1754 – Etienne Ozi, French composer and bassoonist, born in Nimes (d. 1813)
1854 – P. J. Hannikainen, Finnish composer, born in Nurmes, Finland (d. 1924)
1889 – Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish long-distance runner (Olympic gold 1912), born in Kuopio, Finland (d. 1966)
1901 – Carol Dempster, American actress, born in Duluth, Minnesota (d. 1991)
1907 – Fried Walter [Schmidt], German light music and operetta composer, born in Ottendorf-Okrilla, Germany (d. 1996)
1915 – Herbert Huncke, American writer and poet, born in Greenfield, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
1916 – Kirk Douglas [Issur Danielovitch], American actor (Spartacus, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral), born in Amsterdam, New York (d. 2020)
1930 – Buck Henry [Zuckerman], American screenwriter and comedian (SNL, Get Smart), born in NYC, New York
1942 – Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer (Leeds United), born in Stirling, Scotland (d. 1997)
1977 – Imogen Heap, English singer-songwriter, born in London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom
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Famous Birthdays for 8th December 2020
1822 – Luther Prentice Bradley, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1910)
1927 – Vladimir Shatalov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 4, 8, 10), born in Petropavlovsk, Kazakh SSR
1937 – James MacArthur, American actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2010)
1942 – Mario Savio, American political activist, born in NYC, New York (d. 1996)
1947 – Geoff Daking, American rocker (Blue Magoos)
1952 – Richie Morales, drummer (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
1965 – Greg Truitt, NFL safety/linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
1966 – Matthew Laborteaux, American actor (Albert-Little House on Prairie), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Ron George, American linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Heidelberg, Germany
1978 – Kate Robinson, American figure skater and ice dancer, born in Peoria, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 7th December 2020
1637 – Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer, born in Massa e Cozzile, Tuscany (d. 1710)
1801 – Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor, singer and playwright (Judith und Holofernes), born in Ratibor, Silesia (d. 1862)
1879 – Rudolf Friml, Czech-American composer (Bohemian suite), born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1972)
1888 – Hamilton Fish III, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Garrison, New York (d. 1991)
1889 – Heathcote Dicken Statham, English composer (d. 1973)
1921 – Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 2006)
1963 – Theo Snelders, Dutch football goalkeeper, born in Westervoort, Gelderland, Netherlands
1966 – Shinichi Itoh, Japanese motorcycle racer, born in Kakuda, Miyagi, Japan
1972 – Bobby Schoonens, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Den Bosch, Netherlands
1972 – Hermann Maier, Austrian skier (2 Olympic gold medals 1998), born in Altenmarkt im Pongau, Austria
Famous Birthdays for 6th December 2020
1809 – Stephen Thomas, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Bethel, Vermont (d. 1903)
1916 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1986)
1945 – James Naughton, American actor (Stranger is Watching, Trauma center), born in Middletown, Connecticut
1946 – Frank Hayes, English cricket batsman (9 Tests, HS 106no England v WI on debut 1973), born in Preston, Lancashire
1948 – JoBeth Williams, American actress (Kramer vs Kramer, Poltergeist), born in Houston, Texas
1950 – Daniël Sahuleka, Moluks-Dutch singer and guitarist (Viva la Libertad), born in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
1957 – Luis Delís, Cuban discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Guantánamo, Cuba
1971 – Rika Hiraki, Japanese tennis star (1992 Japan doubles), born in Beirut, Lebanon
1978 – K. D. Aubert, American actress and singer, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1986 – Matt Niskanen, American NHL player (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Virginia, Minnesota
Famous Birthdays for 5th December 2020
1377 – Jianwen, 2nd Emperor of the Ming Empire (1398-1402), born in China (d. 1402)
1855 – Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist and ornithologist, born in NYC, New York (d. 1942)
1890 – David Bomberg, English painter, born in Birmingham, England (d. 1957)
1896 – Lady Huxley [Marie Juliette Baillot], Swiss sculptor and author, born in Auvernier, Switzerland (d. 1994)
1921 – Peter Hansen, American actor (General Hospital, The War of the Roses), born in Oakland, California (d. 2017)
1925 – Anastasio Somoza Debayle [Tachito], President of Nicaragua (1967-72 and 1974-79), born in León, Nicaragua (d. 1980)
1946 – José Carreras, Spanish opera tenor (I Lombardi, Three Tenors), born in Barcelona
1959 – Shirley Furlong, American golfer (ANA Inspiration runner-up 1990), born in San Antonio, Texas
1960 – Jack Russell, American rocker (Great White-Twice Shy), born in Montebello, California
1979 – Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer, born in Aflou, Algeria
Famous Birthdays for 4th December 2020
1812 – Elias Smith Dennis, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Newburgh, New York (d. 1894)
1840 – Crazy Horse [Tashunka Witko], Oglala Sioux chief (Battle of the Little Bighorn), born in Fort Robinson, Nebraska (d. 1877)
1865 – Edith Cavell, British nurse (WWI), born in Swardeston, Norfolk, England (d. 1915)
1868 – Richard Nicolaas Roland Holst, Dutch artist and painter, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1938)
1920 – Ray Robinson, American magazine editor and biographer (Lou Gehrig), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
1923 – Charles Keating, American district attorney (Los Angeles California), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2014)
1938 – Yvonne Minton, Australian-British soprano, born in Sydney, Australia
1955 – Brian Prout, American singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle), born in Troy, New York
1973 – Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league lock (13 Tests; NSW 20 games; Manly Sea Eagles), born in Sydney, Australia
1979 – Jay DeMerit, American soccer defender (25 caps; Watford, Vancouver Whitecaps FC), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Famous Birthdays for 3rd December 2020
1616 – John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity, born in Ashford, England (d. 1703)
1764 – Mary Lamb, British author (Tales from Shakespeare), born in London, England (d. 1847)
1880 – Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (commander in the German occupation of Austria, invasions of Poland, France, and Russia during WWII), born in Cüstrin, Province of Brandenburg, German Empire (d. 1945)
1925 – Ferlin Husky, American country singer (Born to Lose, Gone), born in Desloge, Missouri (d. 2011)
1937 – Binod Bihari Verma, Indian linguist
1938 – José Serebrier, Uruguayan conductor and composer (Star Wagon; Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
1947 – John Wilson, Irish rock drummer (Them), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English heavy metal vocalist and songwriter (Black Sabbath), born in Birmingham, England
1949 – Heather Menzies-Urich, Canadian actress (The Sound of Music, Piranha), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2017)
1950 – Asa Hutchinson, American politician, Governor of Arkansas (2015-), born in Bentonville, Arkansas
Famous Birthdays for 2nd December 2020
1870 – Francis Casadesus, French violinist, composer and conductor, born in Paris (d. 1954)
1918 – Milton Delugg, American orchestra leader (Tonight Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1929 – Jaap Boersma, Dutch politician (Minister for Social Affairs (ARP)), born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 2012)
1944 – Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovar nationalist writer and President of Kosovo (1992-2006), born in Crnce, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) (d. 2006)
1950 – Merrill Ashley, American ballerina (NYC Ballet), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1963 – Rich Sutter, Canadian NHL right wing and broadcaster (Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues; Rogers Sportsnet), born in Viking, Alberta, Canada
1968 – Jiri Dopita, Czech ice hockey center (World C’ship gold 1996, 2000-01; Philadelphia Flyers), born in Šumperk, Czech Republic
1978 – Maëlle Ricker, Canadian snowboarder (Olympic gold snowboard cross 2010; World C’ship gold 2005, 13), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
1983 – Chris Burke, Scottish soccer winger (7 caps; Rangers F.C., Kilmarnock), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1989 – Matteo Darmian, Italian soccer full-back (36 caps; Torino, Manchester United), born in Legnano, Milan, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 1st December 2020
1671 – Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius
1886 – Jack Crawford, English cricket all-rounder (12 Tests; Surrey, South Aust, Otago), born in Cane Hill, Surrey, England (d. 1963)
1905 – Ida Carroll, English musician and administrator, (d. 1995)
1921 – Ralph Manza, American actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2000)
1921 – John Bunch, American jazz pianist (New York Swing Trio), born in Tipton, Indiana (d. 2010)
1948 – George Foster, American baseball left fielder (MLB All Star 1976-79, 81; NL MVP 1977; Cincinnati Reds), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1950 – Richard Keith, Lafayette La, actor (Little Ricky-I Love Lucy)
1961 – Armin Meiwes, German cannibal
1963 – Marco Greco, Brazilian motorcycle road racer and auto racer (Indy Racing League 3rd 1996-97), born in São Paulo, Brazil
1992 – Marco van Ginkel, Dutch soccer midfielder (8 caps; Vitesse, Chelsea, PSV), born in Amersfoort, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 30th November 2020
1826 – George Washington Deitzler, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania (d. 1884)
1874 – Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (Anne of Green Gables), born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island (d. 1942)
1904 – Philip Burton, Welsh director, acting teacher and mentor to Richard Burton, born in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire
1907 – Gyorgy Ranki, composer
1913 – John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), born in Moscow, Idaho
1924 – Shirley Chisholm, 1st African American congresswoman (Rep-D-NY) and presidential candidate, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)
1940 – Glenn English, (Rep-D-OK, 1975- )
1972 – Christopher Fitzgerald, American stage actor
1981 – Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
1986 – Jordan Farmar, National Basketball Association player