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May 12th

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572 Notable birthdays

Rhian Wilkinson

Canadian soccer player and coach.

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

Philip Wylie

American writer (1902–1971).

Born May 12th, 1902 in Beverly.

Died October 25th, 1971 at 69 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).

Terry Farrell

British architect.

Born May 12th, 1938 in Sale.

Died September 28th, 2025 at 87 years old in London. [ref]

Anastasia Rodionova

Russian-australian tennis player.

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

Chris Pontius

American soccer player.

Born May 12th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Yorba Linda.

Giovanni Benelli

Catholic cardinal (1921-1982).

Born May 12th, 1921 in Italy.

Died October 26th, 1982 at 61 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction).

Boutros Ghali

Egyptian politician and prime minister (1846-1910).

Born May 12th, 1846 in Beni Suef.

Died February 21st, 1910 at 63 years old in Cairo (assassination). [ref]

Fran Karačić

Australian/croatian association football player.

Born May 12th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Zagreb.

Wendy Holdener

Swiss alpine skier.

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

Linda Carlson

Actress.

Born May 12th, 1945 in Knoxville.

Died October 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Gaylordsville (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Leopold Mandić

Croatian catholic priest, capuchin and saint (1866-1942).

Born May 12th, 1866 in Herceg Novi.

Died July 30th, 1942 at 76 years old in Padua (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Dave Heineman

American politician.

Born May 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Falls City.

Panos Kammenos

Greek politician.

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

Christinna Pedersen

Danish badminton player.

Born May 12th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Aalborg. [ref]

J. E. H. MacDonald

Canadian artist (1873-1932).

Born May 12th, 1873 in Durham.

Died November 26th, 1932 at 59 years old in Toronto.

Tamara Korpatsch

German tennis player.

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

Frank Brangwyn

Anglo-welsh artist and designer (1867-1956).

Born May 12th, 1867 in Bruges. [ref]

Died June 11th, 1956 at 89 years old in Ditchling. [ref]

Walter Wanderley

Brazilian pianist, organist and arranger (1932-1986) of bossa nova and latin jazz.

Born May 12th, 1932 in Recife.

Died September 4th, 1986 at 54 years old in San Francisco (cancer).

Andrew Little

British footballer (born 1989).

Born May 12th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Enniskillen.

Robert Baldwin

Canadian politician (1804-1858).

Born May 12th, 1804 in Toronto.

Died December 9th, 1858 at 54 years old in Toronto.

Michel Fugain

French singer.

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

Satya Mohan Joshi

Nepalese historian, researcher, writer.

Born May 12th, 1920 in Lalitpur District.

Died October 16th, 2022 at 102 years old

Joe Dombrowski

American road cyclist.

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

Forbes March

Canadian actor.

Born May 12th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Bristol.

Marilyn Knowlden

American child actress (1926–2025).

Born May 12th, 1926 in Oakland. [ref]

Died September 15th, 2025 at 99 years old in Eagle. [ref]

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