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Birthdays of Personalities on December 08

1508 : Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer
1626 : Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic
1704 : Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi)
1708 : Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)
1715 : John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)
1728 : Johann G von Zimmermann, Swiss author
1730 : John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia
1741 : Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine)
1765 : Eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)
1822 : Luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1910
1826 : Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist
1828 : Clinton Bowen Fisk, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1828 : Robert Bullock, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1905
1832 : Bj”rnstjerne Bj”rnson, Norway, novelist (Pa Guds Veje, Nobel-1903)
1861 : Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)
1861 : Georges M‚liŠs, Paris, magician; 1st to film a fictional story
1861 : William Crapo Durant, founded General Machine
1862 : Georges Feydeau, French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxim's)
1865 : Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Taylor series)
1872 : J C Powys, writer
1881 : Padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems)
1886 : Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo
1888 : Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian
1889 : W Hervey Allen, US writer/poet (Anthony Adverse)
1894 : James (Grover) Thurber, Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs)
1899 : James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist
1899 : Sarah Williamson, US missionary in Liberia
1903 : Adele Simpson, NYC, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946)
1903 : Cleo Brown, pianist
1903 : Irene Eisinger, singer
1903 : Kathleen (Kitty) Rosalind Muggeridge, author
1905 : Julius Silverman, politician
1906 : Richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist (How Green Was My Valley)
1908 : John Volpe, (Gov-Mass)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73)
1912 : Jura Soyfer, writer
1913 : Delmore Schwartz, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah)
1913 : Paul F‚lix, Flemish architect (Sun Song)
1915 : Denis Harding, soldier
1915 : George Scheuer, writer/journalist
1916 : Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep
1918 : G‚rard Souzay, Angers France, baritone (Le Nozze di Figaro)
1920 : Ron Gulliford, educationalist
1921 : Johnny Otis, Calif, R&B talent scout (Cold Shot, Cuttin' Up)
1921 : Terence Weil, cellist/teacher
1922 : Jean Ritchie, rocker
1922 : John B McKay, US test pilot (X-15)
1922 : Lucian Freud, Berlin German, artist (Boy With a Rat)
1925 : James E "Jimmy" Smith, US jazz/organist (Walk on the Wild Side)
1925 : Sammy Davis Jr, NYC, singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man)
1927 : Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 4, 8, 10)
1929 : Goffredo Parise, writer
1930 : John Morressy, US, sci-fi author (Starbrat, Greymantle, Kingsbane)
1933 : Flip Wilson, [Clerow], Jersey City NJ, comedian (Flip Wilson Show)
1937 : Jan van Houwelingen, Dutch undersecretary of Defense (CDA)
1939 : James Galway, Belfast Ireland, flutist (18k gold flute, Royal Phil)
1939 : Jerry Butler, Sunflower Miss, rock vocalist (Never Give You Up)
1939 : Lynn Wilson, contractor/multi-millionaire
1940 : Graham Knight, rocker
1941 : Albert J Evenhuis, Dutch undersecretary of Economic (VVD)
1942 : Bobby Elliot, rock drummer (Hollies)
1942 : Mario Savio, activist
1943 : Jim Morrison, Melbourne Fla, singer (Doors) is he really dead?
1943 : Michael Unger, English editor-in-chief (Evening News, Manchester)
1946 : Graham Knight, rocker (Marmalade)
1947 : Frans Leijnse, Dutch politician (PvdA 2nd Chamber)
1947 : Geoff Daking, rocker
1947 : Gregg Allman, Nashville, guitarist/vocalist (Allman Brothers Band)
1949 : Mary Gordon, US, author
1949 : Ray Shulman, rocker
1950 : Dan Hartman, rocker
1950 : Rick Baker, Binghamton NY, special effects makeup artist (Exorcist)
1952 : Richie Morales, drummer (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
1952 : Sam Kinison, screaming comedian/actor (Back to School, Charlie Hoover)
1953 : Roy Firestone, sportscaster (Life's Most Embarrassing Moments)
1956 : Warren Cuccurullo, rock guitarist (Missing Persons)
1957 : Phll Collen, rocker
1959 : Marty Raybon, Sanford Fla, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South)
1959 : Paul Rutherford, vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)
1966 : Si¤ead O'Connor, Dublin Ireland, singer (Nothing Compares 2 U)
1967 : Marina Augusta Baker, Windsor England, playmate (Mar, 1987)
1967 : Ron George, linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)
1968 : Bill Johnson, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)
1968 : Mike Mussina, Williamsport PA, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1969 : Bobby Phillips, WLAF running back (Minn Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1969 : Lisa Marie Munzert, New Castle Delaware, Miss Delaware-America (1991)
1971 : Garvin Alston, Mt Vernon NY, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1973 : Mitch Jacoby, tight end (St Louis Rams)
1973 : Monty Montgomery, defensiveback (Indianapolis Colts)
1978 : Kate Robinson, Peoria Ill, dance skater (& Kate Robinson)

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