Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/July 12
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[edit] Births
- 1817 - Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862)
- 1861 - George Washington Carver, (pictured) American botanist (d. 1943)
- 1884 - Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
- 1904 - Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
- 1908 - Milton Berle, American comedian (d. 2002)
- 1937 - Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor
- 1948 - Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer
- 1967 - Richard Herring, English comedian
- 1973 - Christian Vieri, Italian football player
- 1984 - Gareth Gates, British singer
- 1995 - Georgie Henley, English actress
[edit] Deaths
Recent days: July 11 – July 10 – July 9