
Dilip Doshi Indian cricket spin bowler (33 Tests 114 wickets BB 6102 Bengal East Zone Nottinghamshire CCC Warwickshire CCC) born in Rajkot India (d. 2025)
22 Dec 1948
Lynne Thigpen American actress (Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego An American Daughter) born in Joliet Illinois (d. 2003)
22 Dec 1951
Jan Stephenson Australian golfer (du Maurier Classic 1981 Womens PGA Cship 1982 US Open 1983) born in Sydney Australia
22 Dec 1954
Hugh Quarshie Ghanaian-British actor (Ric Griffin in Holby City) born in Accra Ghana
22 Dec 1958
David Heavener American actor (Prime Target) and country musician (Im a Honky Tonk Man) born in Louisville Kentucky
22 Dec 1959
Bernd Schuster German soccer midfielder (21 caps West Germany FC Barcelona 170 games Real Madrid Atltico Madrid) and manager (Real Madrid Beikta Mlaga) born in Augsburg Germany
22 Dec 1960
Tyrell Biggs American boxer (Olympic gold super heavyweight 1984 World Cship gold 1982) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
22 Dec 1963
Giuseppe Bergomi Italian soccer defender (81 caps Inter Milan 517 games) born in Milan Italy
22 Dec 1965
Jonathan Joss American comedic actor (King of the Hill Parks and Recreation) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 2025) [1]
22 Dec 1965
Sergi Lpez Spanish actor (Pans Labyrinth With a Friend Like Harry...) born in Vilanova i la Geltr Spain
22 Dec 1966
Dmitry Bilozerchev Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR x 4 1988 World Cship gold x4 1983 x4 1987) born in Moscow Russia
22 Dec 1967
Dan Petrescu Romanian soccer defender (95 caps Steaua Bucureti Chelsea) and manager (Dynamo Moscow CFR Cluj) born in Bucharest Romania
22 Dec 1967
Roland Holder West Indian cricket batsman (11 Tests 2 x 50 Barbados) born in Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago
22 Dec 1968
Lauralee Bug Bell American actress (Christine Cricket Blair in The Young and the Restless) born in Chicago Illinois
22 Dec 1969
Myriam Bdard Canadian biathlete (Olympic gold 15km individual 7.5km sprint World Cship gold 7.5km 1993) born in Loretteville Quebec
22 Dec 1971
Pat Mastroianni Canadian actor (Joey Jeremiah in Degrassi High) born in Toronto Ontario
22 Dec 1974
Rei Hance [Heather Donahue] American screenwriter and actress (The Blair Witch Project) born in Upper Darby Pennsylvania
22 Dec 1975
Dmitri Khokhlov Russian soccer midfielder (53 caps PSV Eindhoven Real Sociedad Lokomotiv Moscow Dynamo Moscow) and manager (Dynamo Moscow) born in Krasnodar Russia
22 Dec 1980
Chris Carmack American model and actor (Greys Anatomy The O.C.) born in Washington D.C.
22 Dec 1983
Jennifer Hawkins-Wall Australian model television personality and Miss Universe winner (2004) born in Holmesville Australia
22 Dec 1984
Basshunter [Jonas Erik Altberg] Swedish record producer and DJ (Now Youre Gone) born in Halmstad Sweden
22 Dec 1986
Jeffery Wood American actor (Austin Warren-In The House) born in San Diego California
22 Dec 1989
Jordin Sparks American singer (No Air) and American Idol winner (season 6) born in Phoenix Arizona
22 Dec 1990
Jean-Baptiste Maunier French actor (The Chorus Le grand Meaulnes) born in Brignoles France
22 Dec 1990
Josef Newgarden American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2023 24 IndyCar Series 2017 19 Indy Lights 2011) born in Nashville Tennessee
22 Dec 1993
Meghan Trainor American Grammy Award-winning pop singer-songwriter (All About That Bass) and television personality (The Voice UK 2020 Australian Idol 2023) born in Nantucket Massachusetts
22 Dec 1998
Casper Ruud Norwegian tennis player (French Open 2022 23 & US Open 2022 runner-up) born in Oslo Norway
22 Dec 1998
Latto [Alyssa Michelle Stephens] American rapper (Big Energy) born in Columbus Ohio
22 Dec 2000
Joshua Bassett American actor and singer (High School Musical The Musical The Series) born in Oceanside California
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