History Births on December 04

Hasan al-Askari 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam (d. 874)

#846

Feng Youlan, Chinese philosopher and academic (d. 1990)

#Feng_Youlan

Samuel Butler, English author and critic (d. 1902)

#Samuel_Butler_(novelist)

Persius, Roman poet (d. 62)

#Persius

André Campra, French composer and conductor (d. 1744)

#André_Campra

Martell Webster, American basketball player

#Martell_Webster

Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress

#Jaclyn_Victor

Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (d. 1982)

#Albert_Norden

Vinnie Dombroski, American singer-songwriter and musician (Sponge)

#Vinnie_Dombroski

Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

#Alex_Delvecchio

Cassandra Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Cassandra_Wilson

Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player

#Tadahito_Iguchi

Yeng Constantino, Filipina singer and songwriter

#Yeng_Constantino

Stephen W. Bosworth, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Korea (d. 2016)

#Stephen_W._Bosworth

Patricia Wettig, American actress and playwright

#Patricia_Wettig

Jean-Claude Iranzi, Rwandan footballer

#Jean-Claude_Iranzi

Anna Petrakova, Russian basketball player

#Anna_Petrakova

Marisa Tomei, American actress

#Marisa_Tomei

Roberta Bondar, Canadian neurologist, academic, and astronaut

#Roberta_Bondar

Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author and playwright (d. 1969)

#Katharine_Susannah_Prichard

Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter

#Sergey_Bubka

Jules Armand Dufaure, French lawyer and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of France (d. 1881)

#Jules_Armand_Dufaure

Mina Caputo, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Mina_Caputo

Stephen Dawson, Irish footballer

#Stephen_Dawson

Jean-Marie Pfaff, Belgian footballer and manager

#Jean-Marie_Pfaff

Andy Hess, American bass player

#Andy_Hess

Albert Bandura, Canadian-American psychologist and academic

#Albert_Bandura

Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist

#Brian_Vandborg

Shannon Briggs, American boxer and actor

#Shannon_Briggs

Francisco Franco, Spanish general and dictator, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1975)

#Francisco_Franco

Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988)

#Pappy_Boyington

Heinrich Meibom, German poet and historian (d. 1625)

#Heinrich_Meibom_(poet)

Darvis Patton, American sprinter

#Darvis_Patton

Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter

#Morten_Veland

David Green, Nicaraguan-American baseball player

#David_Green_(baseball)

Blake Leary, Australian rugby league player

#Blake_Leary

Gary Rossington, American guitarist

#Gary_Rossington

Karina, Spanish singer/actress

#Karina_(Spanish_singer)

Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe (d. 1511)

#Bernard_VII,_Lord_of_Lippe

Herbert Read, English poet and critic (d. 1968)

#Herbert_Read

Daniel Eberlin, German soldier and composer (d. 1715)

#Daniel_Eberlin

Jane Lubchenco, American ecologist, academic, and diplomat

#Jane_Lubchenco

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-English historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 1881)

#Thomas_Carlyle

Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (d. 1674)

#Jean_Chapelain

Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (d. 1849)

#Juliette_Récamier

Nick Vujicic, Australian evangelist

#Nick_Vujicic

Chris Hillman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Chris_Hillman

Peta Hiku, New Zealand rugby league player

#Peta_Hiku

Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese race car driver

#Ho-Pin_Tung

Jesse Burkett, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1953)

#Jesse_Burkett

Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Rick_Middleton

Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1914)

#Franz_Xavier_Wernz

Dionne Farris, American singer-songwriter, producer and actress

#Dionne_Farris

Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

#Alfred_Hershey

Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater

#Kristina_Groves

Suzanne Malveaux, American journalist

#Suzanne_Malveaux

John Giorno, American poet and performance artist

#John_Giorno

Ulf Kirsten, German footballer and manager

#Ulf_Kirsten

Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer (d. 2013)

#Jim_Hall_(musician)

Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player

#Carlos_Gómez

Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter

#Álex_de_la_Iglesia

Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea

#Roh_Tae-woo

Liu Bocheng, Chinese commander and politician (d. 1986)

#Liu_Bocheng

Nadir Afonso, Portuguese painter and architect (d. 2013)

#Nadir_Afonso

Stanley Argyle, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Victoria (d. 1940)

#Stanley_Argyle

Raul Boesel, Brazilian race car driver and radio host

#Raul_Boesel

Eric S. Raymond, American computer programmer and author

#Eric_S._Raymond

Reality Winner, American intelligence specialist convicted of espionage

#Reality_Winner

Erwin von Witzleben, Polish-German field marshal (d. 1944)

#Erwin_von_Witzleben

John Cotton, English-American minister and theologian (d. 1652)

#John_Cotton_(minister)

Michael Bates, English actor (d. 1978)

#Michael_Bates_(actor)

Andriy Pylyavskyi, Ukrainian footballer

#Andriy_Pylyavskyi

Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic poet and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1922)

#Hannes_Hafstein

Andre Marrou, American lawyer and politician

#Andre_Marrou

Dennis Wilson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and drummer (d. 1983)

#Dennis_Wilson

Southside Johnny, American singer-songwriter

#Southside_Johnny

Jay DeMerit, American soccer player

#Jay_DeMerit

Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress and singer (d. 2013)

#Deanna_Durbin

Freddy Cannon, American singer and guitarist

#Freddy_Cannon

Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jassen_Cullimore

Wink Martindale, American game show host and producer

#Wink_Martindale

Jimmy Bartel, Australian footballer

#Jimmy_Bartel

Kate Rusby, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Kate_Rusby

Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster

#Scott_Hastings_(rugby_union)

Tyra Banks, American model, actress, and producer

#Tyra_Banks

Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian-Swiss poet and author (d. 1926)

#Rainer_Maria_Rilke

Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor and screenwriter (d. 2016)

#Ronnie_Corbett

Marty Riessen, American tennis player and coach

#Marty_Riessen

Jeff Bridges, American actor

#Jeff_Bridges

Nia Griffith, Welsh educator and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

#Nia_Griffith

Joe Corbett, American baseball player and coach (d. 1945)

#Joe_Corbett

Guillermo Amor, Spanish footballer and manager

#Guillermo_Amor

Fred Armisen, American actor and musician

#Fred_Armisen

Constance Davey, Australian psychologist (d. 1963)

#Constance_Davey

Gary Freeman, New Zealand rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

#Gary_Freeman_(rugby_league)

Sister Virginia Maria, Italian nun (d. 1650)

#The_Nun_of_Monza

Rudolf Hausner, Austrian painter and sculptor (d. 1995)

#Rudolf_Hausner

Ajit Agarkar, Indian cricketer

#Ajit_Agarkar

Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche (d. 1558)

#Thomas_Darcy,_1st_Baron_Darcy_of_Chiche

John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1742)

#John_Aislabie

R. C. Majumdar, Indian historian (d. 1980)

#R._C._Majumdar

Y?ko Miyamura, Japanese voice actress and singer

#Y?ko_Miyamura

Edith Cavell, English nurse, humanitarian, and saint (Anglicanism) (d. 1915)

#Edith_Cavell

Nikoloz Baratashvili, Georgian poet and author (d. 1845)

#Nikoloz_Baratashvili

Lukman Haruna, Nigerian footballer

#Lukman_Haruna

Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, French composer and educator (d. 1737)

#Michel_Pignolet_de_Montéclair

Victor French, American actor and director (d. 1989)

#Victor_French

Philip Hammond, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

#Philip_Hammond

Gasparo Gozzi, Italian playwright and critic (d. 1786)

#Gasparo_Gozzi

Waldo Ponce, Chilean footballer

#Waldo_Ponce

Ivan Belikov, Russian footballer

Sheryl Sheinafia, Indonesian singer-songwriter and actress

Sebastián Vegas, Chilean footballer

Diogo Jota, Portuguese professional footballer

Kim Seok-Jin, South Korean singer, songwriter and actor

Igor Sjunin, Estonian triple jumper

Orlando Brown, American actor and rapper

Kaija Udras, Estonian skier

Andrew Brackman, American baseball player

Joe Thomas, American football player

Marco Giambruno, Italian footballer

Nathan Douglas, English triple jumper

Rick Victor, Canadian wrestler and manager

Ysabella Brave, American singer-songwriter

Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league player

Michael Jackson, English footballer and manager

Frank Boeijen, Dutch keyboard player

Plum Sykes, English journalist and author

Jay Z, American rapper, producer, and actor, co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records

Tahir Dawar, Pakistani police officer and Pashto poet (d. 2018)

Suzette M. Malveaux, American lawyer and academic

Shaun Hollamby, English race car driver and businessman

Nigel Heslop, English rugby player

Kevin Richardson, English footballer and manager

Nixon Kiprotich, Kenyan runner

Frank Reich, American football player and coach

Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete and hurler

Bernard King, American basketball player and sportscaster

Dave Taylor, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager

Bjørn Kjellemyr, Norwegian bassist and composer

Jock Stirrup, Baron Stirrup, English air marshal and politician

François Migault, French race car driver (d. 2012)

Anna McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter

Bob Mosley, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Gary Gilmore, American murderer (d. 1977)

Gerd Achterberg, German footballer and manager

Joan Brady, American-British author

Yvonne Minton, Australian-English soprano and actress

Max Baer, Jr., American actor, director, and producer

Paul O'Neill, American businessman and politician, 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury

Bill Collins, Australian film critic and author

Horst Buchholz, German actor (d. 2003)

Wally George, American radio and television host (d. 2003)

?akir Eczac?ba??, Turkish pharmacist, photographer, and businessman (d. 2010)

John C. Portman, Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square (d. 2017)

John Krish, English director and screenwriter (d. 2016)

Eagle Keys, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2012)

Charles Keating, American lawyer and financier (d. 2014)

Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (d. 2013)

I. K. Gujral, Indian poet and politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (d. 2012)

Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994)

Eddie Heywood, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)

Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993)

Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 1978)

R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (d. 2009)

Alex North, American composer and conductor (d. 1991)

Cornell Woolrich, American author (d. 1968)

Charlie Spencer, English footballer and manager (d. 1953)

Karl-Günther Heimsoth, German physician and politician (d. 1934)

Robert Redfield, American anthropologist of Mexico (d. 1958)

Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)