December 12th, 1961

Born on December 12th, 1961

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, 1961

62

Catherine Aymerie

French actress

*December 12th, 1961, Strasbourg

62

Alberto Fernández Díaz

Lawyer and consultant. Former politician.

*December 12th, 1961, Barcelona

62

Sarah Sutton

English actress

*December 12th, 1961, Basingstoke

62

Uwe Schulz

German politician

*December 12th, 1961, Giessen

62

Andrey Perlov

Athletics competitor

*December 12th, 1961, Novosibirsk

62

Daniel O'Donnell

Irish singer

*December 12th, 1961, Kincasslagh

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 12th?

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

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

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

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

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

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

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

61

Frank Harper

British actor and film producer

*December 12th, 1962, Downham

71

Cathy Rigby

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

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

63

Jaap van Zweden

Dutch conductor

*December 12th, 1960, Amsterdam

68

Eddy Schepers

Cyclist

*December 12th, 1955, Tienen

66

Susanna Tamaro

Italian writer (1957-)

*December 12th, 1957, Trieste

60

Juan Carlos Varela

50th president of Panama

*December 12th, 1963, Panama City

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

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

63

Andreas Knie

German social scientist and political scientist

*December 12th, 1960, Siegen

65

Gabriele Löwe

East German sprinter

*December 12th, 1958, Dresden

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

65

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994)

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

39

Matthieu Ladagnous

Racing cyclist

*December 12th, 1984, Pau

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

63

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

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No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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