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May 12th

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572 Notable birthdays

Frederik Vermehren

Danish painter and university teacher (1823-1910).

Born May 12th, 1823 in Ringsted.

Died January 10th, 1910 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.

Anastasija Grigorjeva

Latvian freestyle wrestler (1990-).

Born May 12th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Daugavpils.

Andris Šics

Latvian bobsledder (born 1985).

Born May 12th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Sigulda.

Sebastián Simonet

Argentine handball player.

Born May 12th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Buenos Aires.

Tormod Haugen

Norwegian children's writer (1945–2008).

Born May 12th, 1945 in Trysil Municipality.

Died October 18th, 2008 at 63 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Alfonso Obregón

Ecuadorian footballer.

Born May 12th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Portoviejo.

Tomoya Inukai

Japanese association football player.

Born May 12th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Shizuoka.

Claudia Gravy

Spanish actress.

Born May 12th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Boma.

Nan Hoover

American-dutch artist (1931-2008).

Born May 12th, 1931 in Bay Shore.

Died June 9th, 2008 at 77 years old in Berlin.

Wilhelm Leichum

Olympic jumper (1911–1941).

Born May 12th, 1911 in Neu-Isenburg.

Died July 19th, 1941 at 30 years old in Horki.

Charles Bordes

French music teacher and composer (1863-1909).

Born May 12th, 1863 in Vouvray.

Died November 8th, 1909 at 46 years old in Toulon.

Volha Khudzenka

Belarusian canoeist.

Born May 12th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Chojniki.

Daniel Acharuparambil

Roman catholic indian archbishop (1939–2009).

Born May 12th, 1939 in Pallippuram.

Died October 26th, 2009 at 70 years old in Kerala. [ref]

William Beckman

Olympic wrestler (1881–1933).

Born May 12th, 1881 in New York City.

Died June 14th, 1933 at 52 years old in Queens.

Loredana Boboc

Romanian gymnast.

Born May 12th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Bucharest.

Klaus Tafelmeier

German javelin thrower.

Born May 12th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Singen.

Zenón Franco Ocampos

Paraguayan chess grandmaster (1956–2024).

Born May 12th, 1956 in Asunción.

Died October 1st, 2024 at 68 years old in Vigo. [ref]

Henry Jonsson

Swedish middle- and long distance runner.

Born May 12th, 1912.

Died March 9th, 2001 at 88 years old in Stockholm.

Elena Bunina

Russian mathematician.

Born May 12th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Moscow.

Ricardo Primitivo González

Argentine basketball player.

Born May 12th, 1925 (age 100 years) in Buenos Aires. [ref]

David Hellebuyck

French footballer.

Born May 12th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Nantua.

Nerea Barros

Spanish actress.

Born May 12th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Santiago de Compostela.

Germán Mesa

Baseball player.

Born May 12th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Havana.

Said Rustamov

Azerbaijani musician (1907-1983).

Born May 12th, 1907 in Yerevan.

Died June 10th, 1983 at 76 years old in Baku.

Pascal Clément

French politician (1945–2020).

Born May 12th, 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Died June 21st, 2020 at 75 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (lower respiratory tract infection). [ref]

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