Birthdays Date 1942 December | History by KabAstro

Alex Johnson (1942-2015)

Dec 7 American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star, AL batting champion 1970, California Angels), born in Helena, Arkansas

Dec 7 Harry Chapin, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Taxi"; "Cat's in the Cradle"; "Mr. Tanner"), born in New York City (d. 1981)
Dec 7 Jonathan D. Kramer, American composer (Notta Sonata), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2004)
Dec 8 (Frederick) "Toots" Hibbert, Jamaican singer-songwriter (The Maytals - "Pressure Drop"), born in May Pen, Jamaica (d. 2020)
Dec 8 Bobby Elliott, British rock drummer (The Hollies), born in Burnley, Lancashire
Dec 8 Hemant Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974)
Dec 8 Mario Savio, American political activist, born in New York City (d. 1996)
Dec 9 Alex Gilady, Israeli journalist (VP NBC Sports; Chairman IAAF Television Commission; 7 x Emmy Awards) and sports official (IOC), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2022)
Dec 9 Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer (Leeds United), born in Stirling, Scotland (d. 1997)
Dec 9 Dick Butkus, American College-Pro Football HOF linebacker (Uni of Illinois; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1969, 70; 5×First-team All-Pro; 8xPro Bowl; Chicago Bears), sportscaster (CBS, ESPN) and actor (My Two Dads), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023) [1]
Dec 9 Joe McGinniss, American author (The Selling of the President 1968), born in Rye, New York (d. 2014)
Dec 10 Beer Bossu [Berend Frederik Gertenbach], Dutch actor and vocalist (Pub Chantant), born in Amsterdam
Dec 11 Anna Carteret [Annabelle Wilkinson]. British stage and screen actress. (Juliet Bravo, 1983-85), born in Bangalore, British India
Dec 11 Derek Parfit, British philosopher who specialized in problems of personal identity, rationality and ethics, born in Chengdu, China (d. 2017)
Dec 11 Karen Susman, American tennis player (Wimbledon 1962), born in San Diego, California
Dec 13 Anna Eshoo, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in New Britain, Connecticut

Ferguson Jenkins (81 years old)

Dec 13 Canadian Baseball HOF pitcher and coach (NL Cy Young Award 1971; MLB All-Star 1967, 71-72; Chicago Cubs; 3,000+ career strikeouts), born in Chatham, Ontario

Dec 14 David Band, British banker (BZW) (d. 1996)
Dec 14 Dick Wagner, American rock guitarist (the Frost), born in Oelwein, Iowa (d. 2014)
Dec 14 Rex Thompson, American actor (Young Bess, King & I, Her 12 Men), born in New York City
Dec 14 Zoe Laskari, Greek actress, born in Thessaloniki, Greece (d. 2017)
Dec 16 Donald Carcieri, American politician, governor of Rhode Island

Muhammadu Buhari (81 years old)

Dec 17 Nigerian military leader and politician (President of Nigeria 2015-), born in Daura, Katsina State

Dec 17 Paul Butterfield, American blues singer and harmonica player (Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Better Days), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
Dec 18 Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor (Meatballs), born in Toronto, Canada (d. 2017)
Dec 19 "Mean" Gene Okerlund, American pro wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host (WWF, WCW), born in Brookings, South Dakota (d. 2019)
Dec 19 Cornell Dupree, American jazz and R&B session guitarist (Atlantic Records - Aretha Franklin), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2011)
Dec 19 Jean-Patrick Manchette, French thriller writer (3 to Kill, The Prone Gunman), born in Marseille, France (d. 1995)
Dec 19 Rufus [Jacques Narcy], French actor (Amélie), born in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme
Dec 20 Bob Hayes, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m relay 1964) and Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver (3 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2002)
Dec 20 Héctor Pulido, Mexican football midfielder (43 caps; Cruz Azul, Club Jalisco AC), born in Numaran, Mexico (d. 2022)
Dec 21 Carla Thomas, American soul and R&B singer ("Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)"; "Tramp"), born in Memphis, Tennessee

Hu Jintao (81 years old)

Dec 21 General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (2002-12) and President of the People's Republic of China (2003-13), born in Taizhou, Jiangsu

Dec 21 Reinhard Mey, German singer, born in Berlin, Germany
Dec 22 Dick Parry, English session and touring rock saxophonist (Pink Floyd - "Money"), born in Kentford, Suffolk
Dec 23 Friedrich Schenker, composer, born in Zeulenroda, Germany (d. 2013)
Dec 23 Jerry Koosman, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Appleton, Minnesota
Dec 25 Barry Goldberg, American blues musician (The Rides), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 25 Françoise Dürr, French tennis player (French C'ships 1967; 11 Grand Slam doubles titles; Tour Finals doubles 1979), born in Algiers, French Algeria
Dec 25 Mani Kaul, director (Idiot, Nazar, Dhrupad, Duvidha)
Dec 26 Alain Plantefol, French rugby union second rower (11 Tests; Racing CF, SU Agen), born in Colombes, France (d. 2022)
Dec 26 Antonio Juliano, Italian soccer midfielder (13 caps; Napoli 394 games, Bologna), born in Naples, Italy (d. 2023)
Dec 26 Barry Wood, English cricketer (England opener in early 70's)
Dec 26 Earl Cate, American country singer and piano player (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 26 Ernie Cate, American country singer and guitarist (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 26 Gray Davis, former Governor of California
Dec 26 Rob de Nijs, Dutch pop singer (Put A Candle In Your Window), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dec 26 Vinicio Cerezo, President of Guatemala (1986-91), born in Guatemala City
Dec 27 Byron Browne, baseball player
Dec 27 Charmian Carr, American actress (The Sound of Music), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
Dec 27 Mike Heron, Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter (Incredible String Band, 1965-74, 1999-2006), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Dec 28 Allan Schwartzberg, American pop, jazz, rock, and funk session and touring drummer (Mountain, James Brown, Gloria Gaynor, Peter Gabriel, Yoko Ono, Brecker Brothers), and bandleader (Geraldo Rivera's Goodnight America), born in New York City
Dec 28 Arild Hetleøen, Norwegian soccer central defender (4 caps; SK Brann), born in Bergen, Norway (2023)
Dec 28 Paul Horowitz, American physicist, META project (Sloan Award 1971-3), born in New York City
Dec 29 Rajesh Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor officially titled "The First Superstar of Indian cinema", born in Amritsar, Punjab Province (d. 2012)
Dec 29 Tom Bladon, Canadian NHL hockey defenseman, 1972-81 (Stanley Cup, 1974, 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers, and 4 other teams), born in Edmonton, Alberta
Dec 30 Fred Ward, American actor (Escape From Alcatraz; The Right Stuff: Remo Williams; Thunderheart), born in San Diego, California (d. 2022)
Dec 30 Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian
Dec 30 Michael Nesmith, American rock guitarist (The Monkees), and singer-songwriter ("Different Drum"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2021) [1]
Dec 30 Robert Quine, American rock guitarist (Lou Reed; Matthew Sweet; John Zorn), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2004)
Dec 30 Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident
Dec 31 Andy Summers, English rock guitarist (Police - "Roxanne"), born in Blackpool, Lancashire