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Birthdays of Personalities on December 16

1485 : Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII
1622 : Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder
1685 : Charles Cressent, France, cabinetmaker (R‚gence)
1742 : Gebhard Leberecht Frst Blcher von Wahlstatt, German fieldmarshal
1775 : Jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)
1809 : Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance
1812 : William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
1819 : Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861
1825 : Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1827 : John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer
1828 : John Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914
1830 : John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889
1834 : L‚on Walras, French economist (border use theory)
1851 : Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)
1857 : Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)
1862 : EugŠne Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe)
1863 : George Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan)
1863 : Ralph Adams Cram, US, gothic architect (Cathedral of St Joan NYC)
1865 : Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor
1869 : Albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography)
1882 : Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner effect)
1888 : Alphonse Juin, French marshal
1890 : Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
1892 : A "Shon NŠnŠ" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady
1893 : Vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat
1895 : Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia
1897 : Paul Neuhuys, Belgian playwright (Le Canari et le Cerise)
1899 : Harold Walter Bailey, philologist
1899 : No‰l Coward, England, playwright (In Which We Serve-1942 Acad Award)
xxxx : Patti Deutsch, Pitts Pa, comedienne (Ace Trucking Co, Laugh-in)
1900 : Victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers)
1901 : Margaret Mead, Phila, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa)
1903 : Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet (El hombre deshabitado)
1904 : Edward Morris Bernstein, economist
1904 : Norbert E Fonteyne, Flemish writer (Guest house VivŠs)
1905 : Piet Hein, poet/inventor
1906 : John Morrison, politician/landowner
1906 : Lord Margadale, English Conserv parliament leader/large landowner
1907 : Ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman
1909 : Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter
1916 : Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer
1916 : Udom Patpongsiri, property developer
1917 : Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End)
1918 : Henry Clarke, fashion photographer
1919 : Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)
1922 : Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist
1923 : Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)
1926 : James McCracken, Gary Ind, dramatic tenor (Rodolfo-La Boh‚me)
1927 : G Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!)
1927 : Peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author (Heartsease)
1928 : Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian
1928 : Philip K[indred] Dick, US, sci-fi author (Hugo-1963, Blade Runner)
1929 : Ian Board, barkeeper
1937 : Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again)
1937 : Joe Farrell, rocker
1941 : Lesley Stahl, newscaster/correspondent (CBS)
1943 : Anthony Hicks, rock guitarist (Hollies)
1943 : Steven Bochco, prod (Hill St Blues, LA Law, St Elsewhere, NYPD Blue)
1943 : Tony Hicks, rocker (Hollies-The Air That I Breathe)
1944 : John Abercrombie, rocker
1946 : Adriaan van Dis, Dutch TV host/writer (Promised Country)
1946 : Benny Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, singer (ABBA-Money! Money! Money!)
1946 : Fred Borgman, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)
1949 : Billy Gibbons, Houston TX, jazz guitarist (Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top)
1950 : Ieremia Tabai, pres of Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) (1979-91)
1952 : Elayne Boosler, comedienne (Night Court)
1953 : Joel Garner, Barbados, bowler
1955 : Carol M Browner, US Administrator (EPA)
1959 : Steven Irvine, rock drummer (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions)
1961 : Kelly Tough, Vancouver BC, playmate (Oct, 1981)
1963 : Silvio Diliberto, WLAF kicker (Amsterdam Admirals)
1964 : Billy Ripken, Havre de Grace MD, 2nd baseman (Bal Orioles, Tx Rangers)
1964 : Evelyn Conley, SF Calif, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1989)
1964 : Heike Drechsler, Gera German DR, sprinter (1988 world record)
1965 : Chris Jones, Utica NY, outfielder (NY Mets)
1965 : Cynthia Lynne White, Okla City Okla, Miss Okla-America (1991-top 10)
1967 : Donovan Bailey, Manchester Jamaica, Canada 100m runner (Oly-2 gold-96)
1971 : Michael S McCary, [Boss], Phila Pa, rapper (Boyz II Men)
1979 : Nicole Werra, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA (1996)

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