Famous Birthdays on this Day in History Birthdays in History for Wednesday 4th December 2013 Birthdays 1 - 207 of 207 1555 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) 1580 - Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) 1584 - John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony 1595 - Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) 1646 - Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) 1660 - Andre Campra, composer 1667 - Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer 1670 - John Aislabie, English politician (d. 1742) 1708 - Marianus Konigsperger, composer 1711 - Barbara of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1758) 1713 - Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (d. 1786) 1720 - Jean-Jacques Robson, composer 1777 - Juliette Récamier, French socialite (d. 1849) 1786 - John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14] 1791 - Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer 1795 - Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution) 1798 - Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (d. 1881) 1800 - Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen) 1803 - Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane) Historian and Essayist Thomas CarlyleHistorian and Essayist Thomas Carlyle (1795) 1808 - Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius) 1812 - Elias Smith Dennis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died 1894 1818 - William Wing Old Blizzards Loring, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army) 1822 - Frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society 1825 - Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer 1835 - Samuel Butler, England, author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh) 1838 - Melesio Morales, composer 1840 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877) 1844 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1914) 1852 - Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist (d. 1934) 1858 - Billy Gunn, cricketer (Notts & England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99) 1861 - Lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul) 1865 - Edith Louisa Cavell, England, nurse (WW I) 1866 - Vassily V Kandinsky, Russ/Ger/Fr abstract painter (Dreamy Inspiration) 1868 - Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter 1868 - Jesse Burkett, American baseball player (d. 1953) 1874 - Jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice) 1875 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austria, poet (Duino Elegies) 1875 - Joe Corbett, American baseball player (d. 1945) 1876 - Dimitur Poljanov, [Popov], Bulgaria, poet (Iron Poems) 1879 - Herbert Hamilton Harty, composer 1881 - Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot) 1883 - Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author (d. 1969) 1888 - Aleksandar I Karadordjevic, king of Yugoslavia (1921-34) 1889 - Buck Jones, [Charles F Gebhart], US actor (War Horse) 1889 - Isabel Randolph, IL, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Our Miss Brooks) Spanish Dictator Francisco FrancoSpanish Dictator Francisco Franco (1892) 1892 - Francisco Franco, Ferrol, Galicia Spanish General/dictator (1936-75), (d. 1975) 1895 - Nils FA Nilsson Piraten, Swedish writer (Bombi Bitt Och Jag) 1895 - Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990) 1896 - Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer (against Pasternak) [NS] 1897 - Mari Andriessen, Dutch sculptor (Dock Worker) 1899 - Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer 1899 - Charles William (Charlie) Spencer Newcastle and England football player (d. 1953) 1903 - Alfred Leslie Rowse, historian 1903 - Cornell Woolrich, US, writer (El Angel Negro) 1905 - Emilio Médici, president Brazil (1969-74) 1907 - Jo Boer, Dutch author (Catharina & the Magnolias) 1908 - A D Hershey, US, biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel 1969) 1909 - Jimmy Jewel, English actor (d. 1995) 1910 - Alex North, Chester Penn, composer (Spartacus, Viva Zapata) 1910 - Amar Singh, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties) 1910 - Ramaswamy Venkataraman, president of India (1987-92) 1912 - Alfons Alphons Berckmans, Flemish/British actor (Family Stastok) 1912 - Jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler (didnt rep Aust) 1912 - John W Pritchard, [Ian Wallace], US, sci-fi author (Megalomania) 1912 - Pappy Boyington, American pilot (d. 1988) 1914 - Rudolf Hausner, Austrian artist (d. 1995) 1914 - Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993) 1915 - Allan Jackson, Hot Springs Ark, newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand) 1915 - Fred Freer, cricketer (Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946) 1916 - Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer (d. 1994) 1920 - Michael Bates, Jhansi India, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton) 1920 - Jeanne Manford, Flushing, Queens, gay rights activist, (d. 2013) 1921 - Deanna Durbin, Winnipeg Manitoba, actress/vocalist (100 Men & a Girl), (d. 2013) 1922 - Gerard Philipe, Cannes France, actor (Caligula, Le Diable au Corps) 1923 - Charles Keating, district attorney (Los Angeles California) 1924 - John Portman, SC, architect (Ivan Allen Award-1964) 1925 - Maurice Binder, NYC, photographer/film titler (James Bond) 1926 - Lee Doraey, rocker 1928 - Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut (X-20) 1928 - Dena Dietrich, American actress 1930 - Harvey Kuenn, baseball player (AL Rookie of the Year-1953) 1930 - Paul-Heinz Dittrich, composer 1930 - Roman Semyonovich Ledenyou, composer 1930 - Ronnie Corbett, England, comedian (2 Ronnies) 1930 - Jim Hall, American jazz guitarist 1931 - Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player 1931 - Wally George, American TV commentator (d. 2003) 1932 - Edgar Valcarcel, composer 1932 - Joanne Battiste, artist (heroines) 1932 - Roh Tae Woo, Taegu South Korea, President South Korea (1988-93) 1933 - Horst Buchholz, Berlin Germany, actor (Magnificent 7, Raid on Entebbe) 1934 - Victor French, Santa Barbara California, actor (Highway to Heaven) 1934 - Wink Martindale, Jackson Tn, TV host (Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This) 1935 - Fred Rumsey, England, cricket lefty pace bowler (5 Tests 1964-65) 1935 - Robert Vesco, American financier and fugitive 1936 - Larry Davis, blues singer/guitarist 1937 - Max Baer Jr, Oakland California, actor (Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies) 1938 - Andre Marrou, Libertarian Presidential candidate (1992) 1938 - Liesbeth Struppert, actress (Miep Gies-Anne Frank) 1938 - Lynn Blessing, vibes Player 1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano 1940 - Freddy Cannon, [Picariello], Lynn Ma, rocker (Palisades Park) 1940 - Gary Gilmore, American murderer (d. 1977) 1941 - Humberto Solas, director/writer (Lucia) 1941 - Raul Blanco, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96) 1942 - Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley CA, rock bassist (Moby Grape) 1942 - Gemma Jones, English actress 1943 - Patti Chandler, California, actress (Bikini Beach) 1944 - Chris Hillman, San Diego Caliafornia, singer (Byrds-Turn Turn Turn) 1944 - Dennis Wilson, Hawthorne CA, drummer/vocalist (Beach Boys-My Room) 1944 - François Migault, French racing driver 1945 - Michael Gerzon, mathematician 1945 - Pam Higgins, LPGA golfer 1945 - Roberta Lynn Bondar, Ontario, astronaut (STS 42) 1947 - Ursula Krechel, writer 1947 - Terry Woods, Irish musician (The Pogues, Steeleye Span) 1948 - Lin Onus, artist 1948 - Southside Johnny Lyon, NJ, rocker (Asbury Jukes-Dont Want Go Home) 1949 - Jeff Bridges, Los Angeles California, actor (Stay Hungry, Against All Odds) 1949 - Mary Bea Porter-King, Everett WA, LPGA golfer (1975 Golf Inns Classic) 1949 - Russ Karel, director 1949 - Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-born Australian actress (Superman 3, Sat Night Live) 1950 - Jan Rietman, Dutch radio/TV host 1950 - Karel van de Graf, Dutch TV host 1951 - Gary Rossington, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band) 1951 - Patricia Wettig, Cincinnati Ohio, actress (Nancy Weston-30 Something) 1952 - Ronald Michael Sega, Cleve Ohio, PhD/Astronaut (STS 60, 76) 1953 - Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player 1954 - Tony Todd, American actor and producer 1955 - Brian Prout, Troy NY, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle) 1955 - Cassandra Wilson, jazz singer 1955 - Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player 1956 - Bernard King, basketball player (NY Knicks, NJ Nets) 1956 - Blagoi Blagoyev, Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifer (Olympics-silver-1976) 1956 - Herbert Groenemeyer, Germany, rocker (OE, Luxus, Chaos, Spruenge) 1957 - Lee Smith, Jamestown LA, pitcher (Cin Reds) 1957 - Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer (CART) 1957 - Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate 1958 - Bill Roy, Versailles Ill, skeet (Olympics-1996) 1959 - Susan W Krebs, American politician 1959 - Paul McGrath, Irish footballer 1960 - David Green, American baseball player 1960 - Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete 1961 - Frank Reich, Freeport, New York, American NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions) 1962 - Arnold Scholten, soccer player (Feyenoord) 1962 - John Gaasbeek, soccer player (FC Twente/NAC) 1962 - Stan Gelbaugh, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks) 1962 - Kevin Richardson, English footballest 1963 - Johanna Wright, Raleigh NC, WPVA volleyballer (Pismo Beach-4th) 1963 - Mike Snoei, soccer player (Sparta) 1963 - Sergey Bubka, Ukraine, pole vaulter (Olympics-gold-88, 92) 1964 - Bill Peterson, Smithfield NC, WLAF general mgr (Amsterdam Admirals) 1964 - Marisa Tomei, Brooklyn New York, American actress (My Cousin Vinny) 1964 - Sertab Erener, Turkish singer 1964 - Jonathan Goldstein, American actor 1965 - Rob Smits, pop drummer (Kong/Phlegm) 1965 - Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish film director 1966 - Fred Armisen, American actor and musician 1966 - Masta Ace, American rapper 1966 - Suzanne Malveaux, American television news reporter 1966 - Chris Shepherd, English film director 1967 - Klaus Wilmsmeyer, NFL punter (NO Saints) 1967 - Martha OKelley, US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96) 1968 - Mike Barrowman, Costa Mesa CA, kayak/200m breast stroke (Oly-g-92, 96) 1969 - Ferric Collons, NFL defensive end (New England Patriots) 1969 - Jacques Landry, Saskatoon Saskatchawan, cyclist (Olympics-96) 1969 - Marie-Josee Morneau, Longueuil Quebec, 56 kg judoka (Olympics-96) 1969 - Mik Middleton, WLAF safety (Barcelona Dragons) 1969 - Terry Glenn, wide reciever (New England Patriots) 1969 - Jay-Z, Brooklyn, New York City, American rapper (Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint) 1970 - Jeff Blake, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals) 1970 - Kevin Sussman, American actor 1970 - Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler 1971 - Terrence Wisdom, NFL/WLAF guard/center (NY Jets, London Monarchs) 1971 - Shannon Briggs, American boxer 1972 - Damien Covington, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills) 1972 - Howard Eisley, NBA guard (Utah Jazz) 1972 - Jassen Cullimore, Simcoe, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks) 1972 - Jude St John, CFL offensive linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats) 1972 - Kerry Anne Guse, Brisbane Queensland, tennis star (1996 final Hobart) 1972 - Ted Johnson, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots) 1972 - Nikki Tyler, American actress 1973 - Corliss Williamson, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings) Supwemodel/Actress Tyra BanksSupwemodel/Actress Tyra Banks (1973) 1973 - Tyra Banks, Inglewood, California, model/actress (Higher Learning, Fresh Prince of Bel Air) 1973 - Racci Shay, American Musician 1973 - Ferry Corsten, Dutch musician and DJ 1973 - Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league footballer 1973 - Kate Rusby, English folk singer 1974 - Anke Huber, Bruchsal Germany, tennis star (1996 finalist Australian) 1974 - Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player 1976 - John Lee, Chicago Ill, dance skater (& Julia Bikbova) 1976 - Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997) 1977 - Emily Ballard, Miss Washington Teen USA (1996) 1977 - Shahid Nazir, cricketer (Pakistan Test fast bowler v Zimbabwe 1996) 1977 - Big Pokey, American rapper 1978 - Michele Di Piedi, Italian footballer 1978 - Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer 1979 - Jay DeMerit, American soccer player 1982 - Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese racing driver 1983 - Jimmy Bartel, Australian rules footballer 1984 - Brooke Adams, American model 1984 - Lindsay Felton, American actress 1984 - Lauren London, American actress 1985 - Andrew Brackman, American baseball player 1985 - Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player 1986 - Martell Webster, American basketball player 1998 - Olawoyin Olufemi, Nigerian Musician
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