Dec 8 Maximilien Gardel, French ballet dancer and choreographer (Menuet Reine), born in Mannheim, Germany (d. 1787) Dec 10 Aagje Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children), born in Amstelveen, Netherlands (d. 1804) Dec 30 Bartolomeo Giacometti, Italian composer, born in Verona, Republic of Venice (d. 1809) Dec 31 Isabella Maria of Parma, wife of future Holy Roman emperor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1763) 1740 Famous Birthdays by Year 1742