Notable Birthdays for December 12
John Jay (1745-1829) - First U.S. Chief Justice.
Henry Wells (1805-1978) - Co-founder of Wells Fargo and American Express.
Stand Watie (1806-1871) - Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.
Joseph O. Shelby (1830-1897) - Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.
Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838-1921) - Astronomer who discovered binary stars.
Bruce Price (1845-1903) - Architect who designed the American Surety Building (NY City).
Edward R. Bradley (1859-1946) - First horse owner to own four Kentucky Derby winning horses.
Walter Benona Sharp (1870-1912) - Co-founder of the Hughes Tool Company.
Alvin Kraenzlein (1876-1928) - Athlete who is known as the father of the modern hurdling technique.
Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) - Singer known as Ol' Blue Eyes.
Bob Barker (1923-2023) - Game show host for the Price is Right.
Robert Noyce (1927-1990) - Co-founder of Intel.
Connie Francis (1937-Still Living) - First woman to hit #1 on the Billboard Charts with her song Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool.
Dionne Warwick (1940-Still Living) - Singer who has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame.
Dickey Betts (1943-2024) - Co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band.
Mayim Bialik (1975-Still Living) - Neuroscientist and actor (Big Bang Theory).
Memorable Events for December 12
1917 - Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town.
1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to join the Union.
1791 - The Bank of North America opens at in PA.
1822 - The U.S. recognizes Mexico as an independent nation.
1899 - The wooden golf tee is patented by George Bryant.
1946 - The laundry detergent Tide is introduced to consumers.