Masaaki Sawanobori

Japanese association football player.

Born January 12th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Fujinomiya.

Erik Persson

Swedish competitive swimmer.

Born January 12th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Kungsbacka. ^[ref]

Marina Kiehl

German former alpine skier.

Born January 12th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Munich.

Veronika Cherkasova

Belarusian journalist (1959–2004).

Born January 12th, 1959 in Minsk.

Died October 25th, 2004 at 45 years old in Minsk. ^[ref]

William Goate

English soldier (1836–1901); recipient of the victoria cross.

Born January 12th, 1836 in Morningthorpe.

Died October 26th, 1901 at 65 years old in Southsea (stomach cancer).

Dimitris Tsiamis

Greek triple jumper.

Born January 12th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Kardítsa.

Stéphane Stoecklin

French handball player.

Born January 12th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Bourgoin-Jallieu.

Rick Hoogendorp

Dutch footballer.

Born January 12th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Blerick.

Brent Van Moer

Belgian cyclist.

Born January 12th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Beveren. ^[ref]

Ebrahim Nafae

Egyptian journalist (1934-2018).

Born January 12th, 1934 in Suez.

Died January 1st, 2018 at 83 years old in Dubai (pancreatic cancer).

Sarah Thomas

Welsh field hockey midfield and forward player.

Born January 12th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Aberdare.

Aleksandr Roediger

Russian general (1854-1920).

Born January 12th, 1854 in Veliky Novgorod.

Died January 26th, 1920 at 66 years old in Sevastopol.

Cheick Oumar Dabo

Malian footballer.

Born January 12th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Bamako.

Rainer Torres

Peruvian footballer.

Born January 12th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Callao.

Felix Maria Davídek

Bishop of the roman catholic church (1921–1988).

Born January 12th, 1921 in Brno, Horní Štěpánov, Brno-Chrlice. ^[ref]

Died August 18th, 1988 at 67 years old in Brno. ^[ref]

Alfred Dunlop

Australian tennis player (1875-1933).

Born January 12th, 1875 in Christchurch.

Died April 7th, 1933 at 58 years old in Kew.

Louis Gauchat

Swiss linguist (1866-1942).

Born January 12th, 1866 in Les Brenets.

Died August 22nd, 1942 at 76 years old in Lenzerheide.

Francis Thomas Hurley

Catholic archbishop (1927-2016).

Born January 12th, 1927 in San Francisco.

Died January 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Anchorage.

Hrvoje Kačić

Croatian water polo player.

Born January 12th, 1932 in Dubrovnik.

Died February 14th, 2023 at 91 years old

Grigoriy Yegorov

Kazakhstani pole vaulter.

Born January 12th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Shymkent.

Liz Stephen

American female cross-country skier.

Born January 12th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Barre.

Alpin Gallo

Albanian footballer.

Born January 12th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Tirana.

Tommy Samuelsson

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born January 12th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Degerfors.

Vladyslav Heraskevych

Ukrainian skeleton racer.

Born January 12th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Kyiv.

Lucas Mareque

Argentine footballer.

Born January 12th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Morón.