diplomat December 12 Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper (d. 2016) Reggie Young, American musician and guitarist (d. 2019) December 14 – Robert A. Parker, American physicist, astronomer, and astronaut December 17 Pope Francis, Argentine-born Catholic Pontiff Klaus Kinkel, German politician (d. 2019) Tommy Steele, British entertainer December 20 – Niki Bettendorf, Luxembourgian politician (d. 2018) December 21 – Barbara Roberts, American politician December 22 – Héctor Elizondo, American actor December 23 La Lupe, Cuban singer (d. 1992) Frederic Forrest, American actor December 25 Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy Ismail Merchant, Indian film director and producer (d. 2005) December 27 – Alex Miller, Australian novelist December 29 Mary Tyler Moore, American actress, producer and diabetes awareness activist (d. 2017) Peep Janes, Estonian architect Ray Nitschke, American football player (d. 1998) December 31 – Siw Malmkvist, Swedish singer Deaths January January 1 – Harry B. Smith, American composer (b. 1860) January 5 – Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Spanish writer (b. 1866) January 6 – Louise Bryant, American journalist (b. 1885) January 9 – John Gilbert, American actor (b. 1897) January 15 Henry Foster, British Conservative Party politician, former Governor-General of Australia (b. 1866) George Landenberger, United States Navy Captain, 23rd Governor of American Samoa (b. 1879) January 16 – Albert Fish, American serial killer (executed) (b. 1870) January 18 – Rudyard Kipling, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865) January 20 – King George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865) January 23 – John Mills Jr., "Mills Brothers" basso, guitarist (b. 1911) January 24 Harry T. Morey, American actor (b. 1873) Harry Peach, British furniture manufacturer, social campaigner (b. 1874) January 28 – Richard Loeb, American murderer (b. 1905) February February 3 – Sophie, Princess of Albania, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (b.1885) February 4 – Wilhelm Gustloff, German leader of the Swiss Nazi Party (b. 1895) February 8 – Charles Curtis, 31st Vice President of the United States (b. 1860) February 9 – Callistus Ndlovu, Zimbabwean academic and politician (b. 1936) February 19 – Billy Mitchell, American general, military aviation pioneer (b. 1879) February 20 Max Schreck, German actor (b. 1879) Georges Vacher de Lapouge, French anthropologist (b. 1854) February 23 – William Adamson, British Labour politician (b. 1863) February 26 – in the "February 26 Incident": Takahashi Korekiyo, 11th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1854) Saitō Makoto, Japanese admiral, 19th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1858)