Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Soviet film director (1941–2019).

Born January 12th, 1941 in Bishkek.

Died December 21st, 2019 at 78 years old in Bishkek. ^[ref]

Alfredo da Motta

Brazilian basketball player (1921–1998).

Born January 12th, 1921 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died April 22nd, 1998 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Raymond Fee

American boxer.

Born January 12th, 1903 in Saint Paul.

Died June 2nd, 1983 at 80 years old in Collier County.

Jakob Jud

Swiss linguist (1882-1952).

Born January 12th, 1882 in Wängi.

Died June 15th, 1952 at 70 years old in Seelisberg.

Séverine Vandenhende

French judoka.

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

Lucas Liss

German cyclist.

Born January 12th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Unna.

Wang Cheng-Pang

Archer.

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

Mykhailo Semenko

Ukrainian writer and poet (1892-1937).

Born January 12th, 1893 in Kibintsi.

Died October 23rd, 1937 at 44 years old in Kyiv.

Castor Cantero

Paraguayan footballer.

Born January 12th, 1918 (age 108 years) in San Bernardino.

Joseph Helffrich

German astronomer (1890–1971).

Born January 12th, 1890 in Mannheim.

Died December 26th, 1971 at 81 years old in Neckarau.

Christoph Stephan

German biathlete.

Born January 12th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Rudolstadt.

Rin Sumida

Japanese association football player.

Born January 12th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Fujisawa.

Carlo Laurenzi

Catholic cardinal (1821-1893).

Born January 12th, 1821 in Perugia.

Died November 2nd, 1893 at 72 years old in Rome.

Fumiya Hayakawa

Japanese association football player.

Born January 12th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Niigata.

Franz Buchenau

German teacher and botanist (1831–1906).

Born January 12th, 1831 in Kassel.

Died April 23rd, 1906 at 75 years old in Bremen.

Masamitsu Ichiguchi

Olympic wrestler.

Born January 12th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Osaka.

Matthias Döschner

German association football player and manager.

Born January 12th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Dohna.

Leopold Ludwig

German conductor (1908-1979).

Born January 12th, 1908 in Vítkovice. ^[ref]

Died April 24th, 1979 at 71 years old in Hamburg, Lüneburg. ^[ref]

Vasily Zhdanov

Russian cyclist.

Born January 12th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Kharkiv. ^[ref]

Ernst Friedrich Gilg

German botanist (1867–1933).

Born January 12th, 1867 in Schliengen.

Died October 11th, 1933 at 66 years old in Berlin.

Hans-Joachim Hartnick

East german cyclist.

Born January 12th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Wormlage.

Jack Guittet

French fencer (1930–2025).

Born January 12th, 1930 in Casablanca.

Died January 16th, 2025 at 95 years old in Mignaloux-Beauvoir. ^[ref]

Giovanni Steffè

Italian rower (1928–2016).

Born January 12th, 1928 in Trieste.

Died October 19th, 2016 at 88 years old in Recco.

Keishin Yoshida

Cross-country skier.

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

Víctor Pérez Alonso

Spanish footballer.

Born January 12th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Albacete.