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  On December - 16 birth of freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ")   

1910  Robert Noehren, composer was born on this day in history.   

1910  On December - 16 birth of stanojlo Rajicic, composer   

1915  On this day in history birth of georgi Sviridov, composer   

1915  Georgy Vasilevich Svirdov, composer was born on December - 16.   

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

1916  On this day in history birth of theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer   

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

1917  Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End) was born on this day in history.   

1917  Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Sindhi scholar was born on December - 16.   

1918  Henry Clarke, fashion photographer was born on this day in history.   

1918  Pierre Delanoë, French songwriter and lyricist (d. 2006) was born on this day in history.   

1919  On December - 16 birth of manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)   

1922  On this day in history birth of pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist   

1922  Cy Leslie, American music and video executive (d. 2008) was born on this day in history.   

1923  On December - 16 birth of tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)   

1923  Werner Haentjes, composer was born on December - 16.   

1926  Alfred Koerppen, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1927  G Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!) was born on December - 16.   

1927  On December - 16 birth of peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author (Heartsease)   

1928  On December - 16 birth of peter Nailor, civil servant/historian   

1928  Philip K[indred] Dick, US, sci-fi author (Hugo-1963, Blade Runner) was born on this day in history.   

1929  Ian Board, barkeeper was born on December - 16.   

1929  On December - 16 birth of nicholas Courtney, English actor   

1932  Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse) was born on December - 16.   

1936  Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center was born on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history birth of jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again)   

1937  Joe Farrell, rocker was born on December - 16.   

1937  Joyce Bulifant, Newport News Va, actress (Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show) was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 16 pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

0867  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli   

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

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

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

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on December - 16.