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December 4, 1977 Emily Ballard, Miss Washington Teen USA 1996 December 4, 1977 Shahid Nazir, cricketer, Pakistan Test fast bowler vs. Zimbabwe 1996 December 4, 1976 John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova December 4, 1974 Anke Huber, Bruchsal Germany, tennis star, 1996 finalist Australian December 4, 1973 Corliss Williamson, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings December 4, 1973 Tyra Banks, model/actress, Higher Learning, Fresh Prince of Bel Air December 4, 1972 Damien Covington, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills December 4, 1972 Howard Eisley, NBA guard, Utah Jazz December 4, 1972 Jassen Cullimore, Simcoe, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks December 4, 1972 Jude St. John, CFL offensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats December 4, 1972 Kerry Anne Guse, Brisbane Queensland, tennis star, 1996 final Hobart December 4, 1972 Ted Johnson, NFL inside linebacker for the New England Patriots December 4, 1971 Terrence Wisdom, NFL/WLAF guard/center, New York Jets, London Monarchs December 4, 1970 Jeff Blake, NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals December 4, 1969 Ferric Collons, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots December 4, 1969 Jacques Landry, Saskatoon Saskatchawan, cyclist 1996 Olympics December 4, 1969 Marie-Josee Morneau, Longueuil Quebec, 56 kg judoka 1996 Olympics December 4, 1969 Mik Middleton, WLAF safety, Barcelona Dragons December 4, 1969 Terry Glenn, wide reciever for the New England Patriots December 4, 1968 Mike Barrowman, Costa Mesa California, kayak/200m breast stroke, Oly-g-92, 96 December 4, 1967 Klaus Wilmsmeyer, NFL punter for the New Orleans Saints December 4, 1967 Martha O'Kelley, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold December 4, 1965 Rob Smits, pop drummer, Kong/Phlegm December 4, 1964 Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general mgr for the Amsterdam Admirals December 4, 1964 Marisa Tomei, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, My Cousin Vinny December 4, 1963 Johanna Wright, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, WPVA volleyballer, Pismo Beach-4th December 4, 1963 Mike Snoei, soccer player, Sparta December 4, 1963 Sergey Bubka, Ukraine, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 88, 92 December 4, 1962 Arnold Scholten, soccer player, Feyenoord December 4, 1962 John Gaasbeek, soccer player, FC Twente/NAC December 4, 1962 Stan Gelbaugh, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks December 4, 1961 Frank Reich, NFL quarterback, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers December 4, 1961 Frank Reich, quarterback, Detroit Lions December 4, 1958 Bill Roy, Versailles, Illinois, skeet 1996 Olympics December 4, 1957 Lee Smith, Jamestown, Louisiana, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds December 4, 1957 Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer, CART December 4, 1956 Bernard King, basketball player, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets December 4, 1956 Blagoi Blagoyev, Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifer, Olympics-silver-1976 December 4, 1956 Herbert Groenemeyer, Germany, rocker, OE, Luxus, Chaos, Spruenge December 4, 1955 Brian Prout, Troy, New York, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle December 4, 1955 Cassandra Wilson, jazz singer December 4, 1952 Ronald Michael Sega, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS 60, 76 December 4, 1951 Gary Rossington, rocker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band December 4, 1951 Patricia Wettig, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Nancy Weston-30 Something December 4, 1950 Jan Rietman, Dutch radio/TV host December 4, 1950 Karel van de Graf, Dutch TV host December 4, 1950 Pamela Stephenson, Auckland NZ, actress, Superman 3, Sat Night Live December 4, 1949 Jeff Bridges, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Stay Hungry, Against All Odds December 4, 1949 Mary Bea Porter-King, Everett, Washington, LPGA golfer, 1975 Golf Inns Classic December 4, 1949 Russ Karel, director December 4, 1948 Lin Onus, artist December 4, 1948 Roberta Lynn Bondar, Ontario, astronaut, STS 42 December 4, 1948 Southside Johnny Lyon, New Jersey, rocker, Asbury Jukes-Don't Want Go Home December 4, 1947 Ursula Krechel, writer December 4, 1945 Michael Gerzon, mathematician December 4, 1945 Pam Higgins, LPGA golfer December 4, 1944 Dennis Wilson, born in Hawthorne, California, drummer/vocalist, Beach Boys-My Room December 4, 1943 Patti Chandler, California, actress, Bikini Beach December 4, 1942 Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley California, rock bassist, Moby Grape December 4, 1942 Chris Hillman, born in San Diego, California, singer, Byrds-Turn Turn Turn December 4, 1941 Humberto Solas, director and writer, Lucia December 4, 1941 Raul Blanco, Australian soccer asst coach, Olyroos, Olympics-96 December 4, 1940 Freddy Cannon, [Picariello], Lynn, Massachusetts, rocker, Palisades Park December 4, 1940 John Cale, born in Wales, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Velvet Underground December 4, 1938 Andre Marrou, Libertarian Presidential candidate 1992 December 4, 1938 Liesbeth Struppert, actress, Miep Gies-Anne Frank December 4, 1938 Lynn Blessing, vibes Player December 4, 1937 Max Baer, Jr., born in Oakland California, actor, Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies December 4, 1936 Larry Davis, blues singer/guitarist December 4, 1935 Fred Rumsey, England, cricket lefty pace bowler, 5 Tests 1964-65 December 4, 1935 Paul O'Neill, American Politician December 4, 1934 Victor French, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Highway to Heaven December 4, 1934 Wink Martindale, Jackson, Tennessee, TV host, Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This December 4, 1933 Horst Buchholz, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Magnificent 7, Raid on Entebbe December 4, 1932 Edgar Valcarcel, composer December 4, 1932 Joanne Battiste, artist, heroines December 4, 1932 Roh Tae Woo, Taegu South Korea, President South Korea, 1988-93 December 4, 1930 Harvey Kuenn, baseball player, AL Rookie of the Year-1953 December 4, 1930 Paul-Heinz Dittrich, composer December 4, 1930 Roman Semyonovich Ledenyou, composer December 4, 1930 Ronnie Corbett, England, comedian, 2 Ronnies December 4, 1928 Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut, X-20 December 4, 1926 Lee Doraey, rocker December 4, 1925 Maurice Binder, New York City, photographer/film titler, James Bond December 4, 1925 Albert Bandura, Canadian Psychologist December 4, 1924 John Portman, born in South Carolina, architect, Ivan Allen Award-1964 December 4, 1923 Charles Keating, district attorney, Los Angeles, California December 4, 1922 Gerard Philipe, Cannes France, actor, Caligula, Le Diable au Corps December 4, 1921 Deanna Durbin, Winnipeg Manitoba, actress/vocalist, 100 Men and a Girl December 4, 1920 Michael Bates, Jhansi India, actor, Clockwork Orange, Patton December 4, 1915 Allan Jackson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, newscaster, Youth Takes a Stand December 4, 1915 Fred Freer, cricketer, Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946 December 4, 1912 Alfons "Alphons" Berckmans, Flemish/British actor, Family Stastok December 4, 1912 Jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler, didn't rep Aust December 4, 1912 Jimmy Jewel, comedian December 4, 1912 John W. Pritchard, [Ian Wallace], U.S., sci-fi author, Megalomania December 4, 1912 Pappy Boyington, American Soldier December 4, 1910 Alex North, Chester Penn, composer, Spartacus, Viva Zapata December 4, 1910 Amar Singh, cricketer, dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties December 4, 1910 Ramaswamy Venkataraman, president of India, 1987-92 December 4, 1908 A D Hershey, U.S., biologist, worked with bacteriophages, Nobel 1969 December 4, 1907 Jo Boer, Dutch author, Catharina and the Magnolias December 4, 1905 Emilio Medici, president Brazil, 1969-74 December 4, 1903 Alfred Leslie Rowse, historian December 4, 1903 Cornell Woolrich, U.S., writer, El Angel Negro December 4, 1899 Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer December 4, 1897 Mari Andriessen, Dutch sculptor, Dock Worker December 4, 1896 Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer, against Pasternak, December 4, 1895 Nils FA Nilsson Piraten, Swedish writer, Bombi Bitt Och Jag December 4, 1892 Francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Spanish General/dictator, 1936-75 December 4, 1889 Buck Jones, [Charles F Gebhart], U.S. actor, War Horse December 4, 1889 Isabel Randolph, Illinois, actress, Fuller Brush Girl, Our Miss Brooks December 4, 1888 Aleksandar I Karadordjevic, king of Yugoslavia, 1921-34 December 4, 1881 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, July 20th plot December 4, 1879 Herbert Hamilton Harty, composer December 4, 1876 Dimitur Poljanov, [Popov], Bulgaria, poet, Iron Poems December 4, 1875 R M Rilke, writer December 4, 1875 Rainer Maria Rilke, Austria, poet, Duino Elegies December 4, 1874 Jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario, Merchant of Venice December 4, 1868 Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter December 4, 1866 Vassily V Kandinsky, Russ/Ger/Fr abstract painter, Dreamy Inspiration December 4, 1865 Edith Louisa Cavell, England, nurse, WW I December 4, 1865 Edith Cavell, American Public Servant December 4, 1861 Lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], U.S., singer and actress, Great Mogul December 4, 1858 Billy Gunn, cricketer, Notts and England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99 December 4, 1838 Melesio Morales, composer December 4, 1835 Samuel Butler, England, author, Erewhom, Way of All Flesh December 4, 1825 Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer December 4, 1822 Frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society December 4, 1818 William Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Mjr Gen Confederate Army December 4, 1812 Elias Smith Dennis, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1894 December 4, 1808 Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher, Horatius December 4, 1803 Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner, Red Z Lane December 4, 1800 Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet, Ritornellen December 4, 1795 Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian, French Revolution December 4, 1791 Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer December 4, 1720 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer December 4, 1708 Marianus Konigsperger, composer December 4, 1667 Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer December 4, 1660 Andre Campra, composer December 4, 1584 John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony December 4, 1443 Pope Julius II, 1503-13, patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael |