Famous Birthdays In December - 08

1908  John Volpe, (Gov-Mass)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73) was born on December - 08.   

1911  Lee J Cobb, NYC, actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront) was born on December - 08.   

1911  On December - 08 birth of nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and lyricist (d. 1992)   

1912  On December - 08 birth of jura Soyfer, writer   

1913  On December - 08 birth of delmore Schwartz, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah)   

1913  Paul Félix, Flemish architect (Sun Song) was born on December - 08.   

1915  Denis Harding, soldier was born on this day in history.   

1915  George Scheuer, writer/journalist was born on December - 08.   

1915  On December - 08 birth of ernest Lehman, American screenwriter (d. 2005)   

1916  On this day in history birth of dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep   

1916  Richard Fleischer, American film director (d. 2006) was born on December - 08.   

1917  Rufo I Wever, Aruban pianist/composer (Ca'i Organ) was born on December - 08.   

1918  On this day in history birth of ian Johnson, cricketer (Australian Test captbetween Hassett & Craig)   

1918  On this day in history birth of gérard Souzay, French baritone (d. 2004)   

1919  On this day in history birth of hans-Dieter Hosalla, composer   

1919  On this day in history birth of moyssey Samuilovich Vaynberg, composer   

1919  Peter Tali Coleman, American politician (d. 1997) was born on December - 08.   

1920  Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, Trinidad, 100m runner (Olympic-bronze-1952) was born on December - 08.   

1920  On December - 08 birth of ron Gulliford, educationalist   

1921  On this day in history birth of johnny Otis, Calif, R&B talent scout (Cold Shot, Cuttin' Up)   

1921  Terence Morgan, London England, actor (Adv of Sir Francis Drake) was born on December - 08.   

1921  On this day in history birth of terence Weil, cellist/teacher   

1922  On December - 08 birth of george Fullerton, cricketer (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51)   

1922  Jean Ritchie, rocker was born on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history birth of john B McKay, US test pilot (X-15)   

1922  On December - 08 birth of lucian Freud, Berlin German, artist (Boy With a Rat)   

1923  On December - 08 birth of rudolph Pariser, Chinese-born American chemist   

1925  James E "Jimmy" Smith, US jazz/organist (Walk on the Wild Side) was born on December - 08.   

1925  Sammy Davis Jr, NYC, singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man) was born on this day in history.   

1925  On December - 08 birth of carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author (d. 2000)   

1927  On December - 08 birth of vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 4, 8, 10)   

1927  Ferdie Pacheco, the "Fight Doctor" was born on this day in history.   

1929  On December - 08 birth of goffredo Parise, writer   

1930  Alain Weber, composer was born on December - 08.   

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0644  Death of Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered on this day in history.   

0899  On this day in history arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies   

1292  On December - 08 john Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62   

1587  On this day in history death of mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  On this day in history death of luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico   

1626  Death of John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) on December - 08.   

1632  On this day in history death of philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)   

1643  On this day in history john Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59