Famous Birthdays In December - 12

1863  On December - 12 birth of edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream)   

1864  On this day in history birth of paul Elmer More, American essayist (d. 1937)   

1866  On this day in history birth of alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913)   

1870  On December - 12 birth of walter Benona Sharp, American oil baron (d. 1912)   

1874  Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa) was born on this day in history.   

1875  On December - 12 birth of desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian   

1875  Karl R G von Rundstedt, German gen-fieldmarshal (Normandy) was born on December - 12.   

1876  Alvin Kraenzlein, Olympic gold medalist (d. 1928) was born on December - 12.   

1879  Friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland was born on December - 12.   

1879  Laura Hope Crews, US, actress (Camille, Gone with the Wind) was born on December - 12.   

1879  On December - 12 birth of percy Fletcher, composer   

1882  Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (openings theory) was born on December - 12.   

1886  Owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (She Done Him Wrong) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer was born on December - 12.   

1889  On this day in history birth of vaclav Stepan, composer   

1892  Herman Potočnik aka Hermann Noordung, Slovenian rocket engineer (d. 1929) was born on December - 12.   

1893  On this day in history birth of edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], Romania, actor (10 Commandments)   

1896  On this day in history birth of eslanda Goode, US anthropology/author under Paul Robeson   

1900  On December - 12 birth of sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (d. 1988)   

1902  On this day in history birth of howard Koch, screenwriter   

1902  On this day in history birth of koloman Sokol, Slovak painter (d. 2003)   

1903  On December - 12 birth of enid Balint-Edmonds, psychoanalyst   

1904  On this day in history birth of jim Christy, righty cricket batter (Transvaal, Queensland & S Africa)   

1905  On December - 12 birth of manès Sperber, Austrian-born writer (d. 1984)   

1906  William C Pahlmann, interior decorator (4 Season restaurant, NYC) was born on December - 12.   

1907  F van Heek, Dutch sociologist was born on December - 12.   

1907  On this day in history birth of fred Elizalde, composer   

1907  Roy Douglas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1907  Roy Douglas, English composer and orchestrator was born on this day in history.   

1909  Armand H F Boni, the Good One, Flemish poet/writer was born on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history birth of karen Morley, American actress (d. 2003)   

1911  Anna Russell, composer was born on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history birth of yusef Bedri, educationist   

1913  Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park) was born on December - 12.   

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0884  On December - 12 carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies   

1112  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69   

1212  On December - 12 death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

1263  Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies on December - 12.   

1574  Death of Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524) on December - 12.   

1586  Death of Stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533) on this day in history.   

1600  On December - 12 john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies