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December 2, 1988 Edward EMG baron Downpatrick, grandson of English prince Edward December 2, 1981 Britney Spears, Musician December 2, 1978 Nelly Furtado, Canadian Musician December 2, 1976 Jennifer Robinson, Barrie Ontario, 1996 Canadian Champ December 2, 1975 Brett Lindros, London, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders December 2, 1975 Mark Kotsay, Whittier California, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze December 2, 1973 Kevin Feighery, NFL/WLAF punter, New York Giants, Panthers, Galaxy December 2, 1973 Monica Seles, Novi Sad Yugoslavia, tennis star, U.S. Open 1992 December 2, 1972 Alan Henderson, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks December 2, 1972 Chris Burns, CFL tackle for the Calgary Stampeders December 2, 1972 James Willis, linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles December 2, 1972 Sunjith Somasunder, cricketer, Karnataka and India ODI opening bat 1996 December 2, 1972 Zack Crockett, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts December 2, 1971 Jessie Hicks, WNBA forward and center for the Utah Starzz December 2, 1971 Rachel McQuillan, Merewether NSW Aust, tennis star, 1989 Futures ITA December 2, 1971 Roy van de Hill, soccer player, Roda JC December 2, 1970 Rene Pucher, Presov CZE, hockey forward, Team Slovakia December 2, 1969 Lewis Bush, NFL outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers December 2, 1969 O J McDuffie, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins December 2, 1969 Paul Francis Stankowski, Oxnard California, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th December 2, 1968 Darryl Kile, Garden Grove California, pitcher for the Houston Astros December 2, 1968 Elna Reinach, Pretoria South Africa, tennis star December 2, 1968 Jiri Dopita, Sumperk CZE, hockey forward, Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998 December 2, 1968 Mark Harding, Bath England, keeper of Internet biographies December 2, 1968 Rena Sofer, actress, Rocky-Loving, Lois Cerullo-General Hospital December 2, 1968 Renee Tenison, Caldwell Id, playmate of the year, Nov, 1989 December 2, 1968 Lucy Liu, American Actress December 2, 1967 Naeem Akhtar, Rawalpindi cricket medium-pacer, 10-28 vs Peshawar 1995 December 2, 1967 Sharry Konopski, Longview Wash, playmate, August, 1987 December 2, 1966 Anita Jokiel, Poland, gymnist, Olympic-1980 December 2, 1966 Clive Eksteen, cricketer, South African slow left-armer 1993 December 2, 1966 Kelly Buchberger, Langenburg, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers December 2, 1966 Rob Sullivan, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Tri-City Pro-Am December 2, 1966 Zeke Jones, Yipsilanti, Michigan, 114 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics December 2, 1965 Karrie Mitchell, Arvada Colorado, Miss Colorado-America, 1991-top 10 December 2, 1964 Brian Habib, NFL guard, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 December 2, 1964 Chip Hale, Santa Clara California, infielder for the Minnesota Twins December 2, 1964 Yolanda Henry, Houston Texas, high jumper December 2, 1960 Rick Savage, bass player, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages December 2, 1959 Greg Barton, kayak, Olympics-2 gold-88 December 2, 1959 Patty Jordan, Buffalo, New York, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean December 2, 1958 Vladimir Parfenovich, U.S.S.R., 500m kayak, 1980 Olympics gold December 2, 1956 Steven Bauer, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Scarface, Thief of Hearts December 2, 1955 Dennis Christopher, Philadelphia, actor, Breaking Away, California Dreaming December 2, 1954 Dan Butler, actor, Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe-Frasier December 2, 1954 Danielle Alexander, Ft. Worth, Texas, country music pianist December 2, 1954 Huub Stapel, Dutch actor, Amsterdamned, Attic: Hiding of Anne Frank December 2, 1954 Stone Phillips, news host, NBC Dateline December 2, 1953 Jay Dean Haas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1978 Andy Williams-San Diego December 2, 1953 Meg Griffin, DJ, WNEW-FM, WPLJ-FM, WKRK-FM, /VJ, V-1 December 2, 1953 Myung-Whan Chung, Seoul Korea, pianist, Chung Sisters December 2, 1952 Keith Szarabajka, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Nightlife December 2, 1952 Michael McDonald, St. Louis, rock keyboardist/vocals, Doobie Brothers December 2, 1950 Merrill Ashley, St. Paul, Minnesota, ballerina, New York City Ballet December 2, 1947 Dhiraj Parsana, cricket pace bowler, Indian vs. WI 1978-79 December 2, 1947 Michael Green, English TV/video producer December 2, 1946 Gianni Versace, Italian Designer December 2, 1945 Alan "Froggy" Thomson, cricketer, Australian quickie 1970-71 December 2, 1944 Botho Strauá, writer December 2, 1944 Cathy Lee Crosby, Louisiana, actress, Coach, That's Incredible December 2, 1944 Roger Omond, journalist December 2, 1943 David Munden, rocker December 2, 1943 Wayne Allard, American Politician December 2, 1942 Bob E Smith, Sacramento California, PGA golfer, 1993 Yanase Cup December 2, 1942 Ted Bluechel, San Pedro California, rock vocalist and drummer, Association December 2, 1941 Paul C. 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Chu, China, physicist, superconductivity December 2, 1941 Tom McGuiness, rocker, McGuiness-Flint December 2, 1940 Gerry Cheevers, NHL goalie, Bruin, longest undefeated streak-32 games December 2, 1940 Willie Brown, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders December 2, 1939 Harry Reid, American Politician December 2, 1937 Brian Lumley, England, sci-fi author, Compleat Crow, Psychomech December 2, 1936 Peter Michael Braun, composer December 2, 1935 Jurg Wyttenbach, composer December 2, 1931 Edwin Meese III, prude, U.S. attorney General, 1985-88 December 2, 1929 Harvey Phillips, Aurora Missouri, tubist, New York City Ballet Orch December 2, 1929 Jaap Boersma, Dutch minister for Social Affairs, ARP December 2, 1929 Lowell North, Springfield Massachusetts, yachtsman, Olympic-Gold-1968 December 2, 1925 Julie Harris, Grosse Pt, Michigan, actress, Bell Jar, East of Eden December 2, 1924 Alexander Haig, Jr., Bala-Cynwyd, December 2, 1924 Jonathan Frid, actor, Barnabas Collins-Dark Shadows December 2, 1924 Alexander Haig, Pennsylvania, U.S. Secretary of State, 1981-82, General December 2, 1923 Meshulam Riklis, husband of Pia Zadora December 2, 1923 Maria Callas, opera singer, Carmen December 2, 1922 Leo V Gordon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Circus Boy, Enos, Winds of War December 2, 1922 Henry Anatole Grunwald, Austrian Editor December 2, 1920 Robert Moevs, composer December 2, 1919 Michael Geoffrey Corcos, medical researcher December 2, 1918 Milton Delugg, born in Los Angeles, California, orch leader, Tonight Show December 2, 1917 Ezra Stone, U.S., actor/producer, Henry Aldrich December 2, 1916 John Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor, Chair December 2, 1915 Adolph Green, songwriter, married to Phyllis Newman December 2, 1915 Nico Richter, composer December 2, 1915 Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher December 2, 1914 Eddie Sauter, Brooklyn, musician, Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue December 2, 1914 Ray Walston, Laurel MS, actor, My Favorite Martian December 2, 1910 Robert Paige, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, actor, Colgate Comedy Hour December 2, 1908 Robert F Simon, Mansfield, Ohio, actor, Man who shot Liberty Valance December 2, 1908 Rufe Davis, Oklahoma, actor, Cocoanut Grove, Trail Blazers, Gangs of Sonora December 2, 1906 Eric Dalton, cricketer, 2 centuries in 15 Tests for South Africa 1929-39 December 2, 1906 John Bentley, England, actor, Hammer the Tuff December 2, 1906 Peter Carl Goldmark, developed color TV and LP records December 2, 1905 Osvaldo Pugliese, musician/composer December 2, 1904 Donald Woods, Brandon Manitoba, actor, Tammy December 2, 1902 Horace A. Hildreth, Gov-Maine, 1945-49 December 2, 1902 Miroslav Ponc, composer December 2, 1901 Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, Belgian composer December 2, 1901 Staff Nees, Flemish organist/composer, Simon Peter December 2, 1899 John Barbirolli, English conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra December 2, 1897 Rewi Alley, NZ, writer, Americans in China December 2, 1896 Georgi K Zjukov, marshal of Moskow/Stalingrad [NS-Dec 11] December 2, 1895 Klaas Voskuil, journalist December 2, 1894 Warren William, [Krech], Aitkin, Minnesota, actor, Caesar in Cleopatra December 2, 1893 Julius Bissier, German painter December 2, 1893 Louis Freeman, band leader December 2, 1893 William Gaxton, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Destry, Convoy December 2, 1892 Leo Ornstein, composer December 2, 1885 George Minot, U.S., physician, worked on anemia, Nobel 1934 December 2, 1885 Nikos Kazantazakis, Greece, writer, Zorba, Last Temptation of Christ December 2, 1884 Ruth Draper, American Actress December 2, 1875 Frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor, King Kong, Son of Kong December 2, 1870 Francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist, composer and conductor December 2, 1869 Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher, Theory of the Dialects December 2, 1868 Francis Jammes, French poet and writer, Jammisme December 2, 1866 Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie, Pennsylvania, black composer, Springarn Medal December 2, 1863 Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer December 2, 1860 C T Studd, cricketer, brother of G B, five Tests for England December 2, 1859 Georges Seurat, France, painter/pointillist, Grande Jatte December 2, 1856 Robert Kajanus, composer December 2, 1846 Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French Min of Foreign affairs/premier December 2, 1837 Charles Garrison Harker, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1864 December 2, 1825 JKLSBFXvPSMGRG Pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil, 1831-89 December 2, 1821 Rufus Barringer, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1895 December 2, 1813 Jacob Rosenhaim, composer December 2, 1802 Melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1868 December 2, 1777 Henry Doeff, colonialist, wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary December 2, 1760 Joseph Graetz, composer December 2, 1728 Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat December 2, 1678 Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer, drained Haarlemmermeer December 2, 1578 Agostino Agazzari, composer |