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December 7 is the 341st day of the year (342nd 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 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 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of 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 7, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category redirect 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 24 days remaining until the end of the year.

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

Events

• 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the states first highways is laid out in Trumbull. Route 108 in the US state of Connecticut, also called Nichols Avenue and Huntington Turnpike is a two-lane State highway that runs northerly from US 1 Trumbull is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
• 1724 - Tumult of Thorn - religious unrest was followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Tumult of Thorn (Toruń (Tumult toruński also called Blood-Bath of Thorn (Thorner Blutgericht refers to executions ordered in 1724 by the Polish supreme Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Toruń Lublin Voivodeship Toruń (Thorn Torń Thorunium see also other names) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River with population Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1732 - The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1776 - Marquis de Lafayette attempts to enter the American military as a major general. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
• 1787 - Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the US Constitution. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States.
• 1826 - Malacca High School (SMK Tinggi Melaka) is established in Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Malacca High School ( Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK Tinggi Melaka was founded on December 7, 1826. Malacca High School ( Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK Tinggi Melaka was founded on December 7, 1826. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and
• 1900 - Max Planck, in his house at Grunewald, on the outskirts of Berlin, discovers the law of black body emission. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Grunewald (Greenwood is both a Forest in Berlin on the east side of the Havel and a locality of the Berlin borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. In Physics, a black body is an object that absorbs all light that falls on it
• 1917 - World War I: The US declares war on Austria-Hungary. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (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 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1930 - W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts broadcasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. W1WX is Boston 's second television station (the first being W1XAY) CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The broadcast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced The United States of America —commonly referred to as the J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.
• 1940 - The first prototype Fairey Barracuda flew
• 1941 - World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor - The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks the US Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. (See also December 8. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Because of the time difference, events of December 8 that took place west of the International Date Line happened while it was December 7 to the east of this line. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. )
• 1941 - Holocaust (Shoah): Extermination of Jewish people at the death camp of Chelmno begins. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Chełmno extermination camp ( German name Kulmhof) was an Extermination camp of Nazi Germany that was situated 70 kilometres (43 
• 1946 - A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Winecoff Hotel is a former Hotel located at 176 Peachtree Street NW in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia USA S. history.
• 1949 - Chinese Civil War: The government of Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of
• 1962 - Prince Rainier III of Monaco revises the principality's constitution, devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rainier III Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi 31 May 1923 &ndash 6 April 2005) styled His Serene Highness For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque A principality (or princedom) is a monarchical feudatory or Sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of Prince The Constitution of Monaco, first adopted in 1911 and heavily revised by Prince Rainier III on December 17, 1962, outlines three branches of government
• 1963 - Instant replay is used for the first time in a Army-Navy game. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other uses of the term "Instant replay" see Instant replay (disambiguation. The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. The Navy Midshipmen football team represent the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I -A College football.
• 1965 - Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Pope Aristocles Spyrou / Αριστοκλής Σπύρου) ( March 25, 1886 - July 7, 1972) was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Excommunication is a religious Censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community
• 1966 - A fire at an army barracks in Erzurum, Turkey kills 68 people. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Theodosiopolis redirects here it is also a name of the ancient city of Apros, Thrace Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 1970 - The first ever general election on the basis of direct adult franchise is held in Pakistan for 313 National Assembly seats. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• 1971 - Pakistan President Yahya Khan announces formation of a Coalition Government at Centre with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto as Vice-Prime Minister. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan ( February 4 1917 &ndash August 10 1980) was the President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971 following the resignation Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ( Urdu: ur '''ذوالفقار علی بھٹو''' Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو, zʊlfɪqɑːɾ ɑli bɦʊʈːoː
• 1972 - Apollo 17, the last Apollo moon mission, is launched. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The crew takes the photograph known as "The Blue Marble" as they leave the Earth. The Blue Marble is a famous Photograph of the Earth taken on December 7, 1972 by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft at
• 1975 - Indonesia invades East Timor. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia.
• 1982 - In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr. becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the US. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Charles Brooks Jr ( September 1, 1942 &ndash December 7, 1982) was a convicted Murderer who was the first person executed Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1983 - An Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 collides with an Aviaco DC-9 in dense fog while the two airliners are taxiing down the runway at Madrid Barajas International Airport, killing 93 people. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España SA (Iberia Airlines of Spain ( or Iberia as it is commonly known is the largest Airline of Spain, based WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Aviaco (Aviación y Comercio SA was a Spanish airline incorporated on February 18 1948. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Fog is a cloud that is in contact with the ground Stratus clouds are usually the only clouds that touch the ground Madrid-Barajas Airport (Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas is the main international airport serving the Spanish capital Madrid.
• 1987 - Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 was a commercial flight that crashed near Cayucos, California, United States on December 7 Paso Robles (full name El Paso de Robles) is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
• 1988 - Spitak Earthquake: In Armenia an earthquake measuring 6. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Spitak Earthquake (also called Leninakan Earthquake and Gyumri Earthquake) was a tremor with a Magnitude of 6 Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer 9 on the Richter scale kills nearly 25,000, injures 15,000 and leaves 400,000 homeless. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released
• 1988 - Yasser Arafat recognizes the right of Israel to exist. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1993 - The Long Island Rail Road massacre: Passenger Colin Ferguson murders six people and injures 19 others on the LIRR in Nassau County, New York. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) There is also a Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County. Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan
• 1995 - The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Galileo was an Unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the Planet Jupiter and its moons Named after the Astronomer Space Shuttle Atlantis ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of STS-34 was a Space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''.
• 1999 - The RIAA files a lawsuit against the Napster file-sharing client, on charges of copyright infringement. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Napster was an online music file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning while he was attending Northeastern University in Boston and operating 'Copyright infringement' (or copyright violation) is the unauthorized use of material that is covered by Copyright law in a manner that violates
• 2001 - John P. Walters is sworn in as the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. John P Walters was sworn in as the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP on December 7 2001.
• 2003 - The Conservative Party of Canada is officially recognized after the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative The Canadian Alliance (in French Alliance Canadienne) formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (or in French Alliance réformiste-conservateur The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian
• 2005 - Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of US federal air marshals at Miami International Airport. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rigoberto Alpizar (April 17 1961&ndashDecember 7 2005 was a Costa Rican born United States citizen who was fatally shot at Miami International Airport Rigoberto Alpizar (April 17 1961&ndashDecember 7 2005 was a Costa Rican born United States citizen who was fatally shot at Miami International Airport The Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS is a United States federal government Law enforcement agency under the supervision of the Transportation Miami International Airport is a public Airport located eight miles (13 km) northwest of the Central business district of Miami, in unincorporated
• 2006 - A tornado struck Kensal Green, North West London, seriously damaging around 150 properties. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The London Tornado of 2006 was a significant UK Tornado spawned from a Squall line moving over the city on December 7, 2006 at approximately Kensal Green is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Brent.
• 2007 - The Hebei Spirit oil spill began in South Korea after a crane barge being towed by tug collided with the very large crude carrier, Hebei Spirit. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The MT Hebei Spirit oil spill is a major Oil spill in South Korea that began on the morning of 7 December 2007 local time South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː History The technology of oil transportation has evolved alongside the oil industry

Births

• 521 - Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Future Byzantine emperor Justinian becomes Consul. WikipediaPersondata --> See Columba (disambiguation and St Columb for other uses 597)
• 903 - Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. Events By Topic Education The King's School is founded in Canterbury. Events By Place Europe The Vikings invade England. Asia Abaoji is named commander 986)
• 1302 - Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. Events By Place Europe March 2 — Louis V becomes King of the Franks. Azzone Visconti ( December 7, 1302 - August 16, 1339) was lord of Milan from 1329 until his death The following is a list of rulers of Milan from the 13th century to 1859 when Milan and the rest of Lombardy were incorporated into the Kingdom of 1339)
• 1545 - Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. Henry Stuart 1st Duke of Albany ( 7 December 1545 – 10 February 1567) commonly known as Lord Darnley, was a King Consort 1567)
• 1561 - Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. ( December 7, 1561 - October 22, 1625) was a Japanese Daimyo of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period 1625)
• 1598 - Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian artist (d. "Bernini" redirects here For people named Bernini see Bernini (surname. 1680)
• 1637 - Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer (d. Bernardo Pasquini ( December 7, 1637 - November 22, 1710) was an Italian Composer of Opera and church music 1710)
• 1670 - John Aislabie, English director of the South Sea Company (d. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year John Aislabie ( 4 December 1670 &ndash 18 June 1742) was a British Politician, notable for his involvement in the 1742)
• 1724 - Louise of Great Britain, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louise of Great Britain ( 7 December 1724 – 19 December 1751) was the youngest surviving daughter of George II and Caroline 1751)
• 1764 - Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno, French marshal (d. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Claude Victor-Perrin, 1st Duc de Belluno ( 7 December 1764 &ndash 1 March 1841) was a Marshal of France 1841)
• 1784 - Allan Cunningham, British poet (d. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year There was also a botanist named Allan Cunningham see Allan Cunningham (botanist For the soldier Alan Cunningham see Alan Gordon Cunningham 1842)
• 1801 - Johann Nestroy, Austrian dramatist and actor (d. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy ( December 7, 1801 &ndash May 25, 1862) was an Opera singer actor and primarily 1862)
• 1803 - Maria Josepha of Saxony, queen consort of Spain (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Maria Josepha of Saxony ( Dresden, 7 December 1803 – Aranjuez, 18 May 1829) was daughter of Prince Maximilian 1829)
• 1810 - Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (d. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Josef Hyrtl ( December 7 1810 &ndash July 17 1894) was an Austrian Anatomist. 1894)
• 1810 - Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Not to be confused with army general Theodore Schwan. ---- Theodor Schwann ( December 7, 1810 &ndash January 1882)
• 1823 - Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Leopold Kronecker ( December 7, 1823 – December 29, 1891) was a German Mathematician and Logician who argued 1891)
• 1847 - George Grossmith, British actor and writer (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Grossmith (9 December 1847 &ndash 1 March 1912 was an English Comedian, Writer, Composer, Actor, and singer 1912)
• 1860 - Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 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 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting For the actor Joe Cook see Joe Cook (actor. Sir Joseph Cook, GCMG (7 December 1860 &ndash 30 July 1947 was an Australian The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1947)
• 1862 - Paul Adam, French novelist (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Paul Adam ( December 7, 1862 &ndash January 2, 1920) was a French Novelist Adam wrote a series of Historical 1920)
• 1863 - Felix Calonder
• 1863 - Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Felix Louis Calonder ( December 7, 1863 - June 14, 1952) was a Swiss politician member of the Swiss Federal Council from WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Pietro Mascagni ( December 7, 1863 &ndash August 2, 1945)
• 1863 - Richard Sears, American department store founder (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar 1914)
• 1873 - Willa Cather, American novelist (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Willa Sibert Cather ( December 7, 1873 &ndash April 24, 1947) was an American author who grew up in Nebraska. 1947)
• 1879 - Rudolf Friml, American composer (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rudolf Friml ( December 7, 1879 - November 12, 1972) was a Composer of Operettas musicals and songs as well 1972)
• 1887 - Ernst Toch, Austrian composer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernst Toch (pronounced) ( 7 December 1887 - 1 October 1964) was a Composer of classical music and Film scores 1964)
• 1888 - Joyce Cary, Irish author (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joyce Arthur Cary (born Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary, December 7, 1888 – March 29, 1957) was an Irish novelist and artist 1957)
• 1888 - Hamilton Fish III, American politician (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) See Hamilton Fish (disambiguation for others with the same name 1991)
• 1891 - Fay Bainter, Academy Award-winning American actress (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fay Okell Bainter ( December 7, 1893 &ndash April 16, 1968) was an Academy Award -winning American actress. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. 1968)
• 1903 - Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Danilo Blanuša ( December 7 1903 &ndash August 8 1987) was a Croatian mathematician physicist engineer and a Professor 1987)
• 1904 - Konstantin Sokolsky, Russian singer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Konstantin Sokolsky (also spelled Sokolski, Rus Константин Сокольский original name Konstantin Kudryavtsev, Константин Кудрявцев 1991)
• 1905 - Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-born American astronomer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Gerard Peter Kuiper ( born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper ( ( December 7 1905, Harenkarspel ( Tuitjenhorn) Netherlands &ndash 1973)
• 1907 - Fred Rose, Canadian communist politician (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 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 Fred Rose (born Fred Rosenberg ( December 7 1907 - March 16 1983) was a Communist politician and Trade union organizer 1983)
• 1910 - Louis Prima, American musician (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Louis Prima ( December 7, 1910 Legacy The Prima-Butera arrangements and recordings continued to be copied by younger musicians including David 1978)
• 1910 - Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian musician
• 1912 - Daniel Jones, British composer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Edmundo William Ros OBE (born December 7, 1910) is a musician vocalist and band leader Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and 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 Daniel Jenkyn Jones OBE ( December 7, 1912 &ndash April 23, 1993) was a Welsh Composer of classical music. 1993)
• 1915 - Eli Wallach, American actor
• 1916 - Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American BAFTA - Tony Award - and Emmy Award -winning and Golden Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jean Carignan ( December 7 1916 &ndash February 16 1988) was a Canadian Fiddler. 1988)
• 1920 - Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist
• 1920 - Walter Nowotny, Austrian fighter pilot (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Fiorenzo Magni (born December 7, 1920) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Major Walter "Nowi" Nowotny ( December 7, 1920 &ndash November 8, 1944) was an Austrian -born German A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed 1944)
• 1920 - Tatamkulu Afrika, South African poet and writer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Tatamkulu Afrika ( Xhosa: " Grandfather Africa " ( December 7 1920 - December 2002)
• 1921 - Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader
• 1923 - Ted Knight, American actor
• 1924 - John Love, Zimbabwean Formula One driver (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 Shastri Nārāyanswarupdās (December 7 1921 commonly known as Pramukh Swāmi Maharaj is a Hindu monk ( Sadhu) Indian social worker and spiritual Guru Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ted Knight ( December 7, 1923 &ndash August 26, 1986) was an American Actor best known for playing the comedic role of Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Maxwell Lineham Love (born in Bulawayo, December 7, 1924 - died April 25, 2005) was a Racing driver from Rhodesia 2005)
• 1924 - Mário Soares, President of Portugal
• 1925 - Hernando da Silva Ramos, Brazilian racing driver
• 1927 - Helen Watts, British contralto
• 1928 - Noam Chomsky, American linguist and political writer
• 1930 - Hal Smith, American baseball player
• 1932 - Ellen Burstyn, American actress
• 1932 - Paul Caponigro, American photographer
• 1940 - Stan Boardman, English comedian
• 1940 - Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1942 - Harry Chapin, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares GColTE, GCC, GColL, KE (ˈmaɾiu suˈaɾɨʃ born 7 December 1924 Portuguese politician has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hernando João da Silva Ramos, nicknamed " Nano " (born in Paris, France, December 7, 1925) is a former Racing driver Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Avram Noam Chomsky (noʊm ˈtʃɑmski born December 7 1928 is an American linguist, Philosopher, cognitive scientist, Political Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932) is an American Academy Award -winning actress Paul Caponigro (born December 7 1932) is an American Photographer. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stan Boardman (born 7 Dec 1940 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English comedian Gerald Michael "Gerry" Cheevers (born on December 7, 1940 in St Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Forster Chapin ( December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer Songwriter, and Humanitarian 1981)
• 1942 - Alex Johnson, American baseball player
• 1942 - Peter Tomarken, American game show host (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Alexander Johnson (born December 1942 in Helena Arkansas is a former professional Baseball player. Peter David Tomarken ( December 7, 1942 March 13, 2006) was an American Television personality primarily known as the 2006)
• 1943 - Göran Lennmarker, Swedish politician
• 1943 - Bernard C. Parks, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
• 1944 - Jamiel Chagra, American drug trafficker
• 1944 - Daniel Chorzempa, American organist
• 1945 - Marion Rung, Finnish singer
• 1947 - Johnny Bench, American baseball player
• 1947 - Tony Thomas, American TV and film producer
• 1947 - Garry Unger, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1948 - Gary Morris, American singer and actor
• 1948 - Mads Vinding, Danish bassist
• 1949 - Tom Waits, American singer, composer, and actor
• 1952 - Georges Corraface, Greek actor, president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
• 1952 - Susan Collins, American politician, junior senator from Maine
• 1954 - Mark Hofmann, American forger and bomber
• 1954 - Mike Nolan, Irish singer (Bucks Fizz)
• 1955 - Priscilla Barnes, American actress
• 1955 - John Watkins, Australian politician
• 1956 - Larry Bird, American basketball player
• 1957 - Tom Winsor, British lawyer and economic regulator
• 1958 - Tim Butler, English musician (Psychedelic Furs)
• 1958 - Rick Rude, American professional wrestler (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Göran Lennmarker, born December 7, 1943, in Norberg in Västmanland County, is a Swedish moderate Politician Bernard C Parks (born December 7, 1943 in Beaumont Texas) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jamiel Alexander Chagra ( December 7, 1944 – July 25, 2008) was an Arab-American drug trafficker who was active in the 1970s and at that time Daniel Walter Chorzempa (born December 7, 1944) is an American Organist. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is a former American Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to Charles Anthony Thomas (b 7 December 1947 in Hollywood California) is an American TV and film producer who has produced such TV series as Nurses Garry Douglas "Iron Man" Unger (born December 7, 1947 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a former Professional Ice hockey Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Gwyn Morris (born December 7 1948 is an American Country music artist who charted a string of Countrypolitan hit songs throughout the 1980s Mads Vinding (born December 7, 1948 in Copenhagen) is a Danish Jazz Double-bassist. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Corraface ( Γιώργος Χωραφάς, Giórgos Choraphás) (born December 7, 1952 in Paris France) is a French The International Thessaloniki Film Festival has become the Balkans ' primary showcase for the work of new and emerging filmmakers as well as the leading film festival in Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7 1952, in Caribou Maine) is the junior U The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Mike Nolan (born Michael Nolan 7 December 1954) is a singer and was one of the four original members of the British pop group Bucks Fizz are a British pop group formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Priscilla Barnes (born December 7, 1952 or 1955 is an American Actress known for replacing Suzanne Somers ( Jenilee Harrison John Arthur Watkins (born December 7, 1955) is an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, presently holding Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Joe Bird (born December 7 1956 is a retired American NBA Basketball player widely considered as one of the best players of all time and one of the top Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Tom Winsor (born December 7 1957) is a British lawyer and economic regulatory professional who was from July 5 1999 until July 4 Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tim Butler (born Timothy George Butler 7 December 1958, Teddington, Middlesex, England) is an English Songwriter The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977 Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" 1999)
• 1961 - Lisa Fischer, American R&B singer
• 1960 - Craig Scanlon, English guitarist (The Fall)
• 1962 - Grecia Colmenares, Venezuelan actress
• 1963 - Theo Snelders, former Dutch footballer
• 1964 - Roberta Close, Brazilian model
• 1964 - Tadao Uematsu, Japanese racing driver
• 1964 - Peter Laviolette, head coach Carolina Hurricanes
• 1965 - Colin Hendry, Scottish footballer
• 1965 - Jeffrey Wright, American actor
• 1966 - C. Thomas Howell, American actor
• 1966 - Shinichi Itoh, Japanese motorcycle racer
• 1967 - Tino Martinez, American baseball player
• 1968 - Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1970 - Carmen Campuzano, Mexican actress and fashion model
• 1971 - Vladimir Akopian, Armenian chess player
• 1971 - Chasey Lain, American pornographic actress
• 1972 - Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
• 1972 - Tammy Lynn Sytch, American professional wrestler
• 1973 - Terrell Owens, American football player
• 1973 - Fabien Pelous, French international rugby player
• 1973 - Damien Rice, Irish musician
• 1974 - Nicole Appleton, Canadian-born singer
• 1974 - Kang Full, South Korean webcomic artist
• 1975 - Jamie Clapham, English footballer
• 1976 - Alan Faneca, American football player
• 1976 - Brent Johnson, Canadian football player
• 1976 - Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 - Vanessa Lorenzo, Spanish fashion model
• 1977 - Dominic Howard, English drummer (Muse)
• 1977 - Eric Chavez, American baseball player
• 1978 - Shiri Appleby, American actress
• 1978 - Frankie J, Mexican-born American singer
• 1978 - Chad Dukes, Radio Personality
• 1979 - Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress
• 1979 - Derek Ramsay, Filipino actor and model
• 1979 - Lampros Choutos, Greek footballer
• 1979 - Sara Bareilles, American singer
• 1979 - Jennifer Carpenter, American actress
• 1980 - John Terry, English footballer
• 1983 - Fausto Carmona, Dominican baseball player
• 1984 - Robert Kubica, the first Polish Formula One racing driver
• 1984 - Aaron Gray, American basketball player
• 1984 - Luca Rigoni, Italian footballer
• 1987 - Aaron Carter, American singer and actor
• 1988 - Emily Browning, Australian actress
• 1989 - Nicholas Hoult, English actor
• 2003 - Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands

Deaths

• 43 BC - Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lisa Fischer (born December 1, 1958) is an American Grammy Award winning R&B Singer best known for her beautiful image Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Craig Scanlon (born 7 December 1960) is a British Guitarist best known as a member of The Fall between 1979 and 1995 The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens (born December 7, 1962 in Valencia Venezuela) better known plainly as Grecia Colmenares, is a Venezuelan- Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodorus 'Theo' Antonius Gerardus Snelders (born December 7, 1963 in Westervoort) is a former Dutch Goalkeeper, who started his career Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Roberta Close was born Luiz Roberto Gambine Moreira in Rio de Janeiro on 7 December 1964 — although she has occasionally claimed to have been Tadao Uematsu (born December 7, 1964) is a Japanese Race car driver who competed in the 2004 Japanese GT Series for the Hitotsuyama Peter Laviolette Jr (born December 7, 1964 in Norwood Massachusetts, U The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional Ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Edward Colin Hendry (born December 7, 1965 in Keith, Moray) is a former Scottish professional and international football For the Austalian film director see Geoffrey Wright. Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American multiple award-winning Film Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. born in Kakuda Miyagi, Japan is a professional Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Constantino "Tino" Martinez (born December 7, 1967 in Tampa Florida) is a retired First baseman in Major League Baseball Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Geyer (born 7 December, 1967) is an Australian former professional Rugby league second row forward, a state and national representative Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carmen Campuzano (born December 7 1970 as Maria del Carmen Campuzano) is a Mexican actress and former Fashion model. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Chasey Lain (born December 7 1971 is an American pornographic actress. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hermann Maier (born December 7, 1972, Altenmarkt im Pongau) is an Austrian Skier who has won four overall World Cup Tammy Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972) is a Professional wrestling manager and personality Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Terrell Eldorado Owens (ˈtɛɹl̩ (born December 7, 1973) is an American football Wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the Fabien Pelous (born December 7, 1973) is a French Rugby union footballer Damien Aonghus Rice (born December 7, 1973) is an Irish folk Singer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Nicole Marie Appleton-Gallagher (born December 7 1974) is a pop singer and a member of All Saints. Kang Full (or Kang Pool,) is the Pen name of Kang Do-young (born December 7, 1974) a South Korean Webcomic Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Richard "Jamie" Clapham (born December 7, 1975) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Joseph Faneca Jr (FAN-ah-ka is an American football guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League. Georges Laraque (born December 7, 1976) is a professional Ice hockey forward and a radio host for CFRN. Vanessa Lorenzo (born December 7, 1976 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Supermodel. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Dominic James Howard, or sometimes Dom Howard (born 7 December, 1977 in Stockport, England) is the Drummer for the Muse are Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Eric Cesar Chavez (born December 7, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is a Mexican-American Third baseman in Major Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Shiri Freda Appleby (born December 7 1978) is an American actress. Frankie J (born Francisco Javier Bautista Jr on December 7, 1978) is a Mexican-American Latin pop and Adult contemporary Chad Dukes may refer to Chad Dukes (football player Chad Dukes (radio personality Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ayako Fujitani (藤谷文子 Fujitani Ayako; b 7 December 1979 in Osaka, Japan) Derek Arnold Ramsay is an actor host and commercial model in the Philippines. Lampros Choutos (sometimes spelled Labros Xoutos) (born December 7, 1979 in Athens) is a Greek football Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sara Beth Bareilles (bəˈrɛlɪs born December 7 1979 is an American Singer-songwriter and Pianist. Jennifer Leann Carpenter (born 7 December 1979) is an American film actress. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) John George Terry (born 7 December 1980 in Barking, London is an English Professional footballer. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Fausto C Carmona (born December 7, 1983 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Right-handed Pitcher for the Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Robert Kubica ( /'rɔbɛrt ku'bitsa/ ("koo-bit-sa" born December 7, 1984 in Kraków, Poland) is the first Polish Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Aaron Michael Gray (born December 7 1984 in Tarzana California) is an American professional Basketball player for the Chicago Luca Rigoni (born 7 December 1984 in Cogollo del Cengio) is an Italian football Midfielder. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Aaron Charles Carter (born December 7 1987 Carter who has also launched an acting career is known for media reports regarding his personal life including his relationships with Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Emily Jane Browning (born 7 December 1988 is an Australian award winning actress and model, probably best known for her role as Violet Baudelaire Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Nicholas Caradoc "Nick" Hoult (born 7 December 1989) is an English film and television Actor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Life Princess Catharina-Amalia was born in the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague. Year 43 BC was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman 106 BC)
• 283 - Pope Eutychian
• 983 - Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
• 1254 - Pope Innocent IV
• 1279 - King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. Events By place Roman Empire Carus conquers Ctesiphon, capital of the Persian kingdom. Pope Events By Place Asia Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi was Pope from June 28, 1243 to December 7, 1254. Bolesław V the Chaste or the Shy (Bolesław Wstydliwy ( 21 June 1226 O 1226)
• 1295 - Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. Gilbert de Clare 7th Earl of Hertford and 3rd Earl of Gloucester ( September 2, 1243, at Christchurch, Hampshire – December 7, 1243)
• 1498 - Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist
• 1562 - Adrian Willaert, Flemish composer
• 1649 - Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (b. Alexander Hegius von Heek (c 1433&ndash December 7, 1498) was a German humanist, so called from his birthplace Heek in Westphalia Adrian Willaert (c 1490 &ndash 7 December 1562 was a Flemish Composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School. St Charles Garnier, baptised in Paris on May 25, 1606, was a Jesuit Missionary, who was Martyred at Sainte-Marie 1606)
• 1672 - Richard Bellingham, English-born Massachusetts colonial magistrate (b. Richard Bellingham ( 1592 - December 7, 1672) was a colonial magistrate lawyer and several-time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony 1592)
• 1683 - John Oldham, English poet (smallpox) (b. John Oldham ( August 9, 1653 &ndash December 7, 1683) was an English poet 1653)
• 1683 - Algernon Sydney, English politician (b. Algernon Sydney or Sidney (January 1623 &ndash December 7 1683) was an English Politician, political theorist and opponent of King 1623)
• 1723 - Jan Santini Aichel, Bohemian architect (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jan Blažej Santini Aichel ( February 3, 1677 - December 7, 1723) also called Giovanni Battista Santini Jan Blažej Santini-Aichl Jan 1677)
• 1725 - Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Florent Carton Dancourt ( November 1, 1661 - December 7, 1725) French Dramatist and Actor, was born at 1661)
• 1775 - Charles Saunders, British admiral
• 1793 - Joseph Bara, French revolutionary (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Charles Saunders, KB ( c 1715 &ndash 7 December 1775) was an Admiral in the Royal Navy during the Seven Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Bara, also written Barra (1780 &ndash December 7, 1793) is said to have been a young French republican soldier at the time of the 1780)
• 1815 - Michel Ney, French marshall (executed) (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Michel Ney, 1st Duc d' Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa ( January 10 1769 &ndash December 7 1815 1769)
• 1817 - William Bligh, British naval officer (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vice-Admiral William Bligh FRS RN (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817 was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator 1745)
• 1842 - Thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Thomas Hamilton (1789 &ndash December 7, 1842) Scottish writer was the younger brother of the philosopher William Hamilton. 1789)
• 1874 - Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lobegott Friedrich Constantin (von Tischendorf ( January 18, 1815 &ndash December 7, 1874) was a noted German Biblical 1815)
• 1894 - Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur (Suez Canal) (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ferdinand Marie Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI ( November 19[[ 805]]&ndash December 7[[ 894]] was the French developer of the Suez Canal, The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation 1805)
• 1902 - Thomas Nast, German-born American cartoonist (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Thomas Nast ( September 27, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a famous German-American Caricaturist and Editorial cartoonist 1840)
• 1906 - Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Élie Ducommun ( February 19, 1833 &ndash December 7, 1906) was a Swiss Journalist and Peace activist. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1833)
• 1913 - Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman and last surviving cardinal of Pius IX (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Luigi Cardinal Oreglia di Santo Stefano (born July 9, 1828, Bene Vagienna, Italy; died December 7, 1913, Rome Blessed Pope Pius IX (May 13 1792 &ndash February 7 1878 born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was Pope from June 16 1846 until 1878 1828)
• 1917 - Léon Minkus, German/Czech Composer and violinist (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ludwig Minkus (Людвиг Минкус aka Léon Fyodorovich Minkus (born Aloisius Ludwig Minkus on March 23, 1826 in Velké Meziříčí March 23, 1826)
• 1941 - Notable Casualties of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Mervyn S. Bennion, United States Navy Captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by Mervyn Sharp Bennion ( 5 May 1887 &ndash 7 December 1941) was a captain in the United States Navy who died during the Japanese 1887)
• Herbert C. Jones, United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Herbert Charpiot Jones (21 January 1918 &ndash 7 December 1941 was an officer in the United States Navy who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor 1918)
• Isaac C. Kidd, United States Navy Rear Admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Isaac Campbell Kidd (March 26 1884 &ndash December 7 1941 was an American Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who was killed on the bridge of the 1884)
• Thomas J. Reeves, United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Thomas James Reeves, born in Thomaston Connecticut, 9 December 1895, was a US Navy radioman who became the namesake of the Destroyer escort 1895)
• Franklin Van Valkenburgh, United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh (April 5 1888 &ndash December 7 1941 was the last captain of the USS ''Arizona''. 1888)

• 1946 - Sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was a Japanese actress and dancer Born in Tokyo, Sadayako was trained as a Geisha and came to the attention of Itō Hirobumi who took an interest in furthering 1871)
• 1947 - Nicholas M. Butler, American university president, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Murray Butler ( April 2, 1862 &ndash December 7, 1947) was an American philosopher diplomat and educator The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1862)
• 1947 - Tristan Bernard, French playwright and novelist (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Tristan Bernard ( September 7, 1866 – December 7, 1947) was a French Playwright, Novelist, Journalist and 1866)
• 1956 - Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Huntley Gordon ( October 8, 1887 - December 7, 1956) was an actor born in Montreal, Quebec. 1887)
• 1960 - Clara Haskil, Swiss pianist (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clara Haskil ( January 7, 1895 - December 7, 1960) was a Jewish Swiss classical Pianist, born in Romania 1895)
• 1969 - Lefty O'Doul, American baseball player (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul ( March 4 1897 – December 7 1969) was an American Major League Baseball player who 1897)
• 1969 - Eric Portman, English actor (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Eric Portman (born Halifax West Yorkshire on 13 July, 1901 and died St Veep, Cornwall on 7 December, 1969 1903)
• 1970 - Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (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 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reuben Garret Lucius Goldberg ( July 4, 1883 - December 7, 1970) was an American Cartoonist who received a 1948 Pulitzer 1883)
• 1975 - Thornton Wilder, American playwright (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thornton Niven Wilder ( April 17, 1897 &ndash December 7, 1975) was an American Playwright and Novelist. 1897)
• 1977 - Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-born American engineer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Peter Carl Goldmark (Goldmark Péter Károly ( December 2, 1906 – December 7, 1977) was a Hungarian-born, American engineer 1906)
• 1978 - Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Frank Alexander Wetmore ( June 18, 1886 &ndash December 7, 1978) was an American Ornithologist and avian Paleontologist 1886)
• 1980 - Darby Crash, American punk-rock musician (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 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Darby Crash (born Jan Paul Beahm) (AKA Bobby Pyn ( September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American 1958)
• 1983 - Fanny Cano, Mexican actress (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Fanny Cano (born María Fanny Cano Damián February 28, 1944, and died December 7, 1983) was a well-known Mexican actress and producer 1944)
• 1984 - Lee Roy Yarbrough, American race car (Nascar) driver (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Lonnie Yarbrough (born September 17, 1938 in Jacksonville Florida, died December 7, 1984) was a NASCAR racer 1938)
• 1985 - Robert Graves, British author (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Robert Graves (24 July 1895 &ndash 7 December 1985 was an English Poet, Translator and Novelist. 1895)
• 1985 - Potter Stewart, US Supreme Court Justice (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Potter Stewart ( January 23 1915 &ndash December 7 1985) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. 1915)
• 1989 - William Calhoun, 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 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) William Dee Calhoun ( August 3, 1934 &ndash December 7, 1989) was a Professional wrestler, who used the professional name 1934)
• 1990 - Joan Bennett, American actress (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27 &ndashDecember 7) was an Emmy -nominated American stage film and television actress 1910)
• 1990 - Jean Duceppe, Quebec stage, television and film 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 Jean Hotte-Duceppe ( October 25, 1923 - December 7, 1990) was a stage and television Actor from Quebec, Canada 1923)
• 1990 - Jean Paul Lemieux, Quebec painter (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Paul Lemieux, CC, GOQ ( 18 November, 1904 &ndash 7 December, 1990) is one of the foremost painters of twentieth 1904)
• 1991 - Michael Taylor, Male Model (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 Michael Taylor may refer to Michael Taylor (Australian footballer, Collingwood and Norwood footballer Michael Taylor (cricketer 1913)
• 1993 - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Latest election List Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office 1905)
• 1993 - Wolfgang Paul, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1913)
• 1994 - J.C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Jean-Claude (JC Tremblay (born January 22, 1939 in Bagotville Quebec - died December 7, 1994) was a hockey defenceman for the 1939)
• 1997 - Billy Bremner, Scottish former footballer (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar William "Billy" John Bremner (born Stirling, Scotland, December 9 1942; died Doncaster, England, December 1942)
• 1998 - Martin Rodbell, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Martin Rodbell ( December 1, 1925 &ndash December 7, 1998) was an American Biochemist and Molecular Endocrinologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1925)
• 1998 - John Addison, British composer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Mervyn Addison ( 16 March 1920 - 7 December 1998) was a British Composer. 1920)
• 2000 - Vladimir Gotovac, Croatian poet and politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir "Vlado" Gotovac (b September 18, 1930 in Imotski, Dalmatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, d 1930)
• 2001 - Charles McClendon, LSU Tigers head football coach (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Charles Youmans McClendon (1923&ndash2001 also known as "Charlie" McClendon or "Cholly Mac" was born on October 17, 1923 LSU (Louisiana State University is a member of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southeastern Conference. 1923)
• 2003 - Carl F. H. Henry American theologian and publisher (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry ( January 22, 1913 – December 7, 2003) was an American evangelical Christian 1913)
• 2003 - Azie Taylor Morton, Treasurer of the United States (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Azie Taylor Morton ( February 1, 1936 – December 7, 2003) served as Treasurer of the United States during the Carter administration The Treasurer of the United States (established September 6, 1777) is the only position within the United States Department of the Treasury older than the 1936)
• 2004 - Frederick Fennell, American conductor (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Frederick Fennell ( July 2, 1914 in Cleveland Ohio – December 7, 2004 in Siesta Key Florida) was an internationally 1914)
• 2004 - Jerry Scoggins, American singer (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 Jerry Scoggins (1911 Mount Pleasant Texas - December 7, 2004, Westlake Village California) was a United States country singer who performed 1913)
• 2004 - Jay Van Andel, co-founder and former chairman of Amway (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jay Van Andel ( June 3 1924 - December 4 2004) was an American Businessman best-known as co-founder of the Amway 1924)
• 2005 - Bud Carson, American football player and coach (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon H "Bud" Carson ( –) was an American football coach best-known for his role on the Pittsburgh Steelers ' championship teams of the 1970s 1931)
• 2005 - Lucy d'Abreu, was the oldest living person in the United Kingdom from April 2004 until her death (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lucy Victoria d'Souza d'Abreu ( 24 May 1892 &ndash 7 December 2005) was the oldest living person in the United Kingdom 1892)
• 2005 - Rigoberto Alpizar, airplane passenger fatally shot by U. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Rigoberto Alpizar (April 17 1961&ndashDecember 7 2005 was a Costa Rican born United States citizen who was fatally shot at Miami International Airport S. Air Marshals after allegedly claiming he had placed a bomb aboard (b. 1961)
• 2006 - Jeane Kirkpatrick, American ambassador (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick ( November 19, 1926  &ndash December 7, 2006) was an American ambassador and an ardent 1926)
• 2006 - Jay McShann, American musician (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jay McShann ( January 12 1916 – December 7 2006) was an American Blues and swing Pianist, 1910)

Holidays and observances

• R.C. Saints - Saint Ambrose: Memorial
• Eastern Orthodox Saints:
  • Julian Calendar (November 24): Great Martyr Catherine of Alexandria
  • Revised Julian Calendar: Saint Aemilianus
• US - Pearl Harbor Day (observance)
• Colombia - Día de las Velitas (Day of the Candles): Festivity
• India - The Armed Forces Flag Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 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 Ambrose (c 338 &ndash 4 April 397) was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the fourth century The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita Nov 23 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Nov 25 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 7 by Old Calendarists Feasts Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine ( Greek) is a Christian The Revised Julian calendar or less formally New Calendar, is a Calendar scheme originated in 1923 which effectively discontinued the 340 years of divergence between Saint Aemilianus or Aemilius lived in the 5th century AD and is known as a Physician, Confessor, and Martyr. Strictly speaking the United States does not have national holidays (i The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Día de las Velitas (Day of the Candles is one of the most observed and traditional holidays of Colombia. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of India is a special day dedicated towards collection of funds from people of India for the welfare of the armed

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