Marco Denevi.

Argentine journalist, writar.

Born May 12th, 1922 in Greater Buenos Aires.

Died December 13th, 1998 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.

Jakub Jeřábek

Czech ice hockey player.

Born May 12th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Plzeň.

Liu Hong

Chinese racewalking athlete.

Born May 12th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Anfu County.

Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper

German botanist (1856-1901).

Born May 12th, 1856 in Strasbourg.

Died September 9th, 1901 at 45 years old in Basel (malaria).

Fritz Schäffer

German politician (1888-1967).

Born May 12th, 1888 in Munich.

Died March 29th, 1967 at 78 years old in Berchtesgaden.

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

Icelandic film director.

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

Tonio Borg

Politician.

Born May 12th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Floriana.

Manuel Alegre

Portuguese poet and politician.

Born May 12th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Águeda.

Umberto Bindi

Italian recording artist; singer-songwriter.

Born May 12th, 1932 in Bogliasco. ^[ref]

Died May 24th, 2002 at 70 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Massimo Bontempelli

Italian writer (1878-1960).

Born May 12th, 1878 in Como. ^[ref]

Died July 21st, 1960 at 82 years old in Rome.