Birthdays Date 1900 December | History by KabAstro

Dec 3 Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist (Nobel 1938-work on carotenoids and vitamins), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
Dec 3 Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide, born in Zermatt, Valais (d. 2004)

Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974)

Dec 6 American actress (Endora in Bewitched), born in Clinton, Massachusetts

Dec 8 Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (best known for his leadership in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War), born in Jinnu, Lujiang, Chaohu, Anhui, Qing dynasty (d. 1990)
Dec 9 Albert Weisbord, American labor organizer, born in New York City (d. 1977)
Dec 12 Mária Telkes, Hungarian-American biophysicist ('the Sun Queen' who invented solar energy technologies), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1995) [1]

Sammy Davis Sr. (1900-1988)

Dec 12 American vaudeville dancer (Mr. Wonderful), born in Wilmington, North Carolina

Dec 13 Jonel Perlea, Romanian opera conductor, born in Ograda, Romania (d. 1970)
Dec 13 Norman Foster, American actor (Skyscraper Souls), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 1976)
Dec 14 Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, Bulgarian composer, born in Nikopol, Bulgaria (d. 1973)
Dec 15 Francesco Messina, Italian sculptor, born in Linguaglossa, Italy (d. 1995)
Dec 16 V. S. Pritchett, British literary critic and writer (Myth Makers), born in Suffolk (d. 1996)
Dec 17 Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (La femme nue), born in Piraeus, Greece (d. 1973)
Dec 17 Lucijan Marija Škerjajanc, Slovene pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1973)
Dec 17 Mary Cartwright, English mathematician, born in Aynho, United Kingdom (d. 1998)
Dec 20 Gabby Hartnett, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (MLB All Star 1933–38; NL MVP 1935; Chicago Cubs) and manager (Chicago Cubs), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (d. 1972)
Dec 21 Oda Schaefer, German writer and journalist (Die Windharfe, Ladies Only), born in Wilmersdorf, Berlin (d. 1988)
Dec 21 Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Russian playwright and journalist, born in Saint Petersburg (d. 1951)
Dec 22 Alan Bush, English composer pianist and teacher, born in London (d. 1995)
Dec 23 Otto Soglow, American comics artist (d. 1975)
Dec 24 Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician (Premier of Newfoundland), born in (d. 1991)
Dec 25 Gladys Swarthout, American mezzo-soprano (La Gioconda), born in Deepwater, Missouri (d. 1969)
Dec 25 W L "Tich" Cornford, English cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 8 dismissals; Sussex CCC), born in Hurst Green, England (d. 1964)
Dec 27 Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
Dec 28 Ted Lyons, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 1939; AL wins leader 1925, 27; AL ERA leader 1942; no-hitter 1926; Chicago WS) and manager (Chicago WS 1926-28), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana (d. 1986)
Dec 29 Willie Humphrey, American jazz clarinetist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1994)