December 2 - Births

Births

• 1578 – Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and music theorist (d. 1640)
• 1694 – William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)
• 1703 – Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)
• 1710 – Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)
• 1738 – Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)
• 1754 – William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)
• 1760 – John Breckinridge, American politician and 5th United States Attorney General (d. 1806)
• 1811 – Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885)
• 1817 – Heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895)
• 1825 – Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (d. 1891)
• 1846 – Pierre Marie René Ernest Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman (d. 1904)
• 1859 – Georges Seurat, French painter (d. 1891)
• 1863 – Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926)
• 1884 – Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand lawyer and judge (d. 1953)
• 1885 – George Richards Minot, American physician, recipient of theNobel Prize (d. 1950)
• 1886 – Harry Burleigh, American composer (d. 1949)
• 1891 – Otto Dix, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1969)
• 1891 – Charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987)
• 1893 – Leo Ornstein, Russian-born composer and pianist (d. 2002)
• 1894 – Warren William, American Broadway and film actor (d. 1948)
• 1895 – Harriet Cohen, British pianist (d. 1967)
• 1897 – Hovhannes Bagramyan, Marshall of the Soviet Union (d. 1982)
• 1898 – Indra Lal Roy, Indian pilot (d. 1918)
• 1899 – John Barbirolli, British conductor (d. 1970)
• 1899 – John Cobb, British racing driver (d. 1952)
• 1899 – Ray Morehart, American baseball player (d. 1989)
• 1901 – Raimundo Orsi, Argentine-born footballer (d. 1986)
• 1906 – Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-born recording engineer (d. 1977)
• 1910 – Russell Lynes, American art historian, photographer, author and managing editor of Harper's Magazine (d. 1991)
• 1914 – Bill Erwin, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Adolph Green, American composer (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Ray Walston, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1915 – Prince Mikasa, Japanese royal
• 1917 – Sylvia Syms, American jazz singer (d. 1992)
• 1921 – Carlo Furno, Cardinal Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
• 1922 – Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek poet, playwright, lyricist, and novelist
• 1923 – Maria Callas, Greek soprano (d. 1977)
• 1924 – Alexander Haig, American Soldier & Civil servant, 7thSupreme Allied Commander Europe, 5th White House Chief of Staffand 59th United States Secretary of State (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish writer and film director (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Julie Harris, American actress
• 1930 – Gary Becker, American economist, recipient of the Bank of Sweden Prize
• 1930 – David Piper, British race car driver
• 1931 – Nigel Calder, British science writer
• 1931 – Hatsumi Masaaki, founder and head of the Bujinkan Dojoorganization
• 1931 – Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (d. 1971)
• 1931 – Edwin Meese, American jurist and 75th United States Attorney General
• 1933 – Michael Larrabee, American athlete (d. 2003)
• 1933 – K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist
• 1934 – Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State andCamerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
• 1934 – Sissela Bok, Swedish philosopher and ethicist
• 1934 – Andre Rodgers, baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1935 – David Hackett Fischer, American historian
• 1937 – Manohar Joshi, Indian politician
• 1939 – Yael Dayan, Israeli writer and politician
• 1939 – Francis Fox, Canadian politician, member of the Senate
• 1939 – Harry Reid, American politician
• 1943 – Wayne Allard, American politician
• 1944 – Cathy Lee Crosby, American actress
• 1944 &ndash Inger Davidson, Swedish politician
• 1944 – Ibrahim Rugova, first President of Kosovo (d. 2006)
• 1944 – Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek musician and songwriter
• 1944 – Botho Strauß, German author
• 1945 – Penelope Spheeris, American film director
• 1946 – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (d. 1997)
• 1947 – Isaac Bitton, French rock band drummer (Les Variations)
• 1947 – Tommy Jenkins, English football player
• 1947 – Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist
• 1948 – T. Coraghessan Boyle, American writer
• 1950 – Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd on Whale Wars.
• 1950 – Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian academic
• 1950 – Benjamin Stora, French historian
• 1950 – Bob Kevoian, American radio personality
• 1951 – Adrian Devine, American baseball pitcher
• 1952 – Carol Shea-Porter, American Congresswoman
• 1954 – Dan Butler, American actor
• 1954 – Stone Phillips, American television journalist
• 1956 – Steven Bauer, American actor
• 1957 – Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian politician
• 1958 – Uladzimir Parfianovich, Belarusian canoer
• 1958 – George Saunders, American writer
• 1959 – Frank Dietrich, German footballer
• 1960 – Nicholas Dingley alias Razzle, British drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (d. 1984)
• 1960 – Rick Savage, British bassist (Def Leppard)
• 1962 – Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, titular Bulgarian royal family
• 1963 – Dan Gauthier, American actor
• 1963 – Ann Patchett, American novelist
• 1963 – Ron Sutter, National Hockey League player
• 1963 – Rich Sutter, National Hockey League player
• 1963 – Brendan Coyle, English actor
• 1966 – Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1968 – Darryl Kile, baseball player (d. 2002)
• 1968 – Lucy Liu, American actress
• 1968 – Nate Mendel, American bassist (Foo Fighters)
• 1968 – Rena Sofer, American actress
• 1970 – Treach, American rapper (Naughty by Nature)
• 1970 – Yang Hyun Suk, South Korean record producer
• 1970 – Joe Lo Truglio, American actor, writer and comedian
• 1971 – Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor
• 1971 – Francesco Toldo, Italian Football Player
• 1972 – Sergei Zholtok, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
• 1973 – Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer
• 1973 – Monica Seles, Yugoslavian-born tennis player
• 1973 – Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
• 1976 – Eddy Garabito, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 – Masafumi Gotō, Japanese singer (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
• 1977 – Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer
• 1978 – Melissa Archer, American actress
• 1978 – Jarron Collins, American basketball player
• 1978 – Jason Collins, American basketball player
• 1978 – Nelly Furtado, Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1978 – Luigi Malafronte, Italian footballer
• 1978 – Peter Moylan, Australian baseball player
• 1978 – Maëlle Ricker, Canadian snowboarder, Olympic Gold Medalist
• 1978 – David Rivas, Spanish footballer
• 1978 – Chris Wolstenholme, British bassist (Muse)
• 1979 – Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer and actress
• 1979 – Michael McIndoe, Scottish professional footballer
• 1980 – Adam Kreek, Canadian rower
• 1981 – Danijel Pranjić, Croatian football player
• 1981 – Britney Spears, American singer and entertainer
• 1982 – Michelle Banzer, model/beauty queen
• 1982 – Christos Karipidis, Greek footballer
• 1982 – Pizon, American rapper/producer
• 1982 – Matt Ware, American football player
• 1983 – Chris Burke, Scottish footballer
• 1983 – Daniela Ruah, Portuguese actress
• 1983 – Bibiana Candelas, Mexican volleyball player
• 1983 – Aaron Rodgers, American football player
• 1983 – Jana Kramer, American actress
• 1984 – Péter Máté, Hungarian footballer
• 1985 – Dorell Wright, American basketball player
• 1985 – Amaury Leveaux, French swimmer
• 1986 – Claudiu Keserü, Romanian football player
• 1987 – Teairra Mari, American R&B singer
• 1988 – Alfred Enoch, British actor
• 1988 – Soniya Mehra, Indian actress
• 1989 – Cassie Steele, Canadian actress
• 1990 – Hikaru Yaotome, Japanese idol (Hey! Say! JUMP)
• 1992 – Brandon Knight, American basketball player
• 2007 - Al Jalila bint Mohammed bin rashid Al Maktoum