Famous Birthdays In May - 12

1863  Charles Bordes, composer was born on May - 12.   

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

1868  On May - 12 birth of halsey William Wilson, US, publisher of reference books   

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

1876  On this day in history birth of harold, grandson of English queen Victoria   

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

1880  On this day in history birth of w Hupkes, engineer/director (Dutch Rail 1938)   

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

1886  On this day in history birth of hermann Grabner, composer   

1886  On May - 12 birth of piotr F Scharoff, Russian/Italian actor/director (Chechov)   

1887  On May - 12 birth of nandor Zsolt, composer   

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  Cleo Ridgely, NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama) was born on May - 12.   

1895  Jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher (Songs of Life) [NS=May 22] was born on this day in history.   

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

1900  On this day in history birth of helene Weigel, Austria/German actress (Metropolis, Mutter Courage)   

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

1902  Heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1903  Lennox R F Berkeley, British composer (Castaway) was born on May - 12.   

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

1906  William M Ewing, US geologist/geophysicist was born on this day in history.   

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

1907  Leslie Charteris, English/US detective writer (Enter the Saint) was born on this day in history.   

1910  On May - 12 birth of dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist (penicillin/B12/Nobel 1964)   

1910  On May - 12 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 this day in history birth of marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet   

1912  Archibald Cox, U.S. Solicitor General (d. 2004) was born on May - 12.   

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

1914  Dan Daniel, (Rep-D-VA, 1969- ) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On May - 12 birth of howard K Smith, LA, TV newsman (ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate)   

1915  On May - 12 birth of mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

0912  Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on May - 12.   

1012  On this day in history sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies   

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on May - 12.   

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

1634  On May - 12 george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies   

1641  On May - 12 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.