Born on December 12
December 12 birthdays & history
If you were born on December 12, you share a birthday with Gustave Flaubert, Frank Sinatra and Edvard Munch. December 12 babies are Sagittarius, with turquoise as their birthstone and the narcissus as their birth flower. December 12 is the 347th day of the year in leap years (346th in other years).
Famous people born on December 12
- 1821Gustave Flaubert, French novelist
- 1915Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer
- 1863Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter
- 1970Jennifer Connelly, American actress
- 1866Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 2001Michael Olise, French footballer
- 1950Rajinikanth, Indian actor
- 1937Connie Francis, American singer, musician, and actress
- 1975Mayim Bialik, American actress, neuroscientist, and author
- 1984Daniel Agger, Danish footballer
What happened on December 12
- 1388Unable to defend her possessions, Maria of Enghien sold the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.
- 1870Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
- 1901Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [•••] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
- 1915Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor.
- 1917Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
- 1946United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.
- 1956United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.
- 1963Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.
- 1964Jomo Kenyatta became the first president of the Republic of Kenya.
- 2000The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush the winner.
- 2012North Korea made its first successful satellite launch, as Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 reached orbit.
- 2021At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become World Drivers' Champion.
Also observed on December 12
- Constitution Day (Russia)
- Day of Neutrality (Turkmenistan)
Questions, answered
What star sign is December 12?
People born on December 12 are Sagittarius. Their birthstone is turquoise and their birth flower is the narcissus.
Which famous people were born on December 12?
Gustave Flaubert (1821), Frank Sinatra (1915), Edvard Munch (1863), Jennifer Connelly (1970), Alfred Werner (1866), Michael Olise (2001) were all born on December 12.
What happened on December 12 in history?
Among other things: in 2000, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush the winner; in 2012, North Korea made its first successful satellite launch, as Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 reached orbit; in 2021, At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become World Drivers' Champion.
Can I get a newspaper front page from December 12?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any December 12 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “December 12”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.