Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 04

1868  Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter was born on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history birth of jesse Burkett, American baseball player (d. 1953)   

1874  Jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice) was born on this day in history.   

1875  R M Rilke, writer was born on December - 04.   

1875  On this day in history birth of rainer Maria Rilke, Austria, poet (Duino Elegies)   

1875  Joe Corbett, American baseball player (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history birth of dimitur Poljanov, [Popov], Bulgaria, poet (Iron Poems)   

1879  On December - 04 birth of herbert Hamilton Harty, composer   

1881  On December - 04 birth of erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot)   

1883  Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

1888  Aleksandar I Karadordjevic, king of Yugoslavia (1921-34) was born on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 04 birth of buck Jones, [Charles F Gebhart], US actor (War Horse)   

1889  Isabel Randolph, IL, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Our Miss Brooks) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Spanish General/dictator (1936-75) was born on December - 04.   

1895  On this day in history birth of nils FA Nilsson Piraten, Swedish writer (Bombi Bitt Och Jag)   

1895  On this day in history birth of fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990)   

1896  Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer (against Pasternak) [NS] was born on December - 04.   

1897  On this day in history birth of mari Andriessen, Dutch sculptor (Dock Worker)   

1899  Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer was born on this day in history.   

1899  Charles William (Charlie) Spencer Newcastle and England football player (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.   

1903  Alfred Leslie Rowse, historian was born on December - 04.   

1903  Cornell Woolrich, US, writer (El Angel Negro) was born on December - 04.   

1905  On this day in history birth of emilio Médici, president Brazil (1969-74)   

1907  On December - 04 birth of jo Boer, Dutch author (Catharina & the Magnolias)   

1908  On December - 04 birth of a D Hershey, US, biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel 1969)   

1909  On December - 04 birth of jimmy Jewel, English actor (d. 1995)   

1910  On December - 04 birth of alex North, Chester Penn, composer (Spartacus, Viva Zapata)   

1910  Amar Singh, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties) was born on December - 04.   

1910  Ramaswamy Venkataraman, president of India (1987-92) was born on this day in history.   

1912  Alfons "Alphons" Berckmans, Flemish/British actor (Family Stastok) was born on December - 04.   

1912  On this day in history birth of jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler (didn't rep Aust)   

1912  Jimmy Jewel, comedian was born on this day in history.   

1912  John W Pritchard, [Ian Wallace], US, sci-fi author (Megalomania) was born on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history birth of pappy Boyington, American pilot (d. 1988)   

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0765  On December - 04 death of jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702)   

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on this day in history.   

0811  On December - 04 charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39   

1075  On December - 04 death of archbishop Anno II of Cologne   

1123  Death of Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) on this day in history.   

1137  Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1182  Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies on December - 04.   

1214  Death of William I of Scotland on December - 04.