Birthdays occurring on January, 12

1951

Kirstie Alley was born on January 12, 1951 American actress, b.1951 I don't think that [children are] any more resilient than anyone else. They're just people with little bodies. More quotations from Kirstie Alley

1951

Rush Limbaugh was born on January 12, 1951 American, b.1951 There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not. More quotations from Rush Limbaugh

1954

Howard Stern was born on January 12, 1954 American disc jockey, b.1954 I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't think there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and parading around with a smoking purse and an African painting his face white and praying to a rock. More quotations from Howard Stern

Deaths occurring on January, 12

1963

Ramon Gomez de la Serna died on January 12, 1963 Spanish writer, 1888-1963 The willow tree plays the water like a harp. More quotations from Ramon Gomez de la Serna

1965

Lorraine Hansberry died on January 12, 1965 American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway, 1930-1965 The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely. More quotations from Lorraine Hansberry

1976

Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976 English detective, novelist and playwright, 1890-1976 An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her. More quotations from Agatha Christie

1990

Dr. Laurence J. Peter died on January 12, 1990 American "hierarchiologist", educator and writer, 1919-1990 Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret. More quotations from Dr. Laurence J. Peter