Historical Birthdays for Yesterday

🎂 Famous Historical Birthdays - Dec 11

1475 Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)

1566 Manuel Cardoso, composer

1676 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer

1712 Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)

1757 Charles Wesley, composer

1758 Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer

1781 David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope)

1783 Max von Schenkendorf, German poet

1793 Pietro Coppola, composer

1797 Hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878

1801 Grabbe, writer

1803 Hector Lou Berlioz, C“te-Saint-Andr‚, IsЉre, France, composer (Manqu‚)

1810 Alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine)

1823 Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer

1835 Adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM

1836 Jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner

1838 Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG)

1838 Whitney Eugene Thayer, composer

1840 Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872)

1843 Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel 1905)

1849 Ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman)

1855 Julian Edwards, composer

1856 Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist

1856 Plechanow, writer

1863 Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification)

1868 Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer

1874 Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)

1876 Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer

1882 Fiorello La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45)

1882 Max Born, Germany, physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954)

1889 Paul Kornfeld, writer

1892 Leo Ornstein, Kremenchug Russia, composer (Bio in Sonata Form)

1896 Georgi K Zjukov, Russian minister of Defense (WW II) [OS-Dec 2]

1898 Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn)

1899 Vera von der Heydt, psychoanalyst

1904 Joe Coral, bookmaker

1905 Eugen Fink, German philosopher

1905 Gilbert Roland, [Luis Alonso], Juarez Mex, actor (Juarez, Barbarosa)

1905 Koos van de Griend, composer

1906 Birago Diop, Senegalees writer/ambassador (Leurres et Lueurs)

1907 Norbert Rosseau, composer

1908 Elliott Cook Carter Jr, NYC, composer (Tom & Lily)

1910 Robert Grieve, civil servant

1911 Nagib Machfus, Egyptian writer (Nobel 1988)

1911 Vincent Henry Kemp, poet

1913 Carlo Ponti, Milan Italy, married to Sophia Loren/director (2 Women)

1913 Jean Marais, Cherbourgh France, actor (Donkey Skin, Orpheus)

1915 Anna van Beers, [Graeve], actress (A Woman like Eve)

1918 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970)

1920 Eddy Firestone, SF Calif, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles)

1922 Grace Paley, writer (1970 Arts & Letters Award)

1922 Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen)

1923 Betsy Blair, actress (Marty)

1924 Marie Windsor, [Emily Marie Bertelson], Utah, actress (Double Deal)

1926 Big Mama Thornton, blues singer (Ball & Chain, Stronger than Dirt)

1927 Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1952)

1928 Tomas Gutierrez Alea, filmmaker

1929 S P "Fergie" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner)

1930 Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man & a Woman, Z)

1930 Leonard Friedman, violinist

1931 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich

1931 Richard Devon, Glendale CA, actor (Battle of Blood Island)

1931 Rita Moreno, [Rosa Dolores Alverio], Humacao PR, (West Side Story)

1932 Ald r Kov csi, Hungary, pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1952)

1932 Anne Heywood, [Violet Pretty], Engl, Miss GB (1949)/actress (Brain)

1932 Wynn Irwin, NYC, actor (Lotsa Luck, Sugar Time)

1933 Earnest P van Altena, author/interpreter (Chansons van Earnest)

1934 Ron Carey, Newark NJ, actor (Barney Miller, Montefuscos, High Anxiety)

1934 Salim Durani, cricketer (successful Indian batsman of 60's)

1935 Femke Boersma, Dutch actress (Verjaring, Pastorale 1943)

1936 Hans van den Broek, Dutch foreign minister (-1992)

1937 Adrian J Vlok, South African NP-minister of Law & Order (1986- )

1939 David Gates, Tulsa Ok, rock vocalist (Bread-Baby I'm A Want You)

1939 Thomas McGuane, US, writer (Colf Feet, Tom Horn, Missouri Breaks)

1939 Tom Hayden, 60's activist/Mr Jane Fonda/(Rep-D-Ca)

1941 Max Baucus, (Sen-D-Mont)

1941 Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer/conductor

1942 Karen Susman, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1962)

1943 Donna Mills, Chicago Illinois, actress (Knots Landing, Incident)

1944 Booker T Jones, US organist (Booker T & MGs-Green Onions) [or Nov 12]

1944 Brenda Lee, [Brenda Mae Tarpley], Lithonia Ga, singer (I'm Sorry)

1944 David Ashley White, composer

1944 Lynda Day George, San Marcos Tx, actress (Casey-Mission Impossible)

1945 Robert Pickett, rocker

1946 Rick McCosker, cricketer (fine Australian opener 1975-80)

1946 Teri Garr, Lakewood Ohio, actress (Mr Mom, Young Frankenstein)

1947 Tom Fuccello, Newark NJ, actor (Dave-Dallas)

1948 Elizabeth Baur, LA Calif, actress (Fran-Ironside, Teresa-Lancer)

1950 Christine Onassis, [Andreadis], NYC, Aristotle's daughter

1951 Robert Cochran, Claremont Vt, skier (Olympics-1972)

1952 Susan Seidelman, director (Desperately Seeking Susan)

1953 Bess Armstrong, Balt Md, actress (Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws)

1953 Ken Wahl, actor (Wanderers, Wise Guys)

1953 Peter Isacksen, Dover NH, actor (CPO Sharkey, Jessie)

1954 Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo TX, PGA golfer (1995 Walt Disney)

1954 Jermaine Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer (Jackson 5-ABC)

1954 Sylvester Clarke, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler & brick-thrower)

1955 Stu Jackson, Reading Pa, NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90)

1958 Nicki Sixx, San Jose Calif, rock guitarist (M”tley CrЃe-Girls Girls)

1958 Regina Marsikova, Czech, tennis star

1959 David Iwasaki-Smith, Warragul VIC, Australasia golfer

1959 Jean-Louis Lamarre, La Prairie Que, golfer (Quebec PGA-1982, 85)

1959 Tina Gayle, Frankfurt GFR, Cowboy cheerleader/actress (Kathy-Chips)

1960 Danny Mijovic, Belgrade Yugo, Canadian Tour golfer (1984 Mexican)

1960 Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mt Vernon IL, LPGA golfer (1987 Henredon Classic)

1961 Mike Henneman, St Charles MO, pitcher (Texas Rangers)

1962 Curtis Williams, rocker

1962 Ejo Elburg, Dutch soccer player (Pax, NEC)

1962 Kim Linehan, swimmer (1979 1500m World record)

1963 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German FR, tennis star

1963 John Lammers, Dutch soccer player (NAC)

1963 Mark Alalmo, actor (Avenging Force)

1963 Mark Greatbatch, cricketer (big-hitting NZ opener)

1964 Dave Gagner, Chatham, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)

1964 Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist/bassist (Del Amitri)

1964 Thomas Howard, Middletown OH, outfielder (Cin Reds)

1965 Jay Bell, Eglin AFB FL, infielder (Pitts Pirates)

1965 Laurie Carr, Dallas Tx, playmate (Dec, 1986)

1966 Terry Sharpe, rocker (The Adventures, Starjets-Starjets)

1967 Davidson Matyczuk, Thunder Bay Ont, golfer (Thunder Bay-1986, 87)

1967 Jackie Gallagher-Smith, LPGA golfer

1967 Katy Steding, Lake Oswego Oregon, basketball forward (Oly-gold-96)

1967 Richard Stemp, cricketer (Yorkshire & England A left-arm spinner)

1968 Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder (Houston Astros)

1968 Mark Dailey, Parma Ohio, 1.5k runner

1970 Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)

1970 Doug Nussmeier, NFL quarterback (NO Saints)

1970 Errict Rhett, NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs)

1970 Victoria Fuller, Santa Barbara Calif, playmate (Jan, 1996)

1971 Cedric Ihalauw, soccer player (Roda JC)

1971 Willie McGinest, NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots)

1972 Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators)

1972 Francisco Rodriguez, Brooklyn NY, pitcher (Minn Twins)

1972 Robert Robinson, CFL defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)

1973 Erin Moorad, Chicago Ill, pairs skater (& Richard Gillam)

1973 Luke Casserly, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96)

1973 Ralph Intranuovo, East York, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)

1974 Kevin Devine, cornerback/kick returner (Jacksonville Jaguars)

1976 Shareef AbdurRahim, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)

1980 Rider Strong, SF Calif, actor (Shawn Hunter-Boy Meets World)

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