12 December
December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 1574 - Anne of Denmark, consort of James I of England (d. 1619)
- 1745 - John Jay, United States Supreme Court justice (d. 1829)
- 1805 - William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (d. 1879)
- 1806 - Stand Watie, Confederate general, Cherokee leader (d. 1871)
- 1821 - Gustave Flaubert, French writer (d. 1880)
- 1863 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (d. 1944)
- 1876 - Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete
- 1892 - Liesl Karlstadt, actress along with Karl Valentin (d. 1960)
- 1892 - Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovene pioneer of astronautics and cosmonautics, and rocket engineer (d. 1929)
- 1893 - Edward G. Robinson, actor (d. 1973)
- 1905 - Mànes Sperber, writer (d. 1984)
- 1914 - Patrick O'Brian, British author (d. 2000)
- 1915 - Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (d. 1998)
- 1918 - Joe Williams, singer (d. 1999)
- 1919 - Hermann Neuberger, sports official (d. 1992)
- 1923 - Bob Barker, game show host, television personality
- 1924 - Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City
- 1927 - Robert Noyce, American inventor (d. 1990)
- 1927 - Honor Blackman, actress
- 1929 - John Osborne, British dramatist (d. 1994)
- 1932 - Bob Pettit, basketball star
- 1934 - Miguel de la Madrid, President of Mexico
- 1938 - Connie Francis, American singer
- 1940 - Dionne Warwick, American singer
- 1943 - Dickie Betts, musician (The Allman Brothers)
- 1943 - Grover Washington Jr., musician (d. 1999)
- 1952 - Cathy Rigby, gymnast, actress
- 1957 - Sheila E., musician
- 1969 - Andrey Spasibozhko, web engineer (Chelyabinsk, Russia)
- 1981 - Yuvraj Singh, cricketer, India
Deaths
- 884 - Carloman, King of the West Franks
- 1894 - Sir John Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)
- 1929 - Charles Goodnight, cattle baron (b. 1836)
- 1939 - Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor (b. 1883)
- 1968 - Tallulah Bankhead, actress (b. 1902)
- 1971 - David Sarnoff, radio and television pioneer (b. 1891)
- 1994 - Stuart Roosa, Apollo Astronaut (b. 1933)
- 1996 - Vance Packard, American author on media manipulation (b. 1914)
- 1999 - Joseph Heller, American author (b. 1923)
- 2001 - Jean Richard, French actor (b. 1921)
- 2003 - Geidar Aliev, former President of Azerbaijan (b. 1923)
Holidays and observances
See Also:
December 11 - December 13 - November 12 - January 12 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December
Referenced By
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