Famous Birthdays In December - 06

1831  On December - 06 birth of joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1833  On this day in history birth of john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916   

1841  On December - 06 birth of frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870)   

1843  On December - 06 birth of albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher   

1846  Henryk Jarecki, composer was born on December - 06.   

1849  On December - 06 birth of august von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945)   

1853  Haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

1863  Charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.   

1870  On December - 06 birth of william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

1872  On December - 06 birth of mikulas Moyzes, composer   

1872  On December - 06 birth of william S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)   

1875  On this day in history birth of evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)   

1876  Fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932) was born on December - 06.   

1884  Rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44) was born on December - 06.   

1885  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General) was born on this day in history.   

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On December - 06 birth of joseph Lamb, composer   

1887  On December - 06 birth of lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man)   

1888  On this day in history birth of will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949)   

1890  Dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946) was born on December - 06.   

1890  On this day in history birth of yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951)   

1890  Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955) was born on December - 06.   

1892  F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame) was born on December - 06.   

1892  On December - 06 birth of lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug)   

1893  Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) was born on December - 06.   

1896  On December - 06 birth of arnold Foster, composer   

1896  On this day in history birth of george Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears)   

1896  Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) was born on this day in history.   

1897  John Axel Fernstrom, composer was born on this day in history.   

1897  O W Cisek, writer was born on this day in history.   

1898  Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist was born on December - 06.   

1898  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974) was born on December - 06.   

1898  On this day in history birth of herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine)   

1899  Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith was born on this day in history.   

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0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)