Born:
Swami Vivekananda, born in Calcutta, India, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893
More Notable Birthdays on January 12:
1970 - Zack de la Rocha, American Musician
1954 - Howard Stern, born in Roosevelt, New York, Radio's Bad Boy
1951 - Rush Limbaugh, born in Girardeau, Missouri, radio personality
1856 - John Singer Sargent, U.S., portrait painter, Wyndham Sisters
1737 - John Hancock, patriot, 1st to sign Declaration of Independence
