Birthdays Date 1947 December | History by KabAstro

Dec 5 Kim Simmonds, Welsh blues-rock guitarist (Savoy Brown), born in Newbridge, Wales (d. 2022)
Dec 5 Rick Wills, British bass guitarist (Peter Frampton, 1972-74: Foreigner, 1977-91), born in Cambridge, England
Dec 5 Tony Gregory, Irish politician, born in Dublin

Geoffrey Hinton (76 years old)

Dec 6 British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist (backpropagation algorithm), born in Wimbledon, London

Dec 6 Lawrence Cannon, Canadian politician (9th Minister of Foreign Affairs), born in Quebec City, Quebec
Dec 6 Miroslav Vitouš, Czech jazz bassist (Weather Report), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia

Johnny Bench (76 years old)

Dec 7 American Baseball HOF catcher (14 x MLB All Star; World Series 1975, 76 [MVP]; NL MVP 1970, 72; 10 x Gold Glove; Cincinnati Reds), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Dec 7 Mino Reitano, Italian entertainer, born in Fiumara, Italy (d. 2009)
Dec 7 Peter de Jong, Dutch actor (Maxi-Mini & Maxi), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dec 7 Tony Thomas, American TV and film producer, born in Hollywood, California
Dec 7 Vincent Baggetta, American actor (Lou-Chicago Story), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2017)
Dec 8 Belinda Balaski, American actress (Cannonball; Proud Men; The Howling), born in Inglewood, California
Dec 8 Geoff Daking, American rock drummer (Blue Magoos), audio engineer, and recording studio designer, born in the USA

Gregg Allman (1947-2017)

Dec 8 American Hammond organist, guitarist and vocalist (The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post"), born in Nashville, Tennessee

Jimmy Lai (76 years old)

Dec 8 Hong Kong-British businessman, entrepreneur (founder of Giordano, Next Digital, Apple Daily), and pro-democracy activist, born in Canton, China

Dec 8 Kati-Claudia Fofonoff, Skolt Sámi poet and writer, born in Ivalo, Finland (d. 2011)
Dec 8 Thomas R. Cech, American chemist (Nobel laureate, 1989), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 9 Jaak Jõerüüt, Soviet-born Estonian politician (Minister of Defence 2004-05), born in Tallinn, Estonia
Dec 9 Steve Owens, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1969, U of Oklahoma; Pro Bowl, All Pro 1971, Detroit Lions), born in Gore, Oklahoma
Dec 9 Tom Daschle, American politician (U.S. Senator from South Dakota), born in Aberdeen, South Dakota
Dec 10 Brian Hogan, English rugby league forward (5 Tests; St. Helens, Wigan, Bradford Northern, Widnes), born in Merton Bank, England (d. 2022)
Dec 10 Douglas Kenney, American humorist (co-founded the magazine National Lampoon), born in West Palm Beach, Florida (d. 1980)
Dec 10 Rəsul Quliyev, Azerbaijani politician, born in Qazanci, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Dec 10 Zinaida Voronina, Russian and Soviet gymnast (1968 Olympics: 4 medals including 1 gold), born in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia (d. 2001)
Dec 11 Tom Fuccello, American actor (Dave-Dallas), born in Newark, New Jersey
Dec 12 Irving Azoff, American entertainment executive and artist manager (REO Speedwagon; The Eagles), born in Danville, Illinois
Dec 13 Chuck Findley, American jazz and rock session trumpet and flugelhorn player (Steely Dan; The Carpenters; The Tonight Show), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Dec 13 Darlene Cates, American actress (What's Eating Gilbert Grape), born in Borger, Texas (d. 2017)
Dec 13 Les Joslin, Australian cricketer (Test as batsman for Australia 1968, made 7 & 2), born in Yarraville, Victoria
Dec 14 Christopher Parkening, American classical guitarist (transcribed sacred music), born in Los Angeles, California

Dilma Rousseff (76 years old)

Dec 14 Brazilian politician and President of Brazil (2011-16), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Dec 14 Linda Sutton, English artist, born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Dec 15 Davie Robb, Scottish soccer forward (5 caps; Aberdeen FC 251 games), born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland (d. 2022)
Dec 15 Rodney Bingenheimer, American disc jockey, born in Mountain View, California
Dec 16 Ben Cross, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Star Trek), born in London, England (d. 2020)
Dec 16 Vincent Matthews, American 400m dash (Olympic gold 1972)
Dec 17 Jim Hodder, American drummer (Steely Dan, 1972-74), born in Bethpage, New York (d. 1990)
Dec 17 Marilyn Hassett, American actress (The Other Side of the Mountain), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 17 Wes Studi, Native American actor (Last of the Mohicans), born in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma
Dec 18 Eddie Antar, American businessman (Crazy Eddie Electronics Store), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
Dec 18 Judy Heumann, American disability rights activist, and author, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023)
Dec 19 Janie Fricke, American country music singer ("It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy"), born in South Whitley, Indiana
Dec 20 Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian pop singer (Eurovision, 1964 - "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough")), and telebision personality, born in Verona, Italy
Dec 21 Paco de Lucía, Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer, born in Algeciras, Spain (d. 2014)
Dec 22 Brian C. Daley, American sci-fi author (Exploits of Han Solo, Tron), born in Englewood, New Jersey
Dec 22 Dilip Doshi, Indian cricket spin bowler (33 Tests, 114 wickets, BB 6/102; Bengal, East Zone, Nottinghamshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Rajkot, India

Bill Rodgers (76 years old)

Dec 23 American athlete (Boston Marathon 1975, 78, 79, 80; NYC Marathon 1976, 77, 78, 79; Fukuoka Marathon 1977), born in Hartford, Connecticut

Dec 24 Kevin Sheedy, Australian Football League coach (AFL Premiership 1984, 85, 93, 2000 Essendon FC; GWS FC), born in Melbourne, Australia
Dec 24 Miguel Ángel, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (18 caps; Real Madrid 247 games), born in Ourense, Spain (d. 2024)
Dec 26 Carlton Fisk, American Baseball HOF catcher (11 x MLB All Star; AL Rookie of the Year 1972; Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox), born in Bellows Falls, Vermont
Dec 26 James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
Dec 26 Joyce Jillson, Cranston RI, psychic/actress (Superchick)
Dec 27 (Alan) "Albhy" Galuten, American Grammy Award-winning record producer, composer, and arranger (Bee Gees), born in Hartsdale, New York
Dec 27 Bill Eadie, professional wrestler known as "Ax" of Demolition
Dec 27 Janet Perry, American operatic soprano, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 27 Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Danish businessman (CEO of Lego Group, 1979-2004), born in Billund, Denmark
Dec 28 Andrew Olle, broadcaster
Dec 28 Aurelio Rodriguez, baseball player
Dec 28 Dick Diamonde [Dingeman van der Sluys], Dutch-Australian rock guitarist (The Easybeats - "Friday On My Mind"), born in Hilversum, Netherlands
Dec 29 Cozy Powell [Colin Flooks] English rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group; Emerson, Lake & Powell), born in Cirencester, United Kingdom (d. 1998)
Dec 29 Ted Danson, American actor (Cheers -"Sam"; 3 Men & A Baby: CSI; The Good Place), born in San Diego, California
Dec 29 Vincent Winter, Scottish child actor, born in Aberdeen, United Kingdom (d. 1998)
Dec 30 Janet Mills, American lawyer and politician, first female Governor of Maine (2018-), born in Farmington, Maine
Dec 30 Jeff Lynne, British rock singer-songwriter and record producer (ELO - "Livin' Thing"; Traveling Wilburys - "Handle With Care"; Beatles - "Free As A Bird"), born in Shard End, Birmingham, England
Dec 30 Michael Burns, American actor (Barnaby West-Wagon Train), born in Mineola, New York
Dec 30 Stephanus S "Tian" van Merwe, leader (South Africa Democratic Party)
Dec 31 Burton Cummings, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, and keyboardist (Guess Who - "These Eyes"), born in Winnipeg, Canada
Dec 31 June Tabor, British folk singer, born in Warwick, England
Dec 31 Rita Lee [Jones], Brazilian rock singer, songwriter and musician (Os Mutantes), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2023) [1]
Dec 31 Tim Matheson, American actor (Animal House, Fletch, Up the Creek), born in Glendale, California