Today in History
12 May
135 births · 96 deaths recorded
Notable Births
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Issa Kaboré
b. 2001
Burkinabé footballer (born 2001)
Etika
b. 1990
American YouTuber and live streamer (1990–2019)
Tony Hawk
b. 1968
American professional skateboarder (born 1968)
George Karl
b. 1951
American basketball coach and player (born 1951)
Frank Stella
b. 1936
American artist (1936–2024)
Katharine Hepburn
b. 1907
American actress (1907–2003)
Florence Nightingale
b. 1820
English founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
Justus von Liebig
b. 1803
German chemist (1803–1873)
Notable Deaths
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Mark Damon
d. 2024
American film actor and producer (1933–2024)
David Sanborn
d. 2024
American saxophonist (1945–2024)
Aimee Stephens
d. 2020
American civil rights activist (1960–2020)
Dennis Nilsen
d. 2018
Scottish serial killer (1945–2018)
Mauno Koivisto
d. 2017
Finnish politician, President of Finland (1923–2017)
Mike Agostini
d. 2016
Trinidad and Tobago sprinter (1935–2016)
Peter Gay
d. 2015
German-American historian and author (1923–2015)
Max Brand
d. 1944
American writer (1892–1944)