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December 21 Birthdays in History - December 21 Deaths - December 21 Events
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December 21, 1978 Amber Corwin, Harbor City California, figure skater, 1997 National Sr - 5th December 21, 1978 Michael Vitar, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, D2, D3, Sunset Grill, Sandlot Kids December 21, 1974 Karrie Webb, Ayr Queensland Aus, LPGA golfer, 1994 Aust Strokeplay December 21, 1974 Raymond Austin, cornerback and safety for the New York Jets December 21, 1974 Tommie Boyd, wide reciever, Detroit Lions December 21, 1973 Mike Alstott, fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers December 21, 1971 Ernest Hunter, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns December 21, 1971 Irena Slavutskay, Israel, athlete, Oly-1996 December 21, 1971 Jey Phillips, WLAF DB for the Amsterdam Admirals December 21, 1971 Tommie Boyd, NFL/WLAF receiver, Detroit Lions, Rhein Fire December 21, 1970 Irving Spikes, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins December 21, 1970 Monique Ambers, WNBA forward, Phoenix Mercury December 21, 1970 Ronnie Woolfork, WLAF linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy December 21, 1969 Chuck Smith, NFL defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons December 21, 1969 Julie Delpy, actress, Before Sunrise December 21, 1969 Leon Searcy, NFL offensive tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson Jaguars December 21, 1968 Anthony Lynn, NFL running back, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 December 21, 1968 Khrystyne Haje, Santa Clara, Cal, actress, Simone-Head of the Class December 21, 1967 Ervin Johnson, NBA center, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks December 21, 1967 Kristi Cooke, Marion Ohio, Miss Ohio-America 1991 December 21, 1967 Terry Mills, NBA forward, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons December 21, 1965 Andy Dick, Charleston, South Carolina, actor, Matthew-Newsradio December 21, 1965 Gabrielle Glaser, musician, Luscious Jackson December 21, 1965 Rodney Thomas, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons December 21, 1965 Sue Thomas, Texarkana, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1991 Orix Hawaiian Ladies-14th December 21, 1964 Ed Jongsma, Dutch pop bassist, Sleeze Beez-Look Like Hell December 21, 1964 Joey Kocur, Calgary, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks December 21, 1964 Keith Taylor, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins December 21, 1962 Christy Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men December 21, 1961 Trevor Bayliss, cricketer, NSW batsman December 21, 1960 Andy Van Slyke, baseball player December 21, 1960 Michael Swain, Elizabeth, New Jersey, judoka, Olympics-bronze-88 December 21, 1960 Roger McDowell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pitcher, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles December 21, 1959 Florence Griffith Joyner, born in Los Angeles, California, runner, Olympic-3 gold-1988 December 21, 1957 Joshua Mostel, New York City, actor, Delta House, At Ease December 21, 1957 Lisa Gerritsen, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Bess-Mary Tyler Moore Show December 21, 1957 Ray Romano, born in Queens, New York, actor, Ray Barone-Everybody Loves Raymond December 21, 1956 Kevin Burnham, Hollis, New York, 470 yachter, Olympics-8th-1992, 96 December 21, 1956 Lee Roy Parnell, Abilene Texas, country singer, Oughta be a Law December 21, 1954 Chris Evert, Ft. Lauderdale, tennis pro December 21, 1953 Andras Schiff, Budapest Hungary, pianist, Tchaikovsky-1974 December 21, 1953 Arie Luyendyk, Netherlands, Indy-car racer, 1990 Indianapolis 500 December 21, 1953 Betty Wright, U.S. gospel/singer/TV hostess, Little Miss Broadway December 21, 1953 Tina Brown, journalist, New Yorker December 21, 1952 Dennis Boutsikaris, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Batteries Not Included December 21, 1952 Steve Furniss, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-bronze-1972 December 21, 1948 Barry Gordon, Brookline Massachusetts, actor, Gary-Archie Bunker's Place December 21, 1948 Carol Potter, New York City, actress, Beverly Hills 90210, Today's FBI December 21, 1948 Dave Kingman, baseball player, Mets, Yanks, Giants December 21, 1948 Willem AFG Vermeend, Dutch economist/undersecretary of Finance, 1994- December 21, 1948 Samuel L. Jackson, actor, Amos and Andrew, White Sand, Pulp Fiction December 21, 1946 Carl Dean Wilson, Hawthorne California, rock vocalist, Beach Boys-Barbie December 21, 1946 Christopher Keene, born in Berkeley, California, conductor, La Traviata December 21, 1946 Josh Mostel, New York, actor, Windy City, Animal Behavior, Money Pit December 21, 1945 Doug Walters, cricketer, Aussie batting genius 1965-81 Extrovert December 21, 1945 Millie Hughes-Fulford, Wells, Texas, astronaut, STS 40 December 21, 1944 Jared Martin, New York City, actor, Varian-Fantastic Voyage, Dusty-Dallas December 21, 1944 Michael Tilson Thomas, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor, New York Phil Young People December 21, 1943 Albert Lee, rocker December 21, 1943 Jack Nance, actor, Rubbed Out December 21, 1943 Walter Spanghero, French rugby player December 21, 1942 Carla Thomas, U.S. singer, Let Me Be Good to You December 21, 1940 Frank Zappa, born in Baltimore, rocker, Mothers of Invention, Catholic Girls December 21, 1940 Paul, [Ray Hildebrand], Texas, singer, Hey Paula December 21, 1938 Larry Bryggman, Concord California, actor, Dr. John Dixon-As the World Turns December 21, 1937 Harald, Crown Prince, son of King Olav V, heir apparent of Norway December 21, 1937 Jane Fonda, New York City, actress, Barbarella, Klute, physically fit December 21, 1935 Phil Donahue, born in Cleveland, Ohio, talk show host, Phil Donahue Show December 21, 1934 Hanif Mohammad, cricketer, prolific Pakistani batsman 1952-69 December 21, 1933 Huib Eversdijk, Dutch 2nd chamber member, CDA December 21, 1933 Jackie Hendriks, cricketer, West Indian wicket-keeper of 60's December 21, 1933 Miklos Kocsar, composer December 21, 1932 Ilja Zeljenka, composer December 21, 1931 Caroline Kaart, [Paterson Raitt], Dutch alto singer December 21, 1931 David Baker, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, composer, Reflections December 21, 1930 Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, secretary of Council of Churches December 21, 1929 Jack Philip Cannon, composer December 21, 1928 Ed Nelson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Peyton Place, A Long Came a Spider December 21, 1928 Thomas Rajna, composer December 21, 1927 Michael Carreras, film director December 21, 1926 John Herbert McDowell, composer December 21, 1926 Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez, Aguilares, Texas, actor, Rio Bravo December 21, 1924 Joe Paterno, football coach, Penn State, SI Sportsman of 1986 December 21, 1924 Johan W "Jo" van Marle, KNVB-chairman, 1980-93 December 21, 1924 Rita Reys, [Maria Reijs], Dutch jazz singer December 21, 1922 Paul Winchell, New York City, ventriloquist, Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smith December 21, 1921 Alica Alonso, Havana, ballerina December 21, 1921 James Tye, safety expert December 21, 1921 Joan Dickson, cellist December 21, 1919 Gert Fredriksson, Sweden, 1K kayak, Olympics gold 1948, 52, 56 December 21, 1918 Donald Regan, White House staffer/U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1981-85 December 21, 1918 Kurt Waldheim, Nazi/4th United Nations Sec-Gen, 1972-81, /Austrian President, 1986-92 December 21, 1917 Alicia Alonso, Havana Cuba, ballerina, American Ballet Theatre December 21, 1917 Andre Eglevsky, choreographer, Limelight December 21, 1917 Heinrich Boll, Germ, writer, Group Portrait with Lady, Nobel '72, December 21, 1916 Eve Perrick, journalist December 21, 1916 John Boon, publisher December 21, 1913 Raich Carter, soccer star December 21, 1911 Josh Gibson, pro baseball player, "Negro Babe Ruth", hit 800+ HRs December 21, 1911 Paul Burkhard, composer December 21, 1909 George Ball, Iowa, lawyer/undersecretary of state December 21, 1909 Seicho Matsumoto, Dutch Japanese detective/playwright, 10 to Sen December 21, 1908 Pat Weaver, born in Los Angeles, California, TV Executive, started Today show December 21, 1907 Garmt Stuiveling, Dutch literary, Poet in Love December 21, 1905 Anthony Powell, England, novelist, Infants of Spring December 21, 1901 Juan A de Zunzunegui y Loredo, Spanish writer December 21, 1901 Robin Irvine, born in London, England, actor, Easy Virtue December 21, 1900 Oda Schaefer, German author and poet, Die Windharfe, Ladies Only December 21, 1900 Wischnewski, writer December 21, 1899 Guy Wilkerson, Texas, actor, Dead or Alive, West of Texas, Shootin' Iron December 21, 1898 Eugene Dabit, French writer/painter, Hotel du Nord December 21, 1898 Ira S Bowen, U.S. physicist/astronomer, Mt Wilson/Palomar December 21, 1896 Carl Romme, Dutch catholic foreman/KVP-min Socialist Business December 21, 1896 Constantine Rokossovski, Russian marshal/vice-premier of Poland December 21, 1896 Leroy Robertson, composer December 21, 1895 Paul Hoffer, composer December 21, 1892 Rebecca West, [Cicily I F Andrews], Engl author, Meaning of Treason December 21, 1892 Walter Hagen, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1914, 19 December 21, 1891 John W. McCormack, D, Speaker of House, 1962-70 December 21, 1890 Fred M Vinson, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1946-53 December 21, 1886 George Norman Peterkin, composer December 21, 1886 Hermann A. J. Kees, German Egyptologist, Problems of Egyptology December 21, 1879 Joseph Stalin, Russian dictator; murdered 11,000,000 December 21, 1879 Theodore Limperg, business economist, substitute value December 21, 1874 Juan Bautista Sacasa, President of Nicaragua, 1932-36 December 21, 1872 Albert P. Terhune, U.S., novelist, Lad, a Dog December 21, 1867 John Winter Thompson, composer December 21, 1860 Henrietta Szold, founder, Hadassah December 21, 1859 Gustave Kahn, France, poet, claimed to have invented vers libre December 21, 1853 Isolde Kurz, German writer/poet, Meine Mutter December 21, 1850 Zdenek Fibich, composer December 21, 1849 James Lane Allen, U.S. writer, Kentucky Cardinal December 21, 1848 Edward Everett Rice, composer December 21, 1840 Mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist, Vatan December 21, 1832 John Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1906 December 21, 1826 Ernst Pauer, composer December 21, 1823 Jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist, insects and spiders December 21, 1818 Amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece December 21, 1818 Lewis H. Morgan, U.S., etnologist, Systems of Consanguinity December 21, 1815 Thomas Couture, French painter/author December 21, 1810 Ludwig Schuncke, composer December 21, 1804 Benjamin Disraeli, Tory, British Prime Minister, 1868, 1874-80 December 21, 1800 Barnwell Rhett Robert, Confederacy, died in 1876 December 21, 1756 Thomas Anton Kunz, composer December 21, 1728 Hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer December 21, 1639 Jean Racin, writer December 21, 1628 Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer December 21, 1616 Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer December 21, 1573 Mathurin Regnier, French poet, Macette December 21, 1537 Johan III, king of Sweden, 1569-92 December 21, 1518 Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician December 21, 1117 Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury |