Famous Birthdays In December - 12

1863  On this day in history birth of edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream)   

1864  On December - 12 birth of paul Elmer More, American essayist (d. 1937)   

1866  Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913) was born on this day in history.   

1870  Walter Benona Sharp, American oil baron (d. 1912) was born on December - 12.   

1874  On December - 12 birth of volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa)   

1875  Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian was born on December - 12.   

1875  On December - 12 birth of karl R G von Rundstedt, German gen-fieldmarshal (Normandy)   

1876  On December - 12 birth of alvin Kraenzlein, Olympic gold medalist (d. 1928)   

1879  Friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland was born on this day in history.   

1879  On December - 12 birth of laura Hope Crews, US, actress (Camille, Gone with the Wind)   

1879  Percy Fletcher, composer was born on December - 12.   

1882  On this day in history birth of akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (openings theory)   

1886  Owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (She Done Him Wrong) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On December - 12 birth of kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer   

1889  Vaclav Stepan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1892  On December - 12 birth of herman Potočnik aka Hermann Noordung, Slovenian rocket engineer (d. 1929)   

1893  Edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], Romania, actor (10 Commandments) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history birth of eslanda Goode, US anthropology/author under Paul Robeson   

1900  On December - 12 birth of sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (d. 1988)   

1902  Howard Koch, screenwriter was born on December - 12.   

1902  Koloman Sokol, Slovak painter (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.   

1903  Enid Balint-Edmonds, psychoanalyst was born on this day in history.   

1904  Jim Christy, righty cricket batter (Transvaal, Queensland & S Africa) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history birth of manès Sperber, Austrian-born writer (d. 1984)   

1906  On this day in history birth of william C Pahlmann, interior decorator (4 Season restaurant, NYC)   

1907  F van Heek, Dutch sociologist was born on December - 12.   

1907  On this day in history birth of fred Elizalde, composer   

1907  Roy Douglas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1907  Roy Douglas, English composer and orchestrator was born on December - 12.   

1909  On December - 12 birth of armand H F Boni, the Good One, Flemish poet/writer   

1909  On December - 12 birth of karen Morley, American actress (d. 2003)   

1911  On this day in history birth of anna Russell, composer   

1912  On December - 12 birth of yusef Bedri, educationist   

1913  On December - 12 birth of eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park)   

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0884  Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies on this day in history.   

1112  On this day in history tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

1212  On December - 12 death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

1263  On this day in history hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1574  Death of Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524) on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on this day in history.