December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining.
- 1574 - Anne of Denmark, consort of James I of England.
- 1745 - John Jay, United States Supreme Court justice. (+ 1829)
- 1805 - William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist.
- 1806 - Stand Watie[?], Confederate general, Cherokee leader (+ 1871)
- 1821 - Gustave Flaubert, French writer (+ 1880).
- 1863 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (+ 1944).
- 1892 - Liesl Karlstadt[?], actress along with Karl Valentin[?] (+ 1960).
- 1892 - Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovene pioneer of astronautics and cosmonautics, and rocket engineer (+ 1929).
- 1893 - Edward G. Robinson, actor (+ 1973)
- 1905 - Mànes Sperber[?], writer (+ 1984).
- 1914 - Patrick O'Brian, British author (+ 2000)
- 1915 - Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (+ 1998)
- 1918 - Joe Williams, singer (+ 1999)
- 1919 - Hermann Neuberger[?], sports official (+ 1992).
- 1923 - Bob Barker[?], game show host, television personality
- 1924 - Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City.
- 1927 - Robert Noyce, American inventor.
- 1927 - Honor Blackman[?], actress
- 1929 - John Osborne, British dramatist (+ 1994).
- 1932 - Bob Pettit[?], basketball star
- 1938 - Connie Francis, American singer
- 1940 - Dionne Warwick, American singer.
- 1943 - Dickie Betts[?], musician (The Allman Brothers[?]).
- 1943 - Grover Washington Jr.[?], musician (+ 1999)
- 1952 - Cathy Rigby[?], gymnast, actress.
- 1957 - Sheila E.[?], musician
- Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Masá'il (Questions) - First day of the 15th month of the Bahá'í Calendar
See Also:
December 11 - December 13 - November 12 - January 12 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December