12 October Births

October 12 is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

1008 – Go-Ichijō, emperor of Japan (d. 1036)
1240 – Trần Thánh Tông, emperor of Vietnam (then Đại Việt) (d. 1290)
1350 – Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Duke of Moscow (d. 1389)
1490 – Bernardo Pisano, Italian composer and priest (d. 1548)
1533 – Asakura Yoshikage, Japanese ruler (d. 1573)
1537 – Edward VI, king of England (d. 1553)
1555 – Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, English diplomat (d. 1601)
1558 – Maximilian III, archduke of Austria (d. 1618)
1576 – Thomas Dudley, English-American soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1653)
1602 – William Chillingworth, English scholar and theologian (d. 1644)
1614 – Henry More, English philosopher (d. 1687)
1687 – Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (d. 1750)
1710 – Jonathan Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1785)
1725 – Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (d. 1810)
1792 – Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist (d. 1860)
1798 – Pedro I, emperor of Brazil (d. 1834)
1801 – Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1873)
1815 – William J. Hardee, American general (d. 1873)
1838 – George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)
1840 – Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (d. 1909)
1855 – Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (d. 1922)
1860 – Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass (d. 1930)
1865 – Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
1866 – Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1937)
1868 – August Horch, German engineer and businessman, founded Audi (d. 1951)
1868 – Mariano Trías, Filipino general and politician, 1st Vice President of the Philippines (d. 1914)
1872 – Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (d. 1958)
1874 – Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (d. 1942)
1875 – Aleister Crowley, English magician and author (d. 1947)
1878 – Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (d. 1956)
1880 – Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (d. 1913)
1891 – Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (d. 1942)
1891 – Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese soldier and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1945)
1892 – Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (d. 1975)
1893 – Velvalee Dickinson, American spy (d. 1980)
1894 – Elisabeth of Romania, queen consort of Greece (d. 1956)
1896 – Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1903 – Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (d. 1998)
1904 – Lester Dent, American journalist and author (d. 1959)
1904 – Ding Ling, Chinese author and educator (d. 1986)
1906 – Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)
1906 – John Murray, American playwright and producer (d. 1984)
1906 – Piero Taruffi, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1988)
1908 – Paul Engle, American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
1908 – Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997)
1910 – Robert Fitzgerald, American poet, critic, and translator (d. 1985)
1910 – Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and academic (d. 2013)
1911 – Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (d. 1987)
1913 – Alice Chetwynd Ley, English author and educator (d. 2004)
1914 – John E. Hodge, African-American chemist (d. 1996)
1916 – Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994)
1916 – Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959)
1917 – Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1919 – Gilles Beaudoin, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Trois-Rivières (d. 2007)
1919 – Doris Miller, American chef and soldier (d. 1943)
1920 – Christopher Soames, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (d. 1987)
1921 – Art Clokey, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created Gumby (d. 2010)
1921 – Jaroslav Drobný, Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (d. 2001)
1921 – Logie Bruce Lockhart, Scottish rugby player and journalist
1922 – William H. Sullivan, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (d. 2013)
1923 – Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (d. 2015)
1923 – Goody Petronelli, American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2012)
1924 – Leonidas Kyrkos, Greek politician (d. 2011)
1925 – Denis Lazure, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (d. 2008)
1928 – Al Held, American painter and academic (d. 2005)
1928 – Domna Samiou, Greek singer and musicologist (d. 2012)
1929 – Nappy Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
1929 – Robert Coles, American psychologist, author, and academic
1929 – Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic journalist and academic (d. 2007)
1930 – Denis Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (d. 2013)
1930 – Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian and author
1931 – Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist and academic, co-developed Simula (d. 2002)
1932 – Dick Gregory, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2017)
1932 – Ned Jarrett, American race car driver and sportscaster
1932 – John Moffat, Danish physicist and academic
1933 – Guido Molinari, Canadian painter and art collector (d. 2004)
1934 – James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
1934 – Richard Meier, American architect, designed the Getty Center and City Tower
1934 – Albert Shiryaev, Russian mathematician and academic
1934 – Oğuz Atay, Turkish engineer and author (d. 1977)
1935 – Don Howe, English footballer and manager (d. 2015)
1935 – Tony Kubek, American baseball player and sportscaster
1935 – Sam Moore, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)
1935 – Shivraj Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence
1935 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2007)
1937 – Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (d. 1969)
1937 – Robert Mangold, American painter
1941 – Michael Mansfield, English lawyer, academic, and republican
1942 – Melvin Franklin, American soul bass singer (The Temptations) (d. 1995)
1943 – Kostas Tsakonas, Greek actor (d. 2015)
1944 – Angela Rippon, English journalist and author
1945 – Aurore Clément, French actress
1946 – Drew Edmondson, American politician
1946 – Ashok Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 2008)
1946 – Daryl Runswick, English bassist and composer
1947 – Chris Wallace, American journalist
1948 – John Engler, American businessman and politician, 46th Governor of Michigan
1948 – Rick Parfitt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
1949 – Dave Lloyd, English cyclist and coach
1949 – Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist and murderer
1949 – Paul Went, English footballer and manager (d. 2017)
1950 – Susan Anton, American actress and model
1950 – Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming
1951 – Sally Little, South African-American golfer
1951 – Ed Royce, American businessman and politician
1951 – Norio Suzuki, Japanese golfer
1952 – Béla Csécsei, Hungarian educator and politician (d. 2012)
1952 – Roger Heath-Brown, English mathematician and theorist
1953 – Les Dennis, English comedian and actor
1953 – David Threlfall, English actor and director
1954 – Massimo Ghini, Italian actor
1954 – Michael Roe, American, singer, songwriter, and record producer
1954 – Linval Thompson, Jamaican singer and producer
1955 – Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer
1955 – Pat DiNizio, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
1955 – Ante Gotovina, Croatian general
1955 – Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1956 – Rafael Ábalos, Spanish author
1956 – Allan Evans, Scottish footballer
1956 – Lutz Haueisen, German cyclist
1956 – Catherine Holmes, Australian judge
1956 – Gerti Schanderl, German figure skater
1956 – David Vanian, English singer-songwriter
1957 – Clémentine Célarié, French actress, singer, and director
1957 – Serge Clerc, French comic book artist and illustrator
1957 – Mike Dowler, Welsh football goalkeeper
1957 – Annik Honoré, Belgian journalist and music promoter (d. 2014)
1957 – William F. Laurance, Australian biologist
1958 – Steve Austria, American lawyer and politician
1958 – Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, Portuguese historian, author, and academic (d. 2013)
1958 – Jeff Keith, American rock singer-songwriter (Tesla)
1958 – Bryn Merrick, Welsh bass player (d. 2015)
1959 – Anna Escobedo Cabral, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Treasurer of the United States
1960 – Steve Lowery, American golfer
1960 – Carlo Perrone, Italian footballer and manager
1961 – Chendo, Spanish footballer
1962 – Carlos Bernard, American actor and director
1962 – Chris Botti, American trumpet player and composer
1962 – John Coleman, English footballer and manager
1962 – Branko Crvenkovski, Macedonian engineer and politician, 3rd President of the Republic of Macedonia
1962 – Deborah Foreman, American actress and photographer
1962 – Mads Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer
1963 – Raimond Aumann, German footballer
1963 – Hideki Fujisawa, Japanese composer
1963 – Satoshi Kon, Japanese animator and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1963 – Dave Legeno, English actor and mixed martial artist (d. 2014)
1963 – Alan McDonald, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1963 – Luis Polonia, Dominican baseball player
1965 – Dan Abnett, English author
1965 – J. J. Daigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1965 – Scott O'Grady, American captain and pilot
1966 – Jonathan Crombie, Canadian actor and voice over artist (d. 2015)
1966 – Wim Jonk, Dutch footballer
1966 – Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966 – Brenda Romero, American game designer
1967 – Becky Iverson, American golfer
1968 – Bill Auberlen, American race car driver
1968 – Paul Harragon, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1968 – Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer
1968 – Leon Lett, American football player
1969 – Martie Maguire, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer
1969 – Željko Milinovič, Slovenian footballer
1969 – Dwayne Roloson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1969 – José Valentín, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1970 – Kirk Cameron, American actor, screenwriter, and Christian evangelical/anti-evolution activist
1970 – Patrick Musimu, Belgian diver and physiotherapist (d. 2011)
1970 – Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player
1970 – Charlie Ward, American basketball player and coach
1971 – Tony Fiore, American baseball player
1971 – Steve Johnston, Australian motorcycle racer
1971 – Bronzell Miller, American football player and actor (d. 2013)
1972 – Neriah Davis, American model and actress
1972 – Juan Manuel Silva, Argentinian race car driver
1972 – Tom Van Mol, Belgian footballer
1973 – Lesli Brea, Dominican baseball player
1973 – Martin Corry, English rugby player
1974 – Stephen Lee, English snooker player
1975 – Susana Félix, Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1975 – Marion Jones, American basketball player and runner
1977 – Cristie Kerr, American golfer
1977 – Bode Miller, American skier
1977 – Javier Toyo, Venezuelan footballer
1978 – Stefan Binder, German footballer
1978 – Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist
1979 – Steven Agnew, Northern Irish politician
1979 – Steve Borthwick, English rugby player
1979 – Jordan Pundik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Ledley King, English footballer
1981 – Tom Guiry, American actor
1981 – Brian Kerr, Scottish football player and manager
1981 – Giuseppe Lanzone, American rower
1981 – Conrad Smith, New Zealand rugby player
1981 – Sun Tiantian, Chinese tennis player
1983 – Alex Brosque, Australian footballer
1983 – Carlton Cole, English footballer
1983 – Mariko Yamamoto, Japanese cricketer
1985 – Michelle Carter, American shot putter
1985 – Mike Green, Canadian hockey player
1985 – Anna Iljuštšenko, Estonian high jumper
1986 – Ioannis Maniatis, Greek footballer
1986 – Sergio Peter, German footballer
1987 – Marvin Ogunjimi, Belgian footballer
1988 – Sam Whitelock, New Zealand rugby player
1989 – Anna Ohmiya, Japanese curler
1990 – Henri Lansbury, English footballer
1991 – Nicolao Dumitru, Italian footballer
1992 – Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer
1994 – Alex Katz, American baseball player
1994 – Sean Monahan, Canadian ice hockey player
1994 – Olivia Smoliga, American swimmer
1996 – Riechedly Bazoer, Dutch footballer
1997 – Curtis Scott, Australian rugby league player
2002 – Iris Apatow, American actress

Source: wikipedia