Birthdates Which Occur on January 12:
1483 Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz gov/viceroy of Holland
1492 Andreas Alicatus Italian author
1562 Charles Emanuel I the great, Duke of Savoy
1576 Peter Scriverius Dutch lawyer/historian
1588 John Winthrop 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony)
1599 Adrian van Utrecht Flemish painter
1638 Earnest R Tarhemberg Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars)
1665 Pierre de Fermat French lawyer/mathematician
1674 Reinhard Keiser composer
1711 Gaetano Latilla composer
1715 Jacques Duphly composer
1729 Edmund Burke British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS]
and Lazzaro Spallanzani Modena Italy, physiologist
1730 Johann Joachim Christoph Bode composer
1737 Brizio Petrucci composer
and John Hancock patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence)
1746 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Switzerland, educator [OS]
1749 Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff Austrian earl/prince/diplomat
1751 Ferdinand I king of Sicily & Naples
and Jacob M R Lenz writer (Das Leidende Weib)
1783 Erik Gustaf Geijer composer
1792 Robert Patterson Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
1804 Hippolyte Monpou composer
1807 Jan T Beelen Dutch/Belgian bible expert
1808 Paul "the Great" Taglioni Vienna, ballet choreographer
1810 Ferdinand II king of Sicily
1814 Jones Mitchell Withers Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890
1819 Zealous Bates Tower Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900
1821 Nikolai Afanisev composer
1825 Joseph Robert Davis Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
1826 Charles Cruft Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1832 Richard Waterhouse Jr Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
1837 Adolf Jensen composer
and Carlos Troyer composer
1842 Fran‡ois Copp‚e French poet
1853 Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)
1856 John Singer Sargent US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)
1863 Vivekananda Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer
1871 Paul Guthnick German astronomer
1875 Marika Stiernstedt Swedish author (Ulla Bella)
1876 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Venice Italy, composer
and Jack London writer/socialist (Call of the Wild)
1882 Jakob Jud Swiss linguist/etymologist
1884 Louis Horst composer
1888 Claude Delvincourt composer
1890 Mordecai W Johnson educator
1893 Hermann Goering propoganda minister (Nazi Germany)
1894 Billy Gilbert Louisville KY, actor (Firefly, Ghost Crazy)
1897 Hendrik J Valk painter/cartoonist/graphic artist
1898 Jose Forns y Cuadras composer
1899 Paul H Mller Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948)
19-- Dorothy Green LA Calif, actress (Lavinia-Tammy)
and Madison XXX actress (Parlor Game)
1900 Vaino Hannikainen composer
1901 Kurt Jooss Wrtemburg, Germany, ballet choreographer
1902 Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia)
and Ray Teal Grand Rapids Mich, actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza)
and Simon H Spoor Dutch intelligence officer for Gen MacArthur
1903 Igor V Kurtshatov Russian nuclear physics (1st Rus nuclear bomb)
1904 Mississippi Fred McDowell jazz artist
1906 Henny Youngman England, comedian (Take my wife please...)
and Tex Ritter Texas, country singer (5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind)
1908 Ben Seijes Dutch historian (WW II)
and Jos‚ Lim¢n Mexican/US dancer (I, Odysseus)
1909 Mauritz Hugo Sweden, actor (Atomic Blonde, Road Agent)
1910 Luise Rainer Austria, actress (Escapade, Good Earth, Big City)
and Patsy Kelly Bkln, actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars)
1915 Frank Annunzio (Rep-D-IL, 1965- )
and Martin Agronsky journalist (1952 Peabody, 1961 DuPont-Columbia)
1916 A P[ieter] W Botha Orange Free State, president of South Africa
1917 Walter Hendl West New York NJ, conductor
1920 James Farmer black activist
1921 John Henry Davis Jr Smithtown NY, weightlifter (Olym-gold-1948, 52)
and Leo Smit Phila Penn, pianist/composer
1925 Bill Burrud Hollywood Calif, host (Safari to Adventure, Animal World)
and Laurentiu Profeta composer
1926 Morton Feldman NYC, composer
and Ray Price country singer (Good Times)
1927 Salvatore Martirano composer
1928 Lew Gallo Mt Kisko, actor (12 O'Clock High)
1930 Glenn Yarborough singer (Limeliters-Honey & Wine, Jubilee)
1932 Alain Teister Dutch sculptor/writer
1933 Michael Aspel British talk show host
1934 Burdette Haldorson US, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)
1935 "Amazing" Kreskin Montclair NJ, mentalist/telepath
and Ron Harper Turtle Creek Pa, actor (Wendy & Me, Planet of the Apes)
and William Lee Golden Brewton Ala, country singer
1937 Liliana Cavani Bologna Italy, director (Berlin Affair)
and Marie Dubois Paris France, actress (Wise Guys, Jules & Jim)
1939 Jacobus M "Jacques" Hamelink Dutch writer/poet (Cold Unrest)
and William Lee Gloden Brewton Al, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys)
1941 Jaime B Fuster (Rep-D-PR, 1985- )
and Long John Baldry England, blues vocalist (Don't try to Lay No Boogie)
1942 V S Kozelsky cosmonaut
1943 Henri J "Adriaan" Adriaansen mime/director (Stinging Nettle King)
1944 Joe Frazier Beaufort SC, HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1964)/champ (1968-73)
1945 Maggie Bell Glasgow Scotland, rocker
1946 Cynthia Robinson rock trumpeteer (Sly & Family Stone-Everyday People)
and George Duke San Rafael Ca, rocker
1948 Anthony Andrews London England, actor (Under the Volcano)
1949 James W Dietz rower
and Wayne Wang director (Chan is Missing, Slamdance)
1950 Bob McEwen (Rep-R-OH, 1981- )
1951 Chris Bell Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Big Star)
and Kirstie Alley Wichita Ks, actress (Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca)
and Larry Hoppens rocker (Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me)
and Rush Limbaugh Girardeau Mo, extreme right radio personality
1954 Howard Stern Roosevelt NY, "Radio's Bad Boy" (WKRK, WYSP, WJFK)
1959 Per Helmstad Sweden, singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love)
1960 Dominique Wilkins NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks)
1961 Andrea Carnevale
1964 Lynne Marie Thurik Vancouver Wash, Miss Washington-America (1991)
1965 John Francis model
and Mark Moore rocker (S'Express-Winter Course)
1967 Marco Boogers soccer player (RKC)
and Vendela [Kirsebom] Stockholm Sweden, model (Sports Illustrated 1993)
1973 Greg Morton Milwaukee Wisc, actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King)
1975 Chase Hampton Okla City Okla, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why)
1987 Naya Rivera
1988 Andrew Lawrence Phila, actor (Andy-Brotherly Love)
1996 Sarah Morales Mexico, Siamese twin (survived)
and Sarahi Morales Mexico, Siamese twin (died on Jan 27, 1996)
Deaths Which Occured January 12:
689 Benedict Biscop English saint, dies
1049 Aboe Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair Persian mystic, dies
1167 Aelred van Hexham/Rievaulx English abbot/saint, dies at about 56
1390 Peter van Herenthals Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67
1519 Maximilian I van Habsburg German kaiser, dies
1537 Lorenzo di Credi Italian painter
1665 Pierre de Fermat French lawyer/mathematician (principle of F), dies
1674 Giacomo Carissimi composer, dies at 68
1759 Anna van Hannover English princess, dies at 49
1765 Johann Melchior Molter composer, dies at 68
1807 Adrian Clod historian, dies at 71
Joan Lucaz journalist/patriot, dies at 60
1829 Friedrich von Schlegel German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56
Michael Gottard Fischer composer, dies at 56
1860 Martinus J Niewindt Cura‡ao bishop (christened slaves), dies
1861 V clav Hanka Czech author/interpreter/forger, dies at 69
1867 Victor Cousin French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74
1925 Oskar Brefeld German botanist, dies at 85
1928 Ruth Snyder 1st woman to die in electric chair
1929 Dietrich Sch„fer German historian (Mein Leben), dies at 83
1933 Vaclav Suk composer, dies at 71
1940 Erich R Jaensch German psychologist (eidetiek), dies
1943 Jan R T Campert writer (Song of 18 Murders, Neuengamme), dies
1947 Jonas Cohn German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
1950 Koos van de Griend composer, dies at 44
1953 Simeon Roncal composer, dies at 82
1956 John Raedecker sculptor (National monument of the Dutch Dam), dies
Norman Kerry actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of Opera), dies at 61
1958 Arthur Shepherd composer, dies at 77
1960 Nevil Shute [Norway] Eng/Aust author (Town like Alice), dies at 60
1962 Ernie Kovacs comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42
Richard de Guide composer, dies at 52
1965 Lorraine Hansberry US song writer, dies in NYC, at 34
Porcupine in Washington DC zoo, dies at 27; oldest known rodent
1970 Blanche Stuart Scott US pilot, dies at 84
1972 Padraic Colum Irish poet/writer/founder (Irish Review), dies
1975 Caryn Campbell Bundy victim, disappears from Snowmass, Colo
1976 Agatha Christie mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85
1977 Henri-Georges Clouzot director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69
1978 Nancy Spungen stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious
1981 Beulah Bondi actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 89
Isobel Elsom actress (Unseen, Jane Eyre, Illegal), dies
1990 Laurence J Peter author (Peter Princible), dies of a stroke at 70
Paul Amadeus Pisk composer, dies at 96
1991 Keye Luke actor (Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86
Vasco Pratolini Italy, writer (Le ragazze di San Frediano), dies
1992 Harry van Doorn Dutch politician (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies
Walt Morey US children's book writer, dies at 84
1993 Carles Mira Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at 45
1994 Bob Horen dies of cancer at 67
Samuel Bronston Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at 85
1995 Marion Herbst German/Neth jeweler, dies at 50
Holidays Which Occur January 12:
Tanzania Zanzibar Revolution Day
Religious Observances on January 12:
RC Feast of St Victorian
1167 ORC/ECUSA/ANG St Aelred of Rievaulx, abbot c1110-1167
Things to Remember for January 12:
Flowers-carnation & snowdrop Gem-garnet
National Soup-National Egg Month-National Hobby Month
8 Days Astrological sign: Capricorn
Volunteer Fireman Day
[Ancient Rome] Prid Id Jan
Highlights in History Which Occur January 12:
1493 Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily
1552 Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed
1583 Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583)
1598 Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso
1684 French king Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon
1701 Friesland & Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendar
and Parts of Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar
1723 Handel's opera "Ottone" premieres, London
1755 Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University
1773 1st US public museum established (Charlestown SC)
1777 Mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in Cal
1806 French evacuate Vienna
1807 Gunship crashes in Lead, about 150 killed
1809 British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814)
1812 1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez
1820 Royal Astronomical Society founded in England
1836 Battle of Wetumka, Fla
and HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Sydney, Australia
1839 Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn
1842 Franciscans begin missionary work in Netherland Antilles
1856 J Chacornac discovers asteroid #38 Leda
1861 FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens
1863 President Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address
1865 -13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC
1867 Leo Tolstois' "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg
1879 British Zulu war begins: Lt-general Chelmsford occupies South Africa
1893 M Wolf discovers asteroid #352 Gisela
1896 1st x-ray photo in US, Dr Henry Smith, Davidson, NC
1903 Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Neth
and Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170
1904 Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison
1906 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26)
and Football rules committee legalizes forward pass
1907 Britain grants responsible govt to former colony of Transvaal
1912 -47øF (-44øC), Washta, Iowa (state record)
1915 House of Reps rejects proposal to give women right to vote
1916 Britain proclaims Gilbert & Ellice Is colony in Pacific
1918 Montreal Canadien Joe Malone scores 5 goals beating Ottawa 9-4
1921 Kenesaw Mountain Landis becomes 1st commissioner of baseball
1923 G Van Biesbroeck discovers asteroid #993 Moultona
1924 History of Science Society organized at Boston
and K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1012 Sarema & #1092 Lilium
1925 John Howard Lawson's "Processional," premieres in NYC
1928 Philip Barry & Elmer Rice's "Cock Robin," premieres in NYC
1929 Seatrain (RR cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans-Havana
1930 NHL's Boston Bruins win then-record 14th consecutive game
1932 France's Laval govt resigns
and Hattie Caraway elected 1st woman senator (Ark)
and Philip Barry's "Animal Kingdom," premieres in NYC
1933 US Congress recognize independence Philippines
and Uprising of Guardia Civil in Spain, 25 dies
1937 Plow for laying submarine cable patented
1942 British troops reconquer Sollum
and Dutch troops on Tarakan surrender
and National War Labor Board created
1943 Frankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat & soy meal)
1944 Churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh
and Failed surprise attack on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterd
1945 German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge
and US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Jap ships in Battle of South China Sea
1946 Edouardo de Filippo's "Questi Fantasmi!," premieres in Rome
and NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA
1948 Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
and US Supreme Court decision (Sipuel v Oklahoma State Board of Regents)
1949 "Arthur Godfrey & His Friends" premieres on CBS TV
and Dutch Court affirms death sentence of SS/police chief Hanns Rauter
1950 Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die
1951 Ezzard Charles KOs Lee Oma to retain heavyweight boxing crown
1952 University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student
1953 9 "Jewish" artisans arrested for "terrorist activities" in Moscow
1954 Austria's worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hrs later 2nd one-kills 115
and Queen Elizabeth II opens NZ parliament
1957 Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded
1958 NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring
and Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points
1959 KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting
1960 Syracuse National Dolph Schayes is 1st NBA'er to score 15,000 points
1961 UN genocide pact goes into effect
1964 Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar 1 month after independence
1965 "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV
1966 "Batman" with Adam West & Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV
and 12 day NYC transit strike ends
and LBJ says US should stay in S Vietnam until communist aggression ends
and Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics
1968 Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd
and Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV
1969 Super Bowl III: AFL/AFC wins its 1st Bowl, NY Jets 16, Balt Colts 7
1970 Army of Biafra surrenders
1971 "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featured 1st toilet flush on TV
and Congressional Black Caucus organizes
and Fed grand jury indicts Rev Philip Berrigan & 5 others, including a
nun & 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger
1975 Purple Mountain Observatory discovers asteroid #2078 Nanking
and Super Bowl IX: Pitts Steelers-16, Minnesota Vikings-6 in New Orleans
1976 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Org
1979 LA's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham
and Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100
1980 Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1981 "Dynasty" with Joan Collins premieres on ABC-TV
and -35øF (-37øC), Chester, Massachusetts (state record)
and 1st TV broadcast of "Dynasty" on ABC
1983 B A Skiff discovers asteroids #2864 Soderblom & #2881
and N G Thomas discovers asteroid #3614
and NCAA creates football Kickoff Classic to begin in August
1986 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched
and Chic Blackhawk Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of 3rd period
and Miami Dolphins win AFC football championship
1987 Britain's Prince Edward resigns from his Royal Marines training
1988 Willie Stargell, elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1989 6 claim to survive in rubble, 35 days after Armenian quake (hoax)
1990 Civil Rights activist Rev Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst Bkln
and Romania bans Communist party
1991 Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520)
and Melvin Stewart swims world record 200 m butterfly (1:55.69)
and US Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq
1992 Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished
1993 MTV hostess Martha Quinn marries longtime boyfriend Jordan Tarlow
1994 Malcolm X's daughter arrested for plotting Louis Farrakham's murder
1995 Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
and Pope John Paul II begins visit to SE Asia
1903 Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown, Pa. killing 170.
1954 Austria's worst avalanche at Blons, kills 200. Second avalanche
9 hrs. later kills 115 rescue workers and survivors.
Your Special Reminders for January 12:
12th day of year with 353 remaining (Numerology = 4)
and 1890 64øF highest temperature for this date in NYC
and 1981 2øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC
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