Famous Birthdays In December - 25

1890  Robert Ripley, collector of odd facts (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of clarrie Grimmett, cricketer (in Dunedin Great Australian leg-spinner)   

1891  Earle Foxe, Oxford OH, actor (Dance Fools Dance) was born on this day in history.   

1891  Kenneth A N Anderson, British general (Dunkerk, North Africa) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Rebecca West, [Cicely Isabel Fairfield], English author was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of bert Bertram, actor (How to Steal a Million)   

1893  Fred Hillebrand, Bkln NY, actor (Martin Kane) was born on December - 25.   

1893  Ropert L Ripley, Santa Rosa Calif, cartoonist (Believe It or Not) was born on December - 25.   

1898  On December - 25 birth of theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter   

1899  On this day in history birth of frank Fergusson, actor (My Friend Flicka, Peyton Place)   

1899  Humphrey Bogart, NYC, actor, Here's looking at you, kid (Casablanca) was born on this day in history.   

1899  Raphael Soyer, artist (Depression Scenes in NYC) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of barton Maclane, Columbia SC, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie)   

1900  On this day in history birth of gladys Swarthout, Deepwater Missouri, mezzo-soprano (La Gioconda)   

1900  W L "Tich" Cornford, cricketer (Sussex keeper played for England 1930) was born on December - 25.   

1901  On December - 25 birth of alice C, English duchess of Gloucester/aunt of Elizabeth II   

1902  On December - 25 birth of barton MacLane, SC, actor (Geisha Boy, Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie)   

1903  Antiochos Evanghelatos, composer was born on December - 25.   

1903  Corry Lievens, [Isabella MJ Adriaens], Flemish actress (Blue Bird) was born on December - 25.   

1903  On this day in history birth of j Edward Bromberg, Hungary, actor (Mark of Zorro, Under 2 Flags)   

1904  Gerhard Herzberg, Can, physicist (molecular structure-Nobel 1971) was born on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history birth of clark M Clifford, US Secretary of Defense (1968-69)   

1906  Herman J Scheltema, [NEM Pareau], Dutch jurist/poet was born on December - 25.   

1906  On this day in history birth of lew Grade, British TV mogul (ATV)/movie producer (Boys from Brazil)   

1906  William McChesney Martin, Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank (1951-70) was born on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history birth of ernst Ruska, Nobel laureate (d. 1988)   

1907  On this day in history birth of cab[ell] Calloway, Rochester, bandleader (Minnie the Moocha, Jazzball)   

1907  Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (d. 1988) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history birth of mike Mazurki, Ukrainian-born actor (d. 1990)   

1908  Frank Ferguson, Calif, actor (Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal) was born on this day in history.   

1908  On December - 25 birth of helen Twelvetrees, actress (State's Attorney, Painted Desert)   

1908  Jan Seidel, composer was born on December - 25.   

1908  On December - 25 birth of quentin Crisp, English author (d. 1999)   

1908  On this day in history birth of jo-Jo Moore, baseball player (d. 2001)   

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0795  On December - 25 adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  Death of Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered on December - 25.   

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1249  Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies on December - 25.   

1513  On December - 25 johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on December - 25.   

1635  On December - 25 death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)   

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on this day in history.