February 12 - Births

Births

41 – Britannicus, Roman son of Emperor Claudius {d. 55}
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)
1584 – Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch polymath and Renaissance humanist, a theologian, poet, and historian (d. 1648)
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)
1752 – Josef Reicha, Czech cellist, composer and conductor (d. 1795)
1753 – François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (d. 1798)
1761 – Jan Ladislav Dussek, Czech composer and pianist (d. 1812)
1768 – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1835)
1775 – Louisa Adams, First Lady of the United States (1825–1829), widow of John Quincy Adams (d. 1852)
1777 – Bernard Courtois, French chemist (d. 1838)
1777 – Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843)
1785 – Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)
1787 – Joseph-Norbert Provencher, Canadian clergyman and missionary (d. 1853)
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 (1861-his death) (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 – Eugène Atget, French photographer (d. 1927)
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)
1869 – Emperor Kien Phuc, the 7th emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty (d. 1884)
1870 – Marie Lloyd, English music-hall performer (d. 1922)
1872 – Oscar Stribolt, Danish actor (d. 1927)
1872 – Guillermo Hayden Wright, Mexican polo player (d. 1949)
1874 – Edward Marsh, American rower (death date unknown)
1876 – Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama (1879-his death) (d. 1933)
1877 – Louis Renault, French industrialist, one of the founders of Renault and a pioneer of the automobile industry. (d. 1944)
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 – Johan Laidoner, Estonian military commander (d. 1953)
1884 – Alice Roosevelt Longworth, elder daughter of Theodore Roosevelt (d. 1980)
1884 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (d. 1957)
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)
1895 – Kristian Djurhuus, Faroese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1984)
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 – Joseph F. Biroc, American cinematographer (d. 1996)
1903 – Chick Hafey, baseball player (d. 1973)
1904 – Ted Mack, American television host (d. 1976)
1907 – Joseph Kearns, American actor (d. 1962)
1907 – Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. 1991)
1908 – Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (d. 1982)
1908 – Jacques Herbrand, French logician and mathematician (d. 1931)
1908 – August Neo, Estonian wrestler (d. 1982)
1909 – Sigmund Rascher, German SS doctor (d. 1945)
1911 – Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 1994)
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 – Andrew Goodpaster, American army general (d. 2005)
1915 – Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (d. 1987)
1916 – Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)
1917 – Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (d. 2009)
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 Onn, Malaysian politician, Prime Minister (1976–1981) (d. 1990)
1923 – Chaskel Besser, Orthodox rabbi (d. 2010)
1923 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director
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 (d. 2010)
1930 – Arlen Specter, American politician (d. 2012)
1931 – Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch author (d. 2008)
1932 – Maurice Filion, Canadian ice hockey coach and manager
1932 – Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (d. 2003)
1932 – Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (d. 1998)
1933 – Costa-Gavras, Greek filmmaker
1934 – Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress
1934 – Anne Krueger, American economist
1934 – Bill Russell, American basketball player
1935 – Gene McDaniels, American singer (d. 2011)
1936 – Joe Don Baker, American actor
1936 – Paul Shenar, American actor
1936 – Richard Lynch, American actor (d. 2012)
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)
1941 – Naomi Uemura, Japanese adventurer (d. 1984)
1942 – Ehud Barak, Israeli politician, Prime Minister of Israel
1942 – Pat Dobson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
1944 – Moe Bandy, American singer
1945 – Maud Adams, Swedish actress
1945 – David D. Friedman, American economist
1946 – Cliff DeYoung, American actor and musician (Clear Light)
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 (d. 2012)
1948 – Raymond Kurzweil, American inventor and author
1948 – Mike Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 – Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Canadian politician and victim's rights activist
1949 – Joaquín Sabina, Spanish singer and songwriter
1950 – Angelo Branduardi, Italian singer and composer
1950 – Michael Ironside, Canadian actor
1950 – Steve Hackett, English guitarist (Genesis)
1951 – Steven Parent, Manson murder victim (d. 1969)
1952 – Simon MacCorkindale, British actor (d. 2010)
1952 – Michael McDonald, American musician
1953 – Joanna Kerns, American actress
1953 – Nabil Shaban, British actor
1953 – Robin Thomas, American actor
1954 – Joseph Jordania, Australian/Georgian evolutionary musicologist
1954 – Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician and stand-up comedian
1954 – Philip Zimmermann, American cryptographer
1955 – Bill Laswell, American bassist and record producer
1955 – Chet Lemon, American baseball player
1956 – Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host
1956 – Ad Melkert, Dutch politician
1956 – Brian Robertson, Scottish musician (Thin Lizzy and Motörhead)
1957 – Willie Smits, Dutch trained forester, microbiologist, conservationist, animal rights activist and social entrepreneur
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 – Tonnie Dirks, Dutch long distance runner
1961 – Jim Harris, Canadian politician
1961 – Michel Martelly, Haitian musician, businessman and politician
1962 – Jimmy Kirkwood, Irish-born field hockey player
1963 – Ed Lover, American radio personality
1964 – Michel Petit, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 – Rubén Amaro, Jr., American baseball player
1965 – Christine Elise, American actress
1965 – John Michael Higgins, American actor
1967 – Chris McKinstry, Canadian computer scientist
1967 – Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Indian composer and musician
1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor
1968 – Grégory Charles, 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 (Wilson Phillips)
1969 – Darren Aronofsky, American director and writer
1969 – Dean Bergeron, Canadian paralympic athlete
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 – Bryan Roy, Dutch footballer
1970 – Judd Winick, writer and artist
1971 – Scott Menville American voice actor
1972 – Ajay Naidu, Indian-American actor
1972 – Owen Nolan, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Sophie Zelmani, Swedish singer/songwriter
1973 – Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater
1973 – Tara Strong, Canadian voice actress
1974 – Toranosuke Takagi, Japanese race car driver
1975 – Cliff Blezinski, Design director for Epic Games
1975 – Scot Pollard, American basketball player
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 – 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
1981 – Loren Kreiss, American artist
1982 – Jonas Hiller, Swiss ice hockey player
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 – Alexandra Dahlström, Swedish actress
1984 – Brad Keselowski, American racing car driver
1984 – Aylar Lie, Norwegian model
1984 – Tobias Schlauderer, German footballer
1984 – Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
1985 – Saskia Burmeister, Australian actress
1988 – Nana Eikura, Japanese actress
1988 – Mike Posner, American singer, composer and producer
1990 – Moussa Koné, Ivorian footballer
1991 – Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
1991 – Michael Schimpelsberger, Austrian footballer
1992 – Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, prince of Bahrain (d. 2006)
1993 – Jennifer Stone, American actress