Famous Birthdays In May - 12

1863  Charles Bordes, composer was born on May - 12.   

1867  On this day in history birth of hugh Trumble, cricket off-spinner (great Aust at turn of century)   

1868  On May - 12 birth of halsey William Wilson, US, publisher of reference books   

1874  On May - 12 birth of clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian physician (Reaction of Pirquet)   

1876  Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria was born on May - 12.   

1880  Lincoln Ellsworth, led 1st transarctic, transantarctic flights was born on May - 12.   

1880  W Hupkes, engineer/director (Dutch Rail 1938) was born on this day in history.   

1886  On May - 12 birth of albert Saverys, Flemish painter   

1886  Hermann Grabner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history birth of piotr F Scharoff, Russian/Italian actor/director (Chechov)   

1887  On May - 12 birth of nandor Zsolt, composer   

1889  On this day in history birth of otto Frank, father of Anne Frank   

1892  Fritz Kortner, Austrian-born director (d. 1970) was born on May - 12.   

1894  On May - 12 birth of cleo Ridgely, NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama)   

1895  On this day in history birth of jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher (Songs of Life) [NS=May 22]   

1899  Indra Devi, Latvian Yoga Instructor (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.   

1900  Helene Weigel, Austria/German actress (Metropolis, Mutter Courage) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Hyam Greenbaum, composer was born on May - 12.   

1902  On May - 12 birth of heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor   

1903  Lennox R F Berkeley, British composer (Castaway) was born on this day in history.   

1903  Wilfrid Hyde-White, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Peyton Place) was born on May - 12.   

1906  On this day in history birth of william M Ewing, US geologist/geophysicist   

1907  On this day in history birth of katharine Hepburn, Hartford CT, actress (Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond)   

1907  Leslie Charteris, English/US detective writer (Enter the Saint) was born on this day in history.   

1910  On May - 12 birth of dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist (penicillin/B12/Nobel 1964)   

1910  On this day in history birth of gordon Jenkins, Webster Grove Mo, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour)   

1910  Charles B. Fulton, American jurist (d. 1996) was born on May - 12.   

1912  On this day in history birth of marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet   

1912  On May - 12 birth of archibald Cox, U.S. Solicitor General (d. 2004)   

1914  Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet/writer was born on May - 12.   

1914  Dan Daniel, (Rep-D-VA, 1969- ) was born on May - 12.   

1914  On May - 12 birth of howard K Smith, LA, TV newsman (ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate)   

1915  Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

1916  Ellis Bonoff Kohs, composer was born on May - 12.   

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0912  On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  On this day in history gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome   

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on this day in history.   

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on May - 12.   

1465  On this day in history death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea   

1634  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on this day in history.   

1641  On this day in history death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48   

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on May - 12.