December 12th, 1978

Born on December 12th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 428 days, exactly on June 28th, 2025, people who were born on December 12th, 1978 will be 17,000 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, 1978

45

Chen Dong

Chinese taikonaut

*December 12th, 1978, Luoyang

45

Umesh Kamat

Indian actor

*December 12th, 1978, Mumbai

45

Monica Bîrlădeanu

Romanian actress

*December 12th, 1978, Iași

45

Gbenga Akinnagbe

American actor

*December 12th, 1978, Washington, D.C.

45

Magdalena Boczarska

Polish actress

*December 12th, 1978, Kraków

45

Sebastian Seifert

Swedish handball player

*December 12th, 1978, Ystad

45

Sanibal Orahovac

Montenegrin footballer

*December 12th, 1978, Podgorica

45

Luciano Emílio

Brazilian footballer

*December 12th, 1978, Ilha Solteira

45

Teryn Ashley

Tennis player

*December 12th, 1978, Boston

45

Joanna Liszowska

Polish actress

*December 12th, 1978, Kraków

45

Ryan Knowles

American actor

*December 12th, 1978, Whittier

45

Aleksandra Yermak

Actor

*December 12th, 1978, Warsaw

45

Erick Baker

American singer-songwriter

*December 12th, 1978, Knoxville

45

Jennifer Rovero

American actor-model

*December 12th, 1978, Austin

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

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

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

40

Zerocalcare

Italian comic book creator (1983-)

*December 12th, 1983, Cortona

39

Matthieu Ladagnous

Racing cyclist

*December 12th, 1984, Pau

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

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

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

48

Mayim Bialik

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

*December 12th, 1975, San Diego

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

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

50

Katy Cavanagh

English actress

*December 12th, 1973, North Shields

27

Lucas Hedges

American actor

*December 12th, 1996, Brooklyn

44

Emin Agalarov

Azerbaijani-Russian singer and businessman

*December 12th, 1979, Baku

39

Daniel Agger

Danish footballer

*December 12th, 1984, Hvidovre Municipality

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

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

44

Daniel Lins Côrtes

Brazilian footballer and manager

*December 12th, 1979, New Zealand

53

Mädchen Amick

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Sparks

71

Cathy Rigby

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

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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