Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of December 09:
1392 Peter Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)
1561 Edwin Sandys a founder of Virginia colony
1569 Martinus de Porres Peru, saint (patron of social justice)
1571 Adrian A Metius Dutch mathematician/fort architect
1581 Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana daughter of Willem of Orange
1594 Gustavus II Adolphus king who made Swedenden a major power (1611-32)
1608 John Milton London, poet/puritan (Paradise Lost)
1715 Georg Gottfried Petri composer
1717 Johann J Winckelmann German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art)
1728 Pietro Alessandro Guglieli composer
1742 Carl W Scheele Swedendish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid)
1754 Etienne Ozi composer
1791 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner composer
1796 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley composer
1837 Charles Èmile Waldteufel Strasbourg France, waltz composer (Skaters)
1842 Pjotr A Kopotkin Russian ruler/anarchist
1843 P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu French economist (Economiste Français)
1848 Joel Chandler Harris US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories)
1853 Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884)
1854 Pekka Hannikainen composer
1859 Algernon Ashton composer
1862 Karel Kovarovic composer
1864 Sidney Homer composer
1868 Fritz Haber German phycist-chemist (Nobel 1918)
1873 Antoine Pompe Belgian architect
1878 Géza Révész Hungarian/Dutch psychologist (Talent & Genius)
1882 Joaquín Turina Seville Spain, composer (Rima)
1883 Alexander Papagos Greek fieldmarshal/supreme commander
1884 Antonin Zapotocky Czechoslovakian President (Ceskoslovensky Spisouatel)
1886 Clarence Birdseye frozen vegatable king (Birdseye)
1889 John P "Hannes" Kolehmainen Finnish long-distance runner (Olympics-gold 1912)
1894 Eddie Dowling Woonsocket RI, actor (Anywhere USA)
1897 Hermione Gingold London England, actress (Gigi, Music Man)
1898 Emmett Kelly Sedan KS, circus clown (Weary Willie)
1899 Frans van Amelsvoort Dutch choir conductor
1899 Howard Freeman Helena MT, actor (Double Dynamite)
1899 Jean de Brunhoff France, children's book author (Babar the Elephant)
1899 Leonie Fuller Adams US poetess (Those not elected)
19-- Anne Sward Hanson actress (Lyla-As the World Turns)
19-- Leonard Simon Norristown PA, actor (Jim-Just Our Luck)
1901 Odön [Edmund] von Horvath Hungarian/Austrian playwright
1902 Margaret Hamilton Cleveland OH, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz)
1902 Richard A Butler England, Dutch Minister of Finance/Foreign affairs
1904 Roger Wolcott Sperry physicist
1905 Dalton Trumbo US, writer/film director (Johnny Got His Gun)
1906 Freddy Martin Cleveland OH, orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin)
1906 Grace Murray Hopper computer innovator
1906 Greet Koeman Dutch singer
1907 Noel Walton Bott engineer
1909 Douglas Fairbanks Jr New York NY, actor (Ghost Story)
1910 Dick Elffers Dutch graphic artist/painter (Holland Festival)
1910 Stephen Jurika Jr US pilot/captain (WWII, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross)
1911 [William] Broderick Crawford Philadelphia PA, actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol, Hunter, Liar's Moon)
1912 Fred Engelen Flemish actor/director [or Dec 12]
1912 Thomas P "Tip" O'Neill (Representative-D-MA 1977-86)/Speaker of the House
1913 Frances Reid Wichita Falls TX, actress (Alice-Days of our Lives)
1915 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Jarotschin Germany, soprano (Der Rosenkavalier)
1915 Colin McCool cricketer (Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s)
1915 Herbert Huncke writer
1916 Wolfgang Hildesheimer German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog)
1918 Kirk Douglas [Issur Demsky] actor (Gunfight at the OK Corral, 7 Days in May)
1922 Redd Foxx St Louis MO, comedian (Sanford & Son, Redd Foxx Show)
1925 Dina Merrill New York NY, actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8)
1926 Luis Miguel Dominguín Spain, matador
1927 Pierre Henry composer
1928 Dick Van Patten Queens NY, actor (Tom Bradford-8 is Enough)
1929 John Cassavetes New York NY, actor (Dirty Dozen, Rosemary's Baby)
1929 Bob Hawke cricketer (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford University 1954)
1929 Michel Fano composer
1929 Robert J L Hawke (Lab), PM Australia (1983-91)
1930 Buck Henry New York NY, screenwriter/comedian (Saturday Night Live, Get Smart)
1932 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill jazz musician
1933 Milt Campbell Plainfield NJ, hurdler/decathlete (Olympics-gold-56)
1933 Orville Moody Chickasha OK, PGA golfer (1969 US Open)
1934 Dame Judi Dench York England, British stage & film actress (As Time Goes By, Goldeneye-"M", Her Majesty Mrs Brown-Queen Victoria)
1934 [Amos] Junior Wells Memphis TN, blues singer (In My Younger Days)
1934 Al Kaline Baltimore MD, baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers)
1934 Alan Ridout composer
1934 Milton Gray Campbell Plainfield NJ, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1956)
1935 Dominico Tromp Aruba, stage leader
1938 [David] Deacon Jones NFL defensive end (Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins)
1938 David Houston rocker
1938 Elizabeth H "Rina" Venter South African minister of Health care
1938 William Thomas McKinley composer
1940 Sammy Strain US singer (Imperials-Hurt So Bad)
1941 Beau Bridges Los Angeles CA, actor (Hotel New Hampshire, 5th Musketeer)
1941 Dan Hicks rocker
1942 Dick Butkus Chicago IL, NFL hall of fame linebacker (Bears)/sportscaster
1942 Joe McGinniss Rye NY, author (Selling of the President 1968)
1943 Rick Danko Canada, rocker (The Band-Islands, Stage Fright)
1943 Kenny Vance rocker
1944 George Baker [Hans Bouwens] Dutch vocalist (G B Selection)
1945 Michael Nouri Washington DC, actor (Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues)
1948 Dennis Dunaway rocker
1948 Marleen Gorris Dutch director (Mres Dalloway, Antonia, Last Island)
1948 Ron Vawter Latham NY, actor (Philadelphia, Empire City, Twister)
1949 Thomas O Kite Jr Austin TX, PGA golfer (1978 British Columbia Open, Crosby 1983)
1950 Joan Armatrading St Kitts, singer (Back to the Night)
1952 Jim Kerr Radio Personality, New York City morning radio for 22 years
1952 Michael Dorn actor (Worf-Star Trek Next Generation)
1953 John Malkovich Christopher IL, actor/director (Killing Fields)
1953 World B Free NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors)
1954 Herman Finkers Dutch cabaret performer
1956 Sylvia Kokomo IN, country singer (Nobody)
1957 Donny Osmond Ogden UT, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donny & Marie)
1958 Nancy J Currie Wilmington DE, Major Army/astronaut (STS 57, 70, sk: 88)
1960 Juan Samuel San Pedro de Macoris, infielder (New York Yankees, Blue Jays)
1961 Christiane Jolissaint Switzerland, tennis star
1961 Ian Andrew Wright Hamilton New Zealand, rower (Olympics-96)
1961 Joe Lando Los Angeles CA, actor (Byron Sully-Dr Quinn)
1963 Bárbara Palacios Caracas Venezuela, Miss Universe (1986)
1963 Barry Wilburn NFL full safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
1964 Petr Briza Prague Czechoslovakia, hockey goalie (Team Czechoslovakia Representative)
1965 Brad Savage Livdnia MI, actor (Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice)
1965 Caryn Kadavy Erie PA, figure skater
1965 Karla Nelson Pine City MN, bodybuilder-Ms America (1993)
1966 Dana Murzyn Calgary, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
1967 Cathy Mockett Newport Beach CA, LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-7th)
1967 Ray Agnew NFL nose tackle (Carolina Panthers, New York Giants)
1968 Michael Foster Richmond VA, drummer (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime)
1968 Bill Johnson NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1968 Brent Price NBA guard (Houston Rockets, Washington Bullets)
1968 Kurt Angle Pittsburgh PA, 220 lbs freestyle wrestler (Olympics-gold-96)
1969 Allison Smith Bronx NY, actress (Jennie-Cagney & Lacey, Kate & Allie)
1969 Jakob Dylan New York NY, singer/guitarist/Bob Dylan's son (The Wallflowers-One Headlight)
1969 Greg[ory] Klingsporn Morristown NJ, rower (Olympics-1996)
1969 Ramon Garcia Guanare Venezuela, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
1970 David Kersh Houston TX, country singer (If I Never Stop Loving You)
1970 Donald Douglas WLAF safety (Rhein Fire)
1970 Marlin Cannon Dallas TX, 200 meter/400 meter runner
1971 Chris Boniol NFL kicker (Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles)
1971 Clifton Abraham NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1971 Petr Nedved Libercec Czechoslovakia, NHL center (Team Czechoslovakia, Pittsburgh Penguins)
1971 Todd Van Poppel Hinsdale IL, pitcher (Oakland A's)
1972 Fabrice Santoro Tahiti, tennis star
1972 Paul Greene Australian 100 meter/200 meter/400 meter (Olympics-96)
1973 Tony Batista Puerto Plata Dominican Republic, infielder (Oakland A's)
1975 Joshua Rudoy actor (Harry & the Hendersons)
1975 Stuart McRae Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1978 Mandy James Jacksonville FL, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)
2340 Worf Klingon character on Star Trek Next Generation
Deaths which occurred on December 09:
1165 Malcom IV king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24
1292 Sa'di great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies
1437 Sigismund German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70
1565 Pius IV [Gianangelo de' Medici] Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66
1625 Ubbo Emmius [van Embden] Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78
1636 Giovanni B Aleotti Italian writer/theater architect, dies at about 90
1641 Anthonie "Antoon" van Dyck Flemish painter, dies at 42
1669 Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi] Italian Pope (1667-69), dies
1674 Edward Hyde 1st earl of Clarendon English PM (1660-67), dies at 65
1706 Pedro II king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58
1767 Benedetto Alfieri Italian architect (San Giovanni Battista), dies
1770 Gottlieb Theophil Muffat composer, dies at 80
1814 Jose Angel Lamas composer, dies at 39
1819 Ann C Coleman fiancee of President Buchanan, commits suicide
1827 François Leonard Rouwyzer composer, dies at 90
1893 George Elvey composer, dies at 77
1905 Henry Holmes composer, dies at 66
1916 P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu French economist (Economist France), dies at 73
1924 Bernard Zweers Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel), dies at 70
1925 Eugene Gigout composer, dies at 81
1929 Willis Cuttell cricketer (two Tests England vs South Africa 1899), dies
1930 Jim Slight cricketer (represented Australia at Oval 1880), dies
1933 Morice Bird cricketer (scored 280 runs in 10 Tests for England), dies
1940 Maletti Italian general, dies in battle
1941 Leonard "Leo" Polak Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61
1944 Laird Cregar actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28
1948 Sir Timothy O'Brien cricketer (Bart 5 Tests England 1884-96), dies
1956 Hans Barth composer, dies at 59
1957 Carswell Adams sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies
1959 Walter Compton news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47
1959 Kurt Kläber writer, dies
1963 Philibert Schmitz Belgium, historian (Order of St BenoŒt), dies at 75
1964 Edith L Sitwell English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77
1966 Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin composer, dies at 79
1970 Artem Mikoyan Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65
1971 Ralph J Bunche UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in New York NY
1974 George Carew cricketer (4 Tests for West Indies between 1935 & 1949), dies
1974 Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos composer, dies at 64
1975 William A Wellman US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79
1976 Nino Martini actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71
1977 Clarice Lispector writer, dies
1981 Tonny Til rocker, dies at 56
1982 Joey Forman actor (Sid Caesar Show, Joey Bishop Show), dies at 53
1982 Leon Jaworski Watergate special prosecutor dies in Texas at 77
1982 Fritz Usinger German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87
1982 Paul Godwin [Goldfein] Polish/Dutch violist, dies at 80
1982 Roger Danneels Flemish accordionist, dies at 55
1983 David Rounds actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53
1990 Mike Mazurski wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at 80
1992 Carl Barger baseball president (Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), dies at 62
1992 Vincent Gardenia actor (All in the Family, LA Law), dies at 71
1993 Danny Blanchflower North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67
1993 Muhammad Reza Golpayegani ayatollah of Iran, dies
1994 Garnet Silk Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28
1994 Kim II Sung President of North Korea (1945-94), dies at 82
1994 Maureen Cox Starkey ex-wife of Ringo, dies of Leukemia at 48
1994 Max Bill Swiss painter/sculptor/politician, dies at 85
1995 Benny Lee entertainer, dies at 84
1995 Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (aviator) dies
1995 Hugh Armstrong Clegg industrial relations academic, dies at 75
1995 Toni Cade Bambara filmmaker, dies at 56
1995 Vitali Viktorovich Savitsky biologist/politician, dies at 40
1995 Vivian Blaine actress (Guys & Dolls), dies of heart failure at 74
1996 Alain Emile Louis Marie Poher French President of European Parliament (1966-69), dies at 87
1996 Anne Bolt photo-journalist/trade unionist, dies at 84
1996 Faron Young country singer, commits suicide at 64
1996 Ivor Roberts-Jones sculptor, dies at 83
1996 Mary Douglas Nichol Leakey archaeologist/anthropologist, dies at 83
1996 Raphael Samuel historian, dies at 32
1997 Tamara Geva dancer, dies at 91
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 LIRA JOSE T.
1968 FORD EDWARD BIRMINGHAM AL
1968 MINOR CARROLL WILLIAM GREENVILLE SC
1968 SHIMEK SAMUEL D. UNIONTOWN PA
1972 ACOSTA HECTOR M. SAN ANTONIO TX 03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1972 WILLIAMS BILLIE J. MALDEN MO REMAINS RETURNED I.D. 12/20/90
