Who Was Born Today – January 12 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on January 12 | ||
1588 | John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. | |
1737 | John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence. | |
1876 | Jack London, American writer (The Call of the Wild). | |
1893 | Hermann Goering, Nazi leader, commander of the Luftwaffe. | |
1903 | Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist, known as the “father of the Soviet atomic bomb.” | |
1905 | Tex Ritter, singer, actor (“Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?”). | |
1907 | Sergi Korolev, engineer, lead rocket engineer and spacecraft designer for the Soviet Union during the 1950s and ’60s; often called the “father of practical astronautics”. | |
1916 | P.W. Botha, first State President of South Africa (1984-89). | |
1923 | Ira Hays, one of the US Marines photographed in the iconic image of raising a flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima; member of the Pima tribe; portrayed himself in the movie Sands of Iwo Jima. | |
1926 | Ray Price, singer; leader in the “Nashville sound” movement that introduced lush arrangements into country music recording (“The Same Old Me,” “For the Good Times”). | |
1938 | Qazi Hussain Ahmad, former Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami, right-wing party in Pakistan; vocal critic of US counterterrorism policy. | |
1946 | Cynthia Robinson, musician, vocalist with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone. | |
1949 | Michael W. Vannier, radiologist; played important role in advancing three-dimensional imaging and surgical planning. | |
1951 | Kirstie Alley, actress; won Emmy and Golden Globe as the leading actress in the TV series Cheers. | |
1951 | Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio talk show host, political commentator and author; a leading voice in the US neo-conservative movement. | |
1954 | Howard Stern, radio personality, author, TV show host; noted as a “shock jock” for his controversial comments on air. | |
1968 | Heather Mills, model, charity campaigner; continued modeling with a prosthetic limb after a leg amputation due to a traffic accident and founded Heather Mills Health Trust to assist amputees; married to former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney (2003–2008). |