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Those born on December 4 (my birthday)

1795  Thomas Carlyle         - Philosopher
1835  Samuel Butler            - Author
1861  Lillian Russell        [Helen Louise Leonard]  - Feminist
1865  Edith Louisa Cavell  
1866  Wassily Kandinsky    - Russian Impressionist Artist 
1875  Rainer Maria Rilke     - Greatest European poet born in Prague, Czechoslovakia died 1926
1892  Generalisimo Francisco Franco - Politician - Dictator of Spain during the Spanish Civil War
1912  Gregory "Pappy" Boyington -   Marine Pilot  -  The Black Sheep Squadron
1914  Claude Renoir       -  Impressionist Painter Died  5 Sep 1993 
1921  Deanna Durbin      - Canadian Film actress who walked away from Hollywood at age 27,  & never returned.
1924  John Portman        - Architect Real estate Developer with properties in Atlanta, San Francisco, Hong Kong
1928  Dena Dietrich   Her most recognized role was that of Mother Nature in the Chiffon margarine  
                             commercials  where her signature line was "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!"
1932  Roh Tae-woo         - ex President of South Korea 
1933  Horst Bucholz  - Film Actor "Chico - Magnificent Seven" and "Life is Beautiful"  died 3 Mar 2003 Pneumonia
1934  Winston Conrad   "Wink"  Martindale  - Game show host 
1934  Robert Vesco - Fugitive financier - spent his final years in a Cuban jail, died  Nov. 23 2007, from lung cancer. 
1934  Victor French - Actor and Director "Little House on the Prairie"  Died 15 June 1989 at 54 
1937  Max Baer -             Jethro Bodine of the TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies"
1944  Dennis Wilson      -  Musician - The Beach Boys..  Died 28 Dec 1983, Brother of Brian Wilson born 6-20-42
1949  Jeff Bridges          - Film  actor, son of Lloyd Bridges
1951  Patricia  Wettig    - Redheaded Television Actress - "Nancy" in the TV series " Thirtysomething"
1959  Bob Griffin             - Musical Artist .. ( no known relation )
1962  Vinnie Dombrowski - Musical Artist 
1963  Jozef Sabovcik        ???
1964  Marisa Tomei       - Film actress "My Cousin Vinnie"
1970  Jay-Z               - Black Rapper  earnings in 2006 - $83 million !
1973  Tyra Banks     - SuperModel   host of "Americas next Top Model" television show, &  Bankable Productions. 
1981  Lila McCann 
1984  Lindsay Felton   - Actress of  'Caitlins Way'