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History Births on December 18

Miki Ando, Japanese figure skater

#Miki_Ando

In 1987

Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian footballer and sportscaster

#Gianluca_Pagliuca

In 1966

Natália Kelly, American-Austrian singer

#Natália_Kelly

In 1994

Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist, co-founded clinical pharmacology (d. 1942)

#Emil_Starkenstein

In 1884

Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician

#Vijay_Mallya

In 1955

Edward MacDowell, American pianist and composer (d. 1908)

#Edward_MacDowell

In 1860

Knut Schreiner, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer

#Knut_Schreiner

In 1974

Lalchand Rajput, former Indian cricketer

#Lalchand_Rajput

In 1961

Maria Brink, American singer-songwriter

#Maria_Brink

In 1977

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (d. 1914)

#Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria

In 1863

John S. Harris, American surveyor and politician (d. 1906)

#John_S._Harris

In 1825

Randy Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Randy_Houser

In 1975

Bogus?aw Mami?ski, Polish runner

#Bogus?aw_Mami?ski

In 1955

DMX, American rapper and actor

#DMX_(rapper)

In 1970

Brian Boyle, American ice hockey player

#Brian_Boyle

In 1984

Lyman Abbott, American minister, theologian, and author (d. 1922)

#Lyman_Abbott

In 1835

Peter Boulware, American football player and politician

#Peter_Boulware

In 1974

Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer

#Wadada_Leo_Smith

In 1941

Ray Liotta, American actor

#Ray_Liotta

In 1954

Nancy Ryles, American politician (d. 1990)

#Nancy_Ryles

In 1937

Jonathan Yeo, English painter

#Jonathan_Yeo

In 1970

Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater and coach

#Brian_Orser

In 1961

Justin Edinburgh, English footballer and manager

#Justin_Edinburgh

In 1969

Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and umpire (d. 2010)

#Eric_Tindill

In 1910

Seth Doege, American football player

#Seth_Doege

In 1988

Joan Wallach Scott, American historian, author, and academic

#Joan_Wallach_Scott

In 1941

Geordie Walker, English guitarist

#Geordie_Walker

In 1958

Boris Volynov, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut

#Boris_Volynov

In 1934

Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1973)

#Betty_Grable

In 1916

Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author (d. 2016)

#Jonathan_Cainer

In 1957

Moose Skowron, American baseball player (d. 2012)

#Bill_Skowron

In 1930

Sophie of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Saxony (d. 1503)

#Sophie_of_Mecklenburg_(1481-1503)

In 1481

Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor and composer (d. 1810)

#Jean-Baptiste_Rey

In 1734

Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and inventor (d. 1751)

#Christopher_Polhem

In 1661

Bobby Keys, American saxophone player (d. 2014)

#Bobby_Keys

In 1943

Esther Lederberg, American microbiologist (d. 2006)

#Esther_Lederberg

In 1922

Ayaka, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

#Ayaka

In 1987

Shawn Christian, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Shawn_Christian

In 1965

Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (d. 1688)

#Charles_du_Fresne,_sieur_du_Cange

In 1610

Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter

#Michael_Moorcock

In 1939

Sierra Kay, American singer-songwriter

#Sierra_Kay

In 1990

Crispian Steele-Perkins, English trumpet player and educator

#Crispian_Steele-Perkins

In 1944

James Watney, English brewer and businessman (d. 1884)

#James_Watney

In 1800

Casper Van Dien, American actor and producer

#Casper_Van_Dien

In 1968

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish colonel and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (d. 1711)

#James_Douglas,_2nd_Duke_of_Queensberry

In 1662

Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (d. 1954)

#Edwin_Howard_Armstrong

In 1890

Robert Moses, American urban planner (d. 1981)

#Robert_Moses

In 1888

Bridgit Mendler, American singer, songwriter and actress

#Bridgit_Mendler

In 1992

Saki, British short story writer (d. 1916)

#Saki

In 1870

Charles Griffin, American general (d. 1876)

#Charles_Griffin

In 1825

Billie Eilish, American pop singer

#Billie_Eilish

In 2001

John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer

#John_Leventhal

In 1952

Charles Oakley, American basketball player and coach

#Charles_Oakley

In 1963

Laurent Voulzy, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Laurent_Voulzy

In 1948

Naoko Yamano, Japanese singer, guitarist and composer

#Naoko_Yamano

In 1960

Robert Leckie, American soldier and author (d. 2001)

#Robert_Leckie_(author)

In 1920

Byron Buxton, American baseball player

#Byron_Buxton

In 1993

Leonid Yuzefovich, Russian author and screenwriter

#Leonid_Yuzefovich

In 1947

Imad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer

#Imad_Wasim

In 1988

Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundian soldier and politician, President of Burundi

#Pierre_Nkurunziza

In 1963

Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player

#Daniel_Cleary

In 1978

David A. Johnston, American volcanologist and geologist (d. 1980)

#David_A._Johnston

In 1949

Steven Spielberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks

#Steven_Spielberg

In 1946

Gillian Armstrong, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Gillian_Armstrong

In 1950

Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer

#Santiago_Cañizares

In 1969

Lizzie Deignan, English cyclist

#Lizzie_Deignan

In 1988

Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (d. 1546)

#Philipp_von_Hutten

In 1505

Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (d. 2009)

#Roméo_LeBlanc

In 1927

Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player and horse breeder (d. 1941)

#Foxhall_P._Keene

In 1867

Graciano López Jaena, Filipino journalist (d. 1896)

#Graciano_López_Jaena

In 1851

Ryan Crouser, American shot putter

#Ryan_Crouser

In 1992

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (d. 1640)

#William_Louis,_Count_of_Nassau-Saarbrücken

In 1590

Charles Wesley, English missionary and composer (d. 1788)

#Charles_Wesley

In 1707

Thomas Lam, Finnish professional football defender

#Thomas_Lam

In 1993

Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist (d. 2017)

#Lonnie_Brooks

In 1933

Henrietta Edwards, Canadian activist and author (d. 1931)

#Henrietta_Edwards

In 1849

Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (d. 1903)

#Augusta_Holmès

In 1847

Brad Pitt, American actor and producer

#Brad_Pitt

In 1963

Paul Klee, Swiss-German painter and educator (d. 1940)

#Paul_Klee

In 1879

Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (d. 2013)

#Józef_Glemp

In 1929

?uchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimy? (d. 1551)

#?uchi_Yoshitaka

In 1507

Christina, Queen of Sweden (d. 1689)

#Christina,_Queen_of_Sweden

In 1626

Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Alejandro_Sanz

In 1968

Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)

#Ray_Meyer

In 1913

Roger Smith, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

#Roger_Smith_(actor)

In 1932

Mimmo Paladino, Italian sculptor and painter

#Mimmo_Paladino

In 1948

Gino Cimoli, American baseball player (d. 2011)

#Gino_Cimoli

In 1929

Katie Holmes, American actress

#Katie_Holmes

In 1978

Stone Cold Steve Austin, American wrestler and producer

#Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin

In 1964

Keith Richards, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

#Keith_Richards

In 1943

J. J. Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

#J._J._Thomson

In 1856

Ilario Castagner, Italian football manager

#Ilario_Castagner

In 1940

Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist

#Barkha_Dutt

In 1971

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player and sportscaster

#Arantxa_Sánchez_Vicario

In 1971

Benjamin Watson, American football player

#Benjamin_Watson

In 1980

Ramsey Clark, American lawyer and politician, 66th United States Attorney General

#Ramsey_Clark

In 1927

Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (d. 1969)

#Paul_Siple

In 1908

Leonard Maltin, American historian, author, and critic

#Leonard_Maltin

In 1950

Josh Dallas, American actor

#Josh_Dallas

In 1978

Trish Stratus, Canadian wrestler and actress

#Trish_Stratus

In 1975

Giuliano Razzoli, Italian skier

#Giuliano_Razzoli

In 1984

Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress

#Rachel_Griffiths

In 1968

Harold Land, American tenor saxophonist (d. 2001)

#Harold_Land

In 1928

Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian philosopher and author (d. 1990)

#Peter_Wessel_Zapffe

In 1899

Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005)

#Ossie_Davis

In 1917

Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter

#Alan_Rudolph

In 1943

Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch journalist

#Toine_van_Peperstraten

In 1967

Willy Brandt, German politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)

#Willy_Brandt

In 1913

Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (d. 1965)

#Edward_Willis_Redfield

In 1869

Matt McGrath, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1941)

#Matt_McGrath

In 1875

Andy Fantuz, Canadian football player

#Andy_Fantuz

In 1983

Gerard Gumbau, Spanish professional footballer

#Gerard_Gumbau

In 1994

Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph and author (d. 2003)

#Mirza_Tahir_Ahmad

In 1928

Gladys Cooper, English actress and singer (d. 1971)

#Gladys_Cooper

In 1888

Lenore Blum, American mathematician and academic

#Lenore_Blum

In 1942

Lionel Monckton, English composer and critic (d. 1924)

#Lionel_Monckton

In 1861

Jack Brooks, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

#Jack_Brooks_(American_politician)

In 1922

Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer, designed the Salta-Antofagasta railway (d. 1950)

#Richard_Maury

In 1882

Claudia Gesell, German runner

#Claudia_Gesell

In 1977

Mario Basler, German footballer and manager

#Mario_Basler

In 1968

Marcus Butler, English internet celebrity

#Marcus_Butler

In 1991

Chas Chandler, English bass player and producer (d. 1996)

#Chas_Chandler

In 1938

Jacques Pépin, French-American chef and author

#Jacques_Pépin

In 1935

Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and theologian (d. 1791)

#Johann_Salomo_Semler

In 1725

Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Canadian heptathlete

#Brianne_Theisen-Eaton

In 1988

Ana Porgras, Romanian former artistic gymnast

#Ana_Porgras

In 1993

Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008)

#Douglas_Fraser

In 1916

Jules Dassin, American-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

#Jules_Dassin

In 1911

Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (d. 1961)

#Ty_Cobb

In 1886

Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician

#Sarath_Fonseka

In 1950

Yuki Furukawa, Japanese actor

#Yuki_Furukawa

In 1987

Elliot Easton, American guitarist and singer

#Elliot_Easton

In 1953

John Hall, English-New Zealand politician, 12th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1907)

#John_Hall_(New_Zealand_politician)

In 1824

Rob Van Dam, American wrestler

#Rob_Van_Dam

In 1970

George Stevens, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1975)

#George_Stevens

In 1904

Joseph Stalin, Georgian-Russian marshal and politician, 4th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1953)

#Joseph_Stalin

In 1878

Julia Wolfe, American composer and educator

#Julia_Wolfe

In 1958

Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (d. 1957)

#Francis_Burton_Harrison

In 1873

Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer

#Usman_Khawaja

In 1986

Bill Nelson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Bill_Nelson_(musician)

In 1948

Harold E. Varmus, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Harold_E._Varmus

In 1939

Mille Petrozza, German singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Mille_Petrozza

In 1967

Bill Stull, American football player

In 1986

François Hamelin, Canadian speed skater

In 1986

Derrick Tribbett, American bass player and singer

In 1984

Paul Harrison, English footballer

In 1984

Heinz Inniger, Swiss snowboarder

In 1980

Neil Fingleton, English actor and basketball player, one of the tallest 25 men in the world (d. 2017)

In 1980

Ali Curtis, American soccer player

In 1978

José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player

In 1977

Sia Furler, Australian singer-songwriter

In 1975

Fatuma Roba, Ethiopian runner

In 1973

Raymond Herrera, American drummer and songwriter

In 1972

Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukrainian pole vaulter

In 1972

Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer

In 1971

Norman Brown, American singer and guitarist

In 1970

Giannis Ploutarhos, Greek singer-songwriter

In 1970

Lucious Harris, American basketball player

In 1970

Akira Iida, Japanese race car driver

In 1969

Manuel Peña Escontrela, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)

In 1965

Don Beebe, American football player and coach

In 1964

Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach

In 1963

Greg D'Angelo, American drummer

In 1963

Daniel S. Loeb, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Third Point Management

In 1961

Leila Steinberg, American singer, producer, author, and poet

In 1961

Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist and academic

In 1960

Willi Wülbeck, German runner

In 1954

John Booth, English race car driver

In 1954

Lizmark, Mexican wrestler (d. 2015)

In 1950

Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2002)

In 1950

Steve Biko, South African activist, founded the Black Consciousness Movement (d. 1977)

In 1946

Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

In 1945

Bobby Keyes, Australian rugby league player

In 1942

Sam Andrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

In 1941

John Cooper, English sprinter and hurdler (d. 1974)

In 1940

Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer (d. 2005)

In 1938

Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (d. 1987)

In 1936

Rosemary Leach, English actress (d. 2017)

In 1935

Marc Rich, Belgian-American businessman, founded Glencore (d. 2013)

In 1934

Norm Provan, Australian rugby league player, coach, and businessman

In 1932

Bill Thompson, American television host (d. 2014)

In 1931

Alison Plowden, English historian and author (d. 2007)

In 1931

Allen Klein, American businessman and music publisher (d. 2009)

In 1931

Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London

In 1923

Alfred Bester, American author and screenwriter (d. 1987)

In 1913

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002)

In 1912

Abe Burrows, American author, playwright, and director (d. 1985)

In 1910

Celia Johnson, English actress (d. 1982)

In 1908

Lawrence Lucie, American guitarist and educator (d. 2009)

In 1907

Bill Holland, American race car driver (d. 1984)

In 1907

Fletcher Henderson, American pianist and composer (d. 1952)

In 1897

Gerald Barry, English colonel and cricketer (d. 1977)

In 1896

Bhikhari Thakur, Indian actor, singer, and playwright (d. 1971)

In 1887

Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1715)

In 1660

Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (d. 1668)

In 1620

Simonds d'Ewes, English historian and politician (d. 1650)

In 1602

Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (d. 1616)

In 1552

Richard Olivier de Longueil, French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal (d. 1470)

In 1406

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