Michele Greco

Sicilian mafia member (1924–2008).

Born May 12th, 1924 in Ciaculli.

Died February 13th, 2008 at 83 years old in Rome (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen

Icelandic association football player.

Born May 12th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Reykjavík.

Frère Roger

Swiss monk (1915–2005).

Born May 12th, 1915 in Provence.

Died August 16th, 2005 at 90 years old in Taizé (stab wound).

Nicholas Kaldor

Hungarian-british economist.

Born May 12th, 1908 in Budapest.

Died September 30th, 1986 at 78 years old in Cambridge.

Vilém Flusser

Czech philosopher and photographer.

Born May 12th, 1920 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died November 27th, 1991 at 71 years old in Prague, Bor (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Derek Malcolm

English film critic and historian.

Born May 12th, 1932 in London.

Died July 15th, 2023 at 91 years old in Deal (heart failure). ^[ref]

Meera

Pakistani film actress.

Born May 12th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Lahore.

Dave Christian

American ice hockey player.

Born May 12th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Warroad.

Charles Holden

English architect (1875-1960).

Born May 12th, 1875 in Bolton.

Died May 1st, 1960 at 84 years old in Welwyn (disease).

Joaquim Rodríguez

Spanish road bicycle racer.

Born May 12th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Barcelona, Parets del Vallès.

Stanislas Dehaene

French neuroscientist.

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

Bernie Federko

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born May 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Foam Lake.

Barbara Dane

American singer.

Born May 12th, 1927 in Detroit.

Died October 20th, 2024 at 97 years old in Oakland. ^[ref]

Gordon Jenkins

American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s.

Born May 12th, 1910 in Webster Groves.

Died May 1st, 1984 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.

Roy Salvadori

Racecar driver.

Born May 12th, 1922 in Dovercourt.

Died June 3rd, 2012 at 90 years old in Beausoleil. ^[ref]

Helene Weigel

German actress and artistic director (1900–1971).

Born May 12th, 1900 in Vienna.

Died May 6th, 1971 at 70 years old in Berlin, East Berlin.

Klaus Doldinger

German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist (1936–2025).

Born May 12th, 1936 in Berlin.

Died October 16th, 2025 at 89 years old in Icking. ^[ref]

Hiroki Ito

Japanese association football player, born 1999.

Born May 12th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Hamamatsu.

Ágnes Heller

Hungarian philosopher and academic.

Born May 12th, 1929 in Budapest.

Died July 19th, 2019 at 90 years old in Balatonalmádi (drowning). ^[ref]

Javier Calleja

Spanish footballer.

Born May 12th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Alcalá de Henares.

Mariusz Stępiński

Polish association football player.

Born May 12th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Sieradz.

Jonathan Orozco

Mexican association football player.

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

Asmik Grigorian

Armenian-lithuanian soprano singer.

Born May 12th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Vilnius.

Johan Ferrier

Dutch-surinamese politician (1910-2010).

Born May 12th, 1910 in Paramaribo. ^[ref]

Died January 4th, 2010 at 99 years old in Oegstgeest. ^[ref]

John Carlin

British journalist and author.

Born May 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in London.