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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1294]] &ndash; [[Pope Celestine V|Saint Celestine V]] [[papal resignation|resigns]] the [[Pope|papacy]] after only five months to return to his previous life as an [[Asceticism|ascetic]] [[hermit]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Townsend|first=George|title=Ecclesiastical and Civil History, Philosophically Considered. Volume 2|location=London|publisher=Francis & John Rivington|date=1847|oclc=38171550|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wstHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR1|page=604}}</ref>
*[[1545]] &ndash; The [[Council of Trent]] begins as the embodiment of the [[Counter-Reformation]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Council-of-Trent |title=Council of Trent |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[1577]] &ndash; Sir [[Francis Drake]] sets sail from [[Plymouth]], England, on his [[Francis Drake's circumnavigation|round-the-world voyage]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bawlf|first=Samuel|title=The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake|location=London|publisher=Penguin Books|date=2004|isbn=9780141005911|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olzgzqMSWpIC|page=1}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1623]] &ndash; [[Plymouth Colony|The Plymouth Colony]] establishes the system of [[Jury trial|trial]] by 12-men jury in the American colonies.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the World|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1989|page=244|isbn=0-13-133463-8}}</ref>
*[[1636]] &ndash; The [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] organizes three [[militia]] regiments to defend the colony against the [[Pequot people|Pequot]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]], a date now considered the founding of the [[National Guard of the United States]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Doubler|first=Michael D.|title=The National Guard and Reserve: A Reference Handbook|location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Praeger Security International|date=2008|isbn=9780275993252|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pNHbw5H07P4C|page=47}}</ref>
*[[1642]] &ndash; [[Abel Tasman]] is the first recorded European to sight [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kirk|first=Robert W.|title=Paradise Past: The Transformation of the South Pacific, 1520-1920|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland & Company|date=2012|isbn=9780786469789|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_j8-YmmA7-EC|page=31}}</ref>
*[[1643]] &ndash; [[English Civil War]]: The [[Battle of Alton]] takes place in [[Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rayner|first=Michael|title=English Battlefields: An Illustrated Encyclopaedia|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK|publisher=Tempus|date=2004|isbn=9780752429786|page=31}}</ref>
*[[1758]] &ndash; The English transport ship ''[[Duke William (ship)|Duke William]]'' sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lockerby|first=Earle|title=The Deportation of the Acadians from Ile St.-Jean, 1758|journal=Acadiensis|date=Spring 1998|volume=27 |issue=2 |accessdate=December 13, 2021|url=https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/acadiensis/1998-v27-n2-acadiensis_27_2/acad27_2art03/|page=62}}</ref>
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[Dartmouth College]] is founded by the Reverend [[Eleazar Wheelock]], with a [[royal charter]] from King [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]], on land donated by [[Governor-general#Governors-general in the British Empire|Royal governor]] [[Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet|John Wentworth]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Crosby|first=Nathan|title=The First Half Century of Dartmouth College|location=Hanover, N.H.|publisher=J.B. Parker|date=1876|oclc=248807351|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J38MAAAAYAAJ|pages=4–5}}</ref>
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Cyril VI of Constantinople]] resigns from his position as Ecumenical Patriarch under pressure from the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kiminas|first=Demetrius|title=Orthodox Christianity. Vol. 1: The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates With Annotated Hierarch Catalogs|location=San Bernardino, Calif.|publisher=Borgo Press|date=2009|isbn=9781434458766|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QLWqXrW2X-8C|page=42}}</ref>
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: At the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Robert E. Lee]] repulses attacks by [[Union Army|Union]] Major General [[Ambrose Burnside]] on Marye's Heights, inflicting heavy casualties.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gallagher|first=Gary W.|title=The Fredericksburg Campaign: Decision on the Rappahannock|location=Chapel Hill, N.C.|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|date=1995|isbn=9780807821930|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2FjqCQAAQBAJ|pages=viii-ix}}</ref>
*[[1867]] &ndash; A [[Fenian]] bomb explodes in [[Clerkenwell]], London, killing 12 people and injuring 50.<ref>{{cite book|last=Staniforth|first=Andrew|editor-last=Sampson|editor-first=Fraser|title=Routledge Companion to UK Counter Terrorism|location=London|publisher=Routledge|date=2013|isbn=9780415685856|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pemFtjeWK_UC|page=8}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: [[Battle of Nanking]]: The city of [[Nanjing]], defended by the [[National Revolutionary Army]] under the command of General [[Tang Shengzhi]], falls to the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]]. This is followed by the [[Nanking Massacre]], in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: The [[Neuengamme concentration camp]] opens in the [[Bergedorf]] district of [[Hamburg]], Germany.
*[[1939]] &ndash; The [[Battle of the River Plate]] is fought off the coast of Uruguay; the first naval battle of [[World War II]]. The [[Kriegsmarine]]'s [[Deutschland-class cruiser]] (pocket battleship) ''[[German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee|Admiral Graf Spee]]'' engages with three [[Royal Navy]] cruisers: {{HMS|Ajax|22|6}}, {{Ship|HMNZS|Achilles|70|6}} and {{HMS|Exeter|68|6}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bidlingmaier |first=Gerhard |title=Warship Profile 4 |chapter=KM Admiral Graf Spee |publisher=Profile Publications |location=Windsor |year=1971 |pages=88–91 |oclc=20229321}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Jackson |editor-first=Robert |title=Kriegsmarine: The Illustrated History of the German Navy in WWII |publisher=MBI Publishing Company |location=Osceola |year=2001 |pages=64–67 |isbn=978-07-60310-26-7}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Massacre of Kalavryta]] by German occupying forces in Greece.
*[[1949]] &ndash; The [[Knesset]] votes to move the capital of [[Israel]] from [[Tel Aviv]] to [[Jerusalem]].
*[[1957]] &ndash; The {{M|w}} 6.5 [[1957 Farsinaj earthquake|Farsinaj earthquake]] strikes Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII, causing at least 1,119 deaths and damaging over 5,000 homes.<ref name="AMBRASEYS">{{cite journal |last1=Ambraseys |first1=N. N. |last2=Moinfar |first2=A. A. |last3=Peronaci |first3=P. |title=The Seismieity of Iran the Farsinaj (Kermanshah) earthquake of 13 December 1957 |journal=Annals of Geophysics |date=1973 |volume=26 |issue=4 |doi=10.4401/ag-5030 |url=https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/5030|doi-access=free }}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[List of archbishops of Cyprus|Archbishop]] [[Makarios III]] becomes the first [[President of Cyprus]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; While [[Emperor of Ethiopia|Emperor]] [[Haile Selassie]] of [[Ethiopia]] visits Brazil, his [[Kebur Zabagna|Imperial Bodyguard]] [[1960 Ethiopian coup attempt|seizes the capital]] and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince [[Amha Selassie|Asfa Wossen]], Emperor.
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[NASA]] launches ''[[Relay program#Relay 1|Relay 1]]'', the first active repeater communications [[satellite]] in orbit.
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Constantine II of Greece]] attempts an unsuccessful [[Greek military junta of 1967–74#The King's counter-coup|counter-coup]] against the [[Greek military junta of 1967–74|Regime of the Colonels]].
*[[1968]] &ndash; Brazilian President [[Artur da Costa e Silva]] issues [[AI-5]] (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending [[habeas corpus]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Apollo program]]: [[Eugene Cernan]] and [[Harrison Schmitt]] begin the third and final [[extra-vehicular activity]] (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of ''[[Apollo 17]]''. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Malta]] becomes a republic within the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
*  1974   &ndash; In the [[Vietnam War]], the [[North Vietnam]]ese forces launch their [[1975 Spring Offensive]] (to 30 April 1975), which results in the final capitulation of [[South Vietnam]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Viên |first=Cao Văn |title=The Final Collapse |publisher=University Press of the Pacific |location=Honolulu |year=1983 |pages=59–60 |isbn=978-14-10219-55-8}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Air Indiana Flight 216]] crashes near [[Evansville Regional Airport]], killing 29, including the [[Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball|University of Evansville basketball team]], support staff, and boosters of the team.
*[[1981]] &ndash; General [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]] declares [[Martial law in Poland|martial law]] in Poland, largely due to the actions by ''[[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]]''.
*[[1982]] &ndash; The 6.0 {{M|s}} [[1982 North Yemen earthquake|North Yemen earthquake]] shakes southwestern [[Yemen]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VIII (''Severe''), killing 2,800, and injuring 1,500.
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization|PLO Chairman]] [[Yasser Arafat]] gives a speech at a [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] meeting in [[Geneva]], Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a [[Visa (document)|visa]] to visit UN headquarters in New York.
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[The Troubles]]: [[Attack on Derryard checkpoint]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] launches an attack on a [[British Army]] temporary vehicle checkpoint near [[Rosslea|Rosslea, Northern Ireland]]. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded.
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Flagship Airlines Flight 3379]] crashes in [[Morrisville, North Carolina]], near [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport]], killing 15.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace 3201 Jetstream 32 N918AE Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19941213-0|access-date=2021-12-01|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Banat Air Flight 166]] crashes in [[Sommacampagna]] near [[Verona Villafranca Airport]] in [[Verona]], [[Italy]], killing 49.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24V YR-AMR Verona Airport (VRN)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951213-0|access-date=2021-12-12|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]]: [[Sansad Bhavan]], the building housing the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]], is attacked by 5 [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[2004 enlargement of the European Union|European Union enlargement]]: The EU announces that [[Cyprus]], [[Czech Republic|the Czech Republic]], [[Estonia]], [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Malta]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], and [[Slovenia]] will become members on May 1, 2004.
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Iraq War]]: [[Operation Red Dawn]]: Former Iraqi President [[Saddam Hussein]] is captured near his home town of [[Tikrit]].
*[[2007]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Lisbon]] is signed by the [[Member state of the European Union|EU member states]] to amend both the [[Treaty of Rome]] and the [[Maastricht Treaty]] which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/5/the-treaty-of-lisbon |title=The Treaty of Lisbon |series=Fact Sheets on the European Union |publisher=European Parliament |location=Brussels |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1272]] &ndash; King [[Frederick III of Sicily]] (d. 1337)
*[[1363]] &ndash; [[Jean Gerson]], chancellor of the [[University of Paris]] (d. 1429)<ref>{{cite book|author=Guillaume Henri Marie Posthumus Meyjes|title=Jean Gerson, Apostle of Unity: His Church Politics and Ecclesiology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=64h0Y-lLB7AC&pg=PA13|year=1999|publisher=BRILL|isbn=90-04-11296-0|pages=13}}</ref>
*[[1476]] &ndash; [[Lucy Brocadelli]], Dominican tertiary and stigmatic (d. 1544)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Alban Butler|author2=Paul Burns|title=Butler's Lives of the Saints|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dCwqkdk1LcsC&pg=PA124|date=1 January 1995|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-0-86012-260-9|pages=124}}</ref>
*[[1484]] &ndash; [[Paul Speratus]], German Lutheran (d. 1551)<ref>{{cite book|author=Theodore Kübler|title=Historical Notes to the Lyra Germanica: Containing Brief Memoirs of the Authors of the Hymns Therein Translated, and Notices of Remarkable Occasions on which Some of Them, Or Any of Their Verses, Have Been Used; with Notices of Other German Hymn-writers Represented in Other English Collections|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalnotes00versgoog|year=1865|publisher=Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historicalnotes00versgoog/page/n354 332]}}</ref>
*[[1491]] &ndash; [[Martín de Azpilcueta]], Spanish theologian and economist (d. 1586)
*[[1499]] &ndash; [[Justus Menius]], German Lutheran pastor (d. 1558)
*[[1521]] &ndash; [[Pope Sixtus V]] (d. 1590)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Woodward |first1=Bernard Bolingbroke |last2=Cates |first2=William Leist Readwin |title=Encyclopaedia of Chronology: Historical and Biographical |date=1872 |publisher=Lee and Shepard |page=1289 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZeI0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1289 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1533]] &ndash; [[Eric XIV of Sweden]] (d. 1577)<ref>{{cite web |title=Erik XIV {{!}} king of Sweden |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Erik-XIV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1553]] &ndash; [[Henry IV of France]] (d. 1610)<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry IV {{!}} king of France {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-IV-king-of-France |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=12 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1560]] &ndash; [[Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully]], 2nd [[Prime Minister of France]] (d. 1641)
*[[1585]] &ndash; [[William Drummond of Hawthornden]], Scottish poet (d. 1649)

===1601–1900===
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[Robert Plot]], English chemist and academic (d. 1696)
*[[1662]] &ndash; [[Francesco Bianchini]], Italian astronomer and philosopher (d. 1729)
*[[1678]] &ndash; [[Yongzheng Emperor]] of China (d. 1735)
*[[1720]] &ndash; [[Carlo Gozzi]], Italian playwright (d. 1804)
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Franz Aepinus]], German astronomer and philosopher (d. 1802)
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[James Scarlett Abinger]], English judge (d. 1844)
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner]], German chemist, invented the [[Döbereiner's lamp]] (d. 1849)
*[[1784]] &ndash; [[Archduke Louis of Austria]] (d. 1864)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Heine]], German journalist, poet, and critic (d. 1856)
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Joseph Howe]], Canadian journalist and politician, 5th [[Premier of Nova Scotia]] (d. 1873)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Ana Néri]], Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (d. 1880)<ref>{{cite book|first=Lola|last=de Oliveira|title=Minhas Viagens ao Norte do Brasil: Espirito Santo, Baía, Sergipe, Alagoas, Peruambuco, Paraíba, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norke|location=Rio de Janeiro|publisher=Grafica Laemmert|date=1941|page=64|oclc=1128688745|language=PT}}</ref>
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Werner von Siemens]], German engineer and businessman, founded [[Siemens]] (d. 1892)
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Mary Todd Lincoln]], 16th [[First Lady of the United States]] (d. 1882)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Mathilde Fibiger]], Danish feminist, novelist and telegraphist (d. 1892)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Franz von Lenbach]], German painter and academic (d. 1904)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Herman Bavinck]], Dutch philosopher, theologian, and academic (d. 1921)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Svetozar Boroević]], Croatian-Austrian field marshal (d. 1920)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Lucien Guitry]], French actor (d. 1925)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Emil Seidel]], American woodcarver and politician, 36th [[Mayor of Milwaukee]] (d. 1947)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Kristian Birkeland]], Norwegian physicist and author (d. 1917)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Edward LeSaint]], American actor and director (d. 1940)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Emily Carr]], Canadian painter and author (d. 1945)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Josef Lhévinne]], Russian pianist and educator (d. 1944)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Jane Edna Hunter]], African-American social worker (d. 1971)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/h/hunter-jane-edna-harris|title=HUNTER, JANE EDNA (HARRIS)|date=2019-02-12|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|language=en|access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref>
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Belle da Costa Greene]], American librarian and bibliographer (d. 1950)<ref>{{cite web |title=Belle da Costa Greene {{!}} American librarian and bibliographer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Belle-da-Costa-Greene |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Aimilios Veakis]], Greek actor, director, and playwright (d. 1951)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Annie Dale Biddle Andrews]], American mathematician (d. 1940)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[George Pólya]], Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1985)
*  1887   &ndash; [[Alvin C. York]], American colonel, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (d. 1964)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Lucía Sánchez Saornil]], Spanish anarchist feminist (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Graham|first=Helen|year=2009|title=Sánchez Saornil, Lucía (1895–1970)|editor-last=Ness|editor-first=Immanuel|encyclopedia=The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest|doi=10.1002/9781405198073.wbierp1301|isbn=9781405198073|pages=1–3}}</ref>
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Albert Aalbers]], Dutch architect, designed the [[Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel]] (d. 1961)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Drew Pearson (journalist)|Drew Pearson]], American journalist and author (d. 1969)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Jonel Perlea]], Romanian-American conductor and educator (d. 1970)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Olev Roomet]], Estonian singer, violinist, and [[bagpipe]] player (d. 1987)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Panagiotis Kanellopoulos]], Greek philosopher and politician, 138th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (d. 1986)
*  1902   &ndash; [[Talcott Parsons]], American sociologist and academic (d. 1979)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Ella Baker]], American activist (d. 1986)
*  1903   &ndash; [[Carlos Montoya]], Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1993)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Ann Barzel]], American writer and dance critic (d. 2007)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qojgLBuEFEUC&q=Ann+Barzel+%221905%22&pg=PA29|title=Chicago Portraits: New Edition|last=Sawyers|first=June Skinner|date=2012|publisher=Northwestern University Press|isbn=9780810126497|pages=29|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark]] (d. 1968)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Laurens van der Post]], South African-English soldier and author (d. 1996)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Alexander (scientist)|Elizabeth Alexander]], English geologist, academic, and physicist (d. 1958)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira]], Brazilian historian and activist (d. 1995)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Van Heflin]], American film actor (d. 1971)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Trygve Haavelmo]], Norwegian economist and mathematician, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1999)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Kenneth Patchen]], American poet and painter (d. 1972)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Luiz Gonzaga]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Archie Moore]], American boxer and actor (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-archie-moore-1190575.html |last=Mee |first=Bob |title=Obituary: Archie Moore |work=The Independent |location=London |date=11 December 1998 |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Alan Bullock]], English historian and author (d. 2004)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Larry Noble (actor)|Larry Noble]], English comedian and actor (d. 1993)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[B. J. Vorster]], South African lawyer and politician, 4th [[State President of South Africa]] (d. 1983)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Vorster |title=John Vorster |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Leonard Weisgard]], American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Hans-Joachim Marseille]], German captain and pilot (d. 1942)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[George P. Shultz]], American economist and politician, 60th [[United States Secretary of State]] (d. 2021)<ref name="wapost">{{cite news |last1=Abramowitz |first1=Michael |title=George P. Shultz, counsel and Cabinet member for two Republican presidents, dies at 100 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/george-shultz-dead/2021/02/07/08a6feaa-c6a1-11e8-9b1c-a90f1daae309_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Weiner|first=Tim|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/obituaries/george-p-shultz-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/obituaries/george-p-shultz-dead.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited|title=George P. Shultz, Influential Cabinet Official Under Nixon and Reagan, Dies at 100|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|date=7 February 2021|access-date=7 February 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Turgut Demirağ]], Turkish film producer, director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Philip Warren Anderson]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2020)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Larry Doby]], American baseball player (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Castrovince |first1=Anthony |title=Doby's legacy, too often forgotten, lives on |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/larry-doby-legacy-as-first-black-player-in-american-league |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=7 December 2022 |date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Dick Van Dyke]], American actor, singer, and dancer<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dick-Van-Dyke |title=Dick Van Dyke |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[James Wright (poet)|James Wright]], American poet and academic (d. 1980)
*[[1928]]   &ndash; [[Solomon Feferman]], American philosopher and mathematician (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.illc.uva.nl/LogicList/newsitem.php?id=7645 |title = Solomon Feferman (1928-2016)}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Christopher Plummer]], Canadian actor and producer (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to 'The Sound of Music,' Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/movies/christopher-plummer-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/movies/christopher-plummer-dead.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |access-date=6 February 2021 |date=5 February 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Plummer |title=Christopher Plummer |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1931]] - [[Ida Vos]], Dutch Jewish author of books for children and adults (d. 2006){{cn|date=March 2025}}
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Paul Bracq]], French automotive designer<ref name=RTp505>{{cite journal | ref = RT505 | journal = Road & Track's Road Test Annual & Buyer's Guide 1981 | issue = January–February 1981 | title = Peugeot 505: "Progress not compromise, the Peugeot for the Eighties" &mdash; P.S.A. Peugeot-Citroën | editor-first = Tony | editor-last = Hogg | page = 142 }}</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Richard D. Zanuck]], American film producer (d. 2012) 
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Türkan Saylan]], Turkish physician and academic (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/world/europe/22saylan-1.html |last=Arsu |first=Sebnem |title=Türkan Saylan, Women's Rights Champion, Dies at 73 |newspaper=New York Times |date=21 May 2009 |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Aga Khan IV|Prince Karim al-Husayn Shāh, Aga Khan IV]], Swiss humanitarian and religious leader (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cowell |first=Alan |date=February 4, 2025 |title=The Aga Khan IV, Wealthy Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/world/the-aga-khan-iv-dead.html |access-date=February 5, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aga-Khan-IV |title=Aga Khan IV |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Gus Johnson (basketball)|Gus Johnson]], American basketball player (d. 1987)<ref>{{cite web|title=Gus Johnson|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/gus-johnson/|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Sanjaya Lall]], Indian economist and academic (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jul/07/guardianobituaries |last=Desai |first=Meghnad |title=Sanjaya Lall |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=7 July 2005 |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Howard Brenton]], English playwright and screenwriter<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/oct/09/theatre1 |last=Hoggard |first=Liz |title=Stage left |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=9 October 2005 |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>
*  1942   &ndash; [[Ferguson Jenkins]], Canadian baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferguson Jenkins |url=https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/ferguson-jenkins |publisher=[[Canada's Walk of Fame]] |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Herman Cain]], American businessman, politician, and activist (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 13: Steve Buscemi, Jamie Foxx |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/13/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-13-Steve-Buscemi-Jamie-Foxx/6771670903223/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=11 December 2023 |date=13 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Jeff Baxter]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeff-baxter-mn0000815795 |title=Jeff Baxter – Biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>
*  1948   &ndash; [[Lillian Board]], British athlete (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/26/newsid_2542000/2542813.stm |title=1970: 'Golden girl' of British athletics dies |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |location=London |date=26 December 1970 |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>
*  1948   &ndash; [[Ted Nugent]], American musician<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nugent |first1=Ted |title=Happy Birthday to Me!! |url=https://www.tednugent.com/happy-birthday-to-me/ |website=TedNugent.com |access-date=14 December 2022 |date=15 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Wendie Malick]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rizzo |first1=Monica |title=Happy Birthday: Wendie Malick Turns 60! |url=https://people.com/celebrity/wendie-malick-turns-60-happy-birthday/ |publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=14 December 2022 |date=13 December 2010}}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Muhsin Kenon]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Larry Kenon |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77246/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Ben Bernanke]], American economist<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of Dr. Ben S. Bernanke |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/cea/bbernankebio.html |publisher=[[White House]] |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1953   &ndash; [[Bob Gainey]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Gainey |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/bob-gainey-8446998 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Phil Hubbard]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Phil Hubbard |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77071/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Steve Buscemi]], American actor and director<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Buscemi |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/steve-buscemi/ |publisher=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1957   &ndash; [[Morris Day]], American musician and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Morris Day |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/morris-day-mn0000930642/biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Johnny Whitaker]], American actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 13, 2022 includes celebrities Taylor Swift, Jamie Foxx |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-13-2022-includes-celebrities-taylor-swift-jamie-foxx.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=11 December 2023 |date=13 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Richard Dent]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/richard-dent/ |title=Richard Dent |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |location=Canton, Ohio |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Gary Zimmerman]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gary Zimmerman |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/6949/gary-zimmerman |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Rex Ryan]], American football coach and analyst<ref>{{cite web |title=Rex Ryan |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RyanRe0.htm |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš|Krišjānis Kariņš]], American-Latvian politician, 23rd [[Prime Minister of Latvia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/latvia-gets-a-new-government-led-by-krisjanis-karins.a306967/|title=Latvia gets a new government led by Krišjānis Kariņš|date=January 23, 2019|website=ENG.LSM.lv|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Petra Wimmer]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Petra Wimmer |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2338 |publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]] |access-date=21 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929163809/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2338 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Jamie Foxx]], American actor, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p44725|pure_url=yes}} |last=Kellman |first=Andy |title=Jamie Foxx – Biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Sergei Fedorov]], Russian ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Sergei Fedorov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/sergei-fedorov-8446788 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Scott Sattler]], Australian rugby league player<ref>[http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Scott_Sattler.html RLP]</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Matti Kärki]], Swedish heavy metal singer<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p38425/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Dismember|last=Huey|first=Steve|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=20 March 2010}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Tom DeLonge]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, author, and filmmaker<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vqQjuzPrqIwC |title=Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players |last1=Prown |first1=Pete |last2=Sharken |first2=Lisa |date=2003 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation  |isbn=9780879307516 |pages=104 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1975 &ndash; [[James Kyson]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1975 &ndash; [[Matthew LeCroy]], American baseball player and manager<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthew LeCroy |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/matthew-lecroy-150220 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Cameron Douglas]], American actor<ref>{{cite book |last=Dougan |first=Andy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vnwdAQAAIAAJ&q=cameron+douglas+born+1978+%22michael+douglas%22 |title=Michael Douglas: Out of the Shadows: The Unauthorised Biography |publisher=Robson Books |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-8610-5347-3 |page=123}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Amy Lee]], American singer, songwriter and pianist<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metalcastle.net/evanescences-amy-lee-poses-weirdly-to-show-her-thanks-to-fans/ |last=Altintas |first=Sami |title=Evanescence's Amy Lee poses weirdly to show her thanks to fans |work=MetalCastle |publisher=MetalCastle Media & News Company |location=Perry, Iowa |date=14 December 2020 |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Dan Hamhuis]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dan Hamhuis |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/dan-hamhuis-8469465 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1982 &ndash; [[Ricky Nolasco]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ricky Nolasco |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ricky-nolasco-445060 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Laura Hodges]], Australian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Laura Hodges |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/gamelog/_/id/2969494/laura-hodges |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Santi Cazorla]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/players/72644--santi-cazorla/ |title=Santi Cazorla |publisher=UEFA |location=Nyon, Switzerland |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*  1984 &ndash; [[Hanna-Maria Seppälä]], Finnish [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]] swimmer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/hanna-maria-seppala |title=Hanna Maria Seppala |publisher=International Olympic Committee |location=Lausanne |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[James Holmes (mass murderer)|James Holmes]], American mass murderer<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile: Aurora cinema shooting killer James Holmes |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-18937513 |website=BBC |date=21 July 2012 |access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Rickie Fowler]], American golfer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.32102.rickie-fowler.html |title=Rickie Fowler |publisher=PGA Tour, Inc. |location=Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Hellen Obiri]], Kenyan runner<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/hellen-obiri-14424921 |title=Hellen Obiri |publisher=World Athletics |location=Monaco |date=2019 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*  1989 &ndash; [[Katherine Schwarzenegger]], American author<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Tionah |title=Chris Pratt Celebrates Katherine Schwarzenegger's Birthday With Sweet Post |url=https://www.etonline.com/chris-pratt-celebrates-katherine-schwarzeneggers-birthday-with-sweet-post-176520 |publisher=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=7 December 2022 |date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
*  1989 &ndash; [[Taylor Swift]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/meaning-cover-taylor-swifts-album-1989/story?id=25028609 |last=Rothman |first=Michael |title=Taylor Swift Explains Meaning Behind Cover of New Album '1989' |publisher=ABC News Network |location=Manhattan |date=18 August 2014 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Fletcher Cox]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Fletcher Cox |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14941/fletcher-cox |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1990 &ndash; [[Joseph Garrett]], English YouTuber, actor, and author<ref>{{cite web |last=Duerden |first=Nick |date=21 November 2015 |title=Stampy Cat: Minecraft vlogger Joseph Garrett is the name on every child's Christmas list |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/stampy-cat-minecraft-vlogger-joseph-garrett-is-the-name-on-every-child-s-christmas-list-a6741096.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220617/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/stampy-cat-minecraft-vlogger-joseph-garrett-is-the-name-on-every-child-s-christmas-list-a6741096.html |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=[[The Independent]] }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Mohan-Hickson |first=Matt |date=13 June 2020 |title=Who is Stampy Cat? Name, age and Minecraft videos created by YouTube star |work=[[The News (Portsmouth)|The News]] |publisher=[[JPIMedia]] |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/who-stampy-cat-name-age-and-minecraft-videos-created-youtube-star-2883667 |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820191339/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/who-stampy-cat-name-age-and-minecraft-videos-created-youtube-star-2883667 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1990 &ndash; [[Arantxa Rus]], Dutch tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arantxa Rus {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/313349/arantxa-rus |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Dave Leduc]], Canadian martial artist<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Leduc - La Fosse Aux Tigres|url=http://lafosseauxtigres.com/dave-leduc.php|website=[[La Fosse aux Tigres]]|accessdate=18 June 2022}}</ref>
*  1991 &ndash; [[Vladimir Tarasenko]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Vladimir Tarasenko |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/player/vladimir-tarasenko-8475765 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Danielle Collins]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316925/danielle-collins|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Danielle Collins|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
*  1993 &ndash; [[Jamal Fogarty]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jamal-fogarty/summary.html |title=Jamal Fogarty - Career Stats & Summary |publisher=Rugby League Project |access-date=2017-06-26}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Emma Corrin]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barr |first1=Sabrina |title=The Crown star Emma Corrin shares video of Olivia Colman leading cast in happy birthday song |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/13/the-crown-star-emma-corrin-shares-video-of-olivia-colman-leading-cast-in-happy-birthday-song-13745885/ |publisher=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |access-date=7 December 2022 |date=13 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Gleyber Torres]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web | url=http://baseball-reference.com/players/t/torregl01.shtml | title=Gleyber Torres Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More }}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Marina Bassols Ribera]], Spanish tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marina Bassols Ribera {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/324128/marina-bassols-ribera |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Simona Waltert]], Swiss tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simona Waltert {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325771/simona-waltert |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Simona Waltert - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/simona-waltert_prs539095/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Jayden Goodwin]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1202237.html |title=Jayden Goodwin |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Brock Bowers]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brock Bowers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoweBr01.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=December 12, 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[558]] &ndash; [[Childebert I]], Frankish king (b. 496)
* [[769]] &ndash; [[Du Hongjian]], Chinese politician (b. 709)
* [[838]] &ndash; [[Pepin I of Aquitaine]] (b. 797)
* [[859]] &ndash; [[Angilbert II]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan|Milan]]
*[[1124]] &ndash; [[Pope Callixtus II]] (b. 1065)
*[[1126]] &ndash; [[Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria]] (b. 1075)
*[[1204]] &ndash; [[Maimonides]], Spanish rabbi and philosopher (b. 1135)
*[[1250]] &ndash; [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1194)<ref>{{cite web |title=Frederick II {{!}} Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-II-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=29 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1272]] &ndash; [[Bertold of Regensburg]], German preacher
*[[1404]] &ndash; [[Albert I, Duke of Bavaria]] (b. 1336)
*[[1466]] &ndash; [[Donatello]], Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1386)
*[[1516]] &ndash; [[Johannes Trithemius]], German cryptographer and historian (b. 1462)
*[[1521]] &ndash; [[Manuel I of Portugal]] (b. 1469)
*[[1557]] &ndash; [[Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia]], Italian mathematician and engineer (b. 1499)
*[[1565]] &ndash; [[Conrad Gessner]], Swiss botanist and physician (b. 1516)
===1601–1900===
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Katarina Stenbock]], queen of [[Gustav I of Sweden]] (b. 1535)
*[[1671]] &ndash; [[Antonio Grassi]], Italian [[Roman Catholic]] priest(b. 1592)
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Charles de La Fosse]], French painter (b. 1640)
*[[1721]] &ndash; [[Alexander Selkirk]], Scottish sailor (b. 1676)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander Selkirk: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/s/alexanderselkirk.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=3 March 2025}}</ref>
*[[1729]] &ndash; [[Anthony Collins (philosopher)|Anthony Collins]], English philosopher and author (b. 1676)
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[Mahmud I]], Ottoman sultan (b. 1696)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[Noël Doiron]], Canadian [[Acadia]] leader (b. 1684)
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[Christian Fürchtegott Gellert]], German poet and hymn-writer  (b. 1715)
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin]], Swedish astronomer and demographer (b. 1717)
*[[1784]] &ndash; [[Samuel Johnson]], English poet and lexicographer (b. 1709)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne]], Belgian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1735)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg]], German botanist and entomologist (b. 1766)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb]], American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1823)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Christian Friedrich Hebbel]], German poet and playwright (b. 1813)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius]], German botanist and explorer (b. 1794)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[August Šenoa]], Croatian author and poet (b. 1838)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Victor de Laprade]], French poet and critic (b. 1812)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Georg August Rudolph]], German lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Mayor of Marburg]] (b. 1816)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Ányos Jedlik]], Hungarian physicist and engineer (b. 1800)

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Augustus Le Plongeon]], French photographer and historian (b. 1825)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Reggie Duff]], Australian cricketer (b. 1878)<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4985.html Reggie Duff]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2018-05-05.</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Woldemar Voigt]], German physicist and academic (b. 1850)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Arthur Wesley Dow]], American painter and photographer (b. 1857)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Hannes Hafstein]], Icelandic poet and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (b. 1861)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Samuel Gompers]], English-born American labor leader, founded the [[American Federation of Labor]] (b. 1850)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Mehmet Nadir]], Turkish mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Rosina Heikel]], Finnish [[physician]] (b. 1842)<ref>{{cite book|first=Arvid|last=Bernce|title=Efter 1809 en Krönika i ord och bild om Finlandssvenskarna|location=Helsingfors|publisher=Bernces förlag|year=1981|page=2003|isbn=978-9-15000-408-3|language=SV}}</ref>
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Fritz Pregl]], Slovenian-Austrian chemist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1869)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Gustave Le Bon]], French psychologist, sociologist, and anthropologist (b. 1840)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Georgios Jakobides]], Greek painter and sculptor (b. 1853)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Victor Grignard]], French chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1871)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Wlodimir Ledóchowski]], Austrian-Polish religious leader, 26th [[Superior-General of the Society of Jesus]] (b. 1866)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Robert Robinson Taylor]], American architect (b. 1868)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Wassily Kandinsky]], Russian-French painter and theorist (b. 1866)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Irma Grese]], German [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]] guard (b. 1923)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Josef Kramer]], German [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]] commandant (b. 1906)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Volkenrath]], Polish-German [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]] supervisor (b. 1919)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Henry James (biographer)|Henry James]], American lawyer and author (b. 1879)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Nicholas Roerich]], Russian archaeologist, painter, and philosopher (b. 1874)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Abraham Wald]], Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1902)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[John Raymond Hubbell]], American director and composer (b. 1879)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Egas Moniz]], Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1874)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Dora Marsden]], English author and activist (b. 1882)<ref>{{cite book|first=Les|last=Garner|title=A Brave and Beautiful Spirit: Dora Marsden, 1882-1960|location=Aldershot|publisher=Avebury|year=1990|isbn=978-0-56600-914-3|oclc=924736140|page=2}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Grandma Moses]], American painter (b. 1860)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Harry Barris]], American singer-songwriter and pianist  (b. 1905)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Raymond A. Spruance]], American admiral and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to the Philippines]] (b. 1886)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Henry Green]], English author (b. 1905)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu]], Egyptian-Turkish journalist, author, and politician (b. 1889)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Cyril Delevanti]], English-American actor (b. 1889)
*1975 &ndash; [[Addie Viola Smith]], American lawyer and trade commissioner (b. 1893)<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Addie Viola Smith (1893–1975) |encyclopedia=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]] |publisher=National Centre of Biography, [[Australian National University]] |location=Canberra |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/smith-addie-viola-11717 |url-status=live |access-date=April 14, 2024 |last=Barker |first=Heather |date=2006 |orig-date=2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222081431/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/smith-addie-viola-11717 |archive-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Oguz Atay]], Turkish engineer and author (b. 1934)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Jon Hall (actor)|Jon Hall]], American actor and director (b. 1915)
*  1979   &ndash; [[Behçet Necatigil]], Turkish author, poet and translator (b. 1916)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Alexander Schmemann]], Estonian-American priest and theologian (b. 1921)
*  1983   &ndash; [[Nichita Stănescu]], Romanian poet and critic (b. 1933)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Heather Angel (actress)|Heather Angel]], British-American actress (b. 1909)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Ella Baker]], American activist (b. 1903)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Smita Patil]], Indian actress and journalist (b. 1955)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[K. C. Irving]], Canadian businessman (b. 1899)
*  1992   &ndash; [[Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1899)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Vanessa Duriès]], French author (b. 1972)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Ann Nolan Clark]], American author and educator (b. 1896)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Edward Blishen]], English author and educator (b. 1920)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Don E. Fehrenbacher]], American historian, author, and academic (b. 1920)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Lew Grade]], Ukrainian-born British impresario and media proprietor (b. 1906)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Richard Thomas (Royal Navy officer)|Richard Thomas]], Royal Naval Officer (b. 1922)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Wade Watts]], civil rights activist (b. 1919)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Zal Yanovsky]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who founded [[The Lovin' Spoonful]] (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/spoonfuls-zal-yanovsky-dies-235380/ |last=Schinder |first=Scott |title=Spoonful's Zal Yanovsky Dies |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Penske Business Media |location=Los Angeles |date=16 December 2002 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[David Wheeler (British computer scientist)|David Wheeler]], English computer scientist and academic (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://history.computer.org/pioneers/wheeler.html |last=Lee |first=J. A. N. |title=David J. Wheeler |series=Computer Pioneers |publisher=Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) |location=New York City |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Alan Shields]], American painter and ferryboat captain (b. 1944) <ref>{{cite book |last1= Brienza|first1= Jill|last2= Halbreich|first2= Kathy|last3= Ratcliff|first3= Carter|last4= Shields|first4= Jason|last5= Weselk|first5= Victoria|last6= Zuckerman|first6= Heidi|author-link= |date= 2016 |title= Alan Shields Protracted Simplicity|url= |location= Aspen, CO|publisher= Aspen Art Press|page= |isbn=978-0-934324-74-8}} </ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Lamar Hunt]], American businessman, co-founded the [[American Football League]] and [[World Championship Tennis]] (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2697040 |title=Lamar Hunt, Chiefs owner and sports legend, dies at 74 |work=ESPN NFL |publisher=ESPN Sports Media Inc. |location=New York City |date=14 December 2006 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Alan Thicke]], Canadian actor, songwriter, game and talk-show host (b. 1947)<ref>{{cite web| last= Skinner| first= Curtis| title=Actor Alan Thicke, dad on ''Growing Pains'', dead at 69|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-alanthicke-idUSKBN14306R |work=[[Reuters]]|location=San Francisco|access-date=24 September 2021|date=13 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204000534/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-alanthicke-idUSKBN14306R|archive-date=4 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Noah Klieger]], [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] survivor who became an award-winning Israeli [[journalist]] (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5425424,00.html |last=Boker |first=Ran |title=Holocaust survivor and writer Noah Klieger dies at 93 |work=Ynet News |publisher=Yedioth Internet |location=Tel Aviv |date=13 December 2018 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Stephen "tWitch" Boss]], American dancer and media personality (b. 1982)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, Former Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ and SYTYCD All-Star, Dead at 40 |url=https://people.com/tv/stephen-twitch-boss-dead-at-40/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Lorraine O'Grady]], American artist (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenberger |first=Alex |date=December 13, 2024 |title=Lorraine O'Grady, Conceptual Artist Who Advocated for Black Women's Perspectives, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lorraine-ogrady-artist-dead-1234727149/ |access-date=December 15, 2024 |website=[[ARTnews]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
[[File:Niccolò di Segna - Saint Lucy - Walters 37756.jpg|thumb|175px|13 December is the feast day of [[Saint Lucy|St Lucy]]]]
{{further|December 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)}}

* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Antiochus of Sulcis|St Antiochus of Sulcis]]
** [[Judoc|St Judoc ''aka'' St Joyce]]
** [[Saint Lucy|St Lucy]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/CalendariumRomanum1969/page/n137/mode/2up |title=Calendarium Romanum |publisher=Libreria Editrice Vaticana |location=Vatican City |year=1969 |page=139 |isbn=978-15-68549-91-0}}</ref>
** [[Odile of Alsace|St Odile of Alsace]]
* [[Acadian Remembrance Day]] ([[Acadians]])
* [[National Day (Saint Lucia)]]
* [[Public holidays in Poland|Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day]] ([[Poland]])
* [[Nanking Massacre Memorial Day]] ([[China]])
* [[Public holidays in Indonesia|Nusantara Day]] ([[Indonesia]])
* [[Republic Day (Malta)|Republic Day]] ([[Malta]])
* [[Armed Forces Day#Brazil|Sailor's Day]] ([[Brazil]])
* [[Saint Lucia Day]] (mainly in [[Scandinavia]])<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/story/st-lucias-day |title=St Lucia's Day |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/13 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=13}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/13 Historical Events on December 13]

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[[Category:Days of December]]