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January 12, 1996 Sarah Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin, survived January 12, 1996 Sarahi Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin, died on Jan 27, 1996 January 12, 1987 Andrew Lawrence, Philadelphia, actor, Andy Roman-Brotherly Love January 12, 1987 Naya Rivera, actress, Cindy-Fresh Prince of Bel Air January 12, 1980 Ryan Gosling, Canadian Actor January 12, 1979 Jenny Schmidgall, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics January 12, 1977 Sara Walsh, South Bend, Indiana, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics January 12, 1977 Bode Miller, American Athlete January 12, 1976 Dan Hawkins, English Musician January 12, 1975 Chase Hampton, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why January 12, 1975 Jocelyn Thibault, Montreal, NHL goalie, Montreal Canadiens January 12, 1975 Marion Jones, American Athlete January 12, 1974 Melanie Jayne Chisholm, "Sporty Spice", Widnes, vocalist, Spice Girls January 12, 1974 Melanie Chisholm, English Musician January 12, 1973 Greg Morton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Scarecrow and Mrs. King January 12, 1973 Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress January 12, 1972 Dominique Ross, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys January 12, 1971 Andy Fox, Sacramento California, infielder, New York Yankees January 12, 1971 Oscar Sturgis, NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys January 12, 1971 Scott Burrell, NBA guard and forward, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets January 12, 1971 Shane Dronett, NFL defensive end, Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos January 12, 1970 Jenny Griffith, born in Burbank, California, WPVA volleyballer, National-13th-1995 January 12, 1970 Nigel Wilson, Canadian/US baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins January 12, 1970 Takahiro Ikenoue, WLAF defensive linebacker for the Rhein Fire January 12, 1970 Zack de la Rocha, American Musician January 12, 1969 Cam Russell, Halifax, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks January 12, 1969 Kathleen Hanna, American Musician January 12, 1968 Heather Mills, Aldershot England, model/writer, Out on a Limb January 12, 1968 Vince Buck, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints January 12, 1967 Farrah Forke, Texas, actress, Dweebs, Mr. Rhodes, Disclosure, Heat January 12, 1967 Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player, RKC, Sparta, West Ham United January 12, 1967 Mike Simms, Whittier California, outfielder for the Houston Astros January 12, 1967 Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, San Jose January 12, 1967 Vendela [Kirsebom], Stockholm Sweden, model, Sports Illustrated 1993 January 12, 1967 Vendela Kirsebom, Swedish Model January 12, 1966 Craig Parry, Sunshine VIC, Australasia golfer January 12, 1966 Linda Ferrando, Italy, tennis star January 12, 1966 Olivier Martinez, French Actor January 12, 1966 Rob Zombie, American Musician January 12, 1965 Henry Thomas, defensive tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots January 12, 1965 John Francis, model January 12, 1965 Mark Moore, rocker, S'Express-Winter Course January 12, 1965 Will Carling, English Athlete January 12, 1964 Laura Gildemeister, Argentina, tennis star January 12, 1964 Lynne Marie Thurik, Vancouver Wash, Miss Washington-America 1991 January 12, 1964 Jeff Bezos, American Businessman January 12, 1962 Richie Richardson, cricketer, elegant West Indian batsman 1983-95 January 12, 1961 Andrea Carnevale, soccer player, Napoli January 12, 1961 Sarah Sutton, British Actress January 12, 1960 Dominique Wilkins, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks January 12, 1960 Rob Derksen, Australian baseball head coach 1996 Olympics January 12, 1960 Oliver Platt, Canadian Actor January 12, 1959 Per Helmstad Gessle, Sweden, singer, Roxette-Must Have Been Love January 12, 1958 Christiane Amanpour, English Journalist January 12, 1958 Megan Mullally, American Actress January 12, 1955 Patty Hayes, LPGA golfer January 12, 1954 Howard Stern, born in Roosevelt, New York, Radio's Bad Boy January 12, 1952 Ricky Van Shelton, country musician January 12, 1952 Walter Mosley, American Novelist January 12, 1952 Cathy Rigby, American Athlete January 12, 1951 Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ for the Chicago Cubs January 12, 1951 Chris Bell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Big Star January 12, 1951 Drew Pearson, former NFL all-pro receiver January 12, 1951 Kirstie Alley, Wichita, Kansas, actress, Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca January 12, 1951 Larry Hoppens, rocker, Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me January 12, 1951 Rush Limbaugh, born in Girardeau, Missouri, radio personality January 12, 1950 Bob McEwen, Rep-R-OH, 1981- January 12, 1950 Marilyn R Smith, microbiologist January 12, 1950 Sheila Jackson Lee, American Politician January 12, 1949 James W. Dietz, rower January 12, 1949 Wayne Wang, director, Chan is Missing, Slamdance January 12, 1949 Bill Nighy, English Actor January 12, 1949 Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer January 12, 1948 Anthony Andrews, born in London, England, actor, Under the Volcano January 12, 1948 John Engler, American Politician January 12, 1947 Tom Dempsey, NFL record-holder, longest field goal, 63 yards January 12, 1946 Cynthia Robinson, rock trumpeteer, Sly and Family Stone-Everyday People January 12, 1946 George Duke, born in San Rafael, California, rocker January 12, 1945 Maggie Bell, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rocker January 12, 1945 Tracy Kidder, American Author January 12, 1944 Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, HW boxer 1964 Olympic gold /champ, 1968-73 January 12, 1944 Vlastimil Hort, Czech/German chess player January 12, 1943 Henri J "Adriaan" Adriaansen, mime/director, Stinging Nettle King January 12, 1943 Ray Manzarek, rock keyboardist, Doors-People are Strange January 12, 1942 Vladimir Sergeyevich Kozelsky, cosmonaut, Soyuz 24 backup January 12, 1941 Jaime B Fuster, Rep-D-PR, 1985- January 12, 1941 Long John Baldry, England, blues vocalist, Don't try to Lay No Boogie January 12, 1940 Dick Motz, cricketer, 1st NZer to take 100 Test wickets January 12, 1939 Helmut Eisendle, writer January 12, 1939 Jacobus M "Jacques" Hamelink, Dutch writer/poet, Cold Unrest January 12, 1937 Liliana Cavani, Bologna Italy, director, Berlin Affair January 12, 1937 Marie Dubois, Paris, France, actress, Wise Guys, Jules and Jim January 12, 1937 Michael Jeffery, Australian Politician January 12, 1936 Emile Lahud, Lebanese Statesman January 12, 1936 Emile Lahoud, Lebanese Statesman January 12, 1935 "Amazing" Kreskin, Montclair, New Jersey, mentalist/telepath January 12, 1935 Ron Harper, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, actor, Wendy and Me, Planet of the Apes January 12, 1935 William Lee Gloden, Brewton Al, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys January 12, 1934 Burdette Haldorson, U.S., basketball player, Olympics gold 1956, 60 January 12, 1933 Michael Aspel, British talk show host January 12, 1933 Diane Watson, American Politician January 12, 1932 Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer January 12, 1932 Bob Pettit, American Athlete January 12, 1930 Glenn Yarborough, singer, Limeliters-Honey and Wine, Jubilee January 12, 1930 Jennifer P Johnston, Irish author, Fool's sanctuary January 12, 1929 Colin Berry Haycraft, publisher January 12, 1929 Magnus Magnusson, Scottish Journalist January 12, 1928 Lew Gallo, Mt Kisko, actor, 12 O'Clock High January 12, 1927 Leopold Ahsen, writer January 12, 1927 Salvatore Martirano, composer January 12, 1926 Morton Feldman, New York City, composer January 12, 1926 Ray Price, country singer, Good Times January 12, 1925 Bill Burrud, born in Hollywood, California, host, Safari to Adventure, Animal World January 12, 1925 Laurentiu Profeta, composer January 12, 1925 Ralph Legall, cricket wicket-keeper, WI vs. India 1954 January 12, 1925 Robin Skelton, British Writer January 12, 1924 Jan Willem Radecker, sculptor/son of John Raedecker January 12, 1924 Ed Koch, American Politician January 12, 1923 Ira Hayes, American Soldier January 12, 1921 John Henry Davis, Jr., Smithtown, New York, weightlifter, Olym-gold-1948, 52 January 12, 1921 Leo Smit, Philadelphia Penn, pianist/composer January 12, 1920 James Farmer, Marshall, Tex, civil rights leader January 12, 1920 James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist January 12, 1917 Walter Hendl, West New York, New Jersey, conductor January 12, 1917 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian Philosopher January 12, 1916 A. P. W. Botha, Orange Free State, president of South Africa January 12, 1916 Jay McShann, American Musician January 12, 1915 Ernest Armstrong, miner/politician January 12, 1915 Frank Annunzio, Rep-D-IL, 1965- January 12, 1915 Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot January 12, 1915 Martin Agronsky, journalist, 1952 Peabody, 1961 DuPont-Columbia January 12, 1914 Edqard John Gurney, politician January 12, 1912 Peter Pooley, broadcaster January 12, 1910 Charles Martin, cartoonist January 12, 1910 Luise Rainer, Austria, actress, Escapade, Good Earth, Big City January 12, 1910 Patsy Kelly, Brooklyn, actress, Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars January 12, 1909 Mauritz Hugo, Sweden, actor, Atomic Blonde, Road Agent January 12, 1909 Karen Morley, American Actress January 12, 1908 Ben Seijes, Dutch historian, WW II January 12, 1908 Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer, I, Odysseus January 12, 1907 Sergei Korolev, scientist January 12, 1906 Henny Youngman, England, comedian, Take my wife please... January 12, 1906 Tex Ritter, Texas, country singer, 5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind January 12, 1904 Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist January 12, 1904 Lester Dent, American Writer January 12, 1903 Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, 1st Rus nuclear bomb January 12, 1902 Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king, Saudi Arabia January 12, 1902 Ray Teal, Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza January 12, 1902 Simon H. Spoor, Dutch gen/intelligence officer for General MacArthur January 12, 1901 Kurt Jooss, Wurtemburg, Germany, ballet choreographer January 12, 1900 Vaino Hannikainen, composer January 12, 1899 Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist, DDT-Nobel 1948 January 12, 1898 Jose Forns y Cuadras, composer January 12, 1897 Hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist January 12, 1896 Rex Ingram, Ireland, actor and director, Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre January 12, 1894 Billy Gilbert, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio January 12, 1893 Hermann Goering, propoganda minister, Nazi Germany January 12, 1890 Mordecai W. Johnson, educator January 12, 1888 Claude Delvincourt, composer January 12, 1884 Louis Horst, composer January 12, 1884 Texas Guinan, American Businesman January 12, 1882 Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist January 12, 1878 Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright, A Pal Utrai Fiuk January 12, 1877 Warren R. Austin, American Politician January 12, 1876 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer January 12, 1876 Ferenc Molnar, writer January 12, 1876 Jack London, writer/socialist, Call of the Wild January 12, 1875 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author, Ulla Bella January 12, 1875 Gerd von Rundstedt, German Soldier January 12, 1871 Paul Guthnick, German astronomer January 12, 1870 Marie Lloyd, British Musician January 12, 1867 Joseph McCabe, English Writer January 12, 1865 Herbert Trench, Irish Poet January 12, 1864 Paul Elmer More, American Critic January 12, 1863 Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer January 12, 1856 John Singer Sargent, U.S., portrait painter, Wyndham Sisters January 12, 1853 Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician, tensor analysis January 12, 1852 Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal, Indo China, Marne January 12, 1852 John Oxenham, British Journalist January 12, 1844 George Washington Cable, American Novelist January 12, 1842 Francois Coppee, French poet January 12, 1837 Adolf Jensen, composer January 12, 1837 Carlos Troyer, composer January 12, 1832 Richard Waterhouse, Jr., Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1876 January 12, 1826 Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1883 January 12, 1825 Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1896 January 12, 1825 Brooke Foss Westcott, English Theologian January 12, 1821 Nikolai Afanisev, composer January 12, 1819 Zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1900 January 12, 1814 Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General Confederate Army, died in 1890 January 12, 1810 Ferdinand II, king of Sicily January 12, 1808 Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer January 12, 1807 Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert January 12, 1804 Hippolyte Monpou, composer January 12, 1803 Gerald Griffin, American Author January 12, 1792 Robert Patterson, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1881 January 12, 1791 Marie Louise, French Royalty January 12, 1783 Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet, Natthimmelen January 12, 1780 Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist January 12, 1775 Lyman Beecher, American Clergyman January 12, 1751 Ferdinand I, king of Sicily and Naples January 12, 1751 Jacob M R Lenz, writer, Das Leidende Weib January 12, 1749 Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat January 12, 1746 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Switzerland, educator January 12, 1746 Johann Pestalozzi, Swiss Educator January 12, 1737 Brizio Petrucci, composer January 12, 1737 John Hancock, patriot, 1st to sign Declaration of Independence January 12, 1730 Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer January 12, 1729 Edmund Burke, British author, Philosophy and Inquiry January 12, 1729 Lazzaro Spallanzani, Modena Italy, physiologist January 12, 1715 Jacques Duphly, composer January 12, 1711 Gaetano Latilla, composer January 12, 1674 Reinhard Keiser, composer January 12, 1665 Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer/mathematician January 12, 1638 Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal, Turkish Wars January 12, 1615 Richard Baxter, English Clergyman January 12, 1599 Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter January 12, 1588 John Winthrop, 1st governor, Mass Bay Colony January 12, 1588 Jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter January 12, 1580 Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, found boiling pt temp January 12, 1576 Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian January 12, 1562 Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy January 12, 1492 Andreas Alicatus, Italian author January 12, 1483 Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland |