This Day In History

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May 12th

1932
The body of the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was found in a wooded area of Hopewell, N.J.

1967
At Queen Elizabeth Hall, England, Pink Floyd stages the first-ever quadraphonic rock concert.

1970
Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs) hit his 500th home run.

1982
The final episode of "The Incredible Hulk" aired.

1987
The final episode of "Hill Street Blues" aired.

1993
The final episode of "The Wonder Years" aired on ABC.

1999
The final episode of "The Nanny" was aired by CBS.

2000
Adam Petty was killed while practicing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he was 19.

2001
Singer and television personality Perry Como dies at age 88.

2002
Jimmy Carter became the first present or former U.S. president to visit Cuba since Fidel Castro seized power in 1959.

2008
Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg died at age 82.

Birthdays
84 Yogi Berra Baseball Hall of Famer (New York Yankees)
81 Burt Bacharach Singer, songwriter
71 Millie Perkins Actress
66 Linda Dano Actress
64 Ian McLagan Rock musician (Small Faces, The Faces)
61 Lindsay Crouse Actress
61 Steve Winwood Rock musician (Traffic)
59 Gabriel Byrne Actor
59 Bruce Boxleitner Actor
59 Billy Squier Rock musician
54 Kix Brooks Country singer (Brooks and Dunn)
51 Kim Greist Actress
50 Ving Rhames Actor
48 Billy Duffy Rock musician (The Cult)
47 Emilio Estevez Actor
47 April Grace Actress
46 Vanessa Williams Actress
43 Stephen Baldwin Actor
41 Tony Hawk Skateboarder
41 Scott Schwartz Actor
40 Kim Fields Actress ("The Facts of Life")
39 Samantha Mathis Actress
38 Jamie Luner Actress
37 Christian Campbell Actor
36 Mackenzie Astin Actor
31 Malin Akerman Actress
31 Jason Biggs Actor ("American Pie" movies)
23 Emily VanCamp Actress
17 Malcolm David Kelley Actor ("Lost")
14 Sawyer Sweeten Actor ("Everybody Loves Raymond")
14 Sullivan Sweeten Actor ("Everybody Loves Raymond")

90 Florence Nightingale 5/12/1820 - 8/13/1910 English nurse; reformed nursing profession and medical care for soldiers
96 Katharine Hepburn 5/12/1907 - 6/29/2003 American actress of film, television and stage
71 George Carlin 5/12/1937 - 6/22/2008 American stand-up comedian, actor and author