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December 2, 1958

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Notable Births

Randy Gardner (figure skater)

1958Randy Gardner, American figure skater[†]

Randy Gardner is an American former pair skater. Together with Tai Babilonia, he won the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships and five U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1976–1980). The pair qualified for the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics.

Andrew George (politician)

1958Andrew George, English politician[†]

Andrew Henry George is a Cornish Liberal Democrat politician. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives in Cornwall since 2024, previously representing the constituency from 1997 to 2015, when he was defeated by the Conservatives' Derek Thomas. He was the vice-chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Housing and Planning Group in the 2010 parliament. George has served as a member of Cornwall Council for Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval and Heamoor, having been elected in the 2021 council election.

Vladimir Parfenovich

1958Vladimir Parfenovich, Belarusian canoe racer and politician[†]

Vladimir Vladimirovich Parfenovich is a retired Belarusian sprint canoer and politician.

George Saunders

1958George Saunders, American short story writer and essayist[†]

George Saunders is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, and GQ. He also contributed a weekly column, "American Psyche", to The Guardian's weekend magazine between 2006 and 2008.

Historical Context for December 2, 1958

In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]