Who Was Born Today – December 12 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on December 12 | ||
1745 | John Jay, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who negotiated treaties for the United States. | |
1805 | William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist who published The Liberator. | |
1821 | Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (Madame Bovary, A Simple Heart). | |
1863 | Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist (The Scream). | |
1893 | Edward G. Robinson, actor famous for gangster roles. | |
1897 | Lillian Smith, Southern writer and civil rights activist. | |
1912 | Henry Jackson Jr, boxer using the name Henry Armstrong, the only fighter to hold 3 professional boxing titles simultaneously. | |
1915 | Frank Sinatra, American pop singer and actor. | |
1927 | Robert Norton Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit. | |
1928 | Helen Frankenthaler, abstract painter. | |
1929 | John Osbourne, playwright and film producer (Look Back in Anger). | |
1938 | Connie Francis, singer. | |
1940 | Dionne Warwick, singer, actress. | |
1943 | Grover Washington Jr, singer, songwriter, musician, producer. | |
1952 | Cathy Rigby, gymnast, actress. |
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