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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1913 January 1 Birth of Eliot Janeway financial writer (Economics of Chaos). [1] January 2 Birth of Ernest Sidey British air marshal. [1] Birth of Gardner Read Evanston, Illinois, composer. [1] Birth of Juanita E Jackson Mitchell US head (NAACP). [1] Birth of Léon P Teisserenc de Bort France, meteorologist. [1] January 4 Birth of Malietoa Tanumafili II King of West-Samoa (1962-). [1] January 6 Birth of Edward Gierek party leader (Polish CP). [1] Birth of Loretta Young Salt Lake City Utah, actress (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger). [1] Birth of Tom Brown New York City, New York; actor (Ed-Gunsmoke, Lieutenant Rovacs-Mr Lucky). [1] January 7 Birth of Francis De Wolff England; actor (From Russia With Love). [1] Birth of Shirley Ross Omaha Nebraska, actress (Cafe Society, Prison Farm). [1] January 8 Birth of Horace Smith cricketer (New Zealand, only Test wicket off his first ball (Paynter)). [1] January 9 Birth of Lavad "Dr Hepcat" Durst vocal/piano. [1] Birth of Peter John Norton naval diplomat/artist. [1] Birth of Richard Milhouse Nixon Yorba Linda California, (Republican) 37th President (1969-74). [1] January 10 Birth of Gustav Husak President of Czechoslovakia (1975-89). [1] Birth of Haywood Frank Henry sax player. [1] January 13 Birth of Jeff Morrow New York City, New York; actor (Bart-Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising). [1] Birth of Ralph Edwards Merino Colorado, TV host (This is Your Life). [1] January 14 Birth of Tillie Olsen American writer (Tell Me a Riddle). [1] January 15 Birth of Lloyd Bridges in San Leandro, California; actor (Sea Hunt, Roots, Airplane). [1] [5] January 17 Birth of Werenfried [Flip] van Straaten founder (Oostpriesterhulp). [1] Birth of Yuvraj of Patiala cricketer (scored 24 and 60 in only Test India vs England). [1] January 18 Birth of Danny Kaye Brooklyn New York, UNICEF/comedian/actor (Danny Kaye Show). [1] January 19 Birth of Phyllis Flowerdew school Reading text author. [1] January 22 Birth of Verdina Shlonsky composer. [1] January 24 Birth of Mark Goodson TV game-show producer (Goodson-Toddman). [1] Birth of Norman Dello Joio [Dello Ioio], New York City, New York, composer. [1] January 25 Birth of Witold Lutoslawski Warsaw Poland, composer (Jeux Vénitiens). [1] January 26 Birth of Jimmy Van Heusen songwriter (Love and Marriage). [1] Birth of William Prince Nichols New York; actor (City in Fear, Cyrano de Bergerac). [1] January 27 Birth of Milton Adolphus composer. [1] Birth of Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky composer. [1] January 28 Birth of Jan Masseus composer. [1] Birth of Oliver Chesterton chartered surveyor. [1] January 29 Birth of Victor Mature Louisville Kentucky; actor (One Million BC, The Robe, Samson and Delilah). [1] January 30 Birth of Dicky Fuller cricketer (one Test West Indies vs England 1935, 1, 0-12). [1] Birth of Percy Thrower English radio host. [1] January 31 Birth of Don Hutson NFL end (Green Bay Packers). [1] Birth of Hector Iglesias Villoud composer. [1] Birth of Wayne Millner NFL end (Boston/Washington Redskins). [1] February 1 Birth of Jeffrey Kindersley Quill Test pilot. [1] February 4 Birth of Rosa Lee Parks civil rights activist (bus protester). [1] Birth of Woody Hayes [Wayne], college football coach (Ohio, 1968 coach of year). [1] February 5 Birth of Rozelle Claxton pianist/arranger. [1] February 6 Birth of John Lund Rochester New York; actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army). [1] Birth of Mary Nicol Leakey palaeontologist. [1] February 8 Birth of Betty Field Boston Massachusetts, actress (Kings Row, Bus Stop). [1] Birth of John Grandy British Royal Air Force-marshal. [1] February 9 Birth of Leo van der Kar masseur/businessman/founder (Sports funds). [1] February 10 Birth of Philippa Bevans actress (Notorious Landlady, World of Henry Orient). [1] Birth of Ragnhild Marie Hatton historian. [1] February 11 Birth of Lucio Diestro San Pedro composer. [1] February 12 Birth of Pedro Gastao de Orleans e Bragança grandson of emperor Pedro I. [1] February 13 Birth of Arthur Carleton Hetherington public servant. [1] Birth of Guiseppe Dossetti politician/priest. [1] February 14 Birth of Ab [Albert] Visser Dutch poet/writer (Man Without a Head). [1] Birth of James Pike Oklahoma City Oklahoma, bishop (Beyond Anxiety). [1] Birth of Jimmy Hoffa Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975. [1] Birth of Mel Allen Birmingham Alabama, sportscaster (voice of the New York Yankees). [1] February 15 Birth of Willy Vandersteen Belgian cartoonist (Suske and Wiske). [1] February 17 Birth of Joséphine F "Fietje" van Anrooy Dutch actress/director. [1] Birth of Oskar Danon composer. [1] Birth of Rene Leibowitz composer. [1] February 18 Birth of Artur Axmann Nazi youth leader. [1] Birth of Dane Clark Brooklyn New York; actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason). [1] February 19 Birth of Alvin Derold Etler composer. [1] February 20 Birth of Jozef Kresanek composer. [1] Birth of Mary Durack poet. [1] Birth of Nadine Conner US, opera singer (Carmen, La Bohéme). [1] Birth of Rex Tucker TV writer/director. [1] February 21 Birth of Glenn M Anderson (Representative-Democrat-California, 1969-). [1] February 23 Birth of Charles Leonard US, pentathlete (Olympics-1936). [1] Birth of Earl of Lincoln. [1] February 24 Birth of Richard Murphey Goodwin economist. [1] February 25 Birth of Gert Froebe Saxony Germany; actor (Goldfinger). [1] Birth of Jim Backus Cleveland Ohio; actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III-Gilligan's Island). [1] February 26 Birth of George G Barker English poet (Calamiterror, Anno Domini). [1] Birth of Hermann Lenz writer. [1] Birth of Jon Hall Fresno California; actor (Ramor of the Jungle). [1] February 27 Birth of Frank Allaun British Member of Parliament (Liberal). [1] Birth of Irwin Shaw US, novelist (Rich Man Poor Man). [1] March 1 Birth of Helmut Erich Robert Gernsheim photographer/collector. [1] March 2 Birth of Godfried [Jan Arnold] Bomans Dutch humorist/writer (Pieter Bas). [1] Birth of Marjorie Weaver Crossville Tennessee, actress (Young Mr Lincoln). [1] Birth of Mort Cooper baseball player (National League Most Valuable Player 1942). [1] March 3 Birth of Margaret Bonds US pianist/composer/arranger. [1] Birth of Roger Caillois French writer (Les Jeux et les Hommes). [1] March 5 Birth of Yulian Grigor'yevich Kreyn composer. [1] March 6 Birth of David Bowman trade unionist. [1] Birth of Ella Logan Glasgow Scotland, actress (52nd Street, Goldwyn Follies). [1] Birth of Stewart Granger actor (Saraband for Dead Lovers). [1] March 9 Birth of Ger[ar]da Brautigam journalist/Dutch second Chamber (PvdA). [1] March 11 Birth of John Jacob Weinzweig Toronto Canada, composer (Enchanted Hill). [1] Birth of Thomas Gray professor/anaesthetist. [1] March 12 Birth of Harold Butler cricketer (England pace bowler late 1940s). [1] March 13 Birth of Tessie O'Shea Cardiff Wales, actress (Entertainers). [1] Birth of William J Casey headed US Central Intelligence Agency during Iran-contra scandal (1981-87). [1] March 14 Birth of Witold Rudzinski composer. [1] March 15 Birth of Lex Goudsmit Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof). [1] Birth of MacDonald Carey Sioux City Iowa; actor (One Life to Live, Dream Girl). [1] March 18 Birth of Margaret Hesse princess of Hesse/Rhine. [1] Birth of Rene Clement Bordeaux France, director/writer (Is Paris Burning). [1] Birth of William Hutchinson Murray mountaineer/author. [1] March 19 Birth of William Chatterton cricketer (48 in only Test for England 1892). [1] March 20 Birth of Judith Evelyn Seneca South Dakota, actress (13th Letter, Tingler, Rear Window). [1] March 21 Birth of George Ghita Ionescu academic. [1] Birth of Max Youngstein New York City, New York, producer (United Artists). [1] March 22 Birth of James Westerfield Nashville Tennessee; actor (Jungle Heat, Lucky Johnny). [1] Birth of Karl Malden Chicago Illinois; actor (Mike-Streets of San Francisco, American Express). [1] Birth of Martha Mödl German singer/soprano (Wagner). [1] March 26 Birth of Paul Erdos mathematician. [1] March 27 Birth of Godfrey Turner composer. [1] March 29 Birth of Jack Jones British trade unionist (CH). [1] Birth of Niall MacGinnis Dublin Ireland; actor (Curse of the Demon). [1] Birth of Phil Foster Brooklyn New York, comedian (Frank De Fazio - Laverne and Shirley). [1] March 30 Birth of Frankie Laine [Frank Paul LoVecchio] Chicago Illinois, singer (Hey, Good Lookin', That's My Desire)/ actor (Frankie Laine Show, Rawhide). [1] Birth of Gottfried Reinhardt theatre producer. [1] Birth of Richard Helms US Central Intelligence Agency head (1966-73). [1] April 3 Birth of F H Tate vice-CEO (Tate and Lyle). [1] Birth of George Barati composer. [1] April 4 Birth of Frances Langford Lakeland Florida, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time). [1] Birth of Jerome Weidman US writer (Tenderloin). [1] Birth of Rosemary Lane Indianola Iowa, actress (4 Mothers, Harvest Melody). [1] April 5 Birth of Alan Cheales dominican priest. [1] April 8 Birth of H Ernst bishop (Breda Netherlands). [1] April 10 Birth of Stefan Heym German/US author (Crusaders, Family Benda). [1] April 11 Birth of Oleg Cassini Paris France, fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy). [1] April 12 Birth of Gabor Jodal composer. [1] April 13 Birth of Bernard Chacksfield Air Vice-Marshal. [1] Birth of David Donald Albritton Danville Alabama, high jumper (Olympics-silver-1936). [1] April 14 Birth of Everhard van Royen Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica). [1] Birth of Jean Fournet French conductor. [1] Birth of John Howard Cleveland Ohio; actor (Dave-My Three Sons). [1] April 16 Birth of Constance Shacklock opera singer. [1] Birth of Les Tremayne London; actor (Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds). [1] Birth of Lord Aberconway CEO (John Brown and Company). [1] April 17 Birth of Paul Langton in Salt Lake City, Utah; actor (Leslie - Peyton Place). [1] Birth of Richard Travis Carlsbad New Mexico; actor (Missile to the Moon). [1] April 18 Birth of Al Hodge actor (Captain Video). [1] Birth of Kent Wheeler Kennan composer. [1] Birth of Milos Sokola composer. [1] Birth of Susan Bosence textile designer. [1] April 19 Birth of Cyril English British educator. [1] April 20 Birth of Dick Wessel Wisconsin; actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie). [1] April 21 Birth of Choh Hao Li biochemist professor (isolated growth hormones). [1] Birth of Kai-Uwe von Hassel German politician. [1] Birth of Norman Parkinson England, fashion photographer (Harper's Bazaar). [1] April 23 Birth of Jan Meyerowitz composer. [1] April 25 Birth of Earl Bostic Tulsa Oklahoma, alto sax player (Flamingo, Temptation). [1] Birth of Russ Conway Brandon Manitoba; actor (Richard Diamond Private Eye). [1] April 29 Birth of Jack Alexander Bently trombonist. [1] Birth of Thomas Chalmers broadcaster. [1] April 30 Birth of Bernard Charles Sendall deputy director general (ITA). [1] Birth of Edith Fowke folklorist. [1] May 1 Birth of Walter Susskind Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia, conductor. [1] May 2 Birth of Nigel Patrick London England; actor/director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold). [1] May 3 Birth of Earl Blackwell Atlanta Georgia, author (Celebrity Register). [1] Birth of William M Inge US playwright (Picnic-Pulitzer 1953). [1] May 5 Birth of Tyrone Power Cleveland Ohio; actor (Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band). [1] May 6 Birth of Carmen Cavallaro New York City, New York; actor (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe). [1] Birth of Gyula David composer. [1] Birth of Jack [John T] Aitken British anatomist. [1] Birth of Kenneth Horne English paper manufacturer/multi-millionaire. [1] Birth of Ronald Harris British first Church Estates Commissioner. [1] Birth of Stewart Granger [James Stewart], London; actor (Prisoner of Zenda). [1] May 8 Birth of Sidney James [Cohen] Johannesburg; actor (Carry On). [1] May 9 Birth of John Hayes Admiral. [1] Birth of Victor Smith Admiral (Australian Chiefs of Staff). [1] May 11 Birth of Clare Grundman composer. [1] Birth of Tutti Camarata Glen Ridge New Jersey, orchestra leader (Vic Damone Show). [1] May 13 Birth of Sanjiva Reddy President (India). [1] Birth of William R Tolbert President of Liberia (1971-80). [1] May 16 Birth of Woody Herman; jazz clarinetist/bandleader/composer (Thundering Herds). [1] [5] May 17 Birth of Alec Ogilvie CEO (Powell Duffryn). [1] Birth of Lord Hirshfield chartered accountant. [1] May 19 Birth of Albert Hardy photographer. [1] Birth of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy President of India. [1] May 20 Birth of Henry Cadbury Brown architect. [1] Birth of Ion Dumitrescu composer. [1] Birth of William Hewlett cofounder of Hewlett-Packard Co. [1] May 22 Birth of Andrea C Bensddorp Dutch/South African actress (Commensaal). [1] Birth of Carlyle Blackwell Jr California; actor (Docks of New York). [1] May 23 Birth of Ian Graeme Major-General. [1] May 24 Birth of Audrey Brown England, 4 X 100 metre runner (Olympics-silver-1936). [1] Birth of Willi Daume Olympic organizer. [1] May 25 Birth of Joseph Peter Grace businessman. [1] May 26 Birth of Fred Bertrand Belgian politician. [1] Birth of Peter Cushing Kenley Surrey England; actor (Hound of the Baskervilles, Dracula, Star Wars, Dr Who). [1] Birth of Robert Shaw town planner. [1] May 27 Birth of Arthur Mervyn Stockwood bishop (Southwark England). [1] Birth of Wolfgang Schulze [Wols] German cartoonist/painter. [1] May 28 Birth of Gordon Wolstenholme physician. [1] May 29 Birth of Douglas Black physician. [1] Birth of Iris Adrian Los Angeles California, actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard). [1] May 30 Birth of Cedric Thorpe Davie composer. [1] May 31 Birth of Peter Gibson British Rear-Admiral. [1] June 2 Birth of Barbara Pym romantic author (Very Private Eye). [1] Birth of Bert Farber Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader (Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone). [1] June 3 Birth of Ellen Corby Racine Wisconsin, actress (Grandma Walton-The Waltons). [1] June 10 Birth of Thor Johnson Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony 1958). [1] Birth of Wilbur J Cohen first employee of Social Security System. [1] June 11 Birth of Risë Stevens New York City, mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera). [1] Birth of Vince Lombardi NFL coach (Green Bay Packers). [1] June 13 Birth of Ralph Edwards Merino Colorado, TV host (This is Your Life). [1] June 18 Birth of Sammy Cahn lyricist (3 Coins in a Fountain). [1] Birth of Sylvia Porter financial writer (Sylvia Porter's Money Book). [1] June 23 Birth of William P Rogers US secretary of state (1969-73). [1] June 26 Birth of Maurice Wilkes inventor (stored program concept for computers). [1] June 27 Birth of Willie Mosconi; world champion pool player (1941-57) (dies 1993). [1] [5] June 30 Birth of Harry Wismer Port Huron Michigan, AFL owner (New York Titans). [1] July 3 Birth of Dorothy Kilgallen Chicago Illinois, columnist (What's My Line?). [1] July 5 Birth of Smiley Lewis Louisiana, vocalist (I Hear You Knockin'). [1] July 8 Birth of Walter Kerr New York drama critic (Sad Clowns). [1] July 10 Birth of Ljuba Welitsch Borisovo, Bulgaria, soprano (Nedda-Pagliacci). [1] July 13 Birth of Carolina Gisolf Holland, high jumper (Olympic-silver-1928). [1] Birth of Dave Garroway Schnectady New York, TV host (Today Show). [1] July 14 Birth of Gerald R Ford [Leslie King], 41st Vice President (1973-74), 38th president (Republican-1974-77). [1] July 15 Birth of Murvyn Vye Quincy Massachusetts; actor (Bob Cummings Show). [1] July 18 Birth of Marvin Miller Saint Louis Missouri; actor (Space Patrol, Millionaire). [1] July 22 Birth of Lucia Albanese soprano (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1] July 23 Birth of Coral Browne Melbourne Aust, actress (Margaret-Time Express). [1] July 24 Birth of Johnny McAfee Dallas Texas, singer (Sammy Kaye Show). [1] July 26 Birth of Lou Salica US, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1932). [1] July 29 Birth of Stephen McNally New York City; actor (Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo). [1] August 1 Birth of Jerome Moross Brooklyn New York, composer (Frankie and Johnny). [1] August 4 Birth of Wesley Addy Omaha Neb; actor (Bostonian, Loving). [1] August 8 Birth of Axel Stordahl Staten Island New York, orchestra leader (Frank Sinatra Show). [1] Birth of Robert Stafford (Senator-Republican-Vermont). [1] August 9 Birth of Harry Mills singer (Mills Brothers-Paper Doll). [1] Birth of Herman Talmadge (Senator-Democrat-Ga, Watergate Committee). [1] August 10 Birth of Noah Beery Jr New York City; actor (Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot). [1] Birth of Steven Nagy bowler, first to bowl 300 on TV (1954). [1] August 11 Birth of Sir Angus Wilson England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955). [1] August 12 Birth of Kurt Kaszner Vienna Austria; actor (Commander Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants). [1] August 16 Birth of Menachem Begin; Israeli Prime Minister (1977-83, Nobel Prize 1978). [1] August 23 Birth of Bob Crosby Spokane Wa, Bing's brother, orchestra leader (Bob Crosby Show). [1] August 25 Birth of Walt Kelly cartoonist, creator of "Pogo". [1] August 28 Birth of Richard Tucker [Reuben Ticker], Brooklyn New York; Tenor (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1] August 31 Sir Bernard Lovell is born. [5] September 3 Birth of Alan Ladd actor (Shane, Carpetbaggers, Boy on a Dolphin). [1] September 7 Birth of Anthony Quayle England; actor (Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia). [1] September 11 Birth of Bear Bryant; keeps Crimson Tide winning (Alabama). [1] [5] September 12 Birth of Jesse Owens track star, spoiled Hitler's 1936 Olympics with four gold. [1] September 13 Birth of Roy Engle Missouri; actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian). [1] September 14 Birth of Jacobo Arbenz president of Guatemala (1951-54); overthrown by US Central Intelligence Agency. [1] September 15 Birth of Henry Dreyfus Brant Montreal Canada, composer (Great American Goot). [1] Birth of John Mitchell Nixon's attorney general who went to jail. [1] September 22 Birth of Leroy Holmes Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1956-57). [1] September 28 Birth of Alice Marble tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40). [1] Birth of Vivian Fine Chicago Illinois, composer (Women in the Garden). [1] September 29 Birth of Stanley E Kramer producer/director (On the Beach). [1] October 8 Birth of Walter Schumann New York City, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish). [1] October 10 Birth of Johnny Downs Brooklyn New York; actor (Manhattan Showcase). [1] October 16 Birth of Alice Pearce New York City, comedienne/actress (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched). [1] October 19 Birth of Jean Urruty France, Jai-Alai champion. [1] October 20 Birth of Barney Phillips Saint Louis Missouri; actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad). [1] November 2 Birth of Burt Lancaster in New York City, USA; actor (From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry). [1] [5] November 4 Birth of Gig Young Saint Cloud Minnesota; actor (They Shoot Horses Don't They). [1] November 5 Birth of John McGiver New York City; actor (Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show). [1] Birth of Vivien Leigh (Gone With Wind) Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. [1] November 7 Birth of Albert Camus Algeria, novelist/director (The Just-Nobel Prize 1957). [1] November 8 Birth of Robert Strauss New York City; actor (Sgt Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey). [1] November 9 Birth of Hedy Lamarr; actress (Ecstacy, Samson and Delilah). [1] [5] November 22 Birth of Benjamin Britten Lowestoft Suffolk England, composer (Beggar's Opera). [1] November 26 Birth of Foy Draper US, relay runner (Olympic-gold-1936). [1] November 30 Birth of John K.M. McCaffery Moscow Idaho, TV host (One Minute Please). [1] December 1 Birth of Mary Martin Weatherford Texas, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom. [1] December 3 Birth of Omer Vanaudenhoven Flemish industrial/resistance fighter. [1] December 6 Birth of Eleanor Holm New York City, New York, 100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932). [1] December 8 Birth of Delmore Schwartz US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah). [1] Birth of Paul Félix Flemish architect (Sun Song). [1] December 9 Birth of Frances Reid Wichita Falls Texas, actress (Alice-Days of Our Lives). [1] December 10 Birth of Morton Gould Richmond Hill New York, unbelievably prolific composer (Verdun). [1] December 11 Birth of Carlo Ponti Milan Italy, married to Sophia Loren/director (2 Women). [1] Birth of Jean Marais Cherbourgh France; actor (Eternal Return, Beauty and the Beast, The Storm Within, Donkey Skin, Orpheus, Stealing Beauty - 1996). [1] December 12 Birth of Eve Lister actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park). [1] Birth of Hal Dickinson singer (Modernaires). [1] Birth of Jesse Owens US, track star (4 golds 1936), spoiled Hitler's Olympics. [1] Birth of Stanley Bate composer. [1] December 13 Birth of Archie Moore light-heavyweight boxing champion (1952-60). [1] Birth of Jimmy Carroll New York City, New York, pianist (Most Important People). [1] Birth of John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy English art historian. [1] December 15 Birth of Muriel Rukeyser US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award). [1] Birth of Rik Jacobs Flemish stage manager. [1] December 18 Birth of Alfred Bester US, science fiction author (Deceivers, Starlight). [1] Birth of Donald Phillips pianist/composer. [1] Birth of Lynn Bari Roanoke Virginia, actress (Connie-Detective Wife, Earthbound). [1] Birth of Saburo Takata composer. [1] Birth of Willy Brandt [Herbert Frahm] German chancellor (1969-74, Nobel Prize 1971). [1] December 21 Birth of Raich Carter soccer star. [1] December 22 Birth of Anthony Barber Doncaster bookseller. [1] Birth of Benjamin Britten Suffolk England, opera composer. [1] December 23 Birth of Hans Henkemans composer. [1] Birth of Leo A Ketelaars Dutch oratorio vocalist. [1] December 24 Birth of Karl Michael Komma composer. [1] December 25 Birth of Henri Nannen journalist. [1] December 28 Birth of Lou Jacobi Toronto Ontario, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Melba). [1] December 29 Birth of Laurence Gower academic. [1] December 30 Birth of Svend Simon Schultz composer. [1]