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History Births on December 19

Olivier Tébily, Ivorian-French footballer

#Olivier_Tébily

In 1975

Martin Hume Johnson, English physiologist and academic

#Martin_Hume_Johnson

In 1944

Zuzana Hejnová, Czech hurdler

#Zuzana_Hejnová

In 1986

Gary Morton, American comedian and producer (d. 1999)

#Gary_Morton

In 1924

Tom Lawless, American baseball player and manager

#Tom_Lawless

In 1956

George Frederick Bristow, American violinist and composer (d. 1898)

#George_Frederick_Bristow

In 1825

Alyssa Milano, American actress and television personality

#Alyssa_Milano

In 1972

Little Jimmy Dickens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

#Little_Jimmy_Dickens

In 1920

William I, Margrave of Meissen (d. 1407)

#William_I,_Margrave_of_Meissen

In 1343

Carlo Chiti, Italian engineer (d. 1994)

#Carlo_Chiti

In 1924

Jennifer Beals, American model and actress

#Jennifer_Beals

In 1963

Matthew Waterhouse, English actor and author

#Matthew_Waterhouse

In 1961

Al Kaline, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Al_Kaline

In 1934

Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec (d. 1942)

#Charles_Fitzpatrick

In 1853

Kevin McHale, American basketball player, coach, and manager

#Kevin_McHale_(basketball)

In 1957

Bernice Pauahi Bishop, American philanthropist (d. 1884)

#Bernice_Pauahi_Bishop

In 1831

Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (d. 1552)

#Andreas_Osiander

In 1498

Lady Sovereign, English rapper

#Lady_Sovereign

In 1985

Jeremy Soule, Canadian composer

#Jeremy_Soule

In 1975

Nathan Oliveira, American painter and sculptor (d. 2010)

#Nathan_Oliveira

In 1928

William Christie, American-French harpsichord player and conductor

#William_Christie_(musician)

In 1944

Ingeborg Refling Hagen, Norwegian author and educator (d. 1989)

#Ingeborg_Refling_Hagen

In 1895

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1873)

#Manuel_Bretón_de_los_Herreros

In 1796

Kristina Keneally, American-Australian politician, 42nd Premier of New South Wales

#Kristina_Keneally

In 1968

Maurice White, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)

#Maurice_White

In 1941

Mohammad Reza Aref, Iranian engineer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran

#Mohammad_Reza_Aref

In 1951

Rudolf Hell, German engineer, invented the Hellschreiber (d. 2002)

#Rudolf_Hell

In 1901

Yong Jun-hyung, South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and producer

#Yong_Jun-hyung

In 1989

Ian Kennedy, American baseball player

#Ian_Kennedy

In 1984

Cornell Dupree, American guitarist (d. 2011)

#Cornell_Dupree

In 1942

Marla Sokoloff, American actress and musician

#Marla_Sokoloff

In 1980

Iker Muniain, Spanish footballer

#Iker_Muniain

In 1992

Gary Cahill, English footballer

#Gary_Cahill

In 1985

Rob Portman, American lawyer and politician

#Rob_Portman

In 1955

Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010)

#Elisabeth_Noelle-Neumann

In 1916

Kousei Miura, Japanese jockey

#Kousei_Miura

In 1989

Eric Weinrich, American ice hockey player and coach

#Eric_Weinrich

In 1966

Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (d. 1645)

#Dorothea_Sophia,_Abbess_of_Quedlinburg

In 1587

Brandon Sanderson, American author and academic

#Brandon_Sanderson

In 1975

Jean Genet, French novelist, playwright, and poet (d. 1986)

#Jean_Genet

In 1910

Michelangelo Signorile, American journalist and author

#Michelangelo_Signorile

In 1960

Matt Stajan, Canadian ice hockey player

#Matt_Stajan

In 1983

Tim Parks, English author and translator

#Tim_Parks

In 1954

Irina Voronina, Russian model

#Irina_Voronina

In 1977

Alphonse Kirchhoffer, French fencer (d. 1913)

#Alphonse_Kirchhoffer

In 1873

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Azerbaijani composer, pianist, and singer

#Aziza_Mustafa_Zadeh

In 1969

Claudia Kolb, American swimmer

#Claudia_Kolb

In 1949

Tim Reid, American actor and director

#Tim_Reid

In 1944

Chito Martínez, Belizean-American baseball player

#Chito_Martínez

In 1965

Ken Marino, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Ken_Marino

In 1968

Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (d. 2016)

#Michel_Tournier

In 1924

Young K, South Korean singer-songwriter

#Young_K

In 1993

Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

#Ricky_Ponting

In 1974

Jimmy Bain, Scottish bass player and songwriter (d. 2016)

#Jimmy_Bain

In 1947

William Schutz, American psychologist and academic (d. 2002)

#William_Schutz

In 1925

John Winthrop, American astronomer and educator (d. 1779)

#John_Winthrop_(educator)

In 1714

Eric Allin Cornell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Eric_Allin_Cornell

In 1961

Edward Bernard Raczy?ski, Polish politician and diplomat, 4th President-in-exile of Poland (d. 1993)

#Edward_Bernard_Raczy?ski

In 1891

Calvin Andrew, English footballer

#Calvin_Andrew

In 1986

Ford Frick, American journalist and businessman (d. 1978)

#Ford_Frick

In 1894

Michalis Grigoriou, Greek footballer and coach

#Michalis_Grigoriou

In 1973

Mitchell Feigenbaum, American physicist and mathematician

#Mitchell_Feigenbaum

In 1944

"Mean Gene" Okerlund, American sports announcer

#Gene_Okerlund

In 1942

Orna Berry, Israeli computer scientist and businesswoman

#Orna_Berry

In 1949

Franck Kessié, Ivorian footballer

#Franck_Kessié

In 1996

Criss Angel, American magician

#Criss_Angel

In 1967

Joe Jurevicius, American football player

#Joe_Jurevicius

In 1974

Pratibha Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th President of India

#Pratibha_Patil

In 1934

Jeff Allam, English race car driver

#Jeff_Allam

In 1954

Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player

#Jorge_Garbajosa

In 1977

Bridget Phillipson, English politician

#Bridget_Phillipson

In 1983

Maudy Ayunda, Indonesian actress and singer-songwriter

#Maudy_Ayunda

In 1994

Phil Harris, American captain and fisherman (d. 2010)

#Phil_Harris_(fisherman)

In 1956

Isiah Koech, Kenyan runner

#Isiah_Koech

In 1993

Tyson Beckford, American model and actor

#Tyson_Beckford

In 1970

Alexis Sánchez, Chilean footballer

#Alexis_Sánchez

In 1988

Cicely Tyson, American actress

#Cicely_Tyson

In 1924

William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)

#William_Bowyer_(printer)

In 1699

Leonid Brezhnev, Ukrainian-Russian marshal, engineer, and politician, 4th Head of State of the Soviet Union (d. 1982)

#Leonid_Brezhnev

In 1906

Sally Kipyego, Kenyan runner

#Sally_Kipyego

In 1985

Declan Galbraith, English singer-songwriter

#Declan_Galbraith

In 1991

Miguel Lopes, Portuguese footballer

#Miguel_Lopes

In 1986

Sebastian, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Sebastian_(singer)

In 1949

Micha? Mas?owski, Polish footballer

#Micha?_Mas?owski

In 1989

Rafael Soriano, Dominican baseball player

#Rafael_Soriano

In 1979

Tom Gugliotta, American basketball player

#Tom_Gugliotta

In 1969

Bob Brookmeyer, American trombonist, pianist, and composer (d. 2011)

#Bob_Brookmeyer

In 1929

John McEuen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_McEuen

In 1945

Kevan Gosper, Australian runner and politician

#Kevan_Gosper

In 1933

Robert Urich, American actor and producer (d. 2002)

#Robert_Urich

In 1946

Henry Clay Frick, American businessman and financier (d. 1919)

#Henry_Clay_Frick

In 1849

Lorie Kane, Canadian golfer

#Lorie_Kane

In 1964

Kevin Devine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Kevin_Devine

In 1979

Lisa Wilkinson, Australian television host and journalist

#Lisa_Wilkinson

In 1959

Edmund Purdom, British-Italian actor (d. 2009)

#Edmund_Purdom

In 1924

Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2012)

#Robert_B._Sherman

In 1925

Italo Svevo, Italian author and playwright (d. 1928)

#Italo_Svevo

In 1861

Til Schweiger, German actor, director, and producer

#Til_Schweiger

In 1963

Zulfiya Zabirova, Russian cyclist

#Zulfiya_Zabirova

In 1973

Derrick Jensen, American author and activist

#Derrick_Jensen

In 1960

Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (d. 1838)

#Antoine_Louis_Dugès

In 1797

Lee Myung-bak, South Korean businessman and politician, 10th President of South Korea

#Lee_Myung-bak

In 1941

Ross M. Lence, American political scientist and academic (d. 2006)

#Ross_M._Lence

In 1943

Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1963)

#Édith_Piaf

In 1915

Mary Livermore, American journalist and activist (d. 1905)

#Mary_Livermore

In 1820

Fritz Reiner, Hungarian-American conductor (d. 1963)

#Fritz_Reiner

In 1888

Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)

#Philip_William,_Prince_of_Orange

In 1554

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Greek footballer

#Lazaros_Christodoulopoulos

In 1986

Makis Belevonis, Greek footballer

#Makis_Belevonis

In 1975

Ryan Babel, Dutch footballer

#Ryan_Babel

In 1986

Alberto Tomba, Italian skier

#Alberto_Tomba

In 1966

Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress and playwright (d. 1932)

#Minnie_Maddern_Fiske

In 1865

Philip V of Spain (d. 1746)

#Philip_V_of_Spain

In 1683

Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor and producer

#Jake_Gyllenhaal

In 1980

Carter G. Woodson, American historian and author, founded Black History Month (d. 1950)

#Carter_G._Woodson

In 1875

Bobby Layne, American football player and coach (d. 1986)

#Bobby_Layne

In 1926

Andrea Baldini, Italian fencer

#Andrea_Baldini

In 1985

M'Baye Niang, French footballer

#M'Baye_Niang

In 1994

Alvin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Alvin_Lee

In 1944

Mo Williams, American basketball player

#Mo_Williams

In 1982

Sumire Uesaka, Japanese voice actress and singer

#Sumire_Uesaka

In 1991

Giovanni Lurani, Italian race car driver, engineer, and journalist (d. 1995)

#Giovanni_Lurani

In 1905

Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleontologist and politician

#Richard_Leakey

In 1944

Wallace Bryant, American archer (d. 1953)

#Wallace_Bryant_(archer)

In 1863

James J. Archer, American lawyer and general (d. 1864)

#James_J._Archer

In 1817

Ralph Richardson, English actor (d. 1983)

#Ralph_Richardson

In 1902

Raphael Spiegel, Swiss footballer

#Raphael_Spiegel

In 1992

Claudia Testoni, Italian hurdler, sprinter, and long jumper (d. 1998)

#Claudia_Testoni

In 1915

Hamza Riazuddin, English cricketer

#Hamza_Riazuddin

In 1989

Karim Benzema, French footballer

#Karim_Benzema

In 1987

Béatrice Dalle, French actress

#Béatrice_Dalle

In 1964

Eleanor J. Hill, American lawyer and diplomat

#Eleanor_J._Hill

In 1950

Richard Hammond, English journalist and producer

#Richard_Hammond

In 1969

Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1989)

#Doug_Harvey_(ice_hockey)

In 1924

Marie Thérèse of France (d. 1851)

#Marie_Thérèse_of_France

In 1778

James L. Jones, American general and politician, 22nd United States National Security Advisor

#James_L._Jones

In 1943

Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player

#Arvydas_Sabonis

In 1964

Ronan Farrow, American activist, journalist, and lawyer

#Ronan_Farrow

In 1987

Professor Longhair, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1980)

#Professor_Longhair

In 1918

Antonín Zápotocký, Czech politician, President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (d. 1957)

#Antonín_Zápotocký

In 1884

Greg Bretz, American snowboarder

In 1990

Peter Winn, English footballer

In 1988

Cédric Baseya, French-Congolese footballer

In 1987

Ingrid Burley, American rapper and songwriter

In 1986

Dan Logan, English bass player

In 1985

Neil Kilkenny, English-Australian footballer

In 1985

Laura Pomeroy, Canadian swimmer

In 1983

Casey Crescenzo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1983

Nektarios Alexandrou, Cypriot footballer

In 1983

Grégory Dufer, Belgian footballer

In 1981

Patrick Casey, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

In 1978

LaTasha Jenkins, American sprinter

In 1977

Dean Treister, Australian rugby league player

In 1975

Jake Plummer, American football player and sportscaster

#Jake_Plummer

In 1974

Felipe Lopez, Dominican-American basketball player

In 1974

Eduard Ivakdalam, Indonesian footballer

In 1974

Erick Wainaina, Kenyan runner

In 1973

Karen Pickering, English swimmer

In 1971

Nayan Mongia, Indian cricketer

In 1969

Michael Bates, American sprinter and football player

In 1969

Charles Austin, American high jumper

In 1967

Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer

In 1966

Chuckii Booker, American singer-songwriter and producer

In 1966

Gary Fleder, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1962

Reggie White, American football player and wrestler (d. 2004)

In 1961

Iván Vallejo, Ecuadorian mountaineer

In 1959

Limahl, English pop singer

In 1958

Steven Isserlis, English cellist and author

In 1958

Cyril Collard, French actor, director, and composer (d. 1993)

In 1957

Shane McEntee, Irish farmer and politician, Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety (d. 2012)

In 1956

Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (d. 2012)

In 1955

Walter Murphy, American pianist and composer

In 1952

Alan Rouse, English mountaineer and author (d. 1986)

In 1951

Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

In 1948

Rosemary Conley, English businesswoman, author, and broadcaster

In 1946

Elaine Joyce, American actress, singer, and dancer

In 1945

Zal Yanovsky, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)

#Zal_Yanovsky

In 1944

Steve Tyrell, American singer-songwriter and producer

In 1944

Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)

In 1940

Joanne Weaver, American baseball player (d. 2000)

In 1935

Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (d. 1974)

In 1935

Casper R. Taylor, Jr., American lawyer and politician

In 1934

Christopher Smout, Scottish historian and academic

In 1933

Wayne Tippit, American actor (d. 2009)

In 1932

Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2006)

In 1932

Knut Helle, Norwegian historian and professor (d. 2015)

In 1930

Wally Olins, English businessman and academic (d. 2014)

In 1930

Howard Sackler, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1982)

In 1929

Gregory Carroll, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

In 1929

David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish potter

In 1929

Eve Bunting, Irish-American author and academic

In 1928

James Booth, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005)

In 1927

Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (d. 2015)

In 1926

Tankred Dorst, German author and playwright (d. 2017)

In 1925

Gordon Jackson, Scottish-English actor and singer (d. 1990)

In 1923

Robert V. Bruce, American historian and author (d. 2008)

In 1923

Eamonn Andrews, Irish radio and television host (d. 1987)

In 1922

David Susskind, American talk show host and producer (d. 1987)

In 1920

Lee Rich, American producer and production manager (d. 2012)

In 1918

Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010)

In 1916

Mel Shaw, American animator and screenwriter (d. 2012)

In 1914

W. A. Criswell, American pastor and author (d. 2002)

In 1909

Jimmy McLarnin, Irish-American boxer, actor, and golfer (d. 2004)

In 1907

Irving Kahn, American businessman (d. 2015)

In 1905

George Davis Snell, American geneticist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)

In 1903

Fritz Mauruschat, German footballer and manager (d. 1974)

In 1901

Oliver La Farge, American anthropologist and author (d. 1963)

In 1901

Martin Luther King, Sr., American pastor, missionary, and activist (d. 1984)

In 1899

Bernard Friedberg, Austrian-Israeli scholar and author (d. 1961)

In 1876

Grace Marie Bareis, American mathematician (d. 1962)

In 1875

Mileva Maric, Serbian physicist (d. 1948)

In 1875

Albert Abraham Michelson, Prussian-American physicist, chemist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)

In 1852

Rose Rodriguez

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