Born on July 12th, 1724
Weekday
Wednesday
July 12th, 1724 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♋
Cancer (The Crab)
June 22nd, 1724 - July 22nd, 1724
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 495 days, exactly on September 12th, 2025, people who were born on July 12th, 1724 will be 110,000 days old!
109,505 Days
15,643 Weeks
3,597 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on July 12th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 12th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 12th?
64 Josiah Wedgwood
English potter and founder of the Wedgwood company (1730–1795)
*July 12th, 1730, Burslem †January 3rd, 1795, Etruria
75 Richard Simmons
American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)
*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans.jpg "Malala Yousafzai")
44 Henry David Thoreau
American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)
*July 12th, 1817, Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse †May 6th, 1862, Concord.jpeg "Carla Antonelli")
Lars Hillingsø
Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)
*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville
69 Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973)
*July 12th, 1904, Parral †September 23rd, 1973, Santiago
46 Brock Lesnar
American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)
*July 12th, 1977, Webster
75 Wilko Johnson
English musician (1947–2022)
*July 12th, 1947, Canvey Island †November 21st, 2022, Westcliff-on-Sea.JPG "Beah Richards")
80 Beah Richards
American actress (1920–2000)
*July 12th, 1920, Vicksburg †September 14th, 2000, Vicksburg.jpg "Anna Barbara Reinhart")
65 Anna Barbara Reinhart
Swiss mathematician
*July 12th, 1730, Winterthur †January 5th, 1796, Winterthur
35 Amedeo Modigliani
Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)
*July 12th, 1884, Livorno †January 24th, 1920, ParisSame year
Born in 1724
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79 Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724–1804)
*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, KönigsbergFrances Brooke
English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator (1724-1789)
*January 12th, 1724, Claypole †January 23rd, 1789, Sleaford
78 Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
German poet, writer and linguist
*July 2nd, 1724, Quedlinburg †March 14th, 1803, HamburgEva Marie Veigel
Austrian dancer in London
*February 29th, 1724, Vienna †October 16th, 1822, London_Karl_Theodor.jpg "Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria")
74 Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
German nobleman and elector (1724-1799)
*December 11th, 1724, Drogenbos †February 16th, 1799, Nymphenburg Palace
27 Louise of Great Britain
Daughter of George II of Great Britain; Queen consort of Denmark and Norway
*December 7th, 1724, Leicester House †December 19th, 1751, Christiansborg Palace
43 Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Father of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1724-1767)
*February 27th, 1724, Ribeauvillé †August 15th, 1767, Schwetzingen
91 Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
British Admiral known particularly for his service in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars (1724-1816)
*December 12th, 1724, Butleigh †January 27th, 1816, Bath
73 Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
Austrian marshall
*May 7th, 1724, Strasbourg †August 22nd, 1797, Vienna
83 Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval
French Catholic bishop and cardinal (1724-1808)
*December 11th, 1724, Bayers †June 17th, 1808, Hamburg
68 Henry Laurens
American slave trader, planter, and congressman (1724-1792)
*March 6th, 1724, Charleston †December 8th, 1792, Charleston.png "Manuel do Cenáculo")
89 Manuel do Cenáculo
18th-century Portuguese prelate and antiquarian
*March 1st, 1724, Lisbon †January 26th, 1814, Évora
82 Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg
Austrian diplomat (1724-1807)
*August 10th, 1724, London †April 19th, 1807, Vienna
68 Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae
German geologist (1724-1793)
*December 17th, 1724, Hanover †May 1st, 1793, Hanover
68 John Smeaton
English engineer (1724-1792)
*June 8th, 1724, Austhorpe †October 28th, 1792, Austhorpe
55 Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria
German composer, opera singer and librettist (1724-1780)
*July 18th, 1724, Munich †April 23rd, 1780, Dresden
66 Lyman Hall
American physician (1724-1790)
*April 12th, 1724, Wallingford †October 19th, 1790, Burke County
84 Guy Carleton
Governor of the Province of Quebec (1724-1808)
*September 3rd, 1724, Strabane †November 10th, 1808, BerkshireBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on July 12th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 12th.
Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga (Tonga)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_TongaFeast of Saints Peter and Paul (Eastern Orthodox)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Saints_Peter_and_PaulJason of Thessalonica (Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_of_ThessalonicaLouis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Martin_and_Marie-Azélie_GuérinNathan Söderblom (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_SöderblomJuly 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)The second day of Naadam (Mongolia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaadamThe Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day (Northern Ireland, Scotland, Newfoundland and Labrador)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_TwelfthDate as a Roman numeral / digit
12.7.1724
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1724 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).