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Birthdays of Personalities on December 06

1421 : Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)
1608 : George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland
1731 : S von Laroche, writer
1732 : Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)
1792 : Abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary)
1792 : Willem II Frederik GL, King of Neth (1840-49)
1808 : Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author (Future)
1809 : Stephen Thomas, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
1816 : Henry Eustace McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
1822 : John Eberhard, built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US
1831 : Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1833 : John Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916
1843 : Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher
1884 : Rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)
1885 : Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)
1886 : Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees)
1892 : F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)
1893 : Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)
1896 : Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm)
1897 : O W Cisek, writer
1898 : Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist
1898 : Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974)
1899 : Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith
1904 : Eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie
1906 : Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician
1908 : John Henry Budd, MD, in St. Stephen, NB, Can., President of AMA,
xxxx : Academy of Medicine, pianist.
1909 : Kenneth Watkins, woodland conservationist
1911 : Alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary
1918 : Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner
1918 : Harold Horace Hopkins, inventor (Endoscope)
1918 : Peter A Juten, office clerk/resistance fighter
1918 : Willem Oosterheers, resistance fighter
1921 : Nicolas A Pi¤a, Venezulian/Aruban songwriter
1928 : Bert Geoffrey Achong, inventor (electron microscopist)
1930 : Bobby Van, [Robert King], NYC, singer (Hollywood Palace)
1932 : Don King, boxing promoter (Mike Tyson) [or Aug 20]
1934 : Nick Bockwinkel, wrestler (WCW/AWA)
1938 : David Ossman, comedian (Firesign Theater)
1940 : Steve Alaimo, Rochester NY, rocker (Mashed Potatoes)
1941 : Helen Cornelius, Hannibal Mo, country singer (Nashville on the Road)
1941 : John Nelson, San Jos‚ Costa Rica, conductor (Les Troyens of Berlioz)
1941 : Richard Speck, mass murderer (killed 8 student nurses in 1966)
1942 : Len Barry, [Leonard Borisoff], Phila, rocker (Bristol Stomp)
1942 : Peter Handke, Austrian songwriter (Ritt ber den Bodensee)
1943 : Mike Smith, London Engld, rocker/pianist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
1944 : Jonathan King, rocker
1945 : Larry Bowa, 2nd baseman (Phillies)
1947 : Miroslav Vitous, rocker
1948 : Don Nickles, (Sen-R-Okla)
1948 : Jonathan King, London, singer (Everyone's Gone to the Moon)
1948 : Marius Mueller-Westernhagen, Duesseldorf Germany, rocker (Stinker)
1950 : Daniel Sahuleka, Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist (Viva la Libertad)
1953 : Wil Shriner, NYC/Indiana, talk show host (Wil Shriner Show)
1954 : Chris Stamey, rocker
1955 : Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green Ky, singer (Foster & Lloyd-Crazy Over You)
1955 : Rick Buckler, [Paul Richard Buckler], rock drummer (Jam)
1955 : Steven Wright, droll comedian (Steven Wright Live)
1955 : Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia Tx, country singer (Something in the Rain)
1956 : Peter Buck, US pop guitarist (REM-Murmur)
1956 : Randy Rhoads, rocker
1957 : Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1980)
1962 : Ben Watt, rocker (Everything but the Girls-Sir Idlewood)
1964 : Will Johnson, CFL defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1967 : Kevin Appier, Lancaster CA, pitcher (KC Royals)
1969 : Greg Knox, CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders)
1969 : Todd Black, Kenton Ohio, 800m runner
1971 : Ainsley Robinson, Oshawa Ontario, 62 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Oly-96)
1972 : Mike Gruttadauri, corner (St Louis Rams)
1973 : Tim Kohn, guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1976 : Alicia Machado, Venezuela, Miss Universe (1996)

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