Famous Birthdays In May - 12

1863  On this day in history birth of charles Bordes, composer   

1867  Hugh Trumble, cricket off-spinner (great Aust at turn of century) was born on this day in history.   

1868  Halsey William Wilson, US, publisher of reference books was born on May - 12.   

1874  On May - 12 birth of clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian physician (Reaction of Pirquet)   

1876  On May - 12 birth of harold, grandson of English queen Victoria   

1880  Lincoln Ellsworth, led 1st transarctic, transantarctic flights was born on this day in history.   

1880  W Hupkes, engineer/director (Dutch Rail 1938) was born on May - 12.   

1886  Albert Saverys, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1886  On May - 12 birth of hermann Grabner, composer   

1886  Piotr F Scharoff, Russian/Italian actor/director (Chechov) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Nandor Zsolt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1889  On May - 12 birth of otto Frank, father of Anne Frank   

1892  On May - 12 birth of fritz Kortner, Austrian-born director (d. 1970)   

1894  On May - 12 birth of cleo Ridgely, NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama)   

1895  On this day in history birth of jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher (Songs of Life) [NS=May 22]   

1899  Indra Devi, Latvian Yoga Instructor (d. 2002) was born on May - 12.   

1900  Helene Weigel, Austria/German actress (Metropolis, Mutter Courage) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Hyam Greenbaum, composer was born on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history birth of heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor   

1903  On this day in history birth of lennox R F Berkeley, British composer (Castaway)   

1903  On this day in history birth of wilfrid Hyde-White, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Peyton Place)   

1906  On May - 12 birth of william M Ewing, US geologist/geophysicist   

1907  Katharine Hepburn, Hartford CT, actress (Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On May - 12 birth of leslie Charteris, English/US detective writer (Enter the Saint)   

1910  Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist (penicillin/B12/Nobel 1964) was born on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history birth of gordon Jenkins, Webster Grove Mo, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour)   

1910  On May - 12 birth of charles B. Fulton, American jurist (d. 1996)   

1912  On May - 12 birth of marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet   

1912  Archibald Cox, U.S. Solicitor General (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On May - 12 birth of bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet/writer   

1914  On May - 12 birth of dan Daniel, (Rep-D-VA, 1969- )   

1914  Howard K Smith, LA, TV newsman (ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate) was born on this day in history.   

1915  Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

1916  On May - 12 birth of ellis Bonoff Kohs, composer   

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0912  On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  On this day in history gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome   

1012  On May - 12 sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies   

1382  On May - 12 johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies   

1465  On May - 12 death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea   

1634  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on May - 12.   

1641  On this day in history death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48   

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on this day in history.