Born on December 12th, 1888
Weekday
Wednesday
December 12th, 1888 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)
November 23rd, 1888 - December 21st, 1888
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 557 days, exactly on November 4th, 2025, people who were born on December 12th, 1888 will be 50,000 days old!
49,443 Days
7,063 Weeks
1,624 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 12th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 12th
Born on December 12th, 1888
Camille Le Mercier d'Erm
French poet and historian (1888-1978)
*December 12th, 1888, Niort †August 18th, 1978, DinardSame Day
Who's birthday is on December 12th?
82 Frank Sinatra
American singer and actor (1915–1998)
*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles
81 Cliff Sterrett
American cartoonist
*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City
80 Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter (1863–1944)
*December 12th, 1863, Ådalsbruk †January 23rd, 1944, Ekely
65 John Osborne
English playwright (1929-1994)
*December 12th, 1929, London †December 24th, 1994, Shropshire
69 Guido Ascoli
Italian mathematician (1887-1957)
*December 12th, 1887, Livorno †May 10th, 1957, Turin.jpg "Caldwell Esselstyn")
52 Alfred Werner
Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919)
*December 12th, 1866, Mulhouse †November 15th, 1919, Zürich
72 Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
Polish philosopher and logician (1890–1963)
*December 12th, 1890, Ternopil †April 12th, 1963, Warsaw
79 Chinghiz Aitmatov
Soviet and Kyrgyz author
*December 12th, 1928, Sheker †June 10th, 2008, Nuremberg
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71 Cathy Rigby
American actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast (born December 12, 1952)
*December 12th, 1952, Los AlamitosHoward Koch
American screenwriter (1901-1995)
*December 12th, 1901, New York City †August 17th, 1995, Kingston
Same year
Born in 1888
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85 Oswald Menghin
Austrian prehistorian
*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos Aires.jpg "T. S. Eliot")
76 T. S. Eliot
US-born British poet (1888–1965)
*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington
101 Irving Berlin
American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)
*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York City
65 Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953)
*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, Boston
88 Edith Evans
British actress (1888–1976)
*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook
77 Clemence Dane
English novelist (1888-1965)
*February 21st, 1888, London Borough of Lewisham †March 28th, 1965, London
58 Antoinette Perry
American actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing
*June 27th, 1888, Denver †June 28th, 1946, Manhattan
81 Otto Stern
German-American physicist (1888–1969)
*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley
57 John Logie Baird
Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television
*August 14th, 1888, Helensburgh †June 14th, 1946, Bexhill-on-Sea.jpg "Sol Hurok")
85 Sol Hurok
Ukraine-born American impresario
*April 9th, 1888, Pogar †March 5th, 1974, New York City.jpg "Hermann Pünder")
53 José Raúl Capablanca
Cuban chess player (1888-1942)
*November 6th, 1888, Havana †March 8th, 1942, New York City
72 George Relph
British stage and film actor (1888-1960)
*January 27th, 1888, Cullercoats †April 24th, 1960, London
88 Paul Morand
French writer (1888-1976)
*March 13th, 1888, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 23rd, 1976, ParisMaurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
*September 12th, 1888, Paris †January 1st, 1972, ParisWerner Jaeger
German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)
*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, Cambridge.jpg "Giorgio de Chirico")
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888–1959)
*December 15th, 1888, Atlantic †February 28th, 1959, StamfordBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on December 12th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 12th.
Constitution Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_DayDay of Neutrality (Turkmenistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_NeutralityDecember 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_12_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
12.12.1888
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1888 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).