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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Leon Abbett
Politician
8-Oct-1836 4-Dec-1894 Twice Governor of New Jersey
Forrest J. Ackerman
Author
24-Nov-1916 4-Dec-2008 Mr. Science Fiction
Hannah Arendt
Philosopher
14-Oct-1906 4-Dec-1975 Origins of Totalitarianism
Maurice Barrès
Novelist
19-Aug-1862 4-Dec-1923 Cult of the Self
David Beaty
Novelist
28-Mar-1919 4-Dec-1999 Cone of Silence
Edward Binns
Actor
12-Sep-1916 4-Dec-1990 12 Angry Men
Rose Bird
Judge
2-Nov-1936 4-Dec-1999 California Chief Justice, 1977-87
Errol Brathwaite
Novelist
3-Apr-1924 4-Dec-2005 An Affair of Men
Benjamin Britten
Composer
22-Nov-1913 4-Dec-1976 Billy Budd
Henry Burghersh
Government
1292 4-Dec-1340 Chancellor of England, 1328-30
Samuel Butler
Scholar
30-Jan-1774 4-Dec-1839 Headmaster of Shrewsbury School
Bert T. Combs
Politician
13-Aug-1911 4-Dec-1991 Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63
Charles Dow
Journalist
5-Nov-1851 4-Dec-1902 Dow of Dow Jones
Patricia Dunn
Business
27-Mar-1953 4-Dec-2011 Hewlett Packard chair, 2005-06
Alexander Eckstein
Economist
9-Dec-1915 4-Dec-1976 Sinologist, China's Economic Revolution
R. C. Edwards
Educator
25-Mar-1914 4-Dec-2008 President of Clemson University, 1958-79
André Eglevsky
Dancer
21-Dec-1917 4-Dec-1977 Preeminent ballet dancer
Elihu Embree
Activist
11-Nov-1782 4-Dec-1820 Abolitionist and lifelong slaveholder
Carl Esmond
Actor
14-Jun-1902 4-Dec-2004 Ministry of Fear
Patricia Lynch Ewell
Diplomat
20-Apr-1926 4-Dec-2011 US Ambassador to Madagascar, 1986-89
Alfred C. Fuller
Business
13-Jan-1885 4-Dec-1973 Founder of Fuller Brush Company
Luigi Galvani
Doctor
9-Sep-1737 4-Dec-1798 Explored bioelectical phenomena
John Gay
Poet
30-Jun-1685 4-Dec-1732 The Beggar's Opera
Stefan George
Poet
12-Jul-1868 4-Dec-1933 Algabal
Samuel Goudsmit
Physicist
11-Jul-1902 4-Dec-1978 Conceived idea of Quantum Spin
Robert Hamer
Film Director
31-Mar-1911 4-Dec-1963 Kind Hearts and Coronets
Fred Hampton, Sr.
Activist
30-Aug-1948 4-Dec-1969 Black Panther leader assassinated by police
Thomas Hobbes
Philosopher
5-Apr-1588 4-Dec-1679 Leviathan
Karen Horney
Psychologist
16-Sep-1885 4-Dec-1952 Disputed Freud's concept of "penis envy"
Leila Hyams
Actor
1-May-1905 4-Dec-1977 Freaks
John of Damascus
Religion
c. 676 AD 4-Dec-749 AD Early scholastic church father
Pope John XXII
Religion
1249 4-Dec-1334 Roman Catholic Pope, 1316-34
Omar Khayyam
Mathematician
18-May-1048 4-Dec-1131 Rubaiyat
Bert Lahr
Actor
13-Aug-1895 4-Dec-1967 Lion in The Wizard of Oz
Charles MacVeagh
Attorney
6-Jun-1860 4-Dec-1931 US Ambassador to Japan, 1925-28
Rouben Mamoulian
Film Director
8-Oct-1897 4-Dec-1987 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Archie Mayo
Film Director
29-Jan-1891 4-Dec-1968 The Adventures of Marco Polo
Thomas H. Morgan
Scientist
25-Sep-1866 4-Dec-1945 Fruit fly chromosomes and heredity
Michael O'Shea
Actor
17-Mar-1906 4-Dec-1973 It's a Great Life
Camillo Olivetti
Business
13-Aug-1868 4-Dec-1943 Founder of Olivetti SpA
Robert Parrish
Film Director
4-Jan-1916 4-Dec-1995 Casino Royale
Pimp C
Rapper
29-Dec-1973 4-Dec-2007 Half of UGK
David M. Ransom
Diplomat
c. 1938 4-Dec-2003 US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1994-97
Cardinal Richelieu
Religion
9-Sep-1585 4-Dec-1642 King of France's chief advisor, 1624-42
Charles Richet
Scientist
26-Aug-1850 4-Dec-1935 Studied anaphylaxis and ectoplasm
Pedro Salinas
Poet
27-Nov-1891 4-Dec-1951 Generation of '27
William A. Steiger
Politician
15-May-1938 4-Dec-1978 Congressman from Wisconsin, 1967-78
May Swenson
Poet
28-May-1913 4-Dec-1989 Another Animal
Richard Vernon
Actor
7-Mar-1925 4-Dec-1997 Oldenshaw on The Man in Room 17
Stella Walsh
Track and Field
3-Apr-1911 4-Dec-1980 Olympic sprinter found to be actually male
Frank Zappa
Composer
21-Dec-1940 4-Dec-1993 Joe's Garage


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