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December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 19 days remaining.
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Births 1298 - Duke Albert II of Austria 1418 - Duke Albert VI of Austria 1574 - Anne of Denmark , consort of James I of England (d. 1619 )1745 - John Jay , United States Supreme Court justice (d. 1829 )1805 - William Lloyd Garrison , abolitionist (d. 1879 )1806 - Stand Watie , Confederate general, Cherokee leader (d. 1871 )1821 - Gustave Flaubert , French writer (d. 1880 )1863 - Edvard Munch , Norwegian painter (d. 1944 )1871 - Umenosuke Bessho, Japanese writer (d. 1945 )1876 - Alvin Kraenzlein , American athlete1879 - Laura Hope Crews, stage & film actress, 'Aunt Pitty' from Gone With The Wind (d. 1942 )1887 - Kurt Atterberg , Swedish composer1892 - Liesl Karlstadt, actress along with Karl Valentin (d. 1960 )1892 - Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovene pioneer of astronautics and cosmonautics, and rocket engineer (d. 1929 ) 1893 - Edward G. Robinson , actor (d. 1973 )1900 - Sammy Davis, Sr. , American dancer1903 - Ozu Yasujiro , film director (d. 1963 )1905 - Mŕnes Sperber , writer (d. 1984 )1914 - Patrick O'Brian , British author (d. 2000 )1915 - Frank Sinatra , American singer and actor (d. 1998 )1918 - Joe Williams , singer (d. 1999 )1919 - Hermann Neuberger, sports official (d. 1992 )1923 - Bob Barker , game show host, television personality1924 - Ed Koch , former mayor of New York City 1927 - Honor Blackman, actress1927 - Robert Noyce , American inventor (d. 1990 ) 1929 - John Osborne , British dramatist (d. 1994 )1932 - Bob Pettit, basketball star1934 - Miguel de la Madrid , President of Mexico1938 - Connie Francis , American singer1940 - Sharad Pawar , Indian politician1940 - Dionne Warwick , American singer 1943 - Dickie Betts, musician (The Allman Brothers )1943 - Grover Washington Jr. , musician (d. 1999 ) 1952 - Cathy Rigby, gymnast, actress1957 - Sheila E. , musician1967 - John Randle , American football player1970 - Jennifer Connelly , actress1976 - Dan Hawkins , musician1979 - Nate Clements , American football player1981 - Yuvraj Singh , cricketer , India 1983 - Katrina Elam , Country singer
Deaths 884 - Carloman, King of the West Franks 1574 - Selim II , Ottoman Emperor 1894 - Sir John Thompson , fourth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845 )1923 - Raymond Radiguet , French author (b. 1903 )1929 - Charles Goodnight , cattle baron (b. 1836 )1939 - Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. , American actor (b. 1883 )1952 - Bedřich Hrozný , Czech orientalist and linguist1963 - Ozu Yasujiro , film director1968 - Tallulah Bankhead , actress (b. 1902 )1970 - Doris Blackburn , Australian politician (b. 1889 )1971 - David Sarnoff , radio and television pioneer (b. 1891 )1994 - Stuart Roosa , Apollo Astronaut (b. 1933 )1996 - Vance Packard , American author on media manipulation (b. 1914 )1999 - Joseph Heller , American author (b. 1923 )2001 - Jean Richard , French actor (b. 1921 )2002 - Dee Brown , author2003 - Geidar Aliev , former President of Azerbaijan (b. 1923 )2003 - Keiko , the killer whale in the Free Willy movies 2003 - Fadwa Toukan, Palestinian poet
Holidays and observances December 11 - December 13 - November 12 - January 12 -- listing of all days
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The Nation: December 12, 2005 (729 words)
Reports of ethical breaches in the harvesting of human eggs for stem cell research in Korea has focused attention on the need to protect the health and welfare of women who might be pressured into becoming donors. As the clock ticks down to former gang leader Stanley Tookie Williiams's scheduled execution on December 13, football great Jim Brown is helping lead the fight to convince Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency. While Steny Hoyer seeks to "make himself the first contact for K Street," Nancy Pelosi and George Miller are pressing forward with their crackdown on lobbying and ethics abuses.
December 12 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1196 words)
December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. 1979 - Coup d'Ă©tat of December Twelfth: South Korean military officer Chun Doo-hwan orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization from President Choi Kyu-ha , alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung Hee. December 11 - December 13 - November 12 - January 12 -- listing of all days
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