Famous Birthdays In December - 16

1907  Syd Curnow, cricketer (South African batsman in 7 Tests 1930-32) was born on December - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

1910  On December - 16 birth of robert Noehren, composer  

1910  On December - 16 birth of stanojlo Rajicic, composer  

1915  On December - 16 birth of georgi Sviridov, composer  

1915  Georgy Vasilevich Svirdov, composer was born on December - 16.  

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.  

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

1917  Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End) was born on December - 16.  

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

1918  Henry Clarke, fashion photographer was born on this day in history.  

1918  Pierre Delanoë, French songwriter and lyricist (d. 2006) was born on December - 16.  

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

1922  Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist was born on this day in history.  

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

1923  Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage) was born on this day in history.  

1923  On December - 16 birth of werner Haentjes, composer  

1926  Alfred Koerppen, composer was born on December - 16.  

1926  On this day in history birth of james McCracken, American tenor (d. 1988)  

1927  G Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!) was born on this day in history.  

1927  On December - 16 birth of peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author (Heartsease)  

1928  Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian was born on December - 16.  

1928  On this day in history birth of philip K[indred] Dick, US, sci-fi author (Hugo-1963, Blade Runner)  

1929  Ian Board, barkeeper was born on this day in history.  

1929  Nicholas Courtney, English actor was born on this day in history.  

1932  On this day in history 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 December - 16.  

1937  On December - 16 birth of joyce Bulifant, Newport News Va, actress (Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show)  

1938  On December - 16 birth of michael Greer, Durham NC, actor (Bobby Gentry Show)  

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

0714  On this day in history pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies  

0867  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli  

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 December - 16.  

1325  On December - 16 death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)  

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat