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Births, Deaths and Events in History - 2009-01-5
Births
1675-07-12 - Evaristo Abaco, Italian composer (d. 1742)
1730-07-12 - Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (d. 1795)
1803-07-12 - Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)
1807-07-12 - Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (d. 1893)
1817-07-12 - Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862)
1824-07-12 - Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)
1828-07-12 - Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (d. 1889)
1849-07-12 - Sir William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
1850-07-12 - Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (d. 1912)
1852-07-12 - Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (d. 1933)
1854-07-12 - George Eastman, American inventor (d. 1932)
1861-07-12 - George Washington Carver, American botanist (d. 1943)
1863-07-12 - Albert Calmette, French physician (d. 1933)
1863-07-12 - Paul Karl Ludwig Drude, German physicist (d. 1906)
1868-07-12 - Stefan George, German poet (d. 1933)
1870-07-12 - Louis II of Monaco (d. 1949)
1876-07-12 - Max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944)
1880-07-12 - Tod Browning, American film director (d. 1962)
1884-07-12 - Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
1886-07-12 - Jean Hersholt, Danish film director and actor (d. 1956)
1892-07-12 - Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1942)
1895-07-12 - Kirstin Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
1895-07-12 - Buckminster Fuller, American architect (d. 1983)
1895-07-12 - Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (d. 1960)
1904-07-12 - Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
1908-07-12 - Milton Berle, American comedian (d. 2002)
1909-07-12 - Curly Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (d. 1993)
1913-07-12 - Willis Lamb, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1917-07-12 - Andrew Wyeth, American artist
1920-07-12 - Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer (d. 2004)
1920-07-12 - Beah Richards, American actress (d. 2000)
1922-07-12 - Mark Hatfield, U.S. Senator from Oregon
1925-07-12 - Roger B. Smith, American automobile executive
1928-07-12 - Elias James Corey, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1930-07-12 - Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and writer
1932-07-12 - Otis Davis, American runner
1933-07-12 - Donald E. Westlake, American author
1934-07-12 - Van Cliburn, American pianist
1937-07-12 - Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor
1937-07-12 - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France 1997-2002
1938-07-12 - Ron Fairly, American baseball player
1938-07-12 - Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
1941-07-12 - Benny Parsons, American NASCAR driver (d. 2007)
1942-07-12 - Billy Smith, Australian rugby league footballer
1943-07-12 - Christine McVie, British singer, musician, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)
1947-07-12 - Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby union footballer
1948-07-12 - Walter Egan, American singer
1948-07-12 - Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer
1948-07-12 - Jay Thomas, American actor
1950-07-12 - Eric Carr, American drummer (KISS) (d. 1991)
1951-07-12 - Brian Grazer, American film producer
1951-07-12 - Cheryl Ladd, American actress
1952-07-12 - Voja Antonić, Serbian inventor and writer
1956-07-12 - Sandi Patty, American singer
1958-07-12 - Jennifer Saunders, English actress & comedian
1959-07-12 - Steve Fuller, Anglo-American philosopher and sociologist
1962-07-12 - Dan Murphy, American guitarist (Soul Asylum)
1962-07-12 - Dean Wilkins, English football manager
1964-07-12 - Gaby Roslin, English television presenter
1965-07-12 - Robin Wilson, American singer
1967-07-12 - Richard Herring, English comedian
1967-07-12 - John Petrucci, American guitar player (Dream Theater)
1969-07-12 - Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress
1969-07-12 - Jesse Pintado, Guitarist
1970-07-12 - Brian Lee Byung-Hun, South Korean actor
1971-07-12 - Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
1972-07-12 - Travis Best, American basketball player
1972-07-12 - Brett Reed, American muscian (Rancid)
1973-07-12 - Magoo, American rapper
1973-07-12 - Christian Vieri, Italian football player
1974-07-12 - Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer (Within Temptation)
1974-07-12 - Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer
1974-07-12 - Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler
1976-07-12 - Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player
1976-07-12 - Anna Friel, British actress
1976-07-12 - Tracie Spencer, American singer
1977-07-12 - Neil Harris, English footballer
1977-07-12 - Steve Howey, American actor
1977-07-12 - Brock Lesnar, American professional wrestler
1978-07-12 - Topher Grace, American actor
1978-07-12 - Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
1982-07-12 - Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
1983-07-12 - Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyballer
1983-07-12 - Rose Moreno, American Animal Activast
1984-07-12 - Gareth Gates, British singer
1984-07-12 - Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
1985-07-12 - Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer
1985-07-12 - Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel
1988-07-12 - Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer
1991-07-12 - Erik Per Sullivan, American actor
1995-07-12 - Georgie Henley, English actress
1394-07-12 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)
1468-07-12 - Juan del Encina, Spanish poet and composer (d. ?1533)
1596-07-12 - Tsar Michael I of Russia (d. 1645)
1674-07-12 - Abigail Williams, American accuser in the Salem witch trials (d. 1765)
Bizarre
2006-07-12 - Different Colored Eyes Day
2006-07-12 - Pecan Pie Day
2007-07-12 - Different Colored Eyes Day
2007-07-12 - Pecan Pie Day
Deaths
2021-07-12 - Pope Zephyrinus
1441-07-12 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)
1536-07-12 - Erasmus, Dutch writer and philosopher
1584-07-12 - Steven Borough, English explorer (b. 1525)
1664-07-12 - Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (b. 1610)
1682-07-12 - Jean Picard, French astronomer (b. 1620)
1693-07-12 - John Ashby, English admiral
1712-07-12 - Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b. 1626)
1742-07-12 - Evaristo Abaco, Italian composer (b. 1675)
1749-07-12 - Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France
1773-07-12 - Johann Joachim Quantz, German flutist and composer (b. 1697)
1804-07-12 - Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1755)
1845-07-12 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author (b. 1808)
1910-07-12 - Charles Stewart Rolls, British engineer and aviator (b. 1887)
1918-07-12 - Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (b. 1864)
1926-07-12 - Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist, writer, spy, and administrator (b. 1868)
1931-07-12 - Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1866)
1935-07-12 - Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer (b. 1859)
1944-07-12 - Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., American general, Received Medal of Honor, (b. 1887)
1945-07-12 - Wolfram von Richthofen, German field marshal (b. 1895)
1945-07-12 - Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician (b. 1871)
1949-07-12 - Douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland (b. 1860)
1950-07-12 - Elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (b. 1865)
1962-07-12 - Roger Wolfe Kahn, American band leader (b. 1907)
1979-07-12 - Minnie Riperton , American Soul Singer (b. 1947)
1983-07-12 - Chris Wood, British musician, played with Traffic, (b. 1944)
1993-07-12 - Dan Eldon, British photojournalist (b. 1970)
1996-07-12 - John Chancellor, American television journalist (b. 1927)
1996-07-12 - Jonathan Melvoin, American musician and keyboardist (The Smashing Pumpkins) (b. 1961)
1999-07-12 - Bill Owen, British actor (b. 1914)
2003-07-12 - Benny Carter, American musician (b. 1907)
2004-07-12 - Betty Oliphant, co-founder of National Ballet of Canada (b. 1918)
2005-07-12 - Lord John King, Baron King of Wartnaby, Chief executive of British Airways since its privitisation. (b. *1917)
1991-07-12 - Rachel Kauffmann Born
Declared
2007-07-12 - São Tomé and PrÃncipe - Independence Day.
Events
2062-07-12 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
1986-07-12 - Adrian II becomes Pope.
2068-07-12 - St. Sergius I becomes Pope.
1191-07-12 - Saladin's garrison surrenders, ending the two-year siege of Acre. Conrad of Montferrat, who has negotiated the surrender, raises the banners of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of the Third Crusade leaders Richard I of England, Philip II of France, and Leopol
1543-07-12 - King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr at Hampton Court Palace.
1573-07-12 - Spanish forces under the Duke of Alba capture Haarlem after a seven month siege.
1580-07-12 - Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published.
1690-07-12 - Battle of the Boyne (Gregorian calendar) - The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
1691-07-12 - Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar) - The decisive victory of William's forces in Ireland.
1759-07-12 - Seven Years' War - French and Indian War: British cannons start firing on French at Quebec City, from Lévis, Quebec.
1806-07-12 - Sixteen German imperial states leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
1812-07-12 - War of 1812: The United States invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario.
1862-07-12 - Medal of Honor authorized by the United States Congress.
1892-07-12 - A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint Gervais.
1932-07-12 - Lambeth Bridge, London, opened by King George V of the United Kingdom.
1932-07-12 - Hedley Verity establishes a first-class record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm.
1933-07-12 - Congress passes the first federal minimum wage law in the United States: 33 cents per hour.
1943-07-12 - World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka - German and Soviet forces engage in largest tank engagement of all time.
1950-07-12 - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France.
1960-07-12 - Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
1960-07-12 - Etch A Sketch, the drawing toy goes on sale.
1967-07-12 - Six days of race riots begin in Newark, New Jersey that will claim the lives of 27 people.
1973-07-12 - A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
1975-07-12 - São Tomé and PrÃncipe declare independence from Portugal.
1979-07-12 - The island nation of Kiribati declares independence from Great Britain.
1979-07-12 - Disco Demolition Night takes place in Chicago.
1993-07-12 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the shore of HokkaidÅ, Japan launches a devastating tsunami, killing 202 on the small island of Okushiri.
2002-07-12 - Gay rights: The Superior Court of Ontario orders Ontario to recognize same-sex marriages.
2004-07-12 - Pedro Santana Lopes is officially appointed Prime Minister of Portugal.
2005-07-12 - Prince Albert II is enthroned as ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
2005-07-12 - Thunder Horse, the largest semi-submersible oil platform in the world, is found listing badly after Hurricane Dennis.
2006-07-12 - Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise.
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