Born on July 12th, 1776
Weekday
Friday
July 12th, 1776 was a Friday.
Zodiac
♋
Cancer (The Crab)
June 22nd, 1776 - July 22nd, 1776
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 90,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 492 days, exactly on September 5th, 2025, people who were born on July 12th, 1776 will be 91,000 days old!
90,508 Days
12,929 Weeks
2,973 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on July 12th, 1776?
What else happened on July 12th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 12th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 12th?
44 Henry David Thoreau
American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)
*July 12th, 1817, Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse †May 6th, 1862, Concord
75 Richard Simmons
American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)
*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans.jpg "Malala Yousafzai")
69 Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973)
*July 12th, 1904, Parral †September 23rd, 1973, Santiago.jpeg "Carla Antonelli")
Lars Hillingsø
Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)
*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville
67 Jonathan Friedrich Bahnmaier
German theologian
*July 12th, 1774, Oberstenfeld †August 18th, 1841, Owen
46 Brock Lesnar
American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)
*July 12th, 1977, Webster
70 John Rowan
American politician, Kentucky (1773-1843)
*July 12th, 1773, York †July 13th, 1843, Louisville
64 Claude Bernard
French physiologist (1813-1878)
*July 12th, 1813, Saint-Julien †February 10th, 1878, Paris
35 Amedeo Modigliani
Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)
*July 12th, 1884, Livorno †January 24th, 1920, Paris.JPG "Beah Richards")
80 Beah Richards
American actress (1920–2000)
*July 12th, 1920, Vicksburg †September 14th, 2000, Vicksburg
75 Wilko Johnson
English musician (1947–2022)
*July 12th, 1947, Canvey Island †November 21st, 2022, Westcliff-on-SeaSame year
Born in 1776
55 Sophie Germain
French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)
*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, ParisE. T. A. Hoffmann
German Romantic author (1776-1822)
*January 24th, 1776, Königsberg †June 25th, 1822, Berlin
54 Barthold Georg Niebuhr
Danish-German statesman and historian (1776–1831)
*August 27th, 1776, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 1831, BonnJohn Constable
English painter (1776-1837)
*June 11th, 1776, East Bergholt †March 31st, 1837, Charlotte Street
33 Johann Wilhelm Ritter
German chemist, physicist and philosopher
*December 16th, 1776, Zamienice †January 23rd, 1810, Munich
70 Henri Dutrochet
French physician (1776-1847)
*November 14th, 1776, Poitou †February 4th, 1847, Paris.jpg "Mary Anne Clarke")
90 George Thomas Smart
English musician (1776-1867)
*May 10th, 1776, London †February 23rd, 1867, London.JPG "Christian Friedrich Brendel")
84 Christian Friedrich Brendel
German miner (1776-1861)
*December 26th, 1776, Neustädtel †November 20th, 1861, Freiberg
76 Bernardino Drovetti
Italian diplomat, explorer and scholar
*January 4th, 1776, Barbania †March 9th, 1852, Turin_Portrait.jpg "Jean-Pierre Boyer")
74 Jean-Pierre Boyer
2nd President of Haiti (1776-1850)
*February 15th, 1776, Port-au-Prince †July 9th, 1850, Paris
65 Eusebio Bardají y Azara
Prime Minister of Spain (1776-1842)
*December 19th, 1776, Graus †March 7th, 1842, Huete
94 Landgravine Auguste of Hesse-Homburg
Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1776-1871)
*November 28th, 1776, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †April 1st, 1871, Ludwigslust
66 Johann Diederich Gries
German poet and translator
*February 7th, 1776, Hamburg †February 9th, 1842, Hamburg
62 Mariano Lagasca
Spanish doctor, writer and botanist (1776-1839)
*October 4th, 1776, Encinacorba †June 23rd, 1839, Barcelona
71 John Walter
British newspaperman and politician (1776-1847)
*February 23rd, 1776, London †July 28th, 1847, London
58 Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy
German banker; father of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy
*December 10th, 1776, Berlin †November 19th, 1835, BerlinBirthdays 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
12.7.1776
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1776 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).