Famous Birthdays In December - 16

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

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

1909  Lall Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match) was born on December - 16.   

1910  Freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ") was born on December - 16.   

1910  Robert Noehren, composer was born on December - 16.   

1910  Stanojlo Rajicic, composer was born on December - 16.   

1915  On December - 16 birth of georgi Sviridov, composer   

1915  On this day in history birth of georgy Vasilevich Svirdov, composer   

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

1916  On this day in history birth of theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer   

1916  On December - 16 birth of udom Patpongsiri, property developer   

1917  On December - 16 birth of arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End)   

1917  On December - 16 birth of nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Sindhi scholar   

1918  On December - 16 birth of henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

1918  Pierre Delanoë, French songwriter and lyricist (d. 2006) was born on this day in history.   

1919  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy) was born on this day in history.   

1922  On December - 16 birth of pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist   

1922  Cy Leslie, American music and video executive (d. 2008) was born on this day in history.   

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

1923  Werner Haentjes, composer was born on December - 16.   

1926  Alfred Koerppen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1926  James McCracken, American tenor (d. 1988) was born on this day in history.   

1927  G Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!) was born on December - 16.   

1927  On this day in history birth of peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author (Heartsease)   

1928  Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian was born on this day in history.   

1928  Philip K[indred] Dick, US, sci-fi author (Hugo-1963, Blade Runner) was born on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history birth of ian Board, barkeeper   

1929  On December - 16 birth of nicholas Courtney, English actor   

1932  On December - 16 birth of rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse)   

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

1937  Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) was born on December - 16.   

1937  Joe Farrell, rocker was born on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history birth of joyce Bulifant, Newport News Va, actress (Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show)   

1938  Michael Greer, Durham NC, actor (Bobby Gentry Show) was born on December - 16.   

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0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on this day in history.   

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on this day in history.   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.   

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

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

1325  On this day in history death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat