Rob Klinkhammer

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born August 12th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Lethbridge.

Alan Brown

Scottish politician (born 1970).

Born August 12th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Kilmarnock.

Princess Maria di Grazia of the Two Sicilies

Princess of orleans-braganza.

Born August 12th, 1878 in Cannes.

Died June 20th, 1973 at 94 years old in Mandelieu-la-Napoule.

Miguel Torga

Portuguese writer (1907-1995).

Born August 12th, 1907 in São Martinho de Anta.

Died January 17th, 1995 at 87 years old in Coimbra.

Jean-Luc Dompé

Footballer.

Born August 12th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Arpajon.

Austra Skujytė

Lithuanian heptathlete and decathlete.

Born August 12th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Biržai.

Kléber Dadjo

Togolese politician (1914-1988).

Born August 12th, 1914 in Togoland.

Died September 23rd, 1988 at 74 years old in Togo.

George Dickie

American philosopher (1926–2020).

Born August 12th, 1926 in Palmetto. ^[ref]

Died March 24th, 2020 at 93 years old in Bradenton. ^[ref]

Paolo Orlandoni

Italian association football player.

Born August 12th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Bolzano.

Kuno von Westarp

German lawyer, civil servant and politician (dkp, dnvp, kvp), mdr (1864-1945).

Born August 12th, 1864 in Ludomy.

Died July 30th, 1945 at 80 years old in Berlin.

Rachid Mekhloufi

Algerian footballer (1936–2024).

Born August 12th, 1936 in Sétif.

Died November 8th, 2024 at 88 years old in Courbevoie. ^[ref]

Frederick Richard Simms

Engineer and manufacturer (1863–1944).

Born August 12th, 1863 in Hamburg.

Died April 22nd, 1944 at 80 years old in Stoke Poges.

Stefano Benni

Italian writer and journalist (1947–2025).

Born August 12th, 1947 in Bologna.

Died September 9th, 2025 at 78 years old in Bologna. ^[ref]

Lucy Salani

Italian lgbt rights activist and antifascist (1924–2023).

Born August 12th, 1924 in Fossano. ^[ref]

Died March 21st, 2023 at 98 years old in Bologna.

Hiroshi Koizumi

Japanese actor and tv presenter (1926-2015).

Born August 12th, 1926 in Kamakura.

Died May 31st, 2015 at 88 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).

Geoffrey Mujangi Bia

Belgian footballer.

Born August 12th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Kinshasa.

Bob Harrison

American basketball player (1927–2024).

Born August 12th, 1927 in Toledo.

Died March 3rd, 2024 at 96 years old ^[ref]

Louis Krages

German racing driver (1949–2001).

Born August 12th, 1949 in Bremen.

Died January 11th, 2001 at 51 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound).

Mikałaj Statkevič

Belarusian politician.

Born August 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Liadna.

Peter Weck

Austrian director and actor.

Born August 12th, 1930 (age 95 years) in Vienna.

Yutaro Oda

Japanese association football player.

Born August 12th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Hyogo Prefecture.

Vladislav Kamenev

Russian ice hockey player.

Born August 12th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Orsk.

Eleazar Sukenik

Israeli archaeologist (1889–1953).

Born August 12th, 1889 in Białystok.

Died February 28th, 1953 at 63 years old in Jerusalem.

Ion Ghica

Romanian politician (1816–1897).

Born August 12th, 1816 in Bucharest.

Died May 7th, 1897 at 80 years old in Ghergani.

Eduardo Dato

Spanish author (1856-1921).

Born August 12th, 1856 in A Coruña.

Died March 8th, 1921 at 64 years old in Madrid (shot to the head).