Famous Birthdays Dec 14 Giuseppe Valentini, Italian violinist, poet, and composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1753) Born in 1681 Famous Deaths Dec 8 Gerard Terborch, the Younger, Dutch painter/etcher, dies Dec 22 Richard Alleine, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1611) Nov 1681 History by Year Feb 1682 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90