Famous Birthdays Dec 23 Pieter C. Bockenberg, Dutch historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae), born in Gouda (d. 1617) Born in 1548 Famous Deaths Dec 24 Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies Dec 27 Francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502) Nov 1548 History by Year Jan 1549 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90