December 12th, 1951

Born on December 12th, 1951

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 569 days, exactly on November 13th, 2025, people who were born on December 12th, 1951 will be 27,000 days old!

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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, 1951

70

Abdul Rehman Malik

Pakistani politician

*December 12th, 1951, Sialkot †February 23rd, 2022, Islamabad

70

Greg Lee

American basketball player-coach

*December 12th, 1951, Reseda †September 21st, 2022, San Diego

72

David Muradyan

Armenian writer

*December 12th, 1951, Yerevan

72

Steven Hawley

American astronaut

*December 12th, 1951, Ottawa

70

Anatoly Alyabyev

Soviet biathlete (1951–2022)

*December 12th, 1951, Verkhovazhsky District †January 11th, 2022, Saint Petersburg

50

Steve Durbano

Canadian ice hockey player

*December 12th, 1951, Toronto †November 16th, 2002, Yellowknife

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Who's birthday is on December 12th?

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

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

71

Cathy Rigby

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

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

73

Rajinikanth

Indian actor (born 1950)

*December 12th, 1950, Bengaluru

73

Eric Maskin

American Nobel laureate in economics

*December 12th, 1950, New York City

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

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

74

Bill Nighy

British actor (born 1949)

*December 12th, 1949, Caterham

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

68

Eddy Schepers

Cyclist

*December 12th, 1955, Tienen

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

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

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

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

65

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994)

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

71

Brenton Broadstock

Australian composer

*December 12th, 1952, Melbourne

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

66

Susanna Tamaro

Italian writer (1957-)

*December 12th, 1957, Trieste

71

Manuel Rosales

Venezuelan politician

*December 12th, 1952, Santa Bárbara del Zulia

79

Kenneth Cranham

British actor

*December 12th, 1944, Dunfermline

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Born in 1951

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

72

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

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No: With 365 days 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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