Notable Birthdays for December 16
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of England's King Henry VIII, in 1485
- German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in 1770
- novelist Jane Austen in 1775
- Spanish philosopher George Santayana in 1863
- British playwright and composer Noel Coward in 1899
- anthropologist Margaret Mead in 1901
- science fiction writers Arthur C. Clarke in 1917 and Philip K. Dick in 1928
- actor Liv Ullmann and sports journalist Frank Deford, both in 1938 (age 76)
- journalist Lesley Stahl in 1941 (age 73)
- TV producer Steven Bochco in 1943 (age 71)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Benny Andersson (ABBA) in 1946 (age 68) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) in 1949 (age 65)
- actors Ben Cross in 1947 (age 67), Benjamin Bratt in 1963 (age 51) and Miranda Otto in 1967 (age 47)
- and musician Flo Rida (born Tramar Dillard) in 1979 (age 35).
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