Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 12

1863  On December - 12 birth of edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream)   

1864  On this day in history birth of paul Elmer More, American essayist (d. 1937)   

1866  Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913) was born on December - 12.   

1870  On this day in history birth of walter Benona Sharp, American oil baron (d. 1912)   

1874  On this day in history birth of volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa)   

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

1875  Karl R G von Rundstedt, German gen-fieldmarshal (Normandy) was born on December - 12.   

1876  Alvin Kraenzlein, Olympic gold medalist (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

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

1879  Laura Hope Crews, US, actress (Camille, Gone with the Wind) was born on December - 12.   

1879  Percy Fletcher, composer was born on this day in history.   

1882  Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (openings theory) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of vaclav Stepan, composer   

1892  Herman Potočnik aka Hermann Noordung, Slovenian rocket engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], Romania, actor (10 Commandments)   

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

1900  Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (d. 1988) was born on December - 12.   

1902  On this day in history birth of howard Koch, screenwriter   

1902  On December - 12 birth of koloman Sokol, Slovak painter (d. 2003)   

1903  On this day in history birth of enid Balint-Edmonds, psychoanalyst   

1904  On this day in history birth of jim Christy, righty cricket batter (Transvaal, Queensland & S Africa)   

1905  Manès Sperber, Austrian-born writer (d. 1984) was born on this day in history.   

1906  William C Pahlmann, interior decorator (4 Season restaurant, NYC) was born on December - 12.   

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

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

1907  On this day in history birth of roy Douglas, composer   

1907  On this day in history birth of roy Douglas, English composer and orchestrator   

1909  On this day in history birth of armand H F Boni, the Good One, Flemish poet/writer   

1909  On this day in history birth of karen Morley, American actress (d. 2003)   

1911  Anna Russell, composer was born on December - 12.   

1912  On this day in history birth of yusef Bedri, educationist   

1913  On this day in history 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  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on this day in history.   

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1212  On this day in history death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

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

1574  On this day in history death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)   

1586  Death of Stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533) on December - 12.   

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