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December 15 Birthdays in History - December 15 Deaths - December 15 Events
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December 15, 1985 Sheeba Reiter, Florida, illegitimate daughter of Jackie Mason December 15, 1978 Henrietta Nagyova, Nove Zamky Slovakia, tennis star, ITF/Cali-COL December 15, 1977 Catherine Fox, 400m freestyle relay, 1996 Olympics gold December 15, 1977 Larissa Fontaine, born in Chicago, Illinois, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics December 15, 1974 Jeffrey van der Stone, soccer player, RKC December 15, 1973 Geoff Stewart, Australian rower 1996 Olympics December 15, 1973 Mike Cherry, quarterback for the New York Giants December 15, 1973 Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman, Team Germany, Colorado December 15, 1973 Tammy Melinda Pearman, Brooklyn Ny, soccer forward/defender 1996 Olympics December 15, 1972 Rodney Harrison, NFL safety for the San Diego Chargers December 15, 1972 Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia December 15, 1971 Boudewijk Pahlplatz, soccer player, FC Twente, PSV December 15, 1971 Chris Maumalanga, NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears, Az Cardinals December 15, 1971 Eric Bjornson, NFL tight end for the Dallas Cowboys December 15, 1971 Ken Alexander, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons December 15, 1970 Damon Thomas, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills December 15, 1970 Lawrence Funderburke, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings December 15, 1970 Mitchell Butler, NBA guard, Washington Bullets, Cleveland Cavaliers December 15, 1969 Dan Williams, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs December 15, 1969 Sean Briscombe, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, diver 1996 Olympics December 15, 1969 Wayne Simmons, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs December 15, 1968 Garrett Wang, actor, Star Trek Voyager December 15, 1967 Chris Gioskos, CFL tackle for the Toronto Argonauts December 15, 1967 Christine Larsen, New Westminster BC, synchro swimmer, Oly-silver-96 December 15, 1967 Frank Hartley, NFL tight end, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers December 15, 1967 Keith Askins, NBA guard and forward for the Miami Heat December 15, 1967 Mo Vaughn, Norwalk Conn, infielder, Boston Red Sox, MVP-1995 December 15, 1966 Carl Hooper, cricketer, WI off-spin all-rounder December 15, 1965 Kimberly Donley, Aurora, Illinois, playmate, Mar, 1993 December 15, 1965 Walter Reeves, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns December 15, 1964 Carlton Bailey, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers December 15, 1964 Jerry Ball, NFL defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings December 15, 1963 Asif Karim, cricketer, slow left-arm bowler for Kenya 1996 World Cup December 15, 1963 David Wingate, NBA guard and forward, Seattle Supersonics December 15, 1963 Helen Slater, New York City, actress, Supergirl, Billie Jean, Ruthless People December 15, 1961 Annie Pujol, Perpignan, French TV hostess, Roue de la Fortune December 15, 1961 Reginald Hudlin, director, House Party December 15, 1960 Don Franklin, actor, Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders December 15, 1960 Doug Phelps, Leachville Ar, singer, Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett December 15, 1959 Greg Matthews, cricketer, NSW and Aust off-spin all rounder Yeah yeah December 15, 1959 Heidi Bohay, Somerset, New Jersey, actress, Megan-Hotel December 15, 1959 Rashid Khan, cricketer, 4 Tests for Pakistan 1982-85 December 15, 1955 Melanie Chartoff, West Haven, Connecticut, actress, Fridays, Parker Lewis December 15, 1955 Paul Simonon, English pop bassist, Clash-Havana 3 AM December 15, 1954 Alex Cox, director, Repo Man December 15, 1954 Justin Ross, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Sinatra, Chorus Line, Fan, Quick Change December 15, 1954 Mike Ratledge, author, 2DAY and NEWDAY, /ratledgm@spawar.navy.mil December 15, 1954 Mark Warner, American Politician December 15, 1951 Joe Jordan, Scottish soccer star December 15, 1951 Ken Knox, rock vocalist, Chairmen of the Board December 15, 1950 Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Dutch minister of Justice, 198?-94 December 15, 1949 Don Johnson, born in Flatt Creek, Missouri, actor, Miami Vice, Harrad Experiment December 15, 1949 Ton [Teunis] Sijbrands, Dutch world checkers champion December 15, 1948 David Gwillim, Plymouth England, actor, Island at Top of the World December 15, 1946 Carmine Appice, musician, Have You Heard, Keep on Rolling December 15, 1946 Harry Ray, Hackensack, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown December 15, 1945 Thaao Penghlis, actor, Mission Impossible, Tony-Days of Our Life December 15, 1944 Stan Bahnsen, pitcher, New York Yankee, 1968 AL Rookie-of-year December 15, 1943 Mihaly Hesz, Hungary, 1K kayak, 1968 Olympics gold December 15, 1942 Dave Clark, born in London, England, rock drummer, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over December 15, 1942 Kathleen Blanco, American Politician December 15, 1941 Austin Savage, Welsh hockey player December 15, 1941 Geoffrey Davies, English actor, Doctor at Sea, Doctor on the Go December 15, 1940 Nick Buoniconti, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins/sportscaster, NBC December 15, 1939 Cindy Birdsong, Camden, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Labelle-Rainbow, Supremes December 15, 1939 Nicolaus A. Huber, composer December 15, 1938 Dennis RB Madide, South African Internal minister of Transkei December 15, 1937 John [Thomas] Sladek, U.S., sci-fi author, Tik-Tok, Bugs December 15, 1937 Karen Morrow, Chic, actress, Aunt Minerva-Tabitha, Jim Nabors Hour December 15, 1933 Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist, Mr Easy December 15, 1933 Tim Conway, born in Willoughby, Ohio, comic, McHale's Navy, Carol Burnett Show December 15, 1932 Edna O'Brien, born in Ireland, writer, Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace December 15, 1932 Elaine Barkin, composer December 15, 1932 Igor Stuhec, composer December 15, 1931 Evald Schorm, Prague Czechoslovakia, director, Courage for Every Day December 15, 1930 Alim-ud-Din, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62 December 15, 1929 Keith Andrew, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63 December 15, 1928 Jimmy Nelson, born in Chicago, Illinois, ventriloguist, Nestles, Farfel December 15, 1928 Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian Architect December 15, 1924 Ida Haendel, Polish violinist and author, Woman with Violin December 15, 1923 Freeman Dyson, American Physicist December 15, 1922 Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" December 15, 1921 Bobby Todd, U.S. comic/actor, Original Sin December 15, 1919 Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater 1948 Olympics gold December 15, 1918 Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Brooklyn, actor, Broken Arrow December 15, 1916 Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA, Nobel 1962 December 15, 1915 Jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral December 15, 1914 Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler, Aussie left-arm post-WWII December 15, 1913 Muriel Rukeyser, U.S., poet, 1977 Shelley Memorial Award December 15, 1913 Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager December 15, 1907 Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilians architect, Brasilia December 15, 1906 Betty Smith, novelist, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn December 15, 1905 Ferenc Farkas, composer December 15, 1904 Kermit Bloomgarden, producer, Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man December 15, 1904 William Hitzig, Austria, Maxwell physician December 15, 1900 Francesco Messina, sculptor December 15, 1899 Frank Vosper, born in London, England, actor, Man Who Knew Too Much December 15, 1898 Fernando Remacha, composer December 15, 1896 Carl Ferdinand Cori, U.S. bio-chemist December 15, 1896 George B Cressey, U.S. geographer, Asia's Lands and Peoples December 15, 1896 Margaret Bannerman, born in Toronto, Ontario, actress, Elopement December 15, 1896 Paul R Citroen, Dutch sculptor December 15, 1892 David Guion, composer December 15, 1892 J Paul Getty, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, oil magnate, Getty Oil December 15, 1892 Jose Maria Castro, composer December 15, 1892 J. Paul Getty, American Businessman December 15, 1888 Artturi A. Leinonen, Finnish journalist and writer, Kati, politician December 15, 1888 Jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist, Bric Brac December 15, 1888 Maxwell Anderson, U.S., dramatist, Winter Set, High Tor December 15, 1887 Pieter C A Geyl, historian, History of the Dutch Tribe December 15, 1882 Helena Rubinstein, U.S. cosmetic manufacturer December 15, 1881 James Schneider, New York, actor, Keystone Kops December 15, 1879 Hugo W. C. Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer December 15, 1879 Rudolf von Laban, Czech/German choreographer, modern dance December 15, 1878 Hans Carossa, writer December 15, 1876 Ferdinand Hardekopf, writer December 15, 1875 Friedrich Niggli, composer December 15, 1873 Pongrac Kacsoh, composer December 15, 1870 Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect December 15, 1863 Arthur D Little, U.S., chemist, patented rayon December 15, 1863 Paul [Prudent] Painleve, French mathematician/minister/premier December 15, 1861 Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor, 1st auto built and operated in U.S. December 15, 1860 Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist, Nobel 1903 December 15, 1859 Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist, Esperanto December 15, 1857 Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer December 15, 1853 Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies December 15, 1852 Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity, Nobel 1903 December 15, 1852 Tewfik Pasja, khedive, viceroy, of Egypt December 15, 1848 Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress December 15, 1842 Henry Gadsby, composer December 15, 1836 Edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer, La forge Roussel December 15, 1832 Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, Eiffel tower December 15, 1830 Francesco D'Arcais, composer December 15, 1823 Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer December 15, 1822 Edward Stephen, composer December 15, 1821 Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer December 15, 1812 Isidor Dannstrom, composer December 15, 1803 August Freyer, composer December 15, 1802 Janos Bolyai, Romania, mathematician, non-Euclidean geometry December 15, 1793 Henry Charles Carey, Philadelphia, economist, Principles of Poli Economy December 15, 1787 Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic December 15, 1778 Godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch Governor-General, Dutch-Indies December 15, 1765 Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer December 15, 1735 Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana, Italian lawyer December 15, 1720 J F Beck, writer December 15, 1667 Ludwig Ernst, composer December 15, 1657 Michel-Richard Delalande, composer December 15, 1648 Gregory King, English statistician, Natural and Political Observations December 15, 1610 David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter, Theatrum Pictorium December 15, 1574 Samuel Besler, composer December 15, 1567 Christoph Demantius, composer December 15, 1534 Lucas Osiander, composer December 15, 37 Nero Claudius Augustus Germanicus, 5th emperor of Rome, 54-68 |