LitBirthdays author calendar December

Fred Armisen (born December 4, 1966) US Comedian, writer, actor, musician - Portlandia (tv series)

Read more about Armisen here

Watch an excerpt of an interview of Fred Armisen
here

Rainer Maria Rilke (born December 4, 1875) Austrian poet – The Book of Hours (Das Stundenbuch)

Read more about Rilke here

Listen to Rilke's poem "I am much too alone"
here

Wen Shaoxian (溫紹賢) (born December 4, 1934) Chinese translator, scholar, novelist

Read more about Wen Shaoxian here

Frances Power Cobbe (born December 4, 1822) Irish, Victorian-era human and animal rights activist, feminist

Visit the online books page for Frances Power Cobbe

Watch a short biography of Frances Power Cobbe
here