writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) Qian Xuesen, Chinese scientist (d. 2009) December 13 Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972) December 14 Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish athlete, Resistance member (d. 1943) Spike Jones, American musician (d. 1965) Hans von Ohain, German physicist, designer of the first operational jet engine (d. 1998) December 15 – Stan Kenton, American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (d. 1979) December 17 – André Claveau, French singer, Eurovision Song Contest 1958 winner (d. 2003) December 18 – Jules Dassin, American director (d. 2008) December 20 – Hortense Calisher, American author (d. 2009) December 21 – Josh Gibson, African-American baseball player (d. 1947) December 23 – Niels Kaj Jerne, English-born immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994) December 25 – Louise Bourgeois, French-born American artist (d. 2010) December 26 Steve Kordek, American pinball innovator (d. 2012) Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu of Japan (d. 2004) December 27 Abdul Halim, Indonesian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Indonesia (d. 1987) Anna Russell, British comedian and singer (d. 2006) December 28 – Sam Levenson, American humorist and author (d. 1980) December 29 – Klaus Fuchs, German theoretical physicist, spy (d. 1988) Deaths January January 1 – John I. Curtin, American general (b. 1837) January 3 'Abd al-Ahad Khan, Emir of Bukhara (b. 1859) Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek poet (b. 1851) January 4 Stefano Bruzzi, Italian painter (b. 1835) Francesco Segna, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1836) January 5 Walter Beatty, Canadian political figure (b. 1836) Marcelina Darowska, Polish Roman Catholic nun, saint (b. 1827) January 6 – Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet, English civil engineer (b. 1833) January 8 – Pietro Gori, Italian lawyer, journalist and poet (b. 1865) January 12 – Georg Jellinek, Austrian legal philosopher (b. 1851) January 13 – Władysław Czachórski, Polish painter (b. 1850) January 15 – Carolina Coronado, Spanish poet (b. 1820) January 17 – Sir Francis Galton, British explorer, biologist (b. 1822) January 23 – Edmund Beswick, English rugby football player (b. 1858) February February 1 – Charles Stillman Sperry, American admiral (b. 1847) February 2 – Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria (b. 1852) February 4 – Piet Cronjé, Boer general (b. 1836) February 8 – Joaquín Costa, Spanish politician, lawyer, economist and historian (b. 1846) February 10 – Gustavo Maria Bruni, Italian childhood Roman Catholic servant of God (b. 1903) February 14 – David Boyle, Canadian archaeologist