Birthdays Date 1950 December | History by KabAstro

Dec 8 Rick Baker, American special effects makeup artist (Exorcist), born in Binghamton, New York
Dec 8 Tim Foli, American baseball player
Dec 8 Wah-Wah Watson [Melvin Ragin], American session soul & funk guitarist (Motown's Funk Brothers; Temptations - "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"; Pointer Sisters; Herbie Hancock), born in Richmond, Virgina (d. 2018)
Dec 9 Joan Armatrading, Kittian-British singer-songwriter ("Love and Affection"; "Down to Zero"), born in Basseterre, Saint Christopher and Nevis (now St. Kitts and Nevis)
Dec 10 John Boozman, American politician (Senator-R-Arkansas 2011-), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 10 Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Irish pianist, composer and educator (University of Limerick), born in Clonmel, Ireland (d. 2018)
Dec 10 Simon Owen, New Zealand golfer (British Open runner-up 1978), born in Wanganui, New Zealand
Dec 11 Christine Onassis [Andreadis], American-born Greek heiress (Aristotle's daughter), born in New York City
Dec 12 Billy Smith, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Vezina Trophy 1982; Conn Smythe Trophy 1983; Stanley Cup 1980, 81, 82, 83; NY Islanders), born in Perth, Ontario

Rajinikanth (73 years old)

Dec 12 Indian film actor (Centenary Award 2014), born in Bangalore, India

Dec 12 Richard Galliano, French jazz, tango, and classical accordionist, born in Cannes, France
Dec 13 Don Dixon, American musician, songwriter and record producer (R.E.M.; Smithereeens; Marti Jones; Hootie & The Blowfish; Marshall Crenshaw), born in Lancaster, South Carolina
Dec 13 Heather North, American actress (Barefoot Executive), born in Pasadena, California
Dec 13 Wendie Malick, American actress (Just Shoot Me), born in Buffalo, New York
Dec 14 Vicki Michelle, English actress (Virgin Witch, Allo Allo), born in Chigwell, England
Dec 15 Stjepko Gut, Serbian jazz trumpeter, flügelhorn player, and teacher, born in Ruma, Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
Dec 16 Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist (NY Post - "Page Six") and socialite, born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 2007)
Dec 16 Ieremia Tabai, I-Kiribati politician (President of Kiribati, 1979-91), born in Nonouti, Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)
Dec 16 Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist, born in Zandvoort, Netherlands (d. 2006)
Dec 17 Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (The Upsetters; Bob Marley & Wailers), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1987)
Dec 17 Laurence F. Johnson, American educator
Dec 18 (Randolpho) Randy Castillo, American rock and mariachi drummer (Ozzy Osbourne; Mötley Crüe; Azul), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 2002)
Dec 18 Gillian Armstrong, Australian director (My brilliant Career, Little Women), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Dec 18 Leonard Maltin, American movie critic (Entertainment Tonight), born in New York City
Dec 18 Martha Johnson, Canadian rocker (M+M), born in Toronto, Ontario
Dec 20 Bill Clement, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1971-82 (Stanley Cup, 1974, 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers, and 2 other teams), and broadcaster (ESPN, NBC), born in Buckingham, Quebec
Dec 20 Don Heffington, American touring and session drummer, singer, songwriter and producer (Lone Justice; Watkins Family Hour; Emmylou Harris), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
Dec 21 Jeffrey Katzenberg, American film producer, born in New York City
Dec 21 Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter, born in Oslo, Norway
Dec 23 Ilchi Lee, South Korean educator and author, born in Cheonan, South Korea
Dec 23 Michael C. Burgess, American politician, born in Rochester, Minnesota
Dec 24 (Elizabeth) "Libby" Larsen, American classical composer, and co-founder of the American Composers Forum, born in Wilmington, Delaware
Dec 24 Dana Gioia, American poet, born in Hawthorne, California
Dec 24 Peter te Bos, Dutch singer (Claw Boys Claw), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dec 25 Karl Rove, former American presidential advisor
Dec 25 Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball second baseman (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1974, 80; 3 × Gold Glove; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Caripito, Venezuela
Dec 26 Victoria Racimo, American actress (Corene-Falcon Crest), born in New York City
Dec 27 Jack van Gelder, Dutch TV host
Dec 27 Roberto Bettega, Italian soccer forward (42 caps; Juventus 326 games, 129 goals), born in Turin, Italy
Dec 27 Terry Bozzio, American drummer (Missing Persons; Frank Zappa), born in San Francisco, California
Dec 28 Alex Chilton, American rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Box Tops - "The Letter"; Big Star - "Thirteen"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)
Dec 28 Øivind Blunck, Norwegian comedian and actor
Dec 29 Géza Csapó, Hungarian sprint canoeist (6 x World C'ship gold; Olympic silver K-1 1000m 1976, bronze 1972), born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 2022)
Dec 29 Jon Polito, American actor (Fire With Fire, Homicide), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
Dec 29 Robert Lee "Pops" Popwell, American jazz-funk bass guitarist, born in Daytona, Florida (d. 2017)
Dec 30 Dave Stewart, English keyboardist (Hatfield and the North; National Health), born in London, England
Dec 30 Lewis Shiner, American sci-fi/fantasy author
Dec 30 Yunus I Mahomed, South African attorney/leader (UDF)
Dec 31 Bob Gilder, American golfer (6 PGA tour titles), born in Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 31 Inge Helten, German athlete (Olympic silver FRG 4x100m relay, bronze 100m 1976; WR 100m 11.04s 1976), born in Sinzig, Germany