December 12th, 1928

Born on December 12th, 1928

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, 1928

79

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Soviet and Kyrgyz author

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

92

Lionel Blair

English television presenter, entertainer and dancer (1928–2021)

*December 12th, 1928, Montreal †November 4th, 2021

68

Eutiquio Leal

Colombian writer (1928-1997)

*December 12th, 1928, Chaparral †May 13th, 1997, Bogotá

91

Manuel Felguérez

Mexican artist (1928-2020)

*December 12th, 1928, Valparaíso †June 8th, 2020, Mexico City

83

Helen Frankenthaler

American painter

*December 12th, 1928, New York City †December 27th, 2011, Darien

50

Leonid Bykov

Ukrainian soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1928-1979)

*December 12th, 1928, Cherkaske †April 11th, 1979, Kyiv Oblast

71

Roberto Contreras

American actor (1928–2000)

*December 12th, 1928, St. Louis †July 18th, 2000, Los Angeles

85

Otto Pöggeler

German philosopher

*December 12th, 1928, Attendorn †December 10th, 2014, Bochum

87

Stanley Mandelstam

American physicist (1928-2016)

*December 12th, 1928, Johannesburg †June 23rd, 2016, Berkeley

69

Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Swedish actor

*December 12th, 1928, Ystad church parish †September 6th, 1998, Lidingö

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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

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

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

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

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

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

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

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

85

Connie Francis

American recording artist; singer

*December 12th, 1938, Newark

94

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master

*December 12th, 1929, Liaoyang

71

Cathy Rigby

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

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

99

Bob Barker

American game show host (1923–2023)

*December 12th, 1923, Darrington †August 26th, 2023, Hollywood Hills

89

Antunes Filho

Brazilian theater director

*December 12th, 1929, São Paulo †May 2nd, 2019, São Paulo

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

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

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

90

Brandon Maggart

American actor

*December 12th, 1933, Carthage

83

Dionne Warwick

American singer (born 1940)

*December 12th, 1940, East Orange

80

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

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

73

Rajinikanth

Indian actor (born 1950)

*December 12th, 1950, Bengaluru

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89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 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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