Notable Birthdays for December 7
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1598
- Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and co-originator of cell theory, in 1810
- novelist Willa Cather in 1873
- composer Rudolf Friml (Indian Love Call) in 1879
- department store chain founder Richard Sears in 1863
- actors Eli Wallach in 1915 and Ted Knight in 1923
- linguist Noam Chomsky in 1928 (age 88)
- actor Ellen Burstyn in 1932 (age 84)
- rock/folksinger Harry Chapin in 1942
- baseball Hall of Fame member Johnny Bench in 1947 (age 69)
- singer/songwriter Tom Waits in 1949 (age 67)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Larry Bird in 1956 (age 60)
- and singer/TV host Nicole Appleton in 1974 (age 42).
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