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April 12 birthdays

285 notable historical figures were born on April 12, and 189 died on this day. Everyone born on April 12 is a Aries.

17% of April 12 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (68) than any other country.

Born on April 12

• Jacob Zuma (born 1942. President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018)
• Henry Clay (1777 to 1852. American politician (1777–1852))
• Rana Sanga (1482 to 1528. Maharana of Mewar from 1509 to 1528)
• Guy Berryman (born 1978. Scottish bassist (born 1978))
• Christian IV of Denmark (1577 to 1648. King of Denmark and Norway from 1588 to 1648)
• David Letterman (born 1947. American comedian and television host (born 1947))
• Ioannis Metaxas (1871 to 1941. Greek military officer and politician (1871–1941))
• Henry Darger (1892 to 1973. American artist and writer (1892–1973))
• Ali al-Rida (770 to 818. Eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818))
• Henri Désiré Landru (1869 to 1922. French serial killer (1869–1922))
• Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550 to 1604. English peer and courtier (1550–1604))
• Saoirse Ronan (born 1994. American-born Irish actress (born 1994))
• George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (born 1946. British politician)
• Muhammad al-Jawad (811 to 835. Ninth of the Twelve Shia Imams (811–835))
• Joyce Banda (born 1950. President of Malawi from 2012 to 2014)
• Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866 to 1929. Princess Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe)
• Robert Delaunay (1885 to 1941. French painter (1885–1941))
• Indranee Rajah (born 1963. Singaporean politician (born 1963))
• Salam Fayyad (born 1952. Prime Minister of Palestine from 2007 to 2013)
• Hamengkubuwono IX (1912 to 1988. Indonesian politician and royal (1912–1988))
• Tulsi Gabbard (born 1981. American politician and military officer (born 1981))
• Kumaran Asan (1873 to 1924. Indian poet)
• George Washington Adams (1801 to 1829. American politician (1801–1829))
• Benjamin Libet (1916 to 2007. American neuroscientist (1916–2007))
• Bryan Magee (1930 to 2019. British philosopher and politician (1930–2019))
• Imogen Holst (1907 to 1984. English composer and conductor (1907–1984))
• Laurent Wauquiez (born 1975. French politician (born 1975))
• Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1913 to 1977. Emir of Kuwait from 1965 to 1977)
• Louis Beel (1902 to 1977. Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946–1948; 1958–1959))
• Warren Magnuson (1905 to 1989. American politician (1905–1989))
• Grenville M. Dodge (1831 to 1916. Union Army general during the American Civil War)
• Nikolai Golitsyn (1850 to 1925. Prime Minister of the Russian Empire in 1917)
• Raymond Barre (1924 to 2007. French politician and economist (1924–2007))
• Lakshman Kadirgamar (1932 to 2005. Sri Lankan politician, diplomat and lawyer)
• Princess Marie of Orléans (1813–1839) (1813 to 1839. French princess; second daughter of Louis Philippe I)
• Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889 to 1958. French Prime Minister)
• Lisa Jardine (1944 to 2015. British historian (1944–2015))
• Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1894 to 1964. President of Portugal From 1951 to 1958)
• Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay (1885 to 1930. Indian archaeologist (1885–1930))
• Tama Janowitz (born 1957. American novelist (born 1956))
• Guillaume Thomas François Raynal (1713 to 1796. French writer (1713–1796))
• Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748 to 1836. French botanist noted for the concept of plant families (1748–1836))
• C. I. Lewis (1883 to 1964. American philosopher (1883–1964))
• Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484 to 1546. Italian architect (1484–1546))
• Claire Danes (born 1979. American actor (born 1979))
• Alfredo Guzzoni (1877 to 1965. Italian military officer in World Wars I and II)
• Tom Clancy (1947 to 2013. American author (1947–2013))
• R. Hari Kumar (born 1962. Retired Indian Navy admiral)
• Francis Cadell (artist) (1883 to 1937. Scottish painter (1883–1937))
• Carlos Lleras Restrepo (1908 to 1994. Colombian politician and lawyer (1908–1994))
• Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573 to 1625. Queen of Sweden from 1604 to 1611)
• Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884 to 1951. German biochemist (1884–1951))
• Frankétienne (1936 to 2025. Haitian artist and writer (1936–2025))
• Shannen Doherty (1971 to 2024. American actress (1971–2024))
• Felix de Weldon (1907 to 2003. Austrian sculptor (1907–2003))
• Richeza of Poland (1116 to 1156. Queen of Sweden (1129–1130, 1148–1156))
• Herbie Hancock (born 1940. American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940))
• Máirin de Valéra (1912 to 1984. Irish botanist (1912–1984))
• Nisshō Inoue (1887 to 1967. Japanese Buddhist preacher and nationalist (1887–1967))
• Charles Rigault de Genouilly (1807 to 1873. French Navy officer)

Died on April 12

• Josephine Baker (1906 to 1975. American and French entertainer (1906–1975))
• Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 to 1945. President of the United States from 1933 to 1945)
• Seneca the Younger (4 BC to 65. Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BC–AD 65))
• Joanna of Castile (1479 to 1555. Queen of Castile (1504–1555) and Aragon (1516–1555))
• Clara Barton (1821 to 1912. American Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross (1821–1912))
• William Tolbert (1913 to 1980. President of Liberia from 1971 to 1980)
• Augustine Washington (1694 to 1743. American planter and merchant (1694–1743))
• Arthur Freed (1894 to 1973. American film producer (1894–1973))
• Patrick Hillery (1923 to 2008. President of Ireland from 1976 to 1990)
• Gordian I (159 to 238. Roman emperor in 238)
• Balaji Vishwanath (1662 to 1720. Peshwa of the Maratha Empire from 1713 to 1720)
• Charles Messier (1730 to 1817. 18th- and 19th-century French astronomer)
• Gilbert Gottfried (1955 to 2022. American comedian (1955–2022))
• Felix Manalo (1886 to 1963. Filipino religious minister (1886–1963))
• Joanna (1462 to 1530. Queen of Portugal and claimant to the Castilian throne (1462–1530))
• Gordian II (190 to 238. Roman emperor in 238)
• Princess Cecilie of Baden (1839 to 1891. Grand Duchess of Russia)
• Richard Taylor (Confederate general) (1826 to 1879. American politician and Confederate general of the Civil War (1826–1879))
• Frederick Dent Grant (1850 to 1912. United States Army general and son of Ulysses S. Grant (1850–1912))
• Igor Tamm (1895 to 1971. Soviet physicist (1895–1971))
• Vsevolod III (1154 to 1212. 12th-century prince of Kievan Rus')
• William Kent (1684 to 1748. English architect and designer (c. 1685–1748))
• Piero di Cosimo (1462 to 1522. Italian painter (1462–1522))
• Ludvig Nobel (1831 to 1888. Swedish-Russian engineer, businessman, and humanitarian (1831–1888))
• Arnold Wesker (1932 to 2016. British dramatist (1932–2016))
• Joe Louis (1914 to 1981. American boxer (1914–1981))
• Frederick Lenz (1950 to 1998. American spiritual leader)
• Yevgeny Vuchetich (1908 to 1974. Soviet sculptor and artist (1908–1974))
• Philip K. Wrigley (1894 to 1977. American businessman (1894–1977))
• George Wald (1906 to 1997. Nobel Prize-winning American Scientist and Activist)

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