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December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 13, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 18 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1204 - Maimonides dies
1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months; Celestine hoped to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit. Moses Maimonides ( March 30 1135 – December 13 1204) also known as the Rambam, was a Rabbi, Physician, and Papal abdication occurs in the Catholic Church when the Pope resigns his office History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Ascetic redirects here You might also be looking for Acetic acid. A hermit (from the Greek ἔρημος erēmos, signifying " Desert " "uninhabited" hence "desert-dweller" adjective "eremitic"
1545 - Council of Trent begins. The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church.
1577 - Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage. Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c 1540 &ndash 27 January 1595 was an English Privateer, navigator, Slaver, and politician Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
1636 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it was an English settlement on the east coast of North America The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service See Main articles Mashantucket Pequot Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States This organization is recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard. For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard.
1642 - Abel Janszoon Tasman reaches New Zealand. Abel Janszoon Tasman ( 1603 - October 10 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and Merchant. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
1643 - English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The Battle of Alton took place on December 13, 1643, during the English Civil War. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain
1769 - Dartmouth College is founded by the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, with a Royal Charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal Governor John Wentworth. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U Eleazar Wheelock ( April 22, 1711 &ndash April 24, 1779) was an American Congregational minister orator educator and founder of George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Sir John Wentworth ( 9 August 1737 &ndash 8 April[[ 820]] was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the
1862 - American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Background and Burnside's plan The battle was the result of an effort by the Union Army to regain the initiative in its struggle against Lee's smaller but more aggressive army The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23 1824 September 13 1881 was an American soldier railroad executive inventor industrialist and politician from Rhode Island,
1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanjing - Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the The Battle of Nanjing ( began after the fall of Shanghai in October 9, 1937, and ended with the fall of the capital city of Nanjing ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles The National Revolutionary Army ( NRA) ( sometimes shortened to 國軍 or National Army) was the National Army Tang Shengzhi (唐生智 Tang Sheng-chih, ( 1889 - April 6, 1970) was a Chinese warlord during the Warlord Era, a military commander during the The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku
1937 - Nanjing Massacre. Japanese troops begin carrying out several weeks of raping and killing of civilians and suspected Chinese resistance after the fall of Nanjing.
1938 - The Holocaust: 100 deportees from Sachsenhausen build the Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Sachsenhausen (zaksənˈhaʊzən was a Concentration camp in Germany, operating between 1936 and 1945 Neuengamme is a quarter of the district Bergedorf within the City of Hamburg, Germany. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany
1939 - World War II: Battle of the River Plate - Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of the River Plate ( December 13, 1939) was the first major naval battle in World War II. Kapitän zur See Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff ( 20 March, 1894 &ndash 19 December 1939) was a German naval Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Description German capital ships were restricted by the Treaty of Versailles to a displacement of 10000 tons for "armoured ships" Description Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland class cruiser. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Design Exeter was ordered two years after her sister ''York'' and therefore her design incorporated improvements in the light of experience with the latter Before the War Built at Vickers shipyard Barrow-in-Furness, England, she was laid down on 7 February 1933 launched on 1 March 1934 and completed on 12 April Service Achilles was originally built for the Royal Navy, and was commissioned as HMS Achilles on October 10 1933
1941 - World War II: Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1943 - World War II: 710 Bombers of U. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. 8th Air Force attack Kiel, Germany. Eighth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name.
1949 - The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
1959 - Archbishop Makarios becomes the first President of Cyprus. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Makarios III (Μακάριος Γ born Mihail Christodoulou Mouskos (Greek Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος) on August 13, Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía
1951 - Margaret Thatcher (Roberts) marries Denis Thatcher at City Methodist in London. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Major Sir Denis Thatcher 1st Baronet, MBE, TD (10 May 1915 &ndash 26 June 2003 was an English Businessman, and the husband of the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
1962 - NASA "Relay 1" launch, first active repeater communications satellite in orbit. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite.
1967 - Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels
1967 - San Diego, CA records snow at a zero elevation after temperatures plunge 19 degrees (F) in eight hours. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Early life Constantine was born at Psychiko, near Athens, the nephew of King George II and the second child and only son of the King's brother and Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group. Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group.
1968 - Brazilian president Artur da Costa e Silva decrees the AI-5 (or the fifth Institutional Act), which lasts until 1978 and marks the beginning of the hard times of Brazilian military dictatorship. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Artur da Costa e Silva, pron. ax'tux dɐ 'kɔstɐ i 'siwvɐ ( October 3, 1902 - December 17, 1969) was a Brazilian soldier and
1972 - Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene Andrew Cernan (born March 14, 1934) is a retired United States Navy officer and a former NASA Astronaut of Czechoslovakian Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American Geologist, a former NASA Astronaut and a one-term Extra-vehicular activity ( EVA) is work done by an Astronaut away from the Earth and outside of a Spacecraft. This was the last manned mission to the moon of the 20th century.
1974 - Malta becomes a republic. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands
1977 - A DC-3 aircraft chartered from the Indianapolis-based National Jet crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff and boosters of the team. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Evansville Regional Airport is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) north of the Central business district The University of Evansville ( UE) is a small private University with approximately 3050 students located in Evansville Indiana.
1979 - The Canadian Government of Prime Minister Joe Clark is defeated in the House of Commons, prompting the 1980 Canadian election. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The politics of Canada function within a framework of Constitutional monarchy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark PC CC AOE (born June 5 1939 is a Canadian Journalist, Politician, Statesman The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament
1981 - General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland to prevent dismantling of the communist system by Solidarity. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
1989 - The last issue of Gnistan (The Spark), the organ of the Solidaritetspartiet, is published in Sweden. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
1996 - Kofi Annan is elected as Secretary-General of the United Nations. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations.
2000 - The "Texas 7" escape from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas and go on a robbery spree, during which police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot and killed. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Texas 7 was a group of prisoners who escaped from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy Texas on December 13 2000 The John Connally Unit is a maximum-security Prison for males located in unincorporated Karnes County, Texas, United States, south
2000 - American Vice President Al Gore delivers his concession speech effectively ending his hopes of becoming the 43rd President of the United States. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
2001 - the Indian Parliament Sansad is attacked by terrorists. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is the federal and supreme Legislative body of India. The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a high-profile attack by Kashmiri militants against the building housing the Parliament of India in New Delhi 15 people are killed, including all the terrorists.
2002 - Enlargement of the European Union: The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Enlargement of the European Union is the process of expanding the European Union (EU through the accession of new member states. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
2003 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit (see Operation Red Dawn). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Tikrit (تكريت Tikrīt also transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit) is a town in Iraq, located Operation Red Dawn is the US Military operation conducted on 13 December 2003 in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq near Tikrit, that captured Iraq President
2004 - Former Chilean dictator, General Augusto Pinochet is put under house arrest, after being sued under accusations over 9 kidnapping actions and manslaughter. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November The house arrest is lifted the same day on appeal.
2006 - The Baiji, or Chinese River Dolphin, announced as extinct. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The ( ( Lipotes vexillifer, Lipotes meaning "left behind"
2007 - The Mitchell Report is publicly released listing the names of 89 Major League Baseball players that have presumably used anabolic steroids and human growth hormones. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mitchell Report refers to two Documents that were compiled by United States Senator George J Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids ( AAS) are a class of Steroid hormones related to the hormone Testosterone. Growth hormone ( GH) is a Peptide hormone that stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals Notable players to be named include Roger Clemens and Miguel Tejada. William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major Miguel Odalis Tejada (born Miguel Odalis Tejeda on May 25 1974

Births

1521 - Pope Sixtus V (d. Pope Sixtus V ( December 13, 1521 &ndash August 27, 1590) born Felice Peretti di Montalto, was Pope from 1585 to 1590 1590)
1533 - King Eric XIV of Sweden (d. Eric XIV (Erik XIV (13 December 1533 &ndash 26 February 1577 was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568 1577)
1553 - King Henry IV of France (d. Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III 1610)
1585 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. William Drummond ( December 13, 1585 &ndash December 4, 1649) called "of Hawthornden" was a Scottish Poet. 1649)
1640 - Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. Robert Plot ( 13 December 1640 &ndash April 30 1696) was an English naturalist, first Professor of Chemistry at 1696)
1662 - Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. For Giovanni Bianchini (1410-ca 1469 see Giovanni Bianchini. Francesco Bianchini ( December 13, 1662 &ndash March 1729)
1678 - Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Yongzheng Emperor (雍正帝 → yōngzhèngdì) (born Yinzhen (胤禛 → yìnzhēn) December 13, 1678 - October 8 1735)
1720 - Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Carlo Count Gozzi ( 13 December 1720 &ndash April 4, 1806) was an Italian Dramatist. 1804)
1724 - Franz Aepinus, German scientist (d. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus ( December 13, 1724 &ndash August 10, 1802) was a German natural Philosopher, was born at 1802)
1784 - Archduke Louis of Austria (d. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Archduke Louis Joseph Anton Johann Prince Imperial of Austria Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia and Prince of Tuscany ( 13 December 1784 – 21 December 1864)
1797 - Heinrich Heine, German poet (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Christian Johann Heinrich Heine ( December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was a Journalist, Essayist and one of the 1856)
1804 - Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Howe, PC ( December 13, 1804 – June 1, 1873) was a Nova Scotia journalist politician and public servant 1873)
1816 - Ernst Werner von Siemens, German engineer, inventor, and industrialist (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ernst Werner von Siemens (known as Werner von Siemens) ( December 13, 1816 &ndash December 6, 1892) was a German Inventor 1892)
1818 - Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Mary Ann Todd Lincoln ( December 13, 1818 &ndash July 16, 1882) was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1882)
1836 - Franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Franz von Lenbach ( December 13, 1836 - May 6, 1904) was a German painter Biography Lenbach was born 1904)
1856 - Svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Svetozar Borojević (or Boroević von Bojna ( December 13, 1856 &ndash May 23, 1920) was a successful Croatian defensive military 1920)
1860 - Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Lucien Germain Guitry ( December 13, 1860 – June 1, 1925) was a French Actor. 1925)
1864 - Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Emil Seidel ( December 13, 1864 &ndash June 24, 1947) was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912 1947)
1867 - Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Kristian Olaf Birkeland ( December 13, 1867 - June 15, 1917) was born in Christiania ( Oslo today and wrote his first 1917)
1870 - Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward LeSaint ( 13 December 1870, Cincinnati, Ohio - 10 September 1940, Los Angeles 1940)
1871 - Emily Carr, Canadian artist (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Emily Carr ( December 13, 1871 &ndash March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer heavily inspired by the Indigenous 1945)
1874 - Josef Lhévinne, Russian-born pianist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Josef Lhévinne ( 13 December 1874 &ndash 2 December 1944) was a Russian Pianist and piano teacher 1944)
1883 - Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian, bibliographer and archivist (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Belle da Costa Greene ( December 13, 1883 in Washington DC - May 10, 1950 in New York City New York) was the Librarian 1950)
1887 - George Polya, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Pólya (b December 13, 1887 &ndash d September 7, 1985, in Hungarian Pólya György) was a Hungarian 1985)
1887 - Alvin York, American soldier & Medal of Honor recipient (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Alvin Cullum York (December 13 1887 &ndash September 2 1964 was a United States Soldier, famous as a World War I hero The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 1964)
1897 - Drew Pearson, American journalist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Andrew Russell Pearson ( December 13, 1897 &ndash September 1, 1969) known professionally as Drew Pearson and born in Evanston 1969)
1902 - Talcott Parsons, American sociologist, (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Talcott Parsons ( December 13, 1902 - May 8, 1979) was an American sociologist, who served on the faculty of Harvard University 1979)
1903 - Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Carlos Montoya ( 13 December 1903 &ndash 3 March 1993) a prominent Flamenco guitarist was a founder of the modern-day popular 1993)
1906 - Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Early life Princess Marina was born in Athens, Greece on 13 December 1906. 1968)
1906 - Sir Laurens van der Post, South African author (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Laurens Jan van der Post (aka Laurens van der Post) (December 13 1906 &ndash December 16 1996 was a famous 20th century Afrikaner author of many 1996)
1910 - Van Heflin, American actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr ( December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an Academy Award -winning American 1971)
1911 - Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Trygve Magnus Haavelmo ( 13 December 1911 – 26 July 1999) was an Economist with main research interests centered on the fields The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1999)
1911 - Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth Patchen ( December 13 1911 &ndash January 8 1972) was an American Poet and Novelist. 1972)
1913 - Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arnold Brown ( December 13, 1913 &ndash June 26, 2002) was the 11th General of The Salvation Army (1977-1981 The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 2002)
1913 - Archie Moore, American boxer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Before Boxing Moore often found himself in trouble as a youngster and was in a reformatory until 1934 1998)
1915 - Curd Jürgens, German-born Austrian actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (December 13 1915&thinsp&ndash&thinspJune 18 1982 was a German - Austrian !-- In 1945 Jürgens took Austrian citizenship 1982)
1915 - Ross Macdonald, American-born author (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ross Macdonald is the Pseudonym of the American - Canadian Writer of Crime fiction Kenneth Millar ( December 13 1983)
1915 - B. J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa 1966-1978 (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Balthazar Johannes Vorster (13 December 1915 - 10 September 1983 better known as John Vorster ("FOUR-stir" served as the Prime Minister of South Africa The Prime Minister of South Africa was the Head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984 1983)
1917 - John Hart, American actor
1919 - Hans-Joachim Marseille, German flying ace of World War II (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year There have been at least three American cinema Actors named "John Hart" Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hans-Joachim Marseille (13 December 1919&ndash30 September 1942 German /hants joːaxɪm maʀsɛj/ was a Luftwaffe fighter pilot and A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy Aircraft during aerial combat World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 1942)
1920 - George Shultz, United States Secretary of State 1982-1989
1923 - Philip Warren Anderson, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1923 - Larry Doby, American baseball player (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar George Pratt Shultz (born December 13 1920 served as the United States Secretary of Labor from 1969 to 1970 as the U The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Warren Anderson (born December 13, 1923) is an American Physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby ( December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional Baseball player 2003)
1925 - Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian
1926 - George Rhoden, Jamaican athlete
1929 - Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor
1930 - Robert Prosky, American actor
1934 - Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer
1935 - Joe Christopher, American baseball player
1935 - Ken Hall, American football player
1935 - Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player
1936 - His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan (Aga Khan IV), Imam (leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims
1936 - J. C. Martin, American baseball player
1937 - Ron Taylor, Canadian baseball player
1938 - Alvin Curran, American composer
1938 - Heino, German folk singer. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Wayne “Dick” Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American Actor, Presenter and Entertainer, with a Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent George Rhoden (born December 13, 1926) is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952 Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13 1929 is a Canadian Theater, Film and Television actor. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Prosky (born December 13 1930) is an American Actor. Prosky has appeared in such films as Christine, Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Darryl Zanuck (born December 13, 1934) is an Academy Award -winning American film producer Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph O'Neal (Joe Christopher (born December 13, 1935 in Frederiksted U Lyndall Dale McDaniel (born December 13, 1935 in Hollis Oklahoma) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karīm al-Hussaynī Āgā Khān IV, KBE, CC, GCC, GCIH ( سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان Joseph Clifton Martin (born December 13, 1936 in Axton Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Wesley Taylor ( December 13, 1937 in Toronto Canada) is a former professional Baseball player. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Composer Alvin Curran (born 13 December 1938 in Providence Rhode Island) is the co-founder with Frederic Rzewski and Richard For the town in the Netherlands see Heino (Netherlands. Heino (born 13 December 1938 in Düsseldorf as
1939 - Eric Flynn, British actor and singer (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Flynn ( 13 December 1939 — 4 March 2002) was a Chinese born British Actor and Singer, 2002)
1941 - John Davidson, American actor and game show host
1942 - Anna Eshoo, American politician
1943 - Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball player
1943 - Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hamilton Davidson Sr (born December 13, 1941) is an American Singer, Actor and Game show host known for hosting Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Georges Eshoo (born December 13, 1942) is a US politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a right-handed former Gösta Winbergh ( December 13, 1943 &ndash March 18, 2002) was a Swedish Tenor. 2002)
1944 - Hwang Jang Lee, Korean martial artist and film actor
1945 - Kathy Garver, American actress
1945 - Brian McGuire, Australian racing driver (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hwang Jang Lee (born December 21, 1944) is a Korean Martial artist and film actor Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Best known for her co-starring role as Catherine "Cissy" Patterson-Davis in the prime time television hit "Family Affair" Kathy Garver has enjoyed a lifetime “affair” in Brian McGuire ( December 13, 1945 in East Melbourne &ndash August 29, 1977 at Brands Hatch, UK) was a Racing 1977)
1947 - Darlene Cates, American actress
1947 - Dave Hamilton, American baseball player
1948 - Jeff Baxter, American guitarist (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
1948 - Ted Nugent, American guitarist
1948 - Brian Wilson, Scottish politician
1949 - Tom Verlaine, American singer/guitarist of Television
1949 - Randy Owen, lead vocals, rhythm guitar for Alabama
1949 - Paula Wilcox, English actress
1950 - Wendie Malick, American actress
1950 - Tom Vilsack, Governor of Iowa
1952 - Sylvester Ritter (Junkyard Dog), American professional wrestler (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darlene Cates (born Rita Darlene Guthrie on December 13, 1947 in Borger Texas) is an Actress who made her feature film debut Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948 in Washington D Steely Dan is a American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present Theodore "Ted" Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (aka Brian Wilson (born 13 December 1948 in Dunoon, Scotland) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Television, formed in New York City in 1973 is an American Rock music band Randy Owen (born December 13, 1949 in Fort Payne Alabama) is an American Country music artist Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Paula Wilcox (born 13 December, 1949 in Manchester) is an English Actress. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American Actress and former Fashion model. Thomas James Vilsack, born December 13, 1950, is an American politician a member of the Democratic Party, and served as the 40th Governor of Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The nicknames "Junkyard Dog" & "JYD" may also refer to former pro-basketball player Jerome Williams, or Australian Football coach 1998)
1953 - Ben Bernanke, American economist and current United States Chairman of the Federal Reserve
1953 - Bill Castro, Dominican baseball player
1953 - Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 - John Anderson, American country music singer-songwriter
1954 - Tamora Pierce, American author
1956 - Dale Berra, American baseball player
1956 - Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer
1957 - Steve Buscemi, American actor
1957 - Morris Day, American singer (The Time)
1957 - Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman
1958 - Lynn-Holly Johnson, American figure skater and actress
1959 - Jim Barrell, American professional wrestler
1959 - Johnny Whitaker, American actor
1960 - Daggubati Venkatesh, Indian actor
1961 - Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer
1961 - Irene Saez, Miss Universe 1981 and Venezuelan politician
1961 - Gary Zimmerman, former NFL offensive lineman
1962 - Roger Ilegems, Belgian track cyclist and road bicycle racer
1962 - Kendra Slewenski, English netballer
1964 - hide, Japanese musician (X Japan) (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ben Shalom Bernanke (born December 13, 1953) is the incumbent Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve. The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the central banking system of the United States and one of the most William Radhames Castro Checo (born December 13, 1953 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and Robert Michael "Bob" Gainey (born December 13 1953 in Peterborough, Ontario) is the current executive vice president general manager and a former Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) John Anderson (born December 13, 1954 in Apopka Florida) is an American Country music artist who began his career in 1977 with the single "I've Tamora Pierce ( December 13, 1954) is an author of Fantasy literature for young adults Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dale Anthony Berra, aka Boo Boo, (born December 13, 1956 in Ridgewood New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball player who primarily Majida El Roumi ( ماجدة الرومي, also transliterated as Majida Al Roumi) was born in Kfarshima, Lebanon on December 13 Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (bʊˈsɛmi born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American This is an article about the Prince-related musician If you are looking for Morris Day Sexual Pervert see List of Viz comic strips Morris E The Time is a Funk and Dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981 They are close Prince Associates and arguably the most successful Jean-Marie Messier (born 13 December 1956 is a French businessman who was Chairman and Chief Executive of the multinational media conglomerate Vivendi SA (formerly Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lynn-Holly Johnson (born December 13, 1958) is a professional Ice skater and Actress. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim Barrell (born December 13 1959) is an American professional wrestler best known as Boris Zhukov (sometimes spelled Boris Johnny Whitaker (born John O Whitaker Jr on December 13, 1959) is an American Actor best known for several notable television and Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daggubati Venkatesh (దగ్గుబాటి వెంకటేష్ (born on December 13, 1960) is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Golden Globe - and Grammy -nominated British Film score Composer Mona Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former Venezuelan politician and also a former Miss Universe is an annual international Beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. Gary Wayne Zimmerman (born December 13, 1961 in Fullerton California) is a former American football Offensive lineman in the Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Ilegems (born December 13, 1962 in Niel) is a retired Track cyclist and Road bicycle racer from Belgium, who was Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kendra Slawinski OBE (née Lowe) (born 13 December 1962) is a former Netball player for England. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. was a popular Japanese musician More commonly known by his Stage name hide ( pronounced /hee is a Japanese band founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi. 1998)
1965 - Marko Mäetamm, Estonian artist
1966 - Ross Burden, New Zealand celebrity chef
1966 - Don Roff, American writer and filmmaker
1967 - Jamie Foxx, American actor
1967 - Bo Pelini, American football coach
1968 - Tony Curran, Scottish actor
1969 - Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player
1969 - Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Marko Mäetamm (born December 13, 1965 in Viljandi, Estonia) is an Estonian Multimedia Artist, working within the mediums Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Ross Burden (born 13 December 1966) is a Celebrity chef from New Zealand. Don Roff (born December 13, 1966, in Walla Walla Washington) is a Writer and Filmmaker. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop; December 13, 1967) is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, Singer Mark “Bo” Pelini (born December 13, 1967) is the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony "Tony" Curran (born 13 December, 1969) is a Scottish actor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov ( Russian: Сергей Викторович Фёдоров Sergey Viktorovich Fyodorov; born December 13 1969 in Murat Nasyrov (Мурат Насыров Murat Nasirow ( December 13, 1969, Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet 2007)
1973 - Christie Clark, American actress
1974 - Sara Cox, English TV and radio presenter
1974 - Nicholas McCarthy, English guitarist (Franz Ferdinand)
1975 - Bates Battaglia, National Hockey League player
1975 - Tom DeLonge, American guitarist,(blink-182, Angels & Airwaves)
1975 - Matthew LeCroy, American baseball player
1976 - Josh Fogg, American baseball player
1976 - Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer
1976 - Søren Friis, Danish footballer
1977 - Peter Stringer, Irish rugby union footballer
1978 - Ryo Kawakita, Japanese guitarist (Maximum the Hormone)
1981 - Amy Lee, American singer/songwriter (Evanescence)
1982 - Anthony Callea, Australian singer/songwriter
1982 - Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player
1982 - Tuka Rocha, Brazilian racing driver
1982 - Freddie Weinke, American football player
1982 - Dominik Werling, German footballer
1983 - Matt Deis, American bassist
1983 - Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish swimmer
1988 - Darcy Blake, Welsh footballer
1989 - Taylor Swift, American singer/songwriter
1991 - Jay Greenberg, American composer
2005 - Prince Aymeric of Belgium
2005 - Prince Nicolas of Belgium

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1048 - Al-Biruni, Persian mathematician (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Christie Mary Clark (born December 13, 1973) is an American Soap opera actress. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974) affectionately known as "Coxy" is an English TV Presenter and Radio DJ Nick McCarthy (born Nicholas Augustine McCarthy December 13, 1974) is an English musician Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Bates Battaglia (born December 13, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American Professional Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr (born December 13 1975) is an American musician most famous for being a founding member of and Guitarist Blink-182 was an American Pop Angels & Airwaves (also known as "AVA" is an Alternative rock group fronted by former Blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Matthew Hanks LeCroy (born December 13, 1975 in Belton, South Carolina) is a First baseman and Designated hitter for Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joshua Smith Fogg (born December 13, 1976 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Cincinnati Radosław Sobolewski (born December 13 1976 in Białystok) is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a defensive Midfielder Søren Engell Friis (born 13 December 1976) is a Danish professional football midfielder who currently plays for the Danish Superliga Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Peter Alexander Stringer (born 13 December 1977) is an Irish Rugby union footballer who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) also known as Maximum the Ryo (マキシマムザ亮君 Makishimamu Za Ryō-kun) is the Guitarist and vocalist of Japanese rock band is a four-member Japanese Nu metal band History 1998-2001 Maximum the Hormone was created in 1998 with Daisuke Tsuda and Nao Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Amy Lynn Hartzler ( née Lee; born December 13, 1981) best known as Amy Lee, is an American Singer-songwriter Evanescence is an American Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982 in Melbourne to Italian parents is an ARIA Award -winning Australian Singer and was the runner-up Carlos Enrique "Ricky" Nolasco, born December 13, 1982 in Corona California is a Right-handed Pitcher in Major Christiano "Tuka" Rocha (born December 13, 1982 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian race car driver Freddie James Weinke Jr (born December 13, 1982 in Saint Paul Minnesota, USA is a professional American football player Dominik Werling (born December 13 1982 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany) is a German footballer that occupies the left Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Christopher Deis (born December 13th 1983 in Peterborough New Hampshire) is a professional musician Otylia Jędrzejczak ( (born December 13, 1983) is a Polish swimmer. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Darcy James Blake (born 13 December 1988 in New Tredegar, Caerphilly) is a Welsh professional footballer who currently plays in midfield Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13 1989 is an American Country music artist who began her career as a teenager Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Jay "Bluejay" Greenberg (born December 13[[ 991]] New Haven Connecticut) is an American Composer who entered the Juilliard School Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Place in succession Prince Laurent used to be third in line to the throne but this changed when the constitution was altered so that women would enjoy the same succession rights Place in succession Prince Laurent used to be third in line to the throne but this changed when the constitution was altered so that women would enjoy the same succession rights 973)
1124 - Pope Callixtus II
1126 - Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria
1204 - Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (b. Events By Place Africa The Fatimids move their capital to Cairo. Blessed Pope Callixtus II (or Calistus II) (died December 13 1124) born Guy de Vienne, the fourth son of William I Count of Burgundy Henry IX (died 13 December 1126) called the Black, a member of the House of Welf, was duke of Bavaria from 1120 to 1126 Moses Maimonides ( March 30 1135 – December 13 1204) also known as the Rambam, was a Rabbi, Physician, and 1135)
1250 - Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title 1194)
1404 - Albert, Count of Holland (b. Duke Albert I or Albrecht ( July 25, 1336, Munich &ndash December 13, 1404, The Hague) was a feudal ruler 1336)
1466 - Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. Donatello ( Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi; c 1386 &ndash December 13, 1466) was a famous early Renaissance Italian 1386)
1516 - Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (b. Johannes Trithemius ( 1 February 1462 - 13 December 1516) was born Johann Heidenberg. 1462)
1521 - Manuel I of Portugal (b. Manuel I (mɐnuˈɛɫ Archaic Portuguese: Manoel I, English: Emmanuel I) the Fortunate ( Port 1469)
1557 - Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia, Italian mathematician
1565 - Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (b. Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499/1500 Brescia, Italy &ndash December 13, 1557, Venice, Italy was a Mathematician Konrad Gessner (Conrad Gessner Conrad Geßner Conrad von Gesner Conradus Gesnerus Conrad Gesner 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) 1516)
1603 - François Viète, French mathematician (b. François Viète (or Vieta) seigneur de la Bigotière ( 1540 - February 13, 1603) generally known as Franciscus Vieta, 1540)
1621 - Katarina Stenbock, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. Katarina Stenbock (Torpa Västergötland in July 22, 1535 - Strömsholm, Västmanland in December 13, 1621) Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson (Colloquial 15th century Upplandic Gösta Jerksson) and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1535)
1716 - Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles de La Fosse (or Lafosse) ( 1640 - December 13, 1716) French painter, was born in Paris. 1640)
1721 - Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig (1676 &ndash 13 December 1721 was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a Castaway on an uninhabited 1676)
1729 - Anthony Collins, English philosopher (b. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anthony Collins ( June 21, 1676, Old Style - December 13, 1729, Old Style) was an English philosopher and a 1676)
1754 - Mahmud I, Ottoman Sultan (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Mahmud I (in Arabic محمودالأول ( August 2, 1696 December 13, 1754) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1696)
1769 - Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christian Fürchtegott Gellert ( July 4, 1715 &ndash December 13, 1769) was a German Poet. 1715)
1783 - Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin ( Sunne parish Jämtlands län September 22 1717 &ndash Stockholm December 13, 1783) 1717)
1784 - Samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (18 September 1709)
1814 - Charles Joseph, Prince de Ligne, Belgian-born Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles-Joseph Prince de Ligne in French, Charles Joseph Fürst von Ligne (or Fürst de Ligne) in German: ( May 23 1735 1735)
1835 - John Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Storm ( January 3, 1760 Dragoons commanded huge power upon the battlefield at the time because of their ability to incite fear within the enemy infantry In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" 1760)
1837 - Herman of Alaska, Russian Orthodox hermit (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Saint Herman of Alaska (born 1756 or 1760 in Serpukhov, Russia – died December 13 or November 15, 1837 on Spruce Island See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure 1756)
1863 - Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German writer (b. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Christian Friedrich Hebbel ( March 18, 1813 &ndash December 13, 1863) was a German Poet and Dramatist. 1813)
1868 - Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius ( April 17, 1794 &ndash December 13, 1868 Munich) was a German Botanist and 1794)
1881 - August Senoa, Croatian writer (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common August Šenoa ( November 14, 1838 &ndash December 13, 1881) was a Croatian novelist critic editor poet and dramatist 1838)
1883 - Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Martin Victor Richard de Laprade ( January 13, 1812 - December 13, 1883) known as Victor de Laprade, was a French 1812)
1895 - Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ányos Jedlik ( Hungarian Jedlik István Ányos; Slovak Štefan Anián Jedlík) ( January 11, 1800 – December 1800)
1919 - Woldemar Voigt, German physicist (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1850)
1922 - Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hannes Þórður Pétursson Hafstein ( 4 December 1861 &ndash 13 December 1922) was an Icelandic politician and poet 1861)
1924 - Samuel Gompers, American labor and political leader, founder of AFL (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Gompers (January 27 1850 - December 13 1924 was an American labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. The American Federation of Labor (AFL was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States 1850)
1930 - Fritz Pregl, Slovenian/Austrian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz Pregl ( September 3, 1869 &ndash December 13, 1930) was an Austrian Slovene Physician and Chemist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1869)
1931 - Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gustave Le Bon ( May 7, 1841 &ndash December 13, 1931) was a French Social psychologist, Sociologist, and amateur 1840)
1932 - Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Georgios Jakobides' (Γεώργιος Ιακωβίδης Lesbos 11 Jan 1853 - Athens 13 Dec 1932) was a Greek 1853)
1934 - Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Augustus Watson ( January 18 1854 - December 13 1934) was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1854)
1935 - Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. François Auguste Victor Grignard ( May 6, 1871 in Cherbourg - December 13, 1935 in Lyon) was a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1871)
1940 - Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1851)
1940 - George Regas, Greek actor (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year George Regas ( November 9 1890 - December 13 1940) was a Greek Actor. 1890)
1942 - Wlodimir Ledochowski, Polish-Austrian director of the Society of Jesus (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Włodzimierz Ledóchowski SJ ( October 7, 1866 - December 13, 1942) was the twenty-sixth Superior-General of the Society of Jesus The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order 1866)
1944 - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born French artist (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wassily Kandinsky (Russian Василий Кандинский first name pronounced as) ( – 13 December 1944 was a Russian painter, Printmaker 1866)
1944 - Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lupe Vélez ( July 18, 1908 &ndash December 13, 1944) was a Mexican actress 1908)
1945 - Irma Grese, Nazi war criminal (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Irma Grese (born October 7, 1923 at Wrechen near Pasewalk, Mecklenburg &ndash died December 13, 1945 in Hameln 1923)
1945 - Josef Kramer, commandant of Bergen Belsen concentration camp (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josef Kramer ( November 10, 1906 &ndash December 13, 1945) was the Commandant of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration 1906)
1945 - Elisabeth Volkenrath, supervisor at concentration camps (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919 &ndash December 13 1945, Hameln) was an SS supervisor at several Nazi Concentration camps during World 1919)
1947 - Nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Roerich, ( October 9, 1874 - December 13, 1947) also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh (misspelled surname ( 1874)
1950 - Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abraham Wald was a mathematician born in Kolozsvár, Hungary (now Cluj, Romania) who contributed to Decision theory, Geometry 1902)
1954 - John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) John Raymond Hubbell ( 1 June 1879 &ndash 13 December 1954) also known as Raymond Hubbell was an American writer composer and lyricist 1879)
1955 - Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) António Caetano de Abreu Freire EGAS MONIZ ('ɛgɐʃ mu'niʃ ( November 29, 1874 &ndash December 13, 1955 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1874)
1958 - Tim Moore, American actor (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tim Moore ( December 9, 1887 &ndash December 13, 1958) was a celebrated African-American vaudevillian and comic actor of the 1910s-1950s 1887)
1961 - Grandma Moses, American painter (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Mary Robertson Moses ( September 7 1860 &ndash December 13 1961) better known as " Grandma Moses " was a renowned 1860)
1962 - Harry Barris, American popular singer (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Barris ( November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer 1905)
1969 - Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Ames Spruance ( July 03, 1886 - December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy Admiral in World War II. 1886)
1969 - Spencer Williams, Jr., American actor (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Spencer Williams Jr ( July 14, 1891 &ndash December 13, 1969) was an African American Actor best known for playing Andy 1893)
1973 - Henry Green, English author (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Henry Green was the nom de plume of Henry Vincent Yorke ( 29 October, 1905 - 13 December, 1973) an English author 1905)
1979 - Jon Hall, American actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jon Hall ( February 23, 1915 &ndash December 13, 1979) was an American Film Actor. 1915)
1981 - Pigmeat Markham, American entertainer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham ( April 18, 1904 in Durham, North Carolina &ndash December 13, 1981 in The Bronx 1904)
1983 - Alexander Schmemann, Orthodox Christian priest and theologian (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Alexander Schmemann (13 May 1921 - 13 December 1983 was a prominent 20th century Orthodox Christian Priest, teacher, and Writer. 1921)
1983 - Nichita Stanescu, Romanian poet (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Nichita Stănescu (born Nichita Hristea Stănescu) ( March 31 1933, Ploieşti &mdash December 13 1983, Bucharest 1933
1992 - K.C. Irving, Canadian industrialist (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth Colin Irving OC, ONB ( March 14, 1899 - December 13, 1992) also known as K 1899)
1992 - Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and heir (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney ( February 20 1899 - December 13 1992) was an American Businessman, Film producer 1899)
1993 - Vanessa Duriès, French novelist (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Vanessa Duriès, also known as Katia Lamara ( 1972 - December 13, 1993) was a French Novelist. 1972)
1994 - Norman Beaton, Guyanese actor (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Norman Lugard Beaton ( 31 October 1934 – 13 December 1994) was a Guyanese actor 1934)
2001 - Chuck Schuldiner, American musician (Death) (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner ( May 13 1967, Long Island, New York &ndash December 13 2001) was an Death was an influential American Death metal band founded in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner, considered a "pioneering death 1967)
2002 - Zal Yanovsky, Canadian musician (The Lovin' Spoonful) (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Zalman "Zal" Yanovsky ( December 19 1944 &ndash December 13 2002) was a Canadian rock musician The Lovin' Spoonful is an American Pop rock band of the 1960s named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 1945)
2003 - William V. Roth, Jr., U. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For the United States Trade Representative see William M Roth. S. Senator (b. 1921)
2004 - Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball player (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Kenneth Andre Ian Rodgers ( December 2, 1934 - December 13, 2004) was a Major League Baseball Shortstop who played for the 1934)
2004 - David Wheeler, English computer scientist (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David John Wheeler FRS ( 9 February 1927 &ndash 13 December 2004) was a Computer scientist. 1927)
2005 - Timothy Jordan II, American musician (The All American Rejects, Jonezetta) (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy (Tim Anderson Jordan II ( March 8, 1981 – December 13, 2005) was an American Keyboardist, Guitarist, and The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler Jonezetta is an indie band from Clinton Mississippi, which has released an EP and two full-length albums since their formation in 2002 1981)
2005 - Stanley Tookie Williams, co-founder of the Crips and children's author (b. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Stanley Tookie Williams III ( December 29, 1953 &ndash The Crips are a primarily but not exclusively African American gang founded in Los Angeles California in 1969 mainly by 16-year-old Raymond 1953)
2006 - Lamar Hunt, American sports executive (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lamar Hunt ( August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer 1932)
2007 - Floyd Red Crow Westerman, American actor (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman ( August 17, 1936 &ndash December 13, 2007) was a Dakota musician activist and actor 1936)
2007 - Mark Partridge, Rhodesian politician

Holidays and observances

Roman festivals - Tellus was worshipped in the district Carinae at the Esquiline Hill, and a lectisternium or table was spread for Ceres. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mark Henry Heathcote Partridge ( 23 November, 1922 - 13 December, 2007) was the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources of Rhodesia Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually Terra Mater or Tellus was a Goddess personifying the Earth in Roman mythology. The Esquiline Hill is one of the celebrated Seven Hills of Rome.
R.C. Saints - memorial of Saint Lucy
In the Julian calendar before the Gregorian reform, this was the shortest day and longest night, and widely celebrated as such. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints This article is about the Catholic saint For other meanings see Saint Lucia (disambiguation Saint Lucy of Syracuse also known as Saint Lucia The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun 's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the
Malta - Republic Day (since 1974)
Saint Lucy's Day in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and some regions of Italy, mainly Sicily, Veneto and Trentino. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Republic Day is the name of a Public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became Republics January 9th in Republika Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Saint Lucy's Day ( Sankta Lucia, Saint Lucia is the Church Feast day dedicated to St "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The Province of Trento (Provincia autonoma di Trento also called Trentino, is an Autonomous province of Italy.

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