December 12th Birthdays

American singer, Connie Francis, was born on this day, as Concetta Franconero, in 1937 in Newark, New Jersey. Connie passed away on July 16, 2025 in Pompano Beach, Florida at the age of 87.

Also born on December 12th:

• 1932
  Bob Pettit, American basketball player
• 1940
  Dionne Warwick, American singer
• 1942
  Peter Sarstedt, British musician
• 1949
  Bill Nighy, English actor
• 1952
  Sarah Douglas, English actress
  Cathy Rigby, American gymnast, actress
• 1953
  Bruce Kulick, American guitarist
  Dave Meniketti, American guitarist
• 1957
  Sheila E., American musician
• 1958
  Sheree J. Wilson, American actress
• 1962
  Mike Golic, American football player
• 1967
  John Randle, American football player
  Deke Sharon, American musician
• 1969
  Carrie Westcott, American model, actress
• 1970
  Mädchen Amick, American actress
  Jennifer Connelly, American actress
  Regina Hall, American actress
• 1972
  Hank Williams III, American musician
• 1975
  Mayim Bialik, American actress
• 1976
  Dan Hawkins, English guitarist (The Darkness)
• 1977
  Orlando Hudson, American baseball player
• 1979
  Garrett Atkins, American baseball player
  Nate Clements, American football player
  John Salmons, American basketball player
• 1981
  Ronnie Brown, American football player
  Shane Costa, American baseball player
• 1983
  Katrina Elam, American singer
• 1985
  Chris Jennings, American football player
  David Veikune, American football player
• 1986
  Thomas Wansey, English actor
  T. J. Ward, American football player
• 1991
  Daniel Magder, Canadian actor

December Birthday Calendar

Died on December 12th:

• 1889
  Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (age 77)
• 1913
  Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (age 69)
• 1939
  Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, screenwriter (age 56)
• 1951
  Mildred Bailey, American singer (age 44)
• 1968
  Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (age 66)
• 1976
  Jack Cassidy, American actor (age 49)
• 1978
  Fay Compton, English actress (age 84)
• 1985
  Anne Baxter, American actress (age 62)
• 1999
  Joseph Heller, American novelist, playwright (age 76)
• 2000
  George Montgomery, American actor, director (age 84)
• 2007
  Ike Turner, American singer, guitarist (age 76)
• 2008
  Van Johnson, American actor, producer (age 92)
• 2013
  Audrey Totter, American actress ((age 95)
• 2014
  Norman Bridwell, American author, illustrator (age 86)
• 2017
  Pat DiNizio, American singer, songwriter (Smithereens), (age 62)
  Tom Reese, American actor (age 89)
• 2019
  Danny Aiello, American actor (age 86)
• 2020
  Charley Pride, American country singer (age 86)
• 2022
  Stuart Margolin, American actor (age 86)