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December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 15, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 16 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron. Events By Place Byzantine Empire June 21 - Belisarius sails from Constantinople. Flavius Belisarius (Βελισάριος (505(? – 565 was one of the greatest Generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most acclaimed generals in history Gelimer (original form possibly Geilamir, 480-553 King of the Vandals and Alans from 530 to 534 was the last ruler of the North African Kingdom The Battle of Tricamarum took place on December 15, 533 between the armies of the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, and his brother
1167 - Sicilian chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion. Stephen du Perche was the Chancellor of Sicily (1166&ndash1168 and Archbishop of Palermo (1167&ndash1168 during the early regency of his cousin Queen
1256 - Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran as part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia. This article is about the founder of the Ilkhanate For the head of the Chagatai khanate please see Qara Hülëgü Hulagu Khan, also known as The Hashshashin (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin, Hashasheen or Assassins) were an offshoot of the Ismā'īlī sect of Shia Alamūt ( Persian الموت "Eagle Peak" often appearing in the folk etymological form قلعه الموت Qal‘atu l-Mūt "the Castle of Death" For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
1467 - Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia. Stephen III of Moldavia or Stephen III (c 1433 - July 2, 1504) also known as Stephen the Great ( Romanian: Ştefan Matthias Corvinus ( Matthias the Just; February 23 1443 &ndash April 6 1490) was King of Hungary and The Battle of Baia was fought on December 15 1467 between the Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great and Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus
1791 - The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia legislature. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the United States the Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
1863 - Romania is using for the first time a mountain railway (from Anina to Oravita). Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania A mountain railway is a Railway that ascends and descends a Mountain slope that has a steep grade. Anina ( German: Steierdorf-Anina, Hungarian: Stájerlakanina) is a town in southwestern Romania, in Caraş-Severin County Oraviţa (Oravicabánya Orawitz in archaic Oravice is a town in southwestern Romania, in the Caraş-Severin County, with a population of 15524 in 2000
1864 - In the Battle of Nashville, Union forces under George H. Thomas almost completely destroy the Army of Tennessee under John B. Hood. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the George Henry Thomas ( July 31, 1816 &ndash March 28, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and a Union The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the John Bell Hood ( June 1 or June 29, 1831 &ndash August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War
1868 - Shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" Background After the defeat of the forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Boshin War (1868&ndash1869 of the Meiji Restoration, a part of the WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan 's
1891 - James Naismith introduces the first version of basketball, with thirteen rules, a peach basket nailed to either end of his school's gymnasium, and two teams of nine players. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James A Naismith (November 6 Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m
1913 - Nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The Buenos Aires Convention is a Copyright Treaty signed at Buenos Aires on 1910-04-11 which provides for the mutual recognition of copyrights Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
1914 - World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Land Forces ( Serbian: Копнена Војска - КоВ or Kopnena Vojska - KoV) is the largest and the oldest army branch of Serbia. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy (1867 - 1918
1914 - Gas explosion at Mitsubishi Hojyo coal mine, Kyūshū, Japan, 687 killed. The, Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. This accident is the worst coal mine disaster in Japanese history.
1915 - World War I: Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig replaces John French, 1st Earl of Ypres as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Field Marshal Douglas Haig 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French 1st Earl of Ypres KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC, PC ( A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces The British Expeditionary Force ( BEF) was the British army sent to the Western Front in France and Belgium on the outbreak of
1917 - World War I: An armistice is reached between the new Bolshevik government and the Central Powers. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction The Central Powers ( German: "Mittelmächte" Hungarian: "Központi hatalmak" Turkish: "İttifak
1939 - Gone with the Wind premiered at Loew's Grand Theater in Atlanta, GA, USA. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American dramatic - romantic - War film adapted from Margaret Mitchell 's 1936 Loew's Grand Theater was a Movie theater at the corner of Peachtree and Forsyth Streets in downtown Atlanta Georgia, in the United States
1941 - Annihilation of Jews in Kharkiv, Ukraine: at temperatures of -15 degrees C below zero near the Rogan works, 8 km away from Kharkiv in "Drobitsky Ravine" (Drobitsky Yar), over 15 000 Jews are shot. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Kharkiv or Kharkov (Харків Харьков is the second largest city in Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Kharkiv or Kharkov (Харків Харьков is the second largest city in Ukraine. Drobitsky Yar is a ravine 8-12km south east from Kharkiv, Ukraine. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
1941 - The American Federation of Labor adopts a no-strike policy in war industries. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Federation of Labor (AFL was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States
1945 - Occupation of Japan: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as state religion of Japan. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar At the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers, led by the United States with contributions also from Australia, British General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. is the native religion of Japan and was once its State religion. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
1960 - King Baudouin of Belgium marries Fabiola Fernanda María de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón in Brussels. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baudouin I (Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf ( 7 September 1930 – Biography Her Excellency Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón was the third daughter of Don Gonzalo de Mora y Fernández Riera y del Olmo Marquess of Casa Riera Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
1960 - Richard Paul Pavlick is arrested for attempting to blow up and assassinate the U. Richard Paul Pavlick ( February 13 1887 &ndash November 11 1975) was a retired Postal worker from New Hampshire who stalked S. President-Elect, John F. Kennedy only four days earlier. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of
1961 - In Jerusalem, Adolph Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and membership of an outlawed organization. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
1965 - Gemini program: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Team The Gemini program was managed by the Manned Spacecraft Center Houston Texas under direction of the Office of Manned Space Flight NASA Headquarters Washington Gemini 6A (officially Gemini VI-A) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program. Walter Marty Schirra Jr ( March 12, 1923 &ndash May 3, 2007) was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17 1930) is a retired Air Force Lieutenant General and a former NASA Astronaut Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Four orbits later, it achieved the first space rendezvous with Gemini 7. A space rendezvous between two Spacecraft, often between a spacecraft and a Space station, is an Orbital maneuver where the two arrive at the same Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program.
1967 - The Silver Bridge collapses, killing 46 people. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Silver Bridge was an Eyebar Chain Suspension bridge built in 1928 and was named for the color of its Aluminum paint
1970 - Illinois State Constitution is adopted at a special election. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Constitution of the State of Illinois is the governing document of the state of Illinois.
1970 - South Korean ferry Namyong Ho capsized off Korean Strait, 308 killed. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The Korea Strait is a sea passage between South Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan (East Sea in
1973 - John Paul Getty III, grandson of J. Paul Getty, American billionaire is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10, 1973
1976 - Samoa becomes a member of the UN. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jean Paul Getty III (born 4 November, 1956) was the first of four children of Paul Getty and Gail Harris Jean Paul Getty ( December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
1978 - President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and cutoff all relations with Taiwan
1993 - History of Northern Ireland: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Northern Ireland was established as a distinct region of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The Downing Street Declaration was a joint declaration issued on December 15, 1993 by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, John Major and The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Albert Reynolds (Ailbhe Mac Raghnaill born 4 November 1932 served as the eighth Taoiseach of Ireland, serving one term in office from 1992 until 1994
1994 - Palau becomes a member of the UN. Palau, officially the Republic of Palau (Beluu er a Belau is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800 km) east
1995 - The European Communities Court of Justice hands down the "Bosman ruling", giving EU footballers the right to a free transfer at the end of their contracts, with the provision that they are transferring from one UEFA Federation to another. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 This article refers to the European Union court not the European Court of Human Rights of the Council of Europe The Court of Justice The Bosman ruling (Union Royal Belges des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL & others v The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football.
1997 - A chartered Tupolev TU-154 from Tajikistan crashes in the desert near Sharja, United Arab Emirates airport killing 85. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Tupolev ( Туполев) is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Moscow. Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان‎ taajikestaan officially the Republic of
2001 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 to fortify it, without fixing its famous lean. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre pendente di Pisa or simply The Tower of Pisa (it La Torre di Pisa is the Campanile, or freestanding bell tower of the
2005 - Latvia amends its constitution to eliminate possibility of gays and lesbians being entitled to marry. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Constitution of Latvia (Satversme is the fundamental law of the Republic of Latvia. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same
2005 - Argentina's president Néstor Kirchner announces the early repayment of its external debt to the IMF. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born February 25, 1950) was the President of Argentina from May 25, 2003 until December The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic
2005 - Introduction of the F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.
2005 - The 2005 Atlantic Power Outage began. The Atlantic Power Outage of 2005 caused hundreds of thousands of people along the Atlantic coast of the United States to suffer Power outages Winter
2006 - First flight of the F-35 Lightning II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Births

37 - Nero, Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. Year 37 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( December 15, 37 – June 9, 68) born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called The Julio-Claudian Dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus (Octavian Tiberius, Caligula (Gaius Claudius, and 68)
1832 - Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect (Eiffel tower) (d. Year 68 was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Alexandre Gustave Eiffel ( December 15, 1832 &ndash December 27, 1923; in French efɛl in English usually ˈaɪfəl was a French The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built 1923)
1852 - Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Antoine Henri Becquerel (15 December 1852 &ndash 25 August 1908 was a French Physicist, Nobel laureate, and one of the discoverers of Radioactivity The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1908)
1859 - L. L. Zamenhof, Polish initiator of Esperanto (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (ˈzɑːmɨnhɒf in English born Eliezer Samenhof December 15 1859 &ndash April 14 1917 was an ophthalmologist, Philologist is by far the most widely spoken constructed International auxiliary language in the world 1917)
1860 - Niels Ryberg Finsen, Danish physician, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Niels Ryberg Finsen ( December 15, 1860 &ndash September 24, 1904) was a Icelandic / Faroese / Danish The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1904)
1860 - Abner Powell, American baseball player (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Abner Charles Powell ( December 15 1860 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania - August 7 1953 in New Orleans, 1953)
1861 - Charles Duryea, American automobile pioneer (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Edgar Duryea ( December 15, 1861 &ndash September 28, 1938) was a manufacturer of Motor vehicles He was born near Canton 1938)
1875 - Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Emilio Jacinto ( December 15, 1875 - April 16, 1899) was a Filipino Revolutionary known as the Brains of the 1899)
1878 - Hans Carossa, German writer (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hans Carossa ( 15 December 1878 &ndash 12 September 1956) was a German novelist and poet known mostly for his autobiographical novels 1956)
1888 - Maxwell Anderson, American writer (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Maxwell Anderson ( 15 December 1888 &ndash 28 February 1959) better known as Maxwell Anderson, was a Pulitzer Prize 1959)
1892 - J. Paul Getty, American oil tycoon (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jean Paul Getty ( December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company 1976)
1896 - Betty Smith, American author (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Betty Smith, née Elisabeth Wehner ( December 15 1896 - January 17, 1972) was an American author 1972)
1899 - Harold Abrahams, English sprinter (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE ( December 15, 1899 &ndash January 14, 1978) was a British athlete. 1978)
1902 - Robert F. Bradford, 57^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Robert Fiske Bradford ( December 15, 1902 &ndash March 18, 1983) was an American politician who served one term as Governor The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1983)
1907 - Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect
1910 - John H. Hammond, American musician (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (born December 15, 1907) is a Brazilian Architect who is considered one of the most important Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Henry Hammond II ( December 15, 1910 – July 10, 1987) was a Record producer, musician and music critic from the 1930s to the 1987)
1911 - Stan Kenton, American musician (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Stanley Newcomb Kenton ( December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was a pianist who led a highly innovative influential and often controversial 1979)
1912 - Ray Eames, American designer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Charles (1907-1978 and Ray (1912–1988 Eames (ˈiːmz were American designers married in 1941 who worked and made major contributions in many fields of design 1988)
1913 - Roger Gaudry, French Canadian chemist, businessman and corporate director (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roger Gaudry ( December 15, 1913 &ndash October 7, 2001) was a Canadian chemist businessman corporate director and former 2001)
1913 - Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Muriel Rukeyser ( December 15, 1913 &ndash February 12, 1980) was an American poet and political activist best known for her 1980)
1916 - Buddy Cole, American pianist (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Edwin LeMar Cole, known as Buddy Cole ( December 15, 1916 in Irving Illinois &ndash November 5, 1964) was a Jazz 1964)
1916 - Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins CBE FRS ( 15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand -born British The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2004)
1917 - Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, linguist and writer of Pakistan (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Shanul Haq Haqqee ( Urdu: شان الحق حقی) ( December 15, 1917 &ndash October 11, 2005) was a notable 2005)
1918 - Jeff Chandler, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jeff Chandler ( December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an American Film Actor and Singer in the 1950s 1961)
1919 - Max Yasgur, owner of the Woodstock Festival site (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Max B Yasgur (December 15 1919&mdashFebruary 9 1973 was an American Farmer, best known as the owner of the 1973)
1920 - Kurt Schaffenberger, American comics artist (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Kurt Schaffenberger ( December 15 1920 - January 24 2002) was an American Comic book Artist. 2002)
1921 - Alan Freed, American disc jockey (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Alan Freed (December 15 1921 &ndash January 20 1965 also known as Moondog, was an American Disc-jockey who became 1965)
1923 - Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist
1923 - Uziel Gal, Israeli firearm designer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freeman John Dyson FRS (born December 15, 1923) is an English-born American theoretical Physicist and Mathematician, famous for his Uziel "Uzi" Gal ( Hebrew: עוזיאל "עוזי" גל) born Gotthard Glass ( December 15, 1923 &ndash September 2002)
1923 - Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and statesman
1925 - Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager
1925 - Kasey Rogers, American actress (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov (Валентин Иванович Варенников (born December 15, 1923) is a Soviet/Russian general and politician best known Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about Sam Pollock hockey manager For Sam Pollock the American labor leader see Sam Pollock. Kasey Rogers ( December 15, 1925 - July 6, 2006) was an American Actress, best known for playing the second "Louise Tate" 2006)
1928 - Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser, born Friedrich Stowasser, (December 15 1928 &ndash February 19 2000 was an Austrian painter, 2000)
1928 - Jerry Wallace, American singer
1929 - Barry Harris, American bebop jazz pianist
1930 - Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer
1932 - Jesse Belvin, American musician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jerry Wallace ( December 15, 1928 &ndash May 5, 2008) was an American country and Popular music Singer Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Dance music performer and DJ see Barry Harris (DJ. Barry Doyle Harris (born December 15, 1929) is an Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edna O'Brien (born 15 December 1930 is an Irish novelist and Short story writer whose works often revolve around the inner feelings of women and their problems in relating Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Jesse Lorenzo Belvin ( December 15, 1932 – February 6, 1960) was an American R&B singer pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s 1960)
1933 - Bapu, Indian cartoonist, designer and film director
1933 - Tim Conway, American actor and comedian
1933 - Donald Woods, South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana, also known as Bapu, was born in a Telugu Brahmin family on December 15, 1933 in Narsapur, West Godavari Thomas Daniel “Tim” Conway (born December 15, 1933) is an American Comedian and Emmy award winning Actor, primarily Donald James Woods, CBE ( December 15, 1933 – August 19, 2001) was a white South African journalist and anti- Apartheid 2001)
1938 - Billy Shaw, American football player
1939 - Cindy Birdsong, American singer (The Supremes)
1940 - Nick Buoniconti, American football player
1942 - Dave Clark, English musician (The Dave Clark Five)
1943 - Kathleen Blanco, American politician
1943 - Lucien den Arend, Dutch artist
1944 - Jim Leyland, American baseball manager
1944 - Chico Mendes, Brazilian campaigner (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Lewis "Billy" Shaw (born December 15, 1938 in Natchez Mississippi) was an American college and professional football Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cynthia Ann Birdsong (December 15 1939 better known by her stage name Cindy Birdsong is an Grammy -nominated American R&B / soul The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti (born December 15, 1940) is a former American Football League and NFL Hall of Fame Middle linebacker Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dave Clark born December 15, 1942 in Tottenham, London, is an English musician The Dave Clark Five (also known as "The DC5" were an English Beat group, one of the few presenting something of a commercial threat to The Beatles Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a former Democratic Governor of Louisiana, having served from January 2004 until January Lucien Armand Marco den Arend ( December 15, 1943) is a geometric abstract sculptor Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Richard Leyland (born December 15 1944 in Perrysburg Ohio) is a Major League Baseball manager for the Detroit Tigers. Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes ( December 15, 1944 – December 22, 1988) was a Brazilian 1988)
1945 - Thaao Penghlis, Australian actor
1946 - Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
1948 - Melanie Chartoff, American actress
1948 - Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Thaao Penghlis (born December 15, 1945 in Sydney, Australia) is an Emmy -nominated Australian Actor of Greek parentage Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Henry Howe Jr (born December 15, 1946 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a former Infielder, coach, scout and Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melanie Chartoff (born December 15, 1948 in New Haven Connecticut) is an actress best known for her voice role in Rugrats, and Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cassandra Harris ( December 15, 1948 &ndash December 28, 1991) was an Australian Actress. 1991)
1949 - Don Johnson, American actor
1952 - Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer
1952 - Julie Taymor, American director
1953 - J. M. DeMatteis, American comic book writer
1955 - Paul Simonon, English bassist (The Clash)
1957 - Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 - Mike McAlary, American journalist (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952 is a former Danish Football (soccer player and manager Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of Broadway theatre and film Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Marc DeMatteis (born December 15 1953) is an American Writer of Comic books. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Paul Gustave Simonon (born 15 December 1955 is an English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for Punk rock band The Clash. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Mario Marois (born December 15, 1957 in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenceman Mike McAlary ( December 15, 1957 - December 25, 1998) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist and Columnist who worked at 1998)
1957 - Yuuichi Nagashima, Japanese voice actor
1957 - Laura Molina, American artist, musician and actress
1960 - Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer
1961 - Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist
1963 - Andrew Luster, Max Factor heir
1963 - Helen Slater, American actress
1966 - Manos Papayiannis, Greek fashion model and actor
1967 - David Howells, English footballer
1967 - Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
1968 - Javid Hussain, Indian film producer
1968 - Osama Ali Maher, Swedish politician
1968 - Garrett Wang, American actor
1969 - Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair athlete
1970 - Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
1970 - Michael Shanks, Canadian actor
1972 - Rodney Harrison, American football player
1972 - Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
1973 - Surya Bonaly, French-born American figure skater
1973 - Ryu Seung-wan, South Korean actor and director
1976 - Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer
1976 - Aaron Miles, American baseball player
1976 - Elix Skipper, American professional wrestler
1978 - Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist (Epica)
1978 - Jerome McDougle, American football player
1979 - Adam Brody, American actor
1979 - Eric Young, Canadian professional wrestler
1980 - Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist (Kasabian)
1981 - Najoua Belyzel, French singer
1981 - Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor
1981 - Andy González, Puerto Rican baseball player
1981 - Thomas Herrion, American football player (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Laura Molina (born December 15, 1957) is an American artist musician and actress from Los Angeles California. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Werzowa (born December 15 1960 is an Austrian composer producer and owner of Musikvergnuegen most noted for composing the "Intel bong" Jingle Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karin Resetarits (born December 15, 1961 in Vienna) is an Austrian Journalist and Politician. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Stuart Luster (born December 15, 1963) is the great-grandson of cosmetics giant Max Factor Sr Max Factor & Company is an international cosmetics firm founded in 1909 by Max Factor, a make-up artist for the Russian royal Ballet. Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15 1963 is an American Film Actress and Singer-songwriter. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Manos Papayiannis (born December 15, 1966) is a Greek, former male Fashion model, Theatre, stage, Television Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. David Howells (born 15 December 1967 in Guildford, Surrey) is a former English professional footballer, who spent the majority Maurice Samuel 'Mo' Vaughn (born December 15, 1967 in Norwalk, Connecticut) nicknamed "Hit Dog is a former Major League Baseball Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Javid Hussain (b December 15, 1968) is a Bollywood director and film producer Osama Abdelaziz Mokhtar Ali Maher (born 15 December 1968) is a Swedish conservative Politician and Member of Parliament Garrett Richard Wang (born December 15, 1968; Chinese name) is a Chinese American Actor. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chantal Petitclerc (born December 15, 1969 in Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebec) is a Canadian Wheelchair racer. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE (born December 15, 1970 in Milan) is a Thoroughbred Race horse Jockey Michael Garrett Shanks (b December 15 1970, Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian Actor who achieved fame for his role Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodney Scott Harrison (born December 15, 1972 in Markham Illinois) is an American football safety for the New England Patriots Stuart Townsend (born on December 15 1972 in Howth, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Surya Bonaly (born 15 December, 1973) is a French - American Professional figure skater. Ryu Seung-wan (류승완 (b December 15, 1973) is a South Korean actor and Film director. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baichung Bhutia (भाईचुंग भुतिया (born December 15, 1976 in Tinkitam, Sikkim, India) is an Indian Aaron Wade Miles (born December 15, 1976 in Pittsburg, California) is a Major League Baseball Infielder for the St Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1977 in Long Island, New York) is an American professional wrestler as well as former Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Mark Jansen, (born December 15 1978 in Holland) is a Heavy metal musician Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen subsequent to his departure from After Forever. Jerome McDougle (born December 15, 1978 in) is an American football Defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American Film and Television Actor. Jeremy Fritz (born December 15 1979) better known by his Ring name Eric Young, is a Canadian professional wrestler Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Kasabian are an English rock band from Leicester, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals Chris Edwards (bass Kasabian are an English rock band from Leicester, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals Chris Edwards (bass Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Brendan Fletcher (born December 15, 1981) is a Canadian Actor. Angel Manuel "Andy" González (born December 15, 1981 in Río Piedras Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball Utility player Thomas Herrion ( December 15, 1981 – August 20, 2005) was an American football player for the San Francisco 49ers 2005)
1981 - Creighton Lovelace, American Baptist minister
1982 - Charlie Cox, English actor
1982 - Borja García, Spanish racing driver
1982 - George O. Gore II, American actor
1983 - René Goguen (René Duprée), Canadian professional wrestler
1983 - Ronnie Radke, American singer (Escape the Fate)
1983 - Wang Hao, Chinese table tennis player
1984 - Joshua Third, British Guitarist in The Horrors. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Creighton Lee Lovelace (born December 15, 1981) is Pastor of Danieltown Baptist Church in Forest Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Charlie Cox (born 21 December 1982) is an English Actor. Cox the youngest of five children was born in London, England Borja García (born December 15 1982) is a Spanish Race car driver. George O Gore II (born December 15 1981 in Fort Washington Maryland, U Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) René Goguen (born December 15, 1983) better known by his Ring name René Duprée, is a French-Canadian professional wrestler Ronald Joseph Radke (born December 15, 1983) was the lead vocalist and songwriter for Las Vegas-based post-hardcore alternative rock band Escape the Fate Escape the Fate is an American Post-hardcore band from Las Vegas Nevada. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Joshua Mark Hayward (born 15 December 1984) known as Joshua Third and formerly Joshua Von Grimm, before he changed his stage name in 2007 is The Horrors are a British Garage rock band who formed in mid-2005
1984 - Martin Skrtel Slovakian Footballer
1986 - Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian supermodel
1991 - Eunice Cho, American actress

Deaths

1025 - Basil II, Byzantine Emperor (b. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Martin Škrtel (pronounced Shkrtel) (born December 15 1984 in Handlová, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak international Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Snejana Onopka (Снєжана Онопка born December 15 1986) is a Ukrainian model. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Eunice Cho (born December 15, 1991 in New Jersey) is an actress who played Robin in the Cartoon Network live action/animated Basil II, surnamed the Bulgar-slayer (Βασίλειος Β΄ Βουλγαροκτόνος Basileios II Boulgaroktonos, 958 &ndash December 15 1025 This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 958)
1072 - Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. Events By Place Asia King Kshemgupta of Kashmir dies and is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu Alp Arslan (1029 &ndash December 15, 1072) was the second sultan of the Seljuk dynasty and great-grandson of Seljuk, the Eponym of 1029)
1230 - King Otakar I of Bohemia
1263 - King Haakon IV of Norway (b. Ottokar I (Přemysl I Otakar c 1155 &ndash 15 December 1230) king of Bohemia (1198 &ndash 1230 was a younger son of King Vladislav II Haakon Haakonsson (1204 &ndash December 15, 1263) ( Norwegian Håkon Håkonsson, Old Norse Hákon Hákonarson) also called 1204)
1598 - Philips van Marnix, lord of Sint-Aldegonde, Dutch writer and statesman (b. 1538)
1621 - Charles de Luynes, Constable of France (b. Charles d'Albert duc de Luynes ( August 5, 1578 - December 15, 1621) was Constable of France and the first Duke of Luynes 1578)
1673 - Margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. See Margaret Cavendish (1661-1717 for the later Duchess of Newcastle of this name 1623)
1675 - Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (b. Johannes or Jan Vermeer (baptized in Delft with the name Joannis on October 31 1632, and buried in the same city under the name Jan 1632)
1683 - Izaak Walton, English writer (b. Izaak Walton ( August 9, 1593 - December 15, 1683) was an English writer, author of The Compleat Angler. 1593)
1688 - Gaspar Fagel, Dutch statesman (b. Gaspar Fagel ( January 25 1634, The Hague - December 15 1688) was a Dutch statesman 1634)
1715 - George Hickes, English minister and scholar (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Hickes ( 20 June 1642 OS - 15 December 1715 OS) English divine and scholar was born at Newsham 1642)
1753 - Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Richard Boyle 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork PC ( April 25, 1694 &ndash December 15, 1753) born in Yorkshire 1694)
1792 - Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Martin Kraus was a composer in the classical era who is sometimes referred to as "the Swedish Mozart. 1756)
1855 - Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Jacques Charles François Sturm ( September 29, 1803 - December 15, 1855) French Mathematician, of German extraction 1803)
1890 - Sitting Bull, Sioux nation leader (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sitting Bull ( Lakota: Tȟatȟaŋka Iyotȟaŋka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotank, also nicknamed Slon-he or "Slow" Ca circa 1831)
1943 - Fats Waller, American musician (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904 &mdash December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist 1904)
1944 - Glenn Miller, American musician (later declared dead on this date, exact date of death unknown) (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and 1904)
1947 - Arthur Machen, Welsh author (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Machen (ˈmækən ( March 3, 1863 &ndash December 15, 1947) was a leading Welsh Author of the 1890s 1863)
1950 - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian political leader, Iron Man of India (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vallabhbhai Patel (વલ્લભભાઈ પટેલ IPA:) (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950 was a political and social leader of India who played 1875)
1958 - Wolfgang Ernst Pauli, Austrian-born American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1900)
1962 - Charles Laughton, English actor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Laughton ( 1 July, 1899 &ndash 15 December, 1962) was an English Academy Award -winning stage and 1899)
1966 - Walt Disney, American animator (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter 1901)
1968 - Antonio Barrette, Canadian politician, premier of Quebec (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonio J Barrette ( May 26, 1899 - December 15, 1968) was a Quebec politician born in Joliette, Quebec, Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of the premiers 1899)
1968 - Jess Willard, American boxer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jess Willard ( December 29, 1881 in the town of St Clere Pottawatomie County, Kansas – December 15, 1968 in 1881)
1971 - Paul Pierre Lévy, French mathematician (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Paul Pierre Lévy (15 September 1886 – 15 December 1971 was a French mathematician who was active especially in Probability theory, introducing martingales 1886)
1974 - Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-born screenwriter and film producer (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак ( May 10, 1902 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian -born international filmmaker 1902)
1977 - Wilfred Kitching, the 7th General of The Salvation Army (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Wilfred Kitching, CBE ( August 22, 1893 &ndash December 15, 1977) was the 7th General of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 1893)
1978 - Chill Wills, American actor (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Chill Theodore Wills ( July 18, 1903 &ndash December 15, 1978) was an American Film Actor and Singer 1903)
1984 - Lennard Pearce, English actor (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Lennard Pearce (born 9 February 1915 in London - died 15 December 1984 in London) was an English actor who mostly worked in theatre 1915)
1984 - Jan Peerce, American tenor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Jan Peerce ( June 3, 1904 – December 15, 1984) was 1904)
1989 - Arnold Moss, American actor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Arnold Moss ( January 28, 1909 in Brooklyn New York – December 15, 1989 in New York City was an American character actor often playing sly 1910)
1989 - Edward Underdown, English actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edward Underdown ( 3 December 1908 &ndash 15 December 1989) was an English actor 1908)
1991 - Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev, Soviet sniper (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Captain Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев vʌˈsʲilʲɪj grʲɪˈgorʲjevʲɪtɕ ˈzajtsɨf ( March 23, 1915)
2001 - Russ Haas, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Russell Haas Jr ( March 27, 1974 – December 15, 2001) better known as Russ Haas was a Professional wrestler. 1974)
2001 - Rufus Thomas, American musician (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Rufus Thomas Jr ( March 26 1917 – December 15 2001) was a Rhythm and blues, Funk and soul singer and 1917)
2003 - George Fisher, American political cartoonist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. George Fisher ( 8 April 1923 – 15 December 2003) was an acclaimed American political Cartoonist. 1923)
2003 - Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Magnuson ( April 27 1947 - December 15 2003) was a professional Ice hockey defenceman from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1947)
2004 - Pauline Gore, mother of Al Gore (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Pauline LaFon Gore ( October 6, 1912 &ndash December 15, 2004) was the mother of former United States Vice President Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former 1912)
2005 - Heinrich Gross, Austrian physician (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heinrich Gross ( November 14, 1915 &ndash December 15, 2005) was an Austrian Psychiatrist, Medical doctor and 1914)
2005 - Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Stan Leonard ( February 2, 1915 &ndash December 15, 2005) was a Canadian Professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour 1915)
2005 - William Proxmire, U. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edward William Proxmire ( November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the S. Senator from Wisconsin (b. 1915)
2005 - Darrell Russell, American football player (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Darrell A Russell ( May 27, 1976 &ndash December 15, 2005) was an American football Defensive lineman for the Oakland 1976)
2006 - Clay Regazzoni, Swiss Formula One driver (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Personal and early life Gianclaudio Regazzoni was born in Mendrisio, Switzerland on September 5 1939 a few days after the start of the Second World War 1939)
2007 - John Berg (actor), American actor (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. John Berg ( April 5, 1949 &ndash December 15, 2007) was an American Actor. 1949)
2007 - Julia Carson, U. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julia May Carson ( July 8 1938 &ndash December 15 2007) born Julia May Porter, was a member of the United States House of Representatives S. Congresswoman from Indiana (b. 1938)

Holidays and observances

Roman festivals - Consualia in honor of Consus is held. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually The Consuales Ludi or Consualia is a festival which honors Consus, the god of counsel and the one who protects the harvest which is in storage at the time of the In Roman mythology, the god Consus was the protector of grains and (subterranean storage bins (silos and as such was represented by a corn seed
R.C. Saints - St. Valerian; Saint Nino; St. Drostan; Saint Virginia Centurione
Zamenhof Day - celebrated in the Esperanto movement in honor of L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Valerian (377-457 was bishop of Abbenza in North Africa. Saint Nino (წმინდა ნინო Αγία Νίνω (sometimes St Saint Drostan (d early 7th century) also Drustan, Dustan, and Throstan, was the founder and abbot of the monastery of Old Deer in Saint Virginia Centurione Bracelli ( April 2, 1587 - December 15, 1651) is a Saint in the Roman Catholic Church from Zamenhof Day ( Zamenhofa Tago in Esperanto) is celebrated on December 15, the Birthday of Esperanto creator L is by far the most widely spoken constructed International auxiliary language in the world Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (ˈzɑːmɨnhɒf in English born Eliezer Samenhof December 15 1859 &ndash April 14 1917 was an ophthalmologist, Philologist
Bill of Rights Day, as stated by Franklin Roosevelt. A Bill of Rights is a list or summary of rights that are considered important and essential by a group of people

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