Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 06

1831  Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

1833  On December - 06 birth of john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916   

1841  Frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870) was born on December - 06.   

1843  On this day in history birth of albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher   

1846  Henryk Jarecki, composer was born on this day in history.   

1849  August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945) was born on December - 06.   

1853  On this day in history birth of haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931)   

1863  On this day in history birth of charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914)   

1870  William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds) was born on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history birth of mikulas Moyzes, composer   

1872  On December - 06 birth of william S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)   

1875  On this day in history birth of evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)   

1876  Fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.   

1884  Rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44) was born on December - 06.   

1885  On December - 06 birth of albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)   

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) was born on December - 06.   

1887  On December - 06 birth of joseph Lamb, composer   

1887  On this day in history birth of lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man)   

1888  Will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951) was born on December - 06.   

1890  Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955) was born on December - 06.   

1892  On December - 06 birth of f Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)   

1892  On December - 06 birth of lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug)   

1893  Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) was born on December - 06.   

1896  On this day in history birth of arnold Foster, composer   

1896  George Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears) was born on this day in history.   

1896  Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) was born on this day in history.   

1897  On December - 06 birth of john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1897  On December - 06 birth of o W Cisek, writer   

1898  Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974)   

1898  On December - 06 birth of herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine)   

1899  Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith was born on this day in history.   

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0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)