December Birthdays (copy)
Created | Updated Aug 5, 2004
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created on 18 August 2003
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<center><i>The sun that brief December day<BR/>
Rose cheerless over hills of grey,<BR/>
And, darkly circled, gave at noon<BR/>
A sadder sight than waning moon.<BR/>
<u>John Greenleaf Whittier</u></i></center><BR/><BR/>
<table border="1"><tr bgcolor="orange"><td>Day</td><td>Famous People</td><td>H2G2 Researchers</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td title="Fashion designer">Gianni Versace (1946)</td><td><link bio="U174497"/><br/><link bio="U183223"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td title="Singer, famous for biting the head off a bat">Ozzy Osbourne (1948)</td><td><link bio="U170182"/><br/><link bio="U190569"/><br/><link bio="U219072"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td title="American actress">Teri Hatcher (1964)</td><td><LINK BIO="U116"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U157825"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td><td title="American cartoon creator
Composer">Walt Disney (1901)<br/>Ludwig van Beethoven (1770)</td><td><link bio="U206997"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td><td title="Succeded to the thrones of England and France at the age of 9 months">Henry VI (1421)</td><td><link bio="U182917"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td><td title="American linguist; originated 'transformational grammer'">Noam Chomsky (1928)</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td><td title="Actress">Kim Basinger (1953)</td><td><LINK BIO="U129860"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U156651"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td><td title="American film actor
British actress">Kirk Douglas (1919)<br/>Dame Judi Dench (1934)</td><td><LINK BIO="U157970"/><br/><link bio="U147291"/><br/><link bio="U187544"/><br/><link bio="U195562"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td><td title="American poet">Emily Dickinson (1830)</td><td><LINK BIO="U25578"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U26760"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U15304"/><br/><link bio="U18695"/>(d'Elaphant)</td></tr>
<tr><td>11</td><td></td><td><link bio="U181679"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>12</td><td></td><td><link bio="U171082"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>13</td><td title="American actor
Actor, best known from The Sound of Music">Dick van Dyke (1925)<br/>Christopher Plummer (1927)</td><td><LINK BIO="U53188"/><br/><link bio="U174303"/><br/><link bio="U189596"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>14</td><td title="French astrologer and doctor">Nostradamus (1503)</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>15</td><td title="French structural and aeronautical engineer who designed the Eiffel Tower">Alexander-Gustave Eiffel (1832)</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>16</td><td title="German composer, one of the greatest in history
Science Fiction author">Ludwig van Beethoven (1770)<br/>Philip K. Dick (1928)</td><td><LINK BIO="U98749"/><br/><link bio="U181271"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>17</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U32373"/><br/><link bio="U174157"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>18</td><td title="English clergyman who wrote many hymns
American film-maker">Charles Wesley (1707)<BR/>Steven Spielberg (1947)</td><td><LINK BIO="U135628"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U156188"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>19</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U96742"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U105457"/><br/><link bio="U173939"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>20</td><td></td><td><link bio="U170643"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>21</td><td></td><td><link bio="U180229"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>22</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U93295"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U37166"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>23</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U101573"/><br/><link bio="U166086"/><br/><link bio="U179300"/><br/><link bio="U207107"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>24</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U106462"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>25</td><td title="English mathematician who discovered the law of gravity">Sir Isaac Newton (1642)</td><td><LINK BIO="U105556"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U140459"/><br/><link bio="U190275"/><br/><link bio="U187440"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>26</td><td></td><td><link bio="U170509"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>27</td><td title="French scientist who discovered disease is spread by bacteria">Louis Pasteur (1822)</td><td><LINK BIO="U91747"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>28</td><td title="American film actor">Denzel Washington (1954)</td><td><link bio="U180656"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>29</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>30</td><td title="English author of The Jungle Book and other books">Rudyard Kipling (1865)</td><td><link bio="U206608"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>31</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U30565"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U156167"/></td></tr>
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A489521
created on 18 August 2003
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<LINK H2G2="A293195">Back to main Birthday Page</LINK><BR/><BR/>
<center><i>The sun that brief December day<BR/>
Rose cheerless over hills of grey,<BR/>
And, darkly circled, gave at noon<BR/>
A sadder sight than waning moon.<BR/>
<u>John Greenleaf Whittier</u></i></center><BR/><BR/>
<table border="1"><tr bgcolor="orange"><td>Day</td><td>Famous People</td><td>H2G2 Researchers</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td title="Fashion designer">Gianni Versace (1946)</td><td><link bio="U174497"/><br/><link bio="U183223"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td title="Singer, famous for biting the head off a bat">Ozzy Osbourne (1948)</td><td><link bio="U170182"/><br/><link bio="U190569"/><br/><link bio="U219072"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td title="American actress">Teri Hatcher (1964)</td><td><LINK BIO="U116"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U157825"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td><td title="American cartoon creator
Composer">Walt Disney (1901)<br/>Ludwig van Beethoven (1770)</td><td><link bio="U206997"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td><td title="Succeded to the thrones of England and France at the age of 9 months">Henry VI (1421)</td><td><link bio="U182917"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td><td title="American linguist; originated 'transformational grammer'">Noam Chomsky (1928)</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td><td title="Actress">Kim Basinger (1953)</td><td><LINK BIO="U129860"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U156651"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td><td title="American film actor
British actress">Kirk Douglas (1919)<br/>Dame Judi Dench (1934)</td><td><LINK BIO="U157970"/><br/><link bio="U147291"/><br/><link bio="U187544"/><br/><link bio="U195562"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td><td title="American poet">Emily Dickinson (1830)</td><td><LINK BIO="U25578"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U26760"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U15304"/><br/><link bio="U18695"/>(d'Elaphant)</td></tr>
<tr><td>11</td><td></td><td><link bio="U181679"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>12</td><td></td><td><link bio="U171082"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>13</td><td title="American actor
Actor, best known from The Sound of Music">Dick van Dyke (1925)<br/>Christopher Plummer (1927)</td><td><LINK BIO="U53188"/><br/><link bio="U174303"/><br/><link bio="U189596"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>14</td><td title="French astrologer and doctor">Nostradamus (1503)</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>15</td><td title="French structural and aeronautical engineer who designed the Eiffel Tower">Alexander-Gustave Eiffel (1832)</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>16</td><td title="German composer, one of the greatest in history
Science Fiction author">Ludwig van Beethoven (1770)<br/>Philip K. Dick (1928)</td><td><LINK BIO="U98749"/><br/><link bio="U181271"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>17</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U32373"/><br/><link bio="U174157"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>18</td><td title="English clergyman who wrote many hymns
American film-maker">Charles Wesley (1707)<BR/>Steven Spielberg (1947)</td><td><LINK BIO="U135628"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U156188"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>19</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U96742"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U105457"/><br/><link bio="U173939"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>20</td><td></td><td><link bio="U170643"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>21</td><td></td><td><link bio="U180229"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>22</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U93295"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U37166"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>23</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U101573"/><br/><link bio="U166086"/><br/><link bio="U179300"/><br/><link bio="U207107"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>24</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U106462"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>25</td><td title="English mathematician who discovered the law of gravity">Sir Isaac Newton (1642)</td><td><LINK BIO="U105556"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U140459"/><br/><link bio="U190275"/><br/><link bio="U187440"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>26</td><td></td><td><link bio="U170509"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>27</td><td title="French scientist who discovered disease is spread by bacteria">Louis Pasteur (1822)</td><td><LINK BIO="U91747"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>28</td><td title="American film actor">Denzel Washington (1954)</td><td><link bio="U180656"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>29</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>30</td><td title="English author of The Jungle Book and other books">Rudyard Kipling (1865)</td><td><link bio="U206608"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>31</td><td></td><td><LINK BIO="U30565"/><BR /><LINK BIO="U156167"/></td></tr>
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