Page 3: Famous Personalities Born 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1915  Georgi Sviridov, composer was born on December - 16.   

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

1915  On December - 16 birth of turk Murphy, American trombonist (d. 1987)   

1916  Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer was born on this day in history.   

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 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  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy) was born on December - 16.   

1922  Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist was born on December - 16.   

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

1923  On December - 16 birth of tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)   

1923  On December - 16 birth of werner Haentjes, composer   

1926  On December - 16 birth of alfred Koerppen, composer   

1926  On December - 16 birth of james McCracken, American tenor (d. 1988)   

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  Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse) was born on December - 16.   

1936  On this day in history birth of morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center   

1937  Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) was born on this day in history.   

1937  On December - 16 birth of joe Farrell, rocker   

1937  Joyce Bulifant, Newport News Va, actress (Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show) was born on December - 16.   

1938  Michael Greer, Durham NC, actor (Bobby Gentry Show) was born on this day in history.   

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

0714  On December - 16 pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

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

0999  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

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

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat