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October 12th

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577 Notable birthdays

Winston Parks

Costa rican footballer.

Born October 12th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Limón.

Neil Travis

American film and television editor (1936-2012).

Born October 12th, 1936 in Los Angeles.

Died March 28th, 2012 at 75 years old in Arroyo Grande. [ref]

Mickael Malsa

French footballer.

Born October 12th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Paris.

Pino Caruso

Italian actor (1934–2019).

Born October 12th, 1934 in Palermo.

Died March 7th, 2019 at 84 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

René Leriche

French surgeon (1879–1955).

Born October 12th, 1879 in Roanne.

Died December 28th, 1955 at 76 years old in Cassis.

Neven Mimica

Croatian politician and diplomat.

Born October 12th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Split.

Diana Abgar

Armenia ambassador (1859–1937).

Born October 12th, 1859 in Yangon.

Died July 8th, 1937 at 77 years old in Yokohama.

Paul Goddard

English footballer and manager (born 1959).

Born October 12th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Harlington.

Lascelles Brown

Canadian-jamaican bobsledder.

Born October 12th, 1974 (age 51 years) in May Pen.

William Nigh

American film director, writer and actor (1881-1955).

Born October 12th, 1881 in Berlin.

Died November 27th, 1955 at 74 years old in Burbank.

Dionisio Ridruejo

Spanish poet (1912-1975).

Born October 12th, 1912 in El Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma.

Died June 29th, 1975 at 62 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).

Serge Venturini

French poet.

Born October 12th, 1955 (age 70 years) in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Gunnar Jarring

Swedish diplomat and turkologist (1907-2002).

Born October 12th, 1907 in Höganäs.

Died May 29th, 2002 at 94 years old in Stockholm.

Emilio Correa

Boxer.

Born October 12th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Havana.

Yozo Hirano

Japanese astronaut.

Born October 12th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Ehime Prefecture. [ref]

Theodore Earl Butler

American painter (1861-1936).

Born October 12th, 1861 in Columbus.

Died May 2nd, 1936 at 74 years old in Giverny.

Jules Cluzel

French motorcycle racer.

Born October 12th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Montluçon.

Abolqasem Lahouti

Persian poet (1887–1957).

Born October 12th, 1887 in Kermanshah.

Died March 16th, 1957 at 69 years old in Moscow.

Odette Giuffrida

Italian judoka.

Born October 12th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Rome. [ref]

Richard McKinney

American archer.

Born October 12th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Decatur.

Paula von Preradović

Austrian writer, poet (1887-1951).

Born October 12th, 1887 in Vienna.

Died May 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Vienna.

Inge Brück

German singer and actress (1936–2025).

Born October 12th, 1936 in Mannheim.

Died September 8th, 2025 at 88 years old in Meschede. [ref]

Alice Sabatini

Italian model and basketball player, miss italia 2015.

Born October 12th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Montalto di Castro. [ref]

Harry Liedtke

German actor (1882–1945).

Born October 12th, 1882 in Königsberg.

Died April 28th, 1945 at 62 years old in Bad Saarow.

Renato Sulić

Croatian handball player.

Born October 12th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Rijeka. [ref]

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