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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[220]] – [[Emperor Xian of Han]] is forced to abdicate the throne by [[Cao Cao]]'s son [[Cao Pi]], [[End of the Han dynasty|ending the Han dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book|last=De Crespigny|first=Rage|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD)|location=Leiden, Netherlands|publisher=Brill|date=2007|isbn=9789004156050|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=49OvCQAAQBAJ|pages=ix, 555}}</ref> * [[361]] – [[Julian (emperor)|Julian]] enters [[Constantinople]] as sole [[Roman emperor|Roman Emperor]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Greenwood|first=David Neal|title=Julian and Christianity: Revisiting the Constantinian Revolution|location=Ithaca, N.Y.|publisher=Cornell University Press|date=2021|isbn=9781501755477|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ze78DwAAQBAJ|page=37}}</ref> * [[861]] – Assassination of the [[Abbasid]] caliph [[al-Mutawakkil]] by the Turkish guard, who raise [[al-Muntasir]] to the throne, start of the "[[Anarchy at Samarra]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Mottahedeh|first=Roy|chapter=The 'Abbāsid Caliphate in Iran|title=The Cambridge History of Iran. Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs|editor-last=Frye|editor-first=R.N.|location=Cambridge, U.K.|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1975|isbn=9780521069359|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hvx9jq_2L3EC|pages=77–78}}</ref> * [[969]] – [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Nikephoros II Phokas]] is assassinated by his wife [[Theophano (born Anastaso)|Theophano]] and her lover, the later Emperor [[John I Tzimiskes]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Sullivan|first=Denis F.|chapter=Nikephoros II Phokas|title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Volume 3: Mercenaries—Zürich, Siege of|editor-last=Rogers|editor-first=Clifford J.|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2010|isbn=9780195334036|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mzwpq6bLHhMC|page=60}}</ref> *[[1041]] – [[Michael V Kalaphates|Michael V]], adoptive son of Empress [[Zoë Porphyrogenita|Zoë of Byzantium]], is proclaimed emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Skylitzes|first=John|translator-last=Wortley|translator-first=John|title=John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811-1057|location=Cambridge, UK|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=2010|isbn=9781107404748|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vGE8Xq832A0C|page=391, fn. 4}}</ref> *[[1239]] – [[Treaty of Benavente]]: the heiresses of the [[Kingdom of León]] renounce their throne to King [[Ferdinand III of Castile]]<ref>H. Salvador Martínez, ''Alfonso X, the Learned: A Biography'' (Brill, 2010), p. 32.</ref> *[[1282]] – [[Battle of Orewin Bridge]]: [[Llywelyn ap Gruffudd]], the last native [[Prince of Wales]], is killed at [[Cilmeri]] near [[Builth Wells]] in [[Mid Wales|mid-Wales]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=J. Beverley|title=Llywelyn ap Gruffudd: Prince of Wales|location=Cardiff|publisher=University of Wales Press|date=2014|isbn=9781783160068|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yl6uBwAAQBAJ|pages=561–567}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1602]] – A surprise attack by forces under the command of [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]], and his brother-in-law, [[Philip III of Spain]], is repelled by the citizens of [[Geneva]]. (Commemorated annually by the ''[[L'Escalade|Fête de l'Escalade]]''.) *[[1640]] – The [[Root and Branch petition]], signed by 15,000 Londoners calling for the abolition of the [[Episcopal polity|episcopacy]], is presented to the [[Long Parliament]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rees|first1=John|title=The Leveller Revolution|date=2016|publisher=Verso|isbn=978-1784783907|page=2}}</ref> *[[1675]] – [[Antonio de Vea expedition]] enters [[San Rafael Lake]] in western Patagonia.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Anuario Hidrográfico de la Marina de Chile|year=1886|location=Valparaíso|pages=539–596|chapter=Expedición de Antonio de Vea|author-last=de Vea|author-first=Antonio|chapter-url=http://www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl/visor/BND:74532|language=es}}</ref> *[[1688]] – [[Glorious Revolution]]: [[James II of England]], while trying to flee to France, throws the [[Great Seal of the Realm]] into the [[River Thames]]. *[[1792]] – [[French Revolution]]: King [[Louis XVI of France]] [[Trial of Louis XVI|is put on trial for treason]] by the [[National Convention]]. *[[1815]] – The [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance]]. *[[1816]] – [[Indiana]] becomes the 19th [[U.S. state]]. *[[1868]] – [[Paraguayan War]]: [[Brazilian Army|Brazilian troops]] defeat the [[Paraguayan Army]] at the [[Battle of Avay]]. *[[1899]] – [[Second Boer War]]: In the [[Battle of Magersfontein]] the [[Boer]]s commanded by general [[Piet Cronjé]] inflict a defeat on the forces of the [[British Empire]] commanded by [[Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen|Lord Methuen]] trying to relieve the [[Siege of Kimberley]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Guglielmo Marconi]] transmits the first transatlantic radio signal from [[Poldhu, Cornwall]], England to [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|Saint John's]], [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Burbank|first=Richard|title=Twentieth Century Music|location=New York City, USA|publisher=Facts on File Publication, New York City, NY|year=1984|isbn=0-87196-464-3|page=11}}|</ref> *[[1905]] – A workers' uprising occurs in [[Kyiv]], Ukraine (then part of the [[Russian Empire]]), and establishes the [[Shuliavka Republic]]. *[[1907]] – The [[New Zealand Parliament Buildings]] are almost completely destroyed by fire. *[[1913]] – More than two years after it was stolen from the [[Louvre]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s painting ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' is recovered in [[Florence]], Italy. The thief, [[Vincenzo Peruggia]], is immediately arrested.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mona Lisa Timeline |url=https://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/mona_lisa/mlevel_1/mtimeline.html| access-date=2021-12-12 |website=www.pbs.org}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[World War I]]: British General [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby|Edmund Allenby]] enters [[Jerusalem]] on foot and declares [[martial law]]. *[[1920]] – [[Irish War of Independence]]: In retaliation for a recent [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] ambush, British forces [[Burning of Cork|burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city]]. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces. *[[1925]] – [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Pope|papal]] [[encyclical]] ''[[Quas primas]]'' introduces the [[Feast of Christ the King]]. *[[1927]] – [[Guangzhou Uprising]]: [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] [[Red Guards (China)|Red Guards]] launch an uprising in [[Guangzhou]], China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou [[Soviet (council)|Soviet]]. *[[1931]] – [[Statute of Westminster 1931]]: The [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|British Parliament]] establishes legislative equality between the UK and the [[Dominion]]s of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]—Australia, Canada, [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], [[Dominion of New Zealand|New Zealand]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]], and [[Irish Free State|Ireland]]. *[[1934]] – [[Bill W.|Bill Wilson]], co-founder of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]], takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time. *[[1936]] – [[Edward VIII abdication crisis|Abdication Crisis]]: [[Edward VIII]]'s abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the [[Dominion|British Dominions beyond the Seas]], and [[Emperor of India]], becomes effective. *[[1937]] – [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War]]: [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] leaves the [[League of Nations]]. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the [[Empire of Japan]] in the wake of the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]. The United States, in turn, declares war on them. * 1941 – World War II: [[Polish government-in-exile|Poland]] declares war on the [[Empire of Japan]]. * 1941 – World War II: The [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the [[Battle of Wake Island]]. *[[1946]] – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund ([[UNICEF]]) is established. *[[1948]] – [[1948 Arab–Israeli War|Arab–Israeli War]]: The [[United Nations]] passes [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194|General Assembly Resolution 194]], creating a [[United Nations Conciliation Commission|Conciliation Commission]] to mediate the conflict. *[[1958]] – [[French Upper Volta]] and [[French Dahomey]] gain self-government from [[French Fourth Republic|France]], becoming the [[Republic of Upper Volta]] (now [[Burkina Faso]]) and the [[Republic of Dahomey]] (now [[Benin]]), respectively, and joining the [[French Community]]. *[[1960]] – French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in [[French Algeria]] during a visit by [[President of France|French President]] [[Charles de Gaulle]]. *[[1962]] – [[Arthur Lucas]], convicted of murder, is the last person to be [[Capital punishment in Canada|executed in Canada]]. *[[1964]] – [[Che Guevara]] speaks at the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in New York City. *[[1972]] – [[Apollo 17]] becomes the sixth and final [[Apollo program|Apollo mission]] to land on the [[Moon]]. *[[1978]] – The [[Lufthansa heist]] is committed by a group led by [[Lucchese crime family|Lucchese family]] associate [[James Burke (gangster)|Jimmy Burke]]. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time. *[[1980]] – The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ([[Superfund]]) is enacted by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]]. *[[1981]] – [[El Mozote massacre]]: Armed forces in [[El Salvador]] kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the [[Salvadoran Civil War]]. *[[1988]] – A [[Soviet Air Forces|Soviet Air Force]] Il-76 aircraft [[1988 Soviet Air Force Il-76 crash|crashes]] while participating in the [[1988 Armenian earthquake|Armenian earthquake]] relief, killing 78 people.<ref name="Remnick">{{cite news |last1=Remnick |first1=D. |title=Soviet relief plane crashes, killing 78 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/12/12/soviet-relief-plane-crashes-killing-78/cdaea6b8-841d-4d96-8cc8-05dfe7b9ec61/ |access-date=1 January 2023 |agency=The Washington Post |date=12 December 1988}}</ref> *[[1990]] – Demonstrations by students and workers across [[Albania]] begin, which eventually trigger the [[fall of communism in Albania]]. * 1990 – Several fatal collisions in the [[1990 Interstate 75 fog disaster]] result in a total of 12 deaths and 42 being injured<ref>{{Cite book |title=Historic Disasters of East Tennessee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j2ijDwAAQBAJ |last=Speaks |first=Dewaine A. |date=2019 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing Incorporated | isbn=9781439667620 |access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> *[[1993]] – A block of the [[Highland Towers collapse|Highland Towers]] [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]] complex collapses following a [[landslide]] caused by heavy rain and water flowing from a construction site at [[Ampang, Kuala Lumpur|Ampang]] district in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia. 48 of its residents die, including one who died in hospital after being rescued alive, leaving only two survivors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=AFIQAH|date=December 11, 2018|title=26 Years On: The Day The Highland Tower Collapsed|url=https://rojakdaily.com/news/article/4024/24-years-on-the-day-the-highland-tower-collapsed|access-date=|website=Rojak Daily}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[First Chechen War]]: [[President of Russia|Russian President]] [[Boris Yeltsin]] orders Russian troops into [[Chechnya]]. * 1994 – A bomb explodes on [[Philippine Airlines Flight 434]], en route from [[Manila]], [[Philippines]], to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to land the plane safely. *[[1997]] – The [[Kyoto Protocol]] opens for signature. *[[1998]] – [[Thai Airways International Flight 261|Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes]] near [[Surat Thani Airport]], killing 101. The pilot flying the [[Airbus A310-200]] is thought to have suffered [[spatial disorientation]]. *[[1999]] – [[SATA Air Açores Flight 530M]] crashes into [[Pico da Esperança]] on [[São Jorge Island]] in the [[Azores]], killing 35.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace ATP CS-TGM São Jorge Island, Azores|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991211-0|access-date=2020-12-08|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[2001]] – China joins the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO). *[[2005]] – The [[Buncefield fire|Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire]] in [[Hemel Hempstead]], England. * 2005 – [[2005 Cronulla riots|Cronulla riots]]: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] in [[Cronulla, New South Wales]]; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla. *[[2006]] – The [[International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust]] is opened in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], by then-president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern. * 2006 – [[Felipe Calderón]], the [[President of Mexico]], launches a [[Operation Michoacán|military-led offensive]] to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of [[Michoacán]]. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the [[Mexican Drug War]]. *[[2007]] – [[Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)|Insurgency in the Maghreb]]: [[December 11, 2007 Algiers bombings|Two car bombs explode]] in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]], one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations. *[[2008]] – [[Bernie Madoff]] is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion [[Ponzi scheme]]. *[[2009]] – Finnish game developer [[Rovio Entertainment]] releases the hit mobile game ''[[Angry Birds (video game)|Angry Birds]]'' internationally on [[iOS]].<ref name="tmo">{{cite web|date=February 11, 2010|title=Angry Birds|url=http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=36184|access-date=March 24, 2011|work=Talk.Maemo.org}}</ref> *[[2012]] – At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in [[Aqrab massacre|bombings]] in the [[Alawite]] village of [[Aqrab]], [[Syria]]. *[[2017]] – [[2017 New York City Subway bombing|New York City Subway bombing]]: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the [[New York City Subway]], in the [[Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal (New York City Subway)|Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal]]. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator. *[[2019]] – The results of the [[2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum]] are announced. The results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Over 98% of voters vote for [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainville]]'s independence.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Jessie|last1=Yeung|first2=Angus|last2=Watson|title=Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/asia/bougainville-papua-new-guinea-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2020-08-05|website=CNN|date=11 December 2019}}</ref> *[[2020]] – The [[Food and Drug Administration]] issues an [[Emergency Use Authorization]] on the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine]], the first [[COVID-19 vaccine]] to be approved by the agency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=CDC|date=2022-01-05|title=CDC Museum COVID-19 Timeline|url=https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/covid19.html|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|language=en-us}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1445]] – [[Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg]] (died 1496) *[[1465]] – [[Ashikaga Yoshihisa]], Japanese shogun (died 1489) *[[1475]] – [[Pope Leo X]] (died 1521)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leo X {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leo-X |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1566]] – [[Manuel Cardoso (composer)|Manuel Cardoso]], Portuguese organist and composer (died 1650) *[[1595]] – [[Heo Mok]], Korean politician, poet and scholar (died 1682) ===1601–1900=== *[[1613]] – [[Amar Singh Rathore]], Rajput nobleman (died 1644) *[[1712]] – [[Francesco Algarotti]], Italian poet, philosopher, and critic (died 1764) *[[1725]] – [[George Mason]], American lawyer and politician (died 1792) *[[1758]] – [[Carl Friedrich Zelter]], German composer, conductor, and educator (died 1832) *[[1761]] – [[Gian Domenico Romagnosi]], Italian physicist, economist, and jurist (died 1835) *[[1781]] – [[David Brewster]], Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (died 1868) *[[1801]] – [[Christian Dietrich Grabbe]], German poet and playwright (died 1836) *[[1803]] – [[Hector Berlioz]], French composer, conductor, and critic (died 1869) *[[1810]] – [[Alfred de Musset]], French dramatist, poet, and novelist (died 1857) *[[1830]] – [[Kamehameha V]] of Hawaii (died 1872) *[[1837]] – [[Webster Paulson]], English civil engineer (died 1887) *[[1838]] – [[John Labatt]], Canadian brewer and businessman (died 1915) *[[1843]] – [[Robert Koch]], German microbiologist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1910) *[[1856]] – [[Georgi Plekhanov]], Russian philosopher, theorist, and author (died 1918) *[[1858]] – [[Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko]], Russian director, producer, and playwright (died 1943) *[[1861]] – [[Frederick Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 5th Baron Ventry]], British Army officer and Anglo-Irish peer (died 1923) *[[1863]] – [[Annie Jump Cannon]], American astronomer and academic (died 1941)<ref>{{cite book|first=Moira Davison|last=Reynolds|title=American Women Scientists: 23 Inspiring Biographies, 1900-2000|location=Jefferson NC|publisher=McFarland|year=2004|page=18|isbn=978-0-78642-161-9}}</ref> *[[1872]] – [[René Bull]], British illustrator and photographer (died 1942) *[[1873]] – [[Josip Plemelj]], Slovenian mathematician and academic (died 1967) *[[1875]] – [[Yehuda Leib Maimon]], Moldovan-Israeli rabbi and politician (died 1962) *[[1880]] – [[Frank Tarrant]], Australian cricketer and umpire (died 1951) *[[1882]] – [[Subramania Bharati]], Indian journalist and poet (died 1921) * 1882 – [[Max Born]], German physicist and mathematician, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1970) * 1882 – [[Fiorello H. La Guardia]], American lawyer and politician, 99th [[Mayor of New York City]] (died 1947) *[[1884]] – [[Piet Ooms]], Dutch swimmer and water polo player (died 1961) *[[1889]] – [[Walter Knott]], American farmer and businessman, founded [[Knott's Berry Farm]] (died 1981) *[[1890]] – [[Carlos Gardel]], French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1935) * 1890 – [[Mark Tobey]], American-Swiss painter and educator (died 1976) *[[1892]] – [[Arnold Majewski]], Finnish military hero of Polish descent (died 1942)<ref name="castrén">Castrén, Klaus: [https://www.genealogia.fi/genos-old/70/70_38.htm Majewski-suku Suomessa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202929/https://www.genealogia.fi/genos-old/70/70_38.htm |date=2021-06-24 }}, GENOS - journal of the Finnish genealogy society, issue #70/1999. Accessed on 24 June 2021.</ref> *[[1893]] – [[Leo Ornstein]], Russian-American pianist and composer (died 2002) *[[1897]] – [[Ronald Skirth]], English soldier (died 1977) *[[1899]] – [[Julio de Caro]], Argentinian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1980) *[[1900]] – [[Hermína Týrlová]], Czechoslovakian animator, screenwriter, and film director (died 1993) * 1900 – [[Gerd Arntz]], German Modernist artist, co-creator of [[Isotype (picture language)|Isotype]] (died 1988)<ref name="arntz">{{Cite web|url=https://monoskop.org/Gerd_Arntz|title=Gerd Arntz - Monoskop|language=en|access-date=2021-07-08}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[Marge (cartoonist)|Marge]], American cartoonist (died 1993)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Obituary: Marjorie Buell |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-marjorie-buell-1490175.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220706134635/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-marjorie-buell-1490175.html |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2024-12-11 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[1905]] – [[Robert Henriques]], English farmer, author, and broadcaster (died 1967) * 1905 – [[Gilbert Roland]], Mexican-American actor and singer (died 1994) *[[1908]] – [[Elliott Carter]], American composer and academic (died 2012) * 1908 – [[Manoel de Oliveira]], Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015) * 1908 – [[Hákun Djurhuus]], Faroese educator and politician, fourth [[Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (died 1987) * 1908 – [[Amon Göth]], Austrian Nazi war criminal (died 1946) *[[1909]] – [[Ronald McKie]], Australian soldier, journalist, and author (died 1991) *[[1910]] – [[Mildred Cleghorn]], Native American chairwoman and educator (died 1997)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.histopolis.com/Grave/757249690|title=Mildred Imach Cleghorn, b. Dec 11, 1910, d. Apr 15, 1997 - Overview - Histopolis|website=www.histopolis.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref> *[[1911]] – [[Val Guest]], English-American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (died 2006) * 1911 – [[Naguib Mahfouz]], Egyptian author, playwright, and screenwriter, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2006) * 1911 – [[Qian Xuesen]], Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (died 2009) *[[1912]] – [[Carlo Ponti]], Italian-Swiss film producer (died 2007) *[[1913]] – [[Jean Marais]], French actor and director (died 1998) *[[1916]] – [[Elena Garro]], Mexican author and playwright (died 1998) * 1916 – [[Pérez Prado]], Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and bandleader (died 1989) *[[1918]] – [[Clinton Adams]], American painter and historian (died 2002) * 1918 – [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2008) *[[1919]] – [[Cliff Michelmore]], English television host and producer (died 2016) * 1919 – [[Marie Windsor]], American actress (died 2000) *[[1920]] – [[Mary Ivy Burks]], American environmental activist (died 2007)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awhf.org/burks.html|title=Alabama Women's Hall of Fame - Kathleen Mallory|website=www.awhf.org|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Denis Jenkinson]], English motorcycle racer and journalist (died 1996) *[[1921]] – [[Ilmar Laaban]], Estonian poet and publicist (died 2000) * 1921 – [[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]], English actress (died 2016) *[[1922]] – [[Grigoris Bithikotsis]], Greek singer-songwriter (died 2005) * 1922 – [[Dilip Kumar]], Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021<ref name="NDTV-PTI-Dies-21">{{Cite web|title=Film Legend Dilip Kumar Dies At 98|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dilip-kumar-one-of-indias-finest-actors-dies-at-98-after-long-illness-2480910|agency=Press Trust of India|date=7 July 2021|access-date=7 July 2021|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>) * 1922 – [[Maila Nurmi]], Finnish-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 11: Rita Moreno, Chloe Coleman |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/11/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-11-Rita-Moreno-Chloe-Coleman/1731670688785/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=10 December 2023 |date=11 December 2022}}</ref> * 1922 – [[Grace Paley]], American short story writer and poet (died 2007) *[[1923]] – [[Betsy Blair]], American actress and dancer (died 2009) * 1923 – [[Lillian Cahn]], Hungarian-born American businesswoman, co-founded [[Coach, Inc.]] (died 2013) * 1923 – [[Morrie Turner]], American comics creator (died 2014) *[[1924]] – [[Doc Blanchard]], American football player and colonel (died 2009)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1925]] – [[Aaron Feuerstein]], American businessman and philanthropist (died 2021) * 1925 – [[Paul Greengard]], American neuroscientist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2019) * 1925 – [[James Sullivan (city manager)|James Sullivan]], American politician (died 2012) *[[1926]] – [[Big Mama Thornton]], American singer-songwriter (died 1984)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1927]] – [[John Buscema]], American illustrator (died 2002) *[[1929]] – [[Axel Anderson]], German actor and production manager (died 2012) * 1929 – [[Subhash Gupte]], Indian cricketer (died 2002) *[[1930]] – [[Chus Lampreave]], Spanish actress (died 2016) * 1930 – [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2022) *[[1931]] – [[Ernie Beck]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ernie Beck |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76136/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Ronald Dworkin]], American philosopher and scholar (died 2013) * 1931 – [[Rita Moreno]], Puerto Rican actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 11, 2022 includes celebrities Rita Moreno, Hailee Steinfeld |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-11-2022-includes-celebrities-rita-moreno-hailee-steinfeld.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=10 December 2023 |date=11 December 2022}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Pierre Pilote]], Canadian ice hockey player (died 2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pierre Pilote |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/pierre-pilote-8448152 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Rajneesh]], Indian guru, mystic, and educator (died 1990) *[[1932]] – [[Enrique Bermúdez]], Nicaraguan colonel and engineer (died 1991) * 1932 – [[Keith Waldrop]], American author and poet (died 2023) *[[1933]] – [[Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.]], Filipino civil servant and politician, 23rd [[President of the Senate of the Philippines]] (died 2019) *[[1934]] – [[Salim Durani]], Afghan-Indian cricketer (died 2023) *[[1935]] – [[Pranab Mukherjee]], Indian journalist and politician, 13th [[President of India]] (died 2020) * 1935 – [[Elmer Vasko]], Canadian ice hockey player (died 1998) *[[1936]] – [[Hans van den Broek]], Dutch lawyer and politician, [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands|Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs]] * 1936 – [[Taku Yamasaki]], Japanese politician *[[1937]] – [[Jim Harrison]], American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2016) *[[1938]] – [[Enrico Macias]], Algerian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1938 – [[McCoy Tyner]], American jazz musician (died 2020) *[[1939]] – [[Tom Hayden]], American activist and politician (died 2016) * 1939 – [[Thomas McGuane]], American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter *[[1940]] – [[David Gates]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1940 – [[Donna Mills]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1941]] – [[Max Baucus]], American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 11th [[United States Ambassador to China]] * 1941 – [[J. P. Parisé]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2015) * 1941 – [[Rogier van Otterloo]], Dutch conductor and composer (died 1988) * 1941 – [[J. Frank Wilson]], American singer-songwriter (died 1991) *[[1942]] – [[Anna Carteret]], English actress *[[1943]] – [[John Kerry]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 68th [[United States Secretary of State]]<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1944]] – [[Teri Garr]], American actress and comedian (died 2024)<ref name="UPI" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |date=October 29, 2024 |title=Teri Garr, Comic Actress in Offbeat Roles, Is Dead at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/arts/teri-garr-dead.html |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Jon Garrison]], American tenor and educator * 1944 – [[Lynda Day George]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1944 – [[Michael Lang (producer)|Michael Lang]], American concert promoter and producer (died 2022)<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Benitez-Eves |first=Tina |url=https://americansongwriter.com/woodstock-festival-co-creator-michael-lang-dies-at-77/ |title=Woodstock Festival Co-Creator Michael Lang Dies at 77 |magazine=[[American Songwriter]] |date=January 9, 2022 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Brenda Lee]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1946]] – [[Rhoma Irama]], Indonesian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor * 1946 – [[Rick McCosker]], Australian cricketer * 1946 – [[Diana Palmer (author)|Diana Palmer]], American journalist and author *[[1948]] – [[Stamatis Spanoudakis]], Greek guitarist and composer * 1948 – [[Shinji Tanimura]], Japanese singer-songwriter (died 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=【追悼】谷村新司 |url=https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2023/10/16/0709 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Tower Records |language=ja}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Christina Onassis]], Greek-Argentine businesswoman, socialite, and heiress (died 1988) *[[1951]] – [[Mazlan Othman]], Malaysian astrophysicist and astronomer * 1951 – [[Ria Stalman]], Dutch discus thrower and shot putter *[[1953]] – [[Bess Armstrong]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1954]] – [[Brad Bryant]], American golfer * 1954 – [[Sylvester Clarke]], Barbadian cricketer (died 1999) * 1954 – [[Santiago Creel]], Mexican lawyer and politician, [[Secretariat of the Interior (Mexico)|Mexican Secretary of the Interior]] * 1954 – [[Jermaine Jackson]], American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Brackett |first1=David |title=Jackson Five |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46615}}</ref> * 1954 – [[Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]], Icelandic guitarist, mathematician, and engineer *[[1955]] – [[Gene Grossman]], American economist and academic * 1955 – [[Stu Jackson]], American basketball player, coach, and manager * 1955 – [[Ray Kelvin]], British fashion designer * 1955 – [[Christian Sackewitz]], German footballer and manager *[[1956]] – [[Lani Brockman]], American actress and director * 1956 – [[Andrew Lansley]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for Health]] *[[1957]] – [[Peter Bagge]], American author and illustrator *[[1958]] – [[Chris Hughton]], English-born Irish footballer and manager * 1958 – [[Tom Shadyac]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1958 – [[Nikki Sixx]], American bass player, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1960]] – [[Anders Eldebrink]], Swedish ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Anders Eldebrink |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/anders-eldebrink-8446635 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1961]] – [[Dave King (Irish singer)|Dave King]], Irish-American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1961 – [[Steve Nicol]], Scottish footballer and manager * 1961 – [[Macky Sall]], Senegalese engineer and politician, fourth [[List of Presidents of Senegal|President of Senegal]] * 1961 – [[Marco Pierre White]], English chef and mentor *[[1962]] – [[Ben Browder]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1963]] – [[Mario Been]], Dutch footballer and manager * 1963 – [[Mark Greatbatch]], New Zealand cricketer * 1963 – [[Claudia Kohde-Kilsch]], German tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claudia Kohde-Kilsch {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/110037/name |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1963 – [[John Lammers (footballer)|John Lammers]], Dutch footballer and manager * 1963 – [[Nigel Winterburn]], English footballer and coach *[[1964]] – [[Justin Currie]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1964 – [[Dave Schools]], American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1964 – [[Carolyn Waldo]], Canadian swimmer and sportscaster *[[1965]] – [[Jay Bell]], American baseball player and coach * 1965 – [[Gavin Hill]], New Zealand rugby player * 1965 – [[Glenn Lazarus]], Australian rugby league player and politician * 1965 – [[Giannis Ragousis]], Greek economist and politician, [[Ministry of National Defence (Greece)|Greek Minister for National Defence]] *[[1966]] – [[Gary Dourdan]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1966 – [[Erik Honoré]], Norwegian guitarist and producer * 1966 – [[Göran Kropp]], Swedish race car driver and mountaineer (died 2002) * 1966 – [[Leon Lai]], Hong Kong singer and actor *[[1967]] – [[Peter Kelamis]], Australian voice actor * 1967 – [[Mo'Nique]], American comedian, actress, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1967 – [[Chris Shepherd]], English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1967 – [[Katy Steding]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Katy Steding |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100536/katy-steding |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Emmanuelle Charpentier]], French researcher in microbiology, genetics and biochemistry, and Nobel laureate<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/charpentier/facts/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Fabrizio Ravanelli]], Italian footballer and manager *[[1969]] – [[Viswanathan Anand]], Indian chess player * 1969 – [[Stig Inge Bjørnebye]], Norwegian footballer and manager * 1969 – [[Max Martini]], American actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1969 – [[Alessandro Melli]], Italian footballer and manager *[[1970]] – [[Victoria Fuller (model)|Victoria Fuller]], American model and actress *[[1971]] – [[Willie McGinest]], American football player and sportscaster *[[1972]] – [[Daniel Alfredsson]], Swedish ice hockey player * 1972 – [[Sami Al-Jaber]], Saudi Arabian footballer and manager * 1972 – [[Murray Goodwin]], Zimbabwean cricketer * 1972 – [[Andriy Husin]], Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2014) *[[1973]] – [[Mos Def]], American rapper<ref name="AP" /> *[[1974]] – [[Maarten Lafeber]], Dutch golfer * 1974 – [[Rey Mysterio]], American wrestler * 1974 – [[Lisa Ortiz]], American theatre and voice actress * 1974 – [[Ben Shephard]], English journalist and television host * 1974 – [[Gete Wami]], Ethiopian runner *[[1975]] – [[Gerben de Knegt]], Dutch cyclist *[[1976]] – [[Shareef Abdur-Rahim]], American basketball player, coach, and manager * 1976 – [[Yujiro Shirakawa]], Japanese actor *[[1977]] – [[Mark Streit]], Swiss ice hockey player *[[1978]] – [[Roy Wood, Jr.]], American comedian, actor, and radio host *[[1979]] – [[Colleen Hoover]], American author<ref name="UPI" /> * 1979 – [[Valdis Mintals]], Estonian figure skater * 1979 – [[Rider Strong]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1980]] – [[Adi Keissar]], Israeli poet * 1980 – [[Kristjan Kitsing]], Estonian basketball player *[[1981]] – [[Rebekkah Brunson]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Rebekkah Brunson |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100944 |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Jason Kennedy (TV personality)|Jason Kennedy]], American journalist * 1981 – [[Jeff McComsey]], American author and illustrator * 1981 – [[Paul Medhurst]], Australian footballer * 1981 – [[Javier Saviola]], Argentine footballer *[[1982]] – [[Roman Harper]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Roman Harper |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/9629/roman-harper |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Pablo Pérez Companc]], Argentine race car driver *[[1984]] – [[Leighton Baines]], English footballer * 1984 – [[Sandra Echeverría]], Mexican actress and singer * 1984 – [[James Ellsworth (wrestler)|James Ellsworth]], American wrestler * 1984 – [[Xosha Roquemore]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1985]] – [[Karla Souza]], Mexican actress<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1986]] – [[Roy Hibbert]], American basketball player *[[1987]] – [[Violetta Bock]], German politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Abgeordnete - Violetta Bock |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/1043738-1043738 |publisher=[[Bundestag]] |access-date=24 February 2025 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Berlin, Germany |language=de}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Clifton Geathers]], American football player * 1987 – [[Alex Russell (actor)|Alex Russell]], Australian actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Only the Brave: Australian actor Alex Russell talks new movie {{!}} Community News Group |url=https://www.communitynews.com.au/eastern-reporter/lifestyle/only-the-brave-australian-actor-alex-russell-talks-new-movie/ |website=Community News Group |access-date=5 September 2018 |date=23 November 2017}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Miranda Tapsell]], Australian actress *[[1988]] – [[Tim Southee]], New Zealand cricketer *[[1989]] – [[Kellie Harrington]], Irish boxer<ref>{{cite news |title=Kellie Harrington |url=https://olympics.ie/athlete/kellie-harrington// |newspaper=Team Ireland |access-date=11 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Alexa Demie]], American actress and singer<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1992]] – [[Tiffany Alvord]], American singer-songwriter * 1992 – [[Malcolm Brogdon]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Malcolm Brogdon |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1627763/malcolm-brogdon |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Yalitza Aparicio]], Mexican actress<ref>{{citation|newspaper=Heraldo de Mexico|date=February 23, 2019|access-date=February 23, 2019|title=Yalitza Aparicio, biografía de la estrella de "Roma"|url=https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/tendencias/yalitza-aparicio-biografia-de-la-estrella-de-roma/|language=es|trans-title=Yalitza Aparicio, biography of the star of "Roma"|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331185815/https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/tendencias/yalitza-aparicio-biografia-de-la-estrella-de-roma/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Abbi Grant]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Abbi Grant |url=https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city-women/players/abbi-grant/ |website=Birmingham City Football Club |access-date=9 January 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522071228/https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city-women/players/abbi-grant/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Hailee Steinfeld]], American actress, singer and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1997]] – [[Matthew Tkachuk]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthew Tkachuk |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/player/matthew-tkachuk-8479314 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Onyeka Okongwu]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Onyeka Okongwu |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630168/onyeka-okongwu |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[384]] – [[Pope Damasus I]] (born c.304)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Damasus I {{!}} Biography, Pope, Legacy, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Damasus-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * [[861]] – [[Al-Fath ibn Khaqan]], chief confidant and councillor to al-Mutawakkil * [[969]] – [[Nikephoros II Phokas]], Byzantine emperor (born 912) *[[1121]] – [[Al-Afdal Shahanshah]], Egyptian political adviser (born 1066) *[[1198]] – [[Averroes]], Spanish astronomer, physicist, and philosopher (born 1126)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ibn Rushd|first=Roger|last=Arnaldez | author-link=Roger Arnaldez|encyclopedia=[[The Encyclopaedia of Islam]], New Edition |volume=III: H-Iram |date=1986 |publisher=[[Brill Publishers|Brill]] and Luzac & co. | location=[[Leiden]] and [[London]]|editor=B. Lewis |editor2=V.L. Menage |editor3=Ch. Pellat |editor4=J. Schacht|isbn=978-90-04-08118-5|pages=909–920|doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0340}}</ref> *[[1241]] – [[Ögedei Khan]], Mongolian emperor (born 1186) *[[1282]] – [[Llywelyn ap Gruffudd]], Welsh prince (born 1223) * 1282 – [[Michael VIII Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (born 1225) *[[1474]] – [[Henry IV of Castile]], King of the [[Crown of Castile]] (born 1425) *[[1532]] – [[Pietro Accolti]], Italian cardinal (born 1455) *[[1582]] – [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba]], Spanish general and politician, 12th [[Constable of Portugal]] (born 1508) ===1601–1900=== *[[1610]] – [[Adam Elsheimer]], German artist working in Rome (born 1578) *[[1686]] – [[Louis, Grand Condé]], French general (born 1621)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis II de Bourbon, 4e prince de Condé {{!}} French general and prince |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-II-de-Bourbon-4e-prince-de-Conde |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1694]] – [[Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma]] (born 1630) *[[1737]] – [[John Strype]], English priest, historian, and author (born 1643) *[[1747]] – [[Edmund Curll]], English bookseller and publisher (born 1675) *[[1797]] – [[Richard Brocklesby]], English physician (born 1722) *[[1826]] – [[Maria Leopoldina of Austria]] (born 1797) *[[1840]] – [[Emperor Kōkaku]] of Japan (born 1771) *[[1872]] – [[Kamehameha V]] of Hawaii (born 1830) *[[1880]] – [[Oliver Winchester]], American businessman, founded the [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]] (born 1810) *[[1892]] – [[William Milligan]], Scottish theologian and scholar (born 1821) ===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Charles Townsend (fencer)|Charles Townsend]], American fencer, engineer, and academic (born 1872) *[[1909]] – [[Ludwig Mond]], German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the [[metal carbonyl]]s (born 1839) *[[1913]] – [[Carl von In der Maur]], Governor of Liechtenstein (born 1852) *[[1918]] – [[Ivan Cankar]], Slovenian author, poet, and playwright (born 1876) *[[1920]] – [[Olive Schreiner]], South African author and activist (born 1855) *[[1936]] – [[Myron Grimshaw]], American baseball player (born 1875)<ref>{{cite web |title=Moose Grimshaw |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/moose-grimshaw/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Jaan Anvelt]], Estonian theorist and politician (born 1884) * 1937 – [[Hugh Thackeray Turner]], English architect and painter (born 1853) *[[1938]] – [[Christian Lous Lange]], Norwegian historian and educator, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1869) *[[1941]] – [[John Gillespie Magee, Jr.]], American pilot and poet (born 1922) * 1941 – [[Émile Picard]], French mathematician and academic (born 1856) *[[1945]] – [[Charles Fabry]], French physicist and academic (born 1867) *[[1950]] – [[Leslie Comrie]], New Zealand astronomer and author (born 1893) *[[1951]] – [[Mustafa Muğlalı]], Turkish general (born 1882) * 1951 – [[Hijri Dede]], Iraqi Turkmen poet and writer (born 1881) *[[1953]] – [[Sedat Simavi]], Turkish journalist and director (born 1896) *[[1957]] – [[Musidora]], French actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1889) *[[1959]] – [[Jim Bottomley]], American baseball player and manager (born 1900)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Bottomley |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-bottomley/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Sam Cooke]], American singer-songwriter (born 1931) * 1964 – [[Percy Kilbride]], American actor (born 1888) *[[1966]] – [[Augusta Fox Bronner]], American psychologist, specialist in juvenile psychology (born 1881) *[[1968]] – [[Richard Sagrits]], Estonian painter and author (born 1910) * 1968 – [[Arthur Hays Sulzberger]], American publisher (born 1891) *[[1971]] – [[Richard and Maurice McDonald|Maurice McDonald]], American businessman, co-founded [[McDonald's]] (born 1902) *[[1975]] – [[Lee Wiley]], American singer (born 1908) * 1975 – [[Nihal Atsız]], Turkish philosopher, author, and poet (born 1905) *[[1978]] – [[Vincent du Vigneaud]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1901) * 1978 – [[Paul O'Dea]], American baseball player and manager (born 1920) *[[1979]] – [[James J. Gibson]], American psychologist and author (born 1904) *[[1983]] – [[Neil Ritchie]], Guyanese-English general (born 1897) *[[1984]] – [[Oskar Seidlin]], German-American author, poet, and scholar (born 1911) * 1984 – [[George Waggner]], American director, producer and actor (born 1894) *[[1987]] – [[G. A. Kulkarni]], Indian author and academic (born 1923) *[[1989]] – [[Louise Dahl-Wolfe]], American photographer (born 1895) *[[1991]] – [[Robert Q. Lewis]], American actor, comedian, game show host/panelist, and television personality (born 1921) * 1991 – [[Artur Lundkvist]], Swedish author and critic (born 1906) *[[1994]] – [[Philip Phillips (archaeologist)|Philip Phillips]], American archaeologist and scholar (born 1900) *[[1995]] – [[Greg Bahnsen]], American minister and philosopher (born 1948) *[[1996]] – [[Willie Rushton]], English cartoonist, author, and publisher, co-founded ''[[Private Eye]]'' (born 1937) *[[1997]] – [[Eddie Chapman]], English spy (born 1914) * 1997 – [[Simon Jeffes]], English guitarist and composer (born 1949) *[[1998]] – [[André Lichnerowicz]], French physicist and mathematician (born 1915) * 1998 – [[Lynn Strait]], American singer-songwriter (born 1968) *[[2000]] – [[Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah]], Pakistani politician and diplomat (born 1915) * 2000 – [[David Lewis (American actor)|David Lewis]], American actor (born 1916) *[[2001]] – [[Mainza Chona]], Zambian lawyer and politician, first [[Prime Minister of Zambia]] (born 1930) *[[2003]] – [[Ahmadou Kourouma]], Ivorian author and playwright (born 1927) *[[2004]] – [[José Luis Cuciuffo]], Argentinian footballer (born 1962) * 2004 – [[Arthur Lydiard]], New Zealand runner and coach (born 1917) *[[2008]] – [[Bettie Page]], American model (born 1923) *[[2010]] – [[Dick Hoerner]], American football player (born 1922) *[[2011]] – [[John Patrick Foley]], American cardinal (born 1935) *[[2012]] – [[Galina Vishnevskaya]], Russian soprano and actress (born 1926) * 2012 – [[Mendel Weinbach]], Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (born 1933) * 2012 – [[Ravi Shankar]], Indian-American [[sitar]] player and composer (born 1920) *[[2013]] – [[Nadir Afonso]], Portuguese painter and architect (born 1920) * 2013 – [[Barbara Branden]], Canadian-American author and academic (born 1929) * 2013 – [[Javier Jáuregui (boxer)]], Mexican boxer (born 1973) * 2013 – [[Sheikh Mussa Shariefi]], Indian philosopher and scholar (born 1942) *[[2014]] – [[Hans Wallat]], German conductor and director (born 1929) *[[2015]] – [[Abish Kekilbayev]], Kazakh academic and politician (born 1939) * 2015 – [[H. Arnold Steinberg]], Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and academic (born 1933) * 2015 – [[Hema Upadhyay]], Indian painter and sculptor (born 1972) * 2015 – [[John "Hot Rod" Williams]], American basketball player (born 1962) * 2015 – [[Ken Woolley]], Australian architect (born 1933) *[[2017]] – [[Keith Chegwin]], British TV presenter (born 1957)<ref>{{cite web |title=Keith Chegwin obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/dec/11/keith-chegwin-obituary |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en |date=11 December 2017}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[James Flynn (academic)|James Flynn]], New Zealand intelligence researcher. (born 1934)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-27|title=Beyond the Flynn effect: new myths about race, family and IQ?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/27/james-flynn-race-iq-myths-does-your-family-make-you-smarter|access-date=2020-12-13|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Anne Rice]], American author (born 1941)<ref>{{cite magazine |last=de los Reyes |first=Lisa |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/anne-rice-dead-author-interview-with-the-vampire-1235061422/ |title=Anne Rice, Author and Screenwriter of 'Interview With the Vampire,' Dies at 80 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 12, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Andre Braugher]], American actor (born 1962)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andre Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'Men of a Certain Age,' dies at 61 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-12-12/andre-braugher-dead-brooklyn-nine-nine |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=13 December 2023 |date=13 December 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[David Bonderman]], American billionaire businessman (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sorkin |first=Andrew Ross |last2=Mattu |first2=Ravi |last3=Warner |first3=Bernhard |last4=Kessler |first4=Sarah |last5=Merced |first5=Michael J. de la |last6=Hirsch |first6=Lauren |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Remembering David Bonderman, a Private Equity Pioneer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/business/dealbook/david-bonderman-tpg-dead.html |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Khalil Haqqani]], Afghan politician and warlord (born 1966)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yawar |first=Mohammad Yunus |last2=Ali |first2=Mushtaq |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Afghan Taliban's refugees minister killed in Kabul blast, nephew says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-talibans-minister-refugees-killed-kabul-blast-his-nephew-says-2024-12-11/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Purushottam Upadhyay]], Indian musician, singer and composer (born 1934)<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2024-12-12 |title=Purushottam Upadhyay, doyen of Gujarati sugam sangeet no more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/tribute-to-purushottam-upadhyay-icon-of-gujarati-sugam-sangeet-passes-away-at-90/articleshow/116225679.cms |access-date=2024-12-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: **[[Saint Cían|Cian]] **[[Daniel the Stylite]] **[[María de las Maravillas de Jesús]] **[[Pope Damasus I]] **[[Sabinus of Piacenza]] **[[Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian]] **[[December 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Public holidays in Iraq|Establishment of Kurdish Women's Union]] ([[Iraqi Kurdistan]]) *[[Indiana Day]] (United States) *[[International Mountain Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> *[[National Tango Day]] (Argentina) *[[Pampanga Day]] ([[Pampanga|Pampanga province]], Philippines) *[[Republic Day (Burkina Faso)|Republic Day]], the day when [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]] became an autonomous republic in the [[French Community]] in 1958. ([[Burkina Faso]]) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/11 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=11}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/11 Historical Events on December 11] {{months}} [[Category:Days of December]]
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