December 12th Birthdays

American singer, Connie Francis, was born on this day, as Concetta Franconero, in 1937 in Newark, New Jersey

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

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)