3 Rick Cua, American singer, evangelist Ozzy Osbourne, English singer (Black Sabbath) December 5, Saburō Shinoda, Japanese actor (Ultraman Taro) December 6 Keke Rosberg, Finnish Formula One champion Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German actor, musician JoBeth Williams, American actress, director Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister of Japan December 7 Gary Morris, American country singer, actor Tony Thomas, American television and film producer Mads Vinding, Danish bassist December 10 – Abu Abbas, Palestine Liberation Front founder (d. 2004) December 11 – Chester Thompson, American rock drummer December 12 – Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, 20th President of Portugal December 13 Lillian Board, South African-born English Olympic athlete (d. 1970) Ted Nugent, American rock guitarist, singer, conservative political commentator (Cat Scratch Fever) David O'List, English rock guitarist December 14 Lester Bangs, American music journalist (d. 1982) Dee Wallace, American actress December 15 Melanie Chartoff, American actress and singer (Rugrats) Charlie Scott, American basketball player December 18 – Edmund Kemper, American serial killer December 19 – Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player December 20 Orchidea De Santis, Italian actress Abdulrazak Gurnah, Zanzibar-born novelist, Nobel Prize laureate Alan Parsons, English songwriter, musician and record producer December 21 Samuel L. Jackson, American actor, film producer Willi Resetarits, Austrian musician, cabaret artist December 22 Noel Edmonds, English TV presenter, DJ Steve Garvey, American baseball player Flip Mark, American child actor Lynne Thigpen, American actress (Godspell) (d. 2003) December 23 – Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, educator, author and music journalist December 25 Alia Al-Hussein, queen consort of Jordan (d. 1977) Barbara Mandrell, American country singer, musician and actress December 27 Ronnie Caldwell, American soul music, rhythm and blues musician (d. 1967) Gérard Depardieu, French actor December 28 – Mary Weiss, American singer (The Shangri-Las) December 29 – Peter Robinson, Northern Ireland First Minister December 31 Stephen Cleobury, English choral conductor (d. 2019) Joe Dallesandro, American model, actor Sandy Jardine, Scottish professional footballer, playing for Rangers and Hearts and representing Scotland (d. 2014) Donna Summer, African-American singer, actress (Love to Love You Baby) (d. 2012) Deaths January January 1 – Edna May, American actress (b. 1878) January 2 – Vicente Huidobro, Chilean poet (b. 1893) January 4 – Anna Kallina, Austrian actress (b. 1874) January 5 – Mary Dimmick Harrison, wife of President Benjamin Harrison (b. 1858) January 7 Charles C. Wilson, American actor (b. 1894) Maria de Maeztu Whitney, Spanish educator, feminist (b. 1882) January 8 Charles Magnusson, Swedish producer,