Born:
Gareth Gates, born in Bradford, England, singer finalist on show, 'Pop Idol', sold over 3.5 million records; hit song, 'Unchained Melody', voted 'The Record of the Year' in 2002
More Notable Birthdays on July 12: 1937 - Bill Cosby, born in Philadelphia, actor/comedian, I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6
1908 - Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television
1904 - Pablo Neruda, born in Chile, poet, Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971
1854 - George Eastman, born in Waterville, New York, inventor, Kodak camera
1817 - Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, naturalist/pacifist, Walden Pond
