December 9 - Births

Births

• 1447 – Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)
• 1508 – Gemma Frisius, Dutch mathematician and cartographer (d. 1555)
• 1561 – Sir Edwin Sandys, English-born Virginian colonist (d. 1629)
• 1571 – Metius (Adriaan Adriaanszoon), Dutch mathematician and astronomer (d. 1635)
• 1579 – Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)
• 1594 – Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (d. 1632)
• 1608 – John Milton, English poet (d. 1674)
• 1610 – Baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato (d. 1680)
• 1652 – Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician (d. 1723)
• 1667 – William Whiston, English mathematician (d. 1752)
• 1717 – Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German art historian (d. 1768)
• 1748 – Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (d. 1822)
• 1751 – Maria Luisa of Parma, queen of Charles IV of Spain (d. 1819)
• 1787 – John Dobson, English architect (d. 1865)
• 1806 – Jean-Olivier Chénier, French Canadian physician andPatriote (d. 1838)
• 1837 – Émile Waldteufel, French composer (d. 1915)
• 1842 – Peter Kropotkin, Russian anarchist (d. 1921)
• 1845 – Joel Chandler Harris, American writer (Uncle Remus)(d. 1908)
• 1847 – George Grossmith, English actor and writer (d. 1912)
• 1850 – Emma Abbott, American soprano (d. 1891)
• 1861 – Hélène Smith, French psychic (d. 1929)
• 1868 – Fritz Haber, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1934)
• 1871 – Joe Kelley, American baseball player (d. 1943)
• 1876 – Berton Churchill, American actor (d. 1940)
• 1882 – Joaquín Turina, Spanish composer (d. 1949)
• 1883
  • Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician (d. 1950)
  • Alexander Papagos, Greek General and Prime Minister (d. 1955)
• 1886 – Clarence Birdseye, American frozen food manufacturer (d. 1956)
• 1887 – Tim Moore, American actor and vaudevillian (d. 1958)
• 1889 – Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish long-distance runner (d. 1966)
• 1891 – Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet (d. 1917)
• 1895
  • Dolores Ibárruri, Spanish political leader (d. 1989)
  • Conchita Supervía, Spanish opera singer (d. 1936)
• 1897 – Hermione Gingold, English actress (d. 1987)
• 1898 – Emmett Kelly, American circus clown (d. 1979)
• 1899 – Jean de Brunhoff, French author (d. 1937)
• 1900 – Albert Weisbord, American labor organizer (d. 1977)
• 1901
  • Carol Dempster, American actress (d. 1991)
  • Ödön von Horváth, Hungarian-born writer (d. 1938)
  • Jean Mermoz, French pilot (d. 1936)
• 1902 – Margaret Hamilton, American actress (d. 1985)
• 1904 – Robert Livingston, American actor (d. 1988)
• 1905 – Dalton Trumbo, American writer (d. 1976)
• 1906 – Grace Hopper, American computer pioneer (d. 1992)
• 1909 – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American actor (d. 2000)
• 1911
  • Broderick Crawford, American actor (d. 1986)
  • Lee J. Cobb, American actor (d. 1976)
  • Ryūzō Sejima, Japanese educator (d. 2007)
• 1912 – Tip O'Neill, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1994)
• 1914 – Frances Reid, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1915 – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-born soprano (d. 2006)
• 1916
  • Kirk Douglas, American actor
  • Jerome Beatty Jr., American author (d. 2002)
• 1917
  • James Angleton, head of counterintelligence for the CIA (d. 1987)
  • James Rainwater, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)
• 1918 – Joyce Redman, Irish actress
• 1919 – William Lipscomb, American chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1920 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic
• 1922 – Redd Foxx, American comedian (d. 1991)
• 1925 – Dina Merrill, American actress
• 1926
  • Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1999)
  • Jan Křesadlo, Czech writer (d. 1995)
• 1927 – Pierre Henry, French composer
• 1928
  • André Milhoux, Belgian racing driver
  • Dick Van Patten, American actor
• 1929
  • John Cassavetes, American actor and director (d. 1989)
  • Bob Hawke, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia
• 1930 – Buck Henry, American actor
• 1931
  • William Reynolds, American actor
  • Ladislav Smoljak, Czech actor
• 1932 – Edd Wheeler, American singer-songwriter
• 1933
  • Ashleigh Brilliant, American writer (Pot-Shots)
  • Morton Downey Jr., American talk show host (d. 2001)
  • Monique Miller, French Canadian actress
  • Orville Moody, American golfer (d. 2008)
• 1934
  • Dame Judi Dench, English actress
  • Junior Wells, American musician (d. 1998)
• 1937 – Darwin Joston, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1938
  • David Houston, American country singer (d. 1993)
  • Deacon Jones, American football player
• 1940 – Clancy Eccles, Jamaican Reggae Musician (d. 2005)
• 1941
  • Beau Bridges, American actor
  • Dan Hicks, American musician
• 1942
  • Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer (d. 1997)
  • Dick Butkus, American football player
• 1943 – Pit Martin, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
• 1944
  • Neil Innes, English singer/songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band,The Rutles)
  • Ki Longfellow, American novelist
  • Bob O'Connor, American politician (d. 2006)
• 1945
  • Matti Mäntylä, Finnish actor
  • Michael Nouri, American actor
• 1946
  • Sonia Gandhi, Italian-born Indian politician
  • Shatrughan Sinha, Indian actor
• 1947
  • Tom Daschle, American politician
  • Jaak Jõerüüt, Soviet-born Estonian politician
• 1948
  • Dennis Dunaway, American musician (Alice Cooper)
  • Marleen Gorris, Dutch film director
• 1949
  • Tom Kite, American golfer
  • Nando Parrado, Uruguayan plane crash survivor
• 1950 – Joan Armatrading, St. Kitts-born English singer
• 1952
  • Liaqat Baloch, Pakistani politician
  • Michael Dorn, American actor
• 1953
  • World B. Free, American basketball player
  • John Malkovich, American actor
• 1954 – Herman Finkers, Dutch comedian
• 1955 – Chamras Saewataporn, Thai composer and musician
• 1957
  • Donny Osmond, American singer and actor
  • Peter O’Mara, Australian jazz guitarist and comopser
• 1958
  • Rikk Agnew, American guitarist (The Adolescents)
  • Nick Seymour, Australian bassist (Crowded House)
• 1960
  • Terry Moran, American TV reporter
  • Stefen Fangmeier, American film director
  • Dobroslav Paraga,Croatian politician and editor
  • Juan Samuel, Dominican baseball player
• 1961
  • David Anthony Higgins, American actor
  • Joe Lando, American actor
• 1962 – Felicity Huffman, American actress
• 1963
  • Dave Hilton, Jr., Canadian boxer
  • Masako, Crown Princess of Japan
• 1964
  • Hape Kerkeling, German actor, TV presenter and comedian
  • Johannes B. Kerner, German TV presenter
  • Paul Landers, German guitarist (Rammstein)
• 1965
  • Joe Ausanio, American baseball player
  • Vecepia Towery, American Survivor contestant, Winner ofSurvivor: Marquesas
• 1966
  • Tim Bull, Australian politician
  • Michael Foster, drummer for rock band FireHouse
  • Kirsten Gillibrand, American politician
  • Montserrat Gil Torné, Andorran politician
  • Dave Harold, English professional snooker player
  • Toby Huss, American actor
  • Dana Murzyn, Canadian hockey player
  • Spencer Rochfort, Canadian-American actor
  • Julio Alberto Rodas Hurtarte, former soccer player
  • Mateo Romero, Native American painter
  • Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli politician
  • Kadyrbek Sarbayev, foreign minister
  • Shane Scott, American director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor, musician
  • Martin Taylor, footballer coach
  • Natee Thongsookkaew, Thailand footballer
• 1967
  • Jason Dozzell, English footballer
  • Joshua Bell, American violinist
  • Gheorghe Popescu, Romanian footballer
• 1968
  • Kurt Angle, American wrestler
  • Brian Bell, American guitarist (Weezer)
  • Brent Price, American basketball player
• 1969
  • Jakob Dylan, American singer (The Wallflowers)
  • Bixente Lizarazu, French footballer
  • Allison Smith, American actress
  • Sebastian Spence, Canadian actor
• 1970
  • Kara DioGuardi, American songwriter, record producer, and singer
  • Lance Krall, American comedian
• 1971 – Petr Nedvěd, Czech ice hockey player
• 1972
  • Reiko Aylesworth, American actress
  • Tre Cool, German-born American drummer (Green Day)
  • Fabrice Santoro, Tahitian-born French tennis player
• 1973 – Fabio Artico, Italian footballer
• 1974
  • Aloísio, Brazilian footballer
  • Canibus, American rapper
  • Wendy Dillinger, American footballer and coach
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan,Pakistani singer
• 1976 – Chris Booker, American baseball player
• 1977
  • Saskia Garel, Canadian actress
  • Shayne Graham, American football player
  • Imogen Heap, English singer-songwriter
• 1978
  • Gaston Gaudio, Argentine tennis player
  • Jesse Metcalfe, American actor
• 1979
• Chen Hao, Chinese actress
  • Olivia Lufkin, Japanese singer
  • Stephen McPhail, Irish footballer
• 1980
  • Ryder Hesjedal, Canadian cyclist
  • Simon Helberg, American actor
• 1981
  • Mardy Fish, American tennis player
  • Dia Mirza, Indian actress
• 1982
  • Tamilla Abassova, Russian cyclist
  • Nathalie De Vos, Belgian athlete
  • Ryan Grant, American football player
• 1983
  • Jermaine Beckford, English footballer
  • Dariusz Dudka, Polish footballer
• 1984 – Leon Hall, American football player
• 1987 – Mat Latos, American baseball player
• 1989 – Lindsey Evans, American glamor model
• 1990 – LaFee, German singer
• 1991 – Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
• 2001 – Ronnie Paris, American child abuse victim (d. 2005)