Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 06

1831  Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

1833  On December - 06 birth of john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916   

1841  Frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870) was born on December - 06.   

1843  On December - 06 birth of albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher   

1846  On December - 06 birth of henryk Jarecki, composer   

1849  August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

1853  Haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931) was born on December - 06.   

1863  On this day in history birth of charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914)   

1870  On this day in history birth of william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

1872  Mikulas Moyzes, composer was born on December - 06.   

1872  On December - 06 birth of william S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)   

1875  On this day in history birth of evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)   

1876  Fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.   

1884  On December - 06 birth of rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)   

1885  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General) was born on this day in history.   

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) was born on December - 06.   

1887  On this day in history birth of joseph Lamb, composer   

1887  On December - 06 birth of lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man)   

1888  Will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949) was born on December - 06.   

1890  Dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946) was born on December - 06.   

1890  On December - 06 birth of yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951)   

1890  On December - 06 birth of rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)   

1892  On this day in history birth of f Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)   

1892  On this day in history birth of lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug)   

1893  On this day in history birth of lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)   

1896  Arnold Foster, composer was born on December - 06.   

1896  On December - 06 birth of george Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears)   

1896  On December - 06 birth of ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm)   

1897  John Axel Fernstrom, composer was born on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history birth of o W Cisek, writer   

1898  On December - 06 birth of alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist   

1898  On this day in history birth of gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974)   

1898  Herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine) was born on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history birth of harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith   

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0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)