December 12th, 1968

Born on December 12th, 1968

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, 1968

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

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

55

Claudia Nemat

German manager

*December 12th, 1968, Bensberg

55

Kate Humble

British television presenter and narrator

*December 12th, 1968, Wimbledon

55

Tatiana

Mexican actress, singer and television presenter

*December 12th, 1968, Philadelphia

55

Arnulf Herrmann

German composer

*December 12th, 1968, Heidelberg

55

Sašo Udovič

Slovenian footballer

*December 12th, 1968, Ljubljana

55

Mathias Brunet

Canadian journalist

*December 12th, 1968, Montreal

55

Jason Keller

American screenwriter and playwright

*December 12th, 1968, Indianapolis

55

Michael Platt

British hedge fund manager

*December 12th, 1968, Preston

33

Laurie Williams

West Indian cricketer from Jamaica (1968-2002)

*December 12th, 1968, Saint Ann Parish †September 8th, 2002

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

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

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

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

54

Sophie Kinsella

British writer

*December 12th, 1969, London

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

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

53

Mädchen Amick

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Sparks

50

Katy Cavanagh

English actress

*December 12th, 1973, North Shields

39

Matthieu Ladagnous

Racing cyclist

*December 12th, 1984, Pau

40

Zerocalcare

Italian comic book creator (1983-)

*December 12th, 1983, Cortona

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

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

71

Cathy Rigby

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

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

48

Mayim Bialik

American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)

*December 12th, 1975, San Diego

27

Lucas Hedges

American actor

*December 12th, 1996, Brooklyn

59

Karsten Hilse

German politician

*December 12th, 1964, Hoyerswerda

57

Yvan Cassar

French composer and pianist

*December 12th, 1966, Rennes

56

Walter Kogler

Austrian footballer

*December 12th, 1967, Wolfsberg

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Leap year

Yes: 1968 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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