Who Was Born Today – December 15 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on December 15 | ||
37 | Nero Claudius Caesar, emperor of Rome, blamed for the great fire of Rome. | |
1832 | Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, designer of the famous tower in Paris. | |
1883 | William A. Hinton, developer of the “Hinton Test” for diagnosing syphilis. | |
1892 | J. Paul Getty, American oilman and art collector.. | |
1907 | Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect who designed the Uited Nations Headquarters building. | |
1911 | Nicholas P. Dallis, a psychiatrist turned comic strip writer who created the long-running strips Rex Morgan, M.D., Judge Parker, and Apartment 3-G. | |
1916 | Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and molecular biologist; received Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1962). | |
1919 | Max Yasgur, whose New York farm became the site of the Woodstock music festival in August 1969. | |
1923 | Uziel Gal, German-Israeli firearm designer, best known for designing the Uzi submachine gun. | |
1933 | Tim Conway, actor, screenwriter, producer, known for his comedic roles in TV and film that he frequently improvised (The Carol Burnett Show TV series). | |
1942 | Dave Clark, singer, songwriter, drummer, producer; lead singer of The Dave Clark Five. | |
1979 | Adam Brody, actor (Gilmore Girls and The O.C. TV series). |
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