Italy December 11 Aaron Feuerstein, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2021) John R. Gorman, American Roman Catholic bishop Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 2019) December 12 Anne V. Coates, British film editor (d. 2018) Vladimir Shainsky, Soviet and Russian composer (d. 2017) December 13 – Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer and dancer December 15 Trần Thiện Khiêm, Vietnamese politician (d. 2021) Hiroshi Motoyama, Japanese scientist (d. 2015) Kasey Rogers, American actress (d. 2006) December 19 Rabah Bitat, Algerian politician, interim President of Algeria (d. 2000) Tankred Dorst, German playwright (d. 2017) Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter (d. 2012) December 20 – Béla Goldoványi, Hungarian athlete (d. 1972) December 22 – Ekaterina Mikhailova-Demina, military doctor and war heroine (d. 2019) December 23 – Pierre Bérégovoy, French politician, 111th Prime Minister of France (d. 1993) December 24 – Prosper Grech, Maltese cardinal (d. 2019) December 25 – Carlos Castaneda, American author (d. 1998) December 27 Moshe Arens, Israeli diplomat and politician (d. 2019) Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director and producer (d. 2020) December 28 Willy Kemp, Luxembourgian road cycling racer (d. 2021) Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer and writer (d. 2002) Milton Obote, President of Uganda (d. 2005) December 29 Keshav Dutt, Indian field hockey player (d. 2021) Luis Alberto Monge, 39th President of Costa Rica (d. 2016) Deaths January January 5 – Yevgenia Bosch, Ukrainian politician (b. 1879) January 6 – Rafaela Porras Ayllón, Spanish Roman Catholic religious professed and saint (b. 1850) January 8 – George Bellows, American artist (b. 1882) January 14 – Camille Decoppet, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1862) January 16 – Aleksey Kuropatkin, Russian general and Imperial Russian Minister of War (b. 1848) January 18 Charles Lanrezac, French general (b. 1852) J. M. E. McTaggart, English philosopher (b. 1866) January 22 – Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer, writer and mountain climber (b. 1859) January 25 – Alexander Kaulbars, Russian general and explorer (b. 1844) January 26 – Sir James Mackenzie, Scottish cardiologist (b. 1853) February February 2 – Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater (b. 1873) February 3 – Oliver Heaviside, British mathematician (b. 1850) February 4 – Robert Koldewey, German architect and archaeologist (b. 1855) February 11 – Aristide Bruant, French singer and nightclub owner (b. 1851) February 13 – Floyd Collins, American cave explorer (b. 1887) February 17 – Ignacio Andrade, Venezuela military and politician,