Valentīna Eiduka (87)
March 12th, 1937

Latvian javelin thrower – Valentīna Eiduka was born in Rēzekne (City in eastern Latvia) on March 12th, 1937 and is 87 years old today.

Other personalities born on March 12

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

89

Knut Bohwim

Norwegian filmmaker (1931-2020)

*March 12th, 1931, Oslo †June 16th, 2020, Oslo

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

81

Ratko Mladić

Convicted war-criminal and former general of the Bosnian Serb military (1991-1996)

*March 12th, 1943, Božanovići

41

Lena Frier Kristiansen

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1983, Randers

76

Kent Conrad

American politician (born 1948)

*March 12th, 1948, Bismarck

37

Chen Hsiao-Huan

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1987, Kaohsiung

72

André Comte-Sponville

French philosopher

*March 12th, 1952, Paris

29

Darya Samarchants

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Kharkiv

27

Joel Eipe

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1997, Frederiksberg

29

Loh Kean Hean

Singaporean badminton player

*March 12th, 1995, Penang

94

Kurt Flasch

German philosopher

*March 12th, 1930, Mainz

64

Courtney B. Vance

American actor

*March 12th, 1960, Detroit

22

Kok Jing Hong

Malaysian badminton player

*March 12th, 2002, Kedah

76

James Taylor

American singer and guitarist

*March 12th, 1948, Boston

61

Ian Holloway

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*March 12th, 1963, Bristol

58

Louison Bobet

French professional road racing cyclist

*March 12th, 1925, Saint-Méen-le-Grand †March 13th, 1983, Biarritz

39

Stromae

Belgian singer and producer

*March 12th, 1985, Etterbeek

58

David Daniels

American opera singer

*March 12th, 1966, Spartanburg

30

Carlos Ramirez

Colombian BMX rider

*March 12th, 1994, Medellín

88

Michał Heller

Polish theologian

*March 12th, 1936, Tarnów

78

Frank Welker

American actor (born 1946)

*March 12th, 1946, Denver

23

Anna Zak

Russian-born Israeli singer, actress, and model

*March 12th, 2001, Sochi

88

Edward Albee

American playwright (1928–2016)

*March 12th, 1928, Washington, D.C. †September 16th, 2016, Montauk

74

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Italian writer, poet, playwright, soldier and politician (1863-1938)

*March 12th, 1863, Pescara †March 1st, 1938, Gardone Riviera

84

Eddie Sutton

American college basketball player and coach (1936-2020)

*March 12th, 1936, Bucklin †May 23rd, 2020, Tulsa

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

86

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

Valentīna Eiduka