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October 12th

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577 Notable birthdays

Issam Chebake

Moroccan and french footballer.

Born October 12th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Agadir.

Andreas Heckmair

German mountaineer and guide (1906–2005).

Born October 12th, 1906 in Munich.

Died February 2nd, 2005 at 98 years old in Oberstdorf.

Einar Jan Aas

Norwegian footballer.

Born October 12th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Moss Municipality.

Randy Robitaille

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born October 12th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Ottawa.

Franjo Gregurić

Croatian politician.

Born October 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Lobor.

Girolamo Prigione

Catholic archbishop (1921–2016).

Born October 12th, 1921 in Castellazzo Bormida.

Died May 27th, 2016 at 94 years old in Alessandria. [ref]

Hanns Seidel

German politician (1901–1961).

Born October 12th, 1901 in Schweinheim.

Died August 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Munich.

Gebregziabher Gebremariam

Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Born October 12th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Tigray Province.

Catherine Jourdan

French actress (1948-2011).

Born October 12th, 1948 in Azay-le-Rideau.

Died February 18th, 2011 at 62 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Kodjo Agbéyomé

Togolese politician (1954–2024).

Born October 12th, 1954 in Tokpli.

Died March 3rd, 2024 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]

Pekka Pyykkö

Finnish professor of chemistry at the university of helsinki.

Born October 12th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Hinnerjoki.

Edward Scicluna

Maltese politician.

Born October 12th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Naxxar.

Janay DeLoach

American track and field athlete.

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

Thomas Caverhill Jerdon

British zoologist, botanist, and physician (1811-1872).

Born October 12th, 1811 in Durham.

Died June 12th, 1872 at 60 years old in Upper Norwood.

Wolfgang Fortner

German composer and conductor (1907–1987).

Born October 12th, 1907 in Leipzig.

Died September 5th, 1987 at 79 years old in Heidelberg.

Manuel Neira

Chilean footballer.

Born October 12th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Santiago.

Zé Kalanga

Angolan footballer.

Born October 12th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Luanda.

Carl August von Steinheil

German physicist (1801-1870).

Born October 12th, 1801 in Alsace, Ribeauvillé.

Died September 14th, 1870 at 68 years old in Munich.

Yakov Cherevichenko

Soviet general (1894-1976).

Born October 12th, 1894 in Don Host Oblast.

Died July 4th, 1976 at 81 years old in Moscow.

Karl Buresch

Austrian politician (1878-1936).

Born October 12th, 1878 in Groß-Enzersdorf.

Died September 16th, 1936 at 57 years old in Vienna.

Mihai Popa

Romanian footballer.

Born October 12th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Constanța. [ref]

Mikhail Leontyev

Russian television pundit.

Born October 12th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Moscow.

Denis Brodeur

Canadian photographer and ice hockey player (1930–2013).

Born October 12th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]

Died September 26th, 2013 at 82 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]

Lucas Arnold Ker

Argentine tennis player.

Born October 12th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Buenos Aires.

Frank Alamo

French singer (1941–2012).

Born October 12th, 1941 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 11th, 2012 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

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