1908

January 1

• Birth of Kinue Hitoma Japan, 800m runner (Olympics-silver-1928). [1]

January 2

• Birth of Ben Grauer New York City, New York, newscaster (Big Story). [1]
• Birth of Janis Kepitis composer. [1]

January 4

• Birth of Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover. [1]
• Birth of Walther Vanbeselaere Flemish art historian. [1]

January 5

• Birth of George Dolenz in Trieste, Italy; actor (A Bullet for Joey, Count of Monte Cristo - TV series). [1]

January 6

• Birth of Menahem Avidom composer. [1]

January 8

• Birth of (Fearless) Mary Nadia Wadia actress. [1]
• Birth of William Hartnell London England; actor (Agitator, Jackpot). [1]

January 9

• Birth of Simone de Beauvoir France, author (Mandarins, second Sex). [1]

January 10

• Birth of Bernard Lee London England; actor (M in James Bond movies). [1]
• Birth of Paul Henreid Trieste; actor (Casablanca, Four Horsemen of Apocalypse). [1]

January 11

• Birth of Lionel Stander New York City, New York; actor (Max-Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours). [1]

January 12

• Birth of Ben Seijes Dutch historian (WWII). [1]
• Birth of José Limón Mexican/US dancer (I, Odysseus). [1]

January 14

• Birth of Carl Esmond Vienna Austria; actor (Address Unknown, Hitler). [1]
• Birth of Ruggiero de Rudolpho Columbo US singer/actor (Miracle of Women). [1]

January 15

• Birth of Edward Teller in Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (dies 2003); his work contributed to the development of a hydrogen bomb, development of the American "Strategic Defense Initiative". [1] [5] [37]
• Birth of Roberta Bitgood composer. [1]

January 16

• Birth of Ethel Merman stage and screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam). [1]

January 17

• Birth of Akkineni LV Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad producer. [1]

January 18

• Birth of Albert P Morano (Representative-Republican-Connecticut, 1951-59). [1]
• Birth of Jacob Bronowsky British mathematician/cultural historian. [1]

January 20

• Birth of Ian Peebles cricketer (Scottish leg-spinner, England 1927-31). [1]
• Birth of Paula Wessely Austrian actress/producer (Masquerade). [1]
• Birth of Wilfred Conwell Bain composer. [1]

January 21

• Birth of Bengt Strömgren Göteborg Sweden, astrophysicist (studied gas cloud). [1]

January 23

• Birth of Hubert Nicholson poet/novelist. [1]
• Birth of Pak Saleman Siswowitono Javan/Surinamese writer. [1]

January 25

• Birth of Lord Iliffe English publisher (Coventry Evening Telegraph/Autocar). [1]
• Birth of W H V "Hopper" Levett cricket keeper (England in one Test in Calcutta). [1]

January 26

• Birth of Stephane Grappelli French jazz violinist. [1]

January 27

• Birth of William Randolph Hearst Jr newspaper publisher (Hearst Publishing). [1]

January 28

• Birth of Hans [Hendrik AJ] Tiemeijer Dutch actor/director/writer (Fear). [1]

January 29

• Birth of Adam Clayton Powell (Representative-Democrat-New York, 1945-70). [1]

January 31

• Birth of René Simone Mathieu France, doubles tennis star (Wimbledon 1934). [1]

February 1

• Birth of Albie Booth collegiate Hall of Fame football star (Yale). [1]
• Birth of Edward Staempfli composer. [1]
• Birth of George Pal Hungarian/US director (When Worlds Collide, Puppetoons). [1]

February 2

• Birth of Anita Garvin actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off). [1]
• Birth of Cal Tinney Oklahoma, comedian (Stop Me If You Heard This One). [1]
• Birth of Pavel Sivic composer. [1]
• Birth of Renzo Rossellini Italian composer. [1]

February 3

• Birth of Oddbjörn Hagen Norway, cross country jumper (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]

February 4

• Birth of Emmanuel "Manny" Klein trumpeter. [1]
• Birth of Gordon Fraser Lawrence Massachusetts, newscaster (All Star News). [1]

February 6

• Birth of Amintore Fanfani premier of Italy. [1]
• Birth of General Edward Lansdale model for "Quiet American" and "Ugly American". [1]
• Birth of Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson national Park Warden. [1]

February 7

• Birth of Clarence Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe Oakland California, swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932)/actor (Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon). [1]

February 8

• Birth of Grigor Eghiazaryan composer. [1]
• Birth of Leslie Kenneth O'Brien Lord O'Brien of Lothbury, missionary. [1]
• Birth of Myron McCormick Albany; actor (Hustler, Jolson Sings Again). [1]

February 9

• Birth of Jackie Fields US, featherweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1924). [1]

February 10

• Birth of Jean Coulthard composer. [1]

February 11

• Birth of Josh White rocker. [1]
• Birth of Sutan Takdir Alishahbana Indonesian linguistic/author/novelist. [1]
• Birth of Vivian [Ernest] Fuchs geologist/explorer (British Antarctic Survey). [1]

February 13

• Birth of Gerald Strang Claresholm Canada, composer. [1]
• Birth of Pauline Frederick journalist/correspondent (UN, NBC TV). [1]
• Birth of Sulo Nurmela Finland, 4 X 100K relay skier (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]

February 15

• Birth of Sidney Gilliat producer. [1]
• Birth of Ypk fan der Fear Frisian writer (Reade Runen). [1]

February 17

• Birth of Staats Cotsworth Oak Park Illinois; actor (Peyton Place). [1]
• Birth of Walter L "Red" Barber Mississippi, sports announcer (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees). [1]

February 20

• Birth of Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi test pilot (BI-1). [1]
• Birth of Rosalind Laura Burke aviatrix. [1]

February 22

• Birth of John Mills England; actor (Big Sleep, King Rat, War and Peace). [1]
• Birth of Rómulo Betancourt President of Venezuela (1945-48, 1958-64). [1]

February 23

• Birth of Sir William McMahon Prime Minister of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72). [1]

February 25

• Birth of Frank G Slaughter author (Sangaree). [1]

February 26

• Birth of Tex Avery (dies 1980); cartoon director (What's up, Doc?). [1] [5]

February 28

• Birth of Billie Bird Pocatello Idaho, actress (Mrs Cassidy-Benson, Dear John, Jury Duty). [1]

February 29

• Birth of Alf Gover cricketer (bowled in four Tests for England/famous coach). [1]
• Birth of Balthus painter (Valerie). [1]

March 2

• Birth of Jan Brasser Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist. [1]

March 3

• Birth of Riccardo Nielsen composer. [1]

March 4

• Birth of Boris N Poveloi [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer. [1]

March 5

• Birth of Rex [Reginald Carey] Harrison Huyton Lancashire England; actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle). [1]
• Birth of Sophie Stewart Scotland, actress (As You Like It, Under the Red Robe). [1]

March 7

• Birth of Anna Magnani Rome Italy, actress (Rose Tattoo, Miracle). [1]
• Birth of Joop [Joseph] van Santen Dutch first chamber member (CPN). [1]
• Birth of Tomas de Manzarraga composer. [1]

March 9

• Birth of Luiz Cosme composer. [1]

March 10

• Birth of Carl Albert US speaker of house (1971-77). [1]
• Birth of Kristian Palusalu Finland, heavyweight wrestler (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]

March 11

• Birth of Lawrence Welk in Strasburg, North Dakota, USA; orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show). [1] (1903 [5])

March 12

• Birth of David Saul Marshall diplomat lawyer/politician. [1]
• Birth of Inez Courtney New York City, New York, actress (13th Man, Crime Ring, Raven). [1]

March 13

• Birth of Helen Sinclair Glatz musician. [1]
• Birth of Paul Stewart New York City, New York; actor (Top Secret USA, Deadline). [1]
• Birth of Walter Annenberg Milwaukee Wisconsin, publisher (Triangle-TV Guide). [1]

March 14

• Birth of Maurice (Jean Jacques) Merleau-Ponty French philosopher. [1]
• Birth of Nikolay Petrovich Rakov composer. [1]

March 16

• Birth of Robert Rossen director/writer (Hustler All the King's Men, Mambo). [1]

March 17

• Birth of Boris N Poveloi [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer. [1]
• Birth of Radie Britain composer. [1]

March 18

• Birth of Louis Gaste songwriter. [1]

March 20

• Birth of Frank Stanton Muskegon Michigan, broadcasting executive (CBS). [1]
• Birth of Philip "Felix" Bekkers actor (Czardasvorstin). [1]
• Birth of Sir Michael Redgrave Bristol England; actor (Browning Version, The Lady Vanishes). [1]

March 21

• Birth of Maurice Stans rocker. [1]

March 22

• Birth of Albrecht Goes writer. [1]
• Birth of Louis D L'Amour Jamestown North Dakota, author (Hondo, Jubal Sackett). [1]
• Birth of Maurice H Stans Shakope Minnesota, US Secretary of Commerce (1969-72). [1]

March 23

• Birth of Dominique de Menil arts patron/human rights advocate. [1]
• Birth of Joan Crawford [Lucille Fay LeSueur] San Antonio Texas, actress (Mildred Pierce, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?). [1]

March 25

• Birth of Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte British theater and hotel director. [1]
• Birth of David Lean in Croydon, England; director (Dr Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, Lawrence of Arabia). [1] [5] [132.114]
• Birth of Helmut Käutner Düsseldorf Germany, director (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick). [1]

March 26

• Birth of Betty MacDonald [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg and I). [1]
• Birth of Dr Kenneth Mellanby entomologist. [1]
• Birth of Hank Sylvern Brooklyn New York, orchestra leader (Jane Froman's USA Canteen). [1]
• Birth of Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling Essen Germany, tennis star (French 1935). [1]
• Birth of Robert William Paine architect. [1]

March 27

• Birth of Jacques [Izaäk] den Haan Dutch writer (Dangerous Book). [1]

March 29

• Birth of Arthur O'Connell New York City, New York; actor (Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years). [1]
• Birth of Dennis O'Keefe Fort Madison Iowa; actor/director (T-Men, Fighting Seabees). [1]

March 30

• Birth of Camille Schmit composer. [1]
• Birth of Kurt Bruggemann composer. [1]
• Birth of Leslie O'Brien "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith Chinese cricket bowler. [1]

April 1

• Birth of Abraham H Maslow US psychologist (humanistic psychology). [1]

April 2

• Birth of Buddy Ebsen Belleville Illinois; actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones). [1]

April 4

• Birth of Ernestine Gilbreth Carey author (Cheaper by the Dozen). [1]

April 5

• Birth of Bette Davis Lowell Massachusetts, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel). [1]
• Birth of George Schick Prague Czechoslovakia, conductor (Chicago Symphony). [1]
• Birth of Grady Sutton Chattanooga Tennessee; actor (Pruitts of South Hampton). [1]
• Birth of Herbert von Karajan Austria, Berlin Philharmonic conductor/Nazi. [1]
• Birth of Mary Hemingway writer (Ernest Hemmingway Biography). [1]

April 6

• Birth of Vano Il'ich Muradov [Muradeli] Russia, composer. [1]

April 7

• Birth of Le Duan Vietnamese politician. [1]
• Birth of Percy Faith conductor (Summer Place). [1]

April 8

• Birth of Neil Lawson British high court judge. [1]

April 9

• Birth of Fred Lohse composer. [1]
• Birth of Victor Vasarely Hungarian/French painter/author (Op Art). [1]

April 10

• Birth of Aidan Crawley CEO (London Weekend TV). [1]

April 11

• Birth of Karel Ancerl Czechoslovakia, conductor (Prague/Toronto). [1]
• Birth of Leo Rosten writer/humourist. [1]
• Birth of Masura Ibuka industrialist. [1]

April 12

• Birth of Carlos Lleras Restrepo President of Colombia. [1]
• Birth of John T Hughes Bishop to Forces. [1]
• Birth of Virginia Cherrill actress (Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights, Delicious). [1]

April 15

• Birth of Eden Ahbez songwriter. [1]
• Birth of Louise Chaplin actress. [1]

April 18

• Birth of Edward Roberts bishop (Ely). [1]
• Birth of Henry Guinness missionary. [1]
• Birth of Joseph Keilberth German conductor (Bayreuther Festspiele). [1]

April 20

• Birth of Wilhelmus M Bekkers bishop of Hertogenbosch. [1]

April 21

• Birth of Louis Hostin France, Light Heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1932, 36). [1]

April 23

• Birth of Frederick Hawkins dancer. [1]
• Birth of Herbert Telley British actuary. [1]

April 25

• Birth of Edward R Murrow Pole Creek North Carolina, newscaster (Person to Person). [1]

April 28

• Birth of Arnoud Breeveld Suriname bishop. [1]
• Birth of Jack Fingleton cricketer (Australian opener of 1930s). [1]
• Birth of Michael T Fitzmaurice Chicago Illinois; actor (Reported Missing, 14 Hours). [1]

April 29

• Birth of Jack [Stewart] Williamson US, sci-fi author (Firechild, Golden Blood, Cometeers). [1]
• Birth of Philippe Brun jazz trumpeter. [1]

May 1

• Birth of Giovanni Guareschi Italian writer (Don Camillo, Peppone). [1]

May 2

• Birth of William Bakewell Los Angeles California; actor (Stage manager-Pinky Lee Show). [1]

May 5

• Birth of Jacques Massu French general (Algeria). [1]
• Birth of Rex [Reginald Carey] Harrison Huyton Lancashire England; actor (My Fair Lady, Doctor Dolittle, Cleopatra). [1]

May 6

• Birth of Necil Kazim Akses composer. [1]

May 7

• Birth of Ed MacDonald actor (Mysteries of Chinatown). [1]
• Birth of Wouter Paap composer. [1]

May 8

• Birth of Arturo De Cordova [Rodriguez], Merida México; actor (Medal for Benny). [1]

May 10

• Birth of Carl Albert (Democrat) speaker of the House. [1]
• Birth of Henry Diamond Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament. [1]

May 13

• Birth of Michael Richardson commandant (Home for Disabled Sailors). [1]

May 15

• Birth of Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson Akarp Sweden, composer (Linden). [1]

May 16

• Birth of Hilary Preston editor. [1]
• Birth of Mohammed Roem Indonesian foreign minister (Linggadjati). [1]

May 17

• Birth of Sigismund Toduta composer. [1]
• Birth of Zinka Milanov Zagreb Yugoslavia, soprano (Ljublama Opera 1927). [1]

May 20

• Birth of Jimmy [James Maitland] Stewart in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life). [1] [5]

May 23

• Birth of Christian GK Baëta Togolese chairman (International Mission Council). [1]
• Birth of John Bardeen US, physicist (transistor, Nobel Prize 1956, 1972). [1]
• Birth of Max Abramovitz US architect (Lincoln Center, United Nations Building). [1]

May 24

• Birth of Kresimir Fribec composer. [1]
• Birth of Michael Roberts historian. [1]

May 25

• Birth of David Lean British director (Lawrence of Arabia). [1]
• Birth of Theodore Roethke US, poet (Words for the Wind). [1]

May 26

• Birth of Malando [Arie Maasland] composer/orchestra leader (Olé Guapa). [1]
• Birth of Robert Morley Semley Wiltshire England; actor (High Road to China, African Queen). [1]

May 27

• Birth of Alex Brown snooker player. [1]
• Birth of Harold Rome composer (Fanny, Pins and Needles). [1]
• Birth of Melle J Oldeboerrigter [Melle], Dutch painter/cartoonist. [1]

May 28

• Birth of Ian Lancaster Fleming London England, author (James Bond). [1]

May 30

• Birth of Hannes OG Alfvén Swedish physicist (Nobel Prize 1970). [1]
• Birth of Mel[vin Jerome] Blanc in San Francisco, California, USA; voice-actor (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig) (dies 1989). [1] [5]

May 31

• Birth of Don Ameche Kenosha Wisconsin; actor (Cocoon, Trading Places). [1]

June 4

• Birth of Rosalind Russell actress (Mame, Take a Letter Darling). [1]

June 9

• Birth of Robert Cummings Joplin Missouri; actor (Love that Bob, Dial M For Murder). [1]

June 14

• Birth of John Scott Trotter Charlotte North Carolina, orchestra leader (George Gobel Show). [1]

June 18

• Birth of Bud Collyer New York City, TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth). [1]

June 19

• Birth of Mildred Natwick Baltimore Maryland, actress (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon). [1]
• Birth of Quentin N Burdick (Senator-Democrat-North Carolina). [1]

July 1

• Birth of Estee Lauder CEO (Estee Lauder's cosmetics). [1]

July 2

• Birth of Thurgood Marshall Maryland, first black Supreme Court justice (1967-91). [1]

July 7

• Birth of Harriette Arnow Wayne Co, Kentucky, novelist (The Dollmaker). [1]

July 8

• Birth of Louis Jordan Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia). [1]
• Birth of Nelson A Rockefeller (Governor-Republican-New York) 41st Vice President (1974-77). [1]

July 12

• Birth of Milton Berle in Harlem, New York City, USA; comedian (Uncle Miltie, Mr Television). [1]

July 22

• Birth of Amy Vanderbilt authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette). [1]

July 23

• Birth of Karl Swenson Brooklyn, New York; actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie). [1]

July 26

• Birth of Salvador Allende Gossens Chile's last elected president (1970-73). [1]

August 5

• Birth of Harold Holt Prime Minister of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam. [1]

August 6

• Birth of Helen Jacobs US tennis champion (1932-35). [1]

August 8

• Birth of Arthur J Goldberg Illinois, United Nations ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65). [1]

August 13

• Birth of Gene Raymond New York City; actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater). [1]

August 20

• Birth of Alfonso Lopez baseball player (American League Manager of the year 1959). [1]

August 23

• Birth of Arthur Adamov Kislovodsk Russia, dramatist (Paolo Paoli). [1]

August 27

• Birth of Frank Leahy O'Neill Nebraska, football coach (Notre Dame). [1]
• Birth of Lyndon B Johnson (Democrat) 36th President (1963-1969). [1]
• Birth of Martha Raye [Margaret Reed], Butte Mont, actress (Martha Raye Show). [1]

August 28

• Birth of Roger Tory Peterson New York, ornithologist/writer (How to Know Birds). [1]

August 30

• Birth of Willie Bryant New Orleans Louisiana, singer (Sugar Hill Times). [1]

August 31

• Birth of William Saroyan US, novelist/playwright (Time of Your Life). [1]

September 4

• Birth of Richard Wright; American author (Native Son, Uncle Tom's Children) (dies 1960). [1] [5]

September 5

• Birth of Joaquín Nin-Culmell Berlin, Germany, Cuban/Spanish composer. [1]

September 6

• Birth of Paul Lavalle Beacon New York, bandleader (Cities Service Band of America). [1]

September 7

• Birth of Dr Michael E DeBakey artificial heart pioneer. [1]
• Birth of Paul Brown Norwalk Ohio, NFL hall of famer (Browns, Bengals). [1]

September 9

• Birth of John Haeton US, bobsled (Olympic-silver-1928, 48). [1]

September 14

• Birth of Bernie Green New York City, orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show). [1]
• Birth of Clayton Moore Chicago Illinois; actor (Lone Ranger). [1]

September 19

• Birth of Mika Waltari novelist (Egyptian). [1]

September 21

• Birth of Charles Hazlitt Upham in Christchurch, New Zealand; nominated for three Victoria Crosses (won one) for fighting in World War II. [118.19]

September 29

• Birth of Greer Garson North Ireland, actress (Pride and Prejudice). [1]

September 30

• Birth of David Oistrakh Odessa Russia, violinist/prof (Moscow Conservatory). [1]

October 5

• Birth of Joshua Logan Broadway producer (South Pacific). [1]

October 9

• Birth of Jacques Tati Pecq France, director (Traffic, Playtime, My Uncle). [1]
• Birth of James E Folsom (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59). [1]

October 10

• Birth of John Green New York City, composer (Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger). [1]

October 15

• Birth of John Kenneth Galbraith writer (Affluent Society-1958 Hillman Award). [1]

October 16

• Birth of Enver Hoxha post-war leader of Albania (1944-85). [1]

October 20

• Birth of Arlene Francis Boston Massachusetts, radio/TV hostess (What's My Line?). [1]

October 21

• Birth of Alexander Schneider Vilna (Lithuania) Russia, violinist (Budapest String Quartet). [1]

November 3

• Birth of Bronko Nagurski NFL fullback (Chicago Bears). [1]

November 12

• Birth of Harry A Blackmun Illinois, Supreme Court justice (1970-). [1]

November 14

• Birth of Harrison E Salisbury journalist/writer (50th Anniv of Soviet Union). [1]

November 16

• Birth of Burgess Meredith Cleveland Ohio; actor (Mr Novak, Penguin-Batman, Rocky). [1]

November 18

• Birth of Imogene Coca Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedienne (Your Show of Shows, Grindl). [1]

November 20

• Birth of Alistair Cooke in Manchester, England; actor (Masterpiece Theatre). [1] [5]

November 21

• Birth of Franz Pfnor Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936). [1]

November 24

• Birth of Libertad Lamaraque Agentina, actress (Madreselva, Puerta Cerrada). [1]
• Birth of Ray Carter Chicago Illinois, orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Dance Party). [1]

November 28

• Birth of Claude Levi-Strauss in Belgium; social anthropologist (Structure Anthro). [1] [5]

December 2

• Birth of Robert F Simon Mansfield Ohio; actor (Custer, MASH, Man Who Shot Liberty Valance). [1]
• Birth of Rufe Davis Oklahoma; actor (Cocoanut Grove, Trail Blazers, Gangs of Sonora). [1]

December 3

• Birth of Halsey Stevens Scott New York, composer (Triskelion). [1]
• Birth of Nigel M Balchin [Mark Spade] English author (Business for Pleasure). [1]

December 4

• Birth of A D Hershey US, biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel Prize 1969). [1]

December 7

• Birth of Jacques Gans Dutch author/journalist. [1]
• Birth of John H Doeg tennis champion (US Open-1930). [1]

December 8

• Birth of John Volpe (Governor-Massachusetts)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73). [1]

December 10

• Birth of Arnold A van Ruler Dutch theologist. [1]
• Birth of Olivier Messiaen Avignon France, composer (L'Ame en Bourgeon). [1]

December 11

• Birth of Elliott Cook Carter Jr New York City, New York, composer (Tom and Lily). [1]

December 13

• Birth of Victor Babin composer. [1]

December 14

• Birth of Laurence Naismith Surrey England; actor (Judge Fulton-Persuaders). [1]
• Birth of Morey Amsterdam Chicago Illinois, comedian (Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show). [1]

December 17

• Birth of Willard Frank Libby inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel Prize 1960)). [1]
• Birth of William Brocklesby Wordsworth composer. [1]

December 18

• Birth of Celia Johnson England, actress (Happy Breed, Brief encounter). [1]

December 20

• Birth of Giulio Cesare Brero composer. [1]
• Birth of Norman Hackforth broadcaster. [1]

December 21

• Birth of Pat Weaver Los Angeles California, TV Executive, started Today show. [1]

December 22

• Birth of Giacomo Manzú Italy, sculptor (Saint Peter, Laurenskerk, Lenin Prize). [1]
• Birth of Marius F Duintjer Dutch architect. [1]
• Birth of Max Bill Swiss painter/sculptor/politician (Ruban Sans Fin). [1]

December 23

• Birth of Yousuf Karsh portrait photographer (Life Magazine). [1]

December 25

• Birth of Frank Ferguson California; actor (Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal). [1]
• Birth of Helen [Marie Jurgens] Twelvetrees Brooklyn New York, actress (State's Attorney, Painted Desert). [1]
• Birth of Jan Seidel composer. [1]

December 26

• Birth of Hanns Maassen writer. [1]
• Birth of Ralph Hill US, 5K runner (Olympics-1932). [1]

December 27

• Birth of Louis de Bourbon Dutch writer/poet (Black Banners). [1]

December 28

• Birth of Lew Ayres Minnesota; actor (All Quiet on the Western Front, Dr Kildare). [1]

December 29

• Birth of Claire Dodd Arkansas, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy). [1]
• Birth of Gerben Sonderman Dutch test pilot (Fokker). [1]

December 31

• Birth of Marko Rothmuller composer. [1]
• Birth of Simon Wiesenthal Polish/Austrian nazi hunter (Wiesenthal Center). [1]