*~* 19 December – Happy Birthday MissyteriousGirl! *~* Hey,Hey,Paula by DessieDew

At last your birthday has finally arrived, and we want to help you celebrate. So bring out the hats and confetti too, add some ice cream and chocolate cake.



Turn on the music and turn down the lights, and light the candles as you make your wish. Remember the past year and all you have learned, and hopes the next year will bring no anguish.



May good health and prosperity be yours to grasp, and all you may dream bring you sunshine. May butterflies and flowers brighten your days, and lots of happy thoughts fill your mind.







Happy Birthday to you!





Birthdates which occurred on your date of December 19:





1036 Su Tung-p'o China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher

1498 Andreas Osiander Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist

1676 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault Paris France, composer/organist

1683 Philip V Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)

1723 Susanne K von Klettenberg German friend of Goethes mother

1744 Jacobus J Cramer priest of Holland/Zealand/West-Friesland

1753 John Taylor Virginia, philosopher (Jeffersonian Democracy)

1778 Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte daughter of King Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette

1779 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers Paris France, engraver

1783 Charles-Julien Brianchon France, mathematician (Brianchon's theorem)

1790 Sir William Parry England, Arctic explorer

1792 [Andries] Hendrik Potgieter Cape Colony, settled Transvaal

1796 Manuel Breton de los Herreros Quel Spain, poet/comic playwright

1797 Josef Theodor Krov composer

1809 Pierre-Joseph van Beneden Belgium, paleontologist (life cycle of tapeworms)

1813 Thomas Andrews Belfast Ireland, chemist/physicist (ozone)

1814 Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton Ohio, US Secretary of War (1861-65)

1817 James Jay Archer Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) died in 1864

1819 James Clifford Veatch Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895

1821 Mary Ashton Livermore American reformer/women's suffrage leader

1824 Hercules Robinson Ireland, South Africa Commissioner (1880-89, 1895-97)

1825 George Frederick Bristow composer

1831 Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Hawaii

1832 John Kirk Barry Scotland, Dr/companion to explorer David Livingstone

1836 Maria L Sanford pioneer educator (PTA)

1837 John Carpenter Carter Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), died in 1864

1849 Henry Clay Frick Pennsylvania, built world's largest coke & steel operation

1852 A[lbert] A Michelson Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907)

1861 Constance [Clara] Garnett Brighton England, Russian-English translator

1861 Italo Svevo Trieste Austria, Italian novelist (La Coscienza di Zeno)

1864 Adolf Sandberger composer

1865 Hermann Hirt Magdeburg Prussia, linguist (Indo-European Grammar)

1865 Minnie Maddern Fiske New Orleans LA, stage actress (Henrik Ibsen's plays)

1865 Tikhon Toropets Pskov Russia, patriarch of Russian Orthodox/saint

1869 Eduard Hermann Coburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German linguist (Homer)

1875 Carter G Woodson New Canton VA, American historian (black studies)

1876 Carlo Gatti composer

1878 Anton Lajovic composer

1879 Beals C Wright tennis champion (US Open-1905)

1879 Otto Emanuel Olsson composer

1880 Nemesio Otano y Eugenio composer

1882 Walter Braunfels composer

1883 [Francis] Barry Byrne Chicago IL, architect

1883 Louis Davids [Simon David] Dutch cabaret performer/chorus performer

1884 Antonín Zápotocky premier/President of Czechoslovakia

1884 Ferdinando Liuzzi composer

1885 F S Flint London England, translator/poet (imagist movement)

1888 Fritz Reiner Budapest Hungary, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony 1938-48)

1890 Klaas Schilder Dutch theologist/vicar (Occupied Territory)

1891 Edward Bernard Andre Maria Raczynski Poland, president-in-exile (1979-86)

1893 Harry Blomberg Swedish author (Mäster Jacob)

1894 Ford C Frick baseball commissioner (1951-65)

1894 Paul Dessau Hamburg Germany, composer/conducter (Berlin, 1925-33)

1894 Yoshida Isoya Tokyo Japan, architect (modern sukiya style)

1895 Ingeborg Refling-Hagen Norwegian author/poet (Loke Saar Havre)

1895 Maurice Roelants Belgian author (Jazz Player)

1896 John Seldon Whale theologian

1897 Louis Darquier de Pellepoix France, anti-Semite/nazi collaborator

19-- Jourdan Fremin New Orleans LA, actress (At Ease)

19-- Klaus Eichstadt rocker (Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad)

19-- Maria Martha Serra Lima Buenos Aires Argentina, entertainer

1901 Oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge New York NY, anthropologist/novelist (Laughing Boy)

1901 Vitorino Nemésio Portuguese author (Presença)

1902 Sir Ralph Richardson England, actor (David Copperfield, Dr Zhivago, Anna Karenina)

1902 Leonard Hirsch British violinist/orchestra leader (RAF Symphony Orchestra)

1903 Cyril Dean Darlington England, biologist (hereditary mechanisms)

1903 George Davis Snell Bradford MA, geneticist (H-2 gene)

1903 Theo Harych writer

1905 Charles Robert Owen Medley dancer/choreographer

1906 H Allen Smith Illinois, humorist/author (Armchair Detective, Low Man on the Totem Pole, Rhubarb)

1906 Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev Ukraine, 1st Secretary of the Community Party/President of the USSR (1964-82)

1910 Jean Genet Paris France, novelist/dramatist (The Blacks)

1910 Jose Lezama Lima Havana Cuba, poet/novelist

1915 Edith Piaf [E Giovanna Gassion] Paris France, chanteuse (Little Sparrow)

1916 Hal Hastings New York NY, orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway)

1916 Adriaan van der Veen Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)

1916 Mervyn Wallace cricketer (13 Tests for New Zealand, latterly as captain)

1917 Graham Sharp ice skater

1920 David Susskind New York NY, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show)

1920 Jimmy Dickens Bolt WV, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)

1920 Ragnild Hveger Denmark, 400 meter swimmer (Olympics-silver-1936)

1921 Ludvik Podest composer

1922 Walter Höllerer writer

1923 Luigi Innocenti designer

1924 Edmund Purdom England, actor (Asissi Underground, Pieces)

1924 Peter Prowtiny English real estate developer/multi-millionaire

1925 Tankred Torst writer

1926 Bobby Layne NFL QB (Detroit Lions)

1926 Jeanne Kirkpatrick US ambassador to UN

1928 Galt MacDermot Montréal Canada, composer (Letting Down My Hair)

1928 Michael Hurd composer

1929 Herman T M Lauxtermann Dutch 2nd chamber member (VVD)

1933 Cicely Tyson Harlem NY, actress (Roots, Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman)

1933 James Booth London England, actor/writer (Zulu, Robbery, Revenge)

1934 Al Kaline Baltimore MD, Hall of Fame outfielder (Detroit Tigers/American League bat champion 1955)

1934 Rudi Carrell [Rudolf W Kesselman] Dutch showmaster

1938 Barbara Steele Trenton Wirrall England, actress (Came from Within)

1940 Phil Ochs El Paso TX, anti-war folk singer (Joe Hill, War is Over)

1941 Maurice White Memphis TN, rock vocalist (Earth, Wind & Fire-Spirit)

1942 Jean-Patric Manchette thriller writer

1943 William De Vries Brooklyn NY, surgeon-inventor (Symbion artifical heart)

1944 Tim Reid Norfolk VA, comedian (Venus Flytrap-WKRP, Frank's Place)

1944 Zal Yanovsky rock guitarist (Lovin' Spoonful-Do You Believe in Magic)

1944 Alvin Lee Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist (10 Years After)

1944 Richard Leakey anthropologist

1945 Elaine Joyce Cleveland OH, actress (City of Angels, Mr Merlin)

1945 John McEuen rocker (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

1946 Marianne Faithfull Hampstead England, singer (Money, As Tears Go By)

1946 Robert Urich Toronto OH, actor (SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$)

1947 Janie Fricke South Whitley IN, country singer (It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy)

1949 Claudia A Kolb US, 200 meter breast stroke swimmer (Olympics-silver-1964)

1949 Lenny White rocker

1951 Fred W Leslie Ancon Panamá, PhD/astronaut (STS 73)

1953 Peter McEwan cricketer (New Zealand batsman early 80's)

1955 Susil Fernando cricketer (5 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983)

1956 Alice Barrett New York NY, actress (Frankie Frame-Another World)

1957 Doug Johnson rock keyboardist (Loverboy-Get Lucky)

1957 Kevin McHale NBA forward (Boston Celtics)

1958 Limahl British rocker (Kajagoogoo-Too Shy)

1958 Iqbal Sikander cricketer (Pakistan leg-spinner 1992 World Cup)

1958 Rick Pearson Marianna FL, Nike golfer (1990 Yuma Open)

1959 Edward Metgod Dutch soccer goalie (Haarlem, Sparta)

1959 Kathryn "Furu" Carpenter Marshall MI, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)

1960 Daryl Hannah Chicago IL, actress (Splash)

1960 Mike Lookinland Mount Pleasant UT, actor (Bobby-Brady Bunch)

1961 Reggie White NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)

1962 Bettina Huebers Hamburg German Federal Republic, illegitimate daughter of Paul McCartney

1962 Charith Senanayake cricketer (played for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1991)

1963 Chris Greatrex LPGA golfer (1995 Fielcrest Cannon Classic-71st)

1963 Jennifer Beals Chicago IL, actress (Flashdance, Bride)

1963 Karen Bliss-Livingston Quakertown PA, cyclist (Olympics-96)

1964 Beatrice Dalle Breast France, actress (Betty Blue, Sabbath)

1964 Arvydas Sabonis NBA center (Portland Trailblazers)

1964 Lorie Kane Prince Edward Island Canada, LPGA golfer (du Maurier Ltd-1994, 95)

1964 Mike Fetters Van Nuys CA, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)

1964 Randall McDaniel NFL guard (Minnesota Vikings)

1965 Chuckii Booker rocker

1965 Jessica Steen Toronto Ontario, actress (Earth II, Homefront, Trial & Error)

1966 Robert MacNaughton New York NY, actor (ET)

1966 Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba Italian skier (Olympics-gold-1988, 92)

1966 Courtney Griffin CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)

1966 Eric Weinrich Roanoke, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks)

1966 Monique Oliver Malibu CA, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-4th-1994)

1966 Rajesh Chauhan cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993)

1966 Roberto Beam soccer player (Vitesse/MVV)

1967 Doug Johns South Bend IN, pitcher (Oakland A's)

1968 Jennifer Devine Portland OR, rower (Olympics-96)

1969 Kristy Swanson actress (Knots Landing, Buffy Vampire Slayer)

1969 Michael Bates NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers)

1969 Mike Alexander WLAF corner (Rhein Fire)

1969 Nayan Mongia cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- )

1969 Santana Dotson NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)

1969 Scott Pearson Cornwall, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)

1969 Tom Gugliotta NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves)

1970 Zac Foley rock bassist (EMF-Unbelievable)

1970 Jon Cleveland Fresno CA, Canadian 100 meter/200 meter swimmer (Olympics-bronze-92, 96)

1970 Robert Lang Teplice Czechoslovakia, NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Representative, Los Angeles)

1970 Wendy Miles Australia, golfer (1993 T77 Alpine Australian Ladies Masters)

1971 Amy Locane Trenton NJ, actress (Andrea-Spencer, Sandy-Melrose Place)

1971 Jen[nifer] Dore Kearny NJ, rower (Olympics-4th-96)

1971 Mike Groh WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)

1972 Alyssa Jane Milano Brooklyn NY, actress (Samantha-Who's the Boss, Jennifer-Melrose Place, Phoebe-Charmed)

1972 Warren Sapp NFL defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

1972 Waverly Jackson DL (Carolina Panthers)

1973 Kebu Stewart NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers)

1974 Bryant Westbrook cornerback (Detroit Lions)

1974 Jake Plummer quarterback (Arizona Cardinals)

1974 Ricky Ponting cricketer (prodigious Tasmania batsman, Australia 1995)

1975 Casual [Jon Owens] rapper

1975 Kristin Folkl St Louis MO, volleyball outside hitter (alternate-Olympics-96)

1977 Maria Joana Parizotto Miss Universe-Brazil (1996)

1978 Lauren Petty Miss New Jersey Teen USA (1997)

1981 Stevie Ficker Miss Oregon Teen USA (1997)

1996 Paige Speakman England, born 19 days before her twin sister

4913 William C De Vries surgeon/inventor (artificial heart)





Thought for the day :

" To save one life is better than to build a seven story pagoda.

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