On this day: January 12
Events
People's Republic of ZanzibarJanuary 12, 1964 – April 26, 1964 · World History
Release of Led ZeppelinJanuary 12, 1969 · Music- Release of SalisburyJanuary 12, 1971 · Music
- Release of The House of Blue LightJanuary 12, 1987 · Music
Release of FreeDOSJanuary 12, 1998 · Technology- Release of …Baby One More TimeJanuary 12, 1999 · Music
- Release of AntitrustJanuary 12, 2001 · Film
Release of GuruJanuary 12, 2007 · Film
2010 Haiti earthquakeJanuary 12, 2010 · Geography
Release of CamilaJanuary 12, 2018 · Music
Born on this day
Jusepe de RiberaJanuary 12, 1591 – September 3, 1652 · Art
Antonio de UlloaJanuary 12, 1716 – July 1795 · Science
Edmund BurkeJanuary 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797 · Culture
Lazzaro SpallanzaniJanuary 12, 1729 – February 12, 1799 · Science
Erik Gustaf GeijerJanuary 12, 1783 – April 23, 1847 · Music
Annette von Droste-HülshoffJanuary 12, 1797 – May 24, 1848 · Music
Étienne LenoirJanuary 12, 1822 – August 4, 1900 · Technology
Eugen DühringJanuary 12, 1833 – September 21, 1921 · Culture
Teoberto MalerJanuary 12, 1842 – November 22, 1917 · Culture
Franz von SoxhletJanuary 12, 1848 – May 5, 1926 · Science
Jean BéraudJanuary 12, 1849 – October 4, 1935 · Art
Gregorio Ricci-CurbastroJanuary 12, 1853 – August 6, 1925 · Science
John Singer SargentJanuary 12, 1856 – April 1925 · Culture
Knut ÅngströmJanuary 12, 1857 – March 4, 1910 · Science
James Mark BaldwinJanuary 12, 1861 – November 8, 1934 · Culture
Swami VivekanandaJanuary 12, 1863 – July 4, 1902 · Music- Bhagwan DasJanuary 12, 1869 – September 18, 1958 · Culture
Ermanno Wolf-FerrariJanuary 12, 1876 – January 21, 1948 · Music
Paul Hermann MüllerJanuary 12, 1899 – October 12, 1965 · Science
Fred McDowellJanuary 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972 · Music
Emmanuel LevinasJanuary 12, 1906 – December 25, 1995 · Culture
Jean DelannoyJanuary 12, 1908 – June 18, 2008 · Film
Luise RainerJanuary 12, 1910 – December 30, 2014 · Film
Ruth R. BeneritoJanuary 12, 1916 – October 5, 2013 · Science- Alice MillerJanuary 12, 1923 – April 14, 2010 · Art
Morton FeldmanJanuary 12, 1926 – September 3, 1987 · Music
Alasdair MacIntyreJanuary 12, 1929 – May 21, 2025 · Culture
Jaakko HintikkaJanuary 12, 1929 – August 12, 2015 · Culture
Liliana CavaniJanuary 12, 1933 – present · Film
Raimonds PaulsJanuary 12, 1936 – present · Music
Michel MayorJanuary 12, 1942 – present · Science
Fatos KongoliJanuary 12, 1944 – present · Science
George DukeJanuary 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013 · Music
Wayne WangJanuary 12, 1949 – present · Film
Mary HarronJanuary 12, 1953 – present · Film
Nikolai NoskovJanuary 12, 1956 – present · Music
John LasseterJanuary 12, 1957 – present · Film
Per GessleJanuary 12, 1959 – present · Music
Blixa BargeldJanuary 12, 1959 – present · Music- Guy ChambersJanuary 12, 1963 – present · Music
Rob ZombieJanuary 12, 1965 – present · Film
Sergey RevinJanuary 12, 1966 – present · Space
Takehiko InoueJanuary 12, 1967 – present · Film
Renata LitvinovaJanuary 12, 1967 – present · Film
Junichi MasudaJanuary 12, 1968 – present · Film
David MitchellJanuary 12, 1969 – present · Music
Peter MadsenJanuary 12, 1971 – present · Technology
Melanie CJanuary 12, 1974 – present · Music
AmerieJanuary 12, 1980 – present · Music
Adina PintilieJanuary 12, 1980 – present · Art
Issa RaeJanuary 12, 1985 – present · Film
Pixie LottJanuary 12, 1991 – present · Music