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Historical Birthday

06 Dec 1421
Henry VI King of England (1422-61 1470-71) born at Windsor Castle (d. 1471)
06 Dec 1478
Baldassare Castiglione Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)
06 Dec 1732
Warren Hastings England 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)
06 Dec 1752
Gabriel Duvall Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1844)
06 Dec 1778
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac French physicist and chemist (d. 1850)
06 Dec 1792
Abraham J van de Aa lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary)
06 Dec 1809
Stephen Thomas American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Bethel Vermont (d. 1903)
06 Dec 1812
Robert Spear Hudson English businessman (d. 1884)
06 Dec 1816
Henry Eustace McCulloch Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1895)
06 Dec 1822
John Eberhard built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US
06 Dec 1823
Max Mller German-born British orientalist born in Dessau German Federation (d. 1900)
06 Dec 1831
Joshua Woodrow Sill American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Chillicothe Ohio (d. 1862)
06 Dec 1835
Wilhelm Rudolf Fittig Hamburg German Chemist (synthesizing organic compounds)
06 Dec 1841
Frdric Bazille French painter (d. 1870)
06 Dec 1843
Albert de Vriendt Flemish historical painteretcher
06 Dec 1849
August von Mackensen German field marshal (d. 1945)
06 Dec 1853
Haraprasad Shastri Indian academic Sanskrit scholar archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931)
06 Dec 1863
Charles Martin Hall American chemist (d. 1914)
06 Dec 1864
William S Hart American actor silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok Tumbleweeds) born in Newburgh New York (d. 1946)
06 Dec 1876
Fred Duesenberg German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932)
06 Dec 1884
Rose Schneiderman American socialist feminist trade union leader and secretary of labor for New York State (1937-44) born in Sawin Poland (d. 1972)
06 Dec 1885
Albrecht Schaeffer German writer (The General)
06 Dec 1887
Joseph Lamb American ragtime composer born in Montclair New Jersey (d. 1960)
06 Dec 1887
Lynn Fontanne British actress (Peter Pan The Guardsman) born in Woodford Essex England (d. 1983)
06 Dec 1888
Will Hay [William Thomson Hay] British comedian actor and amateur astronomer born in County Durham England (d. 1949)
06 Dec 1890
Rudolf Schlichter German artist and writer (d. 1955)
06 Dec 1892
Osbert Sitwell English poet writer (Out of the Flame) born in London England (d. 1969)
06 Dec 1892
Lina Carstens German actress (Homeland Broken Jug) born in Wiesbaden Germany (d. 1978)
06 Dec 1893
Lou Little college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)
06 Dec 1896
Ira Gershwin lyricist (S Wonderful I Got Rhythm)
06 Dec 1897
Oscar Walter Cisek Romanian writer and diplomat born in Bucharest (d. 1966)
06 Dec 1898
Gunnar Myrdal Swedish sociologisteconomist (Nobel 1974)
06 Dec 1898
Herman Shumlin American Broadway producer director and actor (Watch on the Rhine) born in Atwood Colorado (d. 1979)
06 Dec 1586
Niccol Zucchi Italian astronomer (d. 1670)
06 Dec 1592
William Cavendish 1st Duke of Newcastle English aristocrat and Royalist general in the English Civil War born in Handsworth England (d. 1676)
06 Dec 1608
George MonckMonk English generalgov of Scotland
06 Dec 1637
Sir Edmund Andros English governor in North America (d. 1714)
06 Dec 1642
Johann Christoph Bach German composer (d. 1703)
06 Dec 1685
Marie-Adlade of Savoy mother of Louis XV of France (d. 1712)
06 Dec 1721
James Elphinston British philologist (d. 1809)
06 Dec 1721
Guillaume-Chrtien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes French statesman (d. 1794)
06 Dec 1731
Sophie von Laroche German writer (History of Lady Sophia Sternheim) born in Kaufbeuren. Bavaria (d. 1807)
06 Dec 1899
Harry Buller Siege Willis son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith
06 Dec 1899
Nikolai Batalov Russian actor (Tretya meshchanskaya Mother) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1937)
06 Dec 1903
Tony Lazzeri American baseball player (d. 1946)
06 Dec 1904
Eve Denise Curie French pianistauthordaughter of Madame Curie
06 Dec 1908
Pierre Graber Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 2003)
06 Dec 1909
Alan McGilvray cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930s) and commentator (ABC)
06 Dec 1913
John Mikaelsson Swedish race walker (Olympic gold 10k 1948 52) born in Kristinehamn Sweden (d. 1987)
06 Dec 1913
Eleanor Holm American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932) born in NYC New York
06 Dec 1914
Cyril Washbrook cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener)
06 Dec 1916
Hugo Peretti American songwriter and record producer (d. 1986)
06 Dec 1917
Kamal Jumblatt leader of the Lebanese Druze (d. 1977)
06 Dec 1917
Irv Robbins Canadian-American entrepreneur (d. 2008)
06 Dec 1918
Peter A Juten office clerkresistance fighter
06 Dec 1919
Paul de Man Belgian-born literary critic (d. 1983)
06 Dec 1919
Jimmy Bivins [James] Hall of Fame heavyweight boxer born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2012)
06 Dec 1920
Dave Brubeck jazz pianistcomposer (Gates of Justice) born in Concord California (d. 2012)
06 Dec 1920
George Porter British chemist Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
06 Dec 1921
Piero Piccioni Italian musician and composer (d. 2004)
06 Dec 1922
John Henry Cound Brunt English soldier Victoria Cross holder (d. 1944)
06 Dec 1924
Wallace Wally Cox American comedian and actor (Mister Underdog Peepers Hollywood Squares) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1973)
06 Dec 1924
Sergey Yablonsky Soviet and Russian mathematician and one of the founders of the Soviet school of mathematical cybernetics and discrete mathematics (d. 1998) born in Moscow Russia
06 Dec 1925
Andy Robustelli NFL defensive end (LA Rams NY Giants)
06 Dec 1928
Bert Geoffrey Achong inventor (electron microscopist)
06 Dec 1929
Robert King Moody American actor and comedian (Shtarker-Get Smart) born in NYC New York (d. 2001)
06 Dec 1929
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Austrian conductor (Early Music Movement) born in Berlin (d. 2016)
06 Dec 1931
Zeki Mren Turkish actor singer and composer (Game of Silence) born in Bursa Turkey (d. 1996)
06 Dec 1933
Jim Pothecary cricketer (South African pace bowler on 1960 England tour)
06 Dec 1935
Jean Lapointe Quebec comedian singer and senator
06 Dec 1935
George Williams soul singer (the Tymes) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
06 Dec 1936
David Ossman American writer and comedian (The Firesign Theatre) born in Santa Monica California
06 Dec 1937
Alberto Spencer Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2006)
06 Dec 1939
Toms Svoboda Czech composer (Etude) born in Paris France
06 Dec 1940
Steve Alaimo rocker (Mashed Potatoes) born in Rochester New York
06 Dec 1941
Helen Cornelius American country singer (Nashville on the Road) born in Monroe City Missouri
06 Dec 1941
John Nelson conductor (Les Troyens of Berlioz) born in San Jos Costa Rica
06 Dec 1941
Richard Speck mass murderer (killed 8 student nurses in 1966)
06 Dec 1943
Mike Smith rockerpianist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) born in London England
06 Dec 1944
Jonathan King English singer-songwriter (Everyones Gone to the Moon) and record producer born in London
06 Dec 1945
James Naughton American actor (Stranger is Watching Trauma center) born in Middletown Connecticut
06 Dec 1945
Shekhar Kapur Indian filmmaker (Bandit Queen) born in Laghore British India
06 Dec 1946
Frank Hayes cricketer (106 England v WI on debut 1973)
06 Dec 1947
Miroslav Vitou Czech jazz bassist (Weather Report) born in Prague Czechoslovakia
06 Dec 1948
JoBeth Williams American actress (Kramer vs Kramer Poltergeist) born in Houston Texas
06 Dec 1948
Marius Mueller-Westernhagen rocker (Stinker) born in Duesseldorf Germany
06 Dec 1948
Keke Rosberg Finnish auto racer (World F1 Champion 1982) born in Solna Sweden
06 Dec 1949
Peter Willey cricketer (England batsman late 70s early 80s)
06 Dec 1949
Doug Marlette American editorial cartoonist (d. 2007)
06 Dec 1950
Daniel Sahuleka MoluksDutch singerguitarist (Viva la Libertad)
06 Dec 1952
Ric Charlesworth cricketer (WA opener Aust hockey capt)MP (Labour)
06 Dec 1952
Terence Knox Richland Wash actor (Peter-St Elsewhere) [or 21650]
06 Dec 1953
Gina Hecht actress (Melanie-Hizzoner Mork & Mindy) born in Houston Texas
06 Dec 1953
Kin Shriner Indiana actor (Scott-General Hospital Rituals)
06 Dec 1953
Thomas Hulce American actor (Amadeus Equus Echo Park) born in Detroit Michigan
06 Dec 1953
Wil Shriner NYCIndiana talk show host (Wil Shriner Show)
06 Dec 1954
Chris Stamey American musician born in Chapel Hill North Carolina
06 Dec 1954
Miles Chapin American actor (French Postcards Get Crazy Funhouse) born in NYC New York
06 Dec 1955
Bill Lloyd Bowling Green Ky singer (Foster & Lloyd-Crazy Over You)
06 Dec 1955
Malcolm Jarvis cricket lefty paceman (Zimbabwes 1st Test side)
06 Dec 1955
Rick Buckler [Paul Richard Buckler] rock drummer (Jam)
06 Dec 1955
Steven Wright droll comedian (Steven Wright Live)
06 Dec 1955
Tish Hinojosa country singer (Something in the Rain) born in San Antonio Texas
06 Dec 1956
Randy Rhoads Heavy metal guitarist (Quiet Riot) born in Santa Monica California (d. 1982)
06 Dec 1957
Luis Mariano Delis Fournier Cuba discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1980)
06 Dec 1959
Satoru Iwata President and CEO of Nintendo (Nintendo DS and Wii) born in Sapporo Hokkaido (d. 2015)
06 Dec 1960
Jasmina Perazic Gipe WNBA guardforward (NY Liberty)
06 Dec 1962
Ben Watt rocker (Everything but the Girls-Sir Idlewood)
06 Dec 1962
Janine Turner actress (Maggie in Northern Exposure) born in Lincoln Nebraska
06 Dec 1964
Will Johnson CFL defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
06 Dec 1967
Kevin Appier Lancaster CA pitcher (KC Royals)
06 Dec 1967
Spanky Marcus actor (Jimmy Joe-Mary Hartman) born in Hollywood California
06 Dec 1969
Elmore Spencer NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers) born in Atlanta Georgia
06 Dec 1969
Greg Knox CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders) born in Toronto Ontario
06 Dec 1969
Todd Black American 800m runner born in Kenton Ohio
06 Dec 1971
Ainsley Robinson Oshawa Ontario 62 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics 1996)
06 Dec 1971
David Defiagbon Sapele Nigeria Canadian boxer (Olympic silver 1996)
06 Dec 1971
Richard Krajicek Neth tennis star (Wimbledon-1996)
06 Dec 1971
Rika Hiraki Beirut Lebanon tennis star (1992 Japan doubles)
06 Dec 1971
Thomas Bailey NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals)
06 Dec 1972
Brendan Garard Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics 1996)
06 Dec 1972
Gary Bandy NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons)
06 Dec 1972
James Logan NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
06 Dec 1972
Sarah Rafferty American actress (Suits) born in New Canaan Connecticut
06 Dec 1973
Rebekah Bekah Mercer American Mercer Family Foundation director and Republican donor born in Yorktown Heights New York
06 Dec 1975
Natalie Titcume Australian softball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
06 Dec 1976
Alicia Machado Venezuelan-American actress winner of Miss Universe 1996 and Donald Trump critic born in Maracay Venezuela
06 Dec 1285
Ferdinand IV King of Castile and Len (1295-1312) born in Seville Spain (d. 1312)
06 Dec 1478
Baldassare Castiglione Italian diplomat and author born in Casatico Mantua Italy (d. 1529)
06 Dec 1550
Orazio Tiberio Vecchi Italian composer born in Modena Italy (d. 1605)
06 Dec 1586
Niccol Zucchi Italian astronomer born in Parma Italy (d. 1670)
06 Dec 1608
George Monck English general born in Great Potheridge England (d. 1670)
06 Dec 1637
Edmund Andros English governor in North America born in London (d. 1714)
06 Dec 1640
Claude Fleury French priest and historian born in Paris (d. 1723)
06 Dec 1642
Johann Christoph Bach German composer born in Arnstadt Germany (d. 1703)
06 Dec 1685
Marie-Adlade of Savoy mother of Louis XV of France born in Royal Palace Turin Savoy (d. 1712)
06 Dec 1721
James Elphinston Scottish philologist born in Edinburgh (d. 1809)
06 Dec 1721
Guillaume-Chrtien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes French lawyer and statesman born in Paris (d. 1794)
06 Dec 1732
Warren Hastings 1st governor-general of India (1773-84) born in Churchill Oxfordshire (d. 1818)
06 Dec 1743
Franz Nikolaus Novotny Austrian composer born in Eisenstadt Austria (d. 1773)
06 Dec 1752
Gabriel Duvall Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1811-35) born in Marietta Maryland (d. 1844)
06 Dec 1768
Johann Baptist Henneberg Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1822)
06 Dec 1775
Nicolas Isouard French composer born in Porto Salvo Valletta Malta (d. 1818)
06 Dec 1776
Paul Friedrich Struck composer born in Stralsund Holy Roman Empire (d. 1820)
06 Dec 1778
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac French physicist and chemist born in Saint-Lonard-de-Noblat Kingdom of France (d. 1850)
06 Dec 1792
Abraham Jacob van der Aa Dutch lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary) born in Amsterdam (d. 1857)
06 Dec 1792
William II King of the Netherlands Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Duke of Limburg born in Noordeinde Palace The Hague Dutch Republic (d. 1849)
06 Dec 1805
Adolf Reubke German organ builder born in Halberstadt Germany (d. 1875)
06 Dec 1806
Gilbert Duprez French composer born in Paris (d. 1896)
06 Dec 1808
Johan Michiel Dautzenberg Flemish author (Future) born in Heerlen Netherlands (d. 1869)
06 Dec 1808
Johann Christian Gebauer Danish composer born in Copenhagen (d. 1884)
06 Dec 1812
Robert Spear Hudson English businessman born in West Bromwich Staffordshire (d. 1884)
06 Dec 1816
Henry Eustace McCulloch Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Rutherford County Tennessee (d. 1895)
06 Dec 1822
John Eberhard Faber German-American pencil manufacturer and built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US born in Stein Bavaria Germany (d. 1879)
06 Dec 1835
Rudolf Fittig German chemist (synthesizing organic compounds) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1910)
06 Dec 1841
Frdric Bazille French painter born in Montpellier Hrault Languedoc-Roussillon France (d. 1870)
06 Dec 1843
Albert de Vriendt Flemish historical painter and etcher born in Ghent belgium (d. 1900)
06 Dec 1846
Henryk Jarecki Polish composer born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1918)
06 Dec 1849
August von Mackensen German field marshal born in Haus Leipnitz Kingdom of Prussia German Confederation (d. 1945)
06 Dec 1853
Hara Prasad Shastri Indian academic Sanskrit scholar archivist and historian of Bengali literature born in Khulna Bengal Presidency (d. 1931)
06 Dec 1863
Charles Martin Hall American chemist and investor born in Thompson Ohio (d. 1914)
06 Dec 1864
William S. Hart American silent film actor (Wild Bill Hickok Tumbleweeds) born in Newburgh New York (d. 1946)
06 Dec 1872
Mikulas Moyzes Slovak composer born in Zvolensk Slatina Slovakia (d. 1944)
06 Dec 1875
Evelyn Underhill British Anglo-Catholic poet born in Wolverhampton England (d. 1941)
06 Dec 1876
Fred Duesenberg German-American automobile pioneer born in Lippe Germany (d. 1932)
06 Dec 1885
Albrecht Schaeffer German writer (The General) born in Elblg Poland (d. 1950)
06 Dec 1890
Yoshio Nishina Japanese physicist (known as the founding father of modern physics research in Japan) born in Satosh Okayama (d. 1951)
06 Dec 1890
Rudolf Schlichter German artist and writer born in Calw Germany (d. 1955)
06 Dec 1893
Lou Little [Luigi Piccolo] American college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) born in Leominster Massachusetts (d. 1979)
06 Dec 1896
Arnold Foster English composer born in Sheffield England (d. 1963)
06 Dec 1896
George Trafton American NFL center (Chicago Bears) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1971)
06 Dec 1896
Ira Gershwin American lyricist (S Wonderful I Got Rhythm) born in NYC New York (d. 1983)
06 Dec 1897
John Axel Fernstrom Swedish composer born in Yichang China (d. 1961)
06 Dec 1898
Alfred Eisenstaedt German-American photojournalist (V-J Day in Times Square) born in Dirschau West Prussia German Empire (d. 1995)
06 Dec 1898
Gunnar Myrdal Swedish sociologist and economist (Nobel 1974) born in Gagnef Sweden (d. 1987)
06 Dec 1902
Virgilio Mortari Italian composer born in Passirana Italy (d. 1993)
06 Dec 1903
Tony Lazzeri American baseball player born in San Francisco California (d. 1946)
06 Dec 1904
ve Curie French author and daughter of Madame Curie born in Paris (d. 2007)
06 Dec 1906
Antoon Spinoy Belgian politician born in Mechelen Belgium (d. 1967)
06 Dec 1907
Giovanni Ferrari Italian soccer midfielder and manager (44 capsJuventus Internazionale mgr Italy) born in Alessandria Italy (d. 1982)
06 Dec 1908
Pierre Graber Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (19701978) born in La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland (d. 2003)
06 Dec 1909
Alan McGilvray Australian cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930s) and commentator (ABC) born in Paddington Sydney Australia (d. 1996)
06 Dec 1909
Kenneth Watkins British woodland conservationist and founder (The Woodland Trust) (d. 1996)
06 Dec 1911
Alfred James Broomhall British Protestant Christian medical missionary to China born in Shandong China (d. 1994)
06 Dec 1913
Eleanor Holm American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932) born in NYC New York (d. 2004)
06 Dec 1914
Cyril Washbrook English cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener) born in Barrow Clitheroe Lancashire England (d. 1999)
06 Dec 1916
Hugo Peretti American songwriter and record producer born in NYC New York (d. 1986)
06 Dec 1917
Kamal Jumblatt Lebanese politician and founder of the Progressive Socialist Party born in Moukhtara Chouf Mutasarrifate of Mount Lebanon Ottoman Empire (d. 1977)
06 Dec 1917
Irv Robbins Canadian-American entrepreneur (co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 2008)
06 Dec 1918
Harold Horace Hopkins British physicist and inventor (Endoscope) born in Leicester England (d. 1994)
06 Dec 1919
Paul de Man Belgian literary critic born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1983)
06 Dec 1920
Dave Brubeck American jazz pianist and composer (Gates of Justice) born in Concord California (d. 2012)
06 Dec 1920
George Porter British chemist (Nobel 1967) born in Stainforth South Yorkshire England (d. 2002)
06 Dec 1921
Piero Piccioni Italian musician conductor and composer born in Turin Piedmont Italy (d. 2004)
06 Dec 1922
John Brunt English soldier and Victoria Cross holder born in Priest Weston Shropshire England (d. 1944)
06 Dec 1925
Andy Robustelli American NFL defensive end (LA Rams NY Giants) born in Stamford Connecticut (d. 2011)
06 Dec 1927
Jacques Bondon French composer born in Boulbon Bouches-du-Rhne France (d. 2008)
06 Dec 1928
Bert Geoffrey Achong Trinidadian pathologist and inventor (electron microscopist) born in Port of Spain Trinidad (d. 1996)
06 Dec 1928
Bobby Van American musical actor (The Affairs of Dobie Gillis) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1980)
06 Dec 1929
Mark Kopytman composer born in Kamianets-Podilskyi Soviet Union (d. 2011)
06 Dec 1929
Frank Springer American comics artist (The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist) born in Jamaica Queens New York (d. 2009)
06 Dec 1929
Alain Tanner Swiss film director (Charles Dead or Alive) born in Geneva Switzerland
06 Dec 1933
Henryk Grecki Polish composer (Symphony No. 3 - Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) born in Czernica Poland (d. 2010)
06 Dec 1933
Jim Pothecary South African cricketer (South African pace bowler on 1960 England tour) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 2016)
06 Dec 1934
Nick Bockwinkel American professional wrestler (WCWAWA) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2015)
06 Dec 1935
George Williams American soul singer (the Tymes) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
06 Dec 1936
Kenneth Copeland American televangelist (Kenneth Copeland Ministries) born in Lubbock Texas
06 Dec 1937
Alberto Spencer Ecuadorian soccer forward (11 caps 5 caps Uruguay most goals in Copa Libertadores 54 goals 1960-72) born in Ancn Santa Elena Ecuador (d. 2006)
06 Dec 1938
Patrick Bauchau Belgian actor (Scarpine-A View To Kill) born in Brussels Belgium
06 Dec 1939
Steve Alaimo American rocker (Mashed Potatoes) born in Omaha Nebraska
06 Dec 1940
Lawrence Bergman Canadian politician born in Montreal Quebec
06 Dec 1941
John Nelson American conductor (Les Troyens of Berlioz) born in San Jos Costa Rica
06 Dec 1941
Richard Speck American mass murderer (raped and killed 8 student nurses in 1966) born in Kirkwood Illinois (d. 1991)
06 Dec 1942
Peter Handke Austrian writer (A Sorrow Beyond Dreams) 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature born in Griffen Austria
06 Dec 1943
Mike Smith English musician (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) born in London England (d. 2008)
06 Dec 1944
Jonathan King English singer and songwriter (Everyones Gone to the Moon) and record producer born in London
06 Dec 1945
Larry Bowa American 2nd baseman (Phillies) born in Sacramento California
06 Dec 1945
Dan Harrington American professional poker player born in Cambridge Massachusetts
06 Dec 1946
Frank Hayes English cricket batsman (9 Tests HS 106no England v WI on debut 1973) born in Preston Lancashire
06 Dec 1947
Lawrence Cannon Canadian politician (9th Minister of Foreign Affairs) born in Quebec City Quebec
06 Dec 1948
Don Nickles American politician (Sen-R-Okla 1981-2005) born in Ponca City Oklahoma
06 Dec 1948
Marius Mller-Westernhagen German rocker (Stinker) born in Dsseldorf Germany
06 Dec 1949
Peter Willey English cricketer (England batsman late 70s early 80s) born in Sedgefield County Durham England
06 Dec 1949
Linda Creed American singer and songwriter (The Greatest Love Of All) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
06 Dec 1949
Doug Marlette American editorial cartoonist (Kudzu) born in Greensboro North Carolina (d. 2007)
06 Dec 1950
Danil Sahuleka Moluks-Dutch singer and guitarist (Viva la Libertad) born in Semarang Central Java Indonesia
06 Dec 1950
Joe Hisaishi Japanese composer and music director born in Nakano Nagano Japan
06 Dec 1951
Gerry Francis English footballer and manager born in Chiswick London
06 Dec 1952
Craig Newmark American entrepreneur and founder of the website Craigslist born in Morristown New Jersey
06 Dec 1953
Gina Hecht American actress (Melanie-Hizzoner Mork & Mindy) born in Houston Texas
06 Dec 1953
Kin Shriner American actor (Scott-General Hospital Rituals) born in NYC New York
06 Dec 1953
Wil Shriner American talk show host (Wil Shriner Show) born in NYC New York
06 Dec 1953
Gary Ward American baseball player born in Los Angeles California
06 Dec 1955
Bill Lloyd American singer (Foster & Lloyd-Crazy Over You) born in Bowling Green Kentucky
06 Dec 1955
Malcolm Jarvis Zimbabwean cricket lefty paceman (Zimbabwes 1st Test side) born in Fort Victoria Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
06 Dec 1955
Rick Buckler English rock drummer (The Jam) born in Woking Surrey England
06 Dec 1955
Steven Wright American stand-up comedian (Steven Wright Live) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
06 Dec 1955
Tish Hinojosa American country singer (Something in the Rain) born in San Antonio Texas
06 Dec 1956
Peter Buck American pop guitarist (REM-Murmur) born in Berkeley California
06 Dec 1956
Randy Rhoads American heavy metal guitarist (Quiet Riot) born in Santa Monica California (d. 1982)
06 Dec 1957
Luis Dels Cuban discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1980) born in Guantnamo Cuba
06 Dec 1958
Nick Park British filmmaker and animator (Wallace and Gromit) born in Preston Lancashire England
06 Dec 1960
Jasmina Perazi Serbian-American basketball guard and forward (NY Liberty) born in Novi Sad PR Serbia FPR Yugoslavia
06 Dec 1961
David Lovering American drummer (Pixies) born in Burlington Massachusetts
06 Dec 1962
Ben Watt British rocker (Everything but the Girls-Sir Idlewood) born in Marylebone London
06 Dec 1962
Janine Turner American actress (Maggie in Northern Exposure) born in Lincoln Nebraska
06 Dec 1965
Gordon Durie Scottish footballer born in Paisley Scotland
06 Dec 1966
Natascha Badmann Swiss triathlete (6-time winner of the Ironman World Championships) born in Basel Switzerland
06 Dec 1967
Kevin Appier American baseball pitcher (KC Royals) born in Lancaster California
06 Dec 1967
Spanky Marcus American actor (Jimmy Joe-Mary Hartman) born in Hollywood California
06 Dec 1967
Hacken Lee Hong Kong singer (House of Cards) born in British Hong Kong
06 Dec 1969
Elmore Spencer American NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers) born in Atlanta Georgia
06 Dec 1970
Eric Mahlum American NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts) born in San Diego California
06 Dec 1970
Isabelle Arnould Belgian swimmer born in Lige Belgium
06 Dec 1970
Ulf Ekberg Swedish musician (Ace of Base) born in Gothenburg Sweden
06 Dec 1971
Matt Maloney American NBA guard (Houston Rockets) born in Silver Spring Maryland
06 Dec 1971
Richard Krajicek Dutch tennis player (Wimbledon 1996) born in Rotterdam Netherlands
06 Dec 1971
Rika Hiraki Japanese tennis star (1992 Japan doubles) born in Beirut Lebanon
06 Dec 1971
Thomas Bailey American NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals) born in Dallas Texas
06 Dec 1971
Naozumi Takahashi Japanese singer and voice actor born in sh Iwate Prefecture Japan
06 Dec 1971
Jos Contreras Cuban baseball player born in Las Martinas Pinar del Ro Cuba
06 Dec 1972
Gary Bandy American NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons) born in Kansas City Missouri
06 Dec 1972
James Logan American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks) born in Opp Alabama
06 Dec 1972
Mike Gruttadauri American football center (St Louis Rams) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida
06 Dec 1973
Tim Kohn American NFL guard and tackle (Oakland Raiders) born in Wadsworth Illinois
06 Dec 1974
Arjan Ebbinge Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen) born in Veendam Netherlands
06 Dec 1975
Natalie Titcume Australian softball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Sydney Australia
06 Dec 1975
Noel Clarke English actor and writer born in London
06 Dec 1976
Lindsay Price American actress (Bold & Beautiful All My Children) born in Arcadia California
06 Dec 1976
Colleen Haskell American television personality (SurvivorBorneo 2000 contestant) born in Bethesda Maryland
06 Dec 1977
Kevin Cash American baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays) born in Tampa Florida
06 Dec 1977
Andrew Flintoff English cricketer born in Preston Lancashire England
06 Dec 1977
Paul McVeigh Irish footballer (Norwich City) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
06 Dec 1978
K. D. Aubert American actress and singer born in Shreveport Louisiana
06 Dec 1978
Chris Baak American baseball player born in North Platte Nebraska
06 Dec 1978
Darrell Jackson American NFL wide receiver born in Dayton Ohio
06 Dec 1979
Tim Cahill Australian soccer forward (108 caps 50 goals Everton) born in Sydney New South Wales
06 Dec 1980
Steve Lovell British footballer (Dundee) born in Amersham England
06 Dec 1905
James J. Braddock American boxer (World Heavyweight champion 1935-37) born in NYC New York (d. 1974)
06 Dec 1920
Dave Brubeck American jazz pianist (Take Five) and composer (Gates of Justice) born in Concord California (d. 2012)
06 Dec 1933
Jim Pothecary South African cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests 9 wickets Western Province) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 2016)
06 Dec 1948
Eigil Nielsen Danish soccer midfielder (10 caps Basel) born in Trs Denmark (d. 2019)
06 Dec 1948
Yoshihide Suga Japanese politician Prime Minister of Japan (2020-) born in Yuzawa Japan
06 Dec 1966
Armin Kircher Austrian organist composer and conductor born in Kufstein Austria (d. 2015)
06 Dec 1968
Karl Ove Knausgrd Norwegian author (My Struggle) born in Oslo Norway
06 Dec 1971
Jos Contreras Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2006 World Series 2005 Olympic gold 1996 Chicago WS) born in Las Martinas Pinar del Ro Cuba
06 Dec 1976
Colleen Haskell American television personality (Survivor Borneo 2000 contestant) born in Bethesda Maryland
06 Dec 1887
Lynn Fontanne British actress (Peter Pan The Guardsman) born in Woodford Essex England (d. 1983)
06 Dec 1916
Hugo Peretti American songwriter and record producer (Shout Twistin The Night Away) born in NYC New York (d. 1986)
06 Dec 1919
Gideon Klein Moravian pianist and composer born in Perov Czechoslovakia (d. 1945)
06 Dec 1927
Akira Miyazawa Japanese jazz saxophonist born in Matsumoto Nagano Prefecture Japan (d. 2000)
06 Dec 1928
Bobby Van [Stein] American stage and screen musical singer and actor (The Affairs of Dobie Gillis Small Town Girl) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1980)
06 Dec 1930
Wojciech Zabocki Polish fencer (4 x World Cship gold team Olympic silver team sabre 1956 60 bronze 1964) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2020)
06 Dec 1939
Steve Alaimo American pop singer (Mashed Potatoes Every Day I Have To Cry) born in Omaha Nebraska
06 Dec 1940
Jay Leonhart American session and touring jazz and pop double bassist and songwriter (The Bass Lesson) born in Baltimore Maryland
06 Dec 1943
Mike Smith English musician (Dave Clark 5 - Glad All Over) born in London England (d. 2008)
06 Dec 1944
David Fritz Fryer British pop guitarist and songwriter (The Four Pennies -Juliet) born in Oldham Lancashire (d. 2007)
06 Dec 1946
Dean Parks American session guitarist (Kenny Loggins Steely Dan Lyle Lovett) born in Fort Worth Texas
06 Dec 1946
Willy van der Kuijlen Dutch soccer forward (22 caps PSV 528 games) born in Helmond Netherlands (d. 2021)
06 Dec 1949
Linda Creed American singer and songwriter (The Greatest Love Of All You Make Me Feel Brand New) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
06 Dec 1955
Malcolm Jarvis Zimbabwean cricket fast bowler (5 Tests including Zimbabwes 1st Test side 11 wickets) born in Fort Victoria Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
06 Dec 1955
Bright Sheng Chinese-American concert pianist composer (Never Far Away Hot Pepper) conductor and music teacher born in Shanghai China.
06 Dec 1956
Peter Buck American rock guitarist (R.E.M. - Murmur) born in Berkeley California
06 Dec 1960
Diederik Wissels Dutch jazz pianist and composer (The Hillock Songstress Secrecy) born in Rotterdam Netherlands
06 Dec 1962
Ben Watt British rocker (Everything but the Girl - I Dont Want To Talk About It Idlewood) born in Marylebone London
06 Dec 1967
Kevin Appier American MLB baseball pitcher 1989-94 (Kansas City Royals and three others) born in Lancaster California
06 Dec 1967
Spanky Marcus [Marcus Issoglio] American actor (Mary Hartman Mary Hartman - Jimmy Joe) born in Hollywood California
06 Dec 1967
Judd Apatow American director and producer (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) born in New York City
06 Dec 1970
Ulf Ekberg Swedish pop singwriter and keyboardist (Ace of Base - All That She Wants) born in Gothenburg Sweden
06 Dec 1814
Juan Prim Spanish general and politician (Prime Minister 1869-70) born in Reus Catalonia (d. 1870)
06 Dec 1887
Joseph Lamb American ragtime pianist and composer (Bohemia Rag) born in Montclair New Jersey (d. 1960)
06 Dec 1888
Emiliana de Zubelda Spanish-Mexican concert pianist composer - chiefly for guitar (Landscape Basko)and educator (Academy of Music at the University of Sonora 1947-87) born in Salinas de Oro Spain (d. 1987)
06 Dec 1897
John Fernstrm Swedish violinist conductor (Nordic Youth Orchestra) and composer (Concertino for Flute Womens Choir and Chamber Orchestra) born in Yichang China (d. 1961)
06 Dec 1899
John Jocko Conlan American Baseball HOF umpire (National League 1941-65) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1989)
06 Dec 1929
Alain Tanner Swiss film director (Charles Dead or Alive) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 2022)
06 Dec 1935
Jean Lapointe Quebecois-Canadian comedian singer and senator born in La Matanie Quebec
06 Dec 1938
Oxana Yablonskaya Russian concert pianist and music professor (Juilliard School 1978-2009) born in Moscow USSR
06 Dec 1941
John Nelson American conductor (Berliozs Les Troyens) born in San Jos Costa Rica
06 Dec 1943
Mike Smith British rock singer and keyboardist (Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over) born in London England (d. 2008)
06 Dec 1955
Bill Lloyd American singer (Foster & Lloyd - Crazy Over You) born in Bowling Green Kentucky
06 Dec 1962
Janine Turner American actress (Northern Exposure - Maggie Cliffhanger Strong Medicine) born in Lincoln Nebraska
06 Dec 1971
Jos Contreras Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2006 World Series 2005 Olympic gold 1996 Chicago White Sox) born in Las Martinas Pinar del Ro Cuba
06 Dec 1550
Orazio Tiberio Vecchi Italian composer born in Modena Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1605)
06 Dec 1586
Niccol Zucchi Italian astronomer born in Parma Italy in Parma Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1670)
06 Dec 1608
George Monck English general (Civil War Royalist Battle of Dunbar Anglo-Dutch Wars) born in Great Potheridge England (d. 1670)
06 Dec 1642
Johann Christoph Bach German harpsichordist and composer born in Arnstadt Germany (d. 1703)
06 Dec 1888
Emiliana de Zubelda Spanish-Mexican concert pianist composer - chiefly for guitar (Landscape Basko) and educator (Academy of Music at the University of Sonora 1947-87) born in Salinas de Oro Spain (d. 1987)
06 Dec 1889
George Street English cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test 1 dismissal Surrey CCC MCC) born in Charlwood England (d. 1924)
06 Dec 1907
Giovanni Ferrari Italian soccer midfielder (44 caps US Alessandria Juventus Internazionale) and manager (Italy 195859 196062) born in Alessandria Italy (d. 1982)
06 Dec 1914
Cyril Washbrook English cricket batsman (37 Tests 6 x 100 HS 195 Lancashire CCC) born in Barrow England (d. 1999)
06 Dec 1929
Robert King Moody American actor and comedian (Get Smart Shtarker) born in NYC New York (d. 2001)
06 Dec 1935
Wang Hongwen Chinese politician (member of the Gang of Four) born in Xinjing Manchukuo China (d. 1992)
06 Dec 1946
Frank Hayes English cricket batsman (9 Tests 1 x 100 HS 106no Lancashire CCC) born in Preston England
06 Dec 1946
Salif Keta Malian soccer striker (28 caps African Footballer of the Year 1970 Saint-tienne Valencia CF Sporting CP) born in Bamako Mali (d. 2023)
06 Dec 1949
Linda Creed American singer and songwriter (The Greatest Love Of All You Make Me Feel Brand New) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1986) [1]
06 Dec 1955
Bright Sheng Chinese-American concert pianist composer (Never Far Away Hot Pepper) conductor and music teacher born in Shanghai China.
06 Dec 1955
Rick Buckler British rock drummer (The Jam) born in Woking Surrey England
06 Dec 1642
Johann Christoph Bach German harpsichordist and composer born in Arnstadt Electorate of Saxony (d. 1703)
06 Dec 1697
Carlo Arrigoni Italian lutenist harpsichordist and composer (Il Pentimento dAccabo Fernando) born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1744)
06 Dec 1768
Johann Baptist Henneberg Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1822)
06 Dec 1792
William II King of the Netherlands Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Duke of Limburg (1840-49) born in Noordeinde Palace The Hague Dutch Republic (d. 1849)
06 Dec 1806
Gilbert Duprez French composer born in Paris France (d. 1896)
06 Dec 1808
Johann Christian Gebauer Danish composer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1884)
06 Dec 1849
August von Mackensen German field marshal (WWI) born in Haus Leipnitz Kingdom of Prussia German Confederation (d. 1945)
06 Dec 1864
William S. Hart American silent film actor (Wild Bill Hickok Tumbleweeds) born in Newburgh New York (d. 1946)
06 Dec 1887
Joseph Lamb American ragtime pianist and composer (Bohemia Rag) born in Montclair New Jersey (d. 1960) [1] [2]
06 Dec 1895
Henritte Bosmans Dutch pianist and composer born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1952)
06 Dec 1896
Lady Huxley [Marie Juliette Baillot] Swiss-English sculptor and author (Wild Lives of Africa Leaves of the Tulip Tree) born in Auvernier Switzerland (d. 1994)
06 Dec 1909
Kenneth Watkins British woodland conservationist and founder (The Woodland Trust) born in Bromley Kent (d. 1996)
06 Dec 1913
Eleanor Holm American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932) born in New York City (d. 2004)
06 Dec 1914
Mamo Clark American actress (One Million BC Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island) and author born in Honolulu Territory of Hawaii (d. 1986)
06 Dec 1916
Hugo Peretti American songwriter and record producer (Shout Twistin The Night Away) born in New York City (d. 1986)
06 Dec 1919
Willis Whitfield American physicist and inventor of the clean room born in Rosedale Oklahoma (d. 2012) [1]
06 Dec 1921
Piero Piccioni Italian jazz pianist lawyer film score composer (Swept Away) and conductor born in Turin Piedmont Italy (d. 2004)
06 Dec 1924
Sergey Yablonsky Soviet and Russian mathematician and one of the founders of the Soviet school of mathematical cybernetics and discrete mathematics born in Moscow Russia (d. 1998)
06 Dec 1929
Mark Kopytman Russian-Israeli composer (Voices of Memory) musicologist and pedagogue (Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. 1974-94) born in Kamianets-Podilskyi Soviet Union (now Ukraine) (d. 2011)
06 Dec 1929
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Austrian conductor (Early Music Movement) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2016)
06 Dec 1929
Robert King Moody American actor and comedian (Get Smart - Shtarker) born in New York City (d. 2001)
06 Dec 1944
David Fritz Fryer British pop guitarist and songwriter (The Four Pennies -Juliet) born in Oldham Lancashire England (d. 2007)
06 Dec 1946
(Howard) Frankie Beverly American soul singer songwriter and produce (Maze - Cant Get Over You Back in Stride) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
06 Dec 1953
Joe King Carrasco [Teutsch] American new wave and Tex-Mex guitarist and singer-songwriter (Party Weekend) born in Dumas Texas
06 Dec 1953
Kin Shriner American actor (Scott-General Hospital Rituals) born in New York City
06 Dec 1953
Wil Shriner American talk show host (Wil Shriner Show) born in New York City
06 Dec 1954
Miles Chapin American actor (French Postcards Get Crazy Funhouse) born in New York City
06 Dec 1955
Bill Lloyd American country music singer (Foster & Lloyd - Crazy Over You) born in Bowling Green Kentucky
06 Dec 1550
Orazio Tiberio Vecchi Italian composer born in Modena Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1605)
06 Dec 1872
Mikul Moyzes Slovak composer (The Orphans) born in Zvolensk Slatina Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (d. 1944)
06 Dec 1880
(Jennie) Jane Morgan British-American vaudeville radio and screen actress (Our Miss Brooks - Mrs Margaret Davis) born in Warmley Gloucestershire England (d. 1972)
06 Dec 1922
Guy Thys Belgian longest-serving football coach (final UEFA European Championship 1980) born in Antwerp Belgium [1]
06 Dec 1928
Frankie Dunlop American jazz drummer (Thelonious Monk Sonny Rollins Lionel Hampton) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2014)
06 Dec 1935
George Williams American soul singer (The Tymes - So Much in Love Ms Grace) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
06 Dec 1939
Steve Alaimo American pop singer (Mashed Potatoes Every Day I Have To Cry) TV host (Where the Action Is) and producer born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 2024)
06 Dec 1939
Tom Svoboda Czech pianist and composer (Etude Symphony of Nature) born in Paris France (d. 2022)
06 Dec 1941
Helen Cornelius American country music singer (Nashville on the Road) born in Monroe City Missouri
06 Dec 1941
John Nelson American conductor (Indianapolis Symphony 1976-87) and music director (Caramoor Festival 1983-90 Orchestre de chambre de Paris 1998-2009) born in San Jos Costa Rica
06 Dec 1945
Larry Bowa American second baseman (Phillies) born in Sacramento California
06 Dec 1945
Ray LaHood American Republican politician (Secretary of Transportation 2009-13 US Representative from Illinois 19952009) born in Peoria Illinois
06 Dec 1949
Linda Creed American singer and songwriter (The Greatest Love Of All You Make Me Feel Brand New Rubber Band Man) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1986) [1] [2]
06 Dec 1949
Roland Bertranne French rugby union centre (69 Tests Stade Bagnrais RFC RC Toulon Barbarians Rugby World XV 1980) born in Ibos France (d. 2025)
06 Dec 1953
Gary Ward American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1983 85 Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers) born in Los Angeles California
06 Dec 1953
Kin Shriner American actor (Scotty Baldwin in General Hospital) born in New York City
06 Dec 1955
Rick Buckler British rock drummer (The Jam) born in Woking Surrey England (d. 2025) [1]