Notable Birthdays for July 12
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Roman leader Julius Caesar in 100 B.C.
- Pope Clement X in 1590
- American writer Henry David Thoreau in 1817
- photography pioneer George Eastman in 1854
- scientist George Washington Carver in 1864
- Italian painter/sculptor Amedeo Modigliani in 1884
- composer Oscar Hammerstein II in 1895
- Chilean writer Pablo Neruda in 1904
- comedian Milton Berle in 1908
- painter Andrew Wyeth in 1917
- Dr. Rene Favaloro, inventor of the coronary artery bypass surgery, in 1923
- pianist Van Cliburn in 1934
- comedian/actor Bill Cosby in 1937 (age 83)
- musician Christine McVie in 1943 (age 77)
- actor Denise Nicholas in 1944 (age 76)
- exercise/diet guru Richard Simmons in 1948 (age 72)
- movie producer Brian Grazer in 1951 (age 69)
- actor Cheryl Ladd in 1951 (age 69)
- actor Mel Harris in 1956 (age 64)
- actor Rolonda Watts in 1959 (age 61)
- Olympic gold medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi in 1971 (age 49)
- actor Cheyenne Jackson in 1975 (age 45)
- wrestler Brock Lesnar in 1977 (age 43)
- actor Steve Howey in 1977 (age 43)
- actor Michelle Rodriguez in 1978 (age 42)
- actor Topher Grace in 1978 (age 42)
- country singer Kimberly Perry in 1983 (age 37)
- actor Phoebe Tonkin in 1989 (age 31)
- actor Erik Per Sullivan in 1991 (age 29)
- human rights activist Malala Yousafzai in 1997 (age 23).
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