Famous Birthdays Dec 6 Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, Italian composer, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1605) Dec 22 Cesare Cremonini, Italian professor of natural philosophy, born in Cento, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1631) Born in 1550 Famous Deaths Dec 6 Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish artist, architect and designer of tapestries and stained glass (court painter to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V), dies at 48 Dec 22 Richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III Nov 1550 History by Year Jan 1551 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90