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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Léonie Adams
Poet
9-Dec-1899 27-Jun-1988 Those Not Elect
Kurt Angle
Wrestling
9-Dec-1968   Olympic medalist, WWE wrestler
Joan Armatrading
Singer/Songwriter
9-Dec-1950   Eclectic folk performer
Reiko Aylesworth
Actor
9-Dec-1972   Michelle Dessler on 24
Geoff Barrow
Electronic Musician
9-Dec-1971   Portishead
Joshua Bell
Violinist
9-Dec-1967   Violin virtuoso
Gioconda Belli
Novelist
9-Dec-1948   La Mujer Habitada
Claude-Louis Berthollet
Chemist
9-Dec-1748 6-Nov-1822 Essai de statique chimique
Clarence Birdseye
Scientist
9-Dec-1886 7-Oct-1956 Frozen and dried food, wrapped in cellophane
Willie Bosket
Criminal
9-Dec-1962   Inspiration for the Juvenile Offender Act of 1978
Beau Bridges
Actor
9-Dec-1941   The Fabulous Baker Boys
Ashleigh Brilliant
Cartoonist
9-Dec-1933   Creator of Pot-Shots
Phil Bryant
Politician
9-Dec-1954   Governor of Mississippi
Paddy Bush
Musician
09-Dec-1952   Multi-instrumentalist for sister Kate Bush
Dick Butkus
Football
9-Dec-1942   Middle linebacker, Chicago Bears
Rab Butler
Politician
9-Dec-1902 8-Mar-1982 UK Foreign Secretary, 1963-64
Donald Byrd
Jazz Musician
9-Dec-1932   Hard bop trumpeter
Milt Campbell
Track and Field
9-Dec-1933   Olympic decathlete
Mario Cantone
Comic
9-Dec-1959   Laugh Whore
John Cassavetes
Actor
9-Dec-1929 3-Feb-1989 Rosemary's Baby
Henry S. Caulfield
Politician
9-Dec-1873 11-May-1966 Governor of Missouri, 1929-33
Berton Churchill
Actor
9-Dec-1876 10-Oct-1940 Heroes for Sale
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Head of State
9-Dec-1920   President of Italy, 1999-2006
Broderick Crawford
Actor
9-Dec-1911 26-Apr-1986 All the King's Men
Rick Danko
Singer
9-Dec-1943 10-Dec-1999 The Band
Tom Daschle
Politician
9-Dec-1947   US Senator from South Dakota, 1987-2005
Judi Dench
Actor
9-Dec-1934   Mrs. Brown
Kara DioGuardi
Songwriter
9-Dec-1970   Former judge, American Idol
Michael Dorn
Actor
9-Dec-1952   Worf on Star Trek: TNG
Kirk Douglas
Actor
9-Dec-1916   Spartacus
Morton Downey, Jr.
Talk Show Host
9-Dec-1933 12-Mar-2001 Mort the Mouth
Jakob Dylan
Musician
9-Dec-1969   Head Wallflower and Bob Dylan's son
Alexander Eckstein
Economist
9-Dec-1915 4-Dec-1976 Sinologist, China's Economic Revolution
Ben Erdreich
Politician
9-Dec-1938   Congressman from Alabama, 1983-93
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Actor
9-Dec-1909 7-May-2000 Sinbad the Sailor
Mary Fallin
Politician
9-Dec-1954   Governor of Oklahoma
Marye Anne Fox
Educator
9-Dec-1947   Chancellor, UC San Diego
Redd Foxx
Comic
9-Dec-1922 11-Oct-1991 Foul-mouthed comedian, Sanford and Son
Howard Freeman
Actor
9-Dec-1899 11-Dec-1967 Theatre and character actor
Sonia Gandhi
Politician
9-Dec-1946   Declined Prime Minister-ship of India
Gastón Gaudio
Tennis
9-Dec-1978   Winner, 2004 French Open
Kirsten Gillibrand
Politician
9-Dec-1966   US Senator from New York
Hermione Gingold
Actor
9-Dec-1897 24-May-1987 Madame Alvarez in Gigi
Raja Gosnell
Film Director
9-Dec-1958   Never Been Kissed
Gustav Adolph the Great
Royalty
9-Dec-1594 6-Nov-1632 King of Sweden 1611-32
Fritz Haber
Chemist
9-Dec-1868 29-Jan-1934 Synthesized ammonia, chemical warfare
Margaret Hamilton
Actor
9-Dec-1902 16-May-1985 Wicked Witch of the West
Thomas W. Hardwick
Politician
9-Dec-1872 31-Jan-1944 Senator and Governor from Georgia
Joel Chandler Harris
Novelist
9-Dec-1848 3-Jul-1908 Uncle Remus
Bill Hartack
Jockey
9-Dec-1932 26-Nov-2007 Five-time Kentucky Derby winner
Robert Hawke
Head of State
9-Dec-1929   Prime Minister of Australia, 1983-91
Imogen Heap
Singer/Songwriter
9-Dec-1977   Speak for Yourself
Simon Helberg
Actor
9-Dec-1980   Howard Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory
Buck Henry
Comic
9-Dec-1930   Frequent SNL host
Pierre Henry
Composer
9-Dec-1927   Electronic music pioneer
Grace Murray Hopper
Computer Programmer
9-Dec-1906 1-Jan-1992 Computer programming pioneer
Felicity Huffman
Actor
9-Dec-1962   Desperate Housewives
Frank M. Hull
Judge
9-Dec-1948   11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Toby Huss
Actor
9-Dec-1966   Carnivale, King of the Hill
Waris Hussein
Film Director
9-Dec-1938   Melody
Neil Innes
Musician
9-Dec-1944   The Rutles
Deacon Jones
Football
9-Dec-1938   NFL's Secretary of Defense
Emmett Kelly
Performance Artist
9-Dec-1898 28-Mar-1979 Weary Willy, circus clown
Henry W. Kendall
Physicist
9-Dec-1926 15-Feb-1999 Verified existence of quarks
Jonathan King
Musician
9-Dec-1944   Pop producer, discovered Genesis
Tom Kite
Golf
9-Dec-1949   Winner, 1992 US Open
Goodwin Knight
Politician
9-Dec-1896 22-May-1970 Governor of California, 1953-59
Joe Lando
Actor
9-Dec-1961   Byron Sully on Dr. Quinn
William Lipscomb
Chemist
9-Dec-1919 14-Apr-2011 Chemical bonding
Robert Livingston
Actor
9-Dec-1904 7-Mar-1988 The Lone Ranger Rides Again
John Malkovich
Actor
9-Dec-1953   Subject of Being John Malkovich
Dina Merrill
Actor
9-Dec-1925   EF Hutton heiress and actress
Jesse Metcalfe
Actor
9-Dec-1978   Desperate Housewives
John Milton
Poet
9-Dec-1608 8-Nov-1674 Paradise Lost
Orville Moody
Golf
9-Dec-1933 8-Aug-2008 Winner, 1969 US Open
Terry Moran
Journalist
9-Dec-1959   ABC White House Correspondent
Joseph Needham
Historian
9-Dec-1900 24-Mar-1995 Science and Civilization in China
Michael Nouri
Actor
9-Dec-1945   Flashdance
Bob O'Connor
Politician
9-Dec-1944 1-Sep-2006 Mayor of Pittsburgh, 2006
Tip O'Neill
Politician
9-Dec-1912 5-Jan-1994 Speaker of the House, 1977-87
Pete Olson
Politician
9-Dec-1962   Congressman, Texas 22nd
Donny Osmond
Musician
9-Dec-1957   Donny and Marie Show
Steve Owens
Football
9-Dec-1947   Winner, 1969 Heisman Trophy
Leon C. Phillips
Politician
9-Dec-1890 27-Mar-1958 Governor of Oklahoma, 1939-43
James Rainwater
Physicist
9-Dec-1917 31-May-1986 Determined shapes of nuclei
Don Michael Randel
Educator
9-Dec-1940   President, University of Chicago, 2000-06
Francis Rawdon-Hastings
Government
9-Dec-1754 28-Nov-1826 Governor-General of India
Joyce Redman
Actor
9-Dec-1915 10-May-2012 Tom Jones
Frances Reid
Actor
9-Dec-1913 3-Feb-2010 Alice Horton on Days of Our Lives
William Reynolds
Actor
9-Dec-1931   The F.B.I.
Ciro Rodriguez
Politician
9-Dec-1946   Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005 and 2007-11
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Chemist
9-Dec-1742 21-May-1786 Discovered oxygen, chlorine, manganese
Allison Smith
Actor
9-Dec-1969   Kate & Allie
Bertrand H. Snell
Politician
9-Dec-1870 2-Feb-1958 Congressman from New York, 1915-39
Sebastian Spence
Actor
9-Dec-1969   Cade Foster on First Wave
Anna Diggs Taylor
Judge
9-Dec-1932   Federal judge
Tre Cool
Drummer
9-Dec-1972   Drummer for Green Day
Dalton Trumbo
Author
9-Dec-1905 10-Sep-1976 Johnny Got His Gun
Jim Turnesa
Golf
9-Dec-1912 27-Aug-1971 Winner, 1952 PGA Championship
Dick Van Patten
Actor
9-Dec-1928   Dad on Eight is Enough
Louie Welch
Politician
9-Dec-1918 27-Jan-2008 Mayor of Houston, 1964-73
William Whiston
Religion
9-Dec-1667 22-Aug-1752 Apostolical Constitutions
Johann Winckelmann
Archaeologist
9-Dec-1717 8-Jun-1768 Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums




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