Famous Birthdays In December - 08

1872  J C Powys, writer was born on this day in history.   

1874  On December - 08 birth of ernst Moro, Austrian physician (d. 1951)   

1877  On this day in history birth of paul Emile Ladmirault, composer   

1879  Paul Klee, Swiss/German painter/tutor (Bauhaus) [OS] was born on this day in history.   

1881  Padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems) was born on this day in history.   

1882  Manuel Maria Ponce, Fresnillo Mexico, composer (Estrellita) was born on this day in history.   

1886  Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo was born on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history birth of vicente Emilio Sojo, composer   

1888  Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian was born on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history birth of paul Cavanagh, Chislehurst England, actor (Tarzan & his Mate)   

1888  Vesey D'Davoren, character actor was born on this day in history.   

1889  W Hervey Allen, US writer/poet (Anthony Adverse) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On December - 08 birth of bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti)   

1890  Bohuslav Martinu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1894  James (Grover) Thurber, Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs) was born on December - 08.   

1894  E.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) (d. 1938) was born on December - 08.   

1897  Leslie Heward, composer was born on this day in history.   

1899  James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist was born on this day in history.   

1899  John Qualen, Vancouver BC, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Searchers) was born on December - 08.   

1899  On December - 08 birth of sarah Williamson, US missionary in Liberia   

1900  Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (d. 1990) was born on December - 08.   

1902  On this day in history birth of wifredo Lam, Cuban artist (d. 1982)   

1903  On this day in history birth of adele Simpson, NYC, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946)   

1903  Cleo Brown, pianist was born on this day in history.   

1903  Irene Eisinger, singer was born on December - 08.   

1903  On December - 08 birth of kathleen (Kitty) Rosalind Muggeridge, author   

1903  On this day in history birth of zoltan Szekely, composer   

1904  Wilmer L Allison Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1935) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history birth of charles Cushing, composer   

1905  Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer was born on December - 08.   

1905  Frank Faylen, St Louis Mo, actor (Herbert Gillis-Dobie Gillis) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Julius Silverman, politician was born on December - 08.   

1906  On this day in history birth of richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist (How Green Was My Valley)   

1907  Tony Aubin, composer was born on this day in history.   

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0644  Death of Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered on this day in history.   

0899  On this day in history arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies   

1292  On this day in history john Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62   

1587  Death of Mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed on this day in history.   

1596  On December - 08 death of luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico   

1626  Death of John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) on December - 08.   

1632  Death of Philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561) on this day in history.   

1643  John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59 on this day in history.