Who Was Born Today – December 16 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on December 16 | ||
1485 | Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, who bore him six children; only one, Mary I, survived to adulthood. | |
1770 | Ludwig Van Beethoven, German composer best known for his 9th Symphony. | |
1775 | Jane Austen, novelist (Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice). | |
1917 | Arthur C. Clarke, English science fiction writer (2001: A Space Odyssey) | |
1932 | Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, illustrator and children’s writer; received the Hans Christian Andersen Award (2002) and was Britain’s first Children’s Laureate (1999–2001). | |
1936 | Morris Dees, activist; co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. | |
1938 | Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress and director; won Golden Globe for Best Actress–Motion Picture Drama for The Emigrants (1971). | |
1943 | Steven Bochco, TV producer and writer (Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law). | |
1949 | Billy Gibbons, singer, songwriter, musician with ZZ Top and Moving Sidewalks bands. | |
1955 | Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este. | |
1962 | William Perry, pro football defensive lineman nicknamed The Refrigerator because of his size. | |
1963 | Benjamin Bratt, actor best known for his role of Rey Curtis on the Law & Order TV series. | |
1969 | Adam Riess, astrophysicist; shared 2006 Shaw Prize in Astronomy and 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for providing evidence the expansion of the universe is accelerating. |
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