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Birthdays of Personalities on December 23

1174 : Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach
1544 : Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)
1548 : Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)
1597 : Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"
1732 : Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)
1734 : Filinto El¡sio, [Francisco M do Nascimento], Portuguese poet
1750 : Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27)
1777 : Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
1780 : Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher
1790 : Jean-Fran‡ois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
1795 : Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)
1804 : Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)
1805 : Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vt, founder (Mormon Church)
1808 : Thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
1812 : Samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
1815 : Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat
1818 : David Addison Weisiger, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1827 : Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian admiral (Helgoland/Lissa)
1828 : Mathilde Wesendonk, German writer/poet (Tagebuchblatter)
1834 : Thomas R Malthus, English vicar/economist (moral restraint)
1845 : Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle, dr (found Notre Dame Hosp Montreal)
1845 : Gustave Ador, union president of Austria (1919)
1858 : Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, playwright (Life in Russian Theater)
1860 : Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I)
1862 : Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian (History of Belgium)
1865 : Albrecht MAPJ, duke of Wrttemberg/general-fieldmarshal
1867 : Madame C J Walker, Louisiana, cosmetic mogul
1883 : Hubert M E Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45)
1886 : Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Message from the Madhouse)
1888 : Friedrich Wolf, writer
1896 : G Tomasi di Lampedusa, writer
1896 : Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Sicilian writer (Der Leopard)
xxxx : John Marin, painter (1948 Fine Arts Medal)
xxxx : Patrick Ramsey, football player
1900 : Marc All‚gret, French director (Voyage ouch Congo)
1903 : Michael Kalatozov, Russian producer (When the Cranes Fly)
1907 : Don McNeill, Galena Ill, host (Don McNeill TV Club)
1908 : Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer (Life Magazine)
1909 : Barney Ross, NYC, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934)
1911 : Niels Jerne, immunologist
1913 : Leo A Ketelaars, Dutch oratorio vocalist
1918 : Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974- )
1918 : Jos‚ Greco, Italy, flamenco dancer (Holiday for Lovers)
1922 : Ian Powell Bancroft, civil servant
1922 : Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower (Oly-gold-1948)
1923 : Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host (Price is Right)
1923 : James Stockdale, admiral (Vietnam)/Ross Perot's 1992 running mate
1923 : Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster
1923 : Leonard Stern, NYC, producer/TV writer (Phil Silvers Show, Get Smart)
1923 : Lucas M Mangope, 1st president of Bophuthatswana (1977-94)
1923 : Milt Okun, Bkln NY, orch leader (Starland Vocal Band Show)
1924 : Floyd Kalber, Omaha Neb, newscaster (NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973)
1925 : Pierre B‚r‚govoy, French premier (1992-93)
1926 : James Dewar, journalist/documentary film-maker
1926 : Robert Bly, US, poet/editor/translator (Loving a Woman in 2 Worlds)
1929 : Dick Weber, pro bowler (16, 300 games)
1931 : Ronnie Schell, Richmond Cal, comedian (Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World)
1932 : Revjames Cleveland, rocker
1932 : Tertius Metcalf, businessman
1933 : Akihito, emperor of Japan (1989- )
1935 : Esther Phillips, [EM Jones], US singer (When a Woman Loves a Man)
1935 : Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer (the Golden Boy)
1937 : Karol Joseph Bobko, NYC, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 6, STS 51D, STS 51J)
1939 : Johnny Kidd, [Frederick Heath], London, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates)
1940 : Eugene Record, US singer (Chi Lites-Give it Away)
1940 : Jorma Kaukonen, Wash DC, rock guitarist (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
1941 : Tim Hardin, Oregon, singer (If I Were a Carpenter, Bird on a Wire)
1942 : Jerry Koosman, pitcher (NY Mets)
1943 : Derek Small, rocker (Spinal Tap)
1943 : Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist (Kinks-Long Tall Sally)
1943 : Silvia Sommerlath, German wife of King Carl XVI of Sweden (1973- )
1943 : Stephen Wallace, director (For Love Affair, Hunger, Mail Order Bride)
1944 : D J D Dees, pharmacist/Dutch minister of WVC (VVD)
1944 : Ennes Heerma, Dutch minister of Housing (CDA)
1944 : Hans Tentije, [Johann Kr„mer], Dutch poet (Nachtwit)
1945 : Ronald Bushy, rocker (Iron Butterfly-Ina gada davida)
1947 : Bill Rodgers, marathon runner (Boston, NY)
1949 : Luther Grosvenor, rocker (Spooky Tooth)
1951 : Johnny Contardo, singer (Sha Na Na)
1953 : Tatsumi Fujinami, wrestler (WWF/NWA)
1955 : Dave Murray, English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast)
1956 : Michele Alboretto, formula-1 racer (Ferrari)
1958 : Dave Murray, English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden-Powerslave)
1958 : Denise McConnell, Weisbaden Germany, playmate (March, 1979)
1960 : Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela
1963 : Carol Peterka, Little Falls MN, team handball back court (Oly-92, 96)
1963 : Keiji Muto, wrestler (NWA/WWC/NJPW)
1965 : Eddie Vedder, heavy metal singer (Pearl Jam-Justine)
1965 : Slash, rocker (Guns N' Roses)
1970 : Kimberly Ann Cooley, Grand Forks ND, Miss America-ND (1996)
1970 : Shannon Noelle DePuy, Lynchburg Va, Miss Virg-America (1991-top 10)
1971 : Steve Stenstrom, quarterback (Chicago Bears)
1973 : Tony Graziani, quarterback (Atlanta Falcons)
1977 : Helen Mahmastol, Miss Universe-Estonia (1996)

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