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December 16 Birthdays in History - December 16 Deaths - December 16 Events
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December 16, 1979 Nicole Werra, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1996 December 16, 1973 Kristie Boogert, Rotterdam Neth, tennis star, 1996 Paris December 16, 1971 Catherine "Cathy" Symon, Washington D.C., rower 1996 Olympics December 16, 1971 Kristen Kane, born in Jacksonville, Florida, diver 1996 Olympics December 16, 1971 Michael S McCary, [Boss], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men December 16, 1969 Charles Mincy, NFL safety, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers December 16, 1969 Craig White, cricketer, England all-rounder 1994-95, AIS graduate December 16, 1969 Martin Ulrich, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 December 16, 1968 Darryll Lewis, NFL cornerback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers December 16, 1968 Paul Scherrer, actor, Children of Corn II, Free Spirit December 16, 1968 Wendy Doolan, Sydney Australia, LPGA golfer, 1991 British Amat Champ-2nd December 16, 1967 Donovan Bailey, born in Manchester, Jamaica, Canada 100m runner, Oly-2 gold-96 December 16, 1966 Clifford Robinson, NBA center, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers December 16, 1965 Brent Franklin, Barrie Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Japan Open-2nd December 16, 1965 Chris Jones, Utica, New York, outfielder for the New York Mets December 16, 1965 Cynthia Lynne White, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Miss Okla-America, 1991-top 10 December 16, 1965 Moe Elewonibi, NFL/CFL tackle, Philadelphia Eagles, BC Lions December 16, 1965 Page Dunlap, Harrisonburg, Virginia, LPGA golfer, 1994 Atlanta Women's-8th December 16, 1965 Romallis Ellis, Washington D.C., lightweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze December 16, 1964 Billy Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 2nd baseman, Bal Orioles, Texas Rangers December 16, 1964 Evelyn Conley, born in San Francisco, California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-7th-1989 December 16, 1964 Gail Harris, Dewsbury England, actress, Virtual Desire December 16, 1964 Heike Drechsler, Gera German DR, sprinter, 1988 world record December 16, 1963 Benjamin Bratt, California, actor, Det Reynaldo Curtis-Law and Order December 16, 1963 Brian Clark, Brandon Man, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Morden Pro-Am December 16, 1963 Cathy Johnston-Forbes, High Point, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1990 du Maurier December 16, 1963 Silvio Diliberto, WLAF kicker for the Amsterdam Admirals December 16, 1962 Jon Tenney, actor, Brooklyn South December 16, 1962 Maruschka Detmers, Schoonebeek Holland, actress, Devil in the Flesh December 16, 1962 Melanie Smith, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Emily-As the World Turns December 16, 1962 William "The Refrigerator" Perry, NFL defensive back for the Chicago Bears December 16, 1961 Kelly Tough, Vancouver BC, playmate, Oct, 1981 December 16, 1961 Bill Hicks, American Comedian December 16, 1959 Alison La Placa, New Jersey, actress, Duet, Catherine-John Larroquette Show December 16, 1959 Steven Irvine, rock drummer, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions December 16, 1958 Bart Oates, NFL center, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers December 16, 1955 Carol M Browner, U.S. Administrator, EPA December 16, 1955 Graeme Stevenson, cricketer, England medium pacer 1980-81 December 16, 1954 Joslyn Y Hoyte-Smith, Barbados, 4X400m hurdler 1980 Olympics bronze December 16, 1953 Filip Bolluyt, Dutch actor, Daybreak December 16, 1953 Joel Garner, Barbados, bowler December 16, 1952 Elayne Boosler, comedienne, Night Court December 16, 1952 Joel Garner, cricketer, two-metre West Indian pace bowler 1977-87 December 16, 1950 Ieremia Tabai, President of Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, 1979-91 December 16, 1949 Billy Gibbons, born in Houston, Texas, jazz guitarist, Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top December 16, 1947 Ben Cross, England, actor, Chariots of Fire, Far Pavillions December 16, 1947 Vincent Matthews, U.S., 400m dash, Olympics gold 1972 December 16, 1946 Adriaan van Dis, Dutch TV host/writer, Promised Country December 16, 1946 Benny Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, singer, ABBA-Money! Money! Money! December 16, 1946 Fred Borgman, Dutch 2nd chamber member, CDA December 16, 1944 John Abercrombie, rocker December 16, 1943 Anthony Hicks, rock guitarist, Hollies December 16, 1943 Steven Bochco, prod, Hill St. Blues, LA Law, St. Elsewhere, New YorkPD Blue December 16, 1943 Tony Hicks, rocker, Hollies-The Air That I Breathe December 16, 1942 Dennis Conner, American Athlete December 16, 1942 Donald L. Carcieri, American Politician December 16, 1941 Lesley Stahl, newscaster/correspondent, CBS December 16, 1941 Vittoria Mezzogiorno, Italian actor, L'homme blesse, Tre fratelli December 16, 1940 Dimitri van Toren, Dutch vocalist/composer December 16, 1938 Michael Greer, Durham, North Carolina, actor, Bobby Gentry Show December 16, 1938 Liv Ullman, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Cries and Whispers, 40 Carats December 16, 1937 Jim Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again December 16, 1937 Joe Farrell, rocker December 16, 1937 Joyce Bulifant, Newport News, Virginia, actress, Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show December 16, 1932 Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer, Humpback Horse December 16, 1929 Ian Board, barkeeper December 16, 1928 Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian December 16, 1928 Philip K[indred] Dick, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo-1963, Blade Runner December 16, 1927 G Randall P D Garrett, U.S., sci-fi writer, Takeoff, too, ! December 16, 1927 Peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author, Heartsease December 16, 1926 Alfred Koerppen, composer December 16, 1926 James McCracken, born in Gary, Indiana, dramatic tenor, Rodolfo-La Boheme December 16, 1923 Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer, Weekend pilgrimage December 16, 1923 Werner Haentjes, composer December 16, 1922 Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist December 16, 1919 Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist, Small Yodel Boy December 16, 1918 Henry Clarke, fashion photographer December 16, 1917 Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author, 2001, 2010, Childhood's End December 16, 1917 Arthur C. Clarke, English Writer December 16, 1916 Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer December 16, 1916 Udom Patpongsiri, property developer December 16, 1915 Georgi Sviridov, composer December 16, 1915 Georgy Vasilevich Svirdov, composer December 16, 1910 Robert Noehren, composer December 16, 1910 Stanojlo Rajicic, composer December 16, 1909 Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter December 16, 1909 Lall Singh, cricketer, scored 15 and 29 in India's 1st Test match December 16, 1907 Ray C Bliss, R, Ohio State Republican Chairman December 16, 1907 Syd Curnow, cricketer, South African batsman in 7 Tests 1930-32 December 16, 1906 John Morrison, politician/landowner December 16, 1906 Lord Margadale, English Conserv parliament leader/large landowner December 16, 1905 Piet Hein, poet/inventor December 16, 1904 Edward Morris Bernstein, economist December 16, 1904 Norbert E Fonteyne, Flemish writer, Guest house Vives December 16, 1903 Hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress, Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter December 16, 1903 Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet, El hombre deshabitado December 16, 1901 Margaret Mead, born in Philadelphia, anthropologist, Coming of Age in Samoa December 16, 1900 Victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author, Myth Makers December 16, 1899 Harold Walter Bailey, philologist December 16, 1899 Noel Coward, England, playwright, In Which We Serve-1942 Acad Award December 16, 1897 Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer, three Tests for South Africa 1927-29 December 16, 1897 Paul Neuhuys, Belgian playwright, Le Canari et le Cerise December 16, 1895 Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia December 16, 1893 Vladimir Golschmann, Paris, France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat December 16, 1892 A "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady December 16, 1892 Cameron Prud'Homme, Auburn California, actor, Rainmaker December 16, 1890 Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO, Kentucky Fried Chicken December 16, 1888 Alphonse Juin, French marshal December 16, 1883 Max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director, Max Prend un Bain December 16, 1882 Jack Hobbs, cricketer, 1st-class runs, the most ever December 16, 1882 John Berry Hobbs, England, 1st cricket played knighted, 1953 December 16, 1882 Walther Meissner, German physicist, Meissner effect December 16, 1882 Zoltan Kodaly, Kecskemet Hungary, composer, Psalmus Hungaricus December 16, 1879 William Duncan, Scotland, actor, Thunder Trail December 16, 1869 Albert F Pollard, British historian, Dict of natural biography December 16, 1865 Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor December 16, 1863 George Santayana, born in Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist, Last Puritan December 16, 1863 Ralph Adams Cram, U.S., gothic architect, Cathedral of St. Joan New York City December 16, 1862 Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer, Sous la robe December 16, 1857 Edward Emerson Barnard, Tennessee, astronomer, Jupiter's 5th satellite December 16, 1851 Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier, 1905-08 December 16, 1850 Fred Morley, cricketer, legendary Notts and England bowler 1880-83 December 16, 1847 Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer December 16, 1834 Leon Walras, French economist, border use theory December 16, 1830 John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1889 December 16, 1828 John Beatty, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1914 December 16, 1827 John A. C. Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer December 16, 1825 Henry Heth, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1899 December 16, 1825 Robert Prescott Stewart, composer December 16, 1822 Charles Edward Horsley, composer December 16, 1819 Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1861 December 16, 1812 William Grose, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1900 December 16, 1809 Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance December 16, 1777 Janos Fusz, composer December 16, 1775 Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer December 16, 1775 Jane Austen, England, novelist, Pride and Prejudice December 16, 1770 Ludwig von Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer, Ode to Joy December 16, 1748 Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer December 16, 1742 Gebhard Leberecht Furst Blucher von Wahlstatt, German fieldmarshal December 16, 1734 Georg Peter Weimar, composer December 16, 1685 Charles Cressent, France, cabinetmaker, Regence December 16, 1652 Giovanni Maria Casini, composer December 16, 1622 Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder December 16, 1485 Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII |