| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Criss Angel |
Magician |
19-Dec-1967 |
|
Mindfreak |
| Roy Ward Baker |
Film Director |
19-Dec-1916 |
|
A Night to Remember |
| Jennifer Beals |
Actor |
19-Dec-1963 |
|
Flashdance |
| Ben Becker |
Actor |
19-Dec-1964 |
|
The Harmonists |
| Tyson Beckford |
Model |
19-Dec-1970 |
|
Ralph Lauren model, now actor |
| Ed Bethune |
Politician |
19-Dec-1935 |
|
Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-85 |
| Rosa Blasi |
Actor |
19-Dec-1972 |
|
Lu on Strong Medicine |
| James Booth |
Actor |
19-Dec-1927 |
11-Aug-2005 |
Zulu |
| Leonid Brezhnev |
Head of State |
19-Dec-1906 |
10-Nov-1982 |
Leader of the Soviet Union, 1964-82 |
| Scott Cohen |
Actor |
19-Dec-1964 |
|
The 10th Kingdom |
| Eric A. Cornell |
Physicist |
19-Dec-1961 |
|
Atomic physicist, Nobel laureate |
| Frank E. Curran |
Politician |
19-Dec-1912 |
18-Oct-1992 |
Mayor of San Diego, 1963-71 |
| Béatrice Dalle |
Actor |
19-Dec-1964 |
|
La belle histoire |
| Little Jimmie Dickens |
Country Musician |
19-Dec-1925 |
|
May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose |
| Oliver La Farge |
Author |
19-Dec-1901 |
2-Aug-1963 |
Laughing Boy |
| Robert Finn |
Diplomat |
19-Dec-1945 |
|
US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2002-03 |
| Gary Fleder |
Film Director |
19-Dec-1965 |
|
Runaway Jury |
| Henry Clay Frick |
Business |
19-Dec-1849 |
2-Dec-1919 |
Robber baron, Johnstown flood |
| Jean Genet |
Novelist |
19-Dec-1910 |
15-Apr-1986 |
Theatre of the Absurd |
| Jake Gyllenhaal |
Actor |
19-Dec-1980 |
|
Donnie Darko |
| Richard Hammond |
TV Personality |
19-Dec-1969 |
|
Top Gear |
| Doug Harvey |
Hockey |
19-Dec-1924 |
26-Dec-1989 |
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Gordon Jackson |
Actor |
19-Dec-1923 |
15-Jan-1990 |
Butler on Upstairs, Downstairs |
| Abigail Johnson |
Business |
19-Dec-1961 |
|
Fidelity Investments scion, billionaire |
| Elaine Joyce |
Actor |
19-Dec-1945 |
|
Match Game panelist |
| Al Kaline |
Baseball |
19-Dec-1934 |
|
Detroit Tigers hitter |
| Robert M. Kimmitt |
Diplomat |
19-Dec-1947 |
|
US Deputy Treasury Secretary |
| Lady Sovereign |
Rapper |
19-Dec-1985 |
|
Love Me or Hate Me |
| Bobby Layne |
Football |
19-Dec-1926 |
1-Dec-1986 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Richard Leakey |
Anthropologist |
19-Dec-1944 |
|
Excavated Koobi Fora |
| Alvin Lee |
Guitarist |
19-Dec-1944 |
|
Ten Years After |
| Waise Lee |
Actor |
19-Dec-1959 |
|
Bullet in the Head |
| Limahl |
Musician |
19-Dec-1958 |
|
Lead singer for Kajagoogoo |
| Amy Locane |
Actor |
19-Dec-1971 |
|
Bongwater |
| Mike Lookinland |
Actor |
19-Dec-1960 |
|
Bobby on The Brady Bunch |
| Ken Marino |
Actor |
19-Dec-1968 |
|
The State |
| Kevin McHale |
Basketball |
19-Dec-1957 |
|
Boston Celtic, Hall of Famer |
| Albert A. Michelson |
Physicist |
19-Dec-1852 |
9-May-1931 |
Calculated the speed of light |
| Alyssa Milano |
Actor |
19-Dec-1972 |
|
Charmed |
| Leon Mirsky |
Mathematician |
19-Dec-1918 |
1-Dec-1983 |
Transversal Theory |
| Lee Myung-Bak |
Head of State |
19-Dec-1941 |
|
President of South Korea |
| Gerald P. Nye |
Politician |
19-Dec-1892 |
17-Jul-1971 |
US Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45 |
| Phil Ochs |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Dec-1940 |
9-Apr-1976 |
50 Phil Ochs fans can't be wrong |
| Andreas Osiander |
Religion |
19-Dec-1498 |
17-Oct-1552 |
German Lutheran theologian |
| Pratibha Patil |
Head of State |
19-Dec-1934 |
|
President of India |
| Philip V |
Royalty |
19-Dec-1683 |
9-Jul-1746 |
King of Spain, 1700-46 |
| Edith Piaf |
Singer |
19-Dec-1915 |
11-Oct-1963 |
Internationally-renowned French chanteuse |
| Jake Plummer |
Football |
19-Dec-1974 |
|
Former Cardinals, Broncos QB |
| Eleanor H. Porter |
Novelist |
19-Dec-1868 |
21-May-1920 |
Pollyanna |
| Rob Portman |
Politician |
19-Dec-1955 |
|
US OMB Director, 2006-07 |
| Edmund Purdom |
Actor |
19-Dec-1924 |
|
The King's Thief |
| Carl Pursell |
Politician |
19-Dec-1932 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1977-93 |
| Tim Reid |
Actor |
19-Dec-1944 |
|
Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati |
| Hans Reiser |
Computer Programmer |
19-Dec-1963 |
|
ReiserFS |
| Ralph Richardson |
Actor |
19-Dec-1902 |
10-Oct-1983 |
Things To Come |
| Lynn N. Rivers |
Politician |
19-Dec-1956 |
|
Congresswoman from Michigan, 1995-2003 |
| Rufus |
Actor |
19-Dec-1942 |
|
Train of Life |
| Audrey Santo |
Victim |
19-Dec-1983 |
14-Apr-2007 |
Miracle girl in a coma |
| Warren Sapp |
Football |
19-Dec-1972 |
|
Defensive Tackle, Oakland Raiders |
| Til Schweiger |
Actor |
19-Dec-1963 |
|
Knockin' on Heaven's Door |
| Mike Sherman |
Football |
19-Dec-1954 |
|
Head Coach, Texas A&M |
| H. Allen Smith |
Author |
19-Dec-1907 |
24-Feb-1976 |
Low Man on a Totem Pole |
| George D. Snell |
Scientist |
19-Dec-1903 |
6-Jun-1996 |
Recognition of HLA antigens |
| Marla Sokoloff |
Actor |
19-Dec-1980 |
|
Lucy Hatcher on The Practice |
| Edwin M. Stanton |
Politician |
19-Dec-1814 |
24-Dec-1869 |
Secretary of War during the Civil War |
| Jessica Steen |
Actor |
19-Dec-1965 |
|
Linda Metcalf on Homefront |
| Kristy Swanson |
Actor |
19-Dec-1969 |
|
Original Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Ambrose Swasey |
Business |
19-Dec-1846 |
15-Jun-1937 |
Warner and Swasey Company and Observatory |
| Jill Talley |
Comic |
19-Dec-1962 |
|
Mr. Show, married to Tom Kenny |
| Alberto Tomba |
Skier |
19-Dec-1966 |
|
Italian Alpine skier, 3 gold medals |
| Cicely Tyson |
Actor |
19-Dec-1933 |
|
Sounder |
| Matthew Waterhouse |
Actor |
19-Dec-1961 |
|
Adric from Doctor Who |
| Reggie White |
Football |
19-Dec-1961 |
26-Dec-2004 |
NFL's Minister of Defense |
| Albert Wohlstetter |
Author |
19-Dec-1913 |
10-Jan-1997 |
Nuclear strategist |
