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FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

100 famous birthdays born on this day

Jane Austen

🇬🇧Jane Austen

English novelist

Catherine of Aragon

🇪🇸Catherine of Aragon

Queen of England from 1509 to 1533

George Whitefield

🇬🇧George Whitefield

English cleric and preacher

Benjamin Bratt

🇺🇸Benjamin Bratt

American actor

Arthur C. Clarke

🇬🇧Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer

Benny Andersson

🇸🇪Benny Andersson

Swedish musician and composer

Billy Gibbons

🇺🇸Billy Gibbons

American rock musician

Bill Hicks

🇺🇸Bill Hicks

American comedian

Anna Popplewell

🇬🇧Anna Popplewell

English actress

Ben Cross

🇬🇧Ben Cross

British actor

James Mangold

🇺🇸James Mangold

American filmmaker

J. B. Smoove

🇺🇸J. B. Smoove

American actor

Brodie Lee

🇺🇸Brodie Lee

American professional wrestler

Anna Anderson

Anna Anderson

Impostor of Grand Duchess Anastasia

H. D. Kumaraswamy

🇮🇳H. D. Kumaraswamy

Indian politician and film producer

Alexander I of Yugoslavia

Alexander I of Yugoslavia

King of Yugoslavia from 1921 to 1934

Dennis Wise

🇬🇧Dennis Wise

English football player and manager

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

🇩🇪Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Prussian field marshal

George Santayana

🇺🇸George Santayana

Spanish American philosopher

Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)

🇺🇸Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)

American basketball player

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📅 On This Day

The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day.

American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints General Joseph E. Johnston to replace General Braxton Bragg as commander of the Army of Tennessee.

Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.

British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.

🕊️Remembering

Colonel Sanders

Colonel Sanders, American businessman, founded KFC (born 1890)

John Spencer (actor)

John Spencer, American actor (born 1946)

Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1951)

🌍Holidays & Observances

National day

National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.

Adelaide of Italy

Christian feast day: Adelaide of Italy

Haggai

Christian feast day: Haggai

TanzaniteBirthstone

♐SagittariusSun Sign

🎄PoinsettiaBirth Flower

📅 On This Day

The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day.

American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints General Joseph E. Johnston to replace General Braxton Bragg as commander of the Army of Tennessee.

🕊️Remembering

Colonel Sanders

Colonel Sanders, American businessman, founded KFC (born 1890)

John Spencer (actor)

John Spencer, American actor (born 1946)

Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1951)

🌍Holidays & Observances

National day

National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.

Adelaide of Italy

Christian feast day: Adelaide of Italy

Haggai

Christian feast day: Haggai

2007

Camille Saint-Saëns

Camille Saint-Saëns, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1835)

Afonso de Albuquerque

Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese admiral and politician, 3rd Viceroy of Portuguese India (born 1453)

Fumimaro Konoe

Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1891)

Colin Chapman

Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (born 1928)

Gary Stewart (singer)

Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (born 1945)

Las Posadas

The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America)

Day of Reconciliation

Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa)

Martyrs of Songkhon

Christian feast day: Blessed Philip Siphong Onphitak

Independence Day (Kazakhstan)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Marianna Fontanella

Christian feast day: Blessed Marianna Fontanella

December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Ralph Adams Cram

Christian feast day: Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Upjohn and John La Farge (Episcopal Church (USA))

Public holidays in Thailand

National Sports Day (Thailand)

Simbang Gabi

The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The first day of the Simbang Gabi novena of masses (Philippines)

Victory Day (Bangladesh)

Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India[a])

2007

Camille Saint-Saëns

Camille Saint-Saëns, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1835)

Las Posadas

The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America)