Birthdays occurring on May, 12

1888

Theodor Reik was born on May 12, 1888 American psychoanalyst and author, 1888-1969 In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be men enough and women are afraid that they might be considered only women. More quotations from Theodor Reik

1895

Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on May 12, 1895 Indian Theosophist philosopher, wrote The Future of Humanity, Songs of Life, Kingdom Happiness. 1895-1986 Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. So violence isn't merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country. Violence is much more subtle, much deeper, and we are inquiring into the very depths of violence. More quotations from Jiddu Krishnamurti

1898

Paul Tournier was born on May 12, 1898 Swiss physician and writer, b.1898 No one can develop freely in this world and find a full life without feeling understood by at least one person. More quotations from Paul Tournier

1907

Katharine Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 American actress Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything. More quotations from Katharine Hepburn

Deaths occurring on May, 12

1814

Robert Treat Paine died on May 12, 1814 And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves, While the earth bears a plant or the sea rolls its waves More quotations from Robert Treat Paine

1925

Amy Lowell died on May 12, 1925 American critic, lecturer, and a leading poet of the Imagist school, 1874-1925 For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men lived and worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives. More quotations from Amy Lowell