Birthdays Date 1955 December | History by KabAstro

Dec 6 Tish Hinojosa, American country singer ("Something in the Rain"), born in San Antonio, Texas
Dec 7 John Watkins, Australian politician (Deputy Premier of New South Wales), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Dec 7 Priscilla Barnes, American actress (License to Kill, 3s Company), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey
Dec 8 Ian Greig, cricketer (brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982)
Dec 8 Kasim Sulton, American session and touring bass guitarist (Utopia; Todd Rundgren; Meatloaf), born in Staten Island, New York
Dec 8 Nathan East, American jazz, R&B, and rock session and touring bass player (Fourplay; Phil Collins), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9 Chamras Saewataporn, Thai composer and musician, born in Bangkok, Thailand
Dec 9 Janusz Kupcewicz, Polish soccer midfielder (20 caps; KS Arka Gdynia, ASSE Saint-Étienne), born in Gdańsk, Poland (d. 2022)
Dec 10 Garth Smith [Davies], British punk rock bassist (Buzzcocks), born in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England
Dec 10 Jacquelyn Mitchard, American journalist and novelist (The Deep End of the Ocean), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 11 Stu Jackson, American NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
Dec 12 Eddy Schepers, Belgian professional cyclist, born in Tienen, Belgium
Dec 12 Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Greek businesswoman and president of the bidding and organizing committee for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, born in Heraklion, Greece
Dec 13 Glenn Roeder, English soccer defender (QPR, Newcastle United), and manager (Watford, West Ham, Newcastle, Norwich), born in Woodford, England (d. 2021)
Dec 14 Jane Crafter, Australian-American golfer (1987 JC Penney Mixed Teams), born in Perth, Australia

Dec 15 Paul Simonon, British rock bassist (The Clash; Havana 3 AM), and visual artist, born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England
Dec 16 Carol M Browner, US Administrator (EPA)
Dec 16 Graham Stevenson, English cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 5 wickets; 4 ODIs; Yorkshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), born in Ackworth, England
Dec 16 Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Dec 16 Xander Berkeley, American actor
Dec 19 Rob Portman, American politician (Senator-R-Ohio 2011-), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 19 Susil Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (5 Tests, HS 46; SL Air Force Sports Club), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dec 20 Ed Kuepper, Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Saints), born in Bremen, Germany
Dec 20 Pierre Bokma, Dutch actor (Avonden, Leedvermaak), born in Paris, France
Dec 20 Sammy Mitchell, US programmer (Qedit/TSE/Semware)
Dec 21 Jane Kaczmarek, American actress, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 21 Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese musician, born in Agano, Niigata Prefecture
Dec 21 Peter Oundjian, Canadian-American violinist (Tokyo String Quartet, 1981-95), conductor. (the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, 1998-2003; Toronto Symphony, 2004-18; Royal Scottish, 2012-18; Colorado Symphony, 2022-present), and educator, born in Toronto, Ontario
Dec 22 Lonnie Smith, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1978-94; (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, and 3 other teams), WS wins with 3 different teams, born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 23 Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet (British Poet Laureate 2009-19), born in Glasgow, Scotland

Dec 24 Anwar Khan, Pakistani cricketer (bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979), born in Karachi, Pakistan
Dec 24 Clarence Gilyard Jr, American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger - "Trivette"; Matlock, 1989-93 - "Conrad"; Die Hard), and educator, born in Moses Lake, Washington (d. 2022)
Dec 24 Grand L. Bush, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 25 Claus Strigel, German filmmaker and director (Obituary for the Automobile, Act of God), born in Munich, West Germany
Dec 25 William Andrews, actor (Sealed Cargo)
Dec 26 Evan Bayh, American politician, born in Shirkieville, Indiana
Dec 27 Barbara Olson (née Bracher), American political commentator, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2001)
Dec 27 Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver

Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017)

Dec 28 Chinese writer and human rights activist, born in Changchun, China

Dec 29 Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer (Doe Maar - "Bomb"), born in Vught, Netherlands
Dec 29 Neil "Spyder" Giraldo, American rock guitarist, arranger, and producer (Pat Benatar Band), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 30 Dindo Yogo [Mabeli], Congolese singer and musician, known as La Voix Cassée, born in Lokutu, Belgian Congo (d. 2000)
Dec 31 Dawood Ibrahim, Indian crime boss (D-Company), born in Khed, Ratnagiri, India
Dec 31 Michigan J. Frog, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "One Froggy Evening"