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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Alicia Alonso
Dancer
21-Dec-1920   Prima Ballerina Assoluta
John G. Avildsen
Film Director
21-Dec-1935   Rocky
Mily Balakirev
Composer
21-Dec-1836 16-May-1910 Russian nationalist composer
Lucy Baxley
Politician
21-Dec-1937   Lt. Governor of Alabama, 2003-07
Heinrich Böll
Novelist
21-Dec-1917 16-Jul-1985 The Train Was On Time
Dennis Boutsikaris
Actor
21-Dec-1952   Jerry Harper on The Jackie Thomas Show
Ira S. Bowen
Astronomer
21-Dec-1898 6-Feb-1973 Debunked nebulium
Laura Dewey Bridgman
Oddity
21-Dec-1829 24-May-1889 Blind deaf mute
Robert Brown
Botanist
21-Dec-1773 10-Jun-1858 Brownian motion
Larry Bryggman
Actor
21-Dec-1938   As the World Turns
Kimberly A. Casiano
Business
21-Dec-1957   President of Casiano Communications, 1994-2009
Dave Coulier
Actor
21-Dec-1959   Joey Gladstone on Full House
Charlie Cox
Actor
21-Dec-1982   Stardust
Cleveland Cram
Spy
21-Dec-1917 9-Jan-1999 History of the Counterintelligence Staff
Julie Delpy
Actor
21-Dec-1969   Europa Europa
Andy Dick
Comic
21-Dec-1965   Matthew from NewsRadio
Benjamin Disraeli
Head of State
21-Dec-1804 19-Apr-1881 UK Prime Minister, 1874-80
Phil Donahue
Talk Show Host
21-Dec-1935   The Phil Donahue Show
André Eglevsky
Dancer
21-Dec-1917 4-Dec-1977 Preeminent ballet dancer
Thomas Enders
Business
21-Dec-1958   CEO of EADS
Chris Evert
Tennis
21-Dec-1954   The Ice Maiden
Jane Fonda
Actor
21-Dec-1937   Prominent Vietnam War protester
Matthew Fox
Religion
21-Dec-1940   Creation Spirituality
Lynn J. Frazier
Politician
21-Dec-1874 11-Jan-1947 Governor and Senator from North Dakota
Stephen Friedman
Business
21-Dec-1937   Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Rich Galen
Pundit
21-Dec-1946   Republican hack-turned-pundit
Lisa Gerritsen
Actor
21-Dec-1957   Bess Lindstrom on Mary Tyler Moore
Josh Gibson
Baseball
21-Dec-1911 20-Jan-1947 Negro Leagues hall of fame hitter
Govinda
Actor
21-Dec-1958   Haseena Maan Jaayegi
Walter Hagen
Golf
21-Dec-1892 5-Oct-1969 Won 11 major championships
Susan Hammer
Politician
21-Dec-1938   Mayor of San Jose, 1991-98
Edward Hoagland
Essayist
21-Dec-1932   The Courage of Turtles
Michelle Hurd
Actor
21-Dec-1966   Colleen Manus on The Glades
Samuel L. Jackson
Actor
21-Dec-1948   Pulp Fiction
Hu Jintao
Head of State
21-Dec-1942   President of China
Florence Griffith Joyner
Track and Field
21-Dec-1959 21-Sep-1998 Olympic sprinter
Jane Kaczmarek
Actor
21-Dec-1955   Pleasantville
Michael S. Kanne
Judge
21-Dec-1938   7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Business
21-Dec-1950   Produced Shrek
Peter Kropotkin
Anarchist
21-Dec-1842 8-Feb-1921 Libertarian anarchist revolutionary
Paul Kurtz
Philosopher
21-Dec-1925   The pope of unbelievers
Wen Ho Lee
Victim
21-Dec-1939   Allegedly spied for China
Zoe Lofgren
Politician
21-Dec-1947   Congresswoman, California 16th
Jan Lukasiewicz
Mathematician
21-Dec-1878 13-Feb-1956 Invented Reverse Polish Notation
Joe Mantell
Actor
21-Dec-1915 29-Sep-2010 Angie in Marty
Jared Martin
Actor
21-Dec-1941   Steven Farlow on Dallas
Masaccio
Painter
21-Dec-1401 1428 Frescoes of the Brancacci Chapel
John W. McCormack
Politician
21-Dec-1891 22-Nov-1980 Speaker of the House, 1962-70
Mike McCurry
Government
21-Dec-1954   White House Press Secretary, 1994-98
Sean McMullen
Novelist
21-Dec-1948   Greatwinter Trilogy
Josh Mostel
Actor
21-Dec-1946   Jesus Christ Superstar
Hermann J. Muller
Scientist
21-Dec-1890 5-Apr-1967 Genetic effects of radiation
Kel Nagle
Golf
21-Dec-1920   Winner, 1960 British Open
Jack Nance
Actor
21-Dec-1943 30-Dec-1996 Eraserhead
Ed Nelson
Actor
21-Dec-1928   Dr. Michael Rossi on Peyton Place
Jack Noseworthy
Actor
21-Dec-1969   Idle Hands
Joe Paterno
Football
21-Dec-1926 22-Jan-2012 Penn State Head Coach, 1966-2011
Anthony Powell
Novelist
21-Dec-1905 28-Mar-2000 A Dance to the Music of Time
Jackson Rathbone
Actor
21-Dec-1984   Jasper Hale in Twilight
David A. Reed
Politician
21-Dec-1880 10-Feb-1953 US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35
Donald Regan
Government
21-Dec-1918 10-Jun-2003 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85
Harry Revel
Composer
21-Dec-1905 3-Nov-1958 Poor Little Rich Girl
Nicholas V. Riasanovsky
Historian
21-Dec-1923 14-May-2011 A History of Russia
Emmett J. Rice
Economist
21-Dec-1919 10-Mar-2011 Federal Reserve Governor, 1979-86
Barbara Roberts
Politician
21-Dec-1936   Governor of Oregon, 1991-95
Ray Romano
Comic
21-Dec-1957   Everybody Loves Raymond
Jim Rose
Oddity
21-Dec-1956   Proprietor of the Jim Rose Circus
Sergio Rubini
Actor
21-Dec-1959   Nirvana
Mikhail Saakashvili
Head of State
21-Dec-1967   President of Georgia
Thomas N. Schroth
Journalist
21-Dec-1920 23-Jul-2009 Editor of Congressional Quarterly, 1955-69
Alan E. Schwartz
Attorney
21-Dec-1925   Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
Steve Spagnuolo
Football
21-Dec-1959   Head Coach, St. Louis Rams
Edward Speleers
Actor
21-Dec-1987   Eragon
Tom Sturridge
Actor
21-Dec-1985   Waiting for Forever
Kiefer Sutherland
Actor
21-Dec-1966   24
Archibald Campbell Tait
Religion
21-Dec-1811 3-Dec-1882 Archbishop of Canterbury, 1868-82
Michael Tilson Thomas
Conductor
21-Dec-1944   Music Director, SF Symphony
W. J. Usery
Government
21-Dec-1923   US Secretary of Labor, 1976-77
Mike Vitar
Actor
21-Dec-1978   The Sandlot
Kurt Waldheim
Government
21-Dec-1918 14-Jun-2007 UN Secretary General, 1972-82
Karrie Webb
Golf
21-Dec-1974   Winner of 7 majors
Rebecca West
Author
21-Dec-1892 15-Mar-1983 Reporter on the Nuremburg Trials
Carl Wilson
Musician
21-Dec-1946 6-Feb-1998 Beach Boy
Paul Winchell
Actor
21-Dec-1922 24-Jun-2005 Ventriloquist and inventor
Sewall Wright
Biologist
21-Dec-1889 3-Mar-1988 Mathematics of evolution
Zev Yaroslavsky
Politician
21-Dec-1948   Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
Steven Yeun
Actor
21-Dec-1983   Glenn on The Walking Dead
Frank Zappa
Composer
21-Dec-1940 4-Dec-1993 Joe's Garage




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