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December 12 Births, Weddings, & Deaths


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1745 – John Jay  (d. 17 May 1829)
      American jurist and politician
      2nd Governor of New York, 1795-1801
      1st Chief Justice of the United States, 1789-1795
      U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 1784-1790
      U.S. Minister to Spain, 1779-1782
      6th President of the Continental Congress, 1778-1779
      Delegate to the 2nd Continental Congress from New York, 1778-1779
      Delegate to the 1st Continental Congress from New York, 1774
1786 – William L. Marcy  (d. 1857)
      American lawyer, judge, and politician
      21st United States Secretary of State


Notable

1298 – Albert II, Duke of Austria (d. 16 Aug 1358)
      House of Habsburg; known as the Wise or the Lame
      Duke of Austria and Styria, 1330-1358
      Duke of Carinthia, 1335-1358
1526 – Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz  (d. 1588)
      Spanish admiral
1574 – Anne of Denmark (d. 2 Mar 1619)
      Queen consort of Scotland, 1589-1619
      Queen consort of England and Ireland, 1603-1619
1610 – Basil of Ostrog, Serbian monk and saint (d. 1671)
1685 – Lodovico Giustini  (d. 1743)
      Italian pianist and composer
      Austrian field marshal of the Imperial Army
      governor of the Austrian Netherlands
1715 – Gennaro Manna, Italian composer (d. 1779)
1724 – Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood  (d. 1816)
      English admiral and politician
1731 – Erasmus Darwin  (d. 18 Apr 1802)
      English physician and poet
1742:  Anna Seward  (d. 25 Mar 1809)
      English Romantic poet
1766 – Nikolay Karamzin, Russian poet and historian (d. 1826)
1779 – Madeleine Sophie Barat  (d. 1865)
      French nun and saint
      founded the Society of the Sacred Heart
1783 – Ner Middleswarth, American politician (d. 1865)
1791 – Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (d. 17 Dec 1847)
      Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, 1814-1847
      Empress consort of the French, 1810-1814
      Queen consort of Italy, 1810-1814
1792 – Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek-Russian general (d. 1828)
1799 – Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (d. 1852)
1803:  Gerald Griffin  (d. 12 Jun 1840
      Irish novelist, poet and playwright
1805 – William Lloyd Garrison  (d. 24 May 1879)
      American journalist and activist
      founded The Liberator
1805 – Henry Wells  (d. 1878)
      American businessman
      co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express
1806 – Stand Watie  (d. 9 Sep 1871)
      Cherokee Confederate General
1812 – John Sandfield Macdonald  (d. 1872)
      Canadian lawyer and politician
      1st Premier of Ontario
1814 – Juan Prim, 1st Marquis of los Castillejos  (d. 1870)
      Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain
1821 – Gustave Flaubert  (d. 8 May 1880)
      French novelist and playwright
1842 – Adolf Bötticher, German journalist and historian (d. 1901)
1845 – Bruce Price  (d. 1903)
      American architect, designed the American Surety Building
            and Bank of the Metropolis
1849 – William Kissam Vanderbilt  (d. 1920)
      American businessman and horse breeder
1862 – André Fauquet-Lemaître, French polo player (d. 1943)
1862 – J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (d. 1937)
1863 – Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (d. 23 Jan 1944)
1864 – Paul Elmer More  (d. 1937)
      American journalist, author, and critic
1866 – Alfred Werner  (d. 1919)
      Swiss chemist and academic
      Nobel Prize laureate
1870 – Walter Benona Sharp  (d. 1912)
      American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company
1875 – Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (d. 1953)
1876 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and runner (d. 1928)
1881 – Harry Warner  (d. 1958)
      Polish-American businessman, co-founded Warner Bros.
1882 – Ioannis Demestichas, Greek admiral (d. 1960)
1884 – Zinaida Serebriakova, Ukrainian-French painter (d. 1967)
1887 – Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer and engineer (d. 1974)
1892 – Milko Kos, Slovenian historian and academic (d. 1972)
1893 – Edward G. Robinson  (d. 26 Jan 1973)
      Romanian-American actor and singer
1897:  Lillian Eugenia Smith  (d. 28 Sep 1966)
      American  writer and social critic
1898 – August Desch, American hurdler (d. 1964)
1900 – Sammy Davis, Sr., American actor and dancer (d. 1988)
1901 – Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (d. 1942)
1901:  Howard E. Koch  (d. 17 Aug 1995)
      American playwright and screenwriter
1902 – Koloman Sokol  (d. 2003)
      Slovak-American painter and illustrator
1903 – Dagmar Nordstrom  (d. 1976)
      American singer-songwriter and pianist (Nordstrom Sisters)
1903 – Yasujirō Ozu, Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1963)
1904 – Nicolas de Gunzburg  (d. 1981)
      French-American banker, journalist, and actor
1905 – Vasily Grossman, Russian journalist and author (d. 1964)
1905:  Eric Lionel Mascall  (d. 14 Feb 1993)
      British Anglo-Catholic theologian and priest
1905 – Manès Sperber  (d. 1984)
      Austrian-French psychologist and author
1907 – Roy Douglas, English pianist and composer (d. 2015)
1908 – Gustav Ernesaks  (d. 1993)
      Estonian composer and conductor
1909 – Hans Keilson  (d. 2011)
      German-Dutch psychologist, author, and poet
1909 – Karen Morley, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
1911 – Boun Oum  (d. 1980)
      Laotian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Laos
1914 – Patrick O'Brian, English author and translator (d. 2000)
1915 – Frank Sinatra  (d. 114 May 1998)
      American singer, actor, and producer
1917 – James Wall, American actor and manager (d. 2010)
1918 – Joe Williams, American singer and pianist (d. 1999)
1919 – Olivia Barclay, English astrologer and author (d. 2001)
1919 – Dan DeCarlo, American soldier and illustrator (d. 2001)
1919 – B. B. Nimbalkar, Indian cricketer (d. 2012)
1920 – Josef Doležal, Czech race walker (d. 1999)
1920 – Fred Kida, American illustrator (d. 2014)
1921 – Toni Blankenheim, German opera singer (d. 2012)
1922 – Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (d. 1979)
1923 – Robert William ”Bob“ Barker
      American game show host and producer
1923 – Bob Dorough, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1923 – Ken Kavanagh
      Australian race car driver and motorcycle racer
1923:  Og Mandino  (d. 3 Sep 1996)
      American Author 
1924 – Ray Cordeiro, Hong Kong radio and television host
1924 – Ed Koch  (d. 1 Feb 2013)
      American lawyer, judge, and politician
      105th Mayor of New York City
1925 – Vladimir Shainsky
      Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer
1925 – Ahmad Shamloo, Iranian journalist and poet (d. 2000)
1927 – Robert Noyce  (d. 1990)
      American inventor and businessman
      co-invented the microchip and co-founded Intel Corporation
1928 – Chinghiz Aitmatov  (d. 2008)
      Kyrgyzstani diplomat and author
1928 – Helen Frankenthaler  (d. 2011)
      American painter and academic
1929 – Toshiko Akiyoshi
      Japanese pianist and composer
      (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band)
1929 – John Osborne  (d. 1994)
      English playwright and screenwriter
1930 – Bill Beutel, American journalist (d. 2006)
1930 – Silvio Santos
      Brazilian television host
      founded Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
1931 – Lionel Blair, English actor, dancer, and choreographer
1932 – Bob Pettit, American basketball player and coach
1933 – Christa Stubnick, German sprinter
1934 – Miguel de la Madrid  (d. 2012)
      Mexican lawyer and politician
      52nd President of Mexico
1935 – John Wise  (d. 2013)
      Canadian farmer and politician
      23rd Minister of Agriculture
1936 – Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper
1937 – Michael Jeffery
      Australian general and politician
      24th Governor-General of Australia
1937 – Philip Ledger  (d. 2012)
      English classical musician and academic
1938 – Connie Francis, American singer and actress
      American professor of psychology at U.C. Santa Barbara
1940 – Sharad Pawar
      Indian politician, Indian Minister of Agriculture
      American author and intelligence expert
1940 – Dionne Warwick, American singer and actress
1942 – Fatma Girik, Turkish actress and politician
1942 – Anita Otto, German discus thrower
1942 – Morris Sadek, Egyptian-American lawyer and activist
1942 – Brough Scott, English jockey and journalist
1943 – Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-French author and translator
1943 – Phyllis Somerville, American actress
1943 – Sadeq Tabatabaei  (d. 2015)
      Iranian journalist and politician
1943 – Grover Washington, Jr.  (d. 1999)
      American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer
1944:  Kenneth Cranham, Scottish actor
1944 – Jean Doré  (d. 2015)
      Canadian politician, 39th Mayor of Montreal
1944 – Cara Duff-MacCormick, Canadian actress
1944 – Zoe Laskari, Greek model and actress
1944 – Rob Tyner, American musician (MC5) (d. 1991)
1945 – Portia Simpson-Miller
      Jamaican politician, 7th Prime Minister of Jamaica
1945:  Tony Williams  (d. 23 Feb 1997)
      American jazz drummer
1946 – Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver
1946 – Paula Wagner, American actress and producer
1947 – Will Alsop
      English architect, designed the Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre
1947:  Irving Azoff
      American Music Executive and personal manager
      chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment, 2013-present
1947 – Wings Hauser, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Hülya Koçyiğit, Turkish actress
1947 – Chris Mullin, English journalist and politician
1949 – Gopinath Munde  (d. 2014)
      Indian politician
      3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
1949 – Bill Nighy, English actor
1949 – Marc Ravalomanana
      Malagasy businessman and politician
      President of Madagascar
1950 – Pedro Ferriz de Con, Mexican journalist
1950 – Heiner Flassbeck
      German economist, professor, publicist, political counselor
            and State Secretary
1950 – Rajinikanth, Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1950 – Billy Smith
       Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1951 – Rehman Malik
      Pakistani politician, Pakistani Minister of Interior
1952 – Herb Dhaliwal
      Indian-Canadian politician
      3rd Canadian Minister of Natural Resources
1952 – Sarah Douglas, English actress
1952 – Helen Dunmore, English poet and author
1952 – Cathy Rigby, American gymnast and actress
1952 – Frank Schwalba-Hoth, German politician
1953 – Martin Ferguson, Australian politician
1953 – Rafael Septien, Mexican-American football player
1954 – Hemant Karkare, Indian police officer (d. 2008)
1955 – Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Greek businesswoman
1955 – Nakamura Baijaku II
      Japanese actor, bass player, and composer
1955 – Eddy Schepers, Belgian cyclist
1955 – Stephen Smith
      Australian lawyer and politician
      53rd Australian Minister of Defence
1956 – Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist
1957 – Sheila Escovedo (bka Sheila E.)
      American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actress
1957 – Robert Lepage, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1957:  Pierre Moreau, Canadian lawyer and politician
1958 – Sheree J. Wilson, American actress and producer
1959 – Jasper Conran, English fashion designer
1960 – Martina Hellmann, German discus thrower
1960 – Masahiko Nishimura, Japanese actor
1961 – Andrey Perlov, Russian race walker
1961:  Sarah Sutton, British actress
1962 – Tracy Austin, American tennis player and sportscaster
1962 – Arturo Barrios, Mexican-American runner
1962:  Peter L. Bergen
      American journalist, author, and documentary producer
1962 – Ulrike Tillmann, German mathematician and academic
1963 – Eduardo Castro Luque
      Mexican businessman and politician (d. 2012)
1963 – Ai Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1964 – Reeta Chakrabarti, English journalist
1964 – Sabu, American wrestler
1965:  Will Carling, English Rugby union player
1966 – Pops Fernandez, Filipino singer and actress
1966 – Royce Gracie, Brazilian-American mixed martial artist
1966 – Kōichi Nagano, Japanese voice actor
1966 – Ian Paisley, Jr.
      Northern Irish politician
      Member of Parliament for North Antrim, 2010–present
1966 – Selen, Italian porn actress and director
1966 – Último Dragón, Japanese wrestler and actor
1966 – Lydia Zimmermann, Spanish filmmaker
1967 – Yuzo Koshiro, Japanese composer and producer
1967 – John Randle, American football player
1968 – Rory Kennedy, American director and producer
1968 – Laurie Williams, Jamaican cricketer (d. 2002)
1969 – Sophie Kinsella, English author and educator
1969 – Wilfred Kirochi, Kenyan runner
1969 – Fiona May, English-Italian long jumper
1969 – Michael Möllenbeck, German discus thrower
1970 – Mädchen Amick, American actress
1970 – Jennifer Connelly, American actress
1970 – Regina Hall, American actress
1971 – Sammy Korir, Kenyan runner
1971 – Martin Mrva, Slovak chess player
1972 – Wilson Kipketer, Kenyan-Danish runner
1972 – Georgios Theodoridis, Greek sprinter
1972 – Hank Williams III
      American singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Assjack, Superjoint Ritual, and Arson Anthem)
1973 – Gary Breen, English-Irish footballer and manager
1973 – Tony Hsieh, American businessman, founded LinkExchange
1973 – Walter Otta, Argentinian footballer
1974 – Bernard Lagat, Kenyan-American runner
1974 – Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer and manager
1975 – Mayim Bialik, American actress and singer
1975 – Wesley Charles, Vincentian footballer
1975 – Craig Moore, Australian footballer and manager
1975 – Houko Kuwashima, Japanese voice actress and singer
1976:  Dan Hawkins
      English rock guitarist (Stone Gods, The Darkness)
1976 – Lloyd Owusu, Ghanaian footballer
1976 – Asaka Seto, Japanese actress
1977:  Bridget Hall, American model
1977 – Yoel Hernández, Cuban hurdler
1977 – Dean Macey, English decathlete and bobsledder
1977 – Colin White, Canadian ice hockey player
1978:  Gbenga Akinnagbe, American actor and writer
1978 – Monica Bîrlădeanu, Romanian model and actress
1978 – Jennifer Rovero, American model
1979 – Carlos Agassi, Filipino actor, host, singer, and rapper
1979 – John Salmons, American basketball player
1980 – Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopian runner (d. 2010)
1980 – Dorin Goian, Romanian footballer
1980 – Konstantinos Karamitroudis (bka Gus G)
      Greek guitarist and songwriter
      (Firewind, Mystic Prophecy, and Dream Evil)
1981 – Jeret Peterson, American skier (d. 2011)
1981 – Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer
1981:  Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricketer
1981 – Stephen Warnock, English footballer
1982 – Lim Jae-duk, South Korean gamer
1982 – Ai Kato, Japanese actress
1982 – Dmitry Tursunov, Russian tennis player
1983 – Katrina Elam, American singer-songwriter
1984 – Daniel Agger, Danish footballer
1984 – Airi Taira, Japanese actress
1984 – Sohail Tanvir, Pakistani cricketer
1985 – Pat Calathes, Greek-American basketball player
1985 – Shihori Kanjiya, Japanese actress
1985 – Giannis Zaradoukas, Greek footballer
1986 – Daddy Birori, Rwandan footballer
1986 – Përparim Hetemaj, Finnish footballer
1986 – Mitsuhiro Hidaka
      Japanese singer, rapper, actor, and dancer (AAA)
1986 – Nina Kolarič, Slovenian long jumper
1986 – Lee Qri
      South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara and QBS)
1987 – Marte Eberson
      Norwegian keyboardist
      (Morning Has Occurred and Highasakite)
1988 – Hahm Eun-Jung
      South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
      (T-ara and T-ara N4)
1989 – Tal, Israeli-French singer-songwriter and dancer
1990 – Polat Kemboi Arıkan, Kenyan-Turkish runner
1990 – Nixon Chepseba, Kenyan runner
1990 – Victor Moses, Nigerian footballer
1990 – Lee Seung-hyun (bka Seungri)
      South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
      (Big Bang)
1991 – Daniel Magder, Canadian actor
1996 – Karen Miyama, Japanese actress


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1957:  Wendy Whyte


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884 – Carloman II, Frankish king (b. 866)
1212 – Geoffrey, English archbishop (b. 1152)
1569 – Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow (b. 1507)
1586 – Stephen Báthory, Polish king (b. 1533)
1685 – John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (b. 1610)
1736 – Antonina Houbraken, Dutch draughtswoman (b. 1686)
1751 – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 
      English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War
1766 – Johann Christoph Gottsched 
      German philosopher, author, and critic
1782 – Charles Gray 
      English lawyer, antiquary and politician
1789 – John Ponsonby, Irish politician (b. 1713)
1790 – Mikhail Shcherbatov 
      Russian historian and philosopher
1794 – Meshullam Feivush Heller, Hasidic author (b. c. 1742)
1817 – Tekle Giyorgis I, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1751)
1843 – William I of the Netherlands (b. 1772)
1858 – Jacques Viger 
      Canadian archeologist and politician
      1st Mayor of Montreal
1889 – Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (b. 1812)
1889 – Viktor Bunyakovsky 
      Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist
1894 – John Sparrow David Thompson 
      Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician
      4th Prime Minister of Canada
1913 – Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1844)
1921 – Henrietta Swan Leavitt 
      American astronomer and academic
1923 – Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (b. 1903)
1924 – Alexander Parvus 
      Russian-German theorist and politician
1926 – Jean Richepin 
      French author, poet, and playwright
1934 – Oscar Goerke, American cyclist (b. 1883)
1934 – Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (b. 1894)
1939 – Douglas Fairbanks 
      American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
1951 – Mildred Bailey, American singer (b. 1907)
1952 – Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (b. 1879)
1961 – Oskar Loorits, Estonian folklorist (b. 1900)
1963 – Yasujirō Ozu, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1903)
1964 – Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
1964 – Sailor Young. English cricketer (b. 1876)
1966 – Karl Ruberl, Austrian-American swimmer (b. 1880)
1968 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (b. 1902)
1970 – Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (b. 1889)
1971 – Yechezkel Kutscher, Israeli philologist and linguist (b. 1909)
1971 – David Sarnoff, Belarusian-American businessman (b. 1891)
1975 – Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer (b. 1884)
1976 – Jack Cassidy, American actor (b. 1927)
1976 – Vinko Žganec, Croatian lawyer and musicologist (b. 1890)
1977 – Clementine Churchill,
      English wife of Winston Churchill
1978 – Fay Compton, English actress and singer (b. 1894)
1980 – Jean Lesage
      Canadian lawyer and politician
      19th Premier of Quebec (b. 1912)
1983 – Amza Pellea, Romanian actor (b. 1931)
1985 – Anne Baxter, American actress and singer (b. 1923)
1986 – Paul Verner, German politician (b. 1911)
1987 – Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer (b. 1926)
1990 – Concha Piquer, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1908)
1992 – Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (b. 1901)
1993 – József Antall 
      Hungarian historian and politician
      35th Prime Minister of Hungary
1994 – Stuart Roosa 
      American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1996 – Vance Packard 
      American journalist, author, and critic
1997 – Evgenii Landis 
      Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic
1998 – Lawton Chiles 
      American soldier, lawyer, and politician
      41st Governor of Florida
1998 – Marco Denevi, Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1922)
1999 – Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
1999 – Joseph Heller, American author and playwright (b. 1923)
2000 – George Montgomery 
      American actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter
2000 – Ndabaningi Sithole 
      Zimbabwean militant leader
      founded Zimbabwe African National Union
2001 – Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and explorer (b. 1897)
2001 – Jean Richard, French actor and singer (b. 1921)
2002 – Dee Brown, American historian and author (b. 1908)
2003 – Heydar Aliyev 
      Azerbaijani general and politician
      3rd President of Azerbaijan
2003 – Gangodawila Soma Thero, Sri Lankan monk (b. 1948)
2005 – Ramanand Sagar 
      Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
2005 – Annette Stroyberg, Danish actress (b. 1936)
2005 – Gebran Tueni, Lebanese journalist and politician (b. 1957)
2006 – Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)
2006 – Peter Boyle, American actor (b. 1935)
2006 – Raymond P. Shafer 
      American lawyer and politician
      38th Governor of Pennsylvania
2006 – Alan Shugart 
      American engineer and businessman
      co-founded Seagate Technology
2007 – François al-Hajj, Lebanese general (b. 1953)
2007 – Ike Turner 
      American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
      (Kings of Rhythm and Ike & Tina Turner)
2008 – Avery Dulles, American cardinal (b. 1918)
2008 – Van Johnson 
      American actor, singer, and dancer
2008 – Tassos Papadopoulos 
      Cypriot politician, 5th President of Cyprus
2010 – Tom Walkinshaw 
      Scottish race car driver, founded Tom Walkinshaw Racing
2012 – N.M. Mohan, Indian author and illustrator (b. 1949)
2012 – Nityanand Swami 
      Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
2013 – Tom Laughlin 
      American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
2013 – Abdul Quader Molla 
      Bangladeshi journalist and politician
2013 – Leo Sachs, German-Israeli biologist and academic (b. 1924)
2013 – Jang Sung-taek 
      North Korean general and politician
2013 – Audrey Totter, American actress and singer (b. 1917)
2014 – Ivor Grattan-Guinness  (b. 1941)
     English mathematician, historian, and academic
2014 – Billy Milligan, American criminal (b. 1955)



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