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 this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history birth of robert Noehren, composer   

1910  Stanojlo Rajicic, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1915  Georgy Vasilevich Svirdov, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1916  On this day in history birth of udom Patpongsiri, property developer   

1917  On this day in history birth of arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End)   

1917  On this day in history birth of nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Sindhi scholar   

1918  Henry Clarke, fashion photographer was born on December - 16.   

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 December - 16.   

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

1922  On December - 16 birth of cy Leslie, American music and video executive (d. 2008)   

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

1923  On this day in history birth of werner Haentjes, composer   

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

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

1927  On December - 16 birth of g Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!)   

1927  Peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author (Heartsease) was born on this day in history.   

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

1928  Philip K[indred] Dick, US, sci-fi author (Hugo-1963, Blade Runner) was born on December - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1936  On December - 16 birth of morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center   

1937  On December - 16 birth of jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again)   

1937  On this day in history birth of joe Farrell, rocker   

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

1938  On this day in history birth of michael Greer, Durham NC, actor (Bobby Gentry Show)   

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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 December - 16.   

0867  On December - 16 death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.   

0882  On this day in history john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies   

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

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

1378  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat