Famous Birthdays on 28th December 1164 - Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) 1484 - Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen 1522 - Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583) 1619 - Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688) 1631 - Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist 1635 - Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650) 1655 - Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698) 1665 - George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716) 1694 - Ceslav Vanura, composer 1731 - Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master 1738 - Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer 1751 - Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer 1753 - Johan Wikmanson, composer 1763 - John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) 1778 - Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846) 1783 - Robert Gallenberg, composer 1787 - Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao 1801 - James Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 1805 - Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer 1812 - Julius Reitz, composer 1822 - William Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898 1823 - Thomas Alexander Scott, Asst Secy War (Union), died in 1881 1826 - Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens) 1827 - Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brigadier General (Union), died in 1862 1828 - Karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie) 1833 - Charles Miller Shelley, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 1835 - Archibald Geikie, British geologist 1837 - Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer 1842 - Calixa Lavallee, composer 1845 - Homer Newton Bartlett, composer 1849 - Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck 1856 - [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919) 1859 - Gerard Brucken Fock, composer 1859 - John W Fortescue, military historian 1860 - Alexander von Fielitz, composer 1865 - Félix E Vallotton, Switz/French painter/writer (Chaste Suzanna) 1866 - Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian and diplomat (d. 1935) 1868 - Marie van Regteren Altena, Dutch painter (Amsterdams Joffers) 1872 - Pío Baroja y Nessi, San Sebastián, Spanish Basque writer, author of over 100 novels (The Struggle for Life, Zalacain the Adventurer) 1880 - Christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet 1882 - Arthur Eddington, England, astrophysicist/cosmologist/mathematician 1883 - A Wolfenstein, writer 1884 - Joseph Pholien, Belgian premier (1950-52)/communist hunter 1887 - Charles Dingle 1888 - Gabriel von Wayditch, composer 1889 - Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau 1890 - Frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter (Road to Bali, China) 1894 - Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot (Eagle of Flanders) 1894 - Ed Healey, NFL tackle (Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears) 1896 - Roger Huntington Sessions, Brooklyn NY, composer (Black Masks) 1898 - Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish meteorologist (d. 1957) 1898 - Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. 1947) 1899 - Eugeniusz Bodo, Polish actor (d. 1943) 1902 - Mortimer J Adler, NYC, author (Encyclopedia Brittanica) 1902 - Shen Congwen, writer 1903 - John von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938) 1903 - Earl Hines, American musician (d. 1983) 1904 - Clabon W Allen, Australian/British astronomer 1904 - Sergei Yutkevich, St Petersburg Russia, director (Otello, Banya) 1905 - Cliff Arquette, Toledo Oh, comedian (Charlie Weaver) 1905 - Earl Fatha Hines, Duquesne Pa, jazz pianist (Deep Forest) 1905 - Gajapatairaj Vijaya Ananda the Rajkumar of Vizianagram (Ind) 1907 - Roman Palester, Polish composer: The Weichsel 1908 - Lew Ayres, Minn, actor (All Quiet on Western Front, Dr Kildare) 1909 - Billy Williams, Waco Tx, singer (Your Show of Shows) 1909 - Nikola J Vaptsarov, Bulgaria poet (Subrani Sutsjinenija) 1910 - John Kerr, NZ, cricketer (opening batsman in 1930s) 1911 - Phani Majumdar, film maker 1911 - Sam Levenson, NYC, humorist (Sam Levenson Show, Masquerade Party) 1913 - Lou Jacobi, Toronto Ontario, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Melba) 1914 - Bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street) 1914 - Lee Bowman, Cincinnati Ohio, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover) 1915 - Roebuck Pops Staples, US gospel/singer (Staple Singers) 1916 - Noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash) 1917 - Ellis Clarke, president Trinidad & Tobago (1976-87) 1919 - Inocenti Carreno, composer 1920 - Steve Van Buren, NFL halfback (Philadelphia Eagles), (d. 2012) 1920 - Bruce McCarty, South Bend, Indiana, architect (1982 World Fair), (d. 2013) 1921 - Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch vocalist/pianist/guitarist 1921 - Johnny Otis, R&B singer 1922 - Nyron Sultan Asgarali, cricketer (West Indian opening bat 1957) 1922 - Stan Lee, comics artist/creator (Spiderman, Incredible Hulk) 1923 - Andrew Duggan, actor (Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War) 1924 - Johnny Otis, [Veliotes], composer (Every Beat of My Heart) 1924 - Rod Serling, Syracuse NY, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery) 1924 - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (d. 2005) 1925 - Bill [William] Westwood, British bishop of Peterborough 1925 - Hildegard Knef, Ulm Germany, actress (Touch of Class, Mozambique), (d. 2002) 1926 - Donald Carr, cricketer (England player in 50s, later MCC honcho) 1927 - Anne Legendre Armstrong, ambassador (to UK) 1927 - Simon Raven, English playwright/critic (Alms for Oblivion) 1928 - Kamillo Lendvay, composer 1928 - Moe Koffman, Canadian musician (d. 2001) 1929 - Maarten Schmidt, Neth/US astronomer (quasars) 1929 - Owen Bieber, United Auto Workers president 1929 - Terry Sawchuk, NHL goaltender (Redwings, Bruins, Maple Leaf, Rangers) 1931 - Martin Milner, Detroit, Michigan, American actor (Route 66, Adam 12) 1931 - Georg Org Marais, South African economist/underminister of Finance 1931 - Guy Debord, situationist 1931 - John de Mol, Dutch vocalist/composer/producer 1932 - Clem Schouwenaars, Flemish poet/writer 1932 - Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker (Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One) 1932 - Manuel Puig, Argentina, writer (Blood of Requited Love) 1932 - Roy Hattersley, British journalist/Labour-parliament leader 1932 - Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (d. 2002) 1932 - Nichelle Nichols, American actress and singer 1933 - Jack Perkins, Cleve Ohio, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine) 1933 - John Y. Brown, Jr., American politician 1934 - David Warrilow, actor (Simon, Radio Days, Dakota Road, Barton Fink) 1934 - John Akers, business executive 1934 - Maggie Smith, Ilford England, actress (Death on Nile, Clash of Titans) 1934 - Peggy Wilson, golfer 1934 - Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor (d. 1987) 1935 - Fernando Lopes, Portugal, director (Encoberto, Matar Saudades) 1936 - Nichelle Nichols, Robbins Ill, actress (Uhura-Star Trek) 1936 - Jacques Mesrine, French criminal (d. 1979) 1936 - Lawrence Schiller, American journalist 1937 - Ratan Tata, Indian industrialist 1938 - Bruce Yarnell, Los Angeles California, actor (Outlaws) 1938 - Charles Neville, US rock vocalist/saxophonist (Neville Brothers) 1938 - Janet Hough Bryant, author/performing artist/educator 1938 - Richard Sudhalter, British(?) writer/jazz musician 1939 - Philip Anschutz, American businessman 1940 - Alvin Elliot Singleton, composer 1940 - Lonnie Liston Smith, US jazz performer (Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady) 1941 - Don Francisco, Spanish variety show host (Sabado Gigante) 1941 - Intikhab Alam, Pakistan cricket leg-spinner (1959-77) 1942 - Paul Horowitz, NYC, physicist, META project (Sloan Award 1971-3) 1943 - Bobby Comstock, rocker 1943 - David Peterson, Toronto, premier of Ontario Canada (L) (1982- ) 1943 - Oscar D Dhlomo, South African sect-gen of Inkatha (1978-90) 1943 - Richard Whiteley, British television presenter (d. 2005) 1944 - Johnny Isakson, American politician 1944 - Kary Mullis, American chemist, Nobel laureate 1945 - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal (1972- ) 1945 - Dwight Bement, rocker (Gary Puckett & Union Gap-Young Girl) 1945 - Max Hastings, British editor-in-chief (Daily Telegraph) 1946 - Edgar Winter, Beaumont Tx, rocker (They Only Come Out at Night) 1946 - Hubie Green, golfer (US Open-1977, PGA-1985) 1946 - Jorge Velasquez, sportsman 1946 - Tim Johnson, American politician, senior senator from South Dakota 1947 - Andrew Olle, broadcaster 1947 - Aurelio Rodriguez, baseball player 1947 - Dick Diamonde, [Van Der Sluys], Hilversum, rock bassist (Easybeats) 1948 - Jorge Velasquez, jockey (Kentucky Derby-1981, Preakness-1981) 1950 - Alex Chilton, Memphis Tenn, rock guitarist/vocalist (Box Tops) 1950 - Øivind Blunck, Norwegian comedian and actor 1951 - Kenneth Pope, NFLer 1951 - Ian Buruma, Anglo-Dutch scholar and writer on Japan and the Far East. 1952 - Ray Knight, 3rd baseman (NY Mets, Balt Orioles) 1952 - S Epatha Merkerson, Saginaw MI, actress (Lt Van Buren-Law and Order) 1952 - Arun Jaitley, Indian Politician 1953 - Richard Clayderman, pianist (Amour, Romantic America) 1953 - Robert Pittman, TV executive/developer (MTV) 1954 - Denzel Washington, Mount Vernon NY, actor (Dr Chandler-St Elsewhere) 1954 - Rosie Vela, British singer (Zazu, Fools Paradise) 1954 - Tony Rosato, Naples Italy, comedian (SCTV, Saturday Night Live, Amandas) 1956 - Kenneth Grant, bass/vocalist (Midnight Star-No Parking, Operator) 1956 - Michael Gibbons, rocker (Bo Donaldson & Heywoods-Billy Dont be a Hero) 1956 - Nigel Kennedy, English violinist 1957 - Anne Sargeant, Australian netballer 1958 - Carl Marsden, bodyguard 1958 - Carlos Carson, football player 1958 - Joe Diffie, Tulsa Ok, country singer/guitarist (Home) 1958 - Mike McGuire, Haleyville Ala, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South) 1958 - Terry Butcher, British soccer player 1959 - Everson Walls, NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys, NY Giants) 1959 - Ana Torroja, Spanish singer (Mecano) 1959 - Phil Abrams, American actor 1960 - Chad McQueen, actor (Nightforce) 1960 - John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star 1960 - Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle) 1960 - Raymond Bourque, Montreal, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Boston) 1960 - Terri Garber, Miami FL, actress (Leslie Carrington-Dynasty) 1960 - Zane Smith, Madison WI, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1961 - Heather Hafner, Santa Barbara Ca, WPVA volleyballer (National-7th-90) 1961 - Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and football coach 1962 - Keith Lee, basketball player (Memphis State) 1962 - Rachel Z, American pianist 1962 - Melissa R. Kelly, former Maryland politician 1963 - Malcolm Gets, actor (Richard Karinsky-Caroline In the City) 1963 - Mel Stottlemyre Jr, pitcher (Toronto Blues Jays) 1963 - Willow Bay, TV host (Good Morning America) 1964 - Charles Sinek, dance skater (& Beata Handra-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd) 1964 - Maite Zúñiga, Spanish athlete 1965 - Colleen Dion, actress (Brett Gardner-Another World) 1965 - Martine Robine, newspaper writer/Miss Junior Miss-France (1984) 1965 - Mary Waddell Gainey, Hartsville SC, Miss SC-America (1991-2nd) 1966 - Joe Wolf, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals) 1967 - Paul Lynch, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) 1967 - Chris Ware, American cartoonist 1968 - Darrick Brownlow, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins) 1968 - Jennifer Palmquest, Wilmot SD, Miss SD-America (1991) 1968 - Jozef Dano, Skalica CZE, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998) 1968 - Kurt Schulz, NFL safety (Buffalo Bills) 1969 - James Trapp, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders) 1969 - Linus Torvalds, Finnish computer programmer 1970 - Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Haarlem Neth, tennis star (95, 96 Oklahoma City) 1970 - Elizabeth McIntyre, Dunbar WV, Miss America-WV (1996) 1970 - James Jett, NFL wide receiver (Oakland Raiders) 1971 - Melvin Nieves, San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder (Detroit Tigers) 1971 - Michael Watkins, NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers) 1971 - Steve Morrison, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts) 1971 - Frank Sepe, American bodybuilder 1971 - Benny Agbayani, American baseball player 1971 - William Gates, American basketball player 1972 - Adam Clawson, Salt Lake City UT, slalom single canoe (Olympic-19th-96) 1972 - Adam Vinatieri, WLAF punter/kicker (Amsterdam Admirals, NE Patriots) 1972 - Jean-Francois Jomphe, Havre St-pierre Ca, NHL right wing (Anaheim) 1972 - Jim Kitts, WLAF running back (Frankfurt Galaxy, Miami Dolphins) 1972 - Patrick Rafter, Queensland Aust, tennis star (1993 USTA/Aptos California) 1972 - Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer 1973 - Bobby Taylor, NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles) 1973 - Garth John Da Silva, Auckland NZ, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-96) 1973 - Herborg Kråkevik, Norwegian singer and actress 1973 - Seth Meyers, American actor 1974 - Rob Niedermayer, Cassiar, NHL center (Florida Panthers) 1975 - Kesley Perrin, CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 1975 - Tannis Vallely, NYC, actress (Janice Lazorotto-Head of the Class) 1977 - Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player 1978 - Chris Coyne, Australian footballer 1978 - John Legend, American musician 1979 - James Blake, American tennis player 1979 - Bill Hall, American baseball player 1979 - Senna Guemmour, German Singer (Monrose) 1980 - Lomana LuaLua, Congo footballer 1980 - Vanessa Ferlito, American actress 1981 - Elizabeth Jordan Carr, 1st American test tube baby 1981 - Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer 1981 - Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer 1981 - Sienna Miller, British actress 1982 - Cedric Benson, American footballer 1982 - François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete 1982 - Quinton Porter, American footballer 1982 - Kevin Pereira, American television host 1983 - Mike He, Taiwanese actor 1984 - Leroy Lita, English footballer 1984 - Beverly Mullins, American Wrestler/Model 1984 - Alex Lloyd, British racing driver 1985 - Kamani Hill, American footballer 1986 - Tom Huddlestone, English footballer 1987 - Thomas Dekker, American actor 1989 - Mackenzie Rosman, American actress 1990 - David Archuleta, American Idol runner-up, American Singer
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