History Births on October 12

Aurore Clément, French actress

#Aurore_Clément

August Horch, German engineer and businessman, founded Audi (d. 1951)

#August_Horch

Olivia Smoliga, American swimmer

#Olivia_Smoliga

Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1937)

#Ramsay_MacDonald

Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (d. 1942)

#Jimmy_Burke_(baseball)

Branko Crvenkovski, Macedonian engineer and politician, 3rd President of the Republic of Macedonia

#Branko_Crvenkovski

George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)

#George_Thorn

Mariano Trías, Filipino general and politician, 1st Vice President of the Philippines (d. 1914)

#Mariano_Trías

Chris Wallace, American journalist

#Chris_Wallace

Drew Edmondson, American politician

#Drew_Edmondson

Mads Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer

#Mads_Eriksen_(musician)

Don Howe, English footballer and manager (d. 2015)

#Don_Howe

Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass (d. 1930)

#Elmer_Ambrose_Sperry

Linval Thompson, Jamaican singer and producer

#Linval_Thompson

Steve Austria, American lawyer and politician

#Steve_Austria

Michelle Carter, American shot putter

#Michelle_Carter_(athlete)

Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming

#Dave_Freudenthal

Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (d. 1956)

#Truxtun_Hare

Luis Polonia, Dominican baseball player

#Luis_Polonia

Jonathan Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1785)

#Jonathan_Trumbull

Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)

#Joe_Cronin

Michael Roe, American singer, songwriter, and record producer

#Michael_Roe

Melvin Franklin, American soul bass singer (d. 1995)

#Melvin_Franklin

Raimond Aumann, German footballer

#Raimond_Aumann

Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (d. 1913)

#Louis_Hémon

Ledley King, English footballer

#Ledley_King

Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist

#Baden_Cooke

Velvalee Dickinson, American spy (d. 1980)

#Velvalee_Dickinson

Clémentine Célarié, French actress, singer, and director

#Clémentine_Célarié

Sam Whitelock, New Zealand rugby player

#Sam_Whitelock

Dwayne Roloson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Dwayne_Roloson

Pedro I, emperor of Brazil (d. 1834)

#Pedro_I_of_Brazil

Alex Katz, American baseball player

#Alex_Katz_(baseball)

Carlton Cole, English footballer

#Carlton_Cole

Tony Kubek, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Tony_Kubek

Jordan Pundik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jordan_Pundik

Sam Moore, American soul singer-songwriter

#Sam_Moore

Susan Anton, American actress and model

#Susan_Anton

Conrad Smith, New Zealand rugby player

#Conrad_Smith

Steven Agnew, Northern Irish politician

#Steven_Agnew

Albert Shiryaev, Russian mathematician and academic

#Albert_Shiryaev

Shivraj Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence

#Shivraj_Patil

Asakura Yoshikage, Japanese ruler (d. 1573)

#Asakura_Yoshikage

Dick Gregory, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2017)

#Dick_Gregory

Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)

#Eugenio_Montale

Marion Jones, American basketball player and runner

#Marion_Jones

Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (d. 1958)

#Ralph_Vaughan_Williams

Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer

#Josh_Hutcherson

Simon Bridges, New Zealand politician

#Simon_Bridges

Alan McDonald, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)

#Alan_McDonald_(Northern_Ireland_footballer)

John Engler, American businessman and politician, 46th Governor of Michigan

#John_Engler

Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

#Arthur_Harden

Mike Green, Canadian hockey player

#Mike_Green_(ice_hockey,_born_1985)

Serge Clerc, French comic book artist and illustrator

#Serge_Clerc

Maximilian III, archduke of Austria (d. 1618)

#Maximilian_III,_Archduke_of_Austria

Pat DiNizio, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)

#Pat_DiNizio

Ed Royce, American businessman and politician

#Ed_Royce

Alex Brosque, Australian footballer

#Alex_Brosque

Henry More, English philosopher (d. 1687)

#Henry_More

Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese soldier and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1945)

#Fumimaro_Konoe

Kirk Cameron, American actor, screenwriter, and Christian evangelical/anti-evolution activist

#Kirk_Cameron

Dan Abnett, English author

#Dan_Abnett

Scott O'Grady, American captain and pilot

#Scott_O'Grady

Ante Gotovina, Croatian general

#Ante_Gotovina

William H. Sullivan, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (d. 2013)

#William_H._Sullivan

Chris Botti, American trumpet player and composer

#Chris_Botti

Jeff Keith, American rock singer-songwriter

#Jeff_Keith

Robert Mangold, American painter

#Robert_Mangold

Stephen Lee, English snooker player

#Stephen_Lee_(snooker_player)

Edward VI, king of England (d. 1553)

#Edward_VI_of_England

Doris Miller, American chef and soldier (d. 1943)

#Doris_Miller

Richard Meier, American architect, designed the Getty Center and City Tower

#Richard_Meier

Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1873)

#Friedrich_Frey-Herosé

José Valentín, American baseball player, coach, and manager

#José_Valentín

Rafael Ábalos, Spanish author

#Rafael_Ábalos

Cristie Kerr, American golfer

#Cristie_Kerr

Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (d. 1750)

#Sylvius_Leopold_Weiss

Anna Ohmiya, Japanese curler

#Anna_Ohmiya

Angela Rippon, English journalist and author

#Angela_Rippon

Steve Borthwick, English rugby player

#Steve_Borthwick

Ned Jarrett, American race car driver and sportscaster

#Ned_Jarrett

Leonidas Kyrkos, Greek politician (d. 2011)

#Leonidas_Kyrkos

William F. Laurance, Australian biologist

#William_F._Laurance

Satoshi Kon, Japanese animator and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Satoshi_Kon

Roger Heath-Brown, English mathematician and theorist

#Roger_Heath-Brown

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)

#James_"Sugar_Boy"_Crawford

Christopher Soames, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (d. 1987)

#Christopher_Soames

J. J. Daigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#J._J._Daigneault

Gilles Beaudoin, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Trois-Rivières (d. 2007)

#Gilles_Beaudoin

Marvin Ogunjimi, Belgian footballer

#Marvin_Ogunjimi

Tyler Blackburn, American actor

#Tyler_Blackburn

David Vanian, English singer-songwriter

#David_Vanian

William Chillingworth, English scholar and theologian (d. 1644)

#William_Chillingworth

Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

#Jane_Siberry

Aleister Crowley, English magician and author (d. 1947)

#Aleister_Crowley

Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (d. 1969)

#Paul_Hawkins_(racing_driver)

Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2004)

#Roque_Máspoli

Henri Lansbury, English footballer

#Henri_Lansbury

Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2007)

#Luciano_Pavarotti

Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, English diplomat (d. 1601)

#Peregrine_Bertie,_13th_Baron_Willoughby_de_Eresby

William J. Hardee, American general (d. 1873)

#William_J._Hardee

Wim Jonk, Dutch footballer

#Wim_Jonk

Anna Iljuštšenko, Estonian high jumper

#Anna_Iljuštšenko

Nappy Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2008)

#Nappy_Brown

Elisabeth of Romania, queen consort of Greece (d. 1956)

#Elisabeth_of_Romania

Carlos Bernard, American actor and director

#Carlos_Bernard

Sean Monahan, Canadian ice hockey player

#Sean_Monahan

Bode Miller, American skier

#Bode_Miller

Kamini Roy, British India's first female graduate, Bengali poet, social activist, and feminist writer (d. 1933)

#Kamini_Roy

Les Dennis, English comedian and actor

#Les_Dennis

Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer

#Hugh_Jackman

Rick Parfitt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

#Rick_Parfitt

Lutz Haueisen, German cyclist

#Lutz_Haueisen

Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (d. 1998)

#Josephine_Hutchinson

Martin Corry, English rugby player

#Martin_Corry_(rugby_union)

Ding Ling, Chinese author and educator (d. 1986)

#Ding_Ling

Bill Auberlen, American race car driver

#Bill_Auberlen

Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian and author

#Milica_Kacin_Wohinz

Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (d. 1987)

#Vijay_Merchant

Jaroslav Drobný, Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (d. 2001)

#Jaroslav_Drobný

Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (d. 1942)

#Edith_Stein

Massimo Ghini, Italian actor

#Massimo_Ghini

Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (d. 1810)

#Étienne_Louis_Geoffroy

Martie Maguire, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer

#Martie_Maguire

Tr?n Thánh Tông, emperor of Vietnam (then ??i Vi?t) (d. 1290)

#Tr?n_Thánh_Tông

John Moffat, Danish physicist and academic

#John_Moffat_(physicist)

Brenda Romero, American game designer

#Brenda_Romero

Calum Scott, British singer

#Calum_Scott

Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (d. 1975)

#Gilda_dalla_Rizza

Anna Escobedo Cabral, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Treasurer of the United States

#Anna_Escobedo_Cabral

Piero Taruffi, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1988)

#Piero_Taruffi

Michael Mansfield, English lawyer, academic, and republican

#Michael_Mansfield

Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (d. 1909)

#Helena_Modjeska

Thomas Dudley, English-American soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1653)

#Thomas_Dudley

Iris Apatow, American actress

#Iris_Apatow

Allan Evans, Scottish footballer

#Allan_Evans_(footballer)

Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist (d. 1860)

#Christian_Gmelin

Nicolao Dumitru, Italian footballer

#Nicolao_Dumitru

Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (d. 1922)

#Arthur_Nikisch

Darci Lynne, American ventriloquist

Curtis Scott, Australian rugby league player

James Graham, British singer

Sergio Peter, German footballer

Ioannis Maniatis, Greek footballer

Mariko Yamamoto, Japanese cricketer

Sun Tiantian, Chinese tennis player

Giuseppe Lanzone, American rower

Brian Kerr, Scottish footballer and manager

Tom Guiry, American actor

Stefan Binder, German footballer

Javier Toyo, Venezuelan footballer

Susana Félix, Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Lesli Brea, Dominican baseball player

Tom Van Mol, Belgian footballer

Juan Manuel Silva, Argentinian race car driver

Neriah Davis, American model and actress

Bronzell Miller, American football player and actor (d. 2013)

Steve Johnston, Australian motorcycle racer

Tony Fiore, American baseball player

Charlie Ward, American basketball player and coach

Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player

Patrick Musimu, Belgian diver and physiotherapist (d. 2011)

Željko Milinovi?, Slovenian footballer

Leon Lett, American football player

Paul Harragon, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Becky Iverson, American golfer

Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jonathan Crombie, Canadian actor and voice over artist (d. 2015)

Dave Legeno, English actor and mixed martial artist (d. 2014)

Hideki Fujisawa, Japanese composer

Deborah Foreman, American actress and photographer

John Coleman, English footballer and manager

Chendo, Spanish footballer

Carlo Perrone, Italian footballer and manager

Steve Lowery, American golfer

Bryn Merrick, Welsh bass player (d. 2015)

Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, Portuguese historian, author, and academic (d. 2013)

Annik Honoré, Belgian journalist and music promoter (d. 2014)

Mike Dowler, Welsh football goalkeeper

Gerti Schanderl, German figure skater

Catherine Holmes, Australian judge

Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer

David Threlfall, English actor and director

Béla Csécsei, Hungarian educator and politician (d. 2012)

Norio Suzuki, Japanese golfer

Sally Little, South African-American golfer

Paul Went, English footballer and manager (d. 2017)

Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist and murderer

Dave Lloyd, English cyclist and coach

Daryl Runswick, English bassist and composer

Ashok Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 2008)

Kostas Tsakonas, Greek actor (d. 2015)

O?uz Atay, Turkish engineer and author (d. 1977)

Guido Molinari, Canadian painter and art collector (d. 2004)

Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist and academic, co-developed Simula (d. 2002)

Denis Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (d. 2013)

Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic journalist and academic (d. 2007)

Robert Coles, American psychologist, author, and academic

Domna Samiou, Greek singer and musicologist (d. 2012)

Al Held, American painter and academic (d. 2005)

Denis Lazure, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (d. 2008)

Goody Petronelli, American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2012)

Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (d. 2015)

Logie Bruce Lockhart, Scottish rugby player and journalist

Art Clokey, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created Gumby (d. 2010)

Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959)

Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994)

John E. Hodge, African-American chemist (d. 1996)

Alice Chetwynd Ley, English author and educator (d. 2004)

Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and academic (d. 2013)

Robert Fitzgerald, American poet, critic, and translator (d. 1985)

Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997)

Paul Engle, American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)

John Murray, American playwright and producer (d. 1984)

Lester Dent, American journalist and author (d. 1959)

Bernardo Pisano, Italian composer and priest (d. 1548)

Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Duke of Moscow (d. 1389)

Go-Ichij?, emperor of Japan (d. 1036)