Fredrik Böök

Swedish academic (1883–1961).

Born May 12th, 1883 in Kristianstads parish.

Died December 2nd, 1961 at 78 years old in Lund Cathedral parish.

Dennis Stewart

British judoka.

Born May 12th, 1960 (age 65 years) in West Bromwich.

Jalal Dabagh

Iraqi politician.

Born May 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sulaymaniyah.

Carmen Blanco

Spanish poet.

Born May 12th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Lugo.

Herman Murray

Ice hockey player (1909-1998).

Born May 12th, 1909 in Quebec.

Died November 27th, 1998 at 89 years old in Montreal.

Albert Thellung

Swiss botanist (1881–1928).

Born May 12th, 1881 in Zurich, Enge.

Died June 26th, 1928 at 47 years old in Zurich.

Sofia Okunevska

First woman who graduated university and became a doctor in austria-hungary, the first ukrainian female doctor.

Born May 12th, 1865 in Dovzhanka.

Died February 24th, 1926 at 60 years old in Lviv (appendicitis).

Valentin Iglinsky

Road bicycle racer.

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

Igor Kováč

Czechoslovak hurdler.

Born May 12th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Krompachy.

Torleif Torkildsen

Norwegian tennis player (1892–1944).

Born May 12th, 1892 in Oslo.

Died October 14th, 1944 at 52 years old in Oslo.

Oleh Musiy

Ukrainian medic.

Born May 12th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Sokal Raion.

Anders Golding

Danish sport shooter.

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

Mauricio Ardila

Road bicycle racer.

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

Csaba Sógor

Romanian politician.

Born May 12th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Arad.

Olga Melnik

Russian biathlete.

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

Graziano Battistini

Italian road bicycle racer (1936–1994).

Born May 12th, 1936 in Fosdinovo.

Died January 22nd, 1994 at 57 years old in Arcola.

Edmund Heusinger von Waldegg

German railway pioneer (1817–1886).

Born May 12th, 1817 in Bad Schwalbach.

Died February 2nd, 1886 at 68 years old in Hanover.

Wiltrud Urselmann

German swimmer.

Born May 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Krefeld.

Sirio Vernati

Swiss footballer (1907-1993).

Born May 12th, 1907 in Zurich.

Died February 22nd, 1993 at 85 years old

Akihiro Hyodo

Japanese association football player.

Born May 12th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Shiroi.

Martina Lubyová

Slovak academic and politician.

Born May 12th, 1967 in Bratislava.

Died November 20th, 2023 at 56 years old ^[ref]

Ion Baciu

Olympic wrestler.

Born May 12th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tunari.

Lorenzo Nina

Catholic cardinal.

Born May 12th, 1812 in Recanati. ^[ref]

Died July 25th, 1885 at 73 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Viktor Hryhorovych

Ukrainian historian (1815-1876).

Born May 12th, 1815 in Balta.

Died December 31st, 1876 at 61 years old in Kropyvnytskyi.

Svetlana Vysokova

Russian speed skater.

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