Notable Birthdays for December 11
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- U.S. statesman George Mason in 1725
- Scottish physicist and kaleidoscope inventor David Brewster in 1781
- French composer Hector Berlioz in 1803
- German pioneer bacteriologist Robert Koch in 1843
- New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in 1882
- Italian film producer Carlo Ponti in 1912
- Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in 1918
- football Hall of Fame member Doc Blanchard in 1924
- actor Rita Moreno (first performer to win an Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy) in 1931 (age 85)
- singers David Gates in 1940 (age 76) and Brenda Lee in 1944 (age 72)
- actors Donna Mills in 1940 (age 76), Teri Garr in 1944 (age 72) and Bess Armstrong in 1953 (age 63)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Famer member Jermaine Jackson in 1954 (age 62)
- and actors Mo'Nique in 1967 (age 49) and Mos Def in 1973 (age 43).
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