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December 24 Birthdays in History - December 24 Deaths - December 24 Events
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December 24, 1975 Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman, Oly-br-96 December 24, 1973 Eddie Pope, Greensboro, North Carolina, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold December 24, 1971 Tamir Bloom, New York City, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics December 24, 1970 Filmel Johnson, NFL defensive back for the Buffalo Bills December 24, 1970 Marian Smerciak, Martin CZE, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 December 24, 1970 Michael Batiste, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle, Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy December 24, 1970 Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Heerenveen December 24, 1969 Kenny "Damn" Kelly, Paterson, New Jersey, rapper, Riff-Judy had a Boyfriend December 24, 1968 Joe Scuderi, cricketer, South Australian all-rounder December 24, 1966 Deidrich Bader, Washington D.C., actor, Oswald-Drew Carey Show December 24, 1965 Erika von Heiland, Angeles City Phil, U.S. badminton player, Oly-92,96 December 24, 1965 Michael Haynes, NFL wide receiver, NO Saints, Atlanta Falcons December 24, 1965 Nancy Reno, Elmhurst, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer 1996 Olympics December 24, 1965 Winston Moss, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks December 24, 1964 Elbert Shelley, NFL cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons December 24, 1964 Gary Muller, South Africa, tennis star December 24, 1964 Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht December 24, 1964 Mark Valley, Odgensvurg, New York, actor, Days of Our Lives December 24, 1963 Mary Ramsey, singer, 10,000 Maniacs December 24, 1963 Timo Jutila, Tampere FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland December 24, 1962 Michael Ray, rocker December 24, 1957 Ian Burden, S Yorks England, rock bassist, Human League-Only Human December 24, 1957 Hamid Karzai, Statesman December 24, 1956 Stephanie Hodge, comedian/actress, I Madman, Happily Ever After December 24, 1955 Anwar Khan, cricketer, bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979 December 24, 1955 Clarence Gilyard, Jr., Moses Lake Wash, actor, Chips, Duck Factory December 24, 1951 Johnny Contardo, rocker, Sha Na Na-Shannon December 24, 1950 Libbi Larsen, composer December 24, 1950 Peter te Bos, Dutch singer, Claw Boys Claw December 24, 1949 Cameron Seward, LPGA golfer December 24, 1946 John Akkerman, Dutch guitarist/composer, Focus-Can't Stand Noise December 24, 1946 Judy Tyler, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, Jan 1966 December 24, 1946 Jeff Sessions, American Politician December 24, 1945 Lemmy, [Ian Kilminster], rocker, Hawkwind, Motorhead-Built for Speed December 24, 1945 Nicholas Meyer, director, Star Trek II Wrath of Khan December 24, 1944 Erhard Keller, German FR, 500m speed skater, Olympics gold 1968, 72 December 24, 1944 Mike Curb, Savannah, Georgia, singer, Mike Curb Congregation December 24, 1944 Johnny Isakson, American Politician December 24, 1943 Christiane Schmidtmer, Heidelberg Germany, actress, Ship of Fools December 24, 1943 Tatton Sykes, English baron/large landowner December 24, 1943 Tarja Halonen, Statesman December 24, 1940 Anthony Fauci, U.S. health official December 24, 1940 Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner, 1989- December 24, 1938 Ralp Inbar, Dutch TV host, Banana Split December 24, 1932 Colin Cowdrey, cricketer, in India England batsman, 1st to 100 Tests December 24, 1932 [Michael] Colin Cowdrey, English cricket player December 24, 1931 Jill Bennett, Penang Malay, actress, Lady Jane, Concrete Jungle December 24, 1931 Mauricio Kagel, Argentina/German composer December 24, 1930 Robert Joffrey, [Abdullah Jaffa Anver Bey Khan], U.S., dancer December 24, 1929 Mary Higgins Clark, born in Bronx, New York, author, Cry in the Night, Stillwatch December 24, 1929 Noel Da Costa, composer December 24, 1927 Teresa Stich-Randall, U.S. soprano, Vienna State Opera December 24, 1926 Ronald Draper, cricketer, South African batsman vs. Australia 1949-50 December 24, 1924 Roy Miller, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1953, 23 and 0-28 December 24, 1924 Willem Drees, economist/Dutch politician, DS'70 December 24, 1924 [Irving] Lee Dorsey, New Orleans, vocalist, Working in the Coal Mines December 24, 1923 Wilton S Mkwayi, South African ANC leader December 24, 1922 Ava Gardner, born in Grabtown, North Carolina, actress, On the Beach, Night of the Iguana December 24, 1921 Bill Dudley, NFL halfback, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington December 24, 1921 Gerard Thomas Victory, composer December 24, 1921 Gerard Victory, composer December 24, 1920 Dave Bartholomew, Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter, Blueberry Hill December 24, 1914 Dorothy Hyson, actress, Ghoul, Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go December 24, 1914 Guus Verstraete Sr, [August de Graef], Dutch actor/dir, Black Magic December 24, 1913 Karl Michael Komma, composer December 24, 1911 Eric Briault, educationalist December 24, 1911 Malcolm MacEwen, writer December 24, 1910 Betty Ann Davies, born in London, England, actress, Tough Guy December 24, 1910 Fritz [Reuter] Leiber, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Bazaar of the Bizarre December 24, 1910 Mitchell Ayres, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orch leader, Hollywood Palace December 24, 1909 Adam Popovich, composer December 24, 1909 Adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Foreign Affairs, 1956-68 December 24, 1907 I[sidore] F[einstein] Stone, U.S. journalist, IF Stone's Weekly December 24, 1906 Franz Waxman, Konigshutte, Germany, composer, Day at the Races December 24, 1906 John Walker, museum director December 24, 1905 Anna "Ans" van Dike, "the Young", Jewish nazi collaborator December 24, 1905 Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, Hughes Aircraft, inventor December 24, 1904 Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist December 24, 1904 Herbert D Riley, U.S. vice-admiral, WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa December 24, 1903 Joseph Cornell, American Sculptor December 24, 1894 Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot December 24, 1893 Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor, Murder at the Vanities December 24, 1893 Ruth Chatterton, U.S. actress, Madame X, Sarah and Son December 24, 1889 Vladimir Sokoloff, born in Moscow, Russia, actor, Road to Morocco December 24, 1887 Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor, Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise December 24, 1885 Arthur Dolphin, cricketer, Yorkshire and England keeper, later Test ump December 24, 1881 Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer December 24, 1881 Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer December 24, 1881 Juan Ramon Jimenez, Spain, poet, Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956 December 24, 1879 Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer December 24, 1871 Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor, A Chique Little Boy December 24, 1870 Rosario Scalero, composer December 24, 1869 Henriette Georgia Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet, Women in Forest December 24, 1868 Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion, 1894-21 December 24, 1867 Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat December 24, 1867 Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet, Servet-i Funun, Sis December 24, 1859 Roman Statkowski, composer December 24, 1837 Sissi, Emperor of Austria December 24, 1829 Benjamin Ipavec, composer December 24, 1829 Jose Rogel, composer December 24, 1826 Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer December 24, 1824 Peter Cornelius, composer December 24, 1822 Charles Hermite, French mathematician, E is Transcendent December 24, 1822 Matthew Arnold, England, poet and critic, Dover Beach December 24, 1818 James Prescott Joule, physicist, discovered conservation of energy December 24, 1813 Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer December 24, 1812 Henry Russell, composer December 24, 1809 Christopher "Kit" Carson, Kentucky, Union brig-general/indian fighter December 24, 1798 Adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet, Pan Tadeusz December 24, 1791 A Eugene Scribe, French dramatist, Bertrand et Raton December 24, 1773 Joseph Wolfl, composer December 24, 1761 SelŒm III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey, 1789-1808 December 24, 1754 George Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet, Everlasting Mercy December 24, 1745 Benjamin Rush, Byberry, Pennsylvania, physician/general/signer, Decl of Indep December 24, 1726 Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer December 24, 1719 Johann Christoph Altnikol, composer December 24, 1716 Patrice F earl De Neny, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council December 24, 1714 Rainieri De Calzabigi, Italian's literary, 1st European Lottery December 24, 1689 French van Mieris "the Young", Dutch painter/historian December 24, 1679 Domenico Natale Sarro, composer December 24, 1653 Georg Motz, composer December 24, 1564 Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver December 24, 1167 John "without a land", king of England, 1199-1216 |