Famous Birthdays In December - 16

1907  Syd Curnow, cricketer (South African batsman in 7 Tests 1930-32) was born on December - 16.   

1909  Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter was born on December - 16.   

1909  On December - 16 birth of lall Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match)   

1910  On this day in history birth of freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ")   

1910  On this day in history birth of robert Noehren, composer   

1910  On this day in history birth of stanojlo Rajicic, composer   

1915  Georgi Sviridov, composer was born on this day in history.   

1915  Georgy Vasilevich Svirdov, composer was born on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history birth of turk Murphy, American trombonist (d. 1987)   

1916  Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer was born on December - 16.   

1916  Udom Patpongsiri, property developer was born on this day in history.   

1917  Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End) was born on December - 16.   

1917  Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Sindhi scholar was born on December - 16.   

1918  On this day in history birth of henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

1918  On December - 16 birth of pierre Delanoë, French songwriter and lyricist (d. 2006)   

1919  On December - 16 birth of manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)   

1922  Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist was born on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history birth of cy Leslie, American music and video executive (d. 2008)   

1923  On this day in history birth of tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)   

1923  Werner Haentjes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1926  On December - 16 birth of alfred Koerppen, composer   

1926  James McCracken, American tenor (d. 1988) was born on December - 16.   

1927  On this day in history birth of g Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!)   

1927  Peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author (Heartsease) was born on this day in history.   

1928  On December - 16 birth of peter Nailor, civil servant/historian   

1928  Philip K[indred] Dick, US, sci-fi author (Hugo-1963, Blade Runner) was born on December - 16.   

1929  Ian Board, barkeeper was born on this day in history.   

1929  Nicholas Courtney, English actor was born on this day in history.   

1932  Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse) was born on this day in history.   

1936  Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center was born on December - 16.   

1937  On December - 16 birth of jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again)   

1937  On December - 16 birth of joe Farrell, rocker   

1937  On December - 16 birth of joyce Bulifant, Newport News Va, actress (Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show)   

1938  On this day in history birth of michael Greer, Durham NC, actor (Bobby Gentry Show)   

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0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.   

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.   

0875  On this day in history ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

0882  On December - 16 john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies   

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.   

1378  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat