Birthdays Date 1941 December | History by KabAstro

Dec 9 Beau Bridges, American actor (Hotel New Hampshire, 5th Musketeer), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 9 Dan Hicks, American singer and songwriter (Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2016)
Dec 10 Chad Stuart [David Stuart Chadwick], English pop-rock vocalist and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy), born in Windermere, Cumberland, England (d. 2020)
Dec 10 Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress (Rich Man Poor Man), born in Dublin, Ireland
Dec 10 Jeff Jones, Welsh cricket fast bowler (15 Tests England, 44 wickets), born in Dafen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Dec 10 Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer (Sukiaki), and actor, born in Kawasaki (d. 1985)
Dec 10 Peter Michael Goetz, American actor (Jumping Jack Flash, King Kong Lives), born in Buffalo, New York
Dec 10 Peter Sarstedt, British pop-folk singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Where Do You Go To (My Lovely?"; "I Am A Cathedral"), born in New Delhi, British India (d. 2017)
Dec 10 Ralph Tavares, Cape Verdean-American R&B and soul singer (Tavares - "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel"), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2021)
Dec 10 Tommy Kirk, American actor (Old Yeller), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2021)
Dec 10 Tommy Rettig, American actor (Jeff's Collie, Lassie), born in Queens, New York (d. 1996)
Dec 11 Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski, Polish composer (Requiem. In Memory of the Children – Martyrs of the War) and educator, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 2011)
Dec 11 Max Baucus, American politician (11th United States Ambassador to China), born in Helena, Montana
Dec 11 Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer and conductor, born in Bilthoven, Netherlands (d. 1988)
Dec 12 Liesbeth List, Dutch actress and vocalist (Theodorakis), born in Bandoeng, Dutch East Indies (d. 2020)

Dec 12 Nikolai Osyanin, Russian soccer striker (3 caps; PFC Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, FC Spartak Moscow), born in Sobolevskoye, Russia (d. 2022)
Dec 12 Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), and later substance abuse counselor, born in Salina, Kansas (d. 2023)
Dec 12 Tim Hauser, American jazz singer (The Manhattan Transfer - "Boy From New York City"), born in Troy, New York, (d. 2014)
Dec 13 Anouska Hempel, British actress (Tiffany Jones), born in Wellington, New Zealand
Dec 13 John Davidson, American TV host (Hollywood Squares, That's Incredible), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 13 Robert Covington, American drummer and singer, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi (d. 1996)
Dec 14 Barry Hadlee, New Zealand cricket batsman (brother of Richard & Dayle; 2 ODIs NZ World Cup 1975; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
Dec 14 Ellen Willis, American journalist and feminist, born in New York City (d. 2006)
Dec 15 Geoffrey Davies, English actor (Doctor at Sea, Doctor on the Go), born in Leeds, England
Dec 16 Kent R. Weeks, American archaeologist, began The Theban Mapping Project, rediscovered KV5 tomb, born in Everett, Washington
Dec 16 Lesley Stahl, American television journalist (CBS, 60 Minutes), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 16 Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Italian actor (Cafe Express, Octopus), born in Cercola, Italy (d. 1994)
Dec 17 Dave Dee [Harman], British pop singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - "Bend It!"), born in Salisbury, England (d. 2009)
Dec 17 David A. Gall, Canadian thoroughbred Hall of Fame jockey (US Champion Jockey by wins 1979, 81; first to ride 8 winners on single US race card), born in Rose Valley, Saskatchewan (d. 2021)
Dec 18 Jan Kowalczyk, Polish equestrian rider (Olympics gold show jumping individual; silver team 1980), born in Drogomyśl, Poland (d. 2020)

Dec 18 Sam Andrew, American musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company), born in Okinawa, Japan (d. 2015)
Dec 18 Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpeter and composer ("Divine Love"), born in Leland, Mississippi
Dec 18 William, English Prince of Gloucester and grandson of George V, born in Hadley Common, England (d. 1972)
Dec 19 Maurice White, singer-songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2016)
Dec 20 Michael Hurley, American folk singer-songwriter ("The Tea Song"), born in Bucks Country, Pennsylvania [1]
Dec 23 Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter, born in Auderghem, Belgium (d. 1975)
Dec 23 Tim Hardin, American singer ("If I Were A Carpenter"; "Black Sheep Boy"; "Reason to Believe"), born in Eugene, Oregon (d. 1980)
Dec 24 David Arkin, American actor (I Love You Alice B Toklas), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1990)
Dec 24 John Levene, British actor, born in Salisbury, United Kingdom
Dec 25 Don Pullen, American jazz pianist and composer, born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 1995)
Dec 25 Lex Hixon, religious teacher/author
Dec 25 Ronald Perera, American contemporary classical composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 25 Ronnie Cuber, American jazz saxophonist, born in New York City
Dec 26 Daniel Schmid, actor and director (Paloma, Violanta, Hecate, Amateurs)
Dec 26 Klaus Bonsack, German luger (Olympic gold GDR men's doubles 1968, bronze 1972; silver singles 1964, bronze 1968; World C'ship gold 1967), born in Waltershausen, Germany (d. 2023)
Dec 27 Charlie Dog, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Porky's Pooch"
Dec 27 Leslie Maguire, British rock pianist (Gerry & the Pacemakers - "Ferry Cross the Mersey"), born in Wallasey, England
Dec 27 Mike Pinder, British keyboard player and Mellotron pioneer (Moody Blues, 1964-78 - "Nights in White Satin"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2024) [1] [2]
Dec 28 Bob Seidemann, American photographer and album cover artist (Blind Faith; Jerry Garcia), born in New York City (d. 2017)
Dec 28 Don Francisco [Mario Kreutzberger], Chilean TV variety show host (Sábado Gigante, 1962-2015), born in Talca, Chile
Dec 28 Intikhab Alam, Pakistan cricket leg-spinner (1959-77)
Dec 29 Ray Thomas, English rock vocalist and flautist (Moody Blues - "Legend Of A Mind"), born in Stourport-on-Severn, United Kingdom (d. 2018)
Dec 30 Franne Lee (née Newman), American Tony Award-winning costume designer (Sweeny Todd; SNL, 1975-80), born in The Bronx, NYC (d. 2023)
Dec 30 Mel Renfro, American football player
Dec 31 A. G. Milkha Singh, Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, HS 35; Madras), born in Madras, India (d. 2017)

Alex Ferguson (82 years old)

Dec 31 Scottish football manager (Manchester United 1986-2013; Aberdeen 1978-86), regarded as one of the greatest of all time, born in Glasgow, Scotland