December 12th, 1672

Born on December 12th, 1672

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 128,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 662 days, exactly on February 20th, 2026, people who were born on December 12th, 1672 will be 129,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 12th?

December 12th, 2021

At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton in the final lap to become the World Drivers' Champion.

December 12th, 2000

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush (pictured) the winner.

December 12th, 1988

Three trains collided near Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people and injuring 484 others.

December 12th, 1985

Arrow Air Flight 1285R crashed after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, killing 256 people, including 248 members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.

December 12th, 1969

The Greek junta announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after the junta was found guilty of torture and other human-rights violations by the European Commission of Human Rights.

December 12th, 1964

Jomo Kenyatta became the first president of the Republic of Kenya.

December 12th, 1942

World War II: German troops began Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.

December 12th, 1941

The Holocaust: At a Nazi Party meeting in the Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler declared the imminent destruction of the Jewish people.

December 12th, 1939

The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess collided with HMS Barham, the battleship she was escorting, sinking with heavy loss of life.

December 12th, 1936

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China was kidnapped by Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, a former warlord of Manchuria.

December 12th, 1935

The Nazi Lebensborn programme, which was later mistakenly believed to engage in coercive breeding, was established to provide assistance to the wives of SS members and unmarried mothers.

December 12th, 1905

In support of the December Uprising in Moscow, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kyiv staged a mass uprising, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in the city.

December 12th, 1866

England's worst mining disaster occurred when a series of explosions (depicted) caused by flammable gases ripped through the Oaks Colliery, killing 361 people.

December 12th, 0627

A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated Emperor Khosrow II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh, near present-day Mosul, Iraq.

December 12th, 2015

The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 12th?

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

*December 12th, 1969, Wesel †November 2nd, 2022, Wesel

71

Urban Gottfried Siber

German theologian

*December 12th, 1669, Bad Schandau †June 15th, 1741, Leipzig

47

Alexander I of Russia

Tsar of the Russian Empire from 1801 to 1825

*December 12th, 1777, Saint Petersburg †November 19th, 1825, Taganrog

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

*December 12th, 1952, Beverley †June 5th, 2017, Bristol

80

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

*December 12th, 1863, Ådalsbruk †January 23rd, 1944, Ekely

41

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

French physician and philosopher

*December 12th, 1709, Saint-Malo †November 11th, 1751, Potsdam

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

*December 12th, 1731, Elston †April 18th, 1802, Breadsall

65

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994)

*December 12th, 1929, London †December 24th, 1994, Shropshire

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

*December 12th, 1968, Washington, D.C.

27

Lucas Hedges

American actor

*December 12th, 1996, Brooklyn

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

36

Jeremiáš Süssner

German sculptor (1653-1690)

*December 12th, 1653, Ostrov †June 5th, 1690, Prague

71

Cathy Rigby

American actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast (born December 12, 1952)

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

52

Alfred Werner

Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919)

*December 12th, 1866, Mulhouse †November 15th, 1919, Zürich

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Born in 1672

52

Peter the Great

Tsar and 1st Emperor, founder of the Russian Empire

*May 30th, 1672, Moscow †January 28th, 1725, Saint Petersburg

47

Joseph Addison

English essayist, poet, playwright and politician (1672–1719)

*May 1st, 1672, Milston †June 17th, 1719, Kensington

58

Barbara FitzRoy

Noblewoman; British prioress

*July 16th, 1672, London †January 1st, 1731

70

Hugh Boulter

Anglican bishop (1672-1742)

*January 4th, 1672, London †September 27th, 1742, London

66

Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg

German noble

*June 17th, 1672, Kassel †August 29th, 1738, Weimar

60

Lucy Filippini

18th-century Roman Catholic saint

*January 13th, 1672, Tarquinia †March 25th, 1732, Montefiascone

74

Giuseppe Accoramboni

Catholic cardinal

*September 24th, 1672, Preci †March 21st, 1747, Rome

67

John Wanton

Rhode Island colonial governor

*December 24th, 1672, Scituate †July 5th, 1740, Newport

64

Benjamin Schmolck

German hymnwriter (1672-1737)

*December 21st, 1672, Legnica †February 12th, 1737, Świdnica

59

Antoine Houdar de La Motte

French author

*January 17th, 1672, Paris †December 26th, 1731, Paris

47

Jean L'Archevêque

French explorer, soldier and merchant-trader (1672-1720)

*September 30th, 1672, Bayonne †August 20th, 1720, Columbus

42

Anna Mons

Mistress of Peter the Great

*January 26th, 1672, Moscow †August 15th, 1714, Moscow

31

Nicolas de Grigny

French composer and organist

*September 8th, 1672, Reims †November 30th, 1703, Reims

65

Gustav Georg Zeltner

German theologian (1672-1738)

*September 16th, 1672, Hilpoltstein †July 20th, 1738, Poppenreuth

86

Ludwig Joseph Albert de Luynes von Grimbergen

French nobleman

*April 1st, 1672, Paris †November 8th, 1758, Paris

57

Johann Christoph Schwedler

German theologian and writer

*December 21st, 1672, Mirsk †January 12th, 1730, Wieża

77

Francesco Antonio Bonporti

Italian priest and composer (1672-1749)

*June 11th, 1672, Trento †December 19th, 1749, Padua

85

Antoine Augustin Calmet

French historian

*February 25th, 1672, Ménil-la-Horgne †October 25th, 1757, Senones

71

Johann Christian Rindt

Organ builder

*December 19th, 1672, Hatzfeld †January 1st, 1744, Schönstadt

52

Ernst Ludwig I of Saxe-Meiningen

Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

*October 7th, 1672, Gotha †November 24th, 1724, Meiningen

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Leap year

Yes: 1672 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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