LISTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leon Abbett	Politician	8-Oct-1836	4-Dec-1894	Twice Governor of New Jersey
Forrest J. Ackerman	Author	24-Nov-1916	4-Dec-2008	Mr. Science Fiction
Hannah Arendt	Philosopher	14-Oct-1906	4-Dec-1975	Origins of Totalitarianism
Maurice Barrès	Novelist	19-Aug-1862	4-Dec-1923	Cult of the Self
David Beaty	Novelist	28-Mar-1919	4-Dec-1999	Cone of Silence
Edward Binns	Actor	12-Sep-1916	4-Dec-1990	12 Angry Men
Rose Bird	Judge	2-Nov-1936	4-Dec-1999	California Chief Justice, 1977-87
Errol Brathwaite	Novelist	3-Apr-1924	4-Dec-2005	An Affair of Men
Benjamin Britten	Composer	22-Nov-1913	4-Dec-1976	Billy Budd
Henry Burghersh	Government	1292	4-Dec-1340	Chancellor of England, 1328-30
Samuel Butler	Scholar	30-Jan-1774	4-Dec-1839	Headmaster of Shrewsbury School
Bert T. Combs	Politician	13-Aug-1911	4-Dec-1991	Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63
Charles Dow	Journalist	5-Nov-1851	4-Dec-1902	Dow of Dow Jones
Patricia Dunn	Business	27-Mar-1953	4-Dec-2011	Hewlett Packard chair, 2005-06
Alexander Eckstein	Economist	9-Dec-1915	4-Dec-1976	Sinologist, China's Economic Revolution
R. C. Edwards	Educator	25-Mar-1914	4-Dec-2008	President of Clemson University, 1958-79
André Eglevsky	Dancer	21-Dec-1917	4-Dec-1977	Preeminent ballet dancer
Elihu Embree	Activist	11-Nov-1782	4-Dec-1820	Abolitionist and lifelong slaveholder
Carl Esmond	Actor	14-Jun-1902	4-Dec-2004	Ministry of Fear
Patricia Lynch Ewell	Diplomat	20-Apr-1926	4-Dec-2011	US Ambassador to Madagascar, 1986-89
Alfred C. Fuller	Business	13-Jan-1885	4-Dec-1973	Founder of Fuller Brush Company
Luigi Galvani	Doctor	9-Sep-1737	4-Dec-1798	Explored bioelectical phenomena
John Gay	Poet	30-Jun-1685	4-Dec-1732	The Beggar's Opera
Stefan George	Poet	12-Jul-1868	4-Dec-1933	Algabal
Samuel Goudsmit	Physicist	11-Jul-1902	4-Dec-1978	Conceived idea of Quantum Spin
Robert Hamer	Film Director	31-Mar-1911	4-Dec-1963	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Fred Hampton, Sr.	Activist	30-Aug-1948	4-Dec-1969	Black Panther leader assassinated by police
Thomas Hobbes	Philosopher	5-Apr-1588	4-Dec-1679	Leviathan
Karen Horney	Psychologist	16-Sep-1885	4-Dec-1952	Disputed Freud's concept of "penis envy"
Leila Hyams	Actor	1-May-1905	4-Dec-1977	Freaks
John of Damascus	Religion	c. 676 AD	4-Dec-749 AD	Early scholastic church father
Pope John XXII	Religion	1249	4-Dec-1334	Roman Catholic Pope, 1316-34
Omar Khayyam	Mathematician	18-May-1048	4-Dec-1131	Rubaiyat
Bert Lahr	Actor	13-Aug-1895	4-Dec-1967	Lion in The Wizard of Oz
Charles MacVeagh	Attorney	6-Jun-1860	4-Dec-1931	US Ambassador to Japan, 1925-28
Rouben Mamoulian	Film Director	8-Oct-1897	4-Dec-1987	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Archie Mayo	Film Director	29-Jan-1891	4-Dec-1968	The Adventures of Marco Polo
Thomas H. Morgan	Scientist	25-Sep-1866	4-Dec-1945	Fruit fly chromosomes and heredity
Michael O'Shea	Actor	17-Mar-1906	4-Dec-1973	It's a Great Life
Camillo Olivetti	Business	13-Aug-1868	4-Dec-1943	Founder of Olivetti SpA
Robert Parrish	Film Director	4-Jan-1916	4-Dec-1995	Casino Royale
Pimp C	Rapper	29-Dec-1973	4-Dec-2007	Half of UGK
David M. Ransom	Diplomat	c. 1938	4-Dec-2003	US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1994-97
Cardinal Richelieu	Religion	9-Sep-1585	4-Dec-1642	King of France's chief advisor, 1624-42
Charles Richet	Scientist	26-Aug-1850	4-Dec-1935	Studied anaphylaxis and ectoplasm
Pedro Salinas	Poet	27-Nov-1891	4-Dec-1951	Generation of '27
William A. Steiger	Politician	15-May-1938	4-Dec-1978	Congressman from Wisconsin, 1967-78
May Swenson	Poet	28-May-1913	4-Dec-1989	Another Animal
Richard Vernon	Actor	7-Mar-1925	4-Dec-1997	Oldenshaw on The Man in Room 17
Stella Walsh	Track and Field	3-Apr-1911	4-Dec-1980	Olympic sprinter found to be actually male
Frank Zappa	Composer	21-Dec-1940	4-Dec-1993	Joe's Garage

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