December 12th, 1909

Born on December 12th, 1909

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on December 12th, 1909

101

Hans Keilson

Dutch psychologist (1909-2011)

*December 12th, 1909, Bad Freienwalde †May 31st, 2011, Hilversum

72

Elis Wiklund

Cross-country skier

*December 12th, 1909, Kramfors †March 17th, 1982, Sollefteå

82

Eugen Bjørnstad

Norwegian racecar driver (1909-1992)

*December 12th, 1909, Oslo †August 13th, 1992, United States of America

93

Karen Morley

American film actress (1909-2003)

*December 12th, 1909, Ottumwa †March 8th, 2003, Woodland Hills

74

Camille Ducharme

Canadian actor

*December 12th, 1909, Quebec †April 26th, 1984, Montreal

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82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

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

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

104

Maria Burgi

German trade unionist (1912-2017)

*December 12th, 1912, Ulm †March 14th, 2017

65

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994)

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

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

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

43

Stanisław Golachowski

Polish musicologist

*December 12th, 1907, Cieszyn †January 10th, 1951, Łódź

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

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

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

78

Manès Sperber

Austrian-French novelist, essayist and psychologist

*December 12th, 1905, Zabolotiv †February 5th, 1984, 14th arrondissement of Paris

79

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Soviet and Kyrgyz author

*December 12th, 1928, Sheker †June 10th, 2008, Nuremberg

85

Patrick O'Brian

English novelist

*December 12th, 1914, Chalfont St Peter †January 2nd, 2000, Dublin

67

René Challan

French composer

*December 12th, 1910, Asnières-sur-Seine †August 4th, 1978, Nevers

47

Émile Marcelin

French composer (1906-1954)

*December 12th, 1906, Le Havre †April 18th, 1954, Tourcoing

80

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

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

60

Yasujirō Ozu

Japanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963)

*December 12th, 1903, Tokyo †December 12th, 1963, Tokyo

93

Howard Koch

American screenwriter (1901-1995)

*December 12th, 1901, New York City †August 17th, 1995, Kingston

81

Cliff Sterrett

American cartoonist

*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

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

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72

Dorothy Walton

Badminton player

*August 7th, 1909, Swift Current †October 17th, 1981, Toronto

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

*August 27th, 1909, Leipzig †July 11th, 1979, Dresden

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

80

Peter von Blanckenhagen

Baltic-german-american archaeologist

*March 21st, 1909, Riga †March 6th, 1990, New York City

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

*July 2nd, 1909, Ratzeburg †November 2nd, 1989, Munich

85

Jessica Tandy

British-American actress (1909–1994)

*June 7th, 1909, London †September 11th, 1994, Fairfield County

82

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter, 1909–1992

*October 28th, 1909, Dublin †April 28th, 1992, Madrid

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

*July 5th, 1909, Milan †July 8th, 1982, Rome

65

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

62

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian pan-Africanist and the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana (1909-1972)

*September 21st, 1909, Nkroful †April 27th, 1972, Bucharest

103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

106

Hans Erni

Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015)

*February 21st, 1909, Lucerne †March 21st, 2015, Lucerne

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

108

Jacques Clemens

Belgian priest

*July 11th, 1909, The Hague †March 7th, 2018, Loverval

89

Gratien Gélinas

Canadian author, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator

*December 8th, 1909, Mauricie †March 16th, 1999, Deux-Montagnes

104

Frits Thors

Dutch television presenter

*September 13th, 1909, Amsterdam †April 19th, 2014, Laren

53

Hans-Heinrich Sievert

German decathlete (1909-1963)

*December 1st, 1909, Gut Grittern †April 5th, 1963, Eutin

34

Simone Weil

(1909-1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, writer and social activist

*February 3rd, 1909, Paris †August 24th, 1943, Ashford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1909 is a normal year and no leap year.

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