1907
- January 1
- Birth of Erich Schmid composer. [1]
- January 2
- Birth of Edward Albert Radice economist. [1]
- Birth of Salvador Ley composer. [1]
- January 3
- Birth of Anna May Wong Los Angeles California, actress (Impact, Study in Scarlet). [1]
- January 5
- Birth of Anton Ingolic Slavic author (After Splavih, After Prelomu). [1]
- Birth of Wilhelm "Willi" J Soukop Austrian/British sculptor. [1]
- January 7
- Birth of Nicanor Zabaleta San Sebastian, Spain, harpist. [1]
- January 12
- Birth of Sergei Korolev scientist. [1]
- January 13
- Birth of Sabine Zlatin nurse. [1]
- January 14
- Birth of Derek Richter British neuro chemist (Aspects of learning and memory). [1]
- Birth of Sophie Redmond Suriname's first female physician. [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Alexander Knox Canada; actor (Gorky Park, two of a Kind). [1]
- Birth of Phillip Humphrey Vellacott classicist. [1]
- January 17
- Birth of Henk H Badings Bandung Indonesia, Dutch opera composer (Orestes). [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Janos Ferencsik Budapest Hungary, conductor (Budapest Opera). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Lillian Harvey London England, actress (Invitation to the Waltz). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Roy Welensky Premier (Rhodesia/Nyasaland 1956-63). [1]
- January 22
- Birth of Marie Dressler actress (Anna Christie, Dinner at 8). [1]
- January 23
- Birth of Dan Duryea White Plains New York; actor (Pride of the Yankees). [1]
- Birth of Hediki Yukawa Japan, physicist (Nobel Prize 1949). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Alfonse Vranckx Belgian lawyer/politician. [1]
- Birth of Maurice Couve de Murville France premier (1968-69). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Eddie Ballantine Chicago Illinois, orchestra leader (Don McNeill TV Club). [1]
- Birth of Henry Cotton English golfer (British Open 1934, 1937, 1948). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Henry Cotton English golf champion (won 3x British Open). [1]
- January 28
- Birth of Constantin Regamey composer. [1]
- February 1
- Birth of Alan Strode Campbell Ross professor (coined the terms U and non-U). [1]
- Birth of Camargo Guarnieri Brazil, composer/conductor. [1]
- Birth of Günter Eich German literary (Underground Highway, Girls of Viterbo). [1]
- Birth of John Canaday art critic (Metropolitan Museum of Art Portfolios). [1]
- Birth of Mozart Camargo Guarnieri composer. [1]
- Birth of Sándor Veress Hungarian pianist/composer. [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Bernardas Brazdzionis Lithuania, poet/editor/critic. [1]
- February 3
- Birth of James A Michener New York City, New York, writer (Tales of the South Pacific, Centennial, Chesapeake, Hawaii, Space). [1]
- February 5
- Birth of Jan Klaasesz Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56). [1]
- Birth of Norton Simon business executive (Simon and Schuster). [1]
- Birth of Pierre E J Pflimlin premier France. [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Sam Green industrialist/inventor. [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Arthur George Bottomley politician. [1]
- February 9
- Birth of Aubrey "Dit" Clapper NHL hall of famer (Boston Bruins). [1]
- February 10
- Birth of Grace Hamilton first black member of Georgia state legislature. [1]
- February 11
- Birth of E W Swanton author and sports commentator. [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Johnny Longden jockey/trainer (1958 Racing Hall of Fame). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Cesar Romero in New York City, New York; actor (Joker - Batman, Ocean's 11, The Thin Man). [1] [5]
- Birth of Jean Langlais composer. [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Anghélos Terzakis Greece, writer (Without God). [1]
- Birth of Fernando Previtali composer. [1]
- Birth of Henri van Albada Belgian sculptor (Charles V). [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Alec Wilder Rochester New York, composer (1973 ASCAP award). [1]
- Birth of Charles B Timmer Dutch translator/writer (Russia Black on White). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Billy Dewolfe Wollaston Massachusetts; actor (Good Morning World). [1]
- Birth of Harm van Riel Dutch politician (Dutch Liberal Party). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of Malcolm Atterbury Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor (Jonas-Thicker than Water, Apples Way). [1]
- Birth of Nadine Conner California, soprano (Carmen, Pamina-Magic Flute). [1]
- Birth of Owain Jenkins company director. [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Wystan Hugh Auden US, poet (Age of Anxiety-Pulitzer 1948). [1]
- February 22
- Birth of Robert Young Chicago Illinois; actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby M.D.). [1]
- Birth of Sheldon Leonard New York City, New York; actor/director (Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie). [1]
- February 23
- Birth of Anthony Standerwick Heal businessman. [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Mary Coyle Chase playwright (Harvey-Pulitzer Prize). [1]
- Birth of Shimen Rushkin Poland; actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Gerhard Alexander [Veldheer], Dutch actor (Prince Willem of Orange). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Milton Caniff Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates). [1]
- March 1
- Birth of Lois Moran Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, actress (Mom-Waterfront). [1]
- March 3
- Birth of Aar van de Werfhorst [Pieter G Jansen], Dutch writer. [1]
- Birth of Canada Lee New York City, New York; actor (Lost Boundaries). [1]
- Birth of Joy Finzi [Joyce A Black], British painter. [1]
- March 4
- Birth of Edgar Barrier New York City, New York; actor (Cobra Woman, Macbeth, Rocky, Cornered). [1]
- March 7
- Birth of Juan Francisco Giacobbe composer. [1]
- Birth of Mircea Eliade religious historian (Le Yoga). [1]
- March 8
- Birth of Charles Boost movie critic. [1]
- March 9
- Birth of Henry Leland Clarke composer. [1]
- March 10
- Birth of Robert de Roos composer. [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Eleni Gatzoyiannis heroine (saved her kids). [1]
- Birth of Helmuth J von Moltke German politician (July 20th plot). [1]
- Birth of Jessie Matthews London England, actress (Gangway, First a Girl). [1]
- Birth of Margaret Herbison British minister (Labour). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of (Margaret Peggy McCrorie) Herbison politician. [1]
- March 13
- Birth of Albert Hughes Williams teacher/historian. [1]
- Birth of Dona Maria Pia de Braganca pretender to the Portuguese throne. [1]
- Birth of Frank Wilcox DeSoto Missouri; actor (John-Beverly Hillbillies). [1]
- Birth of Oscar Brink latinist. [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Björn-Erik Höijer Swedish writer (Nu dansar Sara). [1]
- March 15
- Birth of Zarah Stina Hedberg in Karlstad, Sweden; stage and film actor and singer as Zarah Leander (dies 1981). [7]
- Birth of Jimmy McPartland jazz trumpeter/actor (Magic Horn). [1]
- Birth of Paul Maxey Wheaton Illinois; actor (Matt-Lassie, Mayor-People's Choice). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Jan M J van Houtte premier Belgium (1952-54). [1]
- March 18
- Birth of Eleanor L "Betty" Compton US actress (Here Comes Trouble). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Cor Treslem [Cornelis L Melsert]; actor/director (Willem van Oranje). [1]
- Birth of Elizabeh LeFanu Maconochy composer. [1]
- Birth of Kent Smith New York City, New York; actor (Peyton Place, Invaders). [1]
- Birth of Marc Vaubourgoin composer. [1]
- Birth of Nakagawa Soen Formosa, Zen teacher (Rinzai line). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of James Gavin US, 82nd Airborne Division General (Sicily/Normandy). [1]
- Birth of Paul J Steenbergen Netherlands; actor (Ciske Rat)/founder (Hague's Comedy). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of Daniel Bovet Switzerland, pharmacologist (Nobel Prize 1957). [1]
- Birth of Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay politician. [1]
- March 24
- Birth of Janet Harmon Bragg US pilot/columnist (Chicago Defender). [1]
- Birth of Lauris Norstad US General (NATO commander)/CEO (Owens-Corning Fiberglass). [1]
- Birth of Lucia Chase US ballerina/co-founder (American Ballet Theater). [1]
- Birth of Lydia Korneevna Chukovskaya writer. [1]
- Birth of Martin Kosleck [Nicolaie Yoshkin] Barkotzen Germany; actor (Pursuit to Algiers). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of Leigh Harline composer. [1]
- Birth of Louis Saguer composer. [1]
- March 27
- Birth of Mary Treen Saint Louis Missouri, actress (Emily-Willy). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of Herbert "Herb" Hall clarinetist/saxophonist. [1]
- March 31
- Birth of Eddie Quillan Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor (Julia, Hell Town). [1]
- April 1
- Birth of Walter Kaufmann composer. [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Irene Mayer Selznick producer (Street Car Named Desire). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Isaac Deutscher Polish/English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Nathan M Pusey Council Bluffs Iowa, educator (1963 National Association for Social Sciences Medal). [1]
- April 5
- Birth of J Zeldenrust Dutch pathologist/anatomist. [1]
- April 8
- Birth of Maurice Stacey chemist. [1]
- April 10
- Birth of Pete Desjardins US, platform/springboard diver (Olympics-gold-1928). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of Paul Douglas Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor (Adventure Theater, Clash by Night). [1]
- Birth of William Henry Swinburne music teacher. [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Harold Stassen West Saint Paul Minnesota, (Governor-Republican-Minnesota) perennial presidential candidate. [1]
- April 14
- Birth of François "Doc" Duvalier dictator of Haiti. [1]
- Birth of Otto F A H van Nispen Dutch mayor (Pannerden)/Member of Parliament (KVP). [1]
- Birth of Phyllis Konstam London England, actress (Murder, Skin Game). [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Gerald Abrahams Liverpool, author (Teach Yourself Chess). [1]
- Birth of Nicholas Tinbergen Netherlands/British biologist/zoologist (Nobel Prize 1973). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Miklós Rózsa Budapest Hungary, movie composer (Atomic Cafe, Fedora). [1]
- Birth of Stephen Longstreet American writer (All or Nothing). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Alan Wheatley England; actor (Adventure of Robin Hood). [1]
- Birth of Gino Contilli composer. [1]
- Birth of Lina Basquette San Mateo California, actress (Paradise Park, Pleasure, Goldie). [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Alan Reed actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone). [1]
- Birth of Miran Bux cricketer (his one season of Test and first-class play 1954-55). [1]
- Birth of William Dollar Saint Louis, ballet dancer/choreographer. [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Antoni Szalowski composer. [1]
- Birth of Beatrice Kay New York City, New York, singer/actress (Sister Sue-Calvin and the Colonel). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Baroness Dudley. [1]
- April 24
- Birth of Vaclav Trojan composer. [1]
- April 25
- Birth of Paula Trueman New York City, New York, actress (Gran-Billy). [1]
- Birth of Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy composer. [1]
- April 26
- Birth of Theun de Vries writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981). [1]
- April 28
- Birth of Marion Coulon Belgian theoriest (Jeunesse à la dérive). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Fred Zinnemann Vienna Austria, movie director (From Here to Eternity, Day of the Jackal, Julia). [1]
- Birth of Tino Rossi Ajaccio France, singer (Deux Amours, Marlene). [1]
- May 1
- Birth of Jan Pauw CEO (Aruban Theater Group). [1]
- Birth of Kate Smith Greenville Alabama, singer (God Bless America)/Philadelphia Flyer luck charm. [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Pinky Lee; children's show host (Pinky Lee Show) (dies 1993). [1] [5]
- May 3
- Birth of Earl Wilson Rockford Ohio, columnist (Midnight Earl). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Benny Baker Saint Joseph Missouri; actor (18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds). [1]
- Birth of Kenneth Muir English scholar. [1]
- Birth of Yoritsune Matsudaira composer. [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Weeb Ewbank NFL coach (Baltimore Colts, New York Jets). [1]
- May 7
- Birth of Jef van Durme composer. [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Baldur von Schirach German writer/Nazi politician (Frame). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Harilaos Perpessas composer. [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Kent Taylor [Louis Weiss] Nashua Iowa; actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders). [1]
- Birth of Rose Ausländer writer. [1]
- May 12
- Birth of Katharine Hepburn Hartford Connecticut, actress (African Queen, Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond). [1]
- Birth of Leslie Charteris English/US detective writer (Enter the Saint). [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Austin Whitaker schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist. [1]
- Birth of Daphne du Maurier English writer (Rebecca, Parasites). [1]
- Birth of Laurence Kirwan archaeologist. [1]
- May 14
- Birth of Dick Bentley entertainer. [1]
- Birth of Mohammed Ayub Khan general/premier/President (Pakistan). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Josef Alexander composer. [1]
- Birth of Phillip Piratin communist. [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Robert Tisdall Ireland, 400 metre hurdles (Olympics-gold-1932). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Charles Cawley British chief scientist/minister of power. [1]
- Birth of Horace McMahon South Norwalk Connecticut; actor (Martin Kane Private Eye). [1]
- Birth of Ilona Schacherer Elek Budapest Hungary, fencer (Olympics-gold-1936, 48). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Clifford Curzon London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal). [1]
- Birth of Robley D Evans nuclear physicist. [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Hergé [Georges Rémi] Belgian cartoonist (Kuifje). [1]
- Birth of Laurence Olivier England; actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer). [1]
- Birth of Lord Laurence Olivier actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer). [1]
- May 23
- Birth of Kenneth Allen engineer. [1]
- Birth of Matthew Campbell British senior civil servant. [1]
- May 25
- Birth of Rachel Carson conservationist/writer (silent springs). [1]
- Birth of U Nu premier Burma (1948-58, 1960-62). [1]
- May 26
- Birth of Carleton Young New York City, New York; actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery). [1]
- Birth of Marion Michael Morrison (John Wayne) in Winterset, Iowa, USA; American actor/director/producer (Stagecoach, The Alamo, The Green Berets, True Grit) (dies 1979). [1] [129]
- May 27
- Birth of Felix de Nobel Dutch orchestra leader. [1]
- Birth of Rachel Louise Carson biologist/ecologist/writer (Silent Spring). [1]
- May 28
- Birth of Frederick George Emmison archivist/historian. [1]
- Birth of Henry Ritz comedian/dancer (Ritz Brothers). [1]
- Birth of Patrick Browne British Lord justice of appeal. [1]
- May 29
- Birth of Desmond Shawe-Taylor critic. [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Valston Hancock British air marshal. [1]
- June 1
- Birth of Frank Whittle inventor (jet engine). [1]
- June 6
- Birth of Bill Dickey New York Yankees hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43), manager (1946). [1]
- June 11
- Birth of Paul Mellon philanthropist/horse breeder (1964 Gold Baton). [1]
- June 16
- Birth of Jack Albertson Malden Massachusetts; actor (Thin Man, Chico and the Man). [1]
- June 18
- Birth of Benny Payne Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist (Billy Daniels Show). [1]
- Birth of Froelich Rainey Wisconsin, quiz moderator (What in the World). [1]
- June 20
- Birth of Lillian Hellman playwright (Toys in the Attic, Little Foxes). [1]
- June 22
- Birth of Anne Morrow Lindbergh aviator/author (Gift from the Sea). [1]
- June 25
- Birth of J Hans D Jensen Germany, physicist (atomic nuclei-Nobel Prize 1963). [1]
- June 27
- Birth of John McIntire Spokane Ws; actor (Naked City, Wagon Train, Virginian). [1]
- Birth of Valerie Cossart London, actress (The Hartmans). [1]
- June 29
- Birth of Joan Davis Saint Paul, Minnesota, actress (I Married Joan). [1]
- July 1
- Birth of Bill Stern Rochester New York, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights). [1]
- July 6
- July 7
- Birth of Robert A Heinlein sci-fi author (Stranger in a Strange Land). [1]
- July 8
- Birth of George W Romney (Governor-Republican-Mich)/US Secretary of HUD (1969-73). [1]
- July 16
- Birth of Barbara Stanwyck Brooklyn, actress (Dynasty II, Big Valley, Thorn Birds). [1]
- Birth of Orville Redenbacher popcorn king (Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet). [1]
- July 25
- Birth of Jack Gilford New York City; actor (Save the Tiger, Cocoon, Arthur 2). [1]
- July 26
- Birth of Istvan Pelle Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1932). [1]
- July 28
- Birth of Earl S Tupper invented Tupperware. [1]
- Birth of Vivian Vance Cherryvale Kansas, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy). [1]
- July 29
- Birth of Melvin Belli Sonora California, lawyer, SF's "King of Torts". [1]
- August 3
- Birth of Irene Tedrow Denver Colorado, actress (Lucy-Dennis the Menace, Mr Novak). [1]
- August 8
- Birth of Benny Carter New York City, musician/composer (Easy Money, King Carter). [1]
- August 13
- Birth of Alfred Alwin Felix Krupp Essen Germany, arms manufacturer. [1]
- August 18
- Birth of Enoch Light Canton Ohio, orchestra leader (Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith). [1]
- August 19
- Birth of June Collyer New York City, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show). [1]
- Birth of Thurston Morton (Senator-Ky, 1957-1969). [1]
- August 20
- Birth of Alan Reed New York City; actor (Mr Adams and Eve/voice (Fred Flintstone). [1]
- Birth of Shirley Booth New York City, actress (Hazel-Hazel, A Touch of Grace). [1]
- August 21
- Birth of Dr Roy K Marshall Glen Carbon Illinois, TV scientist (Nature of Things). [1]
- August 30
- Birth of Fred MacMurray Kankakee Illinois; actor (Caine Mutiny, My Three Sons). [1]
- August 31
- Birth of Ramón Magsaysay Phillipines, statesman (US Legion of Merit-1952). [1]
- September 1
- Birth of Walter Reuther labor leader/president of United Auto Workers and CIO. [1]
- September 3
- Birth of Andrew Brewin Canada, lawyer/cofound New Democratic Party. [1]
- Birth of Dr Loren Eiseley professor of Anthropology (Animal Secrets). [1]
- September 4
- Birth of Leo Castelli Trieste, American art dealer. [1]
- September 8
- Birth of Gavin Muir Chicago Illinois; actor (Hollister-Betty Hutton Show). [1]
- Birth of Leon Askin Vienna Austria; actor (Pierre-Charlie Farrell Show). [1]
- September 9
- Birth of Pinky Tomlin Eureka Springs Ark, singer/actor (Tip-Waterfront). [1]
- September 10
- Birth of Fay Wray Alberta Canada, actress-King Kong's main squeeze. [1]
- September 14
- Birth of A Cecil Snyder Chief Justice of Puerto Rico. [1]
- Birth of Cecil Brown news correspondent (CBS). [1]
- September 15
- Birth of Fay Wray Alberta, actress (King Kong). [1]
- Birth of Jack Bailey Hampton Iowa, TV host (Queen for a Day). [1]
- September 17
- Birth of Warren E Burger Minnesota, Supreme Court chief justice (1969-86). [1]
- September 19
- Birth of Lewis F Powell Jr Va, Supreme Court justice (1972-87). [1]
- September 21
- Birth of Lloyd Gough actor (Mike Axford-Green Hornet). [1]
- September 25
- Birth of Robert Bresson France, director (Pickpocket, Mouchette). [1]
- September 26
- Birth of Ralph Michael London England; actor (Quest, Doctor in the House). [1]
- September 28
- Birth of Glen (Turk) Edwards NFL tackle (Boston/Washington Redskins). [1]
- Birth of Heikki Savolainen Finland, pommel horse gymnast (Olympic-gold-1948). [1]
- September 29
- Birth of Gene Autry Tioga Texas, cowpoke/singer/actor/California Angels owner. [1]
- Birth of Michael Shepley Plymouth England; actor (Dick and the Duchess). [1]
- Birth of Richard Harkness Artesian South Dakota, newscaster (Story of the Week). [1]
- October 1
- Birth of Hiram Fong (Senator-California). [1]
- October 9
- Birth of Klaes Karppinen Findland, 4 X 10K relay (Olympic-gold-1936). [1]
- October 14
- Birth of Pert Kelton Great Falls Mont, actress (Cavalcade of Stars). [1]
- October 15
- Birth of John Cardinal Dearden US cardinal (1969-88). [1]
- October 22
- Birth of Jimmie Foxx baseball home run hitter (Detroit Tigers). [1]
- October 28
- Birth of Edith Head fashion designer (MGM). [1]
- Birth of Lew Parker actor (Lou Marie-That Girl). [1]
- October 30
- Birth of György Ránki Budapest Hungary, composer (Hóemberek). [1]
- Birth of Renzo Cesana Rome Italy, TV host (First Date, Continental). [1]
- November 9
- Birth of Burrill Phillips Omaha Nebraska, composer (Play Ball). [1]
- November 10
- Birth of Jane Froman Saint Louis Missouri, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen). [1]
- November 16
- Burgess Meredith is born (dies 1997). [5]
- November 20
- Birth of Fran Allison LaPorte City Iowa, actress (Kukla, Fran and Ollie). [1]
- November 21
- Birth of Charles Korvin Piestany Hungary; actor (Berlin Express, Ship of Fools). [1]
- Birth of Jim Bishop author (The Day Lincoln was Shot). [1]
- November 26
- Birth of Frances Dee US actress (Of Human Bondage). [1]
- November 28
- Birth of Alberto Moravia Italian writer (Indifferent Ones). [1]
- November 29
- Birth of Merle Travis country singer (16 Tons). [1]
- November 30
- Birth of Jacques Barzun France, author (The House of Interlect). [1]
- December 3
- Birth of Andrew Hutchings teachers' leader. [1]
- Birth of Connee Boswell New Orleans Louisiana, singer (Pete Kelly's Blues). [1]
- December 4
- Birth of Jo Boer Dutch author (Catharina and the Magnolias). [1]
- December 5
- Birth of Lin Piau Chinese politician. [1]
- December 8
- Birth of Frank Faylen Saint Louis Missouri; actor (Dobie Gillis). [1]
- Birth of Tony Aubin composer. [1]
- December 9
- Birth of Noel Walton Bott engineer. [1]
- December 10
- Birth of Amedeo Nazzari Cagliari Sardinia Italy; actor (Lure of Sila). [1]
- Birth of Michael Blankfort US, writer/producer/director. [1]
- Birth of Rumer Godden England, author (Thursday's Children). [1]
- December 11
- Birth of Norbert Rosseau composer. [1]
- December 12
- Birth of F van Heek Dutch sociologist. [1]
- Birth of Fred Elizalde composer. [1]
- Birth of Roy Douglas composer. [1]
- December 14
- Birth of Guy Middleton Hove England; actor (Gentlemen Marrie Brunettes). [1]
- December 15
- Birth of Oscar Niemeyer Brazilians architect (Brasilia). [1]
- December 16
- Birth of Ray C Bliss (Republican) Ohio State Republican Chairman. [1]
- Birth of Syd Curnow cricketer (South African batsman in 7 Tests 1930-32). [1]
- December 18
- Birth of Christopher Fry Bristol England, playwright (Ring Around the Moon). [1]
- December 21
- Birth of Garmt Stuiveling Dutch literary (Poet in Love). [1]
- December 22
- Birth of Peggy Ashcroft Croydon England, stage actress (Dear Brutus, Happy Days). [1]
- Birth of Yoshio Hasegawa composer. [1]
- December 23
- Birth of Don McNeill Galena Illinois, host (Don McNeill TV Club). [1]
- December 24
- Birth of I[sidore] F[einstein] Stone US journalist (IF Stone's Weekly, Columbia Award 1971). [1]
- December 25
- Birth of Cabell Calloway III in Rochester, New York, USA; bandleader (Minnie the Moocher, Jazzball, Blues Brothers). [1] [5]
- December 27
- Birth of Emile de Strijker Belgian philosopher. [1]
- Birth of Jan Willem Van Otterloo Winterwijk Holland, conductor (Melbourne 1967-71). [1]
- Birth of Nils-Eric Ringbom composer. [1]
- December 28
- Birth of Roman Palester Polish composer: The Weichsel. [1]
- December 29
- Birth of James Gardner designer. [1]
- December 30
- Birth of Christina E "Christine" Auwen Dutch model/singer (Haghezangers). [1]
- Birth of Robert Grant Grant-Ferris politician. [1]
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