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From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom.
Famous Birthdays on December 12
1975 — Mayim Bialik
American actress, neuroscientist, and author
December 12 has 138 recorded notable births across history, from 1526 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on December 12
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- 2012 North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2. Source
- 1939 Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins. Source
- 1963 Kenya declares independence from Great Britain. Source
- 1935 The Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler. Source
Did you know
Jennifer Connelly began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America.
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Rajinikanth is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema.
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Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar is an Indian politician who has served as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha since 2014.
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Mädchen Amick is known for her starring role as Shelly Johnson on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991), its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and its revival television series Twin Peaks: The Return (2017).
More major people born on December 12
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1970
Jennifer Connelly
American actress
Jennifer Lynn Connelly is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America.
1950
Rajinikanth
Indian actor
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.
1940
Sharad Pawar
Indian politician, Indian Minister of Agriculture
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar is an Indian politician who has served as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha since 2014.
1970
Mädchen Amick
American actress and director
Mädchen Amick is an American actress and television director. She is known for her starring role as Shelly Johnson on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991), its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)…
1996
Lucas Hedges
American actor
Lucas Hedges is an American actor. A son of filmmaker Peter Hedges, he studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
1928
Helen Frankenthaler
American painter and academic (died 2011)
Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting.
1967
John Randle
American football player
John Anthony Randle is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for eleven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and three seasons for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League…
1949
David Abulafia
English historian (died 2026)
David Samuel Harvard Abulafia was an English historian with a particular interest in Italy, Spain and the rest of the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
1972
Wilson Kipketer
Kenyan-Danish runner
Wilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Danish former middle distance runner.
1925
Ted Kennedy
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2009)
Theodore Samuel "Teeder" Kennedy was a professional ice hockey player. A centre, he spent his entire career with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1943 to 1957 and was captain for eight seasons.
1876
Alvin Kraenzlein
American hurdler and runner (died 1928)
Alvin Christian "Al" Kraenzlein was an American track-and-field athlete known as "the father of the modern hurdling technique".
1932
Bob Pettit
American basketball player and coach
Robert Lee Pettit Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965).
1986
Përparim Hetemaj
Finnish footballer
Përparim Hetemaj is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
1990
Tyron Smith
American football player
Tyron Jerrar Smith is an American former professional football player who played offensive tackle in the National Football League for 14 seasons.
1956
Johan van der Velde
Dutch cyclist
Johan van der Velde is a former Dutch cyclist. In the 1980 Tour de France, he won the young rider classification, also placing 12th in the general classification that year. He had been a racing cyclist for only a year.
1950
Billy Smith
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
William John Smith is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
1948
Colin Todd
English football player and coach
Colin Todd is an English football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Esbjerg fB.
1943
Dickey Betts
American musician and songwriter (died 2024)
Forrest Richard "Dickey" Betts was an American rock guitarist and vocalist, best known as a longtime member of the Allman Brothers Band.
1940
Dionne Warwick
American singer
Marie Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress, and television host. During her decades-long career, Warwick has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards.