February 12 - Births

Births

• 1074 – Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)
• 1218 – Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)
• 1567 – Thomas Campion, English composer and poet (d. 1620)
• 1606 – John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676)
• 1637 – Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist (d. 1680)
• 1663 – Cotton Mather, New England minister (d. 1728)
• 1665 – Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (d. 1721)
• 1704 – Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)
• 1728 – Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799)
• 1752 – Dorothea Ackermann, German actress (d. 1821)
• 1753 – François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (d. 1798)
• 1768 – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1835)
• 1775 – Louisa Adams, First Lady of the United States, wife of John Quincy Adams (d. 1852)
• 1777 – Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843)
• 1777 – Bernard Courtois, French chemist (d. 1838)
• 1785 – Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)
• 1788 – Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
• 1791 – Peter Cooper, American Industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (d. 1883)
• 1794 – Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867)
• 1804 – Heinrich Lenz, German physicist (d. 1865)
• 1809 – Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)
• 1809 – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (d. 1865)
• 1828 – George Meredith, English writer (d. 1909)
• 1843 – John Graham Chambers, English athlete who wrote the Queensberry rules for boxing (d. 1883)
• 1857 – Bobby Peel, English cricketer (d. 1943)
• 1861 – Lou Andreas-Salome, Russian-born author (d. 1937)
• 1865 – Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish poet and writer (d. 1940)
• 1870 – Marie Lloyd, English music-hall performer (d. 1922)
• 1876 – Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama (d. 1933)
• 1880 – John L. Lewis, American labor union leader (d. 1969)
• 1881 – Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (d. 1931)
• 1884 – Max Beckmann, German artist (d. 1950)
• 1884 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (d. 1957)
• 1884 – Johan Laidoner, Estonian military commander (d. 1953)
• 1884 – Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt (d. 1980)
• 1885 – Julius Streicher, Nazi German publisher (d. 1946)
• 1889 – Bhante Dharmawara, Cambodian monk and supercentenarian (d. 1999)
• 1893 – Omar Bradley, American general, the last surviving five-star general in the United States and the 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (d. 1981)
• 1897 – Vola Vale, American actress (d. 1970)
• 1898 – Wallace Ford, English-born actor (d. 1966)
• 1900 – Roger J. Traynor, American judge (d. 1983)
• 1902 – William Collier, American stage and film actor (d. 1987)
• 1903 – Chick Hafey, baseball player (d. 1973)
• 1903 – Joseph F. Biroc, American cinematographer (d. 1996)
• 1904 – Ted Mack, American television host (d. 1976)
• 1907 – Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. 1991)
• 1908 – Jacques Herbrand, French logician and mathematician (d. 1931)
• 1908 – Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (d. 1982)
• 1908 – August Neo, Estonian wrestler (d. 1982)
• 1909 – Sigmund Rascher, German SS doctor (d. 1945)
• 1911 – Stephen H. Sholes, American recording executive (d. 1968)
• 1912 – R. F. Delderfield, English author (d. 1972)
• 1914 – Tex Beneke, American musician and band leader (d. 2000)
• 1914 – Arvid Pardo, Maltese diplomat, a.k.a "Father of the Law of the Sea Conference" (d. 1999)
• 1915 – Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (d. 1987)
• 1916 – Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)
• 1917 – Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician (d. 2006)
• 1918 – Julian Schwinger, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
• 1919 – Forrest Tucker, American actor (d. 1986)
• 1920 – William Roscoe Estep, Baptist historian and professor (d. 2000)
• 1920 – Pran, Indian actor
• 1922 – Hussein bin Dato' Onn, Malaysian Prime Minister (d. 1990)
• 1923 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director and designer
• 1923 – Chaskel Besser, Orthodox rabbi (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Sir Anthony Berry, British politician (d. 1984)
• 1926 – Joe Garagiola, American baseball player and announcer
• 1926 – Charles Van Doren, American quiz show contestant
• 1930 – John Doyle, Irish hurler
• 1930 – Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
• 1931 – Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch author
• 1932 – Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (d. 1998)
• 1934 – Anne Krueger, American economist
• 1934 – Bill Russell, American basketball player
• 1934 – Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress
• 1935 – Gene McDaniels, American singer
• 1936 – Joe Don Baker, American actor
• 1936 – Paul Shenar, American actor
• 1937 – Charles Dumas, American athlete (d. 2004)
• 1938 – Judy Blume, American author
• 1938 – Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris, British politician
• 1939 – Ray Manzarek, American keyboardist (The Doors)
• 1940 – Ralph Bates, English actor (d. 1991)
• 1940 – Richard Lynch, American actor
• 1941 – Naomi Uemura, Japanese adventurer
• 1942 – Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel
• 1942 – Pat Dobson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
• 1944 – Moe Bandy, American singer
• 1945 – Maud Adams, Swedish actress
• 1945 – David Friedman, American economist
• 1946 – Cliff DeYoung, American actor and musician
• 1946 – Jean Eyeghe Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon
• 1946 – Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer
• 1947 – Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indian leader of Damdami Taksal (d. 1984)
• 1947 – Jim Durham, American sportscaster
• 1948 – Raymond Kurzweil, American inventor and author
• 1948 – Mike Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1949 – Joaquín Sabina, Spanish singer and songwriter
• 1950 – Michael Ironside, Canadian actor
• 1950 – Steve Hackett, English guitarist (Genesis)
• 1951 – Steven Parent, Manson murder victim (d. 1969)
• 1952 – Michael McDonald, American musician
• 1952 – Simon MacCorkindale, British actor
• 1953 – Joanna Kerns, American actress
• 1953 – Nabil Shaban, British actor
• 1953 – Robin Thomas, American actor
• 1954 – Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician and stand-up comedian
• 1954 – Philip Zimmermann, American cryptographer
• 1955 – Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host
• 1955 – Bill Laswell, American bassist and record producer
• 1955 – Chet Lemon, American baseball player
• 1956 – Brian Robertson, Scottish musician (Thin Lizzy and Motörhead)
• 1958 – Grant McLennan, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) (d. 2006)
• 1958 – Bobby Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1959 – Larry Nance, American basketball player
• 1959 – Dan Puric, Romanian actor, director and writer
• 1959 – Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress
• 1960 – George Gray, American professional wrestler
• 1961 – Jim Harris, Canadian politician
• 1962 – Jimmy Kirkwood, Irish-born field hockey player
• 1963 – John Michael Higgins, American actor
• 1963 – Ed Lover, American radio personality
• 1967 – Chris McKinstry, Canadian computer scientist
• 1967 – Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Indian composer and musician
• 1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor
• 1968 – Grégory Charles, French Canadian singer, dancer, pianist, radio and television host
• 1968 – Christopher McCandless, American nomad, subject of biography Into the Wild (d. 1992)
• 1968 – Chynna Phillips, American singer
• 1968 – Kyle Vincent, American singer/songwriter
• 1969 – Darren Aronofsky, American director and writer
• 1969 – Hong Myung-Bo, Korean footballer
• 1969 – Meja, Swedish singer
• 1969 – Brad Werenka, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Jim Creeggan, Canadian bassist (Barenaked Ladies)
• 1970 – Judd Winick, writer and artist
• 1972 – Lance Hill, American football (soccer) player
• 1972 – Ajay Naidu, Indian-American actor
• 1972 – Sophie Zelmani, Swedish singer/songwriter
• 1972 – Owen Nolan, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater
• 1973 – Tara Strong, Canadian voice actress
• 1974 – Toranosuke Takagi, Japanese race car driver
• 1974 – Fonzworth Bentley, American hip-hop artist
• 1975 – Scot Pollard, American basketball player
• 1975 – Cliff Blezinski, Design Director for Epic Games
• 1976 – Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• 1976 – Silvia Saint, Czech pornographic actress
• 1977 – Jimmy Conrad, American soccer player
• 1978 – Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1978 – Gethin Jones, Welsh television presenter
• 1978 – Silver Meikar, Estonian politician
• 1979 – Richard Barnwell, English footballer
• 1979 – Antonio Chatman, American football player
• 1979 – Matt Mauck, American football player
• 1979 – Jesse Spencer, Australian actor
• 1980 – Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player
• 1980 – Sarah Lancaster, American actress
• 1980 – Christina Ricci, American actress
• 1981 – Lisa Hannigan, Irish singer
• 1982 – Louis Tsatoumas, Greek long jumper
• 1982 – Anthony Tuitavake, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1983 – Carlton Brewster, American football player
• 1984 – Lolly Badcock, English pornographic actress
• 1984 – Brad Keselowski, American racing car driver
• 1984 – Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
• 1984 – Aylar Lie, Norwegian model
• 1984 – Alexandra Dahlström, Swedish actress
• 1985 – Saskia Burmeister, Australian actress
• 1986 – Diego Ângelo, Brazilian footballer
• 1988 – Nana Eikura, Japanese actress
• 1991 – Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, prince of Bahrain (d. 2006)
• 1993 – Jennifer Stone, American actress