December 12

Events

=Pre-1600=

627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.{{citation | last = Kaegi | first = Walter Emil | author-link=Walter Kaegi | title = Heraclius: emperor of Byzantium | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-0-521-81459-1|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=tlNlFZ_7UhoC&pg=PA161 161–162]}}
1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.{{cite book | chapter = The Morea, 1364–1460 | last = Topping | first = Peter | title=A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries | editor-first=Harry W. | editor-last=Hazard |year=1975 |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press | location = Madison, Wisconsin | chapter-url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=div&did=History.CrusThree.i0017 | isbn = 0-299-06670-3|page=153}}

=1601–1900=

1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the US Constitution.{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-U-S-states-by-date-of-admission-to-the-Union-2130026|title=List of U.S. states' dates of admission to the union|website=Britannica.com|access-date=November 23, 2021}}
1862 – American Civil War: {{USS|Cairo}} sinks on the Yazoo River.{{cite DANFS | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/cairo.html | title = Cairo | publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command | access-date = 8 January 2020 | ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS}} }}
1866 – Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.{{Citation | last = Embleton | first = T W | title = Notes on the Oaks Colliery explosion, of the 12th December, 1866, and on the subsequent explosions | journal = North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers: Transactions | volume = XXV | year = 1876 | place = Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | pages = 29–40 | url = https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112061193097;view=1up;seq=105 | access-date = 8 January 2020}}
1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.{{CongBio|id=R000016|name=RAINEY, Joseph Hayne, (1832 - 1887)|inline=yes}}

=1901–present=

1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [•••] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.Belrose, John S. (5 September 1995) "[http://www.ieee.ca/millennium/radio/radio_differences.html Fessenden and Marconi: Their Differing Technologies and Transatlantic Experiments During the First Decade of this Century]". International Conference on 100 Years of Radio.
1915 – Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor.Spence, Jonathan D. (1999) The Search for Modern China, W.W. Norton and Company. p. 274. {{ISBN|0-393-97351-4}}.
1917 – Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/commemorative-coins/boys-town-centennial|title=Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Program|website=usmint.gov |date=19 September 2016 | access-date = 8 January 2020}}
1935 – The Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.{{cite book|last=Albanese|first=Patrizia|title=Mothers of the Nation: Women, Families and Nationalism in Twentieth-Century Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X9ivwlTAiQkC&pg=PA37|year=2006|publisher=University of Toronto Press|location=Toronto|isbn=978-0-8020-9015-7|page=37 | access-date = 8 January 2020}}
1936 – The beginning of Xi'an incident. As a result, Chiang Kai Shek is captured.{{Cite book |last1=Barnouin |first1=Barbara |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780674290112/ |title=Zhou Enlai: A Political Life |last2=Yu |first2=Changgen |date=2006 |publisher=The Chinese University Press |location=Hong Kong |access-date=28 January 2023}}
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat {{USS|Panay|PR-5|6}} on the Yangtze river in China.{{Cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-pacific/pre-us-enty/1937-december-12-japanese-attack-on-uss-panay.html|title=1937: December 12: Japanese attack on USS Panay (PR-5)|website=NHHC}}
1939 – {{HMS|Duchess|H64|6}} sinks after a collision with {{HMS|Barham|04|6}} off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.{{Cite web|url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4373.html|title=HMS Duchess (H 64) of the Royal Navy - British Destroyer of the D class - Allied Warships of WWII|website=uboat.net}}
1939 – Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins.{{Cite web |title=The Battle of Tolvajärvi, 12 December 1939 |url=http://www.winterwar.com/Battles/Tolvaj.htm |website=Winterwar.com |access-date=8 December 2021 |archive-date=12 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212065935/http://www.winterwar.com/Battles/Tolvaj.htm |url-status=dead }}
1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.{{Cite web|url=http://www.paf.mil.ph/updatedhistory.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429051016/http://www.paf.mil.ph/updatedhistory.html|archive-date=April 29, 2014|title=Philippine Air Force :: Official Website|date=April 29, 2014}}
1941 – The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.{{cite journal | last = Aly | first = Götz | author-link = Götz Aly | title = December 12, 1941 | journal = Berliner Zeitung | date = 13 December 1997 | url = http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/der-historiker-christian-gerlach-belegt--dass-hitler-an-diesem-tag-die-grundsatzentscheidung-zur-vernichtung-aller-europaeischen-juden-traf-der-12--dezember-1941-16327054 | access-date = 8 January 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (in German)
1945 – The People's Republic of Korea is outlawed in the South, by order of the United States Army Military Government in Korea.{{cite book| title = The Making of Modern Korea | last = Buzo | first = Adrian | year = 2002| publisher = Routledge| location = London | isbn = 0-415-23749-1 |page=57}}
1946 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/S/RES/13(1946)|title=S/RES/13(1946) - E - S/RES/13(1946)|website=undocs.org}}
1956 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/S/RES/121(1956)|title=S/RES/121(1956) - E - S/RES/121(1956)|website=undocs.org}}
1963 – Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.{{Citation|title=Kenya Independence - 1963 {{!}} Today In History {{!}} 12 Dec 18| date=12 December 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sj_UletH80|language=en|access-date=2021-12-12}}
1969 – The Piazza Fontana bombing; a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs are detonated in Rome and Milan, and another is found unexploded.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDexzkoW1twC&dq=piazza+fontana+bombing&pg=PR10|title=Ending Terrorism in Italy|first1=Anna Cento|last1=Bull|first2=Philip|last2=Cooke|date=June 7, 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-04080-2 |via=Google Books}}
1979 – The 8.2 {{M|w}} Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.{{cite web|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/4863|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972 |publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K}}
1979 – Coup d'état of December Twelfth occurs in South Korea.{{cite news |last1=Wudunn |first1=Sheryl |title=South Korea Indicts 2 Former Presidents in Staging of 1979 Coup |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/22/world/south-korea-indicts-2-former-presidents-in-staging-of-1979-coup.html |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=22 December 1995}}
1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285R, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=36YyAAAAIBAJ&pg=1624%2C659619 |newspaper=The Citizen |location=Ottawa, Canada |agency=The Canadian Press |title=258 killed in Gander plane crash |date=December 12, 1985 |page=1}}
1988 – The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.{{cite book|year=1989|title=Investigation of the Clapham Junction Railway Accident|publisher=Department of Transport |last=Hidden |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Hidden |isbn=978-0-10-108202-0 |url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Hidden001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016211020/http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Hidden001.pdf |archive-date=2007-10-16 |url-status=live |access-date=7 September 2012 }}
1999 – A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits the Philippines's main island of Luzon, killing six people, injuring 40, and causing power outages that affected the capital Manila.{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0009jr8/executive|title=M 7.3 - 14 km WNW of Bolitoc, Philippines|website=earthquake.usgs.gov|access-date=19 April 2022}}
2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.{{Cite web|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/00-949.htm|title=Search - Supreme Court of the United States|website=supremecourt.gov}}
2001 – Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.{{cite web|title=Decision by the Vietnamese Prime Minister on establishment of Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park|url=http://www.nea.gov.vn/luat/toanvan/QD_189-2001_QD-TTg.htm|publisher=nea.gov|date=12 December 2001|access-date=24 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122015357/http://www.nea.gov.vn/luat/toanvan/QD_189-2001_QD-TTg.htm|archive-date=22 January 2008}}
2012 – North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/north-korea-launches-long-range-missile/story?id=17939423|title=US Calls North Korea Rocket Launch a 'Provocative Act'|last=Riviera|first=Gloria|author2=Joohee Cho |author3=Akiko Fujita |date=12 December 2012|work=ABC News|access-date=13 December 2012}}
2015 – The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/12/world/global-climate-change-conference-vote/ |title=Final draft of climate deal formally accepted in Paris |last1=Sutter |first1=John D. |last2=Berlinger |first2=Joshua |date=12 December 2015 |publisher=CNN |access-date=12 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212145741/http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/12/world/global-climate-change-conference-vote/ |archive-date=12 December 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-12/france-presents-ambitious,-balanced-draft-climate-agreement/7023712|work=ABC Australia|title=Paris climate talks: France releases 'ambitious, balanced' draft agreement at COP21|date=12 December 2015}}
2021 – Dutch Formula One racing driver Max Verstappen wins the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton to become the first Formula One World Champion to come from the Netherlands.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-12 |title=Max Verstappen beats Lewis Hamilton to F1 world title on last lap in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/12/f1-max-verstappen-wins-abu-dhabi-gp-lewis-hamilton |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
2024 – Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju became the undisputed World Chess Champion in a tournament held in Singapore, making him the 18th and the youngest champion in chess history.{{Cite web |title=Gukesh D crowned 18th FIDE World Champion |url=https://worldchampionship.fide.com/tpost/g7m18a87j1-gukesh-d-crowned-18th-fide-world-champio |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=worldchampionship.fide.com}}

Births

=Pre-1600=

1526 – Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral (died 1588){{cite EB1911|wstitle=Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazan, 1st Marquis of|volume=24|page=185|first=David|last=Hannay|author-link=David Hannay (historian)}}

=1601–1900=

1685 – Lodovico Giustini, Italian pianist and composer (died 1743){{Cite web|url=http://www.drakemabrypublishing.com/3Bio/i3_gius.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050830092635/http://www.drakemabrypublishing.com/3Bio/i3_gius.html|archive-date=August 30, 2005|title=Drake Mabry Publishing - Composers biographies -|date=August 30, 2005}}
1724 – Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (died 1816){{cite EB1911|wstitle=Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount|volume=13|pages=665–666}}
1786 – William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (died 1857){{CongBio|M000127|inline=yes|name=Marcy, William Learned }}
1799 – Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (died 1852){{Britannica|82592|Karl Pavlovich Bryullov}}
1805 – Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (died 1878){{cite web|last = Mathews|first = Barbara J.|title = Henry Wells, Founder of Wells Fargo and American Express|publisher = Welles Family Association|date = November 2003|url = http://www.gis.net/~bmathews/index_files/news03-11.pdf|access-date = 11 January 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110606085110/http://www.gis.net/~bmathews/index_files/news03-11.pdf|archive-date = 6 June 2011}}
1806 – Stand Watie, American general (died 1871){{cite web |last1=Franks |first1=Kenny A. |title=Watie, Stand |url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=WA040 |website=The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture |publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society |access-date=11 January 2020}}
1812 – John Sandfield Macdonald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Ontario (died 1872){{DictCanbio|ID=5113|volume=X}}
1821 – Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (died 1880){{cite EB1911|wstitle=Flaubert, Gustave |volume=10 |pages=483–484}}
1830 – Joseph Orville Shelby, Confederate general (died 1897){{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Kimberly |title=Joseph O. Shelby |url=https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/s/shelby/ |website=Historic Missourians |publisher=State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=11 January 2020}}
1842 – Adolf Bötticher, German journalist and historian (died 1901)[https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd116226420.html#ndbcontent Bötticher, Adolf] at Neue Deutsche Biographie
1845 – Bruce Price, American architect, designed the American Surety Building and Bank of the Metropolis (died 1903){{cite web | title=Price, Bruce | work=Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online | url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7003 | access-date=December 17, 2005 }}
1863 – Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (died 1944){{Cite web|title=Edvard Munch Paintings, Bio, Ideas|url=https://www.theartstory.org/artist/munch-edvard/|access-date=2021-12-12|website=The Art Story}}
1866 – Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1919){{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/639857/Alfred-Werner|title=Alfred Werner - Swiss chemist|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=14 April 2018}}
1870 – Walter Benona Sharp, American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company (died 1912){{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fsh06|series=Handbook of Texas Online|title=SHARP, WALTER BENONA|access-date=19 August 2018|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|last=Gano|first=R. C.|date=15 June 2010}}
1876 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and runner (died 1928){{cite web|title=Alvin Kraenzlein|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/halloffame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=90|work=USA Track & Field Hall of Fame|publisher=usatf.org|access-date=2013-06-18|archive-date=2020-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819212052/http://legacy.usatf.org/halloffame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=90|url-status=dead}}
1881 – Louise Thuliez, French school teacher, resistance fighter during World War I and World War II and author (died 1966){{cite web |title=Louise Thuliez (1881-1966) |url=https://data.bnf.fr/10378748/louise_thuliez/ |website=data.bnf.fr |access-date=9 January 2020}}
1893 – Edward G. Robinson, American actor (died 1973){{cite news|title=Edward G. Robinson, 79, Dies; His 'Little Caesar' Set a Style; Man of Great Kindness Edward G. Robinson Is Dead at 79 Made Speeches to Friends Appeared in 100 Films|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/27/archives/edward-g-robinson-79-dies-his-little-caesar-set-a-style-man-of.html |work=The New York Times|date=January 27, 1973|access-date=July 21, 2007}}

=1901–present=

1901 – Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (died 1942){{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47003/Harald_Kaarman.html|title=Harald Kaarman|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=national-football-teams.com}}
1907 – Roy Douglas, English pianist and composer (died 2015){{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11494520/Roy-Douglas-composer-obituary.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11494520/Roy-Douglas-composer-obituary.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Roy Douglas, composer - obituary|date=March 25, 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}
1912 – Henry Armstrong, American boxer (died 1988){{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/009018|title=BoxRec: Henry Armstrong|website=boxrec.com}}
1914 – Patrick O'Brian, English author (died 2000){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 12: Bob Pettit, Bob Barker |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/12/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-12-Bob-Pettit-Bob-Barker/5061670778710/ |publisher=UPI |access-date=11 December 2023 |date=12 December 2022}}
1915 – Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer (died 1998){{Britannica|545620}}
1918 – Joe Williams, American singer and pianist (died 1999)James Ross Moore (2002). [http://www.anb.org/articles/18/18-03701.html Williams, Joe]. American National Biography online edition. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
1920 – Josef Doležal, Czech race walker (died 1999)[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173243/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/josef-dolezal-1.html Josef Dolezal]. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
1923 – Bob Barker, American game show host and producer (died 2023){{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/personality/bob-barker|title=Bob Barker|website=Biography|date=20 April 2021 }}
1923 – Bob Dorough, American musician, composer, and producer (died 2018){{cite encyclopedia |title= Bob Dorough (1923–2018)|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=620 |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture |publisher=Central Arkansas Library System |author-last=Nutt |author-first=Timothy G. |access-date=12 May 2018}}
1923 – Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Ethiopian pianist, composer and nun (died 2023){{cite magazine |last1=Petrusich |first1=Amanda |title=The Otherworldly Compositions of an Ethiopian Nun |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=7 April 2023 |volume=99 |issue=9 |url-access=subscription |page=68 |issn=0028-792X |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/04/17/jerusalem-emahoy-tsegue-maryam-guebrou-music-review}}
1924 – Ed Koch, American politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (died 2013){{cite web |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert |title=Edward I. Koch, a Mayor as Brash, Shrewd and Colorful as the City He Led, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/nyregion/edward-i-koch-ex-mayor-of-new-york-dies.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=4 August 2022 |date=1 February 2013}}
1925 – Ted Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2009){{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1951_skaters.html|title=1950-51 NHL Skater Statistics|website=Hockey-Reference.com}}
1925 – Dattu Phadkar, Indian cricketer (died 1985){{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32309.html|title=Dattu Phadkar|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}
1925 – Vladimir Shainsky, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer (died 2017){{Cite web|url=https://www.peoples.ru/art/music/composer/shainsky/index.html|title=Композитор, написавший лучшие песни нашего детства|website=www.peoples.ru}}
1927 – Robert Noyce, American inventor and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation (died 1990){{cite book|author=Leslie Berlin|title=The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley|url=https://archive.org/details/manbehindmicroc000berl|url-access=registration|date=10 June 2005|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-803688-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/manbehindmicroc000berl/page/10 10]–}}
1928 – Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and academic (died 2011){{cite web |last1=McNay |first1=Michael |title=Helen Frankenthaler obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/dec/28/helen-frankenthaler |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 January 2020 |date=28 December 2011}}
1929 – Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese pianist and composer{{cite web|url=http://arts.gov/honors/jazz/toshiko-akiyoshi|title=NEA Jazz Masters – Toshiko Akiyoshi |publisher=[US] National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) |year=2015 |access-date=27 January 2015}}
1932 – Bob Pettit, American basketball player and coach{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/pettit_summary.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330011715/http://www.nba.com/history/players/pettit_summary.html|archive-date=March 30, 2015|title=NBA.com: Bob Pettit Summary|website=NBA.com|date=March 30, 2015}}
1933 – Christa Stubnick, German sprinter (died 2021){{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/christa-stubnick-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417081233/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/christa-stubnick-1.html|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Christa Stubnick Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
1934 – Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican lawyer and politician, 52nd President of Mexico (died 2012){{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/356153/Miguel-de-la-Madrid|title=Miguel de la Madrid |year=2008 |access-date=1 July 2008}}
1936 – Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper and educator (died 2016){{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/iolanda-balas|title=Iolanda BALAS - Olympic Athletics | Romania|date=January 27, 2017|publisher=International Olympic Committee}}
1937 – Connie Francis, American singer, musician, and actress
1937 – Philip Ledger, English pianist, composer, and academic (died 2012){{cite web |author=Stephen Cleobury |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/20/sir-philip-ledger |title=Sir Philip Ledger obituary |work=The Guardian |date=2012-11-20 |access-date=2014-11-01}}
1940 – Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Agriculture{{cite web |title=Detailed Profile: Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar |url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=327 |website=India.gov.in |access-date=17 December 2016}}
1940 – Dionne Warwick, American singer{{cite web |last1=Meara |first1=Paul |title=Dionne Warwick's 81st Birthday Celebration To Be Streamed Next Week |url=https://www.bet.com/article/o94319/dionne-warwick-81st-birthday-celebration-streamed |website=BET |access-date=4 August 2022 |date=15 December 2021}}
1942 – Bob Thompson, American jazz pianist, composer and arranger{{cite news | last = Keller | first = Michael W. | title = This Week in West Virginia History | work = The Register-Herald | date = December 11, 2022 | url = https://www.register-herald.com/news/life/this-week-in-west-virginia-history/article_b729157c-75ab-11ed-8bc4-7b401f947656.html | access-date = March 1, 2024}}
1943 – Dickey Betts, American musician and songwriter (died 2024)
1943 – Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (died 1999){{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/grover-washington-jr-mn0000944206/biography|title=Grover Washington, Jr. - Biography & History|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=December 6, 2017}}
1945 – Gísli S. Einarsson, Icelandic politician{{cite web |title=Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Gísli S. Einarsson |url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=166 |publisher=Althing |access-date=6 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014114036/https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=166 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}
1945 – Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer (died 1997){{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-williams-mn0000791318/biography|title=Tony Williams | Biography & History|publisher=AllMusic}}
1946 – Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver{{Cite web|title=Emerson Fittipaldi{{!}} Formula 1®|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/hall-of-fame/Emerson_Fittipaldi.html|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website|language=en}}
1947 – Wings Hauser, American actor (died 2025){{Cite web |last=Minton |first=Matt |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Wings Hauser, Character Actor From ‘Vice Squad,’ ‘The Young and the Restless,’ Dies at 78 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/wings-hauser-dead-vice-squad-young-and-the-restless-1236343867/ |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
1947 – Don Keith, American writer{{Cite web |title=Don Keith List of Books |url=https://www.booknotification.com/authors/don-keith/ |access-date=6 August 2023 |website=Book Notification|date=14 August 2021 }}
1947 – Chris Mullin, English journalist and politician{{cite news | title = Chris Mullin - Political Profile | newspaper = BBC News Online | date = 2002-10-16 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2174081.stm | access-date = 2020-02-12}}
1948 – Randy Smith, American basketball player (died 2009){{cite web |title=Randy Smith |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78200/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=11 December 2023}}
1948 – Colin Todd, English football player and coach{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/1760682.stm|title=Todd's topsy-turvy career|date=January 14, 2002|publisher=BBC}}
1949 – Bill Nighy, English actor{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435154/Family-Detective.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435154/Family-Detective.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Family Detective|first=Nick|last=Barratt|date=11 November 2006|work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}
1949 – Marc Ravalomanana, Malagasy businessman and politician, President of Madagascar{{cite web|last=Geslin |first=Jean-Dominique |title=Ravalomanana le PDG de la République |publisher=Jeune Afrique |date=15 January 2007 |url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/LIN14017ravaleuqilb0/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126014659/http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/LIN14017ravaleuqilb0/ |archive-date=26 January 2012 |language=fr |access-date=25 June 2012 |df=dmy }}
1950 – Pedro Ferriz de Con, Mexican journalist{{cite news | last = Corona | first = Salvador | title = Vamos contra el populismo y el abstencionismo: Ferriz de Con | newspaper = El Economista (Mexico) | language = es | date = 2017-11-11 | url = https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/politica/Vamos-contra-el-populismo-y-el-abstencionismo-Ferriz-de-Con-20171111-0008.html | access-date = 2020-02-13| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200213082840/https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/politica/Vamos-contra-el-populismo-y-el-abstencionismo-Ferriz-de-Con-20171111-0008.html | archive-date = 2020-02-13}}
1950 – Heiner Flassbeck, German economist and academic{{cite web | url = http://www.flassbeck.com/pdf/Lebenslaeufe/lebeng.pdf | title = Curriculum Vitae Dr Heiner Flassbeck | last = Flassbeck | first = Heiner | website = flassbeck.com | access-date = 2020-02-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180921234044/http://www.flassbeck.com/pdf/Lebenslaeufe/lebeng.pdf | archive-date = 2018-09-21}}
1950 – Rajinikanth, Indian actor{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |title=How Shivaji became Rajinikanth |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154556/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}
1950 – Billy Smith, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/smithbi01.html|title=Billy Smith Stats|website=Hockey-Reference.com}}
1950 – Gorman Thomas, American baseball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thomago01.shtml|title=Gorman Thomas Stats|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
1951 – Rehman Malik, Pakistani politician, Pakistani Minister of Interior{{cite news|title=Details of Rehman Malik|url=http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/rehman-malik-658|access-date=15 July 2016|newspaper=Pakistan Herald|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305103812/http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/rehman-malik-658}} (died 2022)
1952 – Cathy Rigby, American gymnast{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/cathleen-r-rigby|title=Cathleen R. RIGBY - Olympic Gymnastics Artistic | United States of America|date=June 12, 2016|publisher=International Olympic Committee}}
1953 – Martin Ferguson, Australian lawyer and politician{{Cite Au Parliament |name=Hon Martin Ferguson AM, MP |mpid=LS4 |access-date=2021-11-04}}
1953 – Rafael Septién, Mexican-American football player{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/rafaelseptien/profile?id=SEP415291|title=Rafael Septien|publisher=National Football League}}
1955 – Eddy Schepers, Belgian cyclist{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/eddy-schepers-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418135510/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/eddy-schepers-1.html|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Eddy Schepers Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
1955 – Stephen Smith, Australian politician[https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fallmps%2F5V5%22 ParlInfo - Biography for SMITH, the Hon. Stephen Francis], Parliament of Australia.
1956 – Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=7471|title=Johan Van Der Velde|first=Cycling|last=Archives|website=cyclingarchives.com}}
1957 – Sheila E., American singer and musician
1958 – Sheree J. Wilson, American actress
1960 – Martina Hellmann, German discus thrower{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/throws/discus-throw/outdoor/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2018-11-21|title=Discus Throw - women - senior - outdoor|website=worldathletics.org}}
1961 – Andrey Perlov, Russian race walker{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/russia/andrey-perlov-14352057|title=Andrey PERLOV | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
1962 – Tracy Austin, American tennis player and sportscaster{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/tracy-austin|title=International Tennis Hall of Fame|website=tennisfame.com}}
1962 – Arturo Barrios, Mexican-American runner{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/arturo-barrios-14349242|title=Arturo BARRIOS | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
1962 – Mike Golic, American football player and radio host{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GoliMi20.htm|title=Mike Golic Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
1963 – Eduardo Castro Luque, Mexican businessman and politician{{Cite web|url=http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/15092012/622484.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916181736/http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/15092012/622484.aspx|archive-date=2012-09-16|title=WebCite query result|website=webcitation.org}} (died 2012)
1964 – Haywood Jeffires, American football player and coach{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JeffHa00.htm|title=Haywood Jeffires Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
1964 – Sabu, American wrestler{{cite web |last1=Mac |first1=Eddie |title=This Day in Wrestling History (Dec. 12): The McMahon-Helmsley Era Begins |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/12/12/9879238/this-day-in-wrestling-history-dec-12-the-mcmahon-helmsley-era-begins |publisher=CageSide Seats |access-date=11 December 2023 |date=12 December 2015}}
1965 – Russell Batiste Jr., American funk and R&B drummer (died 2023){{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/06/arts/music/russell-batiste-dead.html|title=Russell Batiste Jr., the Drummer Heartbeat of New Orleans, Dies at 57|last=Williams|first=Alex|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 6, 2023|access-date=October 7, 2023}}
1965 – Will Carling, English rugby union player{{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/halloffame/inductees/706698 |title=Will Carling }}
1967 – John Randle, American football player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/john-randle/|title=John Randle Stats, News & Video - DT |publisher=National Football League}}
1968 – Sašo Udovič, Slovenian footballer{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12665/Saso_Udovic.html|title=Sašo Udovič|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=national-football-teams.com}}
1969 – Wilfred Kirochi, Kenyan runner{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/wilfred-oanda-kirochi-14359049|title=Wilfred Oanda KIROCHI | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
1969 – Fiona May, English-Italian long jumper{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/fiona-may-1.html|title=Fiona May Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|date=December 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203141719/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/fiona-may-1.html|archive-date=2016-12-03}}
1969 – Michael Möllenbeck, German discus thrower{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/germany/michael-mollenbeck-14193436|title=Michael MÖLLENBECK | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
1970 – Mädchen Amick, American actress and director{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 12, 2022 includes celebrities Jennifer Connelly, Mayim Bialik |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-12-2022-includes-celebrities-jennifer-connelly-mayim-bialik.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=11 December 2023 |date=12 December 2022}}
1970 – Jennifer Connelly, American actress{{cite web |last1=Peake |first1=Amber |title=Jennifer Connelly was very young when she starred in iconic Labyrinth role with David Bowie |date=11 June 2022 |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/11/young-jennifer-connelly/ |publisher=HITC |access-date=5 December 2022 |archive-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205202653/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/11/young-jennifer-connelly/ |url-status=dead }}
1970 – Regina Hall, American actress{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Kaitlin |title=Regina Hall Celebrates Her 50th Birthday With Hilarious Song: "A Bitch Is Old Today" |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1218224/regina-hall-celebrates-her-50th-birthday-with-hilarious-song-a-bitch-is-old-today |publisher=E! |access-date=5 December 2022 |date=12 December 2020}}
1971 – Sammy Korir, Kenyan runner{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/sammy-kipchoge-korir-14208721|title=Sammy Kipchoge KORIR | Profile|website=World Athletics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108201016/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/sammy-kipchoge-korir-14208721 |archive-date=Nov 8, 2023 }}
1972 – Nicky Eaden, English footballer and coach{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com:80/00_01/squad/eaden.htm|title=Nicky Eaden |website= BCFC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000919113004/http://www.bcfc.com/00_01/squad/eaden.htm|archive-date=2000-09-19|access-date=2021-07-14|url-status=dead }}
1972 – Craig Field, Australian rugby league player{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=386|title=Craig Field |website=NRL Stats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080727230152/http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=386|archive-date=2008-07-27}}
1972 – Wilson Kipketer, Kenyan-Danish runner{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14167906|title=Wilson KIPKETER | Profile|website=World Athletics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109125906/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14167906 |archive-date= Nov 9, 2023 }}
1972 – Georgios Theodoridis, Greek sprinter{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14195533|title=Georgios THEODORIDIS | Profile|website=World Athletics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124150112/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14195533 |archive-date= Nov 24, 2023 }}
1974 – Bernard Lagat, Kenyan-American runner{{Cite web|url=http://legacy.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Bernard-Lagat.aspx#athletemaincontainer|title= Bernard Lagat |website=USA Track & Field |access-date=2020-08-25|archive-date=2023-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203061620/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Bernard-Lagat.aspx#athletemaincontainer|url-status=dead}}
1974 – Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer and manager{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/solano-intl.html|title=Nolberto Solano - International Appearances|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first1=José Luis |last1=Pierrend |date=29 Oct 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105092343/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/solano-intl.html |archive-date= Nov 5, 2023 }}
1975 – Mayim Bialik, American actress, neuroscientist, and author{{Cite web|url=https://groknation.com/news/wish-mayim-bialik-happy-birthday/|title=GrokNation - Wish Mayim Happy Birthday|website=groknation.com|date=12 December 2018}}
1975 – Craig Moore, Australian footballer and manager{{Cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/M/MO.html|title=Australian Player Database - MO|website=ozfootball.net}}
1977 – Yoel Hernández, Cuban hurdler{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/cuba/yoel-hernandez-14169503|title=Yoel HERNÁNDEZ | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
1977 – Orlando Hudson, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Orlando Hudson |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/orlando-hudson-407861 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 December 2023}}
1977 – Dean Macey, English decathlete and bobsledder{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/dean-macey-14189971|title=Dean MACEY | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
1977 – Colin White, Canadian ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/colin-white-8465005|title=Colin White Stats and News|publisher=National Hockey League}}
1979 – Garrett Atkins, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Garrett Atkins |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/garrett-atkins-425548 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 December 2023}}
1979 – Nate Clements, American football player{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClemNa99.htm|title=Nate Clements Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
1979 – John Salmons, American basketball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/salmojo01.html|title=John Salmons Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}
1980 – Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopian runner (died 2010){{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/dejene-berhanu-14181377|title=Dejene BIRHANU | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
1980 – Dorin Goian, Romanian footballer{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=70449/profile/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017084524/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=70449/profile/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2012|title=Dorin Goian|publisher=UEFA}}
1981 – Eddie Kingston, American wrestler{{cite web |title=Eddie Kingston |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/profile/104785 |publisher=New Japan Pro Wrestling |access-date=11 December 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015092012/https://www.njpw1972.com/profile/104785 |url-status=dead }}
1981 – Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/pedro-rios-maestre/60939/|title=Spain - Pedro Ríos - Profile with news, career statistics and history |publisher=Soccerway}}
1981 – Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricketer{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/36084.html|title=Yuvraj Singh|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}
1981 – Stephen Warnock, English footballer{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=32334|title=Stephen Warnock | 2001-2018 | Soccer Base|website=soccerbase.com}}
1981 – Andrew Whitworth, American football player and commentator{{cite web |title=Andrew Whitworth |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/9641/andrew-whitworth |publisher=ESPN |access-date=11 December 2023}}
1982 – Ervin Santana, Dominican baseball player{{cite web |title=Ervin Santana |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ervin-santana-429722 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=11 December 2023}}
1982 – Dmitry Tursunov, Russian tennis player and coach{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/dmitry-tursunov/t315/overview|title=Dmitry Tursunov | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}
1983 – Roni Porokara, Finnish footballer{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifaindex.com/player/150949/roni-porokara/fifa11/|title=Roni Porokara - FIFA 11 - Player Stats|website=fifaindex.com}}
1984 – Daniel Agger, Danish footballer{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=227846/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150820151219/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=227846/index.html|archive-date=August 20, 2015|title=Tournaments, latest news, latest video, futsal, beach soccer|date=August 20, 2015|website=archive.md}}
1985 – Pat Calathes, Greek-American basketball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=MAR&pcode=001142&seasoncode=E2011|title=CALATHES, PAT - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL|website=euroleague.net|date=5 April 2024 }}
1985 – Andrew Ladd, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Andrew Ladd |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/andrew-ladd-8471217 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=11 December 2023}}
1986 – Daddy Birori, Rwandan footballer{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/33273/Daddy_Birori.html|title=Daddy Birori|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=national-football-teams.com}}
1986 – Përparim Hetemaj, Finnish footballer{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29726/Perparim_Hetemaj.html|title=Perparim Hetemaj|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=national-football-teams.com}}
1986 – Nina Kolarič, Slovenian long jumper{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/slovenia/nina-kolaric-14300157|title=Nina KOLARIČ | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
1986 – T. J. Ward, American football player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/t-j-ward/|title=T.J. Ward Stats, News & Video - DB |publisher=National Football League}}
1988 – Isaac John, New Zealand rugby league player{{Cite web|url=http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/team/profiles/isaac_john.html|title=Isaac John - Panthers|date=August 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820045842/http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/team/profiles/isaac_john.html|archive-date=2015-08-20}}
1988 – Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Israeli Olympic marathon runner{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14523502|title=Lonah Chemtai SALPETER | Profile | World Athletics|website=worldathletics.org}}
1990 – Nixon Chepseba, Kenyan runner{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/nixon-kiplimo-chepseba-14377806|title=Nixon Kiplimo CHEPSEBA | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
1990 – Dawin, American singer-songwriter{{Cite web|url=https://about.me/dawin|title=dawin bet on about.me|first=dawin|last=bet|website=about.me}}{{cite magazine|title=Exclusive: Watch Dawin's 'Just Girly Things' Video With Vine Stars Brandon Calvillo, Ry Doon & More|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/6312285/exclusive-dawin-just-girly-things-video-vine-stars|magazine=Billboard}}
1990 – Victor Moses, Nigerian footballer{{cite web|title=Victor Moses|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3983/Victor-Moses/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=12 December 2024}}
1990 – Tyron Smith, American football player{{cite web |title=Tyron Smith |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13978/tyron-smith |publisher=ESPN |access-date=11 December 2023}}
1991 – Joseph Leilua, Australian-Samoan rugby league player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/players/internationals/samoa/joseph-leilua/|title=Joseph Leilua|website=NRL|access-date=10 December 2020|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414173416/https://www.nrl.com/players/internationals/samoa/joseph-leilua/|url-status=dead}}
1993 – Zeli Ismail, English footballer{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/zeli-ismail/|title=Zeli Ismail|website=worldfootball.net}}
1994 – Otto Warmbier, American student imprisoned in North Korea (died 2017){{cite news|last1=Dawson |first1=Steve |title=What Happened to Otto Warmbier & Updates |url=https://gazettereview.com/2017/01/happened-otto-warmbier-news-updates/ |access-date=June 13, 2017 |work=The Gazette Review |date=January 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215222135/http://gazettereview.com/2017/01/happened-otto-warmbier-news-updates/ |archive-date=February 15, 2017 }}
1996 – Lucas Hedges, American actor{{cite web |title=Lucas Hedges |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/lucas-hedges |publisher=Playbill |access-date=5 December 2022}}
1997 – Ed Oliver, American football player{{cite web |title=Ed Oliver |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4039303/ed-oliver |publisher=ESPN |access-date=11 December 2023}}
2001 – Michael Olise, French footballer{{cite web|title=Michael Olise|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/michael-olise|website=Bundesliga|access-date=12 December 2024}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

884 – King Carloman II of the Franks (born c.866; hunting accident){{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Carloman (Frankish princes)|display=Carloman |volume=5 |page=343}}
1296 – Isabella of Mar, first wife of Robert Bruce VII (born 1277){{cite web |title=Isabella of Mar {{!}} Mapping Memorials to Women in Scotland |url=http://womenofscotland.org.uk/women/isabella-mar |website=womenofscotland.org.uk |access-date=17 January 2020}}
1572 – Loredana Marcello, Dogaressa of Venice, botanist, author{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/dogaressasofveni00stal#page/268/mode/2up|author=Staley, Edgcumbe|title=The dogaressas of Venice: The wives of the doges|publisher=T. W. Laurie|page=269|access-date=2 August 2020}}

=1601–1900=

1751 – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War (born 1678){{EB1911 |last=Yorke |first=Philip Chesney |wstitle=Bolingbroke, Henry St John, Viscount |volume=4 |pages=161–164 }}
1766 – Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher, author, and critic (born 1700){{EB1911|wstitle=Gottsched, Johann Christoph|inline=1}}
1794 – Meshullam Feivush Heller, Ukrainian author (born 1742){{Cite web|url=https://www.daat.ac.il/encyclopedia/value.asp?id1=104|title=אנציקלופדיה יהודית דעת - משולם פייבוש הלר מזברז' ;|website=daat.ac.il}}
1803 – Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden (born 1750){{Cite web|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=14444|title=Fredrik Adolf - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon|website=sok.riksarkivet.se}}
1858 – Jacques Viger, Canadian archeologist and politician, 1st Mayor of Montreal (born 1787){{Cite web|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=4235|title=Biography – VIGER, JACQUES – Volume VIII (1851-1860) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography|website=biographi.ca}}
1889 – Viktor Bunyakovsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (born 1804){{cite web |url= https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Bunyakovsky/|title=Bio |website=mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk|access-date=2020-08-26}}
1894 – John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1845){{EB1911|wstitle=Thompson, Sir John Sparrow|volume=26|page=870|ref=none|inline=yes}}

=1901–present=

1913 – Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (born 1844){{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/emperor-menelik-ii-sahle-miriam-1844-1913/|title=Emperor Menelik II (Sahle Miriam) (1844-1913)|first=Euell A.|last=Nielsen|date=May 6, 2019}}
1921 – Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (born 1868){{Cite web|url=https://www.famousscientists.org/henrietta-swan-leavitt/|title=Henrietta Swan Leavitt - Biography, Facts and Pictures}}
1923 – Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (born 1903){{Cite web|url=http://salon-litteraire.linternaute.com/fr/raymond-radiguet/content/1806772-raymond-radiguet-biographie|title=Raymond Radiguet: Biographie|date=November 6, 2012|website=salon-litteraire.linternaute.com|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=May 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530085332/http://salon-litteraire.linternaute.com/fr/raymond-radiguet/content/1806772-raymond-radiguet-biographie|url-status=dead}}
1934 – Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (born 1894){{Cite web|url=https://www.snl.no/Thorleif_Haug|title=Thorleif Haug|website=Store norske leksikon|date=7 September 2020}}
1939 – Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1883){{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l1tfAAAAIBAJ&pg=1352,3146087&dq=douglas+fairbanks+death&hl=en |title=Doug Fairbanks Dies At His Home |date=December 12, 1939 |work=Lawrence Journal-World |page=10 |access-date=March 3, 2013}}
1941 – César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (born 1915){{Cite web|url=http://www.paf.mil.ph/updatedhistory.html|title=Philippine Air Force :: Official Website|date=April 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429051016/http://www.paf.mil.ph/updatedhistory.html|archive-date=2014-04-29}}
1948 – Marjory Stephenson, British biochemist (born 1885){{cite journal |last1=Rayner-Canham |first1=M. F. |last2=Rayner-Canham |first2=G. W. |title=Marjory Stephenson: Founder of Microbial Biochemistry |journal=ACS Symposium Series |date=January 2018 |volume=1311 |pages=53–66 |doi=10.1021/bk-2018-1311.ch003|isbn=978-0-8412-3391-1 }}
1951 – Mildred Bailey, American singer (born 1907){{cite news|title=MILDRED BAILEY, SINGER OF BLUES; Noted Entertainer Succumbs to Heart Ailment Won Fame With 'Old Rockin' Chair' Big Name" in Field Discovered in 1929|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/12/13/archives/mildred-bailey-singer-of-blues-noted-entertainer-succumbs-to-heart.html|date=13 December 1951|access-date=August 25, 2020}}
1958 – Albert Walsh, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (born 1900){{Cite web|url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/g69.html|title=Profiles of Governors: Sir Albert Joseph Walsh, 1949|date=June 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605014246/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/g69.html|archive-date=2011-06-05}}
1966 – Karl Ruberl, Austrian-American swimmer (born 1880){{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/karl-ruberl-1.html|title=Karl Ruberl Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165101/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/karl-ruberl-1.html|archive-date=2020-04-17}}
1968 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (born 1902){{cite news|first=Murray|last=Schumach|title=Tallulah Bankhead Dead at 65; Vibrant Stage and Screen Star|url=http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/arts/bankhead-obit.pdf|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 13, 1969|access-date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606033553/http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/arts/bankhead-obit.pdf|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=live}}
1970 – Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (born 1889){{Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |last1=Rasmussen|first1=Carolyn |title=Doris Amelia Blackburn (1889–1970) |id2=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/blackburn-doris-amelia-9517/text16755 |year=1993 |volume=13 |location=Canberra |access-date=7 February 2015}} Published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, (MUP), 1993
1975 – Richard Baggallay, English colonel and cricketer (born 1884){{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/230191.html|title=Obituaries in 1975|date=December 19, 2005|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}
1980 – Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Quebec (born 1912){{Quebec MNA biography|lesage-jean-4181}}
1985 – Anne Baxter, American actress (born 1923){{cite news | title=Anne Baxter Dies at 62, 8 Days After Her Stroke | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-12-mn-16533-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | date=December 12, 1985 | agency=Times Wire Service | access-date=May 7, 2018}}
1993 – József Antall, Hungarian historian and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1932)[https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/13/obituaries/jozsef-antall-who-led-hungary-after-communists-is-dead-at-61.html Jozsef Antall, Who Led Hungary After Communists, Is Dead at 61], The New York Times, 13 December 1993 Retrieved 8 January 2012
1994 – Stuart Roosa, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1933){{cite book |last1= Steitz |first1= David E. |last2= Herring |first2= Kyle |title= Apollo Astronaut Stuart Allen Roosa Dies |publisher= NASA |work= Press release 94-210 |date= December 12, 1994 |access-date=23 December 2013 |url= http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/text/roosa_pr.txt}}
1996 – Vance Packard, American journalist, author, and critic (born 1914){{cite news|last1=Severo|first1=Richard|title=Vance Packard, 82, Challenger of Consumerism, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/13/arts/vance-packard-82-challenger-of-consumerism-dies.html|access-date=December 7, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=December 13, 1996}}
1997 – Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (born 1921){{Cite web|url=http://www.icms.org.uk/archive/meetings/2001/progpde/landis/index.html|title=Progress in PDEs Landis Page|date=February 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227195239/http://www.icms.org.uk/archive/meetings/2001/progpde/landis/index.html|archive-date=2012-02-27}}
1998 – Lawton Chiles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (born 1930){{Cite web|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=C000356|title=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details|website=bioguideretro.congress.gov}}
1998 – Morris Udall, American captain and politician (born 1922){{CongBio|U000001|inline=yes}}
1999 – Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (born 1904){{cite news|last1=Cotter|first1=Holland|title=Paul Cadmus Dies at 94; Virtuosic American Painter|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/15/arts/paul-cadmus-dies-at-94-virtuosic-american-painter.html|access-date=30 September 2016|work=The New York Times|date=15 December 1999}}
1999 – Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright(born 1923){{cite news |title= Joseph Heller, Darkly Surreal Novelist, Dies at 76|author1=Severo, Richard |author2=Mitgang, Herbert |newspaper= The New York Times|date= December 14, 1999|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/14/books/joseph-heller-darkly-surreal-novelist-dies-at-76.html?ref=joseph_heller|access-date=2020-08-25}}
2001 – Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and explorer (born 1897){{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ardito-Desio|title=Ardito Desio | Italian geologist and explorer|website=Encyclopædia Britannica}}
2002 – Dee Brown, American historian and author (born 1908){{Cite web|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/dee-brown-1086/|title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas}}
2003 – Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijani general and politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (born 1923){{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heydar-Aliyev|title=Heydar Aliyev | president of Azerbaijan|website=Encyclopædia Britannica}}
2005 – Robert Newmyer, American actor and producer (born 1956){{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/14/movies/robert-newmyer-49-a-producer-of-sex-lies-and-videotape-dies.html|title=Robert Newmyer, 49, a Producer of 'sex, lies and videotape,' Dies|first=Margalit|last=Fox|date=December 14, 2005|work=The New York Times}}
2005 – Annette Stroyberg, Danish actress (born 1936){{cite news|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2087445.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121220824/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2087445.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2014|title=Annette Stroyberg|date=17 December 2005|work=The Times|access-date=26 January 2014}}
2005 – Gebran Tueni, Lebanese journalist and politician (born 1957){{cite journal|last=Mansour|first=Bassam|title=Gebran Tueni: The man who was like thunder|journal=The UNESCO Courier|year=2008|volume=4|pages=9–11|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001624/162430E.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704080513/http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001624/162430E.pdf |archive-date=2010-07-04 |url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2012}}
2006 – Paul Arizin, American basketball player (born 1928){{Cite web|url=http://hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-paul-arizin.html|title=Official Website of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - Hall of Famers|date=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212161954/http://hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-paul-arizin.html|archive-date=2009-02-12}}
2006 – Peter Boyle, American actor (born 1935){{cite news|url = http://www.today.com/id/16187735|title = Raymond' star Peter Boyle dies at 71|publisher = Today.com|agency = Associated Press|date = 17 December 2006|access-date = 2007-02-01|archive-date = 2016-03-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160321163937/http://www.today.com/id/16187735}}
2006 – Raymond P. Shafer, American attorney and politician, 39th Governor of Pennsylvania (born 1917){{cite news|last1=Hamill|first1=Sean D.|title=Raymond P. Shafer, 89, Governor of Pennsylvania, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/obituaries/14shafer.html|access-date=2 May 2024|work=The New York Times|date=14 December 2006}}
2006 – Alan Shugart, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Seagate Technology (born 1930){{cite news| title = Disk drive pioneer Al Shugart dies| work=The New York Times| date = December 15, 2006| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/15/obituaries/15shugart.html?_r=1&oref=slogin | access-date = September 28, 2007| first=John| last=Markoff}}
2007 – François al-Hajj, Lebanese general (born 1953){{cite news|title=Hajj latest casualty in string of assassinations|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hajj+latest+casualty+in+string+of+assassinations.-a0179845985|access-date=20 March 2013|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=13 December 2007}}
2007 – Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1931){{Cite news|first=Ray |last=McDonald |title=Rock and Roll Legend Ike Turner Dies |date=December 13, 2007 |work=VOA News |publisher=Voice of America |url=http://voanews.com/english/archive/2007-12/2007-12-13-voa18.cfm |access-date=January 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217122243/http://voanews.com/english/archive/2007-12/2007-12-13-voa18.cfm |archive-date=December 17, 2008}}
2008 – Avery Dulles, American cardinal and theologian (born 1918){{cite web| last = McFadden| first = Robert D.| title = Cardinal Avery Dulles, Theologian, Is Dead at 90| work =The New York Times| date = December 12, 2008| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/us/13dulles.html| access-date = December 12, 2008}}
2008 – Van Johnson, American actor (born 1916){{cite news| last=Kuchwara| first=Michael| url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/actor-van-johnson-s-heartthrob-dies-at/article_01053483-b3c3-5be5-9c19-aebbf9e02933.html |title=Van Johnson, '40s heartthrob, dies at 92| newspaper=Columbia Missourian| agency=Associated Press| date=December 12, 2008| access-date=January 4, 2019}}
2010 – Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver, founded Tom Walkinshaw Racing (born 1946){{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/gloucester/9280301.stm|title=Gloucester mourn owner Tom Walkinshaw |work=BBC News|date=12 December 2010|access-date=12 December 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88672|title=Tom Walkinshaw Passes Away|work=Autosport|date=12 December 2010|access-date=12 December 2010}}
2012 – Joe Allbritton, American banker, publisher, and philanthropist, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (born 1924){{cite news|last=Hershey|first=Robert D. Jr.|title=Joe Allbritton, TV and Banking Titan, Dies at 87|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/business/joe-allbritton-tv-and-banking-titan-dies-at-87.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/business/joe-allbritton-tv-and-banking-titan-dies-at-87.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited|access-date=15 January 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 12, 2012}}{{cbignore}}
2012 – David Tait, English rugby player (born 1987){{cite web |author=Jennifer Williams |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1596012_former-sale-sharks-star-david-tait-dies-in-hong-kong-apartment-plunge |title=Former Sale Sharks star David Tait dies in Hong Kong apartment plunge |work=Manchester Evening News |date=13 December 2012 |access-date=13 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215212230/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1596012_former-sale-sharks-star-david-tait-dies-in-hong-kong-apartment-plunge |archive-date=15 December 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}
2013 – Tom Laughlin, American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist (born 1931){{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3647-4 |page=176}}
2013 – Abdul Quader Molla, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (born 1948){{cite news |title=Bangladesh executes opposition leader |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/southasia/2013/12/bangladesh-politician-be-executed-20131212622649656.html |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=12 December 2013 |access-date=12 December 2013}}
2013 – Audrey Totter, American actress (born 1917)[http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-passings-20131214,0,7065147.story Notice of death of Audrey Totter], Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2013.
2014 – Norman Bridwell, American author and illustrator, created Clifford the Big Red Dog (born 1928){{cite news|url=http://www.mvtimes.com/2014/12/16/norman-ray-bridwell-beloved-author-clifford-big-red-dog-dead-86/|title=Norman Ray Bridwell, beloved author of Clifford the Big Red Dog, dead at 86|newspaper=Martha's Vineyard Times|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=December 16, 2014}}
2014 – Ivor Grattan-Guinness, English mathematician, historian, and academic (born 1941){{cite news|title=Ivor Grattan-Guinness obituary: Energetic historian of mathematics and logic|newspaper=The Guardian|date=31 December 2014|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/dec/31/ivor-grattan-guinness|first=Tony|last=Grilly}}{{cite news| title=Obituaries: Ivor Grattan-Guinness, 1941–2014 | newspaper=Times Higher Education | date=8 January 2015 | url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/people/obituaries/ivor-grattan-guinness-1941-2014/2017747.article | first=Matthew | last=Reisz }}
2014 – Herb Plews, American baseball player (born 1928){{Cite news|last=Syness|first=Curt|url=http://helenair.com/sports/baseball/professional/herb-plews-only-local-to-play-mlb-dies-at/article_edf2c287-eb50-55b7-a30a-506a2339e7ab.html|title=Herb Plews, only local to play MLB, dies at 86|work=helenair.com|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2020}}
2015 – Frans Geurtsen, Dutch footballer (born 1942)[http://www.rtvutrecht.nl/sport/1413689/oud-voetballer-frans-geurtsen-overleden.html Oud voetballer Frans Geurtsen overleden] - RTV Utrecht {{in lang|nl}}
2015 – Evelyn S. Lieberman, American politician, White House Deputy Chief of Staff (born 1944){{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/us/politics/evelyn-lieberman-aide-who-moved-monica-lewinsky-from-white-house-dies-at-71.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/us/politics/evelyn-lieberman-aide-who-moved-monica-lewinsky-from-white-house-dies-at-71.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited|title=Evelyn Lieberman, 71, Dies; Aide Moved Lewinsky From White House|first=Sam|last=Roberts|date=December 14, 2015|work=The New York Times}}{{cbignore}}
2016 – Shirley Hazzard, Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1931)[http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/books/shirley-hazzard-dead-novelist.html?referer=https://www.google.ca/ Shirley Hazzard, Novelist Who Charted Storm-Tossed Lives, Dies at 85], The New York Times, 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
2017 – Ed Lee, American politician and attorney, 43rd Mayor of San Francisco (born 1952){{cite web |last1 = Kelly |first1 = George |title = S.F. Mayor Ed Lee dies at 65 |url = http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/12/12/s-f-mayor-ed-lee-dies-at-65/ |newspaper = East Bay Times |date = December 12, 2017 |access-date = December 12, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171212132535/http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/12/12/s-f-mayor-ed-lee-dies-at-65/ |archive-date = December 12, 2017 }}{{cite news |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/12/12/san-francisco-mayor-ed-lee-dead-at-65/ |title = Ed Lee, San Francisco's first Asian American mayor, dies at 65 |first1 = J. Freedom du |last1 = Lac |first2 = Cleve R. Jr |last2 = Wootson |date = December 12, 2017 |newspaper = The Washington Post |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171212145453/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/12/12/san-francisco-mayor-ed-lee-dead-at-65/ |archive-date = December 12, 2017 }}{{cite web |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/us/ed-lee-dead.html |title = Ed Lee, San Francisco Mayor, Dies at 65 |first1 = Thomas |last1 = Fuller |first2 = Alan |last2 = Cowell |first3 = Jonah Engel |last3 = Bromwich |date = December 12, 2017 |newspaper = The New York Times |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171212154715/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/us/ed-lee-dead.html |archive-date = December 12, 2017 }}
2017 – Pat DiNizio, American singer and songwriter (born 1955){{Cite news |last=Slotnik |first=Daniel E. |date=December 13, 2017 |title=Pat DiNizio, Singer and Songwriter for the Smithereens, Dies at 62 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/obituaries/pat-dinizio-singer-and-songwriter-for-the-smithereens-dies-at-62.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/obituaries/pat-dinizio-singer-and-songwriter-for-the-smithereens-dies-at-62.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web |title=Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens Dies at 62 |url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/pat-dinizio-smithereens-dead-1202638793 |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=December 12, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213094452/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/pat-dinizio-smithereens-dead-1202638793/ |archive-date=December 13, 2017 |access-date=December 13, 2017 |newspaper=Variety}}
2019 – Danny Aiello, American actor (born 1933){{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/danny-aiello-dead-do-right-thing-moonstruck-actor-was-86-1168765/|title=Danny Aiello, 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Moonstruck' Actor, Dies at 86|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728224310/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/danny-aiello-dead-do-right-thing-moonstruck-actor-was-86-1168765/ |archive-date=July 28, 2021}}
2020 – John le Carré, English author (born 1931){{cite news |title=John le Carré: Espionage writer dies aged 89 |work=BBC News |date=13 December 2020 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55297558 |access-date=14 December 2020}}
2020 – Ann Reinking, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (born 1949){{Cite web|date=2020-12-20|title=Ann Reinking obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/20/ann-reinking-obituary|access-date=2020-12-24|website=The Guardian|language=en}}
2021 – Vicente Fernández, Mexican actor, ranchera singer, and film producer (born 1940){{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/vicente-fernandez-dies-mexican-singer-obituary-20211213.html|title=Vicente Fernández, revered Mexican singer, dies at 81|date=December 13, 2021|access-date=October 19, 2023|last=Bautista|first=Berenice|website=Inquirer}}
2021 – Bernie Fowler, American politician and environmental advocate (born 1924){{cite web |title=Annual Patuxent River Wade-in |url=https://planning.maryland.gov/Pages/OurWork/fowlerwadein.aspx |website=www.maryland.gov |access-date=19 June 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Rasmussen |first1=Frederick |title=Clyde B. 'Bernie' Fowler, a former Maryland state senator who championed the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay, dies |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/2022/02/15/clyde-b-bernie-fowler-a-former-maryland-state-senator-who-championed-the-patuxent-river-and-chesapeake-bay-dies/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |agency=Capital Gazette |date=15 February 2022}}
2021 – Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, Tongan politician and military officer, Deputy Prime Minister (born 1955){{Cite web|last=Manase Lua|first=Pakilau|date=2021-12-18|title=Obituary: Lord Ma'afu, deputy prime minister of Tonga, a chief who truly loved his people|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/127309625/obituary-lord-maafu-deputy-prime-minister-of-tonga-a-chief-who-truly-loved-his-people|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-19|website=Stuff|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217165132/https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/127309625/obituary-lord-maafu-deputy-prime-minister-of-tonga-a-chief-who-truly-loved-his-people |archive-date=2021-12-17 }}{{cite web|author=Torika Tokalau|date=13 December 2021|title=Tonga's deputy prime minister Lord Ma'afu dies in Auckland|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127266149/tongas-deputy-prime-minister-lord-maafu-dies-in-auckland|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213021851/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127266149/tongas-deputy-prime-minister-lord-maafu-dies-in-auckland|archive-date=13 December 2021|access-date=13 December 2021|publisher=Stuff|quote=He was 66 in 2021}}

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
Corentin of Quimper{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0-8146-2324-7 |page=77}}
Jane Frances de Chantal{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0-8146-2324-7 |page=155}}
Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0-8146-2324-7 |page=91}}
Finnian of Clonard{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0-8146-2324-7 |page=112}}
Thomas Holland{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0-8146-2324-7 |page=305}}
Ida of Nivelles{{cite book |last1=Walsh |first1=Michael J. |title=A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West |date=2007 |publisher=Burns and Oats |location=London |isbn=978-0-86012-342-2 |page=275}}
Peter the Aleut{{cite book |last1=Walsh |first1=Michael J. |title=A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West |date=2007 |publisher=Burns and Oats |location=London |isbn=978-0-86012-342-2 |page=486}}
Vicelinus{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0-8146-2324-7 |page=317}}
Our Lady of Guadalupe{{Cite web |title=What is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe? |url=https://friars.us/article/2023/12/12/what-is-the-feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe#:~:text=The%20feast%20of%20Our%20Lady%20of%20Guadalupe%20commemorates%20the%20Virgin,the%20Lady%20of%20the%20Americas. |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=friars.us |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Our Lady of Guadalupe |url=https://missions.ewtn.com/seasonsandfeastdays/ourladyofguadalupe/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=EWTN |language=en}}
December 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Russia){{cite news |last1=Schwirtz |first1=Michael |title=Russian press review: Dec. 12 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/world/europe/12iht-12russiapress-review.html |access-date=14 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=12 December 2007}}
Day of Neutrality (Turkmenistan){{cite book |last1=Anceschi |first1=Luca |title=Turkmenistan's Foreign Policy: Positive Neutrality and the Consolidation of the Turkmen Regime |date=2008 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-05156-4 |page=57}}

References

External links

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/12 BBC: On This Day]
{{NYT On this day|month=12|day=12}}
[https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/12 Historical Events on December 12]

Category:Days of December