12 June Births

Published : 12 Jun 2016, 03:13

Jagoroniya Desk

June 12 is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 202 days remaining until the end of the year.

Births
1107 – Emperor Gaozong of Song (d. 1187)
1161 – Constance, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1201)
1519 – Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)
1561 – Anna of Württemberg (d. 1616)
1573 – Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex, soldier (d. 1629)
1577 – Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)
1711 – Louis Legrand, French priest and theologian (d. 1780)
1760 – Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French author, playwright, journalist, and politician (d. 1797)
1771 – Patrick Gass, American sergeant and author (d. 1870)
1775 – Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851)
1777 – Robert Clark, American physician and politician (d. 1837)
1795 – John Marston, American sailor (d. 1885)
1798 – Samuel Cooper, American general (d. 1876)
1800 – Samuel Wright Mardis, American politician (d. 1836)
1802 – Harriet Martineau, English sociologist and author (d. 1876)
1806 – John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge (d. 1869)
1807 – Ante Kuzmanić, Croatian physician and journalist (d. 1879)
1812 – Edmond Hébert, French geologist and academic (d. 1890)
1819 – Charles Kingsley, English priest, historian, and author (d. 1875)
1827 – Johanna Spyri, Swiss author (d. 1901)
1841 – Watson Fothergill, English architect, designed the Woodborough Road Baptist Church (d. 1928)
1843 – David Gill, Scottish-English astronomer and author (d. 1914)
1851 – Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (d. 1940)
1857 – Maurice Perrault, Canadian architect, engineer, and politician, 15th Mayor of Longueuil (d. 1909)
1858 – Harry Johnston, English botanist and explorer (d. 1927)
1858 – Henry Scott Tuke, English painter and photographer (d. 1929)
1861 – William Attewell, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1927)
1864 – Frank Chapman, American ornithologist, photographer, and author (d. 1945)
1877 – Thomas C. Hart, American admiral and politician (d. 1971)
1875 – Sam De Grasse, Canadian-American actor (d. 1953)
1883 – Fernand Gonder, French pole vaulter (d. 1969)
1883 – Robert Lowie, Austrian-American anthropologist and academic (d. 1957)
1888 – Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1920)
1890 – Egon Schiele, Austrian soldier and painter (d. 1918)
1892 – Djuna Barnes, American journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1982)
1897 – Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1977)
1899 – Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
1899 – Weegee, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (d. 1968)
1902 – Hendrik Elias, Belgian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Ghent (d. 1973)
1903 – Emmett Hardy, American cornet player (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1925)
1905 – Ray Barbuti, American sprinter and football player (d. 1988)
1906 – Sandro Penna, Italian poet (d. 1977)
1908 – Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian broadcaster (d. 1988)
1908 – Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2010)
1908 – Otto Skorzeny, German SS officer (d. 1975)
1910 – Bill Naughton, Irish-English playwright and author (d. 1992)
1912 – Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993)
1912 – Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961)
1913 – Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (d. 1996)
1913 – Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral (d. 2005)
1914 – William Lundigan, American actor and singer (d. 1975)
1914 – Go Seigen, Chinese-Japanese Go player (d. 2014)
1915 – Priscilla Lane, American actress and singer (d. 1995)
1915 – Christopher Mayhew, English soldier and politician (d. 1997)
1915 – David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman
1916 – Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991)
1916 – Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015)
1918 – Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001)
1918 – Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (d. 2001)
1919 – Uta Hagen, German-American actress and educator (d. 2004)
1920 – Dave Berg, American soldier and cartoonist (d. 2002)
1920 – Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2000)
1920 – Jim Siedow, American actor (d. 2003)
1921 – Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1921 – Christopher Derrick, English author, critic, and academic (d. 2007)
1921 – James Archibald Houston, Canadian author and illustrator (d. 2005)
1922 – Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and author (d. 2013)
1923 – Monty Westmore, American make-up artist (d. 2007)
1924 – George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States
1924 – Grete Dollitz, German-American guitarist and radio host (d. 2013)
1925 – Jaime Montestrela, Portuguese psychiatrist, author, and poet (d. 1975)
1928 – Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor
1928 – Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician and diplomat, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
1928 – Richard M. Sherman, American composer and director
1929 – Brigid Brophy, English author and critic (d. 1995)
1929 – Anne Frank, German-Dutch holocaust victim and author (d. 1945)
1929 – Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani linguist and academic
1929 – John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland
1930 – Jim Burke, Australian cricketer (d. 1979)
1930 – Donald Byrne, American chess player (d. 1976)
1930 – Innes Ireland, Scottish race car driver and engineer (d. 1993)
1930 – Jim Nabors, American actor and singer
1931 – Trevanian, American author and scholar (d. 2005)
1931 – Rona Jaffe, American-English journalist and author (d. 2005)
1932 – Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer
1932 – Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (d. 2002)
1933 – Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (d. 2004)
1934 – John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (d. 2001)
1934 – Nicole Berger, French actress (d. 1967)
1934 – Kevin Billington, English director and producer
1935 – Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (d. 2014)
1935 – Paul Kennedy, English lawyer and judge
1937 – Vladimir Arnold, Russian-French mathematician and academic (d. 2010)
1937 – Klaus Basikow, German footballer and manager
1937 – Antal Festetics, Hungarian-Austrian biologist and zoologist
1938 – Anne Cowdrey, 14th Lady Herries of Terregles, English horse trainer (d. 2014)
1938 – Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (d. 2016)
1938 – Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor
1938 – Ian Partridge, English tenor and educator
1939 – Frank McCloskey, American sergeant and politician (d. 2003)
1940 – Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician
1941 – Marv Albert, American sportscaster
1941 – Chick Corea, American pianist and composer (Chick Corea Elektric Band, Return to Forever, and Five Peace Band)
1941 – Roy Harper, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1941 – Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (The Troggs) (d. 2013)
1941 – Lucille Roybal-Allard, American politician
1942 – Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Dovells)
1942 – Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Pat Jennings, Irish footballer and coach
1946 – Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1946 – Bobby Gould, English footballer and manager
1946 – Catherine Bréchignac, French physicist and academic
1948 – Hans Binder, Austrian race car driver
1948 – Lyn Collins, American singer (d. 2005)
1948 – Herbert Meyer, German footballer
1949 – Jens Böhrnsen, German judge and politician, President of Germany
1949 – Roger Aaron Brown, American actor
1949 – Ivo Linna, Estonian singer and guitarist (Apelsin)
1949 – Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 – John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (King Crimson, Mogul Thrash, Family, Roxy Music, UK, and Asia)
1950 – Oğuz Abadan, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Michael Fabricant, English politician
1950 – Sonia Manzano, American television personality, singer, and screenwriter
1951 – Bun E. Carlos, American drummer (Cheap Trick and Tinted Windows)
1951 – Brad Delp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Boston, RTZ, and Beatlejuice) (d. 2007)
1951 – Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007)
1952 – Spencer Abraham, American academic and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy
1952 – Pete Farndon, English bass player (The Pretenders) (d. 1983)
1952 – Oliver Knussen, Scottish composer and conductor
1953 – Rocky Burnette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – Tess Gerritsen, American physician and author
1953 – David Thornton, American actor
1954 – Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall, English lawyer and politician
1956 – Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1957 – Timothy Busfield, American actor, director, and producer
1957 – Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1958 – Meredith Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958 – Rory Sparrow, American basketball player and manager
1959 – John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and accordion player (They Might Be Giants and The Mundanes)
1959 – Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1959 – Jalal-ud-Din, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1960 – Mark Calcavecchia, American golfer
1960 – Joe Kopicki, American basketball player and coach
1961 – Jim Goad, American singer, author, and publisher
1961 – Julius Kariuki, Kenyan runner
1961 – Kira Roessler, American singer and bass player (Black Flag and Dos)
1962 – Paul Clark, English keyboard player (The Bolshoi)
1962 – John Enos III, American actor
1963 – Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (d. 2012)
1963 – Warwick Capper, Australian footballer, coach, and actor
1963 – Tim DeKay, American actor, director, and producer
1963 – Johnny Hotbody, American wrestler
1963 – T. B. Joshua, Nigerian minister and television host
1963 – Jerry Lynn, American wrestler
1963 – Patrice Martinez, Mexican-American actress
1964 – Derek Higgins, Irish race car driver
1964 – Kent Jones, American journalist
1964 – Paula Marshall, American actress
1964 – Peter Such, Scottish-born, English cricketer
1965 – Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter and pianist (Psí vojáci) (d. 2013)
1965 – Gwen Torrence, American sprinter
1965 – Cathy Tyson, English actress
1967 – Icíar Bollaín, Spanish actress, director, and screenwriter
1967 – Aivar Kuusmaa, Estonian basketball player and coach
1967 – Frances O'Connor, English-Australian actress
1968 – Scott Aldred, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Htay Kywe, Burmese activist
1968 – Bobby Sheehan, American bass player and songwriter (Blues Traveler) (d. 1999)
1969 – Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (Bikini) (d. 2007)
1969 – Héctor Garza, Mexican wrestler (d. 2013)
1969 – Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player
1969 – Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician
1970 – Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1971 – Arman Alizad, Iranian-Finnish tailor and television host
1971 – Mark Henry, American weightlifter and wrestler
1971 – Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
1971 – Jérôme Romain, Caribbean-Dominican triple jumper and coach
1972 – Bounty Killer, Jamaican rapper and DJ (The Alliance)
1972 – Sophie Lawrence, English actress and singer
1972 – Finesse Mitchell, American actor and screenwriter
1973 – Jason Caffey, American basketball player and coach
1973 – Jennifer Jo Cobb, American race car driver
1973 – Takis Fyssas, Greek footballer
1973 – Mitsuki Saiga, Japanese voice actress and singer
1973 – Darryl White, Australian footballer
1974 – Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
1974 – Jason Mewes, American actor and producer
1974 – Kerry Kittles, American basketball player
1975 – Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and journalist
1975 – Stephanie Szostak, French-American actress
1976 – Antawn Jamison, American basketball player and sportscaster
1976 – Ray Price, Zimbabwean cricketer
1976 – Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer
1977 – Richard Ayoade, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1977 – Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Rides)
1978 – Lewis Moody, English rugby player
1978 – Shiloh Strong, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1979 – Dallas Clark, American football player
1979 – Martine Dugrenier, Canadian wrestler
1979 – Diego Milito, Argentinian footballer
1979 – Robyn, Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1979 – Earl Watson, American basketball player and coach
1980 – Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby player
1980 – Jason Dent, American mixed martial artist
1980 – Larry Foote, American football player
1980 – Ifet Taljević, German footballer
1981 – Raitis Grafs, Latvian basketball player
1981 – Paul Hasleby, Australian footballer
1981 – Jeremy Howard, American actor
1981 – Adriana Lima, Brazilian model and actress
1982 – Ben Blackwell, American drummer (The Dirtbombs)
1982 – Diem Brown, German-American journalist and activist (d. 2014)
1982 – Jason David, American football player
1982 – Loïc Duval, French race car driver
1982 – Marko Popović, Croatian basketball player
1982 – James Tomlinson, English cricketer
1983 – Bryan Habana, South African rugby player
1983 – Andy Ologun, Nigerian boxer and actor
1983 – Alexander Pipa, German rugby player
1983 – Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
1984 – James Kwalia, Kenyan-Qatari runner
1984 – Andrea Servi, Italian footballer (d. 2013)
1985 – Colin Doyle, Irish footballer
1985 – Dave Franco, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1985 – Blake Ross, American computer programmer, co-created Mozilla Firefox
1985 – Sam Thaiday, Australian rugby league player
1985 – Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress, and author
1985 – Chris Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 – Erik Ainge, American football player
1986 – Stanislava Komarova, Russian swimmer
1986 – Sergio Rodríguez, Spanish basketball player
1986 – Harry Taylor, Australian footballer
1987 – Seyi Ajirotutu, American football player
1987 – Antonio Barragán, Spanish footballer
1987 – Abbey Lee Kershaw, Australian model and actress
1987 – Kristjan Rand, Estonian ice dancer
1988 – Artūrs Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player
1988 – Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer
1988 – Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer
1988 – Dave Melillo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Anarbor and Cute Is What We Aim For)
1988 – Dakota Morton, Canadian actor and radio host
1989 – Emma Eliasson, Swedish ice hockey player
1989 – Ibrahim Jeilan, Ethiopian runner
1990 – KevJumba, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1990 – Kevin López, Spanish runner
1990 – David Worrall, English footballer
1991 – Avisail García, Venezuelan baseball player
1992 – Allie DiMeco, American actress
1992 – Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Laura Jones, English gymnast
1995 – Furkan Soyalp, Turkish footballer
2001 – John Bigelow IV, Filipino-American golfer

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