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People on December 16th: birthdates

Benny Andersson: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Keyboardist, Synthesizer, Pop Singer, Pianist, Swedish, b. in Stockholm; of ABBA; FN:Goran Bror
Scott Bailey: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Sandy Foster
Bill Bateman: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of The Blasters
Xander Berkeley: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Actor, 24's George Mason
Stephen Bochco: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
TV Producer, Screen/Scriptwriter, b. in New York City; prod'd L.A. Law, Doogie Howser MD, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Cop Rock, Hooperman, NYPD Blue; Columbo writer; Barbara Bosson's hubby
Benjamin Bratt: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
TV Actor, Law and Order's Det. Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis, Pinero, Catwoman
Joyce Bulifant: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Actress, Comedienne, Panelist, Bill Cosby Show's Mrs. Marsha Peterson, Mary Tyler Moore's Marie Slaughter, Flo's Miriam, Match Game panel; James MacArthur's then William Asher's wife
Jeff Carson: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Country Singer
Terry Carter: 1929 (is 83 in 2012, 84 in 2013)
Actor, McCloud's Sgt. Joe Broadhurst, Battlestar Galactica's Col. Tigh, Phil Silver's Pvt. Sugarman
Daniel Cosgrove: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Scott Chandler, 90210's Matt Durning (not MP), Guiding Light's Bill Lewis
Ben Cross: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, English, RFN:Bernard; Chariots of Fire, Dark Shadows' Barnabas Collins '90s; some say 1948
Gabriel Bryan Dattilo: 1999 (is 13 in 2012, 14 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Jessica and Bryan's son
Morris Dees: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Attorney/Lawyer
Patti Deutsch: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Actress, Cartoon Voicist, Panelist, of John Byner & Laugh In, Match Game, Capitol Critters
Robben Ford: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Guitarist
Christopher Fuller: yr unknown
Soap Actor, As The World Turns' Jef Hamlin
Billy Gibbons: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer, Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, b. in Houston, TX; of ZZ Top; some say Mar 4, 1948
Jim Gibbons: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Governor
Jim Glaser: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Country Singer, Musician, RFN:James; of Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
Tony Hicks: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, English, aka Anthony; of The Hollies
Hallee Hirsh: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actress, Loving's Heather Forbes, You've Got Mail, Dharma & Greg, ER's Rachel Greene #2
Steven Irvine: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
Terence Knox: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Actor, St. Elsewhere's Dr. Peter White, Tour of Duty's Sgt. Zeke Anderson; b. 1947?
Jack Krizmanich: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Passions' John
Alison LaPlaca: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Actress, Open House's & Duet's Linda Phillips, Jackie Thomas' Laura Miller, Tom's Laura Graham, John Larroquette Show's Catherine Merrick
Paul Leyden: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Soap Actor, As the World Turns' Simon Frasier, LAX's Tony
Florencia Lozanno: yr unknown
Soap Actress
Florencia Lozano: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Soap Actress, One Life to Live's Tea Delgudo
Matthew Mahaney: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Kurt Schwengel
Michael McCary: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Boyz II Men; AP and USA says 1971
Charles Ezekiel Mozes: 2002 (is 10 in 2012, 11 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Cynthia Nixon and Danny's son
Miranda Otto: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Movie Actress, Australian, Danny Deckchair
George Francis Palermo: 1999 (is 13 in 2012, 14 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Mary Kelly and George's son
Gretchen Palmer: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Soap Actress, Young and Restless' Serena
Larry Poindexter: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Country Singer, Soap Actor, General Hospital's Dr. Thomas
Larry Pointdexter: yr unknown
Actor
Anna Popplewell: 1988 (is 24 in 2012, 25 in 2013)
Actress
Jeff Prescott: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Radio Disc Jock, KGB-FM, then 91X, then KFMB co-jock with Michael Berger in San Diego
Sam Robards: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Actor, Lauren Bacall & Jason's son
Jonathan Scarfe: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Actor
Paul Scherrer: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Actor
Chris Scruggs: 1982 (is 30 in 2012, 31 in 2013)
Country Singer, of BR549
Oscar Seidelman-Brett: 1989 (is 23 in 2012, 24 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Susan & Johnathan's son
Hannah Selleck: 1988 (is 24 in 2012, 25 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, MN:Margaret Mack; Julie Mack & Tom's girl
Rachel Shane: yr unknown
Actress, Model
Melanie Smith: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actress, As the World Turns's Emily, Melrose Place's Celia Morales
Harry Spear: 1921 (is 91 in 2012, 92 in 2013)
Movie Actor, Our Gang
Lesley Stahl: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Newscaster, Correspondent, Journalist, of CBS News, 60 Minutes 1991-
Jon Tenney: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
TV Actor, Crime & Punishment's O'Donnell, Brooklyn South; Movies: Beverly Hills Cop III, Lassie, Nixon, The Phantom, Fools Rush In
Christopher Thorn: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Blind Melon
Liv Ullmann: 1938 (is 74 in 2012, 75 in 2013)
Movie Actress, Japanese, b. in Tokyo; MN:Johanne
Paul Vogt: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Comedian, Actor, of MAD TV

People on December 16th: birth anniversaries

Jane Austen: 1775=d.Jul 18, 1817 (was 41)
Novelist, English
Edward Emerson Barnard: 1857=d.Feb 6, 1923 (was 65)
Astronomer, discovered Jupiter's fifth satellite
Catherine Of Aragon: 1485=d.Jan 7, 1536 (was 50)
Queen, Spanish, 1st wife of Henry VIII
Sir Arthur C. Clarke: 1917=d.Mar 19, 2008 (was 90)
Novelist, Scientist, Sci-fi Writer, English, RFN:Andrew Charles; 2001: A Space Odyssey, Childhood's End, The Hammer of God
Nicholas Courtney: 1929=d.Feb 22, 2011 (was 81)
TV Actor, Dr. Who's Brigadier
Sir Noel Coward: 1899=d.Mar 26, 1973 (was 73)
Composer/Songwriter, Dramatist/Playwright, Movie/Stage Actor, Poet, Movie Director, English, Gay, Ian Fleming's first choice to play Dr. No; his response: Dear Ian, the answer to Dr. No is No! No! No! No!
Anton Denikin: 1872=d.Aug 8, 1947 (was 74)
Revolutionary, General who led the anti-Bolshevik ("White") forces on the southern front during the Russian Civil War (1918-20).
Phillip K. Dick: 1928=d.Mar 2, 1982 (was 53)
Sci-fi Writer, Bladerunner
Bill Hicks: 1961=d.Feb 26, 1994 (was 32)
Comedian
Zoltan Kodaly: 1882=d.Mar 6, 1967 (was 84)
Composer, Hungarian
Max Linder: 1883=d.Oct 30, 1925 (was 41)
Actor, Comedian, Director, French, Hungarian, d. Oct 31?
Lucille Lortel: 1905=d.Apr 4, 1999 (was 93)
Stage Actress, Stage Producer, b. 1900?; Queen of Off-Broadway
Margaret Mead: 1901=d.Nov 15, 1978 (was 76)
Anthropologist, Author, American
V. S. Pritchett: 1900=d.Mar 20, 1997 (was 96)
Author, Critic, Novelist, Short Story Writer, English, RFN:Victor Sawdon; Literary
George Schaefer: 1920=d.Sep 10, 1997 (was 76)
Movie Director, the driving force behind more than 55 "Hallmark Hall of Fame" TV dramas
Shelby Singleton: 1931=d.Oct 7, 2009 (was 77)
Music Producer, Music Publisher, Label owner
Ludwig Von Beethoven: 1770=d.Mar 26, 1827 (was 56)
Composer, German, b. in Bonn; classic orchestras; d. in Vienna; some say b. Dec 17

People on December 16th: death anniversaries

Stuart Adamson: 2001 (was 43)/b.Apr 11, 1958
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Synthesizer, Songwriter, Scotish, of Big Country
Giovanni Agnelli: 1945 (was 79)/b.Aug 13, 1866
Businessperson, founder of the Fiat (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino) automobile company and the leading Italian industrialist of the first half of the 20th century.
Sam Bottoms: 2008 (was 53)/b.Oct 17, 1955
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Santa Barbara; Bro of Joseph & Timothy
Martha Carson: 2004 (was 83)/b.May 19, 1921
Country Singer
Pauline Curley: 2000 (was 96)/b.Dec 19, 1903
Movie Actress, silent film actress
Phil Davis: 1964 (was 58)/b.Mar 4, 1906
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Mandrake the Magician
Eadie Del Rubio: 1996 (was 75)/b.Aug 23, 1921
Novelty Singer, of the Del Rubio Triplets
Roy E. Disney: 2009 (was 79)/b.Jan 10, 1930
Film Executive, Roy O. Disney's son, nephew of Walt
Robert Easton: 2011 (was 81)/b.Nov 23, 1930
Actor
Dan Fogelberg: 2007 (was 56)/b.Aug 13, 1951
Adult Contempo Singer, Composer/Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, b. in Peoria, IL
Dan Frazer: 2011 (was 90)/b.Nov 20, 1921
Movie/Stage Actor, Kojak's Frank McNeil, As the World Turns' Lt. Dan "Mac" McCloskey
Wilhelm Carl Grimm: 1859 (was 73)/b.Feb 24, 1786
Children's Author, German, Folklorist; Fairy tales, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood
Moses Gunn: 1993 (was 64)/b.Oct 2, 1929
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in St. Louis, MO; The Cowboys, Roots' Kintango, Good Times' Carl Dixon, Father Murphy's Moses Gage
Nicolette Larson: 1997 (was 45)/b.Jul 17, 1952
Country Singer, b. in Helena, MT; Lotta Love
W. Somerset Maugham: 1965 (was 91)/b.Jan 25, 1874
Dramatist/Playwright, Short Story Writer, Novelist, Doctor, French, Gay, RFN:William; Of Human Bondage
Francois Quesnay: 1774 (was 80)/b.Jun 4, 1694
Economist, Physician, French, theorist; leader of the Physiocrats.
Madlyn Rhue: 2003 (was 69)/b.Oct 3, 1934
Actress, Days of Our Lives' Daphne DiMera; b. in Washington, DC; RN:Madeline Roche; some say 1935
Camille Saint-Saens: 1921 (was 86)/b.Oct 9, 1835
Composer, Teacher, French, teaches piano
Colonel Harland David Sanders: 1980 (was 90)/b.Sep 9, 1890
Businessperson, b. near Henryville, Indiana; Kentucky Fried Chicken founder
Fred Scott: 1991 (was 89)/b.Feb 14, 1902
Country Singer, Actor, 40s cowboy star; The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo
John Spencer: 2005 (was 58)/b.Dec 20, 1946
TV Actor, L.A. Law's Tommy Mullaney, The Negotiator, The West Wing's Chief of Staff Leo McGarry
Gary Stewart: 2003 (was 58)/b.May 28, 1945
Country Singer
Enzo Stuarti: 2005 (was 86)/b.Mar 3, 1919
Singer, Italian
Sylvester: 1988 (was 40)/b.Sep 6, 1947
Disco Singer, Songwriter, Gay, transvestite; LN:James
Lee Van Cleef: 1989 (was 64)/b.Jan 9, 1925
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Somerville, NJ; 50-60s TV western supp actor; d. Dec 14?
Richard Warwick: 1997 (was 52)/b.Apr 29, 1945
Movie Actor, Johnny Dangerously

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