Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 06

1831  Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on December - 06.   

1833  John Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916 was born on December - 06.   

1841  On this day in history birth of frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870)   

1843  Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1846  Henryk Jarecki, composer was born on this day in history.   

1849  On December - 06 birth of august von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945)   

1853  On December - 06 birth of haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931)   

1863  Charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914) was born on December - 06.   

1870  On December - 06 birth of william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

1872  On December - 06 birth of mikulas Moyzes, composer   

1872  William S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946) was born on December - 06.   

1875  Evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On December - 06 birth of fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932)   

1884  On this day in history birth of rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)   

1885  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General) was born on December - 06.   

1886  On December - 06 birth of joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees)   

1887  On December - 06 birth of joseph Lamb, composer   

1887  Lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man) was born on December - 06.   

1888  Will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951) was born on December - 06.   

1890  Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.   

1892  F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame) was born on December - 06.   

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

1893  On December - 06 birth of lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)   

1896  On December - 06 birth of arnold Foster, composer   

1896  George Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears) was born on December - 06.   

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

1897  On December - 06 birth of john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1897  O W Cisek, writer was born on December - 06.   

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

1898  On December - 06 birth of gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974)   

1898  On this day in history birth of herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine)   

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

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0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on this day in history.   

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

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  On December - 06 jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on this day in history.