Famous Birthdays for April 12Henry Clay 1777 - "The Great Pacificator", U.S. Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams, three time unsuccessful candidate for president of United States. Quote: "I would rather be right than president." Lily (Alice) Pons 1895 - Singer, actress Sally Rand 1903 Russ Garcia 1916 - Musician, composer, orchestra leader Billy Vaughn (William Richard "Billy" Vaughn) 1919 - Musician, musical director, orchestra leader, baritone singer (The Hilltoppers) Ann Miller (Lucille Ann Collier) 1923 - Actress ("Sugar Babies", "Hit the Deck"), dancer Ned Miller 1925 - Country singer Jane Withers 1926 - Actress ("Bright Eyes") Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury) 1930 - Ukulele playing, falsetto singer ("Tiptoe Through the Tulips") Montserrat Caballe 1933 - Opera singer Charlie (Charles Richard) Lau 1933 - Baseball player Judy Lynn 1936 - Country singer, entertainer ("The Judy Lynn Show"), U.S. Champion Yodeler Charles Napier 1936 - Actor Herbie Hancock 1940 - Jazz/fusion musician, composer Woody (Woodrow Thompson) Fryman 1940 - Baseball pitcher Frank Bank 1942 - Actor ("Leave it to Beaver") Terry (Walter) Harmon 1944 - Baseball player John Kay 1944 - Musician (Steppenwolf) Ed O'Neill 1946 - Actor ("Married....with Children", "Wayne’s World") Tom Clancy 1947 - Author Dan Lauria 1947 - Actor ("The Wonder Years", "Stakeout") David Letterman 1947 - TV host, comedian ("Late Night With David Letterman") Scott Turow 1949 - Author ("Presumed Innocent", "The Burden of Proof") David Cassidy 1950 - Singer, actor ("The Partridge Family") Reuben Gant 1952 - Football player Pat Travers 1954 - Singer Andy Garcia 1956 - Actor ("When a Man Loves a Woman", "The Untouchables") Herbert Grönemeyer 1956 Alex Briley 1956 - Singer (The Village People) Vince Gill 1957 - Musician, singer (Bluegrass Alliance, Sundance, The Cherry Bombs, Pure Prairie League) Suzzanne Douglas 1957 - Actress Will Sergeant 1958 - Musician (Echo & the Bunnymen, Elektrafixion) Art Alexakis 1962 - Musician (Everclear) Deryl Dodd 1964 - Country singer Amy Ray 1964 - Singer, musician (Indigo Girls) Nicholas Hexum 1970 - Musician (311) Shannen Doherty 1971 - Actress ("Beverly Hills 90210", "Little House on the Prairie") Nicholas Brendon 1971 - Actress ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") Guy Berryman 1978 - Musician (Coldplay) Claire Danes 1979 - Actress ("Little Women", "Law & Order") Jennifer Morrison 1979 - Actress ("House M.D.") Jelena Dokic 1983 - Tennis player Brendon Urie 1987 - Musician ("Panic at the Disco") Saoirse Ronan 1994 - Actress ("Atonement," "The 16 Lovely Bones") |
