Birthday December 12, 1745 John Jay, diplomat
Birthday December 12, 1805 Henry Wells, founded Am Expr & Wells Fargo
Birthday December 12, 1806 Stand Watie born
Birthday December 12, 1821 Flaubert is born
Birthday December 12, 1821 Gustave Flaubert, novelist (Madame Bovary)
Birthday December 12, 1852 Henri Becquerel, discoverer of radioactivity (Nobel 1903)
Birthday December 12, 1863 Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter and print maker (The Scream)
Birthday December 12, 1915 Frank Sinatra, singer, Actor (Old Blue Eyes)
Birthday December 12, 1918 Joe Williams, jazz singer
Birthday December 12, 1923 Bob Barker, game show host
Birthday December 12, 1924 Edward Koch, mayor of NYC
Birthday December 12, 1929 John Osborne, playwright
Birthday December 12, 1938 Connie Francis, in Newark NJ
Birthday December 12, 1941 Dionne Warwick, in East Orange NJ
Birthday December 12, 1950 Billy Smith, goaltender (NY Islanders)
Birthday December 12, 1962 Holly Gagnier, in LA
History December 12, 1787 Penns becomes 2nd state
History December 12, 1787 Pennsylvania ratifies the Constitution
History December 12, 1871 Jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum
History December 12, 1899 George F Grant patents golf tee
History December 12, 1901 Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal England to US
History December 12, 1901 Marconi sends first Atlantic wireless transmission
History December 12, 1913 Mona Lisa recovered in Florence
History December 12, 1914 Stocks tank as NYSE trading resumes
History December 12, 1917 Father Flanagan establishes Boys Town
History December 12, 1917 French soldiers killed in train accident
History December 12, 1921 Henrietta Leavitt cepheid period-luminosity relation discover dies
History December 12, 1929 Cattle pioneer Charles Goodnight dies
History December 12, 1937 USS Panay sunk by Japanese
History December 12, 1937 1st mobile TV unit (NYC)
History December 12, 1941 United States seizes French liner Normandie
History December 12, 1963 Kenya gains independence from Britain (National Day)
History December 12, 1963 JFK memorial album sets record for sales
History December 12, 1964 Russia launches Voshkod I 1st multi-crew in space (3 men)
History December 12, 1965 NFL rookie Gale Sayers ties single-game TD record
History December 12, 1965 Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs ties NFL record
History December 12, 1967 Hepburn, Tracy and Poitier star in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
History December 12, 1968 Procedural questions cause difficulty at the peace talks
History December 12, 1969 Philippine soldiers depart South Vietnam
History December 12, 1970 Tears Of A Clown gives Smokey Robinson & The Miracles their first #1 pop hit, finally
History December 12, 1977 Yanks purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves
History December 12, 1987 Shultz calls on European allies to increase defense spending
History December 12, 1989 The Queen of Mean is sentenced to the slammer
History December 12, 1997 A young murderer is indicted
History December 12, 2000 GM announces phase-out of Oldsmobile
December 12, 1745 John Jay, diplomat
December 12, 1805 Henry Wells, founded Am Expr & Wells Fargo
December 12, 1806 Stand Watie born
December 12, 1821 Flaubert is born
December 12, 1821 Gustave Flaubert, novelist (Madame Bovary)
December 12, 1852 Henri Becquerel, discoverer of radioactivity (Nobel 1903)
December 12, 1863 Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter and print maker (The Scream)
December 12, 1915 Frank Sinatra, singer, Actor (Old Blue Eyes)
December 12, 1918 Joe Williams, jazz singer
December 12, 1923 Bob Barker, game show host
December 12, 1924 Edward Koch, mayor of NYC
December 12, 1929 John Osborne, playwright
December 12, 1938 Connie Francis, in Newark NJ
December 12, 1941 Dionne Warwick, in East Orange NJ
December 12, 1950 Billy Smith, goaltender (NY Islanders)
December 12, 1962 Holly Gagnier, in LA
December 12, 1787 Penns becomes 2nd state
December 12, 1787 Pennsylvania ratifies the Constitution
December 12, 1871 Jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum
December 12, 1899 George F Grant patents golf tee
December 12, 1901 Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal England to US
December 12, 1901 Marconi sends first Atlantic wireless transmission
December 12, 1913 Mona Lisa recovered in Florence
December 12, 1914 Stocks tank as NYSE trading resumes
December 12, 1917 Father Flanagan establishes Boys Town
December 12, 1917 French soldiers killed in train accident
December 12, 1921 Henrietta Leavitt cepheid period-luminosity relation discover dies
December 12, 1929 Cattle pioneer Charles Goodnight dies
December 12, 1937 USS Panay sunk by Japanese
December 12, 1937 1st mobile TV unit (NYC)
December 12, 1941 United States seizes French liner Normandie
December 12, 1963 Kenya gains independence from Britain (National Day)
December 12, 1963 JFK memorial album sets record for sales
December 12, 1964 Russia launches Voshkod I 1st multi-crew in space (3 men)
December 12, 1965 NFL rookie Gale Sayers ties single-game TD record
December 12, 1965 Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs ties NFL record
December 12, 1967 Hepburn, Tracy and Poitier star in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
December 12, 1968 Procedural questions cause difficulty at the peace talks
December 12, 1969 Philippine soldiers depart South Vietnam
December 12, 1970 Tears Of A Clown gives Smokey Robinson & The Miracles their first #1 pop hit, finally
December 12, 1977 Yanks purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves
December 12, 1987 Shultz calls on European allies to increase defense spending
December 12, 1989 The Queen of Mean is sentenced to the slammer
December 12, 1997 A young murderer is indicted
December 12, 2000 GM announces phase-out of Oldsmobile