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History Births on December 20

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History Births on December 20

David Bohm, American-English physicist, neuropsychologist, and philosopher (d. 1992)

#David_Bohm

In 1917

Sandra Cisneros, American author and poet

#Sandra_Cisneros

In 1954

Billy Bragg, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Billy_Bragg

In 1957

David Nedohin, Canadian curler and sportscaster

#David_Nedohin

In 1973

Marta Russell, American author and activist (d. 2013)

#Marta_Russell

In 1951

Arturo Márquez, Mexican-American composer

#Arturo_Márquez

In 1950

David Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#David_Cook_(singer)

In 1982

Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (d. 1853)

#Pietro_Raimondi

In 1786

Elsie de Wolfe, American actress and interior decorator (d. 1950)

#Elsie_de_Wolfe

In 1865

Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Economics (d. 2009)

#Otto_Graf_Lambsdorff

In 1926

Kim Ki-duk, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter

#Kim_Ki-duk

In 1960

Andrei Markov, Russian-Canadian ice hockey player

#Andrei_Markov_(ice_hockey)

In 1978

Branch Rickey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)

#Branch_Rickey

In 1881

Audrey Totter, American actress (d. 2013)

#Audrey_Totter

In 1917

Kylian Mbappé, French footballer

#Kylian_Mbappé

In 1998

Andrew Mackenzie, Scottish geologist and businessman

#Andrew_Mackenzie_(businessman)

In 1956

Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1992)

#Bill_O'Reilly_(cricketer)

In 1905

Yitzhak Baer, German-Israeli historian and academic (d. 1980)

#Yitzhak_Baer

In 1888

Lissy Arna, German film actress (d. 1964)

#Lissy_Arna

In 1900

David Wright, American baseball player

#David_Wright

In 1982

Israel Castro, Mexican footballer

#Israel_Castro

In 1980

Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)

#Ferdinand_Buisson

In 1841

Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (d. 2002)

#Bob_Hayes

In 1942

Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician (d. 1724)

#Urban_Hjärne

In 1641

Martin Schulz, German politician

#Martin_Schulz

In 1955

Binali Y?ld?r?m, Turkish lawyer and politician, Turkish Minister of Transport

#Binali_Y?ld?r?m

In 1955

Prince George, Duke of Kent (d. 1942)

#Prince_George,_Duke_of_Kent

In 1902

Fabian Schär, Swiss footballer

#Fabian_Schär

In 1991

Robert Menzies, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1978)

#Robert_Menzies

In 1894

Ashley Cole, English footballer

#Ashley_Cole

In 1980

Charley Grapewin, American actor (d. 1956)

#Charley_Grapewin

In 1869

Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (d. 1936)

#Mehmet_Akif_Ersoy

In 1873

Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo

#Infanta_Elena,_Duchess_of_Lugo

In 1963

Ramón Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American actor and dancer

#Ramón_Rodríguez_(actor)

In 1979

Kathryn Joosten, American actress (d. 2012)

#Kathryn_Joosten

In 1939

Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer

#Nikolaos_Karabelas

In 1984

Michael P. Johnson, American sociologist

#Michael_P._Johnson

In 1942

Joe Cornish, English actor, director, and screenwriter

#Joe_Cornish

In 1968

Anthony da Silva, French-Portuguese footballer

#Anthony_da_Silva

In 1980

Royal Ivey, American basketball player

#Royal_Ivey

In 1981

Freddie Spencer, American motorcycle racer

#Freddie_Spencer

In 1961

Oscar Gamble, American baseball player (d. 2018)

#Oscar_Gamble

In 1949

Arthur Lee, American physician and diplomat (d. 1792)

#Arthur_Lee_(diplomat)

In 1740

Chris Robinson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Chris_Robinson_(singer)

In 1966

Mike Watt, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Mike_Watt

In 1957

Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager (d. 1958)

#Fred_Merkle

In 1888

Jonah Hill, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Jonah_Hill

In 1983

Alister McRae, Scottish race car driver

#Alister_McRae

In 1970

George Roy Hill, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)

#George_Roy_Hill

In 1922

James Thomson, American biologist and academic

#James_Thomson_(cell_biologist)

In 1958

Kim Young-sam, South Korean soldier and politician, 7th President of South Korea (d. 2015)

#Kim_Young-sam

In 1927

Sonny Perdue, American captain and politician, 81st Governor of Georgia

#Sonny_Perdue

In 1946

Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) (d. 1871)

#Martín_Carrera

In 1806

Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician (d. 1692)

#Veit_Ludwig_von_Seckendorff

In 1626

Vakkom Majeed, Indian journalist and politician (d. 2000)

#Vakkom_Majeed

In 1909

David Breashears, American mountaineer, director, and producer

#David_Breashears

In 1955

Cory Stillman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Cory_Stillman

In 1973

Mike Keneally, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Mike_Keneally

In 1961

Yoon Kye-sang, South Korean singer (g.o.d)

#Yoon_Kye-sang

In 1978

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Mauritanian general and politician, President of Mauritania

#Mohamed_Ould_Abdel_Aziz

In 1956

Fitz Hall, English footballer

#Fitz_Hall

In 1980

Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer

#Bartosz_Bosacki

In 1975

Oronce Finé, French mathematician and cartographer (d. 1555)

#Oronce_Finé

In 1494

Jörg Schmidt, German footballer

#Jörg_Schmidt_(footballer)

In 1970

David DeJesus, American baseball player

#David_DeJesus

In 1979

James Shields, American baseball player

#James_Shields_(baseball)

In 1981

Yvonne Arnaud, French pianist, actress and singer (d. 1958)

#Yvonne_Arnaud

In 1890

Grant Flower, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

#Grant_Flower

In 1970

Karl Wendlinger, Austrian race car driver

#Karl_Wendlinger

In 1968

Hildegard Körner, German runner

#Hildegard_Körner

In 1959

Kim Weston, American soul singer

#Kim_Weston

In 1939

Anna Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actress

#Anna_Vissi

In 1957

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, American tennis player and businessman (d. 1974)

#Hazel_Hotchkiss_Wightman

In 1886

Jenny Agutter, English actress

#Jenny_Agutter

In 1952

Peter Criss, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer

#Peter_Criss

In 1945

Mark Coleman, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

#Mark_Coleman

In 1964

Harry F. Byrd Jr., American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (d. 2013)

#Harry_F._Byrd_Jr.

In 1914

Erik Almlöf, Swedish triple jumper (d. 1971)

#Erik_Almlöf

In 1891

Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (d. 1684)

#Pieter_de_Hooch

In 1629

Olavi Salonen, Finnish runner

#Olavi_Salonen

In 1933

Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer-songwriter

#Gigliola_Cinquetti

In 1947

Spud Davis, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1984)

#Spud_Davis

In 1904

Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and academic, invented the Van de Graaff generator (d. 1967)

#Robert_J._Van_de_Graaff

In 1901

Henry Kimball Hadley, American composer and conductor (d. 1937)

#Henry_Kimball_Hadley

In 1871

Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926)

#Ivana_Kobilca

In 1861

Jean-Claude Trichet, French banker and economist

#Jean-Claude_Trichet

In 1942

Anders Odden, Norwegian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Anders_Odden

In 1972

Jean Carnahan, American author and politician

#Jean_Carnahan

In 1933

Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistani lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan (d. 2015)

#Rana_Bhagwandas

In 1942

Uri Geller, Israeli-English magician and psychic

#Uri_Geller

In 1946

Jim Simpson, American sportscaster (d. 2016)

#Jim_Simpson_(sportscaster)

In 1927

Nalo Hopkinson, Jamaican-Canadian author and educator

#Nalo_Hopkinson

In 1960

Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)

#Jaroslav_Heyrovský

In 1890

Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian, author, and academic (d. 1948)

#Kan'ichi_Asakawa

In 1873

Jean Marchand, Canadian trade union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1988)

#Jean_Marchand

In 1918

Dick Wolf, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Dick_Wolf

In 1946

Alain de Botton, Swiss-English philosopher and author

#Alain_de_Botton

In 1969

Matt Neal, English race car driver

#Matt_Neal

In 1966

Alan Parsons, English keyboard player and producer

#Alan_Parsons

In 1948

Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Polish physicist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Poland

#Kazimierz_Marcinkiewicz

In 1959

John Hillerman, American actor (d. 2017)

#John_Hillerman

In 1932

Bouabdellah Tahri, French runner

#Bouabdellah_Tahri

In 1978

Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (d. 1990)

#Irene_Dunne

In 1898

Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French politician and diplomat, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1787)

#Charles_Gravier,_comte_de_Vergennes

In 1719

Lloyd Mumphord, American football player

#Lloyd_Mumphord

In 1946

Ksenia Makarova, Russian-American figure skater

#Ksenia_Makarova

In 1992

Sarah Jones, British politician

#Sarah_Jones_(politician)

In 1972

Blanche Baker, American actress and screenwriter

#Blanche_Baker

In 1956

Soumaïla Cissé, Malian engineer and politician

#Soumaïla_Cissé

In 1949

Rik Van Looy, Belgian cyclist

#Rik_Van_Looy

In 1933

Mala Powers, American actress (d. 2007)

#Mala_Powers

In 1931

Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2015)

#Geoffrey_Howe

In 1926

Martín Demichelis, Argentinian footballer

#Martín_Demichelis

In 1980

Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer

#Suzuka_Nakamoto

In 1997

Dennis Morgan, American actor and singer (d. 1994)

#Dennis_Morgan

In 1908

Ray Martin, Australian television host and journalist

#Ray_Martin_(television_presenter)

In 1944

Michael Beaumont, 22nd Seigneur of Sark, English engineer and politician (d. 2016)

#Michael_Beaumont,_22nd_Seigneur_of_Sark

In 1927

Lara Stone, Dutch supermodel

#Lara_Stone

In 1983

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French painter and educator (d. 1845)

#Nicolas_Toussaint_Charlet

In 1792

Paul Linger, English footballer

#Paul_Linger

In 1974

Michael Rogers, Australian cyclist

#Michael_Rogers_(cyclist)

In 1979

Jillian Rose Reed, American actress

#Jillian_Rose_Reed

In 1991

Maarja Kangro, Estonian author and poet

#Maarja_Kangro

In 1973

JoJo, American singer and actress

#JoJo_(singer)

In 1990

John III, king of Sweden (d. 1592)

#John_III_of_Sweden

In 1537

Ferdinand Bonn, German actor (d. 1933)

#Ferdinand_Bonn

In 1861

Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010)

#Michel_Chartrand

In 1916

Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian, author, and educator (d. 1926)

#Edwin_Abbott_Abbott

In 1838

Rich Gannon, American football player and sportscaster

#Rich_Gannon

In 1965

Anita Ward, American disco/R&B singer

#Anita_Ward

In 1956

Robeisy Ramírez, Cuban boxer

In 1993

Darren Sammy, Saint Lucian cricketer

In 1983

Kasper Klausen, Danish footballer

In 1982

Mohammad Asif, Pakistani cricketer

In 1982

Darya Pchelnik, Belarusian hammer thrower

In 1981

Geremi Njitap, Cameroon footballer

In 1978

Nenad Vu?kovi?, Croatian footballer

In 1976

Jacqui Oatley, British sports presenter

In 1974

Die, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer

In 1974

Gen Urobuchi, Japanese writer

In 1972

Anja Rücker, German sprinter

In 1972

Roger J. Beaujard, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

In 1971

Bobby Phills, American basketball player (d. 2000)

In 1969

Zahra Ouaziz, Moroccan runner

In 1969

Veronica Pershina, Russian-American figure skater and coach

In 1966

Robert Cavanah, Scottish actor and director

In 1965

Mohammad Fouad, Egyptian singer-songwriter and actor

In 1961

Trent Tucker, American basketball player and sportscaster

In 1959

Jackie Fox, American bass player (The Runaways)

In 1959

George Coupland, Scottish scientist

In 1959

Doug Nordquist, American high jumper

In 1958

Junji Hirata, Japanese wrestler

In 1956

Guy Babylon, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2009)

In 1956

Michael Badalucco, American actor

In 1954

Nuala O'Loan, Baroness O'Loan, Northern Irish academic and police ombudsman

In 1951

Mitsuko Uchida, Japanese-British pianist

In 1948

Carol Smart, English sociologist and academic

In 1948

Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and author (d. 2010)

In 1945

Bobby Colomby, American drummer and producer

In 1944

Pat Chapman, English chef and author, founded The Curry Club

In 1940

Khalid Ibadulla, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster

In 1935

Benito Lorenzi, Italian footballer (d. 2007)

In 1925

Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1980)

In 1924

Charlie Callas, American actor and comedian (d. 2011)

In 1924

Beverly Pepper, American sculptor and painter

In 1922

Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (d. 1997)

In 1917

Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (d. 1995)

In 1915

Hortense Calisher, American author (d. 2009)

In 1911

Paul Francis Webster, American soldier and songwriter (d. 1984)

In 1907

Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (d. 1977)

In 1904

Sidney Hook, American philosopher and author (d. 1989)

In 1902

Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Welsh preacher and physician (d. 1981)

In 1899

Konstantinos Dovas, Greek general and politician, 156th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1973)

In 1898

Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (d. 1938)

In 1868

Laura M. Hawley Thurston, American poet and educator (d. 1842)

In 1812

John Sarkander, Moravian priest and saint (d. 1620)

In 1576

Joseph ha-Kohen, historian and physician (d. 1575)

In 1496

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