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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ana Alicia
Actor
12-Dec-1956   Melissa Gioberti on Falcon Crest
Mädchen Amick
Actor
12-Dec-1970   Shelley the waitress from Twin Peaks
Henry Armstrong
Boxing
12-Dec-1912 22-Oct-1988 Welter, Light, and Featherweight Champion
Tracy Austin
Tennis
12-Dec-1962   Winner, 1979 and 1981 US Open
Irving Azoff
Business
12-Dec-1947   Rock music mogul and Live Nation CEO
Bob Barker
Game Show Host
12-Dec-1923   The Price Is Right
Buzzie Bavasi
Baseball
12-Dec-1914 1-May-2008 MLB General Manager
Jere Beasley
Politician
12-Dec-1935   Lt. Governor of Alabama, 1970-78
Dickey Betts
Guitarist
12-Dec-1943   The Allman Brothers Band
Mayim Bialik
Actor
12-Dec-1975   Blossom Russo on Blossom
Honor Blackman
Actor
12-Dec-1926   Cathy Gale on The Avengers
Darleen Carr
Actor
12-Dec-1950   The Streets of San Francisco
Jennifer Connelly
Actor
12-Dec-1970   Betty Ross in The Hulk
Violet Kemble Cooper
Actor
12-Dec-1886 17-Aug-1961 Our Betters
Kenneth Cranham
Actor
12-Dec-1944   Shine on Harvey Moon
Rachel Crothers
Playwright
12-Dec-1878 5-Jul-1958 When Ladies Meet
Erasmus Darwin
Naturalist
12-Dec-1731 18-Apr-1802 English naturalist, very bad poet
William N. Doak
Government
12-Dec-1882 23-Oct-1933 US Secretary of Labor, 1930-33
Sarah Douglas
Actor
12-Dec-1952   Pamela Lynch on Falcon Crest
Gwyneth Dunwoody
Politician
12-Dec-1930 17-Apr-2008 British MP, Crewe and Nantwich
Sheila E
Drummer
12-Dec-1957   Child prodigy Latin percussionist
Blake Farenthold
Politician
12-Dec-1961   Congressman, Texas 27th
Emerson Fittipaldi
Auto Racing
12-Dec-1946   Formula-1, Indy racer
Gustave Flaubert
Novelist
12-Dec-1821 8-May-1880 Realist novelist, Madame Bovary
Connie Francis
Singer
12-Dec-1938   Where the Boys Are
Helen Frankenthaler
Painter
12-Dec-1928 27-Dec-2011 Mountains and Sea
Charles E. Freeman
Judge
12-Dec-1933   Justice, Illinois Supreme Court
Stephen Goldsmith
Politician
12-Dec-1946   Mayor of Indianapolis 1992-99
Mike Golic
Football
12-Dec-1962   Commentator, former NFL tackle
Jay Gorney
Composer
12-Dec-1896 14-Jun-1990 Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
Donald P. Gregg
Government
12-Dec-1927   National Security Adviser to VP Bush
Bridget Hall
Model
12-Dec-1977   Supermodel with IMG Models, Inc.
Regina Hall
Actor
12-Dec-1970   Scary Movie
Wings Hauser
Actor
12-Dec-1947   Life Among the Cannibals
William Henry
Chemist
12-Dec-1775 2-Sep-1836 Henry's Law
Gordon Hessler
Film Director
12-Dec-1930   The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Samuel Hood
Military
12-Dec-1724 27-Jan-1816 British Admiral
Frank J. Horton
Politician
12-Dec-1919 30-Aug-2004 Congressman from New York, 1963-93
Charles W. Hostler
Diplomat
12-Dec-1919   US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1989-93
Frank L. Houx
Politician
12-Dec-1854 3-Apr-1941 Governor of Wyoming, 1917-19
John Jay
Judge
12-Dec-1745 17-May-1829 First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Jerry L. Jordan
Economist
12-Dec-1941   Council of Economic Advisers, 1981-82
Steve Kagen
Politician
12-Dec-1949   Congressman from Wisconsin, 2007-11
Teeder Kennedy
Hockey
12-Dec-1925 14-Aug-2009 Toronto Maple Leafs, Hall of Famer
Sophie Kinsella
Author
12-Dec-1969   Shopaholic series
Ed Koch
Politician
12-Dec-1924   Mayor of New York City, 1978-89
Howard J. Krongard
Government
12-Dec-1940   US State Dept Inspector General
D. Ross Lederman
Film Director
12-Dec-1894 24-Aug-1972 Tarzan's Revenge
Robert Lepage
Film Director
12-Dec-1957   Seven Streams of the River Ota
Marie Louise
Royalty
12-Dec-1791 17-Dec-1847 Empress of France
Miguel de la Madrid
Head of State
12-Dec-1934 1-Apr-2012 President of Mexico, 1982-88
William L. Marcy
Politician
12-Dec-1786 4-Jul-1857 US Secretary of State, 1853-57
Eric Maskin
Economist
12-Dec-1950   Mechanism design theory
Bethany McLean
Journalist
12-Dec-1970   The Smartest Guys In The Room
Artie Mitchell
Film Director
12-Dec-1945 27-Feb-1991 Pornographer; shot and killed by brother Jim
Owen Moore
Actor
12-Dec-1886 9-Jun-1939 Irish-American character actor
Paul Elmer More
Scholar
12-Dec-1864 9-Mar-1937 Shelburne Essays
Karen Morley
Actor
12-Dec-1909 8-Mar-2003 Gabriel Over the White House
Edvard Munch
Painter
12-Dec-1863 23-Jan-1944 Scream
Bill Nighy
Actor
12-Dec-1949   Love Actually
Robert Noyce
Inventor
12-Dec-1927 3-Jun-1990 Co-Inventor, integrated circuit
Patrick O'Brian
Novelist
12-Dec-1914 2-Jan-2000 The Aubreyad series
John Osborne
Playwright
12-Dec-1929 24-Dec-1994 Look Back in Anger
Bob Pettit
Basketball
12-Dec-1932   St. Louis Hawks, twice NBA MVP
Rajinikanth
Actor
12-Dec-1949   Tamil megastar
Leopold von Ranke
Historian
12-Dec-1795 23-May-1886 Prominent 19th century German historian
Marc Ravalomanana
Head of State
12-Dec-1949   President of Madagascar
Cathy Rigby
Gymnastics
12-Dec-1952   Olympic gymnast
Mark Roberts
Artist
12-Dec-1964   Serial Streaker at Superbowl XXXVIII
Edward G. Robinson
Actor
12-Dec-1893 26-Jan-1973 Key Largo
Lara Roxx
Pornstar
12-Dec-1982   HIV+ pornstar
Gianni Russo
Actor
12-Dec-1943   The Godfather
Charles L. Schultze
Economist
12-Dec-1924   Council of Economic Advisers, 1977-81
Bernard L. Schwartz
Business
12-Dec-1926   CEO of Loral Corporation, 1972-2006
Joe Sestak
Politician
12-Dec-1951   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2007-11
Portia Simpson-Miller
Head of State
12-Dec-1945   Prime Minister of Jamaica, 2006-07
Frank Sinatra
Singer
12-Dec-1915 14-May-1998 It's Frank's world, we just live in it
Carol Skelton
Politician
12-Dec-1945   Canadian Minister of National Revenue
Billy Smith
Hockey
12-Dec-1950   NY Islanders, Hall of Famer
Stephen Smith
Politician
12-Dec-1955   Australian Foreign Minister
Sarah Sutton
Actor
12-Dec-1961   Nyssa from Doctor Who
Stephen S. Trott
Judge
12-Dec-1939   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-2004
Alexander Trowbridge
Politician
12-Dec-1929 27-Apr-2006 US Secretary of Commerce, 1967-68
Jaap van Zweden
Conductor
12-Dec-1960   Music Director, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Gerd von Rundstedt
Military
12-Dec-1875 24-Feb-1953 German Field Marshall
Dionne Warwick
Singer
12-Dec-1940   Walk On By
Henry Wells
Business
12-Dec-1805 10-Dec-1878 Co-Founder of Wells Fargo, American Express
Alfred Werner
Chemist
12-Dec-1866 15-Nov-1919 Coordination theory of chemistry
Frank White
Politician
12-Dec-1856 23-Mar-1940 Governor of North Dakota, 1901-05
Tom Wilkinson
Actor
12-Dec-1948   Shakespeare in Love
Wallace Wilkinson
Politician
12-Dec-1941 5-Jul-2002 Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91
Delaney Williams
Actor
12-Dec-1962   Det. Landsman on The Wire
Hank Williams III
Musician
12-Dec-1972   Grandson of Hank Williams
Joe Williams
Singer
12-Dec-1918 29-Mar-1999 Baritone jazz vocalist
Sheree J. Wilson
Actor
12-Dec-1958   April Stevens on Dallas




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