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Events

=Pre-1600=

  • 395 – Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope.{{cite book|last1=Mair|first1=Victor H.|last2=Chen|first2=Sanping|last3=Wood|first3=Frances|title=Chinese Lives: The People Who Made a Civilization|location=London|publisher=Thames & Hudson|date=2013|isbn=9780500251928|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=agI7CwAAQBAJ|pages=70–71}}
  • 757 – The poet Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion.{{cite book|last=Hung|first=William|title=Tu Fu: China's Greatest Poet|location=Cambridge, Mass.|publisher=Harvard University Press|date=1952|oclc=504032|page=121}}
  • 877 – Louis the Stammerer (son of Charles the Bald) is crowned king of the West Frankish Kingdom at Compiègne.{{cite book|last=Duckett|first=Eleanor Shipley|title=Carolingian Portraits: A Study in the Ninth Century|location=Ann Arbor, Mich.|publisher=University of Michigan Press|date=1962|isbn=9780472061570|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQkkYygCpbUC|pages=275–276}}
  • 1504 – Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah writes his Oran fatwa, arguing for the relaxation of Islamic law requirements for the forcibly converted Muslims in Spain.{{cite journal|last=Stewart|first=Devin|title=The Identity of "the Muftī of Oran", Abū l-'Abbās Aḥmad b. Abī Jum'ah al-Maghrāwī al-Wahrānī|journal=Al-Qanṭara|volume=27|issue=2|date=July–December 2006|doi=10.3989/alqantara.2006.v27.i2.2|page=269|doi-access=free}}

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

Births

=Pre-1600=

  • 65 BC – Horace, Roman poet (died 8 BC){{cite book|author1=Horace|author2=Quintus Horatius Flaccus|author3=Quinto Horacio Flaco|translator=David West|title=Horace Odes II: Vatis Amici |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZPRO4okJaQC&pg=PA124|year=1998|publisher=Clarendon Press|isbn=978-0-19-872162-8|pages=124–}}
  • 1021 – Wang Anshi, Chinese economist and chancellor (died 1086)
  • 1412 – Astorre II Manfredi, Italian lord (died 1468)
  • 1418 – Queen Jeonghui, Queen consort of Korea (died 1483)
  • 1424 – Anselm Adornes, Belgian merchant, politician and diplomat (died 1483){{cite book|title=The Innes Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qAfkAAAAMAAJ|year=1968|publisher=John S. Burns & Sons.}}
  • 1538 – Miklós Istvánffy, Hungarian politician (died 1615)
  • 1542 – Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise (died 1587){{cite magazine |last=Humphreys |first=Julian |title=Milestones |editor-last=Attar |editor-first=Rob |magazine=BBC History magazine |date=December 2012 |publisher=BBC |location=Northampton |pages=10–11}}
  • 1558 – François de La Rochefoucauld, Catholic cardinal (died 1645){{cite book|author=Ex Libris Society (London, England)|title=Journal of the Ex Libris Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D2bQAAAAMAAJ|year=1897|publisher=A. & C. Black}}

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1902 – Wifredo Lam, Cuban-French painter (died 1982)
  • 1903 – Zelma Watson George, Black American opera singer (died 1994){{Cite web|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/g/george-zelma-watson|title=GEORGE, ZELMA WATSON|date=2019-02-28|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|language=en|access-date=2019-10-02}}
  • 1908 – Concha Piquer, Spanish singer and actress (died 1990)
  • 1908 – John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1994){{cite book|author=United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations|title=Nominations, Hearings ..., 93-1, on the Nominations of... 1973|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rbE1u7WV4UoC&pg=RA2-PA67|year=1973|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=2}}
  • 1911 – Lee J. Cobb, American actor (died 1976)
  • 1911 – Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter (died 1992)
  • 1913 – Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (died 1966)
  • 1914 – Floyd Tillman, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
  • 1914 – Ernie Toshack, Australian cricketer (died 2003)
  • 1915 – Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005)
  • 1916 – Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2006)
  • 1917 – Ian Johnson, Australian cricketer and administrator (died 1998)
  • 1919 – Peter Tali Coleman, Samoan-American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of American Samoa (died 1997)
  • 1919 – Julia Bowman, American mathematician and theorist (died 1985){{cite book | first=Constance | last=Reid | chapter=Julia Bowman Robinson | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/182 182] | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/182 }}
  • 1919 – Kateryna Yushchenko, Ukrainian computer scientist and academic (died 2001){{cite journal|last=Perevozchikova |first=O. L. |title=Ekaterina Logvinovna Yushchenko |journal=Cybernetics and Systems Analysis |volume=45 |number=6 |year=2009| page=843|doi=10.1007/s10559-009-9161-x |s2cid=116901283 }}
  • 1920 – McDonald Bailey, Trinidadian-English sprinter and rugby player (died 2013){{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/mcdonald-bailey-athlete-9004323.html|title=McDonald Bailey: Athlete|date=13 December 2013|author=Dave Hadfield|website=The Independent|access-date=10 October 2018}}
  • 1922 – Lucian Freud, German-English painter and illustrator (died 2011){{cite book|author1=Lucian Freud|author2=Richard Calvocoressi|author3=Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art|title=Lucian Freud: Early Works : Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=znZIAQAAIAAJ|year=1997|publisher=National Galleries of Scotland|page=31|isbn=9780903598668}}
  • 1922 – Jean Ritchie, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)
  • 1923 – Dewey Martin, American actor (died 2018)
  • 1923 – Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-American soldier and chemist (died 2021)
  • 1924 – Lionel Gilbert, Australian historian, author, and academic (died 2015)
  • 1925 – Sammy Davis Jr., American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1990){{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=22YmAQAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Guinness Pub.|isbn=978-0-85112-939-6|page=644}}
  • 1925 – Nasir Kazmi, Pakistani Urdu poet (died 1972)
  • 1925 – Carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author and poet (died 2000)
  • 1925 – Jimmy Smith, American organist (died 2005)
  • 1926 – Ralph Puckett, American Army officer (died 2024){{cite news |title=Korean Conflict Medal of Honor recipient Col. Ralph Puckett passes away in his sleep; He was 97 |url=https://www.wrbl.com/news/korean-conflict-medal-of-honor-recipient-col-ralph-puckett-passes-away-in-his-sleep-he-was-97/ |access-date=April 8, 2024 |publisher=WRBL |date=April 8, 2024 |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408143901/https://www.wrbl.com/news/korean-conflict-medal-of-honor-recipient-col-ralph-puckett-passes-away-in-his-sleep-he-was-97/ |url-status=live }}
  • 1927 – Niklas Luhmann, German thinker and social theorist (died 1998)
  • 1927 – Vladimir Shatalov, Kazakhstani general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2021)
  • 1928 – Bill Hewitt, Canadian journalist and sportscaster (died 1996)
  • 1928 – Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist, neuroscientist, and academic (died 2012)
  • 1929 – Victor Nosach, chronicler of the history of workers and trade union of Russia (died 2011){{Cite web|url=https://www.gup.ru/events/news/detail.php?ID=162925|title=Летописец Российских профсоюзов|publisher=www.gup.ru|language=ru|accessdate=2018-12-26}}
  • 1930 – Julian Critchley, English journalist and politician (died 2000)
  • 1930 – Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 8: Nicki Minaj, Teri Hatcher |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/08/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-8-Nicki-Minaj-Teri-Hatcher/1501670454809/#:~:text=8%3A%20Nicki%20Minaj%2C%20Teri%20Hatcher,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=UPI |access-date=7 December 2023 |date=8 December 2022}}
  • 1931 – Bob Arum, American boxing promoter, founded Top Rank
  • 1932 – Claus Luthe, German automotive designer (died 2008){{cite news| title = Claus Luthe| newspaper = The Guardian| date = 2 April 2008| publisher = The Guardian, April 3, 2008| url =https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/apr/03/automotive.germany| last1 = Buckley| first1 = Martin}}
  • 1933 – Johnny Green, American basketball player (died 2023){{cite web |title=Johnny Green |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76867/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=7 December 2023}}
  • 1933 – Flip Wilson, American actor and comedian (died 1998)
  • 1935 – Dharmendra, Indian actor, producer, and politician
  • 1935 – Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Russian-Israeli chess player (died 2017){{cite book|first=Harry|last=Golombek|title=The Encyclopedia of Chess|location=London|publisher=Batsford|year=1977|page=344|isbn=978-0-7134-0878-2}}
  • 1936 – David Carradine, American actor, director, and producer (died 2009)
  • 1936 – Michael Hobson, American publisher (died 2020)
  • 1936 – Peter Parfitt, English cricketer
  • 1936 – Juan Ricardo Faccio, Uruguayan football player and manager (died 2024)[https://www.elobservador.com.uy/murio-juan-faccio-quien-llevo-fernando-morena-penarol-dirigio-uruguay-y-fue-campeon-nacional-n5951380 Murió Juan Faccio, quien llevó a Fernando Morena a Peñarol, dirigió a Uruguay y fue campeón con Nacional] {{in lang|es}}
  • 1937 – James MacArthur, American actor (died 2010)
  • 1937 – Arne Næss Jr., German-Norwegian mountaineer and businessman (died 2004)
  • 1939 – Red Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1939 – Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2025){{Cite news |last=Farber |first=Jim |date=February 21, 2025 |title=Jerry Butler, Hitmaking Singer Known as the Iceman, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/arts/music/jerry-butler-dead.html |access-date=February 23, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
  • 1939 – James Galway, Irish flute player
  • 1939 – Felipe Gozon, Filipino lawyer and businessman
  • 1939 – Dariush Mehrjui, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)
  • 1939 – Soko Richardson, American drummer (died 2004)
  • 1940 – Brant Alyea, American baseball player (died 2024)
  • 1941 – Ed Brinkman, American baseball player and coach (died 2008)
  • 1941 – Bob Brown, American football player (died 2023)
  • 1941 – Duke Cunningham, American commander and politician
  • 1941 – Bobby Elliott, English drummer
  • 1941 – Geoff Hurst, English footballer and manager
  • 1942 – Bob Love, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Bob Love |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77412/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=7 December 2023}} (died 2024){{Cite news |last=Araton |first=Harvey |date=November 19, 2024 |title=Bob Love, Rugged, High-Scoring All-Star for Chicago Bulls, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/sports/basketball/bob-love-dead.html |access-date=November 20, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
  • 1943 – Larry Martin, American paleontologist and ornithologist (died 2013)
  • 1943 – Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter and poet (died 1971)
  • 1943 – James Tate, American poet (died 2015)
  • 1943 – Bodo Tümmler, German runner
  • 1943 – Mary Woronov, American actress, director, and screenwriter
  • 1944 – George Baker, Dutch singer-songwriter
  • 1944 – Bertie Higgins, American singer-songwriter
  • 1944 – Ted Irvine, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1944 – Vince MacLean, Canadian educator and politician
  • 1945 – John Banville, Irish novelist and screenwriter
  • 1945 – Julie Heldman, American tennis playerDavid J. Goldman (2014). [https://books.google.com/books?id=0AwtDwAAQBAJ&dq=julie+heldman+%221945%22&pg=PA91 Jewish Sports Stars; Athletic Heroes Past and Present]
  • 1946 – Chava Alberstein, Polish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1946 – John Rubinstein, American actor, director, and composer
  • 1947 – Gregg Allman, American musician (died 2017)
  • 1947 – Gérard Blanc, French singer, guitarist, and actor (died 2009)
  • 1947 – Thomas Cech, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1947 – Kati-Claudia Fofonoff, Finnish author and poet (died 2011)
  • 1947 – Margaret Geller, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
  • 1948 – Luis Caffarelli, Argentinian-American mathematician and academic
  • 1948 – John Waters, English-Australian actor, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
  • 1949 – Mary Gordon, American author, critic, and academic
  • 1949 – Nancy Meyers, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1949 – Robert Sternberg, American psychologist and academic
  • 1950 – Rick Baker, American actor and makeup artist
  • 1950 – Tim Foli, American baseball player, coach, and manager
  • 1950 – Dan Hartman, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1994)
  • 1951 – Bill Bryson, American essayist, travel and science writer
  • 1951 – Richard Desmond, English publisher and businessman, founded Northern & Shell
  • 1951 – Jan Eggum, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1952 – Steve Atkinson, English-Hong Kong cricketer
  • 1952 – Khaw Boon Wan, Malayan-Singaporean politician, Singaporean Minister of Health
  • 1953 – Kim Basinger, American actress{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2019: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JVJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA591|date=30 September 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-264-1|pages=591}}
  • 1953 – Norman Finkelstein, American author, academic, and activist
  • 1953 – Roy Firestone, American sportscaster and journalist
  • 1953 – Sam Kinison, American comedian (died 1992)
  • 1953 – Władysław Kozakiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish pole vaulter and coach
  • 1953 – Steve Yates, English footballer
  • 1954 – Harold Hongju Koh, American lawyer, academic, and politician
  • 1954 – Frits Pirard, Dutch cyclist
  • 1955 – Milenko Zablaćanski, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2008)
  • 1956 – Warren Cuccurullo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1956 – Andrius Kubilius, Lithuanian academic and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Lithuania
  • 1956 – Slick, American wrestler and manager
  • 1957 – Mike Buchanan, British men's rights advocate
  • 1957 – James Cama, American martial artist and educator (died 2014)
  • 1957 – Phil Collen, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1958 – Rob Byrnes, American author and blogger
  • 1958 – Rob Curling, Malayan-English journalist
  • 1958 – Arlette Sombo-Dibélé, Central African lawyer and politician{{cite web |last1=Bissidi |first1=Milka |last2=Ngoulou |first2=Fridolin |title=RCA: le top 10 des centrafricaines qui ont marqué 2022 |url=https://oubanguimedias.com/2023/01/24/rca-le-top-10-des-centrafricaines-qui-ont-marque-2022/ |website=oubanguimedias.com |date=24 January 2023 |publisher=Oubangui Medias}}
  • 1958 – Michel Ferté, French race car driver (died 2023)
  • 1958 – Bob Greene, American physiologist and author
  • 1958 – Mirosław Okoński, Polish footballer
  • 1958 – George Rogers, American football player{{cite web |title=George Rogers (1997) |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1985 |publisher=National Football Foundation |access-date=1 December 2022}}
  • 1959 – Stephen Jefferies, South African cricketer and coach
  • 1959 – Mark Steyn, Canadian-American author and critic
  • 1960 – Aaron Allston, American game designer and author (died 2014)
  • 1960 – Lim Guan Eng, Malaysian accountant and politician
  • 1961 – Mark Bugden, Australian rugby league player[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mark-bugden/summary.html Rugby League Project]
  • 1961 – Ann Coulter, American political commentator and author
  • 1961 – Conceição Lima, São Toméan poet{{Cite web|url=https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-study-contemporary-womens-writing/languages/portuguese/concei%C3%A7%C3%A3o-lima|title=Conceição Lima|date=March 23, 2017|website=The Institute of Modern Languages Research|access-date=December 4, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328020319/https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-study-contemporary-womens-writing/languages/portuguese/concei%C3%A7%C3%A3o-lima|url-status=dead}}
  • 1961 – Mikey Robins, Australian comedian and television host
  • 1962 – Steve Elkington, Australian-American golfer
  • 1962 – Marty Friedman, American-Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and television host
  • 1962 – Nikos Karageorgiou, Greek footballer and manager
  • 1962 – Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer
  • 1963 – Greg Howe, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
  • 1963 – Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese wrestler
  • 1963 – Wendell Pierce, American actor
  • 1963 – Ricky Walford, Australian rugby league player
  • 1964 – James Blundell, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1964 – Teri Hatcher, American actress
  • 1964 – Chigusa Nagayo, Japanese wrestler
  • 1964 – Óscar Ramírez, Costa Rican footballer and coach
  • 1965 – David Harewood, English actor
  • 1965 – Theo Maassen, Dutch actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1965 – Teresa Weatherspoon, American basketball player and coach{{cite web |title=Teresa Weatherspoon |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100101/teresa-weatherspoon |publisher=WNBA |access-date=7 December 2023}}
  • 1966 – Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (died 2019)
  • 1966 – Les Ferdinand, English footballer and coach
  • 1966 – Matthew Labyorteaux, American actor
  • 1966 – Tyler Mane, Canadian wrestler and actor
  • 1966 – Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (died 2023)
  • 1967 – Jeff George, American football player
  • 1967 – Andy Kapp, German curler
  • 1967 – Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese voice actress and singer
  • 1967 – Darren Sheridan, English footballer and manager
  • 1968 – Michael Cole, American sportscaster and journalist{{cite web |last1=Rumsey |first1=Connel |title=Pat McAfee Sings Happy Birthday To Michael Cole During SmackDown Ad Break |url=https://wrestletalk.com/news/pat-mcafee-happy-birthday-michael-cole-smackdown-ad-break/ |publisher=WrestleTalk |access-date=7 December 2023 |date=11 December 2021}}
  • 1968 – Mike Mussina, American baseball player and coach
  • 1968 – Doriano Romboni, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2013)
  • 1969 – Kristin Lauter, American mathematician and cryptographer
  • 1971 – Abdullah Ercan, Turkish footballer and manager
  • 1972 – Indrek Allmann, Estonian architect
  • 1972 – Janae Kroc, American powerlifter{{Cite news|url=https://www.ironmanmagazine.com/matthew-kroczaleski/|title=Matthew Kroczaleski {{!}} Iron Man Magazine|access-date=2018-03-06|language=en-US}}
  • 1972 – Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian sprinter{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/brazil/edson-ribeiro-20261|title=Edson Luciano Ribeiro profile|website=IAAF|access-date=13 December 2019}}
  • 1973 – Corey Taylor, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
  • 1974 – Cristian Castro, Mexican singer
  • 1974 – Nick Zinner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
  • 1975 – Kevin Harvick, American race car driver
  • 1976 – Brettina, Bahamian-American singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1976 – Reed Johnson, American baseball player
  • 1976 – Zoe Konstantopoulou, Greek lawyer and politician
  • 1976 – Dominic Monaghan, German-British actor
  • 1977 – Ryan Newman, American race car driver
  • 1977 – Aleksandra Olsza, Polish tennis player
  • 1977 – Anita Weyermann, Swiss runner and journalist
  • 1978 – John Oster, English-Welsh footballer
  • 1978 – Frédéric Piquionne, French footballer
  • 1978 – Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer
  • 1978 – Ian Somerhalder, American actor
  • 1978 – Vernon Wells, American baseball player
  • 1979 – Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby player
  • 1979 – Johan Forssell, Swedish lawyer and politician
  • 1979 – Raymond Lam, Chinese actor and singer
  • 1979 – Ingrid Michaelson, American singer-songwriter and pianist
  • 1979 – Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedish footballer
  • 1980 – Yuliya Krevsun, Ukrainian runner
  • 1980 – Brandt Snedeker, American golfer{{Cite web |title=Brandt Snedeker |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/27649/brandt-snedeker/bio |access-date=8 December 2024 |publisher=PGA Tour}}
  • 1981 – Jeremy Accardo, American baseball player
  • 1981 – Simon Finnigan, English rugby league player
  • 1981 – Philip Rivers, American football player
  • 1982 – Alfredo Aceves, Mexican baseball player
  • 1982 – Halil Altıntop, Turkish footballer{{Cite web |title=Halil Altıntop |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/efcdb132/Halil-Altintop |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=FBref}}
  • 1982 – Hamit Altıntop, Turkish footballer{{Cite web |title=Hamit Altıntop |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/98e33da5/Hamit-Altintop |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=FBref}}
  • 1982 – Chrisette Michele, American singer-songwriter
  • 1982 – Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress
  • 1982 – Serena Ryder, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1983 – Matt Ellison, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Matt Ellison |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/matt-ellison-8470244 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=7 December 2023}}
  • 1983 – Neel Jani, Swiss race car driver
  • 1983 – Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian footballer (died 2014)
  • 1984 – Emma Green Tregaro, Swedish high jumper
  • 1984 – Greg Halford, English footballer
  • 1984 – Sam Hunt, American singer-songwriter
  • 1985 – Josh Donaldson, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Josh Donaldson |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-donaldson-518626 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=1 December 2022}}
  • 1985 – Meagan Duhamel, Canadian figure skater
  • 1985 – Dwight Howard, American basketball player{{cite web|title=Dwight Howard|url=https://www.olympic.org/dwight-howard-ii|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=3 March 2020}}
  • 1985 – Oleksiy Pecherov, Ukrainian basketball player
  • 1986 – Enzo Amore, American wrestler and rapper
  • 1986 – Amir Khan, English boxer
  • 1986 – Sam Tagataese, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
  • 1986 – Kate Voegele, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
  • 1989 – Drew Doughty, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1989 – Jen Ledger, English musician and singer
  • 1989 – Andrew Nicholson, Canadian basketball player{{cite web |title=Andrew Nicholson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203094/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=7 December 2023}}
  • 1989 – Jesse Sene-Lefao, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1991 – Philip Holm, Swedish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Philip Holm |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/philip-holm-8480163 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=7 December 2023}}
  • 1991 – Bhavini Purohit, Indian television actress and YouTuber{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Bhavini Purohit |url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/happy-birthday-bhavini-purohit-141208 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Tellychakkar.com |language=en}}
  • 1992 – Mattias Janmark, Swedish ice hockey player{{Cite web |title=Mattias Janmark |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/mattias-janmark-8477406 |access-date=8 December 2024 |publisher=National Hockey League }}
  • 1992 – Yui Yokoyama, Japanese idol, model, and actress
  • 1993 – Janari Jõesaar, Estonian basketball player
  • 1993 – Cara Mund, American model, Miss America 2018
  • 1993 – Jordan Obita, English footballer
  • 1993 – AnnaSophia Robb, American actress{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 8, 2022 includes celebrities Teri Hatcher, AnnaSophia Robb |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-8-2022-includes-celebrities-teri-hatcher-annasophia-robb.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=7 December 2023 |date=8 December 2022}}
  • 1994 – Cyriel Dessers, Belgian-Nigerian footballer{{Cite web |title=Cyriel Dessers |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/dcb38abe/Cyriel-Dessers |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=FBref}}
  • 1994 – Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan runner{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/conseslus-kipruto-258572|title=Conseslus Kipruto Profile|website=IAAF|access-date=13 December 2019}}
  • 1994 – Raheem Sterling, English footballer
  • 1995 – Thatcher Demko, American ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Thatcher Demko |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/player/thatcher-demko-8477967 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=7 December 2023}}
  • 1996 – Scott McTominay, Scottish footballer{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/14824/Scott-McTominay/overview|title=Scott McTominay|website=Premier League|access-date=10 December 2020}}
  • 1997 – Hakeem Adeniji, American football player{{Cite web |title=Hakeem Adeniji |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AdenHa00.htm |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference}}
  • 1997 – Sam Hauser, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Sam Hauser |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630573/sam-hauser |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=7 December 2023}}
  • 1998 – Josh Dunne, American ice hockey player{{Cite web |title=Josh Dunne |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/josh-dunne-8482623 |access-date=23 September 2024 |publisher=National Hockey League }}
  • 1998 – Owen Teague, American actor
  • 1999 – Reece James, English footballer{{Cite web |title=Reece James |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/1265a93a/Reece-James |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=FBref}}
  • 1999 – Tyrus Wheat, American football player{{Cite web |title=Tyrus Wheat |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WheaTy02.htm |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference}}
  • 2000 – DeMario Douglas, American football player{{Cite web |title=Demario Douglas |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DougDe00.htm |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference}}
  • 2000 – Bayron Matos, Dominican American football player{{Cite web |title=Bayron Matos |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MatoBa00.htm |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference}}
  • 2000 – Andy Pages, Cuban baseball player{{Cite web |title=Andy Pages |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pagesan01.shtml |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=Baseball Reference}}
  • 2001 – Josh Christopher, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Josh Christopher |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630528/josh-christopher |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=8 December 2024}}
  • 2002 – Sunghoon, South Korean singer{{cite web|title=엔하이픈 성훈, 생일 맞아 美 타임스퀘어 대형 전광판 장식|url=https://m.starnewskorea.com/article/2021120915581552668|work=스타뉴스|date=9 December 2021|access-date=26 February 2025|language=ko}}
  • 2004 – Billie Starkz, American professional wrestler{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=36548|title=Billie Starkz|website=Wrestling Data|access-date=28 May 2024}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1903 – Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (born 1820)
  • 1907 – King Oscar II of Sweden (born 1829)
  • 1913 – Camille Jenatzy, Belgian race car driver (born 1868)
  • 1914 – Melchior Anderegg, Swiss mountain guide (born 1828)
  • 1914 – Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (born 1861)
  • 1917 – Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (born 1836)
  • 1918 – Josip Stadler, Bosnian Catholic archbishop (born 1843)
  • 1919 – J. Alden Weir, American painter (born 1852)
  • 1922 – Joe McKelvey and three other prominent Irish Republican Army officers are executed during the Irish Civil WarPat McCarthy, The Irish Revolution, 1912-23, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2015, ISBN 978-1-84682-410-4, pg. 115
  • 1929 – José Vicente Concha, Colombian politician and 8th President of Colombia (born 1867){{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/12/10/archives/colombia-mourns-expresident-concha-dies-at-rome-while-ambassador-to.html|title=COLOMBIA MOURNS EX-PRESIDENT CONCHA; Dies at Rome While Ambassador to Vatican--Once Served in Washington.|date=1929-12-10|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-01|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
  • 1932 – Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and writer (born 1843){{cite ODNB |title=Jekyll, Gertrude (1843–1932), artist and garden designer |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-37597 |year=2004 |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/37597|last1=Tooley |first1=Michael }}
  • 1937 – Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (born 1856)
  • 1938 – Friedrich Glauser, Swiss author (born 1896)
  • 1940 – George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (born 1861)
  • 1941 – Izidor Kürschner, Hungarian football player and coach (born 1885){{Cite web|url=https://mtkbudapest.hu/en/hirek/multidezes/ezen-a-napon-szuletett-kurschner-izidor-a-kivalo-jatekos-es-vilagjaro-edzo-akinek-braziliaban-szobrot-allitottak|title=Ezen a napon született Kürschner Izidor, a kiváló játékos és világjáró edző, akinek Brazíliában szobrot állítottak|date=23 March 2019|publisher=MTK Budapest Labdarúgó Zrt. }}
  • 1942 – Albert Kahn, American architect, Fisher Building, Packard Automotive Plant, Ford River Rouge Complex (born 1869)
  • 1952 – Charles Lightoller, English sailor (born 1874)
  • 1954 – Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (born 1894){{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claude-Cahun|title=Claude Cahun {{!}} French writer, photographer, Surrealist, and performance artist|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en}}
  • 1954 – Gladys George, American actress (born 1904)
  • 1954 – Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (born 1888)
  • 1958 – Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (born 1888)
  • 1963 – Sarit Thanarat, Thai field marshal and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1908)
  • 1966 – Ward Morehouse, American playwright, author, and critic (born 1899)
  • 1971 – Ernst Krenkel, Russian geographer and explorer (born 1903)
  • 1971 – Eleni Ourani, Greek poet and critic (born 1896)
  • 1975 – Gary Thain, New Zealand bass player (born 1948)
  • 1978 – Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (born 1898){{cite web |title=Golda Meir |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/golda-meir |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=29 July 2021 |language=en |date=16 February 2019}}
  • 1980 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1940)
  • 1982 – Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and politician (born 1951)
  • 1982 – André Kamperveen, Surinamese footballer and manager (born 1924)
  • 1982 – Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter and race car driver (born 1925)
  • 1982 – Haim Laskov, Israel Defense Forces fifth Chief of Staff (born 1919)
  • 1983 – Keith Holyoake, New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1904)
  • 1983 – Slim Pickens, American actor (born 1919)
  • 1984 – Luther Adler, American actor (born 1903)
  • 1984 – Robert Jay Mathews, American militant leader, founded The Order (born 1953)
  • 1984 – Razzle, English drummer (born 1960)
  • 1984 – Semih Sancar, Turkish general (born 1911)
  • 1991 – Buck Clayton, American trumpet player and composer (born 1911)
  • 1992 – William Shawn, American journalist (born 1917)
  • 1993 – Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (born 1933)
  • 1994 – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1927)
  • 1996 – Howard Rollins, American actor (born 1950)
  • 1996 – Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (born 1938)
  • 1997 – Bob Bell, American clown and actor (born 1922)
  • 1999 – Péter Kuczka, Hungarian poet and author (born 1923)
  • 2001 – Mirza Delibašić, Bosnian basketball player and coach (born 1954)
  • 2001 – Betty Holberton, American computer scientist and programmer (born 1917)
  • 2003 – Rubén González, Cuban pianist (born 1919)
  • 2004 – Dimebag Darrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966)
  • 2005 – Rose Heilbron, British barrister and judge (born 1914){{cite web |last1=Morton |first1=James |title=Obituary: Dame Rose Heilbron |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/dec/13/guardianobituaries.gender |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 April 2020 |date=13 December 2005}}
  • 2006 – Martha Tilton, American singer (born 1915)
  • 2006 – José Uribe, Dominican baseball player (born 1959)
  • 2007 – Gerardo García Pimentel, Mexican journalist (born 1983)
  • 2008 – Oliver Postgate, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925)
  • 2008 – Robert Prosky, American actor (born 1930)
  • 2009 – Luis Días, Dominican singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)
  • 2012 – Jerry Brown, American football player (born 1987)
  • 2012 – John Gowans, Scottish-English 16th General of The Salvation Army (born 1934)
  • 2012 – Johnny Lira, American boxer (born 1951)
  • 2013 – John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
  • 2013 – Sándor Szokolay, Hungarian composer and academic (born 1931)
  • 2013 – Richard S. Williamson, American lawyer and diplomat (born 1949)
  • 2014 – Tom Gosnell, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1951)
  • 2014 – Russ Kemmerer, American baseball player and coach (born 1930)
  • 2014 – Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1915)
  • 2015 – Mattiwilda Dobbs, American soprano and actress (born 1925)
  • 2015 – Alan Hodgkinson, English footballer and coach (born 1936)
  • 2015 – Douglas Tompkins, American businessman, co-founded The North Face and Esprit Holdings (born 1943)
  • 2015 – John Trudell, American author, poet, and actor (born 1946){{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636474 |pages=234–236}}
  • 2015 – Elsie Tu, English-Hong Kong educator and politician (born 1913)
  • 2016 – John Glenn, American astronaut and senator, first American to go into orbit (born 1921){{cite web |title=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details: GLENN, John Herschel Jr. (1921-2016) |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=G000236 |website=bioguideretro.congress.gov |access-date=19 July 2020}}
  • 2018 – David Weatherall, English physician, geneticist, and academic (born 1933){{cite web |last1=Richmond |first1=Caroline |title=Sir David Weatherall obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/dec/16/sir-david-weatherall-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=31 January 2020 |date=16 December 2018}}
  • 2019 – René Auberjonois, American actor (born 1940){{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ren-auberjonois-dead-star-trek-benson-actor-dies-at-79-1260677|title=René Auberjonois, 'Star Trek' and 'Benson' Actor, Dies at 79 | Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=8 December 2019}}
  • 2019 – Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1998){{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50707164|title=US rapper Juice Wrld dies aged 21|work=BBC News|date=December 8, 2019}}
  • 2019 – Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer and actor (born 1933){{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/caroll-spinney-dead-big-bird-muppeteer-sesame-street-was-85-1171833|title=Caroll Spinney, Big Bird Muppeteer for Nearly 50 Years, Dies at 85 | Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=8 December 2019}}
  • 2021 – Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer (born 1953){{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/08/robbie-shakespeare-sly-and-robbie-dies|title=Robbie Shakespeare, of Sly and Robbie fame, dies at age 68; The Guardian|website=www.theguardian.com|date=8 December 2021}}
  • 2023 – Ryan O'Neal, American actor (born 1941){{Cite web |title=Ryan O'Neal, 'Paper Moon' and 'Love Story' actor, dies at 82 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/ryan-oneal-paper-moon-love-story-actor-dies-82-rcna128827 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=NBC News |language=en}}
  • 2024 – Jill Jacobson, American actress (born 1954){{Cite web |last=Minton |first=Matt |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Jill Jacobson, ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and ‘Falcon Crest’ Actress, Dies at 70 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jill-jacobson-dead-falcon-crest-star-trek-actress-1236250038/ |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
  • 2024 – Clarke Reed, American businessman and politician (born 1928){{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Clarke Reed, Who Helped the G.O.P. Conquer the South, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/politics/clarke-reed-dead.html |access-date=January 5, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

Holidays and observances

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