Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 08

1872  On this day in history birth of j C Powys, writer   

1874  Ernst Moro, Austrian physician (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

1877  Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer was born on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history birth of paul Klee, Swiss/German painter/tutor (Bauhaus) [OS]   

1881  Padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems) was born on December - 08.   

1882  On this day in history birth of manuel Maria Ponce, Fresnillo Mexico, composer (Estrellita)   

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

1887  Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer was born on December - 08.   

1888  On this day in history birth of fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian   

1888  Paul Cavanagh, Chislehurst England, actor (Tarzan & his Mate) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history birth of vesey D'Davoren, character actor   

1889  W Hervey Allen, US writer/poet (Anthony Adverse) was born on December - 08.   

1890  Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti) was born on December - 08.   

1890  On this day in history birth of bohuslav Martinu, composer   

1894  On this day in history birth of james (Grover) Thurber, Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs)   

1894  On December - 08 birth of e.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) (d. 1938)   

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

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

1899  On December - 08 birth of john Qualen, Vancouver BC, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Searchers)   

1899  On this day in history birth of sarah Williamson, US missionary in Liberia   

1900  Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

1902  Wifredo Lam, Cuban artist (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.   

1903  Adele Simpson, NYC, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946) was born on December - 08.   

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

1903  On this day in history birth of irene Eisinger, singer   

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

1903  On December - 08 birth of zoltan Szekely, composer   

1904  On this day in history birth of wilmer L Allison Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1935)   

1905  Charles Cushing, composer was born on December - 08.   

1905  Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1905  Frank Faylen, St Louis Mo, actor (Herbert Gillis-Dobie Gillis) was born on December - 08.   

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  On December - 08 birth of tony Aubin, composer   

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0644  On this day in history death of omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered   

0899  Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies on December - 08.   

1292  John Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62 on December - 08.   

1587  On this day in history death of mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  Death of Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico on December - 08.   

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

1632  On this day in history death of philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)   

1643  On December - 08 john Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59