| Year |
Month & Date |
Day |
Name |
|---|
| 1604 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Tokugawa Iemitsu |
Japanese shogun (d. 1651) |
| 1644 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Heinrich Ignaz Biber |
Bohemian composer (d. 1704) |
| 1647 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Johann Heinrich Acker |
German writer (d. 1719) |
| 1686 |
August 12 |
Monday |
John Balguy |
English philosopher (d. 1748) |
| 1696 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Maurice Greene |
English composer (d. 1755) |
| 1720 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Konrad Ekhof |
German actor (d. 1778) |
| 1774 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Robert Southey |
English poet and biographer (d. 1843) |
| 1831 |
August 12 |
Friday |
H. P. Blavatsky |
Russian theosophist (d. 1891) |
| 1856 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Diamond Jim Brady |
American financier (d. 1917) |
| 1859 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Katharine Lee Bates |
American poet (d. 1929) |
| 1866 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Jacinto Benavente |
Spanish writer‚ Nobel laureate (d. 1954) |
| 1867 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Edith Hamilton |
German-born‚ American classicist (d. 1963) |
| 1876 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Mary Roberts Rinehart |
American author (d. 1958) |
| 1880 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Radclyffe Hall |
British author (d. 1943) |
| 1880 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Christy Mathewson |
American baseball player (d. 1925) |
| 1881 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Cecil B. DeMille |
American film director (d. 1959) |
| 1883 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Pauline Frederick |
American actress (d. 1938) |
| 1883 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Marion Lorne |
American actress (d. 1968) |
| 1885 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Jean Cabannes |
French physicist (d. 1959) |
| 1886 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Sir Keith Murdoch |
Australian journalist and newspaper owner (d. 1952) |
| 1887 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Erwin Schrodinger |
Austrian physicist‚ Nobel laureate (d. 1961) |
| 1889 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Zerna Sharp |
American writer and educator (Dick and Jane) (d. 1981) |
| 1891 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
C.E.M. Joad |
English philosopher and broadcaster (d. 1953) |
| 1892 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Alfred Lunt |
American actor (d. 1977) |
| 1897 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Maurice Fernandes |
Guyanese West Indies cricketer (d. 1981) |
| 1899 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Ben Sealey |
Trinidadian West Indies cricketer (d. 1963) |
| 1902 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Mohammad Hatta |
Vice President of Indonesia 1945-1956 (d. 1980) |
| 1904 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia |
only son of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918) |
| 1906 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Harry Hopman |
Australian-born tennis player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1906 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Tedd Pierce |
American animator (d. 1972) |
| 1907 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Joe Besser |
American actor and comedian (d. 1988) |
| 1907 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Benjamin Henry Sheares |
second President of Singapore (d. 1981) |
| 1909 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Richard Bare |
American director |
| 1910 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Jane Wyatt |
American actress (d. 2006) |
| 1910 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Yusof bin Ishak |
first President of Singapore (d. 1970) |
| 1911 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Cantinflas |
Mexican actor (d. 1993) |
| 1912 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Samuel Fuller |
American film director (d. 1997) |
| 1914 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Gerd Buchdahl |
German philosopher (d. 2001) |
| 1914 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Ruth Lowe |
Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981) |
| 1915 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Michael Kidd |
American choreographer (d. 2007) |
| 1918 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Guy Gibson |
British aviator‚ awarded Victoria Cross (d. 1944) |
| 1919 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Vikram Sarabhai |
Indian physicist (d. 1971) |
| 1923 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
John Holt |
Jamaican West Indies cricketer (d. 1997) |
| 1924 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Derek Shackleton |
English cricketer (d. 2007) |
| 1924 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
leader of Pakistan (d. 1988) |
| 1925 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Norris McWhirter |
Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (d. 2004) |
| 1925 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Ross McWhirter |
Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (d. 1975) |
| 1925 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
George Wetherill |
American scientist (d. 2006) |
| 1926 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
John Derek |
American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1926 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Joe Jones |
American R&B singer (d. 2005) |
| 1926 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Wallace Markfield |
American writer (d. 2002) |
| 1927 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Porter Wagoner |
American singer (d. 2007) |
| 1928 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Charles Blackman |
Australian artist |
| 1928 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Bob Buhl |
American baseball player (d. 2001) |
| 1928 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Dan Curtis |
film and television producer and director (d.2006) |
| 1929 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Buck Owens |
American singer (d. 2006) |
| 1930 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Jacques Tits |
Belgian mathematician |
| 1931 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
William Goldman |
American screenwriter |
| 1932 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Dallin H. Oaks |
LDS apostle and former Utah Supreme Court Justice |
| 1932 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Charlie O'Donnell |
American game show announcer |
| 1932 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Queen Sirikit |
Queen of Thailand |
| 1933 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Parnelli Jones |
American race car driver and team owner |
| 1935 |
August 12 |
Monday |
John Cazale |
American actor (d. 1978) |
| 1937 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Walter Dean Myers |
American author |
| 1938 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Jean-Paul L'Allier |
Canadian Mayor of Quebec |
| 1939 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Skip Caray |
American TV/radio baseball announcer (Atlanta Braves) (d. 2008) |
| 1939 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
George Hamilton |
American actor |
| 1939 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Roy Romanow |
Canadian politician |
| 1939 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Michael D. Antonovich |
American politician |
| 1940 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Eddie Barlow |
South African cricketer (d. 2005) |
| 1941 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Rejean Ducharme |
Canadian novelist and playwright |
| 1943 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Deborah Walley |
American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1944 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Peter Hofmann |
German tenor |
| 1945 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Ron Mael |
American musician (Sparks) |
| 1946 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Terry Nutkins |
British TV presenter |
| 1947 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Sam Rosen |
American sportscaster |
| 1949 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Panagiotis Chinofotis |
Greek politician |
| 1949 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Mark Knopfler |
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dire Straits) |
| 1950 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Jim Beaver |
American actor and writer |
| 1951 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Willie Horton |
American murderer and rapist |
| 1952 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Chen Kaige |
Chinese film director |
| 1954 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Sam J. Jones |
American actor |
| 1954 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Pat Metheny |
American guitarist |
| 1955 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Ann M. Martin |
American author |
| 1955 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Terry Taylor |
American professional wrestler |
| 1956 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Bruce Greenwood |
Canadian actor |
| 1956 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Sidath Wettimuny |
Sri Lankan cricketer |
| 1958 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Jrgen Dehmel |
German bass player and songwriter (Nena) |
| 1959 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Amanda Redman |
English actress |
| 1960 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Laurent Fignon |
French cyclist |
| 1960 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Greg Thomas |
England cricketer |
| 1960 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Eduardo Tokeshi |
Peruvian artist |
| 1961 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Roy Hay |
British guitarist and keyboardist (Culture Club) |
| 1961 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Lawrence Hayward |
English musician (Felt‚ Denim‚ Go Kart Mozart) |
| 1961 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Mark Priest |
New Zealand cricketer |
| 1963 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Sir Mix-a-Lot |
American rapper |
| 1965 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Peter Krause |
American actor |
| 1967 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Regilio Tuur |
Dutch boxer |
| 1967 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Andrey Plotnikov |
Russian race walker |
| 1967 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Andy Hui |
Hong Kong actor and singer |
| 1968 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Andras Jones |
American actor |
| 1969 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Tanita Tikaram |
British singer |
| 1969 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Aga Muhlach |
Filipino actor |
| 1969 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Stuart Williams |
Nevisian West Indies cricketer |
| 1970 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Anthony Swofford |
American novelist |
| 1970 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Jim Schlossnagle |
baseball coach |
| 1970 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Charles Mesure |
British actor |
| 1971 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Michael Ian Black |
American comedian |
| 1971 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Yvette Nicole Brown |
American actress |
| 1971 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Rebecca Gayheart |
American actress |
| 1971 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Pete Sampras |
American tennis player |
| 1972 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Mark Kinsella |
Irish footballer |
| 1972 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Takanohana K?ji |
Japanese sumo wrestler‚ the 65th Yokozuna |
| 1972 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Grey DeLisle |
American singer |
| 1972 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Gyanendra Pandey |
Indian cricketer |
| 1972 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Del tha Funkee Homosapien |
American hip hop artist |
| 1973 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Joseba Beloki |
Spanish cyclist |
| 1973 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Jonathan Coachman |
American professional wrestler and executive |
| 1973 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Todd Marchant |
American ice hockey player |
| 1973 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Richard Reid |
"British Islamist terrorist (the ""Shoe Bomber"")" |
| 1973 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Muqtada al-Sadr |
Iraqi theologian and political leader |
| 1973 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Grey DeLisle |
American voice actress |
| 1974 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Matt Clement |
American baseball player |
| 1975 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Casey Affleck |
American actor |
| 1975 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
David Filmore |
American actor |
| 1976 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
"Mikko Viljami ""Linde"" Lindstrom" |
Finnish guitarist |
| 1976 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Richard McCourt |
British children's television presenter |
| 1976 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Antoine Walker |
American basketball player |
| 1976 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Wednesday 13 |
American musician (Wednesday 13‚ Murderdolls) |
| 1976 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Brad Lukowich |
Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1976 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Richard McCourt |
English children's television presenter |
| 1976 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Henry Tuilagi |
Samoan rugby union footballer |
| 1976 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Pedro Collins |
Barbadian West Indies cricketer |
| 1977 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Plaxico Burress |
American football player |
| 1977 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Jesper Gronkj |
Danish footballer |
| 1977 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Park Yong-ha |
South Korean actor and singer (d. 2010) |
| 1978 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Hayley Wickenheiser |
Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1978 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Chris Chambers |
American football player |
| 1979 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
D.J. Houlton |
American baseball player |
| 1979 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Cindy Klassen |
Canadian speed skater |
| 1979 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Austra Skujyt? |
Lithuanian athlete |
| 1980 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Maggie Lawson |
American actress |
| 1980 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Dominique Swain |
American actress |
| 1980 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Matt Thiessen |
Canadian/American musician (Relient K) |
| 1980 |
August 12 |
Tuesday |
Jade Villalon |
American singer/songwriter |
| 1981 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Tony Capaldi |
Northern Irish footballer |
| 1981 |
August 12 |
Wednesday |
Djibril Cisse |
French footballer |
| 1982 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Alexandros Tzorvas |
Greek footballer |
| 1982 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Iza Calzado |
Filipino TV actress |
| 1983 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
Dutch footballer |
| 1983 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Manoa Vosawai |
Fijian-born Italian rugby player |
| 1984 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Marian Rivera |
Filipino actress |
| 1985 |
August 12 |
Monday |
Franck Moutsinga |
German rugby player |
| 1988 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Justin Gaston |
American actor‚ model‚ and singer |
| 1988 |
August 12 |
Friday |
Leah Pipes |
American actress |
| 1990 |
August 12 |
Sunday |
Mario Balotelli |
Italian footballer |
| 1993 |
August 12 |
Thursday |
Imani Hakim |
American actress |
| 2000 |
August 12 |
Saturday |
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark |
son of Crown Prince Pavlos |
