December 5 - Births

Births

• 1377 – Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)
• 1443 – Pope Julius II (d. 1513)
• 1495 – Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)
• 1537 – Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)
• 1539 – Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)
• 1547 – Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (d. 1625)
• 1595 – Henry Lawes, English composer (d. 1662)
• 1661 – Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (d. 1724)
• 1687 – Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1762)
• 1782 – Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (d. 1862)
• 1803 – Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873)
• 1820 – Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892)
• 1822 – Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907)
• 1829 – Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908)
• 1830 – Christina Rossetti, English poet (d. 1894)
• 1839 – George Armstrong Custer, American general (d. 1876)
• 1841 – Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900)
• 1855 – Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942)
• 1859 – John Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935)
• 1863 – Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and Prime Minister (d. 1933)
• 1867 – Józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935)
• 1867 – Antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. 1925)
• 1868 – Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951)
• 1869 – Ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937)
• 1870 – Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer (d. 1949)
• 1871 – Bill Pickett, American rodeo performer (d. 1932)
• 1872 – Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player (d. 1906)
• 1875 – Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian soldier (d. 1933)
• 1879 – Clyde Cessna, American airplane manufacturer (d. 1954)
• 1886 – Rose Wilder Lane, American writer and reporter, daughter of 'Little House' books writer Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1968)
• 1890 – David Bomberg, English painter (d. 1957)
• 1890 – Fritz Lang, Austrian-born film director (d. 1976)
• 1892 – Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (d. 1973)
• 1894 – C.R. Swart, South African politician (d. 1982)
• 1895 – Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician (d. 1969)
• 1896 – Carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1984)
• 1897 – Nunnally Johnson, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1977)
• 1897 – Gershom Scholem, German-born Israeli Jewish philosopher and historian (d. 1982)
• 1898 – Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan (d. 1982)
• 1898 – Grace Moore, American soprano (d. 1947)
• 1899 – Sonny Boy Williamson II, American blues musician (d. 1965)
• 1901 – Walt Disney, American animated film producer (d. 1966)
• 1901 – Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (d. 1980)
• 1901 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
• 1902 – Strom Thurmond, American politician (d. 2003)
• 1903 – Johannes Heesters, Dutch singer and actor
• 1903 – Cecil Frank Powell, English physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1969)
• 1905 – Gus Mancuso, American baseball player (d. 1984)
• 1906 – Otto Preminger, Austrian-born film director, producer, and actor (d. 1986)
• 1907 – Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (d. 1993)
• 1907 – Lin Biao, Chinese Communist military leader (d. 1971)
• 1909 – Musashiyama Takeshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 33rdYokozuna (d. 1969)
• 1910 – Abraham Polonsky, American screenwriter (d. 1999)
• 1911 – Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist (d. 2000)
• 1914 – Hans Hellmut Kirst, German author (d. 1989)
• 1916 – Hilary Koprowski, Polish virologist and immunologist
• 1917 – Ken Downing, English racing driver (d. 2004)
• 1917 – Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress
• 1921 – Alvy Moore, American actor (d. 1997)
• 1925 – Anastasio Somoza, President of Nicaragua (d. 1980)
• 1927 – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand
• 1932 – Sheldon Lee Glashow, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1932 – Little Richard, American singer and pianist
• 1934 – Joan Didion, American writer
• 1934 – Nikos Kourkoulos, Greek actor, artistic director of the National Theatre of Greece (d. 2007)
• 1935 – Calvin Trillin, American writer
• 1935 – Yury Vlasov, Soviet weightlifter
• 1936 – James Lee Burke, American writer
• 1938 – J. J. Cale, American songwriter
• 1938 – J.D. McDuffie, American racecar driver (d. 1991)
• 1939 – Minita Chico-Nazario, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
• 1940 – Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager
• 1940 – Peter Pohl, Swedish writer
• 1940 – Adrian Street, Welsh professional wrestler
• 1943 – Eva Joly, Norwegian-born French magistrate
• 1944 – Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor
• 1944 – Loukas Sideras, Greek drummer (Aphrodite's Child)
• 1945 – Serge Chapleau, French Canadian caricaturist
• 1946 – José Carreras, Spanish tenor
• 1946 – Sarel van der Merwe, South African rally driver
• 1947 – Bruce Golding, Jamaican politician
• 1947 – Tony Gregory, Irish politician
• 1947 – Jim Messina, American musician (Buffalo Springfield,Loggins and Messina)
• 1947 – Jim Plunkett, American football player
• 1949 – Ray Comfort, New Zealand evangelist
• 1949 – John Altman, British film composer
• 1950 – Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer (d. 1992)
• 1950 – Osvaldo Golijov, Argentine-born composer
• 1950 – James Knaggs, American-born Salvationist
• 1951 – Morgan Brittany, American actress
• 1951 – Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Belgian artist
• 1952 – Andy Kim, Canadian singer, songwriter
• 1953 – Larry Zbyszko, American professional wrestler
• 1954 – Hanif Kureishi, English author and playwright
• 1956 – Klaus Allofs, German footballer
• 1956 – Brian Backer, American actor
• 1956 – Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist
• 1957 – Raquel Argandoña, Chilean television presenter, Miss Chile1975
• 1957 – Art Monk, American football player
• 1958 – Dean Erickson, American actor
• 1958 – Dynamite Kid, English professional wrestler
• 1959 – Lee Chapman, English footballer
• 1960 – Jack Russell, American singer (Great White)
• 1960 – Frans Adelaar, Dutch football player and manager
• 1962 – José Cura, Argentine tenor
• 1962 – Pablo Morales, American swimmer
• 1962 – Nivek Ogre, Canadian vocalist, (Skinny Puppy)
• 1963 – Doctor Dre, American radio personality
• 1963 – Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, English ski jumper
• 1963 – Carrie Hamilton, American actress (d. 2002)
• 1965 – Johnny Rzeznik, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls)
• 1965 – Wayne Smith, Jamaican reggae musician
• 1966 – Patricia Kaas, French singer
• 1966 – Lee Seung-Chul, South Korean singer
• 1967 – Gary Allan, American country musician
• 1967 – Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, titular Bulgarian royal family
• 1968 – Margaret Cho, American comedian and actress
• 1968 – Lisa Marie, American model and actress
• 1968 – Lydia Millet, American writer
• 1969 – Morgan J. Freeman, American film director
• 1969 – Lewis Gordon Pugh, English swimmer, polar explorer and motivational speaker
• 1969 – Alex Kapp Horner, American actress
• 1970 – Kevin Haller, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1971 – Kali Rocha, American actress
• 1971 – Kavus Torabi, Iranian-born British guitarist (The Monsoon Bassoon, Cardiacs, Guapo, Chrome Hoof)
• 1972 – Cliff Floyd, American baseball player
• 1972 – Mike Mahoney, American baseball player
• 1972 – Angela Shelton, American actress & writer
• 1973 – Shalom Harlow, Canadian supermodel and actress
• 1973 – Mikelangelo Loconte, Italian singer
• 1973 – Luboš Motl, Czech physicist
• 1973 – Danielle Winits, Brazilian actress
• 1974 – Charlie Batch, National Football League quarterback
• 1975 – Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player
• 1975 – Paula Patton, American actress
• 1976 – Amy Acker, American actress
• 1976 – Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby union footballer
• 1976 – Rachel Komisarz, American swimmer
• 1978 – Olli Jokinen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1978 – Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
• 1978 – Pachrapa Chaichua, Thai actress
• 1979 – Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer
• 1979 – Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1979 – Evonne Hsu, Taiwanese singer
• 1979 – Gareth McAuley, Northern Irish footballer
• 1979 – Nick Stahl, American actor
• 1980 – Shizuka Ito, Japanese voice actress (seiyū)
• 1980 – Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-born French trumpeter
• 1981 – Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress
• 1982 – Eddy Curry, American basketball player
• 1982 – Keri Hilson, American singer
• 1982 – Trai Essex, American football player
• 1983 – Cooper Cronk, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1983 – Tiffany Weimer, American soccer player
• 1984 – Chris Solinsky, American distance runner
• 1985 – Frankie Muniz, American actor
• 1985 – Josh Smith, American basketball player
• 1985 – Nico Verdonck, Belgian racing driver
• 1987 – Tommy Fraser, English footballer
• 1989 – Gregory Tyree Boyce, American actor
• 1989 – Kwon Yuri, South Korean singer