Birthdays Date 1932 December | History by KabAstro

Little Richard (1932-2020)

Dec 5 American singer-songwriter and rock 'n' roll pioneer (Tutti Frutti), born in Macon, Georgia

Dec 5 Sheldon Lee Glashow, American theoretical physicist (Electroweak theory, Georgi–Glashow model), born in New York City

Ellen Burstyn (91 years old)

Dec 7 American Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning actress (The Exorcist; Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore; Requiem for a Dream), born in Detroit, Michigan

Dec 7 François Lafortune Jr., Belgian rifle shooter (7 x Olympic Games 1952-1976, 50m Rifle, Prone Position), born in Visé, Belgium (d. 2020)
Dec 7 Gerard van den Berg, Dutch TV host (Like Father, Like Son), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands (d. 2009)
Dec 7 Paul Caponigro, American photographer, primarily of landscapes, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 9 Donald Byrd, American jazz trumpeter (Black Byrd), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
Dec 9 Jessie Hill, American jazz musician (Ooh Poo Pah Doo), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1996)
Dec 10 Ross Taylor [Robert Murray Taylor], Scottish transplant surgeon who pioneered kidney transplantations in the U.K, born in Scotland (d. 2003)
Dec 11 Rob Heming, Australian rugby union lock (21 Tests; NSW, Manly RUFC), born in Namatanai, Papua New Guinea (d. 2023)
Dec 11 Wynn Irwin, American actor (Lotsa Luck, Sugar Time), born in New York City (d. 2018)

Bob Pettit (91 years old)

Dec 12 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA MVP 1956, 59), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dec 14 Abbe Lane, American singer and wife of Xavier Cugat (Xavier Cugat Show), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 14 Charlie Rich, American country vocalist (Behind Closed Doors), born in Colt, Arkansas (d. 1995)
Dec 14 Étienne Tshisekedi, Congolese opposition leader, born in Luluabourg, Central Congo (d. 2017)
Dec 14 George Furth, American actor and director (Tammy, Good Guys, Dumplings), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2008)
Dec 15 Curtis Fuller, American jazz trombonist (Yusef Lateef; John Coltrane; Farmer/Golson Jazztet), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
Dec 15 Elaine Barkin (née Radoff), American composer, educator, music writer and editor (Perspectives of New Music, 1964-85), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2023)
Dec 15 Igor Štuhec, Slovenian contemporary classical composer (Entuziazmi; Differentiations), born in Kremberk, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Dec 16 Quentin Blake, English illustrator, British Children's Laureate (1999-2001), born in Sidcup, England
Dec 16 Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Soviet-Russian pianist, organist, and composer (The Little Hump-backed Horse), born in Moscow, Russia
Dec 18 Roger Smith, American actor (77 Sunset Strip), born in South Gate, California (d. 2017)
Dec 19 Salvador Elizondo, Mexican writer (Farabeuf; El grafógrafo), born in Mexico City (d. 2006)
Dec 20 John Hillerman, American actor (Magnum PI; Chinatown; Blazing Saddles), born in Denison, Texas (d. 2017)
Dec 20 Neil Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey linesman (1,744 NHL games; Hockey Hall of Fame), born in Plympton, Ontario (d. 2020)
Dec 21 Edward Hoagland, American essayist, born in New York City
Dec 21 Ilja Zeljenka, Slovak composer (Oświęcim), born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) (d. 2007)
Dec 22 Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer striker (Wales 17 caps; Leyton Orient, West Ham United, Aston Villa) and manager (USA 1968), born in Powys, Wales (d. 2013)
Dec 23 Tertius Metcalf, English businessman, born in Essex, England (d. 1996)

Colin Cowdrey (1932-2000)

Dec 24 England cricket batsman (114 Tests, 7,624 runs @ 44.06), born in Udagamandalam, India

Dec 24 Cynthia Payne, English brothel madam, born in Bognor Regis, West Sussex (d. 2015)
Dec 24 On Kawara, Japanese conceptual artist, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan (d. 2014)
Dec 25 Jose Maria Capricorne, Curacaos graphically designer/painter
Dec 25 Peter Swales, British soccer executive (Chairman Manchester City FC 1973-93; vice-president English FA), born in Manchester, England (d. 1996)
Dec 26 Don Furner, Australian rugby league forward (1 Test) and coach (Australia 15 Tests; Eastern Suburbs, Canberra Raiders), born in Condobolin, Australia (d. 2020)
Dec 26 Walter Leblanc, Belgian avant-garde painter and visual artist, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1986)
Dec 28 Clem Schouwenaars, Flemish poet/writer
Dec 28 Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (d. 2002)
Dec 28 Dorsey Burnette, American rockabilly singer ("Tall Oak Tree"; "Hey Little One"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1979)
Dec 28 Harry Howell, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (NY Rangers 1952-69), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 2019)
Dec 28 Manuel Puig, Argentina, writer (Blood of Requited Love)
Dec 28 Roy Hattersley, British journalist/Labour-parliament leader
Dec 28 [Grace] Nichelle Nichols, American actress (Star Trek - "Lt. Uhura") and singer (Down To Earth; "Fly Me To The Moon"), born in Robbins, Illinois (d. 2022)
Dec 29 Inga Swenson, American stage and screen actress (110 in the Shade; Benson - "Gretchen"), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2023)
Dec 31 Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and newspaper editor (La Prensa; El Nuevo Diario), born in Granada, Nicaragua, (d. 2008)