Famous Birthdays In December - 19

1903  On December - 19 birth of george Snell, genetecist   

1903  On this day in history birth of theo Harych, writer   

1905  On December - 19 birth of charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer   

1906  On this day in history birth of h Allen Smith, Ill, humorist/author (Low Man on Totem Pole)   

1906  On this day in history birth of leonid I Brezhnev, Ukraine, 1st Secretary of USSR (1964-82)   

1907  On this day in history birth of jimmy McLarnin, former Welterweight Champion (d. 2004)   

1909  On this day in history birth of w.A. Criswell, American (Baptist) preacher (d. 2002)   

1910  Jean Genet, Paris France, criminal/novelist/dramatist (The Blacks) was born on December - 19.   

1910  On this day in history birth of jose Lezama Lima, Havana Cuba, poet/novelist   

1913  On December - 19 birth of william C De Vries, surgeon/inventor (artificial heart)   

1915  On December - 19 birth of edith Piaf, [E Giovanna Gassion], Paris, chanteuse (Little Sparrow)   

1916  On this day in history birth of adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)   

1916  On this day in history birth of hal Hastings, NYC, orch leader (Chevrolet on Broadway)   

1916  On this day in history birth of mervyn Wallace, cricketer (13 Tests for NZ, latterly as capt)   

1917  On this day in history birth of graham Sharp, ice skater   

1920  David Susskind, NYC, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show) was born on December - 19.   

1920  On December - 19 birth of ragnild Hveger, Denmark, 400m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1936) [NS]   

1920  On this day in history birth of little Jimmy Dickens, American country singer   

1921  On December - 19 birth of ludvik Podest, composer   

1922  On December - 19 birth of eamonn Andrews, Irish-born television presenter (d. 1987)   

1923  On December - 19 birth of luigi Innocenti, designer   

1923  On this day in history birth of gordon Jackson, Scottish actor (d. 1990)   

1924  Edmund Purdom, England, actor (Asissi Underground, Pieces) was born on this day in history.   

1924  On December - 19 birth of peter Prowtiny, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire   

1924  Carlo Chiti, Italian race car engineer (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history birth of doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1989)   

1924  On this day in history birth of gary Morton, second husband of Lucille Ball (d. 1999)   

1925  Jimmy Dickens, Bolt WV, country singer (Grand Ole Opry) was born on December - 19.   

1925  On this day in history birth of tankred Torst, writer   

1926  Bobby Layne, NFL QB (Detroit Lions) was born on this day in history.   

1926  Jeanne Kirkpatrick, US ambassador to UN was born on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history birth of herb Stempel, American game show contestant   

1927  On December - 19 birth of james Booth, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005)   

1928  Galt MacDermot, Montreal Canada, composer (Letting Down My Hair) was born on December - 19.   

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0401  On December - 19 anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies   

1075  On December - 19 death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England   

1327  On this day in history death of agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy   

1370  Urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies on December - 19.   

1614  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1737  Death of James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667) on December - 19.   

1741  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on this day in history.   

1749  On December - 19 francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76