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December 19 Birthdays in History - December 19 Deaths - December 19 Events
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December 19, 1996 Paige Speakman, England, born 19 days before her twin sister December 19, 1981 Stevie Ficker, Miss Oregon Teen USA 1997 December 19, 1978 Lauren Petty, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1997 December 19, 1977 Maria Joana Parizotto, Miss Universe-Brazil 1996 December 19, 1975 Casual, [Jon Owens], rapper December 19, 1975 Kristin Folkl, born in St. Louis, Missouri, volleyball outside hitter, alt-Oly-96 December 19, 1974 Bryant Westbrook, cornerback, Detroit Lions December 19, 1974 Jake Plummer, quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals December 19, 1974 Ricky Ponting, cricketer, prodigious Tasmania batsman, Australia 1995 December 19, 1973 Kebu Stewart, NBA forward for the Philadelphia 76ers December 19, 1972 Alyssa Jane Milano, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Samantha-Who's the Boss December 19, 1972 Warren Sapp, NFL defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers December 19, 1972 Waverly Jackson, DL for the Carolina Panthers December 19, 1971 Amy Locane, Trenton, New Jersey, actress, Andrea-Spencer, Sandy-Melrose Place December 19, 1971 Jen[nifer] Dore, Kearny, New Jersey, rower, Olympics-4TH-96 December 19, 1971 Mike Groh, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire December 19, 1970 Jon Cleveland, born in Fresno California, Canadian 100m/200m swimmer, Oly-br-92, 96 December 19, 1970 Robert Lang, Teplice CZE, NHL forward, Team Czech Rep, Los Angeles December 19, 1970 Wendy Miles, Australia, golfer, 1993 T77 Alpine Aust Ladies Masters December 19, 1970 Zac Foley, rock bassist, EMF-Unbelievable December 19, 1969 Chris Robinson, Atlanta, rocker, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker December 19, 1969 Kristy Swanson, actress, Knots Landing, Buffy Vampire Slayer December 19, 1969 Michael Bates, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers December 19, 1969 Mike Alexander, WLAF corner for the Rhein Fire December 19, 1969 Nayan Mongia, cricketer, Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- December 19, 1969 Santana Dotson, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 December 19, 1969 Scott Pearson, Cornwall, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres December 19, 1969 Tom Gugliotta, NBA forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves December 19, 1968 Jennifer Devine, born in Portland, Oregon, rower 1996 Olympics December 19, 1967 Doug Johns, South Bend, Indiana, pitcher for the Oakland A's December 19, 1966 Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba, Italian skier, Olympics gold 1988, 92 December 19, 1966 Courtney Griffin, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers December 19, 1966 Eric Weinrich, Roanoke, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks December 19, 1966 Monique Oliver, Malibu California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-4th-1994 December 19, 1966 Rajesh Chauhan, cricketer, Indian off-spinner since 1993 December 19, 1966 Robert MacNaughton, New York City, actor, ET December 19, 1966 Roberto Beam, soccer player, Vitesse/MVV December 19, 1965 Chuckii Booker, rocker December 19, 1965 Jessica Steen, Toronto, actress, Earth II, Homefront, Trial and Error December 19, 1964 Arvydas Sabonis, NBA center, Portland Trailblazers December 19, 1964 Beatrice Dalle, Breast France, actress, Betty Blue, Sabbath December 19, 1964 Lorie Kane, PEI Canada, LPGA golfer, du Maurier Ltd-1994, 95 December 19, 1964 Mike Fetters, Van Nuys California, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers December 19, 1964 Randall McDaniel, NFL guard for the Minnesota Vikings December 19, 1963 Chris Greatrex, LPGA golfer, 1995 Fielcrest Cannon Classic-71st December 19, 1963 Jennifer Beals, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Flashdance, Bride December 19, 1963 Karen Bliss-Livingston, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, cyclist 1996 Olympics December 19, 1962 Bettina Huebers, Hamburg GFR, illegitimate daughter of Paul McCartney December 19, 1962 Charith Senanayake, cricketer, played for Sri Lanka vs. NZ 1991 December 19, 1961 Reggie White, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 December 19, 1960 Daryl Hannah, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Splash December 19, 1960 Mike Lookinland, Mt Pleasant Utah, actor, Bobby-Brady Bunch December 19, 1959 Edward Metgod, Dutch soccer goalie, Haarlem, Sparta December 19, 1959 Kathryn "Furu" Carpenter, Marshall, Michigan, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics December 19, 1958 Iqbal Sikander, cricketer, Pakistan leg-spinner 1992 World Cup December 19, 1958 Limahl, British rocker, Kajagoogoo-Too Shy December 19, 1958 Rick Pearson, Marianna, Florida, Nike golfer, 1990 Yuma Open December 19, 1957 Doug Johnson, rock keyboardist, Loverboy-Get Lucky December 19, 1957 Kevin McHale, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics December 19, 1957 Liz Glazowski, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, April, 1980 December 19, 1956 Alice Barrett, born in New York City, actress, Frankie Frame-Another World December 19, 1955 Susil Fernando, cricketer, 5 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983 December 19, 1953 Peter McEwan, cricketer, NZ batsman early 80's December 19, 1951 Fred W. Leslie, Ancon Panama, PhD/astronaut, STS 73 December 19, 1949 Claudia A. Kolb, U.S., 200m breast stroke swimmer 1964 Olympic silver December 19, 1949 Lenny White, rocker December 19, 1947 Janie Fricke, South Whitley, Indiana, singer, It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy December 19, 1946 Marianne Faithfull, born in Hampstead, England, singer, Money, As Tears Go By December 19, 1946 Robert Urich, Toronto Ohio, actor, SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$ December 19, 1945 Elaine Joyce, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, City of Angels, Mr. Merlin December 19, 1945 John McEuen, rocker, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band December 19, 1944 Alvin Lee, Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist, 10 Years After December 19, 1944 Maurice White, rocker December 19, 1944 Richard Leakey, anthropologist December 19, 1944 Tim Reid, born in Norfolk, Virginia, comedian, Venus Flytrap-WKRP, Frank's Place December 19, 1944 Zal Yanovsky, rock guitarist, Lovin' Spoonful-Do You Believe in Magic December 19, 1943 William De Vries, Brooklyn, surgeon-inventor, Symbion artifical heart December 19, 1942 Jean-Patric Manchette, thriller writer December 19, 1941 Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock vocalist, Earth, Wind and Fire-Spirit December 19, 1940 Phil Ochs, born in El Paso, Texas, anti-war folk singer, Joe Hill, War is Over December 19, 1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers December 19, 1934 Rudi Carrell, [Rudolf W. Kesselman], Dutch showmaster December 19, 1933 Cicely Tyson, born in Harlem, New York City, actress, Roots, Miss Jane Pittman December 19, 1933 James Booth, born in London, England, actor and writer, Zulu, Robbery, Revenge December 19, 1929 Herman T M Lauxtermann, Dutch 2nd chamber member, VVD December 19, 1928 Galt MacDermot, Montreal Canada, composer, Letting Down My Hair December 19, 1928 Michael Hurd, composer December 19, 1926 Bobby Layne, NFL QB, Detroit Lions December 19, 1926 Jeanne Kirkpatrick, U.S. ambassador to UN December 19, 1925 Jimmy Dickens, Bolt, West Virginia, country singer, Grand Ole Opry December 19, 1925 Tankred Torst, writer December 19, 1924 Edmund Purdom, England, actor, Asissi Underground, Pieces December 19, 1924 Peter Prowtiny, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire December 19, 1923 Luigi Innocenti, designer December 19, 1922 Walter Hollerer, writer December 19, 1921 Ludvik Podest, composer December 19, 1920 David Susskind, New York City, TV host, Open End, David Susskind Show December 19, 1920 Ragnild Hveger, Denmark, 400m swimmer 1936 Olympics silver December 19, 1917 Graham Sharp, ice skater December 19, 1916 Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer, Sister at Sea December 19, 1916 Hal Hastings, New York City, orch leader, Chevrolet on Broadway December 19, 1916 Mervyn Wallace, cricketer, 13 Tests for NZ, latterly as capt December 19, 1915 Edith Piaf, [E Giovanna Gassion], Paris, chanteuse, Little Sparrow December 19, 1910 Jean Genet, born in Paris, France, criminal/novelist/dramatist, The Blacks December 19, 1910 Jose Lezama Lima, Havana Cuba, poet and novelist December 19, 1906 H Allen Smith, Illinois, humorist/author, Low Man on Totem Pole December 19, 1906 Leonid I Brezhnev, Ukraine, 1st Secretary of U.S.S.R., 1964-82 December 19, 1906 Leonid I. Brezhnev, Politician December 19, 1905 Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer December 19, 1903 Cyril Dean Darlington, England, biologist, hereditary mechanisms December 19, 1903 George Davis Snell, Bradford Massachusetts, geneticist, H-2 gene December 19, 1903 George Snell, genetecist December 19, 1903 Theo Harych, writer December 19, 1902 Leonard Hirsch, British violinist and orchestra leader, RAF Symph Orch December 19, 1902 Ralph Richardson, born in England, actor, Anna Karenina, Dr. Zhivago December 19, 1901 Oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge, New York City, anthropologist/novelist December 19, 1901 Vitorino Nemesio, Portuguese author, Presenea December 19, 1897 Louis Darquier de Pellepoix, France, anti-Semite/nazi collaborator December 19, 1896 John Seldon Whale, theologian December 19, 1895 Ingeborg Refling-Hagen, Norwegian author and poet, Loke Saar Havre December 19, 1895 Maurice Roelants, Belgian author, Jazz Player December 19, 1894 Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, 1951-65 December 19, 1894 Paul Dessau, Hamburg Germany, composer/conducter, Berlin, 1925-33 December 19, 1894 Yoshida Isoya, Tokyo, Japan, architect, modern sukiya style December 19, 1894 Ford Frick, American Journalist December 19, 1893 Harry Blomberg, Swedish author, Master Jacob December 19, 1891 Edward Bernard Andre Maria Raczynski, Poland, pres-in-exile, 1979-86 December 19, 1890 Klaas Schilder, Dutch theologist/vicar, Occupied Territory December 19, 1888 Fritz Reiner, Budapest Hungary, U.S. conductor, Chicago Symphony Orch December 19, 1885 F S Flint, born in London, England, translator/poet, imagist movement December 19, 1884 Antonin Zapotocky, premier/president of Czechoslovakia December 19, 1884 Ferdinando Liuzzi, composer December 19, 1883 Louis Davids, [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer/chorus performer December 19, 1883 [Francis] Barry Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, architect December 19, 1882 Walter Braunfels, composer December 19, 1880 Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer December 19, 1879 Beals C Wright, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1905 December 19, 1879 Otto Emanuel Olsson, composer December 19, 1878 Anton Lajovic, composer December 19, 1876 Carlo Gatti, composer December 19, 1875 Carter G Woodson, New Canton, Virginia, American historian, black studies December 19, 1869 Eduard Hermann, Coburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German linguist, Homer December 19, 1865 Hermann Hirt, Magdeburg Prussia, linguist, Indo-European Grammar December 19, 1865 Minnie Maddern Fiske, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress, Henrik Ibsen's plays December 19, 1865 Tikhon Toropets, Pskov Russia, patriarch of Russian Orthodox/saint December 19, 1864 Adolf Sandberger, composer December 19, 1861 Constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton England, Russian-English translator December 19, 1861 Italo Svevo, Trieste Austria, Italian novelist, La Coscienza di Zeno December 19, 1852 A[lbert] A. Michelson, Strelno Prussia, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1907 December 19, 1849 Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke and steel operation December 19, 1837 John Carpenter Carter, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1864 December 19, 1836 Maria L Sanford, pioneer educator, PTA December 19, 1832 John Kirk Barry, Scot, Dr/companion to explorer David Livingstone December 19, 1825 George Frederick Bristow, composer December 19, 1824 Hercules Robinson, Ire, South Africa Commissioner, 1880-89, 1895-97 December 19, 1821 Mary Ashton Livermore, American reformer/women's suffrage leader December 19, 1819 James Clifford Veatch, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1895 December 19, 1817 James Jay Archer, Brig General Confederate Army died in 1864 December 19, 1814 Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, Ohio, U.S. Secretary of War, 1861-65 December 19, 1813 Thomas Andrews, Belfast Ireland, chemist/physicist, ozone December 19, 1809 Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, Belg, paleont, life cycle of tapeworms December 19, 1797 Josef Theodor Krov, composer December 19, 1796 Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Quel Spain, poet/comic playwright December 19, 1792 [Andries] Hendrik Potgieter, Cape Colony, settled Transvaal December 19, 1790 William Parry, England, Arctic explorer December 19, 1783 Charles-Julien Brianchon, France, mathematician, Brianchon's theorem December 19, 1779 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, Paris, France, engraver December 19, 1778 Marie-Therese-Charlotte, daughter of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette December 19, 1753 John Taylor, Virginia, philosopher, Jeffersonian Democracy December 19, 1744 Jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/West-Friesland December 19, 1723 Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother December 19, 1683 Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain, 1700-24, 24-46 December 19, 1676 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris, France, composer/organist December 19, 1498 Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist December 19, 1036 Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher |