Birthdays Date 1948 December | History by KabAstro

Yoshihide Suga (75 years old)

Dec 6 Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan (2020-), born in Yuzawa, Japan

Dec 7 Andrés Oliva, Spanish road cyclist (Mountains Classification Giro d'Italia 1975, 76; Vuelta a España 1975, 76, 78), born in Ocana, Spain (d. 2023)
Dec 7 Gary Morris, American country singer ("100% Chance of Rain"), and actor (The Colbys), born in Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 7 Mads Vinding, Danish jazz double-bassist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec 7 Yoko Morishita, Japanese prima ballerina (Baterina No Habataki), born in Hiroshima, Japan
Dec 8 Luis Caffarelli, Argentine-American mathematician (2023 Abel Prize for work on partial differential equations), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dec 8 Roscoe Nance, American sportswriter (USA Today; Mississippi’s first African American sportswriter at mainstream newspaper), born in Enterprise, Alabama (d. 2020)
Dec 9 Marleen Gorris, Dutch writer and director (Antonia's Line), born in Roermond, Netherlands
Dec 9 Ron Vawter, American actor (Philadelphia, Empire City, Twister), born in Latham, New York (d. 1994)
Dec 10 Abu Abbas [Muhammad Zaidan], Palestinian founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLO), born in Yarmouk Camp (d. 2004)
Dec 10 Jessica Cleaves, American soul singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction - "Grazing In The Grass"; Earth, Wind & Fire; Parliament Funkadelic), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2014)
Dec 11 Chester Thompson, American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Frank Zappa; Genesis; Chester Thompson Trio), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 11 Elizabeth Baur, American actress (Fran-Ironside, Teresa-Lancer), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2017)
Dec 11 Stamatis Spanoudakis, Greek guitarist and composer, born in Athens, Greece
Dec 12 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portuguese politician (President of Portugal 2016-), born in Lisbon, Portugal
Dec 12 Ray Jackson, British folk-rock mandolin and harmonica player (Lindisfarne, 1970-90), born in Wallsend, Northumberland, England
Dec 13 Brian Wilson, British Labour politician, born in Dunoon, Scotland
Dec 13 Davy O'List, British rock guitarist (The Nice, 1967-68; Roxy Music, 1970-72), born in Chiswick, England
Dec 13 Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, American rock guitarist (Steely Dan, 1972-74; The Doobie Brothers, 1974-79), and missile defense consultant, born in Washington, D.C.
Dec 13 Lillian Board, British 400m athlete (Olympic silver 1968), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1970)
Dec 13 Ted Nugent, American rock guitarist ("Cat Scratch Fever"; Damn Yankees) and right-wing gun advocate, born in Detroit, Michigan
Dec 14 Boudewijn Büch, Dutch writer and TV host, born in The Hague, Netherlands
Dec 14 Dee Wallace Stone [Deanna Bowers], American actress (Critters, 10, ET), born in Kansas City, Kanasas
Dec 14 Kim Beazley, Australian politician (33rd Governor of Western Australia), born in Perth, Western Australia
Dec 15 Cassandra Harris [Sandra Waites], Australian actress (For Your Eyes Only), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1991)
Dec 15 David Gwillim, English actor (Island at Top of the World), born in Plymouth, Devon, England
Dec 15 Melanie Chartoff, American actress (Fridays, Parker Lewis) and director, born in New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 16 Christopher Biggins, English actor
Dec 17 James Alexander, American R&B bassist (The Bar-Kays - "Soul Finger"; "Shaft"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 17 Jim Bonfanti, American drummer (Raspberries - "Go All the Way"), born in Windber, Pennsylvania
Dec 18 Adam Musiał, Polish soccer defender (34 caps; Wisła Kraków) and manager (Wisła Kraków, Lechia Gdańsk, Stal Stalowa Wola), born in Wieliczka, Poland (d. 2020)
Dec 18 Bill Nelson, British progressive rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (Be-Bop Deluxe), born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Dec 18 Edmund "Ed" Kemper, American serial killer, born in Burbank, California
Dec 18 Laurent Voulzy, French singer and composer, born in Paris, France
Dec 20 Abdulrazak Gurnah, Zanzibar born British writer (2021 Nobel Prize for Literature), born in Zanzibar
Dec 20 Alan Parsons, British music producer (The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot) and recording engineer (The Dark Side of the Moon; Let it Be), born in London, England
Dec 20 Stevie Wright, Australian singer with the Easybeats ("Friday On My Mind"), born in Leeds, West Yorkshire (d. 2015)
Dec 21 (Wilhelm) "Willi" Resetarits, Austrian singer and human rights activist, born in Stinatz, Austria (d. 2022)
Dec 21 Barry Gordon, American actor (Gary-Archie Bunker's Place), born in Brookline, Massachusetts

Dave Kingman (75 years old)

Dec 21 American baseball utility, DH (3 × MLB All-Star; NL HR leader 1979, 82; NY Mets, Chicago Cubs), born in Pendleton, Oregon

Samuel L. Jackson (75 years old)

Dec 21 American actor (Amos & Andrew; White Sand; Pulp Fiction), born in Washington, D.C.

Dec 21 Thierry Mugler, French fashion designer, parfumeur, and bodybuilder, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 2022)
Dec 21 Willem AFG Vermeend, Dutch economist and politician, born in Zuilen, Netherlands
Dec 22 Chris Old, English cricketer (England medium-pacer of 70's), born in Middlesborough, United Kingdom
Dec 22 Lynne Thigpen, American actress, born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2003)
Dec 22 Noel Edmonds, British TV personality (Foul-ups, Bleeps & Blunders), born in Ilford, United Kingdom
Dec 22 Rick Nielsen, American rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter (Cheap Trick - "I Want You to Want Me"; "The Flame"), born in Elmhurst, Illinois

Steve Garvey (75 years old)

Dec 22 American baseball player (LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres), born in Tampa, Florida

Dec 23 Jack Ham, American football player (Steelers), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Dec 23 Leslie Moonves, American television executive (CEO and Chairman of CBS), born in New York City
Dec 24 Stan Bowles, English soccer forward (5 caps; Queens Park Rangers 255 games, Leyton Orient, Brentford), born in Manchester, England (d. 2024)
Dec 25 Alia al Hussein, of Jordan (d. 1977)

Barbara Mandrell (75 years old)

Dec 25 American country singer and TV host (Mandrell Sisters), born in Houston, Texas

Dec 25 Merry Clayton, American soul, gospel, and session singer (Ray Charles; Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter"; Ringo Starr - "Oh My My"), and documentary subject (20 Feet From Stardom), born in Gert Town, New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 26 Chris Chambliss, 1st baseman (NY Yankee)
Dec 27 Gérard Depardieu, French actor
Dec 27 Larry Byrom, American rock guitarist (Steppenwolf, 1969-71), born in Huntsville, Alabama
Dec 27 Martin Birch, British sound engineer (Fleetwood Mac; Deep Purple ) and record producer (Whitesnake; Iron Maiden), born in Woking, Surrey, England (d. 2020)
Dec 28 Mary Weiss, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), born in Jamaica, Queens, NYC (d. 2024)
Dec 30 Surinder Amarnath, Indian cricket batsman (10 Tests, 1 x 100, 3 x 50, HS 124; Northern Punjab, North Zone, Punjab, Delhi), born in Kanpur, India

Donna Summer (1948-2012)

Dec 31 American disco and pop singer-songwriter ("Love to Love You, Baby"; "On the Radio"; "Last Dance"), born in Boston, Massachusetts

Dec 31 Joe Dallesandro, American actor (Heat, Trash, AW Frankenstein), born in Pensacola, Florida
Dec 31 René Robert, Canadian ice hockey winger (NHL All Star 1972-73, 74-75; Buffalo Sabres 1st 100 point player 1974-75), born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec (d. 2021)
Dec 31 Stephen Cleobury, British organist and music director (King's College - Cambridge, 1982-2019), born in Bromley, England (d. 2019)
Dec 31 Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasieyv, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-11, TM-18)