7 December Births

Published : 07 Dec 2017, 11:10

Jagoroniya Desk

December 7 is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).

Births

521 – Columba, Irish missionary, monk, and saint (d. 597)
903 – Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Persian astronomer and author (d. 986)
967 – Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr, Persian Sufi poet (d. 1049)
1302 – Azzone Visconti, Italian nobleman (d. 1339)
1532 – Louis I, German nobleman and politician (d. 1605)
1545 – Henry Stuart, English-Scottish husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (d. 1567)
1561 – Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese daimyo (d. 1625)
1595 – Injo of Joseon, Korean king (d. 1649)
1598 – Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor and painter (d. 1680)
1643 – Giovanni Battista Falda, Italian architect and engraver (d. 1678)
1637 – Bernardo Pasquini, Italian organist and composer (d. 1710)
1764 – Claude Victor-Perrin, French general and politician (d. 1841)
1784 – Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet (d. 1842)
1791 – Ferenc Novák, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet (d. 1836)
1792 – Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch author and academic (d. 1857)
1801 – Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor and playwright (d. 1862)
1810 – Josef Hyrtl, Hungarian-Austrian anatomist and biologist (d. 1894)
1810 – Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (d. 1882)
1823 – Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic (d. 1891)
1838 – Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (d. 1909)
1847 – Deacon White, American baseball player and manager (d. 1939)
1860 – Joseph Cook, English-born Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1947)
1862 – Paul Adam, French author (d. 1920)
1863 – Felix Calonder, Swiss soldier and politician, 36th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1952)
1863 – Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1945)
1863 – Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (d. 1914)
1873 – Willa Cather, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1947)
1879 – Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic (d. 1972)
1884 – John Carpenter, American sprinter (d. 1933)
1885 – Mason Phelps, American golfer (d. 1945)
1885 – Peter Sturholdt, American boxer and painter (d. 1919)
1887 – Ernst Toch, Austrian-American composer and songwriter (d. 1964)
1888 – Joyce Cary, Irish novelist (d. 1957)
1888 – Hamilton Fish III, American captain and politician (d. 1991)
1892 – Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (d. 1964)
1893 – Fay Bainter, American actress (d. 1968)
1894 – Freddie Adkins, English author and illustrator (d. 1986)
1900 – Kateryna Vasylivna Bilokur, Ukrainian folk artist (d. 1961)
1902 – Hilda Taba, Estonian architect, author, and educator (d. 1967)
1903 – Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician, physicist, and academic (d. 1987)
1904 – Clarence Nash, American voice actor and singer (d. 1985)
1905 – Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (d. 1973)
1907 – Fred Rose, Polish-Canadian politician and spy (d. 1983)
1909 – Nikola Vaptsarov, Bulgarian poet and author (d. 1942)
1910 – Duncan McNaughton, Canadian high jumper and geologist (d. 1998)
1910 – Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (d. 1978)
1912 – Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993)
1913 – Kersti Merilaas, Estonian author and poet (d. 1986)
1915 – Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (d. 1978)
1915 – Eli Wallach, American actor (d. 2014)
1920 – Tatamkhulu Afrika, South African poet and author (d. 2002)
1920 – Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist (d. 2012)
1920 – Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
1921 – Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian guru and scholar (d. 2016)
1923 – Intizar Hussain, Indian-Pakistani author and scholar (d. 2016)
1923 – Ted Knight, American actor and comedian (d. 1986)
1924 – John Love, Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2005)
1924 – Mário Soares, Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th President of Portugal (d. 2017)
1924 – Bent Fabric, Danish pianist and composer
1925 – Hermano da Silva Ramos, French-Brazilian race car driver
1926 – Leon Kossoff, English painter and illustrator
1926 – William John McNaughton, American bishop
1927 – Jack S. Blanton, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
1927 – Helen Watts, Welsh opera singer (d. 2009)
1928 – Noam Chomsky, American linguist and philosopher
1928 – Mickey Thompson, American racing driver (d. 1988)
1930 – Christopher Nicole, Guyanese-English author
1930 – Hal Smith, American baseball player
1931 – Allan B. Calhamer, American game designer, created Diplomacy (d. 2013)
1931 – Bobby Osborne, American bluegrass singer and musician
1932 – Ellen Burstyn, American actress
1932 – Oktay Ekşi, Turkish journalist and politician
1932 – Rosemary Rogers, American journalist and author
1932 – J. B. Sumarlin, Indonesian economist and politician, 17th Indonesian Minister of Finance
1933 – Krsto Papić, Croatian director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1935 – Armando Manzanero, Mexican musician, singer and composer
1937 – Thad Cochran, American soldier, lawyer, senator of Mississippi
1937 – Stan Boardman, English comedian
1940 – Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1941 – Melba Pattillo Beals, American journalist and activist
1942 – Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)
1942 – Alex Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2015)
1942 – Peter Tomarken, American game show host and producer (d. 2006)
1943 – Susan Isaacs, American author and screenwriter
1943 – Nick Katz, American mathematician and academic
1943 – Bernard C. Parks, American police officer and politician
1943 – John Bennett Ramsey, American businessman and pilot
1944 – Daniel Chorzempa, American organist and composer
1944 – Miroslav Macek, Czech dentist and politician
1947 – Johnny Bench, American baseball player and sportscaster
1947 – Anne Fine, English author
1947 – James Keach, American actor, producer, and director
1947 – Tony Thomas, American screenwriter and producer
1947 – Garry Unger, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1948 – Gary Morris, American country singer-songwriter and actor
1949 – James Rivière, Italian sculptor and jeweler
1949 – Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1950 – Ron Hynes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
1952 – Susan Collins, American politician
1952 – Eckhard Märzke, German footballer and manager
1954 – Mary Fallin, American businesswoman and politician, 27th Governor of Oklahoma
1955 – John Watkins, Australian educator and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
1956 – Larry Bird, American basketball player and coach
1956 – Anna Soubry, British politician
1957 – Geoff Lawson, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1957 – Tom Winsor, English lawyer and civil servant
1958 – Tim Butler, English bass player and songwriter
1958 – Rick Rude, American wrestler and sportscaster (d. 1999)
1959 – Saleem Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer
1960 – Craig Scanlon, English guitarist and songwriter
1962 – Alain Blondel, French decathlete
1962 – Jeffrey Donaldson, Northern Irish politician
1962 – Imad Mughniyah, Lebanese activist (d. 2008)
1963 – Theo Snelders, Dutch footballer and coach
1963 – Barbara Weathers, American R&B/soul singer (Atlantic Starr)
1964 – Patrick Fabian, American actor
1964 – Peter Laviolette, American ice hockey player and coach
1965 – Colin Hendry, Scottish footballer and manager
1965 – Jeffrey Wright, American actor
1966 – C. Thomas Howell, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Shinichi Ito, Japanese motorcycle racer
1966 – Kazue Itoh, Japanese actress
1966 – Andres Kasekamp, Canadian-Estonian historian and academic
1966 – Louise Post, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Veruca Salt)
1967 – Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1967 – Tino Martinez, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1967 – Katsuya Terada, Japanese illustrator
1969 – Andrea Claudio Galluzzo, Italian historian and archaeologist.
1971 – Vladimir Akopian, Azerbaijani-Armenian chess player
1972 – Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
1972 – Tammy Lynn Sytch, American wrestler and manager
1973 – İbrahim Kutluay, Turkish basketball player
1973 – Hack Meyers, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2015)
1973 – Terrell Owens, American football player and actor
1973 – Fabien Pelous, French rugby player and coach
1973 – Damien Rice, Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
1974 – Nicole Appleton, Canadian singer and actress
1974 – Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez, Spanish shot putter and actor
1975 – Jamie Clapham, English footballer and coach
1976 – Alan Faneca, American football player
1976 – Ivan Franceschini, Italian footballer
1976 – Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
1976 – Derek Ramsay, Filipino-British actor, model and television personality
1976 – Sunny Sweeney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Benoît Tréluyer, French race car driver
1977 – Eric Chavez, American baseball player and sportscaster
1977 – Luke Donald, English golfer
1977 – Dominic Howard, English drummer and producer
1978 – Shiri Appleby, American actress, director, and producer
1979 – Sara Bareilles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1979 – Lampros Choutos, Greek-Italian footballer
1979 – Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress and screenwriter
1980 – John Terry, English footballer
1983 – Mike Mucitelli, American mixed martial artist
1984 – Aaron Gray, American basketball player
1984 – Robert Kubica, Polish race car driver
1984 – Milan Michálek, Czech ice hockey player
1984 – Luca Rigoni, Italian footballer
1985 – Dean Ambrose, American wrestler
1986 – Billy Horschel, American golfer
1986 – Nita Strauss, American guitarist
1987 – Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1988 – Nathan Adrian, American swimmer
1988 – Angelina Gabueva, Russian tennis player
1988 – Emily Browning, Australian actress and singer
1989 – Kyle Hendricks, American baseball player
1989 – Alessandro Marchi, Italian footballer
1989 – Nicholas Hoult, English actor
1990 – David Goffin, Belgian tennis player
1990 – Aleksandr Menkov, Russian long jumper
1990 – Yasiel Puig, Cuban baseball player
1990 – Urszula Radwańska, Polish tennis player
1991 – Eugenio Pisani, Italian race car driver
1993 – Rahama Sadau, Nigerian actress
1994 – Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese figure skater
2003 – Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange

Source: wikipedia

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