Fred McDowell

American hill country blues singer and guitar player.

Born January 12th, 1904 in Tennessee. ^[ref]

Died July 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). ^[ref]

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & nobel laureate of physics.

Born January 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Lausanne.

Fevzi Çakmak

Turkish field marshal and politician (1876-1950).

Born January 12th, 1876 in Rumelikavağı.

Died April 10th, 1950 at 74 years old in Istanbul. ^[ref]

Daniil Kharms

Russian writer (1905-1942).

Born January 12th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Died February 2nd, 1942 at 36 years old in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Niklas Kronwall

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born January 12th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Järfälla församling.

Dronavalli Harika

Indian chess player.

Born January 12th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Guntur.

Lloyd Isgrove

Welsh association football player (born 1993).

Born January 12th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Yeovil.

Richard Evans Schultes

American ethnobotanist (1915-2001).

Born January 12th, 1915 in Boston.

Died April 10th, 2001 at 86 years old in Boston.

Bob Hewitt

South-african tennis player and rapist.

Born January 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Dubbo.

Mikhail Kirponos

Soviet general (1892-1941).

Born January 12th, 1892 in Vertiivka.

Died September 20th, 1941 at 49 years old in Lokhvytsia (ballistic trauma).