Historical Birthdays

🎂 Famous Historical Birthdays - December 23, 2024

1969 Rodney Culver, NFL running back (SD Chargers)

1903 Fredi [Fredericka] Carolyn Washington, actress (Black & Tan)

1949 Wally Edwards, cricketer (three Tests Australia v England 1974)

1883 Hubert M E Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45)

1935 Esther Phillips, [EM Jones], US singer (When a Woman Loves a Man)

1952 Hans Abrahamsen, composer

1948 Jack Ham, NFL linebacker (Steelers)

1923 Lucas M Mangope, 1st president of Bophuthatswana (1977-94)

1965 Eddie Vedder, heavy metal singer (Pearl Jam-Justine)

1921 Gerald S O'Loughlin, NYC, actor (Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels)

1940 Eugene Record, US singer (Chi Lites-Give it Away)

1949 Luther Grosvenor, rocker (Spooky Tooth)

1945 Ronald Bushy, rocker (Iron Butterfly-Ina gada davida)

1944 EnneЃs Heerma, Dutch minister of Housing (CDA)

1944 D J D Dees, pharmacist/Dutch minister of WVC (VVD)

1923 James Stockdale, admiral (Vietnam)/Ross Perot's 1992 running mate

1716 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer

1888 Eric Blore, English/US actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad)

1929 Dick Weber, pro bowler (16, 300 games)

1908 Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer (Life Magazine)

1689 Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer

1827 Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian admiral (Helgoland/Lissa)

1963 Carol Peterka, Little Falls MN, team handball back court (Oly-92, 96)

1958 Joan Severance, Houston Tx, actress (Hear No Evil, See No Evil)

1924 Floyd Kalber, Omaha Neb, newscaster (NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973)

1913 Hans Henkemans, composer

1943 Roelof den Ambtman, Dutch actor/director (One Evening at Eva)

1699 Joseph Gibbs, composer

1922 Ian Powell Bancroft, civil servant

1867 Madame C J Walker, Louisiana, cosmetic mogul

1923 Ruth Roman, Boston Mass, actress (Sylvia-Knots Landing, Dallas)

1548 Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)

1905 Arn Bjornsson, composer

1937 Karol Joseph Bobko, NYC, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 6, STS 51D, STS 51J)

1777 Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)

1749 Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer

1818 David Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899

1823 Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer

1971 Pete Bercich, NFL linebacker (Minn Vikings)

1830 Adam Minchejmer, composer

1911 James Gregory, Bronx NYC, actor (My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller)

1948 Susan Lucci, Scarsdale NY, actress (All My Children, Mafia Princess)

1732 Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)

1956 Michele Alboretto, formula-1 racer (Ferrari)

1931 Ronnie Schell, Richmond Cal, comedian (Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World)

1923 Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host (Price is Right)

1812 William Hauser, composer

1941 Tim Hardin, Oregon, singer (If I Were a Carpenter, Bird on a Wire)

1862 Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian (History of Belgium)

1947 Bill Rodgers, marathon runner (Boston, NY)

1903 Michael Kalatozov, Russian producer (When the Cranes Fly)

1958 Denise McConnell, Weisbaden Germany, playmate (March, 1979)

1965 Slash, rocker (Guns N' Roses)

1963 Keiji Muto, wrestler (NWA/WWC/NJPW)

1977 Helen Mahmastol, Miss Universe-Estonia (1996)

1914 Dezider Kardos, composer

1943 Stephen Wallace, director (For Love Affair, Hunger, Mail Order Bride)

1896 G Tomasi di Lampedusa, writer

1893 Ann O'Neal, Missouri, actress (Nana-Professional Father)

1886 Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse)

1582 Severo Bonini, composer

1953 John Callahan, Brooklyn NY, actor (Craig-Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest)

1923 Milt Okun, Bkln NY, orch leader (Starland Vocal Band Show)

1926 Dusan Kostic, composer

1940 Jorma Kaukonen, Wash DC, rock guitarist (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)

1887 John Cromwell, Toledo OH, actor/director (Spitfire, Of Human Bondage)

1964 Andy Gabel, Chicago Ill, short track skater (Olympics-1994)

1855 Alan Gray, composer

1896 Alberto Hemsi, composer

1709 Jean-Noel Hamal, composer

1936 Claude Albert Coppens, composer

1966 Hans van Arum, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse, Willem II)

1964 Petr Klima, Chaomutov Cze, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)

1932 Revjames Cleveland, rocker

1812 Samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)

1942 Friedrich Schenker, composer

1780 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher

1977 Becky Ruehl, Lakeside Park Ky, diver (Olympics-4th-1996)

1943 Silvia Sommerlath, German wife of King Carl XVI of Sweden (1973- )

1927 Joseph Castaldo, composer

1967 Lamar Lathon, NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers)

1714 Johann Siebenkas, composer

1946 Tony Craig, [Kulasa], Pittsburgh PA, actor (That Boy Next Door)

1969 Stephen Grant, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)

1918 Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- )

1971 Steve Stenstrom, quarterback (Chicago Bears)

1944 U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India)

1894 Arthur Gilligan, cricketer (England captain in 1920's)

1808 Thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883

1174 Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach

1954 Brian Teacher, San Diego Cal, tennis star

1909 Barney Ross, NYC, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934)

1936 Bobby Ross, NFL coach (SD Chargers)

1805 Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church)

1911 Niels Jerne, immunologist

1955 Dave Murray, English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast)

1958 Dave Murray, English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden-Powerslave)

1858 Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, playwright (Life in Russian Theater)

1897 Julien Carette, Paris France, actor (Sylvia & the Phantom)

1936 Frederic Forrest, Waxahachie TX, actor (Music Box, Lonesone Dove)

1943 Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist (Kinks-Long Tall Sally)

1887 Eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad)

1926 Robert Bly, US, poet/editor/translator (Loving a Woman in 2 Worlds)

1828 Mathilde Wesendonk, German writer/poet (Tagebuchblatter)

1936 James Stacy, LA Calif, actor (Fred-Adv of Ozzie & Harriet)

1907 Don McNeill, Galena Ill, host (Don McNeill TV Club)

1865 Albrecht MAPJ, duke of WЃrttemberg/general-fieldmarshal

1945 Georges Aperghis, composer

1597 Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"

1951 Johnny Contardo, singer (Sha Na Na)

1860 Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I)

1970 Martha Byrne, actress (Lily Grimaldi-As the World Turns)

1906 Ross Lee Finney, Wells Minnesota, composer (Landscapes Remembered)

1943 Harry Shearer, LA Calif, actor (SNL, Simpsons, Pure Luck)

1925 Harry Guardino, NYC, actor (Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St Blues)

1845 Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle, dr (found Notre Dame Hosp Montreal)

1804 Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)

1953 Tatsumi Fujinami, wrestler (WWF/NWA)

1918 Jos‚ Greco, Italy, flamenco dancer (Holiday for Lovers)

1644 Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer

1750 Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27)

1970 Kimberly Ann Cooley, Grand Forks ND, Miss America-ND (1996)

1901 Gene Sarazen, golfer (PGA 1922, 23, 33)

1925 Pierre B‚r‚govoy, French premier (1992-93)

1896 Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Sicilian writer (Der Leopard)

1900 Marc All‚gret, French director (Voyage ouch Congo)

1970 Shannon Noelle DePuy, Lynchburg Va, Miss Virg-America (1991-top 10)

1943 Ross Edwards, composer

1945 Richard C Wohlhuter, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1976)

1853 Giacomo Puccini, Italy, composer

1909 Maurice Denham, Beckenham England, actor (Mr Love, Damn the Defiant)

1923 Leonard Stern, NYC, producer/TV writer (Phil Silvers Show, Get Smart)

1734 Filinto ElЎsio, [Francisco M do Nascimento], Portuguese poet

1932 Tertius Metcalf, businessman

1763 John Davy, composer

1926 James Dewar, journalist/documentary film-maker

1939 Johnny Kidd, [Frederick Heath], London, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates)

1834 Thomas R Malthus, English vicar/economist (moral restraint)

1973 Tony Graziani, quarterback (Atlanta Falcons)

1944 Hans Tentije, [Johann Kr„mer], Dutch poet (Nachtwit)

1933 Akihito, emperor of Japan (1989- )

1790 Jean-Fran‡ois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics

1930 Barbara Ruick, Pasadena CA, actress (Apache War Smoke, TЈ Para Mi)

1909 Don Cleverley, cricketer (two Tests for NZ 1932 & 1946, took 0-130)

1815 Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat

1960 William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician (Shamen-Move Any Mountain)

1913 Leo A Ketelaars, Dutch oratorio vocalist

1845 Gustave Ador, union president of Austria (1919)

1942 Jerry Koosman, pitcher (NY Mets)

1943 Derek Small, rocker (Spinal Tap)

1962 Jerry Reynolds, NBA guard/forward (Milwaukee Bucks)

1544 Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)

1853 Maria Teresa Carreno, composer

1935 Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer (the Golden Boy)

1922 Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower (Oly-gold-1948)

1960 Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela

1923 Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster

1970 Raymont Harris, NFL running back (Chicago Bears)

1971 Corey Haim, Toronto, actor (Silver Bullet, Lucas, License to Drive)

1963 Jim Harbaugh, NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts)

1888 Friedrich Wolf, writer

1941 Elizabeth Hartman, Youngstown Ohio, actress (Walking Tall, Beguilled)

1795 Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)

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