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History Births on August 12

Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (d. 1918)

#Alexei_Nikolaevich,_Tsarevich_of_Russia

In 1904

Radclyffe Hall, English poet, author, and activist (d. 1943)

#Radclyffe_Hall

In 1880

Maggie Lawson, American actress

#Maggie_Lawson

In 1980

Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar (d. 1891)

#Helena_Blavatsky

In 1831

Hong Jeong-ho, South Korean footballer

#Hong_Jeong-ho

In 1989

Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Daughters of Charity (d. 1660)

#Louise_de_Marillac

In 1591

Dominique Swain, American actress

#Dominique_Swain

In 1980

Jacques Tits, Belgian-French mathematician and academic

#Jacques_Tits

In 1930

Sirikit, Queen mother of Thailand

#Sirikit

In 1932

Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch footballer

#Matthijs_de_Ligt

In 1999

David King, South African chemist and academic

#David_King_(chemist)

In 1939

Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas (d. 2016)

#Dale_Bumpers

In 1925

Campbell Newman, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Queensland

#Campbell_Newman

In 1963

Walter Dean Myers, American author and poet (d. 2014)

#Walter_Dean_Myers

In 1937

Chris Chambers, American football player

#Chris_Chambers

In 1978

Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian politician, 2nd President of Latvia (d. 1939)

#Gustavs_Zemgals

In 1871

Ibolya Dávid, Hungarian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Hungary

#Ibolya_Dávid

In 1954

Txiki Begiristain, Spanish footballer

#Txiki_Begiristain

In 1964

Mario Balotelli, Italian footballer

#Mario_Balotelli

In 1990

Park Yong-ha, South Korean actor (d. 2010)

#Park_Yong-ha

In 1977

Austra Skujyt?, Lithuanian pentathlete

#Austra_Skujyt?

In 1979

Klara Hitler, Austrian mother of Adolf Hitler (d. 1907)

#Klara_Hitler

In 1860

Bruce Greenwood, Canadian actor and producer

#Bruce_Greenwood

In 1956

Jesper Grønkjær, Danish footballer

#Jesper_Grønkjær

In 1977

Cara Delevingne, English model and actress

#Cara_Delevingne

In 1992

Bob Buhl, American baseball player (d. 2001)

#Bob_Buhl

In 1928

Alexandros Tzorvas, Greek footballer

#Alexandros_Tzorvas

In 1982

Gladys Bentley, American blues singer (d. 1960)

#Gladys_Bentley

In 1907

Todd Marchant, American ice hockey player and coach

#Todd_Marchant

In 1973

John Nathan-Turner, English author and television director, producer, and writer (d. 2002)

#John_Nathan-Turner

In 1947

Andy Hui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor

#Andy_Hui

In 1967

Ülar Mark, Estonian architect

#Ülar_Mark

In 1968

Jacob Loko, Australian rugby player

#Jacob_Loko

In 1992

Matt Thiessen, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Matt_Thiessen

In 1980

Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess (d. 1685)

#Archduchess_Isabella_Clara_of_Austria

In 1629

Dallin H. Oaks, American lawyer, jurist, and religious leader

#Dallin_H._Oaks

In 1932

Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (d. 1971)

#Vikram_Sarabhai

In 1919

Martha Hedman, Swedish-American actress and playwright (d. 1974)

#Martha_Hedman

In 1883

Antoine Walker, American basketball player

#Antoine_Walker

In 1976

Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1651)

#Tokugawa_Iemitsu

In 1604

Cecil B. DeMille, American director and producer (d. 1959)

#Cecil_B._DeMille

In 1881

Takanohana K?ji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 65th Yokozuna

#Takanohana_K?ji

In 1972

Harry Hopman, Australian tennis player and coach (d. 1985)

#Harry_Hopman

In 1906

Siddaramaiah, Indian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka

#Siddaramaiah

In 1948

Idel Jakobson, Latvian-Estonian NKVD officer (d. 1997)

#Idel_Jakobson

In 1904

Ernestine von Kirchsberg, Austrian painter and educator (d. 1924)

#Ernestine_von_Kirchsberg

In 1857

Pat Metheny, American jazz guitarist and composer

#Pat_Metheny

In 1954

Matt Gillett, Australian rugby league player

#Matt_Gillett

In 1988

Maurice Greene, English organist and composer (d. 1755)

#Maurice_Greene_(composer)

In 1696

Dana Ivey, American actress

#Dana_Ivey

In 1941

Djibril Cissé, French footballer

#Djibril_Cissé

In 1981

Rebecca Gayheart, American actress

#Rebecca_Gayheart

In 1971

Julio Urías, Mexican baseball player

#Julio_Urías

In 1996

Aleksandar ?uri?, Bosnian footballer

#Aleksandar_?uri?

In 1970

D. J. Houlton, American baseball player

#D._J._Houlton

In 1979

Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)

#Buck_Owens

In 1929

Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer (d. 1690)

#Giovanni_Legrenzi

In 1626

Sunye, South Korean singer

#Sunye

In 1989

Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (d. 1959)

#Juhan_Simm

In 1885

Casey Affleck, American actor

#Casey_Affleck

In 1975

Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012)

#Ioan_Dicezare

In 1916

Danny Graham, English footballer

#Danny_Graham_(footballer)

In 1985

Dorothy E. Denning, American computer scientist and academic

#Dorothy_E._Denning

In 1945

Marion Lorne, American actress (d. 1968)

#Marion_Lorne

In 1883

Porter Wagoner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)

#Porter_Wagoner

In 1927

Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist (d. 1952)

#Keith_Murdoch

In 1885

Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greek tennis player

#Stefanos_Tsitsipas

In 1998

Mark Knopfler, Scottish-English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Mark_Knopfler

In 1949

Anthony Swofford, American soldier and author

#Anthony_Swofford

In 1970

John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998)

#John_Derek

In 1926

Lee Freedman, Australian horse trainer

#Lee_Freedman

In 1956

Jacinto Benavente, Spanish playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)

#Jacinto_Benavente

In 1866

Ewa Farna, Czech singer-songwriter

#Ewa_Farna

In 1993

François Hollande, French lawyer and politician, 24th President of France

#François_Hollande

In 1954

Jim Beaver, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Jim_Beaver

In 1950

Luna, South Korean singer, actress and presenter

#Luna_(singer)

In 1993

Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, German physician and author

#Hans-Wilhelm_Müller-Wohlfahrt

In 1942

Rick Ridgeway, American mountaineer and photographer

#Rick_Ridgeway

In 1949

Jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006)

#Jane_Wyatt

In 1910

Boy Charlton, Australian swimmer (d. 1975)

#Boy_Charlton

In 1907

Laurent Fignon, French cyclist and sportscaster (d. 2010)

#Laurent_Fignon

In 1960

Diamond Jim Brady, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1917)

#Diamond_Jim_Brady

In 1856

Tobias Ellwood, American-English captain and politician

#Tobias_Ellwood

In 1966

Franciscus Sonnius, Dutch counter-Reformation theologian (d. 1576)

#Franciscus_Sonnius

In 1506

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1704)

#Heinrich_Ignaz_Franz_Biber

In 1644

Pete Sampras, American tennis player

#Pete_Sampras

In 1971

Norris McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 2004)

#Norris_McWhirter

In 1925

George Hamilton, American actor

#George_Hamilton_(actor)

In 1939

Roy Romanow, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Saskatchewan

#Roy_Romanow

In 1939

Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player

#Hayley_Wickenheiser

In 1978

Miloš Jakeš, Czech communist politician

#Miloš_Jakeš

In 1922

Henrik Sillem, Dutch target shooter, mountaineer, and jurist (d. 1907)

#Henrik_Sillem

In 1866

Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater

#Cindy_Klassen

In 1979

Charles Mesure, English-Australian actor and screenwriter

#Charles_Mesure

In 1970

Mary Roberts Rinehart, American author and playwright (d. 1958)

#Mary_Roberts_Rinehart

In 1876

John McDermott, American golfer (d. 1971)

#John_McDermott_(golfer)

In 1891

Michael Hagan, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Michael_Hagan

In 1964

Sam J. Jones, American actor

#Sam_J._Jones

In 1954

Jean-Paul L'Allier, Canadian journalist and politician, 38th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2016)

#Jean-Paul_L'Allier

In 1938

Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer

#Regilio_Tuur

In 1967

Peter Krause, American actor

#Peter_Krause

In 1965

Sir Mix-a-Lot, American rapper, producer, and actor

#Sir_Mix-a-Lot

In 1963

Javier Chevantón, Uruguayan footballer

#Javier_Chevantón

In 1980

Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2016)

#Sushil_Koirala

In 1939

Kyle Arrington, American football player

#Kyle_Arrington

In 1986

Ron Mael, American keyboard player and songwriter

#Ron_Mael

In 1945

Michael Ian Black, American comedian, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Michael_Ian_Black

In 1971

William Goldman, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2018)

#William_Goldman

In 1931

Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997)

#Samuel_Fuller

In 1912

Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician, 1st Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1980)

#Mohammad_Hatta

In 1902

Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)

#Erwin_Schrödinger

In 1887

Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1925)

#Christy_Mathewson

In 1880

Albert Bartha, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (d. 1960)

#Albert_Bartha

In 1877

Tony Capaldi, Norwegian-Northern Irish footballer

#Tony_Capaldi

In 1981

Tamás Lossonczy, Hungarian painter (d. 2009)

#Tamás_Lossonczy

In 1904

Plaxico Burress, American football player

#Plaxico_Burress

In 1977

Parnelli Jones, American race car driver and businessman

#Parnelli_Jones

In 1933

Amanda Redman, English actress

#Amanda_Redman

In 1957

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (d. 1988)

#Muhammad_Zia-ul-Haq

In 1924

Edith Hamilton, German-American author and educator (d. 1963)

#Edith_Hamilton

In 1867

Tyson Fury, English boxer

#Tyson_Fury

In 1988

Cantinflas, Mexican actor, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1993)

#Cantinflas

In 1911

George Soros, Hungarian-American businessman and investor, founded the Soros Fund Management

#George_Soros

In 1930

Toby Perkins, English businessman and politician

#Toby_Perkins

In 1970

Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas, Brazilian footballer

#Kléber_Giacomance_de_Souza_Freitas

In 1983

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer

#Klaas-Jan_Huntelaar

In 1983

Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (d. 1890)

#Michael_J._McGivney

In 1852

Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (d. 1977)

#Alfred_Lunt

In 1892

Demir Demirkan, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer

#Demir_Demirkan

In 1972

Karl Stefanovic, Australian television host

#Karl_Stefanovic

In 1974

Marvin Zeegelaar, Dutch footballer

#Marvin_Zeegelaar

In 1990

C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and academic (d. 1953)

#C._E._M._Joad

In 1891

Katharine Lee Bates, American poet and author (d. 1929)

#Katharine_Lee_Bates

In 1859

Roy Hay, English guitarist, keyboard player, and composer

#Roy_Hay_(musician)

In 1961

Henry Reuterdahl, Swedish-American artist (d. 1925)

#Henry_Reuterdahl

In 1870

Robert Southey, English poet and author (d. 1843)

#Robert_Southey

In 1774

Tom Cleverley, English footballer

#Tom_Cleverley

In 1989

Christian III of Denmark (d. 1559)

#Christian_III_of_Denmark

In 1503

Bruce Matthews, Canadian general and businessman (d. 1991)

#Bruce_Matthews_(Canadian_Army_officer)

In 1909

Jonathan Coachman, American basketball player, wrestler, and sportscaster

#Jonathan_Coachman

In 1973

Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong businessman and politician, 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong

#Leung_Chun-ying

In 1954

Guy Gibson, Anglo-Indian commander and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944)

#Guy_Gibson

In 1918

Teo Gheorghiu, Swiss pianist and actor

In 1992

Isabella Escobar, Guatemalan tennis player

In 1992

Sam Hoare, Australian rugby league player

In 1991

Jesinta Campbell, Australian model

In 1991

Martin Zurawsky, German footballer

In 1990

Vanessa Watts, West Indian cricketer

In 1987

Andrei Agius, Maltese footballer

In 1986

Franck Moutsinga, German rugby player

In 1985

Bryan Pata, American football player (d. 2006)

In 1984

Manoa Vosawai, Italian rugby player

In 1983

Boban Grn?arov, Macedonian footballer

In 1982

Ian Hutchinson, English motorcycle racer

In 1979

Henry Tuilagi, Samoan rugby player

In 1976

Mikko Lindström, Finnish guitarist

In 1976

Pedro Collins, Barbadian cricketer

In 1976

Matt Clement, American baseball player and coach

In 1974

Mark Iuliano, Italian footballer and manager

In 1973

Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer

In 1972

Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer and manager

In 1972

Jim Schlossnagle, American baseball player and coach

In 1970

Stuart Williams, Nevisian cricketer

In 1969

Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor and politician

In 1969

Thorsten Boer, German footballer and manager

In 1968

Andrey Plotnikov, Russian race walker

In 1967

K?ji Kitao, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 60th Yokozuna

In 1963

Mark Priest, New Zealand cricketer

In 1961

Greg Thomas, Welsh-English cricketer

In 1960

Kerry Boustead, Australian rugby league player

In 1959

Jürgen Dehmel, German bass player and songwriter

In 1958

Friedhelm Schütte, German footballer

In 1957

Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricketer

In 1956

Rob Borbidge, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Queensland

In 1954

Daniel Biles, American associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court

In 1952

Klaus Toppmöller, German football manager and former player

In 1951

August "Kid Creole" Darnell, American musician, bandleader, singer-songwriter, and record producer

In 1950

Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

In 1949

Lou Martin, Northern Irish pianist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2012)

In 1949

Panagiotis Chinofotis, Greek admiral and politician

In 1949

Graham J. Zellick, English academic and jurist

In 1948

Terry Nutkins, English television host and author (d. 2012)

In 1946

Réjean Ducharme, Canadian author and playwright (d. 2017)

In 1941

L. M. Kit Carson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

In 1941

Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach (d. 2005)

In 1940

Pam Kilborn, Australian track and field athlete

In 1939

Kjell Grede, Swedish director and screenwriter (d. 2017)

In 1936

John Cazale, American actor (d. 1978)

In 1935

Robin Nicholson, English metallurgist and academic

In 1934

Frederic Lindsay, Scottish author and educator (d. 2013)

In 1933

Charlie O'Donnell, American radio and television announcer (d. 2010)

In 1932

Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan engineer and civil servant (d. 2010)

In 1930

Dan Curtis, American director and producer (d. 2006)

In 1928

Charles Blackman, Australian painter and illustrator (d. 2018)

In 1928

Joe Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)

In 1926

Douglas Croft, American child actor (d. 1963)

In 1926

George Wetherill, American physicist and academic (d. 2006)

In 1925

Ross McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist, co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 1975)

In 1925

Donald Justice, American poet and writing teacher (d. 2004)

In 1925

Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (d. 1986)

In 1925

Derek Shackleton, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (d. 2007)

In 1924

John Holt, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1997)

In 1923

Fulton Mackay, Scottish actor and playwright (d. 1987)

In 1922

Percy Mayfield, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1984)

In 1920

Charles Gibson, American ethnohistorian (d. 1985)

In 1920

Margaret Burbidge, English-American astrophysicist and academic

In 1919

Sid Bernstein, American record producer (d. 2013)

In 1918

Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (d. 2008)

In 1917

Edward Pinkowski, American writer, journalist and Polonia historian

In 1916

Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2007)

In 1915

Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and songwriter (d. 1981)

In 1914

Gerd Buchdahl, German-English philosopher and author (d. 2001)

In 1914

Richard L. Bare, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

In 1913

Yusof bin Ishak, Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore (d. 1970)

In 1910

Benjamin Sheares, Singaporean physician and politician, 2nd President of Singapore (d. 1981)

In 1907

Joe Besser, American actor (d. 1988)

In 1907

Tedd Pierce, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1972)

In 1906

Ben Sealey, Trinidadian cricketer (d. 1963)

In 1899

Maurice Fernandes, Guyanese cricketer (d. 1981)

In 1897

Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (d. 1981)

In 1889

Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (d. 1959)

In 1885

Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic (d. 1853)

In 1773

George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)

In 1762

John Balguy, English philosopher and author (d. 1748)

In 1686

Sir William Curtius FRS, German magistrate, English baronet (d. 1678)

In 1599

Abraham Zacuto, Jewish astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, rabbi and historian (d. 1515)

In 1452

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