Birthdays Date 1959 December | History by KabAstro

Satoru Iwata (1959-2015)

Dec 6 Japanese video game designer, President and CEO of Nintendo (Nintendo DS and Wii), born in Sapporo, Hokkaido

Dec 7 Saleem Yousuf, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (32 Tests, 5 x 50, 104 dismissals; Karachi, Sindh), born in Karachi, Pakistan
Dec 8 Jim Yong Kim, South Korean-American physician, anthropologist and President of the World Bank, born in Seoul, South Korea
Dec 8 Marty Raybon, American singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South), born in Sanford, Florida
Dec 8 Paul Rutherford, British rock vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"), born in Liverpool, England
Dec 10 Burke Moses, American actor (Sean Baxter-As the World Turns), born in New York City
Dec 10 Mark Aguirre, American NBA forward (Detroit Pistons), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 11 Lisa Gastineau, American reality show star, born in Rockland County, New York
Dec 11 Tina Gayle, American cowboy cheerleader and actress (Kathy-Chips), born in Frankfurt
Dec 12 Belouis Some [Neville Keighley], British new wave and pop singer (Some People; Round and Round), born in England
Dec 12 Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener), born in Madras, India
Dec 12 Scott D. Vangen, American astronaut, born in Granite Falls, Minnesota
Dec 13 Boris Zhukov [Jim Harrell], American professional wrestler, born in Roanoke, Virginia
Dec 13 John Whitaker, American actor (Family Affair, Snowball Expr), born in Van Nuys, California
Dec 13 Marianne Gravatte, American model and Playboy playmate (Oct, 1982, 1983 Playmate of the Year), born in Hollywood, California
Dec 14 Bob Paris, Canadian-American bodybuilder and gay rights advocate, born in Columbus, Indiana
Dec 14 Franco [Iglesias], Cuban Latin pop singer ("Toda la Vida"; "María"), born in Cuba
Dec 14 Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer (WBC welterweight champion 1987), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Dec 15 Greg Matthews, Australian cricket all-rounder (33 Tests, 61 wickets, 4 x 100s; NSW CA), born in Newcastle, Australia
Dec 15 Heidi Bohay, American actress (Megan-Hotel), born in Somerset, New Jersey
Dec 15 Rashid Khan, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (4 Tests, 8 wickets, BB 3/129), and China National team coach, born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Dec 16 Alison La Placa, NJ, actress (Duet, Catherine-John Larroquette Show)
Dec 16 Stephen Irvine, Scottish rock drummer (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions), born in Scotland
Dec 17 Bob Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements - "Pleased To Meet Me"), born in Waconia, Minnesota (d. 1995)
Dec 17 Gregg Araki, American filmmaker (Kaboom), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 17 Hattie Hayridge, British comedian and actress (Red Dwarf, 1989-92 - "Holly"), born in Middlesex, England
Dec 17 Tammie Green, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1989), born in Somerset Ohio
Dec 19 Edward Metgod, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (1 cap; HFC Haarlem 329 games, Sparta Rotterdam 224 games), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dec 20 Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland, born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998)

Dec 21 American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay 1988; WR 100m: 10.49; 200m: 21.34 1988), born in Los Angeles, California

Dec 22 Bernd Schuster, German footballer, born in Augsburg, Germany
Dec 23 Geoff Willis, British engineer, born in Southampton, United Kingdom
Dec 24 Anil Kapoor, Indian producer and actor (Slumdog Millionaire, Taal, Maulana Jutt, Tezaab, Beta), born in Bombay, India
Dec 24 Keith Deller, British darts player (BDO World Champion 1983), born in Ipswich, England

Lee Daniels (64 years old)

Dec 24 American director ("Precious", "Empire"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dec 25 Chris Spice, Australian field hockey coach (Australian assistant Olympics women's gold 1996; World Cup gold 1994; swimming: British Performance Director Olympics 2016, 20), born in Brisbane, Australia
Dec 25 Michael P Anderson, Plattsburgh NY, major USAF/astronaut (STS 89)
Dec 25 Ton Lokhoff, Dutch soccer midfielder (3 caps; PSV, NAC) and manager (NAC Breda, Excelsior, VVV-Venlo), born in Breda, Netherlands
Dec 26 Koji Morimoto, Japanese anime director, born in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Dec 27 Andre Tippett, American NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, 1982-93, 5X Pro Bowl (New England Patriots), born in Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 27 Gerina Dunwich, American author
Dec 28 Ana Torroja, Spanish pop singer (Mecano), born in Madrid, Spain
Dec 28 Everson Walls, American football cornerback who won Super Bowl XXV NY Giants; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 4 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, born in Dallas, Texas
Dec 28 Phil Abrams, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 29 Patricia Clarkson, American actress (House Of Cards; Pieces Of April; The Station Agent), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 29 Paula Poundstone, American stand-up comedian (Emmy Awards), born in Huntsville, Alabama
Dec 29 Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku), born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (d. 2004)
Dec 30 Alfie Anido, Filipino model and actor (Temptation Island), born in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines (d. 1981)
Dec 30 Josée Verner, French Canadian politician
Dec 30 Paul Milton Jackson Jr., American session and jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 30 Tracey Ullman, British actress (The Tracey Ullman Show) and singer ("They Don't Know"), born in Slough, England
Dec 31 Baron Waqa, Nauruan politician and musician, born in Boe District, Nauru
Dec 31 Bebe Neuwirth, American stage and screen actress (Chicago; Cheers & Fraser - "Lilith"; Damn Yankees), born in Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 31 Paul Westerberg, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Replacements), born in Edina, Minnesota
Dec 31 Phill Kline, American politician, born in Kansas City, Kansas