Who Was Born Today – December 2 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on December 2 | ||
1837 | Dr. Joseph Bell, British physician believed to be the prototype of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective Sherlock Holmes. | |
1859 | Georges Seurat, French painter, founder and leader of the Pointilism style. | |
1863 | Charles Ringling, one of the seven Ringling brothers of circus fame. | |
1884 | Ruth Draper, actress and writer. | |
1885 | Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek writer and lawyer (Zorba the Greek). | |
1896 | Georgi Zhukov, Soviet general who captured Berlin during World War II. | |
1906 | Peter Carl Goldmark, engineer, developed the first commercial color television and the long-playing phonograph record. | |
1912 | Henry Armstrong, the only boxer to hold three titles simultaneously. | |
1925 | Alexander Haig, American army general and Secretary of State for President Ronald Reagan. | |
1948 | T. Corgaghessan Boyle, novelist and short story writer (Water Music). | |
1939 | Harry Reid, politician; the Nevada Democrat served as Senate Majority Leader (2007– ). | |
1944 | Ibrahim Rugova, first President of Kosovo (1992–2000) and was re-elected by parliament (2002–2006). | |
1954 | Stone Phillips, Emmy-winning journalist; co-anchor of Dateline NBC. | |
1963 | Ann Patchett, author; her novel Bel Canto received the Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award (2002). | |
1981 | Brittany Spears, singer, songwriter, actress; her … Baby One More Time (1999) became the best-selling album to date (2013) by a teenage solo artist. |
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