What happened on October 12 ?

1008 - Emperor Go-Ichij? of Japan (d. 1036)

1350 - Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)

1490 - Bernardo Pisano, Italian composer (d. 1548)

1537 - King Edward VI of England (d. 1553)

1537 - Jane Grey, Queen of England (d. 1554)

1558 - Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)

1576 - Thomas Dudley, Massachusetts colonial magistrate (d. 1653)

1602 - William Chillingworth, English churchman (d. 1644)

1710 - Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of the Colony and the state of Connecticut (d. 1785)

1712 - William Shippen, American physician and Contental Congressman (d. 1801)

1725 - Etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (d. 1810)

1798 - Emperor Pedro I of Brazil (d. 1834)

1801 - Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1873)

1840 - Helena Modrzejewska, Polish-American actress (d. 1909)

1860 - Elmer Sperry, American inventor (d. 1930)

1865 - Arthur Harden, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

1866 - Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1937)

1872 - Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (d. 1958)

1875 - Aleister Crowley, English occultist and author (d. 1947)

1887 - Paula von Preradovi? , Croatian-Austrian poet (d. 1951)

1896 - Eugenio Montale, Italian poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)

1904 - Ding Ling, Chinese writer (d. 1986)

1906 - Joe Cronin, baseball player (d. 1984)

1908 - Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997)

1917 - Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer

1924 - Doris Grau, American actress (d. 1995)

1932 - Dick Gregory, American comedian and activist

1934 - Richard Meier, Americian architect

1935 - Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor

1944 - Angela Rippon, British television personality

1947 - Chris Wallace, American journalist

1950 - Susan Anton, American actress

1950 - Kaga Takeshi, Japanese actor

1951 - Ed Royce, American politician

1953 - Serge Lepeltier, French politician

1953 - Les Dennis, British comedian and television presenter

1955 - Ante Gotovina, Croatian general

1955 - Jane Siberry, Canadian musician

1957 - Kristen Bjorn, British film director

1962 - Deborah Foreman, American actress

1962 - Carlos Bernard, American actor

1963 - Alan McDonald, Northern Irish footballer

1966 - Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish musician and author

1968 - Hugh Jackman, Australian actor and singer

1968 - Adam Rich, American actor

1969 - Martie Maguire, American musician (Dixie Chicks)

1970 - Kirk Cameron, American actor

1970 - Tanyon Sturtze, baseball player

1970 - Rodney Begnaud, professional wrestler

1970 - Charlie Ward, American basketball player

1972 - Irina Pantaeva, Russian supermodel and actress

1974 - Stephen Lee, English snooker player

1975 - Marion Jones, American athlete

1976 - Sarah Lane, American television personality

1977 - Young Jeezy, African-American rapper

1977 - Bode Miller, American alpine ski-racer

1979 - Jordan Pundik, American singer (New Found Glory)

1981 - Shola Ameobi, English footballer

1982 - Molly Bennett, Irish singer

1984 - Matthew Dewey, Australian composer