Birthdays occurring on July, 12

1899

E. B. White was born on July 12, 1899 American writer 1899-1985 I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. More quotations from E. B. White

1904

Pablo Neruda was born on July 12, 1904 Chilean poet, diplomat and politician, Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971, 1904-1973 I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way. More quotations from Pablo Neruda

1908

Milton Berle was born on July 12, 1908 I live to laugh, and I laugh to live More quotations from Milton Berle

1917

Andrew Wyeth was born on July 12, 1917 I think one's art goes as far and as deep as one's love goes. More quotations from Andrew Wyeth

Deaths occurring on July, 12

1536

Desiderius Erasmus died on July 12, 1536 Dutch priest, humanist and editor of the New Testament, 1469-1536 Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself. More quotations from Desiderius Erasmus

1804

Alexander Hamilton died on July 12, 1804 American political thinker, statesman, lawyer, soldier and secretary of the Treasury of the United States (1789-95), 1757-1804 Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. More quotations from Alexander Hamilton

1929

Robert Henri died on July 12, 1929 American urban realist painter, one of the most influential teachers of art in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. 1865-1929 I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living. More quotations from Robert Henri