Famous Births on 12 Apr

Famous Births on 12 Apr

1484 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)
1500 - Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (d. 1574)
1526 - Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)
1550 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604)
1577 - Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)
1705 - William Cookworthy, English chemist (d. 1780)
1713 - Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (d. 1796)
1722 - Pietro Nardini, Italian composer (d. 1793)
1724 - Lyman Hall, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1790)
1726 - Charles Burney, English music historian (d. 1814)
1748 - Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (d. 1836)
1777 - Henry Clay, American statesman (d. 1852)
1794 - Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (d. 1847)
1796 - George N. Briggs, 19th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1861)
1799 - Henri Druey, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1855)
1823 - Alexandr Ostrovsky, Russian dramatist (d. 1886)
1839 - Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer (d. 1888)
1848 - José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican poet (d. 1880)
1852 - Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician (d. 1939)
1856 - William Martin Conway, English art critic and mountaineer (d. 1937)
1868 - Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese naval commander (d. 1918)
1869 - Henri Désiré Landru, French serial killer (d. 1922)
1871 - Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and dictator (d. 1941)
1883 - Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1959)
1884 - Otto Meyerhof, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1951)
1884 - Tenby Davies, Welsh world champion runner (d. 1932)
1887 - Harold Lockwood, American actor (d. 1918)
1888 - Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet musician (d. 1964)
1892 - Johnny Dodds, American musician (d. 1940)
1893 - Robert Harron, American actor (d. 1920)
1894 - Francisco Craveiro Lopes, 13th President of Portugal (d. 1964)
1898 - Lily Pons, American soprano (d. 1976)
1901 - Lowell Stockman, American representative (d. 1962)
1902 - Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)
1903 - Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
1907 - Felix de Weldon, Austrian-born sculptor (d. 2003)
1907 - Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (d. 1979)
1908 - Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American Air Force pilot (d. 2006)
1911 - Mahmoud Younis, Suez Canal nationalization Engineer (d. 1976)
1912 - Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, Second Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988)
1912 - Walt Gorney, American actor (d. 2004)
1914 - Armen Alchian, American economist
1916 - Beverly Cleary, American writer
1916 - Benjamin Libet, American scientist (d. 2007)
1917 - Helen Forrest, American singer (d. 1999)
1919 - Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader (d. 1991)
1921 - Robert Cliche, Quebec politician and magistrate (d. 1978)
1923 - Ann Miller, American actor and dancer (d. 2004)
1924 - Peter Safar, Austrian physician (d. 2003)
1924 - Raymond Barre, French politician and Prime Minister (d. 2007)
1928 - Jean-François Paillard, French conductor
1928 - Hardy Krüger, German actor
1930 - Manuel Neri, American artist
1930 - Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician (d. 2006)
1932 - Tiny Tim, American musician (d. 1996)
1932 - Dennis Banks, American activist
1932 - Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan politician (d. 2005)
1933 - Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano
1934 - Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer
1939 - Alan Ayckbourn, English writer
1939 - Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league footballer
1940 - Herbie Hancock, American musician and composer
1940 - John Hagee, American pastor and televangelist
1941 - Bobby Moore, English footballer (d. 1993)
1942 - Carlos Reutemann, Argentine racing driver and politician
1944 - John Kay, German-born musician
1945 - Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the WHO (d. 2006)
1946 - Ed O'Neill, American actor
1947 - Antonin Kratochvil photographer
1947 - David Letterman, American talk show host
1947 - Woody Johnson, sports team owner
1947 - Tom Clancy, American author
1948 - Jeremy Beadle, English television presenter (d. 2008)
1948 - Joschka Fischer, Foreign Minister of Germany
1948 - Sandra "Lois" Reeves, American singer
1949 - Scott Turow, American writer
1950 - Kari Palaste, Finnish architect
1950 - David Cassidy, American singer and actor
1950 - Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman and F1 team principal (Renault F1)
1952 - Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist (d. 2004)
1952 - Reuben Gant, American professional football player
1954 - Pat Travers, Canadian musician
1956 - Andy Garcia, Cuban-born actor
1956 - Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer
1957 - Vince Gill, American musician
1958 - Will Sergeant, English musician
1958 - Howard Stableford, English actor and host
1960 - Ron MacLean, Canadian sportscaster
1961 - Lisa Gerrard, Australian musician
1961 - Magda Szubanski, Australian actress
1962 - Art Alexakis, American musician
1962 - Takada Nobuhiko, Japanese wrestler
1964 - Amy Ray, American musician
1965 - Tom O'Brien, American actor-producer
1967 - Mellow Man Ace, Afro-Cuban rapper
1967 - Sarah Cracknell, English singer
1969 - Lucas Radebe, South African footballer
1970 - Nick Hexum, American musician
1971 - Nicholas Brendon, American actor
1971 - Shannen Doherty, American actor
1972 - Sebnem Ferah, Turkish singer
1972 - Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player
1972 - Dimitrios Kokotis, Greek high jumper
1973 - Claudia Jordan, American model
1973 - Antonio Osuna, Mexican baseball player
1973 - J. Scott Campbell, American comic book artist
1974 - Belinda Emmett, Australian actor(d. 2006)
1974 - Roman Hamrlik, Czech ice hockey player
1974 - Marley Shelton, American actor
1974 - Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer
1976 - Brad Miller, American basketball player
1977 - Jordana Spiro, American actor
1977 - Sarah Jane Morris, American actor
1977 - Glenn Rogers, Scottish Cricket Player
1977 - Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer
1978 - Riley Smith, American actor
1978 - Guy Berryman, British musician
1979 - Jennifer Morrison, American actress and model
1979 - Paul Nicholls, English actor
1979 - Jordan De Jong, American baseball player
1979 - Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer
1979 - Elena Grosheva, Olympic gymnast
1979 - Claire Danes, American actor
1980 - Brian McFadden, Irish Singer
1980 - Erik Mongrain, Canadian musician
1981 - Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist
1981 - Jaspreet Singh, businessman
1981 - Nicolás Burdisso, Argentine footballer
1982 - Deen, Bosnian singer
1985 - Ted Ginn, American football player
1985 - Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese singer
1985 - Jeisa Chiminazzo, Brazilian supermodel
1985 - Olga Seryabkina, Russian singer
1985 - Paul Murphy, Irish footballer
1986 - Blerim Džemaili, Swiss footballer
1987 - Brendon Urie, American musician (Panic at the Disco)
1994 - Moises Arias, American actor
1994 - Saoirse Ronan, Irish actress
1994 - Airi Suzuki, Japanese singer
599 BC - Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism (d. 527 BC)
812 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835)