Stan Bahnsen pitcher (NY Yankee 1968 AL Rookie-of-year)
15 Dec 1945
Thaao Penghlis actor (Mission Impossible Tony-Days of Our Life)
15 Dec 1946
Carmine Appice musician (Have You Heard Keep on Rolling) born in NYC New York
15 Dec 1946
Harry Ray rock vocalist (Ray Goodman Brown) born in Hackensack New York
15 Dec 1946
Art Howe American baseball player and manager
15 Dec 1947
Rodney Bingenheimer Pioneering American radio personality
15 Dec 1948
David Gwillim Plymouth England actor (Island at Top of the World)
15 Dec 1948
Melanie Chartoff American actress (Fridays Parker Lewis) and director born in West Haven Connecticut
15 Dec 1948
Cassandra Harris Australian actress (d. 1991)
15 Dec 1949
Don Johnson Flatt Creek Missouri American actor (Miami Vice Nash Bridges)
15 Dec 1949
Ton [Teunis] Sijbrands Dutch world checkers champion
15 Dec 1949
Adrian Belew American musician (King Crimson) born in Covington Kentucky
15 Dec 1951
Ken Knox rock vocalist (Chairmen of the Board)
15 Dec 1954
Justin Ross American actor (Sinatra Chorus Line Fan Quick Change) born in Brooklyn New York
15 Dec 1954
Mike Ratledge author (2DAY & NEWDAY)ratledgmspawar.navy.mil
15 Dec 1955
Paul Simonon English pop bassist (Clash-Havana 3 AM)
15 Dec 1957
Tim Reynolds German guitarist (Dave Matthews Band) born in Wiesbaden Germany
15 Dec 1959
Greg Matthews cricketer (NSW & Aust off-spin all rounder Yeah yeah)
15 Dec 1959
Heidi Bohay Somerset NJ actress (Megan-Hotel)
15 Dec 1959
Rashid Khan cricketer (4 Tests for Pakistan 1982-85)
15 Dec 1960
Don Franklin actor (Seaquest 2032 Noah Dixon-The Young Riders)
15 Dec 1960
Doug Phelps American singer (Ky Headhunters - Davy Crockett) born in Leachville Arkansas
15 Dec 1961
Annie Pujol Perpignan French TV hostess (Roue de la Fortune)
15 Dec 1963
Asif Karim cricketer (slow left-arm bowler for Kenya 1996 World Cup)
15 Dec 1963
David Wingate NBA guardforward (Seattle Supersonics)
15 Dec 1963
Helen Slater American actress (Supergirl Billie Jean Ruthless People) born in NYC New York
15 Dec 1964
Carlton Bailey NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers Carolina Panthers)
15 Dec 1964
Jerry Ball NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders Minnesota Vikings)
15 Dec 1965
Kimberly Donley Aurora IL playmate (Mar 1993)
15 Dec 1965
Walter Reeves NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns)
15 Dec 1966
Carl Hooper cricketer (WI off-spin all-rounder)
15 Dec 1966
Manos Papayiannis Greek fashion model and actor
15 Dec 1967
Christine Larsen synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996) born in New Westminster British Columbia
15 Dec 1967
Frank Hartley NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns San Diego Chargers)
15 Dec 1967
Mo Vaughn American MLB first baseman (Boston Red Sox MVP-1995) born in Norwalk Connecticut
15 Dec 1967
David Howells English footballer born in Guildford Surrey
15 Dec 1969
Dan Williams NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos KC Chiefs)
15 Dec 1969
Sean Briscombe diver (Olympics 1996) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
15 Dec 1969
Chantal Petitclerc Canadian wheelchair athlete
15 Dec 1970
Damon Thomas American NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills) born in Clovis California
15 Dec 1970
Lawrence Funderburke NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
15 Dec 1970
Mitchell Butler NBA guard (Washington Bullets Cleveland Cavaliers)
15 Dec 1970
Frankie Dettori Italian jockey born in Milan Italy
15 Dec 1970
Michael Shanks Canadian actor and director (Stargate) born in Vancouver British Columbia
15 Dec 1971
Boudewijk Pahlplatz soccer player (FC Twente PSV)
15 Dec 1971
Chris Maumalanga NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears Az Cardinals)
15 Dec 1971
Ken Alexander WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
15 Dec 1972
Rodney Harrison American NFL safety (San Diego Chargers) born in Markham Illinois
15 Dec 1973
Geoff Stewart Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
15 Dec 1973
James Stewart Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
15 Dec 1973
Mirko Ludemann Weiwasser GER NHL defenseman (Team Germany Colorado)
15 Dec 1973
Tammy Melinda Pearman American soccer forwarddefender (Olympics 1996) born in Brooklyn New York
15 Dec 1973
Ryu Seung-wan South Korean actor and director
15 Dec 1977
Catherine Fox 400m freestyle relay (Olympic gold 1996)
15 Dec 1977
Larissa Fontaine gymnast (alt-Olympics 1996) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Dec 1978
Henrietta Nagyova Nove Zamky Slovakia tennis star (ITFCali-COL)
15 Dec 1981
Andy Gonzlez Puerto Rican baseball player
15 Dec 1862
Jack The Nonpareil Dempsey Irish boxer (first holder of World Middleweight Championship 1886-90) born in Curran County Kildare (d. 1895)
15 Dec 1891
A. P. Carter American musician (Carter Family) born in Maces Spring Virginia
15 Dec 1892
Jos Mara Castro Argentine composer born in Avellaneda Buenos Aires (d. 1964)
15 Dec 1896
Carl Ferdinand Cori Czech-American bio-chemist (Nobel 1947-discovery of how glycogen (animal starch) a derivative of glucose is broken down and resynthesized in the body for use as a store and source of energy) born in Prague (d. 1984)
15 Dec 1896
George Cressey American geographer (Asias Lands & Peoples) born in Tiffin Ohio (d. 1963)
15 Dec 1896
Paul Citroen Dutch sculptor born in Berlin (d. 1983)
15 Dec 1896
Betty Smith American novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1972)
15 Dec 1898
Fernando Remacha Spanish composer born in Tudela Navarre Spain (d. 1984)
15 Dec 1899
Harold Abrahams British athlete (Olympic gold & silver 1924) born in Bedford England (d. 1978)
15 Dec 1900
Francesco Messina Italian sculptor born in Linguaglossa Italy (d. 1995)
15 Dec 1902
Robert F. Bradford American politician (57th Governor of Massachusetts) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1983)
15 Dec 1903
Tamanishiki Sanemon Japanese sumo wrestler (32nd yokozuna winner 9 top division ysh) born in Kchi Japan (d. 1938)
15 Dec 1904
Kermit Bloomgarden American producer (The Diary of Anne Frank Music Man) born in NYC New York (d. 1976)
15 Dec 1904
William Hitzig Austrian Maxwell physician born in Austria (d. 1983)
15 Dec 1905
Ferenc Farkas Hungarian composer born in Nagykanizsa Hungary (d. 2000)
15 Dec 1907
Oscar Niemeyer Brazilian architect (Brasilia) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 2012)
15 Dec 1910
John H. Hammond American music producer critic and activist discovered Billie Holiday born in NYC New York (d. 1987)
15 Dec 1911
Stan Kenton [Newcomb] American jazz musician (Music 55) born in Wichita Kansas (d. 1979)
15 Dec 1911
Nicholas P. Dallis American psychiatrist and comic strip writer (Rex Morgan M.D.) born in NYC New York (d. 1991)
15 Dec 1912
Ray Eames American designer and filmmaker born in Sacramento California (d. 1988)
15 Dec 1913
Muriel Rukeyser American poet (The Book of the Dead) born in NYC New York (d. 1980)
15 Dec 1913
Rik Jacobs Flemish stage manager born in Antwerpen Flanders Belgium (d. 1985)
15 Dec 1915
Jos Toribio Merino Chilean admiral (one of the principal leaders of the 1973 Chilean coup dtat) born in La Serena Chile (d. 1996)
15 Dec 1916
Maurice Wilkins New Zealand-born English physicist (Nobel 1962-X-ray diffraction studies of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) proved crucial to the determination of DNAs molecular structure by James D. Watson and Francis Crick) born in Pongaroa New Zealand (d. 2004)
15 Dec 1917
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee Pakistani Urdu linguist and writer born in Delhi British India (d. 2005)
15 Dec 1920
Kurt Schaffenberger American comics artist (Supermans Girl Friend Lois Lane) born in Thuringian Forest Germany (d. 2002)
15 Dec 1922
Alan Freed American disc jockey who accepted payola and introduced term rock-n-roll born in Windber Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
15 Dec 1923
Freeman Dyson American physicist (known for his work in quantum electrodynamics solid-state physics astronomy and nuclear engineering) born in Crowthorne Berkshire England
15 Dec 1923
Uziel Gal Israeli firearm designer (Uzi submachine gun) born in Weimar Germany (d. 2002)
15 Dec 1923
Valentin Varennikov Soviet-Russian general and statesman born in Krasnodar Russian SFSR Soviet Union (d. 2009)
15 Dec 1924
Ida Haendel Polish-British violinist and author (Woman with Violin) born in Chem Poland
15 Dec 1925
Sam Pollock Canadian ice hockey general manager (Montreal Canadiens) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2007)
15 Dec 1928
Jimmy Nelson American ventriloquist (Nestles Farfel) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Dec 1928
Friedensreich Hundertwasser Austrian-born New Zealand artist born in Vienna Austria (d. 2000)
15 Dec 1928
Jerry Wallace American singer (If You Leave Me Tonight Ill Cry) born in Guilford Missouri (d. 2008)
15 Dec 1929
Keith Andrew English cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63) born in Greenacres Oldham England (d. 2010)
15 Dec 1930
Alimuddin Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62) born in Ajmer British India (d. 2012)
15 Dec 1930
Edna OBrien Irish novelist and short story writer (Girl with Green Eyes Casualties of Peace) born in Tuamgraney County Clare Ireland
15 Dec 1931
Evald Schorm Czech film director (Courage for Every Day) born in Prague Czechoslovakia (d. 1988)
15 Dec 1932
Elaine Barkin American composer born in The Bronx New York
15 Dec 1933
Jesse Belvin American rock vocalist (Mr Easy) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1960)
15 Dec 1933
Tim Conway American comedian (McHales Navy The Carol Burnett Show) born in Willoughby Ohio
15 Dec 1937
John Sladek American sci-fi author (Tik-Tok Bugs) born in Waverly Iowa (d. 2000)
15 Dec 1938
Bob Foster American boxer (world light-heavyweight champion 1968-74) born in Borger Texas (d. 2015)
15 Dec 1939
Cindy Birdsong American rock vocalist (Labelle-Rainbow Supremes) born in Camden New Jersey
15 Dec 1939
Nicolaus A. Huber German composer born in Passau Germany
15 Dec 1940
Nick Buoniconti American NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins) and sportscaster (NBC) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 2019)
15 Dec 1941
Geoffrey Davies English actor (Doctor at Sea Doctor on the Go) born in Leeds England
15 Dec 1942
Dave Clark English rock drummer (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) born in Tottenham Middlesex England
Kathleen Blanco American politician 1st female Governor of Louisiana (2004-08) born in New Iberia Louisiana (d. 2019)
15 Dec 1943
Lucien den Arend Dutch geometric abstract sculptor born in Dordrecht Netherlands
15 Dec 1944
Stan Bahnsen American baseball pitcher (NY Yankee 1968 AL Rookie-of-year) born in Council Bluffs Iowa
15 Dec 1945
Thaao Penghlis Australian actor (Mission Impossible Tony-Days of Our Life) born in Sydney Australia
15 Dec 1946
Carmine Appice American musician (Have You Heard Keep on Rolling) born in NYC New York
15 Dec 1946
Harry Ray American rock vocalist (Ray Goodman Brown) born in Longbranch New Jersey (d. 1992)
15 Dec 1946
Art Howe American MLB baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) and manager born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
15 Dec 1947
Rodney Bingenheimer American disc jockey born in Mountain View California
15 Dec 1948
David Gwillim English actor (Island at Top of the World) born in Plymouth Devon England
15 Dec 1948
Melanie Chartoff American actress (Fridays Parker Lewis) and director born in New Haven Connecticut
15 Dec 1948
Cassandra Harris Australian actress (For Your Eyes Only) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1991)
15 Dec 1949
Don Johnson American actor (Miami Vice Nash Bridges) born in Flatt Creek Missouri
15 Dec 1949
Ton Sijbrands Dutch world checkers champion born in Amsterdam
15 Dec 1951
Joe Jordan Scottish football player (Manchester United) born in Cleland North Lanarkshire Scotland
15 Dec 1952
Allan Simonsen Danish footballer (Borussia Mnchengladbach) born in Vejle Denmark
15 Dec 1981
Thomas Herrion American football player (d. 2005)
15 Dec 1981
Michelle Dockery English actress (Downton Abbey) born in London England
15 Dec 1983
Ren Goguen (Ren Dupre) Canadian professional wrestler
15 Dec 1983
Ronnie Radke American singer (Escape the Fate)
15 Dec 1823
Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke German organist and composer born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1896)
15 Dec 1911
Stan Kenton American musician jazz pianist arranger and bandleader (Artistry In Rhythm) born in Wichita Kansas (d. 1979)
15 Dec 1923
Ida Haendel Polish-British violinist and author (Woman with Violin) born in Chem Poland (d. 2020)
15 Dec 1946
Harry Ray American soul singer (Ray Goodman Brown - Special Lady) born in Long Branch New Jersey (d. 1992)
15 Dec 1967
Mo Vaughn American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1995 96 98 AL MVP 1995 Boston Red Sox) born in Norwalk Connecticut
15 Dec 1984
Joshua Third British Guitarist in The Horrors.
15 Dec 1765
Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger French composer born in Strasbourg France (d. 1821)
15 Dec 1786
Edward Coles American anti-slavery advocate and politician (Governor of Illinois 1822-26) born in Albemarle County Virginia (d. 1868)
15 Dec 1860
Niels Ryberg Finsen Danish-Farosese physician and phototherapist (Nobel Prize for Medicine 1903 for treatment for Lupus) born in Trshavn Faroe Islands (d. 1904)
15 Dec 1860
Abner Powell American baseball utility team owner and executive (first to use infield tarpaulin after rain) born in Shenandoah Pennsylvania (d. 1953)
15 Dec 1870
Josef Hoffmann Austrian architect (Vienna Secession Movement) born in Brtnice Moravia Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
15 Dec 1899
Harold Abrahams British athlete (Olympic gold 100m silver 4x100m 1924 depicted in film Chariots of Fire) born in Bedford England (d. 1978)
15 Dec 1916
(Edwin) Buddy Cole American jazz and session pianist Hammond organist orchestra leader and composer (Truth Or Consequences) born in Irving Illinois (d. 1964)
15 Dec 1920
Howard Cable Canadian conductor arranger and composer born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2016)
15 Dec 1920
Eddie Robinson American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1949 5153 Washington Sens Chicago WS Philadelphia As) and executive (GM Texas Rangers Atlanta Braves) born in Paris Texas (d. 2021)
15 Dec 1923
Freeman Dyson American physicist (known for his work in quantum electrodynamics solid-state physics astronomy and nuclear engineering) born in Crowthorne Berkshire England (d. 2020)
15 Dec 1924
Esther Bejarano German accordionist singer (Coincidence Microphone Mafia) anti-fascism activist and Holocaust survivor born in Saarlouis Germany (d. 2021)
15 Dec 1928
Jerry Wallace American country and pop singer (Primrose Lane If You Leave Me Tonight Ill Cry) born in Guilford Missouri (d. 2008)
15 Dec 1928
Ida Haendel Polish-British-Canadian child prodigy violinist teacher and author (Woman with Violin) born in Chelm Poland (d. 2020)
15 Dec 1929
Keith Andrew English cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests Northamptonshire CCC) born in Oldham England (d. 2010)
15 Dec 1929
Barry Harris American bebop jazz pianist (Cannonball Adderly Lee Morgan The Bird of Red and Gold) and educator born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2021) [1]
15 Dec 1930
Alimuddin Pakistani cricket batsman (25 Tests 2 x 100s 7 x 50s Rajputana Karachi) born in Ajmer India (d. 2012)
15 Dec 1932
Curtis Fuller American jazz trombonist (Yusef Lateef John Coltrane FarmerGolson Jazztet) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2021)
15 Dec 1933
(Thomas) Tim Conway American Emmy Award-winning comic actor and screenwriter (McHales Navy The Carol Burnett Show 1975-78 The Apple Dumpling Gang) born in Willoughby Ohio (d. 2019)
15 Dec 1935
Joe Walton American football coach (New York Jets 1983-89 Robert Morris University) born in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
15 Dec 1936
Eddie Palmieri American Latin jazz pianist bandleader and composer (La Perfecta) born in New York City
15 Dec 1936
Krzysztof Sadowski Polish jazz pianist Hammond organ player and composer born in Warsaw
15 Dec 1939
Cindy Birdsong American rock vocalist (Patti LaBelle & Blue Belles 1963-67 The Supremes 1967-76) born in Camden New Jersey
15 Dec 1939
Dave Clark British rock drummersinger-songwriter and producer Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over) born in Tottenham Middlesex England
15 Dec 1943
Mihly Hesz Hungarian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold K-1 1000 1968 World Cship gold K-1 10000 1966 K-1 4x500 1971) born in Ngrd Hungary
15 Dec 1944
Stan Bahnsen American baseball pitcher (AL Rookie of the Year 1968 NY Yankees) born in Council Bluffs Iowa
15 Dec 1946
Art Howe American baseball infielder (Houston Astros) and manager (Houston Astros Oakland As NY Mets) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
15 Dec 1950
Stjepko Gut Serbian jazz trumpeter flgelhorn player and teacher born in Ruma Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
15 Dec 1951
Joe Jordan Scottish soccer forward (52 caps Leeds Manchester United) and manager (Bristol City Hearts Stoke City) born in Cleland Scotland
15 Dec 1951
Ken Knox American singer-songwriter (Chairmen of the Board) born in Charleston West Virginia
15 Dec 1952
Allan Simonsen Danish soccer forward (55 caps Borussia Mnchengladbach FC Barcelona Vejle BK) and manager (Vejle BK Faroe Islands Luxembourg) born in Vejle Denmark
15 Dec 1952
Julie Taymor American film and stage director (The Lion Kong Frida) born in Newton Massachusetts
15 Dec 1953
J. M. DeMatteis American comic book writer born in Brooklyn New York
15 Dec 1954
Alex Cox English director (Repo Man) born in Bebington England
15 Dec 1954
Mark Warner American politician (Senator (D) Virginia 2009-) born in Indianapolis Indiana
15 Dec 1957
Ch [Yuuichi Nagashima] Japanese voice actor born in Knosu Japan
15 Dec 1959
Greg Matthews Australian cricket all-rounder (33 Tests 61 wickets 4 x 100s NSW CA) born in Newcastle Australia
15 Dec 1959
Heidi Bohay American actress (Megan-Hotel) born in Somerset New Jersey
15 Dec 1959
Rashid Khan Afghan cricket spin bowler and captain (5 Tests 34 wickets BB 7137 Sunrisers Hyderabad Adelaide Strikers) born in Nangarhar Afghanistan
15 Dec 1960
Don Franklin American actor (Seaquest 2032 Noah Dixon-The Young Riders) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Dec 1961
Annie Pujol French TV hostess (Roue de la Fortune) born in Perpignan France
15 Dec 1961
Reginald Hudlin American director (House Party) born in Centreville Illinois
15 Dec 1963
Andrew Luster American Max Factor heir and convicted sex offender born in Las Vegas Nevada
15 Dec 1964
Jerry Ball American football defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1989 90 91 First Team All Pro 1991 Detroit Lions LAOakland Raiders) born in Beaumont Texas
15 Dec 1966
Carl Hooper West Indian cricket all-rounder (102 Tests 13 x 100s HS 233 114 wickets Demerara Guyana Kent CCC Lancashire CCC) born in Georgetown Guyana
15 Dec 1968
Garrett Wang American actor (Star Trek Voyager) born in Riverside California
15 Dec 1969
Chantal Petitclerc Canadian wheelchair athlete (14 x Olympic gold 1996 2000 04 08) and politician (Senator for Grandville Quebec) born in Saint-Marc-des-Carrires Quebec
15 Dec 1969
Ralph Ineson English actor (Harry Potter films) born in Leeds England
15 Dec 1969
Rohini Indian actress screenwriter and director (Stri) born in Thummapala India
15 Dec 1970
Frankie Dettori Italian jockey (20 x English classics 3 x GB flat racing champion jockey rode all 7 winners British Champions Day Ascot 1996 6 x Prix de lArc de Triomphe) born in Milan Italy
15 Dec 1972
Rodney Harrison American football safety (Super Bowl 2003 04 NE Patriots Pro Bowl 1998 2001 First team All-Pro 1998 2003 SD Chargers) born in Markham Illinois
15 Dec 1972
Stuart Townsend Irish actor (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) born in Howth Ireland
15 Dec 1972
Lee Jung-jae South Korean actor (Squid Game) born in Seoul South Korea
15 Dec 1973
Ryu Seung-wan South Korean actor and director born in Onyang South Korea
15 Dec 1976
Baichung Bhutia Indian soccer striker (80 caps SC East Bengal AC Mohun Bagan) born in Tinkitam India
15 Dec 1976
Elix Skipper American professional wrestler born in Roosevelt New York
15 Dec 1977
Catherine Fox American swimmer (Olympic gold 4100m freestyle 4100m medley 1996 World Cships gold 4100m freestyle 1998) born in Roeland Park Kansas
15 Dec 1978
Henrietta Nagyov Slovakian tennis player (9 WTA 9 ITF titles) born in Nov Zmky Slovakia
15 Dec 1979
Adam Brody American actor (The O.C.) born in San Diego California
15 Dec 1980
Annalena Baerbock Germany politician (Leader of the Greens Party) born in Hanover West Germany
15 Dec 1981
Roman Pavlyuchenko Russian soccer striker (51 caps Spartak Moscow Tottenham Hotspur Lokomotiv Moscow) born in Mostovskoy Russia
15 Dec 1981
Najoua Belyzel French singer born in Nancy France
15 Dec 1981
Brendan Fletcher Canadian actor The Law of Enclosures) born in Comox Valley British Columbia
15 Dec 1981
Creighton Lovelace American Baptist minister born in Shelby North Carolina
15 Dec 1982
Charlie Cox English actor (Daredevil The Theory of Everything Boardwalk Empire) born in London
15 Dec 1983
Ren Dupre [Goguen] Canadian professional wrestler born in Moncton New Brunswick
15 Dec 1983
Ronnie Radke American punk-metal singer (Escape The Fate Falling In Reverse) born in Las Vegas Nevada
15 Dec 1983
Wang Hao Chinese table tennis player (World Cship gold 2009 Olympic silver 2004 08 12) born in Changchun Jilin Province China
15 Dec 1983
Camilla Luddington British-American actress (Greys Anatomy - Dr. Jo Wilson) born in Ascot England
15 Dec 1984
Joshua Hayward British Guitarist (The Horrors)
15 Dec 1984
Martin krtel Slovakian soccer defender and captain (104 caps Liverpool FC 242 games) born in Handlov Slovakia
15 Dec 1985
Sheba Mason [Reiter] American comedian and daughter of Jackie Mason born in Miami Florida
15 Dec 1986
Snejana Onopka Ukrainian supermodel born in Sievierodonetsk Soviet Union
15 Dec 1986
Keylor Navas Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper (100 caps 2021 Lavante UD Real Madrid Paris Saint-Germain) born in Prez Zeledn Costa Rica
15 Dec 1987
Mikey Garcia American boxer (lineal junior welterweight title 2018-20 WBO featherweight 2013 WBO junior lightweight 2013-14 WBC & IBF lightweight 2017-19) born in Oxnard California
15 Dec 1987
Josh Norman American football cornerback (First-team All-Pro Pro Bowl 2015 Carolina Panthers San Francisco 49ers) born in Greenwood South Carolina
15 Dec 1991
Eunice Cho American actress born in New Jersey
15 Dec 1992
Jesse Lingard English soccer midfielder (32 caps 2021 Manchester United) born in Warrington England
15 Dec 1992
Alex Telles Brazilian soccer defender (4 caps Galatasaray Porto Manchester United) born in Caxias do Sul Brazil
15 Dec 1997
Maude Apatow American actress (Euphoria) born in Los Banos California
15 Dec 1657
Michel-Richard Delalande French organist and baroque composer (De Profundis) born in Paris (d. 1726)
15 Dec 1891
A. P. Carter American country-folk and gospel singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Carter Family) born in Maces Spring Virginia (d. 1960)
15 Dec 1904
Kermit Bloomgarden American producer (The Diary of Anne Frank The Music Man) born in NYC New York (d. 1976)
15 Dec 1910
John H. Hammond American music producer talent scout promoter and activist discovered Billie Holiday Teddy Wilson Count Basie Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen born in NYC New York (d. 1987)
15 Dec 1916
Maurice Wilkins New Zealand-born English physicist whose X-ray diffraction studies of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) with Rosalind Franklin proved crucial to discovery of DNAs molecular structure by James Watson and Francis Crick (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 1962) born in Pongaroa New Zealand (d. 2004) [1] [2]
15 Dec 1920
Eddie Robinson American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1949 5153 Washington Sens Chicago White Sox Philadelphia As) and executive (GM Texas Rangers Atlanta Braves) born in Paris Texas (d. 2021)
15 Dec 1925
(Josie) Kasey Rogers American actress (Strangers On A Train Bewitched - Louise Tate) born in Morehouse Missouri (d. 2006)
15 Dec 1925
Jack Rothstein British concert violinist (London Czech Trio) conductor (Viennese Orchestra of London) and session player (The Beatles - I Am the Walrus Within You Without You Paul McCartney - Here Today) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2001)
15 Dec 1925
Sam Pollock Canadian NHL hockey general manager 9X Stanley Cups (Montreal Canadiens 1964-78) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2007)
15 Dec 1928
Friedensreich Hundertwasser Austrian-New Zealand artist and architect (Hundertwasserhaus) known for his work in environmental protection born in Vienna Austria (d. 2000)
15 Dec 1933
Donald Woods South African journalist anti-apartheid activist and author (Biko Asking for Trouble) born in Elliotdale South Africa (d. 2001)
15 Dec 1933
Jesse Belvin American pop singer piano player (Mr. Easy) and songwriter (Earth Angel) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1960)
15 Dec 1939
Dave Clark British rock drummer singer-songwriter and producer (Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over) born in Tottenham Middlesex England [1]
15 Dec 1946
Piet Schrijvers Dutch soccer goalkeeper (46 caps FC Twente AFC Ajax 269 games) born in Jutphaas Netherlands (d. 2022)
15 Dec 1947
Davie Robb Scottish soccer forward (5 caps Aberdeen FC 251 games) born in Broughty Ferry Scotland (d. 2022)
15 Dec 1949
Don Johnson American actor (Miami Vice - Sonny Crockett Nash Bridges) and pop singer (Heartbeat) born in Flatt Creek Missouri
15 Dec 1952
Guy Laporte French rugby union fly-half (16 Tests Grand Slam 1986 SC Rieumois SC Graulhet) born in Beaufort France (d. 2022)
15 Dec 1954
Mark Warner American politician (Senator-D-Virginia 2009-) born in Indianapolis Indiana
15 Dec 1957
Vinx [Parrette] American rock and world music percussionist and singer-songwriter (Sting Jungle Funk) born in Fairfield California
15 Dec 1959
Rashid Khan Pakistani cricket spin bowler (4 Tests 8 wickets BB 3129) and China National team coach born Karachi Sindh Pakistan
15 Dec 1534
Lucas Osiander German composer born in Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1604)
15 Dec 1778
Godert van der Capellen Dutch statesman (Governor-General of Dutch-Indies 1819-26) born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1848)
15 Dec 1801
August Freyer Polish organist (Warsaw Evangelical Church 1837-83) composer and pedagogue born in Mildenau Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1883)
15 Dec 1823
Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke German organist and composer born in Hamburg German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1896)
15 Dec 1881
James Schneider American silent film director (A Foolish Romance) and actor (Keystone Kops shorts) born in NYC New York (d. 1967)
15 Dec 1902
Nudie Cohn Ukrainian-American tailor (created the rhinestone nudie suits worn by musicians) born in Kiev Russian Empire (d. 1984) [1]
15 Dec 1907
Gordon Douglas [Brickner] American film director (Our Gang Laurel and Hardy Young At Heart Way...Way Out Tony Rome They Call Me Mister Tibbs) born in NYC (d. 1993)
15 Dec 1915
Isabel Crook (ne Brown) Canadian-British anthropologist author (Prosperitys Predicament) and professor (Beijing Foreign Studies University. 1947-81) born in Chengdu Sichuan China (d. 2023) [1]
15 Dec 1922
(Albert) Alan Freed American disc jockey and concert promoter who popularized the term rock-n-roll and payola scandal figure born in Windber Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
15 Dec 1932
Igor tuhec Slovenian contemporary classical composer (Entuziazmi Differentiations) born in Kremberk Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
15 Dec 1937
Roman Lentner Polish soccer winger (33 caps Grnik Zabrze SA 241 games) born in Zabrze lskie Poland (d. 2023)
15 Dec 1938
Bob Foster American boxer (world light-heavyweight champion 1968-74) born in Lubbock Texas (d. 2015)
15 Dec 1938
Fred Anton Maier Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 5000m 1968 bronze 1964 silver 10000m 1964 68 11 x WRs) born in Nttery Norway (d. 2015)
15 Dec 1948
Cassandra Harris [Sandra Waites] Australian actress (For Your Eyes Only) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1991)
15 Dec 1955
Paul Simonon British rock bassist (The Clash Havana 3 AM) and visual artist born in Thornton Heath Surrey England
15 Dec 1959
Rashid Khan Pakistani cricket spin bowler (4 Tests 8 wickets BB 3129) and China National team coach born in Karachi Sindh Pakistan
15 Dec 1960
Doug Phelps American country-rock bassist and singer (Kentucky Headhunters - Oh Lonesome Me) born in Leachville Arkansas
15 Dec 1960
Walter Werzowa Austrian contemporary classical composer (Beethovens 10th) and audio brander (Intel) born in Vienna Austria
15 Dec 1966
Carl Hooper West Indian cricket all-rounder (102 Tests 13 x 100s HS 233 114 wickets Demerara Guyana Kent CCC Lancashire CCC) born in Georgetown Guyana
15 Dec 1966
Manos Papayiannis Greek fashion model and actor born in Servia Greece
15 Dec 1974
Cory Branan American singer-songwriter (The No-Hit Wonder Adios) born in Memphis Tennessee
15 Dec 1978
Mark Jansen Dutch symphonic-metal guitarist vocalist and songwriter (Epica) born in Reuver Netherlands
15 Dec 1980
Sergio Pizzorno British rock guitarist songwriter and singer (Kasabian Loose Tapestries) born in Newton Abbot Devon England
15 Dec 1981
Najoua Belyzel [Mazouri] French pop-electronica singer born in Nancy France
15 Dec 1983
Brooke Fraser (Ligertwood) New Zealand singer-songwriter (Something in the Water) born in Wellington New Zealand
15 Dec 1984
Joshua Hayward British rock guitarist (The Horrors) born in Southend-on-Sea Essex England
15 Dec 1534
Lucas Osiander German composer born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1604)
15 Dec 1567
Christoph Demantius German composer born in Reichenberg Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1643)
15 Dec 1574
Samuel Besler German-Polish composer born in Brzeg Duchy of Brezeg (d. 1625)
15 Dec 1657
Michel-Richard Delalande French organist and baroque composer (De Profundis) born in Paris France (d. 1726)
15 Dec 1667
Ludwig Ernst German composer born in Gotha Duchy of Saxe-Gotha (d. 1739)
15 Dec 1801
August Freyer Polish organist (Warsaw Evangelical Church 1837-83) composer and pedagogue born in Mildenau Electorate of Saxony (d. 1883)
15 Dec 1822
Edward Stephen Welsh musician and composer born in Maentwrog Merionethshire Wales (d. 1885)
15 Dec 1823
Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke German organist and composer born in Hamburg German Confederation (d. 1896)
15 Dec 1829
David Butler American politician (1st Governor of Nebraska 1867-71) impeached for misuse of funds born near Linton Indiana (d. 1891)
15 Dec 1830
Francesco DArcais Italian composer born in Cagliari Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1890)
15 Dec 1873
Kacsh Pongrc Hungarian composer born in Budapest Austria-Hungary (d. 1923)
15 Dec 1881
James Schneider American silent film director (A Foolish Romance) and actor (Keystone Kops shorts) born in New York City (d. 1967)
15 Dec 1904
Kermit Bloomgarden American producer (The Diary of Anne Frank The Music Man) born in New York City (d. 1976)
15 Dec 1907
Gordon Douglas [Brickner] American film director (Our Gang Laurel and Hardy Young At Heart Way...Way Out Tony Rome They Call Me Mister Tibbs) born in New York City (d. 1993)
15 Dec 1910
John H. Hammond American music producer talent scout promoter and activist discovered Billie Holiday Teddy Wilson Count Basie Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen born in New York City (d. 1987)
15 Dec 1911
Nicholas P. Dallis American psychiatrist and comic strip writer (Rex Morgan M.D.) born in New York City (d. 1991)
15 Dec 1913
Muriel Rukeyser American poet (The Book of the Dead) born in New York City (d. 1980)
15 Dec 1928
Jimmy Nelson American ventriloquist (Nestles - Farfel the Dog) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2019)
15 Dec 1930
Edna OBrien Irish novelist and short story writer (The Country Grils Girl with Green Eyes Casualties of Peace) born in Tuamgraney County Clare Ireland (d. 2024) [1]
15 Dec 1932
Elaine Barkin (ne Radoff) American composer educator music writer and editor (Perspectives of New Music 1964-85) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2023)
15 Dec 1933
(Thomas) Tim Conway American Emmy Award-winning comic actor and screenwriter (McHales Navy The Carol Burnett Show 1975-78 The Apple Dumpling Gang) born in Willoughby Ohio (d. 2019)
15 Dec 1938
Billy Shaw American Pro Football HOF guard (AFL Cship 1964 65 7 All-AFL 8 AFL All-Star Buffalo Bills) born in Natchez Mississippi (d. 2024)
15 Dec 1946
Carmine Appice American musician (Have You Heard Keep on Rolling) born in New York City
15 Dec 1951
Ken Knox American singer-songwriter (Chairmen of the Board - Give Me Just a Little More Time) born in Charleston West Virginia
15 Dec 1957
Mike McAlary American journalist known for his NY police reporting born in Honolulu Hawaii (d. 1998)
15 Dec 1961
Karin Resetarits Austrian journalist TV and radio host and politician (European Parliament 2004-09) born in Vienna Austria
15 Dec 1963
Helen Slater American actress (Supergirl Billie Jean Ruthless People) born in New York City
15 Dec 1979
Eric Young Canadian professional wrestler born in Florence Ontario
15 Dec 1242
Prince Munetaka 6th Japanese shgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1252-66) born in Heian Ky Japan (d. 1274)
15 Dec 1905
Irawati Karve Indias first female anthropologist born in Burma (d. 1970) [1]
15 Dec 1927
Gene Quill American jazz alto saxophonist (Phil Woods Quincy Jones Gerry Mulligan) born in Atlantic City New Jersey (d.1988)
15 Dec 1929
(Golden) Big Wheeler American Chicago blues and electric blues singer harmonic player and songwriter born in Baconton Georgia (d.. 1998)
15 Dec 1932
Elaine Barkin (ne Radoff) American composer educator music writer and editor (Perspectives of New Music 1964-85) born in The Bronx New York City (d. 2023)
15 Dec 1932
Igor tuhec Slovenian contemporary classical composer (Entuziazmi Differentiations) born in Kremberk Yugoslavia (d. 2024)
15 Dec 1932
John Burton American politician and chairman of the California Democratic Party (2009-17) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2025) [1]
15 Dec 1936
Eddie Palmieri American Latin jazz pianist bandleader and composer (La Perfecta) born in New York City (d. 2025) [1]
15 Dec 1945
Thaao Penghlis Australian actor (Mission Impossible Days of Our Lives) born in Sydney Australia
15 Dec 1957
Ch [Yuuichi Nagashima] Japanese voice actor (One Piece Samurai Sentai Shinkenger) born in Knosu Japan
15 Dec 1962
Tim Gaines [Hagelganz] American Christian-metal bass guitarist (Stryper 1982-2017) born in Portland Oregon
15 Dec 1966
Manos Papayiannis Greek model and actor (I zoi tis allis Erotas) born in Servia Greece
15 Dec 1973
Ryoo Seung-wan South Korean actor and director (Crying Fist Escape from Mogadishu) born in Onyang South Korea
15 Dec 1976
Elix Skipper American professional wrestler (NWA Total Nonstop Action TNA iMPACT Wrestling) born in Roosevelt New York
15 Dec 1979
Adam Brody American actor (The O.C. Nobody Wants This) born in San Diego California
15 Dec 1979
Eric Young [Jeremy Fritz] Canadian professional wrestler (TNA iMPACT Wrestling WWE NXT) born in Florence Ontario
15 Dec 1980
Annalena Baerbock Germany politician (Leader of the Greens Party) and President of the United Nations General Assembly (2025-present) born in Hanover West Germany
15 Dec 1986
Snejana Onopka Ukrainian supermodel (Gucci AW06 Dolce & Gabbana SS07) born in Sievierodonetsk Soviet Union
15 Dec 1988
Emily Head English actress (The Inbetweeners Emmerdale 2016-18) born in Fulham London England
15 Dec 1988
Marc Rebillet [Loop Daddy] American musician and YouTuber born in Dallas Texas
15 Dec 1991
Alana Haim American singer (Haim) and actress (Licorice Pizza) born in Los Angeles California
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