Famous Personalities Born In June - 12
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
1107 Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187) was born on June - 12.
1468 On this day in history birth of juan del Encina, composer
1519 Cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno) was born on this day in history.
1519 On June - 12 birth of cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)
1526 Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer was born on this day in history.
1577 Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643) was born on June - 12.
1599 Jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal was born on June - 12.
1659 On June - 12 birth of yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719)
1771 On this day in history birth of patrick Gass, Falling Springs PA, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition
1775 Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.
1777 Robert Clark, American politician (d. 1837) was born on June - 12.
1795 John Marston Jr, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1885 was born on June - 12.
1798 Samuel Cooper, Sect of War/General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.
1802 Harriet Martineau, controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.
1806 John A. Roebling, German-America civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge) (d. 1869) was born on June - 12.
1812 On June - 12 birth of edmond Hébert, French geologist (d. 1890)
1819 On this day in history birth of charles Kingsley, [Parson Lot], Engl vicar/historian (Westward Ho!)
1821 On June - 12 birth of henry Moses Judah, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
1825 John Cook, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910 was born on June - 12.
1827 On June - 12 birth of johanna Spyri, Swiss author (d. 1901)
1829 On June - 12 birth of johanna Spyri, Switzerland, writer (Heidi)
1842 Rikard Nordraak, composer was born on this day in history.
1851 On June - 12 birth of oliver Joseph Lodge, England, early radio pioneer
1857 On this day in history birth of achille Simonetti, composer
1861 William Attewell, English cricketer (d. 1927) was born on June - 12.
1874 On June - 12 birth of willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer
1875 On June - 12 birth of sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (d. 1953)
1876 On June - 12 birth of narciso Garay, composer
1877 Thomas C Hart, US admiral (Asiatic fleet) was born on June - 12.
1878 On June - 12 birth of james O Curwood, US, journalist/writer (Kazan the wolfdog)
1881 Juan de Hernandez, composer was born on June - 12.
1885 Werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle) was born on June - 12.
1888 Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (d. 1920) was born on this day in history.
1890 On this day in history birth of egon Schiele, Austrian painter/graphic artist