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*[[1724]] – [[Tumult of Thorn (Toruń)|Tumult of Thorn]]: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine [[Protestantism|Protestant]] citizens and the mayor of [[Toruń|Thorn (Toruń)]] by Polish authorities.

*[[1732]] – The [[Royal Opera House]] opens at [[Covent Garden]], London, England.

*[[1776]] – [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], arranges to enter the American military as a major general.

*[[1776]] – [[Marquis de Lafayette|Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], arranges to enter the American military as a major general.

*[[1787]] – [[Delaware]] becomes the first state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].

*[[1837]] – The [[Battle of Montgomery's Tavern]], the only battle of the [[Upper Canada Rebellion]], takes place in [[Toronto]], where the rebels are quickly defeated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=14414&pid=0 |title=Montgomery's Tavern National Historic Site of Canada |website=Canada's Historic Places |publisher=[[Parks Canada]] |access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>

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*[[1944]] – [[1944 Tōnankai earthquake|An earthquake along the coast of Wakayama Prefecture]] in Japan causes a tsunami which kills 1,223 people.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Brett L. |title=A Concise History of Japan |year=2015 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-00418-4 |page=292 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NGt2BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA292 |language=en}}</ref>

*[[1946]] – [[Winecoff Hotel fire|A fire at the Winecoff Hotel]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.

*[[1949]] – [[Chinese Civil War]]: The [[Government of the Republic of China]] [[Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan|moves]] from [[Nanjing]] to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]].

*[[1949]] – [[Chinese Civil War]]: The [[Government of the Republic of China]] [[Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan|moves]] from [[Nanjing]] to [[Taipei]], Taiwan.

*[[1962]] – Prince [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III]] of [[Monaco]] revises the [[principality]]'s [[Constitution of Monaco|constitution]], devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils.

*[[1963]] – [[Instant replay]] makes its debut during the [[Army–Navy Game|Army-Navy football game]] in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States.

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*[[1995]] – The [[Galileo (spacecraft)|''Galileo'' spacecraft]] arrives at [[Jupiter]], a little more than six years after it was launched by [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] during [[STS-34|Mission STS-34]].

* 1995 – [[Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949]] crashes into the [[Bo-Dzhausa Mountain]], killing 98.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154B RA-85164 Grossevichi|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-0|access-date=2019-09-26|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>

* 1995 – An Air Saint Martin (now [[Air Caraïbes]]) [[Beechcraft 1900]] [[1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash|crashes]] near the Haitian commune of [[Belle-Anse|Belle Anse]], killing 20.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900D F-OHRK Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-05|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113044725/http://aviation-safety.net~~:80~~/database/record.php?id=19951207-1 |archive-date=2005-11-13 }}</ref>

* 1995 – An Air Saint Martin (now [[Air Caraïbes]]) [[Beechcraft 1900]] [[1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash|crashes]] near the Haitian commune of [[Belle-Anse|Belle Anse]], killing 20.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900D F-OHRK Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-05|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113044725/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-1|archive-date=2005-11-13}}</ref>

*[[2003]] – The [[Conservative Party of Canada]] is officially registered, following the merger of the [[Canadian Alliance]] and the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]].

*[[2005]] – [[Rigoberto Alpizar]], a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. [[Federal Air Marshal Service|federal air marshals]] at [[Miami International Airport]].

*[[2014]] – The annual [[furry convention]] [[Midwest FurFest]] is targeted in an [[2014 Midwest FurFest gas attack|unsolved chlorine gas attack]].<ref name="Chachkevitch">{{Cite news |last1=Chachkevitch |first1=Alexandra |last2=Ziezulewicz |first2=Geoff |date=2014-12-07 |title='Furry' convention disrupted as 'intentional' gas incident sends 19 to hospitals |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-19-hospitalized-thousands-evacuated-in-gas-leak-at-rosemont-hotel-20141207-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101071229/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-19-hospitalized-thousands-evacuated-in-gas-leak-at-rosemont-hotel-20141207-story.html |archive-date=2015-01-01 |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

*[[2015]] – The [[JAXA]] probe ''[[Akatsuki (spacecraft)|Akatsuki]]'' successfully enters orbit around [[Venus]] five years after the first attempt.

*[[2016]] – [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661]], a domestic passenger flight from [[Chitral]] to [[Islamabad]], operated by an [[ATR 42|ATR-42-500]] crashes near [[Havelian]], killing all 47 on board.

*[[2017]] – [[Aztec High School shooting]]: ~~Former student~~ William Atchison ~~opens fire on~~ former high school~~, killing 2~~.

*[[2017]] – [[Aztec High School shooting]]: William Atchison kills two students at his former high school.

*[[2024]] – [[Battle of Damascus (2024)]]: Syrian opposition forces enter the [[Rif Dimashq Governorate]], reaching within 20 km of the capital [[Damascus]].<ref>{{cite news |title=10 km from the capital Damascus.. The regime is withdrawing rapidly in southern Syria and the factions are advancing |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%83%d8%b3%d8%b1-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%88%d8%b7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88/739707/ |access-date=7 December 2024 |publisher=SOHR |date=7 December 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref>

*[[2025]] – British racing driver [[Lando Norris]] wins the [[Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] in [[2025 Formula One World Championship|2025]] with McLaren.<ref>CNN, Racing Formula One Lando Norris wins title. Retrieved 2025-12-07. https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/sport/racing-formula-one-lando-norris-wins-title</ref>

* 2025 – An [[2025 Beninese coup attempt|attempted coup]] takes place in [[Benin]], but is thwarted, and order restored.<ref>{{cite web |last=Melly |first=Paul |title=A coup too far: Why Benin's rebel soldiers failed where others in the region succeeded |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vj7xjxwypo.amp |newspaper=BBC News |date=2025-12-09 |access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref>

==Births==

===Pre-1600===

* [[521]] – [[Columba]], Irish missionary, monk, and saint (died 597)

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*[[1921]] – [[Pramukh Swami Maharaj]], Indian guru and scholar (died 2016)

*[[1923]] – [[Intizar Hussain]], Indian-Pakistani author and scholar (died 2016)

* 1923 – [[Ted Knight]], American actor and comedian (died 1986)

*[[1924]] – [[Bent Fabric]], Danish pianist and composer (died 2020)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Wiedemann |first1=Erik |title=Fabricius-Bjerre, Bent |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J144200}}</ref>

* 1924 – [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]], Zimbabwean race car driver (died 2005)

* 1924 – [[Mary Ellen Rudin]], American mathematician (died 2013)<ref>{{cite book | first1=Rosemary | last1=McCroskey Karr | first2=Jaleh | last2=Rezaie | first3=Joel E. |last3=Wilson | chapter=Mary Ellen Rudin | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=190}}</ref>

* 1924 – [[Mário Soares]], Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th [[President of Portugal]] (died 2017)

*[[1925]] – [[Hermano da Silva Ramos]], French-Brazilian race car driver

*[[1925]] – [[Hermano da Silva Ramos]], French-Brazilian race car driver (died 2026)

* 1925 – [[Max Zaslofsky]], American basketball player and coach (died 1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Zaslofsky |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78638/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

*[[1926]] – [[William John McNaughton]], American bishop (died 2020)

*[[1927]] – [[Jack S. Blanton]], American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013)

* 1927 – [[Helen Watts]], Welsh opera singer (died 2009)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Blyth |first1=Alan |title=Watts, Helen |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.29954}}</ref>

*[[1928]] ~~– [[Noam Chomsky]], American linguist and philosopher<ref name="AP" />~~

*[[1928]] – [[Mickey Thompson]], American race car driver (died 1988)

* 1928 – [[Mickey Thompson]], American race car driver (died 1988)

*[[1930]] – [[Christopher Nicole]], Guyanese-English author (died 2017)

* 1930 – [[Hal Smith (infielder)|Hal Smith]], American baseball player (died 2020)

*[[1931]] – [[Allan B. Calhamer]], American game designer, created ''[[Diplomacy (game)|Diplomacy]]'' (died 2013)

* 1931 – [[Bobby Osborne]], American bluegrass singer and musician (died 2023)<ref name="AP" />

*[[1932]] – [[Oktay Ekşi]], Turkish journalist and politician

*[[1932]] – [[Ellen Burstyn]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 7, 2022 includes celebrities Ellen Burstyn, Sara Bareilles |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-7-2022-includes-celebrities-ellen-burstyn-sara-bareilles.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>

* 1932 – [[Oktay Ekşi]], Turkish journalist and politician

* 1932 – [[Rosemary Rogers]], American journalist and author (died 2019)

* 1932 – [[J. B. Sumarlin]], Indonesian economist and politician, 17th [[List of Ministers of Finance of Indonesia|Indonesian Minister of Finance]] (died 2020)

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*[[1933]] – [[Krsto Papić]], Croatian director and screenwriter (died 2013)

*[[1935]] – [[Armando Manzanero]], Mexican musician, singer and composer (died 2020)

*[[1936]] – [[Martha Layne Collins]], American politician, 56th [[Governor of Kentucky]] (died 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/01/martha-layne-collins-kentuckys-only-woman-governor-dies-at-88/ |title=Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky's only woman governor, dies at 88 |publisher=Kentucky Lantern |access-date=November 1, 2025|author=Brammer, Jack |date=November 1, 2025 }}</ref>

*[[1937]] – [[Stan Boardman]], English comedian

* 1937 – [[Thad Cochran]], American lawyer and politician (died 2019)

* 1937 – [[Kenneth Colley]], English actor (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salazar |first=Miguel |date=2025-07-20 |title=Kenneth Colley, 87, ~~‘Star Wars’~~ Actor With a Commanding Presence, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/movies/kenneth-colley-dead.html |access-date=2025-07-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

* 1937 – [[Kenneth Colley]], English actor (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salazar |first=Miguel |date=2025-07-20 |title=Kenneth Colley, 87, 'Star Wars' Actor With a Commanding Presence, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/movies/kenneth-colley-dead.html |access-date=2025-07-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

*[[1940]] – [[Gerry Cheevers]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach

*[[1941]] – [[Melba Pattillo Beals]], American journalist and activist

*[[1942]] – [[Harry Chapin]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1981)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 7: Ellen Burstyn, Nicholas Hoult |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/07/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-7-Ellen-Burstyn-Nicholas-Hoult/2681670378467/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>

*[[1942]]– [[Alex Johnson]], American baseball player (died 2015)

* 1942 – [[Alex Johnson]], American baseball player (died 2015)

* 1942 – [[Reginald F. Lewis]], American businessman (died 1993)<ref>{{cite web |title=RFL Museum celebrates Lewis' 75th Birthday |url=http://reginaldflewis.com/blog/museum-celebrates-rfl-75th-birthday/ |website=reginaldflewis.com |access-date=29 December 2020 |date=7 December 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215074944/http://reginaldflewis.com/blog/museum-celebrates-rfl-75th-birthday/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* 1942 – [[Peter Tomarken]], American game show host and producer (died 2006)

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*[[1944]] – [[Daniel Chorzempa]], American organist and composer (died 2023)

* 1944 – [[Miroslav Macek]], Czech dentist and politician (died 2024)

*[[1947]] ~~– [[Johnny Bench]], American baseball player and sportscaster<ref name="AP" />~~

*[[1947]] – [[Anne Fine]], English author

* 1947 – [[Anne Fine]], English author

* 1947 – [[James Keach]], American actor, producer, and director

* 1947 – [[Garry Unger]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

*[[1948]] ~~– [[Gary Morris]], American country singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP" />~~

*[[1948]] – [[Tony Thomas (producer)|Tony Thomas]], American screenwriter and producer

* 1948 – [[Tony Thomas (producer)|Tony Thomas]], American screenwriter and producer

*[[1949]] – [[James Rivière]], Italian sculptor and jeweler

* 1949 – [[Tom Waits]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor<ref name="AP" />

*[[1950]] – [[Ron Hynes]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)

*[[1952]] – [[Susan Collins (politician)|Susan Collins]], American politician

* 1952 – [[Eckhard Märzke]], German footballer and manager

* 1952 – [[Davinder Singh (field hockey)|Davinder Singh]], Indian field hockey player (died 2026)<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey Olympian Davinder Singh Garcha passes away |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/hockey-olympian-davinder-singh-garcha-passes-away |access-date=10 January 2026 |publisher=The Tribune |date=10 January 2026}}</ref>

*[[1954]] – [[Mary Fallin]], American businesswoman and politician, 27th [[Governor of Oklahoma]]

*[[1954]] – [[Mark Hofmann]], a.k.a. the Mormon Murderer; American [[Counterfeiting|counterfeiter]], [[Forgery|forger]] of fake [[Latter Day Saint movement|Mormon historical documents]], and convicted [[~~Murder|murderer~~]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hofmann, Mark |url=https://archives.lib.byu.edu/agents/people/8040 |publisher=[[Brigham Young University]], [[L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library|BYU Library Special Collections]] |work=Archives |access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref>

*[[1954]] – [[Mark Hofmann]], a.k.a. the Mormon Murderer; American [[Counterfeiting|counterfeiter]], [[Forgery|forger]] of fake [[Latter Day Saint movement|Mormon historical documents]], and convicted [[murder]]er<ref>{{cite web |title=Hofmann, Mark |url=https://archives.lib.byu.edu/agents/people/8040 |publisher=[[Brigham Young University]], [[L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library|BYU Library Special Collections]] |work=Archives |access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref>

*[[1955]] – [[John Watkins (Australian politician)|John Watkins]], Australian educator and politician, 14th [[Deputy Premier of New South Wales]]

*[[1956]] ~~– [[Larry Bird]], American basketball player and coach<ref name="AP" />~~

*[[1956]] – [[Chuy Bravo]], Mexican-American comedian and actor (died 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|date=2019-12-15|title=Chuy Bravo, Sidekick on 'Chelsea Lately,' Dies at 63|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822185640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/ |archive-date=2021-08-22 }}</ref>

* 1956 – [[Chuy Bravo]], Mexican-American comedian and actor (died 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|date=2019-12-15|title=Chuy Bravo, Sidekick on 'Chelsea Lately,' Dies at 63|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822185640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/ |archive-date=2021-08-22 }}</ref>

* 1956 – [[Iveta Radičová]], Slovak politician<ref>{{cite news |title=Radičová dostala poverenie zostaviť vládu |trans-title=The members of the forming government accepted the coalition agreement |url=http://www.sme.sk/c/5436152/radicova-dostala-poverenie-zostavit-vladu.html |access-date=7 January 2026 |website=[[Sme]] |language=sk}}</ref>

* 1956 – [[Anna Soubry]], British politician

*[[1957]] – [[Geoff Lawson (cricketer)|Geoff Lawson]], Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

* 1957 – [[Tijjani Muhammad-Bande]], Nigerian career-diplomat, [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]] (2019)

* 1957 – [[Tom Winsor]], English lawyer and civil servant

*[[1958]] ~~– [[Tim Butler]], English bass player and songwriter<ref name="AP" />~~

*[[1958]] – [[Rick Rude]], American wrestler and sportscaster (died 1999)

* 1958 – [[Rick Rude]], American wrestler and sportscaster (died 1999)

*[[1959]] – [[Saleem Yousuf]], Pakistani cricketer

*[[1960]] – [[Craig Scanlon]], English guitarist and songwriter

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* 1963 – [[Katsuya Terada]], Japanese illustrator

* 1963 – [[Barbara Weathers]], American R&B/soul singer

*[[1964]] ~~– [[Hugo Blick]], English filmmaker~~

*[[1964]] – [[Peter Laviolette]], American ice hockey player and coach

* 1964 – [[Patrick Fabian]], American actor<ref name="AP" />

* 1964 – [[Peter Laviolette]], American ice hockey player and coach

*[[1965]] – [[Deborah Bassett]], Australian rower<ref>{{cite web |title=Bassett |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/689/bassett-debbie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903162316/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/689/bassett-debbie |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |website=worldrowing.com |access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref>

* 1965 – [[Colin Hendry]], Scottish footballer and manager

* 1965 – [[Jeffrey Wright]], American actor<ref name="AP" />

*[[1966]] – [[C. Thomas Howell]], American actor, director,

*[[1966]] – [[C. Thomas Howell]], American actor, director, ~~producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />~~

* 1966 – [[Shinichi Ito]], Japanese motorcycle racer

* 1966 – [[Kazue Itoh]], Japanese actress

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*[[1972]] – [[Hermann Maier]], Austrian skier

* 1972 – [[Tammy Lynn Sytch]], American wrestler and manager

*[[1973]] – [[İbrahim Kutluay]], Turkish basketball player

* 1973 – [[Hack Meyers]], American wrestler and trainer (died 2015)

* 1973 – [[Terrell Owens]], American football player<ref name="UPI" />

* 1973 – [[Fabien Pelous]], French rugby player and coach

* 1973 – [[Damien Rice]], Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer

*[[1974]] ~~– [[Nicole Appleton]], Canadian singer and actress<ref name="UPI" />~~

*[[1974]] – [[Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez]], Spanish shot putter and actor

* 1974 – [[Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez]], Spanish shot putter and actor

*[[1975]] – [[Jamie Clapham]], English footballer and coach

*1975 – [[Mia Love]], American politician (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |~~last~~=Gabriel |~~first~~=Trip |last2=Zhuang |first2=Yan |date=March 24, 2025 |title=Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/politics/mia-love-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

*1975 – [[Mia Love]], American politician (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gabriel |first1=Trip |last2=Zhuang |first2=Yan |date=March 24, 2025 |title=Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/politics/mia-love-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

*[[1976]] – [[Alan Faneca]], American football player

* 1976 – [[Ivan Franceschini]], Italian footballer

* 1976 – [[Georges Laraque]], Canadian ice hockey player and politician

* 1976 – [[Derek Ramsay]], Filipino-British actor, model and television personality

* 1976 – [[Sunny Sweeney]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />

* 1976 – [[Benoît Tréluyer]], French race car driver

* 1976 – [[Joris Vandenbroucke]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Joris Vandenbroucke |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07366 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=17 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref>

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* 1977 – [[Luke Donald]], English golfer

* 1977 – [[Dominic Howard]], English drummer and producer

*[[1978]] ~~– [[Shiri Appleby]], American actress, director, and producer<ref name="AP" />~~

*[[1978]] – [[Suzannah Lipscomb]], English historian, academic and television presenter

* 1978 – [[Suzannah Lipscomb]], English historian, academic and television presenter

*[[1979]] – [[Lampros Choutos]], Greek-Italian footballer

*[[1979]] ~~– [[Sara Bareilles]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress<ref name="AP" />~~

* 1979 – [[Jennifer Carpenter]], American actress<ref name="AP" />

* 1979 – [[Lampros Choutos]], Greek-Italian footballer

* 1979 – [[Ayako Fujitani]], Japanese actress and screenwriter

*[[1980]] – [[Dan Bilzerian]], American poker player and [[internet celebrity]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dan Bilzerian Joins Team GGPoker & Celebrates With $100,000 Birthday Freeroll |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005724/en/Dan-Bilzerian-Joins-Team-GGPoker-Celebrates-With-100000-Birthday-Freeroll |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=1 December 2022 |date=3 December 2020}}</ref>

* 1980 – [[John Terry]], English footballer

*[[1982]] – [[Lou Amundson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lou Amundson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200811/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

* 1982 – [[Jack Huston]], English actor<ref name="AP" />

*[[1983]] – [[Mike Mucitelli]], American mixed martial artist

* 1983 – [[Al Thornton]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Thornton |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201154/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

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*[[1987]] – [[Aaron Carter]], American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaron Carter Dead at 34 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/05/aaron-carter-dead-dies/ |access-date=November 5, 2022 |date=November 5, 2022 |website=TMZ |language=en}}</ref>

*[[1988]] – [[Nathan Adrian]], American swimmer

* 1988 – [[Emily Browning]], Australian actress and singer<ref name="UPI" />

* 1988 – [[Angelina Gabueva]], Russian tennis player

* 1988 – [[Andrew Goudelock]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Goudelock |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202726/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

*[[1989]] – [[Kyle Hendricks]], American baseball player

* 1989 – [[Nicholas Hoult]], English actor<ref name="AP" />

* 1989 – [[Philip Larsen]], Danish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Philip Larsen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/philip-larsen-8474707 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

* 1989 – [[Alessandro Marchi]], Italian footballer

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*[[1998]] – [[John Addison]], English-American composer and conductor (born 1920)

* 1998 – [[Martin Rodbell]], American biochemist and endocrinologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1925)

* 1998 – [[George Wilson (artist)|George Wilson]], American comics artist (born 1921)<ref>{{cite book|last= Taylor|first= Anthony|chapter= |title= The Art of George Wilson|publisher= [[Hermes Press]]|date= 2025|location= Neshannock, Pennsylvania|page= 37|isbn= 978-1613452882}}</ref>

*[[2003]] – [[Carl F. H. Henry]] American journalist and theologian (born 1913)

* 2003 – [[Azie Taylor Morton]], American educator and politician, 36th [[Treasurer of the United States]] (born 1933)

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* 2016 – [[Greg Lake]], English musician (born 1947)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweeting |first=Adam |date=8 December 2016 |title=Greg Lake Obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/08/greg-lake-obituary |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

*[[2017]] – [[Steve Reevis]], Native American actor (born 1962)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-reevis-dead-fargo-dancing-wolves-actor-was-55-1065957 |title=Steve Reevis, 'Fargo,' 'Dancing With Wolves' Actor, Dies at 55 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |via=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 8, 2017 |issn=0018-3660 |access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>

*[[2019]] – [[Ron Saunders]], English football player and manager (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Glanville|first=Brian|date=8 December 2019|title=Ron Saunders obituary|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/08/ron-saunders-obituary|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>

*[[2019]] – [[Remilia]], American professional gamer (born 1995) <ref name="ESPN122819">{{cite news |last=Wolf|first=Jacob|date=December 28, 2019|title=Remilia, first woman to compete in LCS, dies at 24|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/28383021/remilia-first-woman-compete-lcs-dies-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229020208/https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/28383021/remilia-first-woman-compete-lcs-dies-24|archive-date=December 29, 2019|access-date=October 11, 2025|work=[[ESPN]]|language=en}}</ref>

*2019 – [[Ron Saunders]], English football player and manager (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Glanville|first=Brian|date=8 December 2019|title=Ron Saunders obituary|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/08/ron-saunders-obituary|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>

*[[2020]] – [[Dick Allen]], American baseball player and tenor (born 1942)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dick-allen-dies-at-78 |title=Dick Allen, feared slugger in '60s-70s, dies |work=MLB.com |last=Zolecki |first=Todd |date=December 7, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207210730/https://www.mlb.com/news/dick-allen-dies-at-78 |archive-date=2020-12-07 }}</ref>

* 2020 – [[Chuck Yeager]], American aviator (born 1923)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content|title=Chuck Yeager, first person to break sound barrier, dead at 97|url=https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/chuck-yeager-first-person-break-sound-barrier-dead-97/WKYI7PFDBRG7RJDM4PR7L6Q4II/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=WHBQ|date=8 December 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>

*[[2023]] – [[Benjamin Zephaniah]], British writer and [[Dub poetry|dub poet]] (born1958)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67646607 |website=BBC |date=7 December 2023}}</ref>

* 2023 – [[Refaat Alareer]], Palestinian professor and writer (born1979)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Najjar |first=Joseph Stepansky,Farah |title=Israel-Hamas war updates: Gaza faces heavy Israeli bombardment |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/7/israel-hamas-war-live-palestinians-face-another-night-under-israeli-bombs |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

* 2023 – [[Emiko Miyamoto]], Japanese volleyball player (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |title=「東洋の魔女」バレーボール女子寺山恵美子さん死去 86歳 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231210/k10014283681000.html |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=[[NHK]] News Web |language=ja}}</ref>

* 2023 – [[Emiko Miyamoto]], Japanese volleyball player (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |title=「東洋の魔女」バレーボール女子寺山恵美子さん死去 86歳 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231210/k10014283681000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210021907/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231210/k10014283681000.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=[[NHK]] News Web |language=ja}}</ref>

* 2024 – [[Doudou Adoula]], Congolese atalaku and composer (born 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actualité {{!}} L'animateur Doudou Adoula de Zaïko Langa Langa a rendu l'âme à Bruxelles {{!}} mediacongo.net |url=https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-145136_l_animateur_doudou_adoula_de_zaiko_langa_langa_a_rendu_l_ame_a_bruxelles.html |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=www.mediacongo.net}}</ref>

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 *[[1724]] &ndash; [[Tumult of Thorn (Toruń)|Tumult of Thorn]]: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine [[Protestantism|Protestant]] citizens and the mayor of [[Toruń|Thorn (Toruń)]] by Polish authorities.
 *[[1732]] &ndash; The [[Royal Opera House]] opens at [[Covent Garden]], London, England.
-*[[1776]] &ndash; [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
+*[[1776]] &ndash; [[Marquis de Lafayette|Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
 *[[1787]] &ndash; [[Delaware]] becomes the first state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].
 *[[1837]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Montgomery's Tavern]], the only battle of the [[Upper Canada Rebellion]], takes place in [[Toronto]], where the rebels are quickly defeated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=14414&pid=0 |title=Montgomery's Tavern National Historic Site of Canada |website=Canada's Historic Places |publisher=[[Parks Canada]] |access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>
@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
 *[[1944]] &ndash; [[1944 Tōnankai earthquake|An earthquake along the coast of Wakayama Prefecture]] in Japan causes a tsunami which kills 1,223 people.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Brett L. |title=A Concise History of Japan |year=2015 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-00418-4 |page=292 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NGt2BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA292 |language=en}}</ref>
 *[[1946]] &ndash; [[Winecoff Hotel fire|A fire at the Winecoff Hotel]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.
-*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Chinese Civil War]]: The [[Government of the Republic of China]] [[Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan|moves]] from [[Nanjing]] to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]].
+*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Chinese Civil War]]: The [[Government of the Republic of China]] [[Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan|moves]] from [[Nanjing]] to [[Taipei]], Taiwan.
 *[[1962]] &ndash; Prince [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III]] of [[Monaco]] revises the [[principality]]'s [[Constitution of Monaco|constitution]], devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils.
 *[[1963]] &ndash; [[Instant replay]] makes its debut during the [[Army–Navy Game|Army-Navy football game]] in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States.
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 *[[1995]] &ndash; The [[Galileo (spacecraft)|''Galileo'' spacecraft]] arrives at [[Jupiter]], a little more than six years after it was launched by [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] during [[STS-34|Mission STS-34]].
 *  1995   &ndash; [[Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949]] crashes into the [[Bo-Dzhausa Mountain]], killing 98.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154B RA-85164 Grossevichi|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-0|access-date=2019-09-26|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
-*  1995   &ndash; An Air Saint Martin (now [[Air Caraïbes]]) [[Beechcraft 1900]] [[1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash|crashes]] near the Haitian commune of [[Belle-Anse|Belle Anse]], killing 20.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900D F-OHRK Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-05|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113044725/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19951207-1 |archive-date=2005-11-13 }}</ref>
+*  1995   &ndash; An Air Saint Martin (now [[Air Caraïbes]]) [[Beechcraft 1900]] [[1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash|crashes]] near the Haitian commune of [[Belle-Anse|Belle Anse]], killing 20.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900D F-OHRK Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-05|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113044725/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-1|archive-date=2005-11-13}}</ref>
 *[[2003]] &ndash; The [[Conservative Party of Canada]] is officially registered, following the merger of the [[Canadian Alliance]] and the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]].
 *[[2005]] &ndash; [[Rigoberto Alpizar]], a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. [[Federal Air Marshal Service|federal air marshals]] at [[Miami International Airport]].
+*[[2014]] &ndash; The annual [[furry convention]] [[Midwest FurFest]] is targeted in an [[2014 Midwest FurFest gas attack|unsolved chlorine gas attack]].<ref name="Chachkevitch">{{Cite news |last1=Chachkevitch |first1=Alexandra |last2=Ziezulewicz |first2=Geoff |date=2014-12-07 |title='Furry' convention disrupted as 'intentional' gas incident sends 19 to hospitals |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-19-hospitalized-thousands-evacuated-in-gas-leak-at-rosemont-hotel-20141207-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101071229/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-19-hospitalized-thousands-evacuated-in-gas-leak-at-rosemont-hotel-20141207-story.html |archive-date=2015-01-01 |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>
 *[[2015]] &ndash; The [[JAXA]] probe ''[[Akatsuki (spacecraft)|Akatsuki]]'' successfully enters orbit around [[Venus]] five years after the first attempt.
 *[[2016]] &ndash; [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661]], a domestic passenger flight from [[Chitral]] to [[Islamabad]], operated by an [[ATR 42|ATR-42-500]] crashes near [[Havelian]], killing all 47 on board.
-*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Aztec High School shooting]]: Former student William Atchison opens fire on former high school, killing 2.
+*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Aztec High School shooting]]: William Atchison kills two students at his former high school.
 *[[2024]] &ndash;  [[Battle of Damascus (2024)]]: Syrian opposition forces enter the [[Rif Dimashq Governorate]], reaching within 20&nbsp;km of the capital [[Damascus]].<ref>{{cite news |title=10 km from the capital Damascus.. The regime is withdrawing rapidly in southern Syria and the factions are advancing |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%83%d8%b3%d8%b1-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%88%d8%b7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88/739707/ |access-date=7 December 2024 |publisher=SOHR |date=7 December 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref>
+*[[2025]] &ndash; British racing driver [[Lando Norris]] wins the [[Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] in [[2025 Formula One World Championship|2025]] with McLaren.<ref>CNN, Racing Formula One Lando Norris wins title. Retrieved 2025-12-07. https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/sport/racing-formula-one-lando-norris-wins-title</ref>
+*  2025   &ndash; An [[2025 Beninese coup attempt|attempted coup]] takes place in [[Benin]], but is thwarted, and order restored.<ref>{{cite web |last=Melly |first=Paul |title=A coup too far: Why Benin's rebel soldiers failed where others in the region succeeded |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vj7xjxwypo.amp |newspaper=BBC News |date=2025-12-09 |access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref>
 ==Births==
 ===Pre-1600===
 * [[521]] &ndash; [[Columba]], Irish missionary, monk, and saint (died 597)
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 *[[1921]] &ndash; [[Pramukh Swami Maharaj]], Indian guru and scholar (died 2016)
 *[[1923]] &ndash; [[Intizar Hussain]], Indian-Pakistani author and scholar (died 2016)
-*  1923   &ndash; [[Ted Knight]], American actor and comedian (died 1986)
 *[[1924]] &ndash; [[Bent Fabric]], Danish pianist and composer (died 2020)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Wiedemann |first1=Erik |title=Fabricius-Bjerre, Bent |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J144200}}</ref>
 *  1924   &ndash; [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]], Zimbabwean race car driver (died 2005)
 *  1924   &ndash; [[Mary Ellen Rudin]], American mathematician (died 2013)<ref>{{cite book | first1=Rosemary | last1=McCroskey Karr | first2=Jaleh | last2=Rezaie | first3=Joel E. |last3=Wilson | chapter=Mary Ellen Rudin | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=190}}</ref>
 *  1924   &ndash; [[Mário Soares]], Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th [[President of Portugal]] (died 2017)
-*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Hermano da Silva Ramos]], French-Brazilian race car driver
+*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Hermano da Silva Ramos]], French-Brazilian race car driver (died 2026)
 *  1925   &ndash; [[Max Zaslofsky]], American basketball player and coach (died 1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Zaslofsky |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78638/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
 *[[1926]] &ndash; [[William John McNaughton]], American bishop (died 2020)
 *[[1927]] &ndash; [[Jack S. Blanton]], American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013)
 *  1927   &ndash; [[Helen Watts]], Welsh opera singer (died 2009)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Blyth |first1=Alan |title=Watts, Helen |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.29954}}</ref>
-*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Noam Chomsky]], American linguist and philosopher<ref name="AP" />
+*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Mickey Thompson]], American race car driver (died 1988)
-*  1928   &ndash; [[Mickey Thompson]], American race car driver (died 1988)
 *[[1930]] &ndash; [[Christopher Nicole]], Guyanese-English author (died 2017)
 *  1930   &ndash; [[Hal Smith (infielder)|Hal Smith]], American baseball player (died 2020)
 *[[1931]] &ndash; [[Allan B. Calhamer]], American game designer, created ''[[Diplomacy (game)|Diplomacy]]'' (died 2013)
-*  1931   &ndash; [[Bobby Osborne]], American bluegrass singer and musician (died 2023)<ref name="AP" />
+*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Oktay Ekşi]], Turkish journalist and politician
-*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Ellen Burstyn]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 7, 2022 includes celebrities Ellen Burstyn, Sara Bareilles |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-7-2022-includes-celebrities-ellen-burstyn-sara-bareilles.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
-*  1932   &ndash; [[Oktay Ekşi]], Turkish journalist and politician
 *  1932   &ndash; [[Rosemary Rogers]], American journalist and author (died 2019)
 *  1932   &ndash; [[J. B. Sumarlin]], Indonesian economist and politician, 17th [[List of Ministers of Finance of Indonesia|Indonesian Minister of Finance]] (died 2020)
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 *[[1933]] &ndash; [[Krsto Papić]], Croatian director and screenwriter (died 2013)
 *[[1935]] &ndash; [[Armando Manzanero]], Mexican musician, singer and composer (died 2020)
+*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Martha Layne Collins]], American politician, 56th [[Governor of Kentucky]] (died 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/01/martha-layne-collins-kentuckys-only-woman-governor-dies-at-88/ |title=Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky's only woman governor, dies at 88  |publisher=Kentucky Lantern |access-date=November 1, 2025|author=Brammer, Jack |date=November 1, 2025 }}</ref>
 *[[1937]] &ndash; [[Stan Boardman]], English comedian
-*  1937 &ndash; [[Thad Cochran]], American lawyer and politician (died 2019)
+*  1937   &ndash; [[Thad Cochran]], American lawyer and politician (died 2019)
-*  1937 &ndash; [[Kenneth Colley]], English actor (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salazar |first=Miguel |date=2025-07-20 |title=Kenneth Colley, 87, ‘Star Wars’ Actor With a Commanding Presence, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/movies/kenneth-colley-dead.html |access-date=2025-07-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+*  1937   &ndash; [[Kenneth Colley]], English actor (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salazar |first=Miguel |date=2025-07-20 |title=Kenneth Colley, 87, 'Star Wars' Actor With a Commanding Presence, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/movies/kenneth-colley-dead.html |access-date=2025-07-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
 *[[1940]] &ndash; [[Gerry Cheevers]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 *[[1941]] &ndash; [[Melba Pattillo Beals]], American journalist and activist
-*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Harry Chapin]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1981)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 7: Ellen Burstyn, Nicholas Hoult |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/07/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-7-Ellen-Burstyn-Nicholas-Hoult/2681670378467/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
+*[[1942]]&ndash; [[Alex Johnson]], American baseball player (died 2015)
-*  1942   &ndash; [[Alex Johnson]], American baseball player (died 2015)
 *  1942   &ndash; [[Reginald F. Lewis]], American businessman (died 1993)<ref>{{cite web |title=RFL Museum celebrates Lewis' 75th Birthday |url=http://reginaldflewis.com/blog/museum-celebrates-rfl-75th-birthday/ |website=reginaldflewis.com |access-date=29 December 2020 |date=7 December 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215074944/http://reginaldflewis.com/blog/museum-celebrates-rfl-75th-birthday/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 *  1942   &ndash; [[Peter Tomarken]], American game show host and producer (died 2006)
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 *[[1944]] &ndash; [[Daniel Chorzempa]], American organist and composer (died 2023)
 *  1944   &ndash; [[Miroslav Macek]], Czech dentist and politician (died 2024)
-*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Johnny Bench]], American baseball player and sportscaster<ref name="AP" />
+*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Anne Fine]], English author
-*  1947   &ndash; [[Anne Fine]], English author
 *  1947   &ndash; [[James Keach]], American actor, producer, and director
 *  1947   &ndash; [[Garry Unger]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
-*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Gary Morris]], American country singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP" />
+*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Tony Thomas (producer)|Tony Thomas]], American screenwriter and producer
-*  1948   &ndash; [[Tony Thomas (producer)|Tony Thomas]], American screenwriter and producer
 *[[1949]] &ndash; [[James Rivière]], Italian sculptor and jeweler
-*  1949   &ndash; [[Tom Waits]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor<ref name="AP" />
 *[[1950]] &ndash; [[Ron Hynes]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)
 *[[1952]] &ndash; [[Susan Collins (politician)|Susan Collins]], American politician
 *  1952   &ndash; [[Eckhard Märzke]], German footballer and manager
+*  1952   &ndash; [[Davinder Singh (field hockey)|Davinder Singh]], Indian field hockey player (died 2026)<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey Olympian Davinder Singh Garcha passes away |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/hockey-olympian-davinder-singh-garcha-passes-away |access-date=10 January 2026 |publisher=The Tribune |date=10 January 2026}}</ref>
 *[[1954]] &ndash; [[Mary Fallin]], American businesswoman and politician, 27th [[Governor of Oklahoma]]
-*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Mark Hofmann]], a.k.a. the Mormon Murderer; American [[Counterfeiting|counterfeiter]], [[Forgery|forger]] of fake [[Latter Day Saint movement|Mormon historical documents]], and convicted [[Murder|murderer]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hofmann, Mark |url=https://archives.lib.byu.edu/agents/people/8040 |publisher=[[Brigham Young University]], [[L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library|BYU Library Special Collections]] |work=Archives |access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref>
+*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Mark Hofmann]], a.k.a. the Mormon Murderer; American [[Counterfeiting|counterfeiter]], [[Forgery|forger]] of fake [[Latter Day Saint movement|Mormon historical documents]], and convicted [[murder]]er<ref>{{cite web |title=Hofmann, Mark |url=https://archives.lib.byu.edu/agents/people/8040 |publisher=[[Brigham Young University]], [[L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library|BYU Library Special Collections]] |work=Archives |access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref>
 *[[1955]] &ndash; [[John Watkins (Australian politician)|John Watkins]], Australian educator and politician, 14th [[Deputy Premier of New South Wales]]
-*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Larry Bird]], American basketball player and coach<ref name="AP" />
+*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Chuy Bravo]], Mexican-American comedian and actor (died 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|date=2019-12-15|title=Chuy Bravo, Sidekick on 'Chelsea Lately,' Dies at 63|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822185640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/ |archive-date=2021-08-22 }}</ref>
-*  1956   &ndash; [[Chuy Bravo]], Mexican-American comedian and actor (died 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|date=2019-12-15|title=Chuy Bravo, Sidekick on 'Chelsea Lately,' Dies at 63|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822185640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/ |archive-date=2021-08-22 }}</ref>
+*  1956   &ndash; [[Iveta Radičová]], Slovak politician<ref>{{cite news |title=Radičová dostala poverenie zostaviť vládu |trans-title=The members of the forming government accepted the coalition agreement |url=http://www.sme.sk/c/5436152/radicova-dostala-poverenie-zostavit-vladu.html |access-date=7 January 2026 |website=[[Sme]] |language=sk}}</ref>
 *  1956   &ndash; [[Anna Soubry]], British politician
 *[[1957]] &ndash; [[Geoff Lawson (cricketer)|Geoff Lawson]], Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
 *  1957   &ndash; [[Tijjani Muhammad-Bande]], Nigerian career-diplomat, [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]] (2019)
 *  1957   &ndash; [[Tom Winsor]], English lawyer and civil servant
-*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Tim Butler]], English bass player and songwriter<ref name="AP" />
+*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Rick Rude]], American wrestler and sportscaster (died 1999)
-*  1958   &ndash; [[Rick Rude]], American wrestler and sportscaster (died 1999)
 *[[1959]] &ndash; [[Saleem Yousuf]], Pakistani cricketer
 *[[1960]] &ndash; [[Craig Scanlon]], English guitarist and songwriter
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 *  1963   &ndash; [[Katsuya Terada]], Japanese illustrator
 *  1963   &ndash; [[Barbara Weathers]], American R&B/soul singer
-*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Hugo Blick]], English filmmaker
+*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Peter Laviolette]], American ice hockey player and coach
-*  1964   &ndash; [[Patrick Fabian]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
-*  1964   &ndash; [[Peter Laviolette]], American ice hockey player and coach
 *[[1965]] &ndash; [[Deborah Bassett]], Australian rower<ref>{{cite web |title=Bassett |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/689/bassett-debbie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903162316/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/689/bassett-debbie |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |website=worldrowing.com |access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref>
 *  1965   &ndash; [[Colin Hendry]], Scottish footballer and manager
-*  1965   &ndash; [[Jeffrey Wright]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
+*[[1966]] &ndash; [[C. Thomas Howell]], American actor, director,
-*[[1966]] &ndash; [[C. Thomas Howell]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
 *  1966   &ndash; [[Shinichi Ito]], Japanese motorcycle racer
 *  1966   &ndash; [[Kazue Itoh]], Japanese actress
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 *[[1972]] &ndash; [[Hermann Maier]], Austrian skier
 *  1972   &ndash; [[Tammy Lynn Sytch]], American wrestler and manager
-*[[1973]] &ndash; [[İbrahim Kutluay]], Turkish basketball player
 *  1973   &ndash; [[Hack Meyers]], American wrestler and trainer (died 2015)
-*  1973   &ndash; [[Terrell Owens]], American football player<ref name="UPI" />
 *  1973   &ndash; [[Fabien Pelous]], French rugby player and coach
 *  1973   &ndash; [[Damien Rice]], Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
-*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Nicole Appleton]], Canadian singer and actress<ref name="UPI" />
+*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez]], Spanish shot putter and actor
-*  1974   &ndash; [[Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez]], Spanish shot putter and actor
 *[[1975]] &ndash; [[Jamie Clapham]], English footballer and coach
-*1975 &ndash;  [[Mia Love]], American politician (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |last2=Zhuang |first2=Yan |date=March 24, 2025 |title=Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/politics/mia-love-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+*1975 &ndash;  [[Mia Love]], American politician (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gabriel |first1=Trip |last2=Zhuang |first2=Yan |date=March 24, 2025 |title=Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/politics/mia-love-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
 *[[1976]] &ndash; [[Alan Faneca]], American football player
 *  1976   &ndash; [[Ivan Franceschini]], Italian footballer
 *  1976   &ndash; [[Georges Laraque]], Canadian ice hockey player and politician
 *  1976   &ndash; [[Derek Ramsay]], Filipino-British actor, model and television personality
-*  1976   &ndash; [[Sunny Sweeney]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
 *  1976   &ndash; [[Benoît Tréluyer]], French race car driver
 *  1976   &ndash; [[Joris Vandenbroucke]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Joris Vandenbroucke |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07366 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=17 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref>
@@ Line 227: / Line 215: @@
 *  1977   &ndash; [[Luke Donald]], English golfer
 *  1977   &ndash; [[Dominic Howard]], English drummer and producer
-*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Shiri Appleby]], American actress, director, and producer<ref name="AP" />
+*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Suzannah Lipscomb]], English historian, academic and television presenter
-*  1978   &ndash; [[Suzannah Lipscomb]], English historian, academic and television presenter
+*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Lampros Choutos]], Greek-Italian footballer
-*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Sara Bareilles]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress<ref name="AP" />
-*  1979   &ndash; [[Jennifer Carpenter]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
-*  1979   &ndash; [[Lampros Choutos]], Greek-Italian footballer
 *  1979   &ndash; [[Ayako Fujitani]], Japanese actress and screenwriter
 *[[1980]] &ndash; [[Dan Bilzerian]], American poker player and [[internet celebrity]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dan Bilzerian Joins Team GGPoker & Celebrates With $100,000 Birthday Freeroll |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005724/en/Dan-Bilzerian-Joins-Team-GGPoker-Celebrates-With-100000-Birthday-Freeroll |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=1 December 2022 |date=3 December 2020}}</ref>
 *  1980   &ndash; [[John Terry]], English footballer
 *[[1982]] &ndash; [[Lou Amundson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lou Amundson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200811/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
-*  1982   &ndash; [[Jack Huston]], English actor<ref name="AP" />
 *[[1983]] &ndash; [[Mike Mucitelli]], American mixed martial artist
 *  1983   &ndash; [[Al Thornton]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Thornton |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201154/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
@@ Line 248: / Line 232: @@
 *[[1987]] &ndash; [[Aaron Carter]], American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaron Carter Dead at 34 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/05/aaron-carter-dead-dies/ |access-date=November 5, 2022 |date=November 5, 2022 |website=TMZ |language=en}}</ref>
 *[[1988]] &ndash; [[Nathan Adrian]], American swimmer
-*  1988   &ndash; [[Emily Browning]], Australian actress and singer<ref name="UPI" />
 *  1988   &ndash; [[Angelina Gabueva]], Russian tennis player
 *  1988   &ndash; [[Andrew Goudelock]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Goudelock |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202726/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
 *[[1989]] &ndash; [[Kyle Hendricks]], American baseball player
-*  1989   &ndash; [[Nicholas Hoult]], English actor<ref name="AP" />
 *  1989   &ndash; [[Philip Larsen]], Danish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Philip Larsen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/philip-larsen-8474707 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
 *  1989   &ndash; [[Alessandro Marchi]], Italian footballer
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 *[[1998]] &ndash; [[John Addison]], English-American composer and conductor (born 1920)
 *  1998   &ndash; [[Martin Rodbell]], American biochemist and endocrinologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1925)
+*  1998   &ndash; [[George Wilson (artist)|George Wilson]], American comics artist (born 1921)<ref>{{cite book|last= Taylor|first= Anthony|chapter= |title= The Art of George Wilson|publisher= [[Hermes Press]]|date= 2025|location= Neshannock, Pennsylvania|page= 37|isbn= 978-1613452882}}</ref>
 *[[2003]] &ndash; [[Carl F. H. Henry]] American journalist and theologian (born 1913)
 *  2003   &ndash; [[Azie Taylor Morton]], American educator and politician, 36th [[Treasurer of the United States]] (born 1933)
@@ Line 398: / Line 381: @@
 *  2016 &ndash; [[Greg Lake]], English musician (born 1947)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweeting |first=Adam |date=8 December 2016 |title=Greg Lake Obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/08/greg-lake-obituary |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
 *[[2017]] &ndash; [[Steve Reevis]], Native American actor (born 1962)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-reevis-dead-fargo-dancing-wolves-actor-was-55-1065957 |title=Steve Reevis, 'Fargo,' 'Dancing With Wolves' Actor, Dies at 55 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |via=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 8, 2017 |issn=0018-3660 |access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>
-*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Ron Saunders]], English football player and manager (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Glanville|first=Brian|date=8 December 2019|title=Ron Saunders obituary|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/08/ron-saunders-obituary|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
+*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Remilia]], American professional gamer (born 1995) <ref name="ESPN122819">{{cite news |last=Wolf|first=Jacob|date=December 28, 2019|title=Remilia, first woman to compete in LCS, dies at 24|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/28383021/remilia-first-woman-compete-lcs-dies-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229020208/https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/28383021/remilia-first-woman-compete-lcs-dies-24|archive-date=December 29, 2019|access-date=October 11, 2025|work=[[ESPN]]|language=en}}</ref>
+*2019  &ndash; [[Ron Saunders]], English football player and manager (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Glanville|first=Brian|date=8 December 2019|title=Ron Saunders obituary|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/08/ron-saunders-obituary|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
 *[[2020]] &ndash; [[Dick Allen]], American baseball player and tenor (born 1942)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dick-allen-dies-at-78 |title=Dick Allen, feared slugger in '60s-70s, dies |work=MLB.com |last=Zolecki |first=Todd |date=December 7, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207210730/https://www.mlb.com/news/dick-allen-dies-at-78 |archive-date=2020-12-07 }}</ref>
 *  2020 &ndash; [[Chuck Yeager]], American aviator (born 1923)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content|title=Chuck Yeager, first person to break sound barrier, dead at 97|url=https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/chuck-yeager-first-person-break-sound-barrier-dead-97/WKYI7PFDBRG7RJDM4PR7L6Q4II/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=WHBQ|date=8 December 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
 *[[2023]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Zephaniah]], British writer and [[Dub poetry|dub poet]] (born1958)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67646607 |website=BBC |date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
 *  2023 &ndash; [[Refaat Alareer]], Palestinian professor and writer (born1979)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Najjar |first=Joseph Stepansky,Farah |title=Israel-Hamas war updates: Gaza faces heavy Israeli bombardment |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/7/israel-hamas-war-live-palestinians-face-another-night-under-israeli-bombs |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
-*  2023 &ndash; [[Emiko Miyamoto]], Japanese volleyball player (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |title=「東洋の魔女」バレーボール女子 寺山恵美子さん死去 86歳 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231210/k10014283681000.html |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=[[NHK]] News Web |language=ja}}</ref>
+*  2023 &ndash; [[Emiko Miyamoto]], Japanese volleyball player (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |title=「東洋の魔女」バレーボール女子 寺山恵美子さん死去 86歳 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231210/k10014283681000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210021907/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231210/k10014283681000.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=[[NHK]] News Web |language=ja}}</ref>
 *  2024 &ndash; [[Doudou Adoula]], Congolese atalaku and composer (born 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actualité {{!}} L'animateur Doudou Adoula de Zaïko Langa Langa a rendu l'âme à Bruxelles {{!}} mediacongo.net |url=https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-145136_l_animateur_doudou_adoula_de_zaiko_langa_langa_a_rendu_l_ame_a_bruxelles.html |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=www.mediacongo.net}}</ref>

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