Historical Birthdays for Yesterday

🎂 Famous Historical Birthdays - Dec 16

1485 Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII

1622 Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder

1652 Giovanni Maria Casini, composer

1685 Charles Cressent, France, cabinetmaker (R‚gence)

1734 Georg Peter Weimar, composer

1742 Gebhard Leberecht FЃrst BlЃcher von Wahlstatt, German fieldmarshal

1748 Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer

1770 Ludwig von Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (Ode to Joy)

1775 Fran‡ois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer

1775 Jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)

1777 Janos Fusz, composer

1809 Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance

1812 William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900

1819 Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861

1822 Charles Edward Horsley, composer

1825 Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899

1825 Robert Prescott Stewart, composer

1827 John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer

1828 John Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914

1830 John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889

1834 L‚on Walras, French economist (border use theory)

1847 Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer

1850 Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)

1851 Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)

1857 Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)

1862 EugЉne Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe)

1863 George Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan)

1863 Ralph Adams Cram, US, gothic architect (Cathedral of St Joan NYC)

1865 Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor

1869 Albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography)

1879 William Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail)

1882 Jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever)

1882 John Berry Hobbs, England, 1st cricket played knighted (1953)

1882 Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner effect)

1882 Zolt n Kod ly, Kecskem‚t Hungary, composer (Psalmus Hungaricus)

1883 Max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain)

1888 Alphonse Juin, French marshal

1890 Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

1892 A "Shon NЉnЉ" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady

1892 Cameron Prud'Homme, Auburn CA, actor (Rainmaker)

1893 Vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat

1895 Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia

1897 Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for S Africa 1927-29)

1897 Paul Neuhuys, Belgian playwright (Le Canari et le Cerise)

1899 Harold Walter Bailey, philologist

1899 No‰l Coward, England, playwright (In Which We Serve-1942 Acad Award)

1900 Victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers)

1901 Margaret Mead, Phila, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa)

1903 Hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter)

1903 Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet (El hombre deshabitado)

1904 Edward Morris Bernstein, economist

1904 Norbert E Fonteyne, Flemish writer (Guest house VivЉs)

1905 Piet Hein, poet/inventor

1906 John Morrison, politician/landowner

1906 Lord Margadale, English Conserv parliament leader/large landowner

1907 Ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman

1907 Syd Curnow, cricketer (South African batsman in 7 Tests 1930-32)

1909 Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter

1909 Lall Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match)

1910 Freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ")

1910 Robert Noehren, composer

1910 Stanojlo Rajicic, composer

1915 Georgi Sviridov, composer

1915 Georgy Vasilevich Svirdov, composer

1916 Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer

1916 Udom Patpongsiri, property developer

1917 Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End)

1918 Henry Clarke, fashion photographer

1919 Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)

1922 Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist

1923 Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)

1923 Werner Haentjes, composer

1926 Alfred Koerppen, composer

1926 James McCracken, Gary Ind, dramatic tenor (Rodolfo-La Boh‚me)

1927 G Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!)

1927 Peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author (Heartsease)

1928 Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian

1928 Philip K[indred] Dick, US, sci-fi author (Hugo-1963, Blade Runner)

1929 Ian Board, barkeeper

1932 Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse)

1937 Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again)

1937 Joe Farrell, rocker

1937 Joyce Bulifant, Newport News Va, actress (Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show)

1938 Michael Greer, Durham NC, actor (Bobby Gentry Show)

1939 Liv Ullman, Tokyo Japan, actress (Cries & Whispers, 40 Carats)

1940 Dimitri van Toren, Dutch vocalist/composer

1941 Lesley Stahl, newscaster/correspondent (CBS)

1941 Vittoria Mezzogiorno, Italian actor (L'homme bless‚, Tre fratelli)

1943 Anthony Hicks, rock guitarist (Hollies)

1943 Steven Bochco, prod (Hill St Blues, LA Law, St Elsewhere, NYPD Blue)

1943 Tony Hicks, rocker (Hollies-The Air That I Breathe)

1944 John Abercrombie, rocker

1946 Adriaan van Dis, Dutch TV host/writer (Promised Country)

1946 Benny Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, singer (ABBA-Money! Money! Money!)

1946 Fred Borgman, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)

1947 Ben Cross, England, actor (Chariots of Fire, Far Pavillions)

1947 Vincent Matthews, US, 400m dash (Olympic-gold-1972)

1949 Billy Gibbons, Houston TX, jazz guitarist (Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top)

1950 Caroline Munro, Windsor, actress (Golden Voyage of Sinbad) [or 1/16]

1950 Ieremia Tabai, pres of Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) (1979-91)

1952 Elayne Boosler, comedienne (Night Court)

1952 Joel Garner, cricketer (two-metre West Indian pace bowler 1977-87)

1953 Filip Bolluyt, Dutch actor (Daybreak)

1953 Joel Garner, Barbados, bowler

1954 Joslyn Y Hoyte-Smith, Barbados, 4X400m hurdler (Olympic-bronze-1980)

1955 Carol M Browner, US Administrator (EPA)

1955 Graeme Stevenson, cricketer (England medium pacer 1980-81)

1958 Bart Oates, NFL center (NY Giants, SF 49ers)

1959 Alison La Placa, NJ, actress (Duet, Catherine-John Larroquette Show)

1959 Steven Irvine, rock drummer (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions)

1961 Kelly Tough, Vancouver BC, playmate (Oct, 1981)

1962 Jon Tenney, actor (Brooklyn South)

1962 Maruschka Detmers, Schoonebeek Holland, actress (Devil in the Flesh)

1962 Melanie Smith, Scranton Pa, actress (Emily-As the World Turns)

1962 William "The Refrigerator" Perry, NFL defensive back (Chicago Bears)

1963 Benjamin Bratt, Calif, actor (Det Reynaldo Curtis-Law & Order)

1963 Brian Clark, Brandon Man, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Morden Pro-Am)

1963 Cathy Johnston-Forbes, High Point NC, LPGA golfer (1990 du Maurier)

1963 Silvio Diliberto, WLAF kicker (Amsterdam Admirals)

1964 Billy Ripken, Havre de Grace MD, 2nd baseman (Bal Orioles, Tx Rangers)

1964 Evelyn Conley, SF Calif, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1989)

1964 Gail Harris, Dewsbury England, actress (Virtual Desire)

1964 Heike Drechsler, Gera German DR, sprinter (1988 world record)

1965 Brent Franklin, Barrie Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Japan Open-2nd)

1965 Chris Jones, Utica NY, outfielder (NY Mets)

1965 Cynthia Lynne White, Okla City Okla, Miss Okla-America (1991-top 10)

1965 Moe Elewonibi, NFL/CFL tackle (Phila Eagles, BC Lions)

1965 Page Dunlap, Harrisonburg VA, LPGA golfer (1994 Atlanta Women's-8th)

1965 Romallis Ellis, Wash DC, lightweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1988)

1966 Clifford Robinson, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers)

1967 Donovan Bailey, Manchester Jamaica, Canada 100m runner (Oly-2 gold-96)

1968 Darryll Lewis, NFL cornerback (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)

1968 Paul Scherrer, actor (Children of Corn II, Free Spirit)

1968 Wendy Doolan, Sydney Australia, LPGA golfer (1991 Brit Amat Champ-2nd)

1969 Charles Mincy, NFL safety (Minn Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

1969 Craig White, cricketer (England all-rounder 1994-95, AIS graduate)

1969 Martin Ulrich, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)

1971 Catherine "Cathy" Symon, Wash DC, rower (Olympics-96)

1971 Kristen Kane, Jacksonville Fl, diver (Olympics-96)

1971 Michael S McCary, [Boss], Phila Pa, rapper (Boyz II Men)

1973 Kristie Boogert, Rotterdam Neth, tennis star (1996 Paris)

1979 Nicole Werra, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA (1996)

11671224 John "without a land", king of England (1199-)

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