Births on the 12th of January in history

Births

Date	Type	Text
12 Jan 1483	birth	Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz: Gov / Viceroy of Holland
12 Jan 1483	birth	Henry III of Nassau-Breda (d. 1538)
12 Jan 1492	birth	Andreas Alicatus: Italian author
12 Jan 1492	birth	Andrea Alicati Italian author
12 Jan 1562	birth	Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1630)
12 Jan 1562	birth	Charles Emanuel I the great, Duke of Savoy
12 Jan 1576	birth	Petrus Scriverius, Dutch historian and scholar (d. 1660)
12 Jan 1576	birth	Peter Scriverius Dutch lawyer/historian
12 Jan 1577	birth	Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist and physician (d. 1644)
12 Jan 1580	birth	Alexander Ruthven, Scottish traitor (d. 1600)
12 Jan 1580	birth	Jean Baptiste van Helmont Belgian chemist, (found boiling point temperature)
12 Jan 1588	birth	John Winthrop, English-American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1649)
12 Jan 1588	birth	Jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto] Spanish painter
12 Jan 1591	birth	Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)
12 Jan 1597	birth	François Duquesnoy, Flemish sculptor (d. 1643)
12 Jan 1599	birth	Adrian van Utrecht Flemish painter
12 Jan 1628	birth	Charles Perrault, French author (d. 1703)
12 Jan 1638	birth	Ernst R Tarhemberg Austrian field marshal (Turkish Wars)
12 Jan 1665	birth	Pierre de Fermat French lawyer/mathematician
12 Jan 1673	birth	Rosalba Carriera, Italian painter (d. 1757)
12 Jan 1674	birth	Reinhard Keiser composer
12 Jan 1711	birth	Gaetano Latilla, Italian composer (d. 1788)
12 Jan 1715	birth	Jacques Duphly, French organist and composer (d. 1789)
12 Jan 1716	birth	Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general and politician, 1st Spanish Governor of Louisiana (d. 1795)
12 Jan 1721	birth	Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Prussian field marshal (d. 1792)
12 Jan 1723	birth	Samuel Langdon, American clergyman and educator (d. 1797)
12 Jan 1724	birth	Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (d. 1789)
12 Jan 1729	birth	Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1797)
12 Jan 1729	birth	Lazzaro Spallanzani Modena Italy, physiologist
12 Jan 1730	birth	Johann Joachim Christoph Bode composer
12 Jan 1737	birth	Brizio Petrucci composer
12 Jan 1737	birth	John Hancock patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence)
12 Jan 1746	birth	Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss philosopher and educator (d. 1827)
12 Jan 1749	birth	Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff Austrian earl/prince/diplomat
12 Jan 1751	birth	Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1825)
12 Jan 1751	birth	Jacob M R Lenz writer (Das Leidende Weib)
12 Jan 1772	birth	Mikhail Speransky, Russian politician (d. 1839)
12 Jan 1780	birth	Wilhelm M L de Wette German exegetist/theologist
12 Jan 1783	birth	Erik Gustaf Geijer Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen)
12 Jan 1786	birth	Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (d. 1855)
12 Jan 1792	birth	Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1841)
12 Jan 1792	birth	Robert Patterson Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
12 Jan 1797	birth	Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (d. 1873)
12 Jan 1804	birth	Hippolyte Monpou composer
12 Jan 1807	birth	Jan T Beelen Dutch/Belgian bible expert
12 Jan 1808	birth	Paul "the Great" Taglioni: Vienna, Austria -- Ballet choreographer
12 Jan 1808	birth	Paul "the Great" Taglioni Vienna, ballet choreographer
12 Jan 1810	birth	Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (d. 1859)
12 Jan 1814	birth	Jones Mitchell Withers Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1890
12 Jan 1819	birth	Zealous Bates Tower Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1900
12 Jan 1821	birth	Nikolai Afanisev composer
12 Jan 1822	birth	Étienne Lenoir, French engineer, designed the internal combustion engine (d. 1900)
12 Jan 1825	birth	Joseph Robert Davis Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
12 Jan 1826	birth	Charles Cruft Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
12 Jan 1832	birth	Richard Waterhouse Jr Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
12 Jan 1837	birth	Adolf Jensen, German pianist and composer (d. 1879)
12 Jan 1837	birth	Carlos Troyer composer
12 Jan 1842	birth	Fran
12 Jan 1849	birth	Jean Béraud, Russian-French painter (d. 1935)
12 Jan 1852	birth	Joseph J C Joffre French field marshal (Indo-China, Marne)
12 Jan 1853	birth	Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)
12 Jan 1856	birth	John Singer Sargent, Italian-English painter and educator (d. 1925)
12 Jan 1860	birth	Louis Dutfoy, French target shooter (d. 1904)
12 Jan 1863	birth	Vivekananda: Calcutta, India -- Hindu religious leader / Reformer
12 Jan 1863	birth	Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and philosopher (d. 1902)
12 Jan 1871	birth	Paul Guthnick German astronomer
12 Jan 1873	birth	Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (d. 1940)
12 Jan 1874	birth	James Juvenal, American rower (d. 1942)
12 Jan 1874	birth	Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer (d. 1963)
12 Jan 1875	birth	Marika Stiernstedt Swedish author (Ulla Bella)
12 Jan 1876	birth	Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (d. 1948)
12 Jan 1876	birth	Jack London, American author and journalist (d. 1916)
12 Jan 1876	birth	Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the Turkish Provisional Government (d. 1950)
12 Jan 1877	birth	Frank J. Corr, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1934)
12 Jan 1878	birth	Ferenc Molnar: Hungarian / US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)
12 Jan 1878	birth	Ferenc Molnár, Hungarian-American author and playwright (d. 1952)
12 Jan 1878	birth	Ferenc Moln
12 Jan 1879	birth	Anton Uesson, Estonian engineer and politician (d. 1942)
12 Jan 1879	birth	Ray Harroun, American race car driver (d. 1968)
12 Jan 1882	birth	Jakob Jud: Switzerland -- Linguist / etymologist
12 Jan 1882	birth	Milton Sills, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1930)
12 Jan 1884	birth	Texas Guinan, Canadian-born American entertainer and businesswoman (d. 1933)
12 Jan 1884	birth	Louis Horst composer
12 Jan 1886	birth	Dorothy Green Los Angeles CA, actress (Lavinia-Tammy)
12 Jan 1888	birth	Claude Delvincourt composer
12 Jan 1889	birth	Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani spiritual leader (d. 1965)
12 Jan 1890	birth	Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician (d. 1946)
12 Jan 1890	birth	Mordecai W Johnson educator
12 Jan 1892	birth	Mikhail Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer; co-founded the Russian Aircraft Corporation (d. 1976)
12 Jan 1893	birth	Alfred Rosenberg, Estonian-German architect and politician (d. 1946)
12 Jan 1893	birth	Hermann Göring, German commander, pilot, and politician; Minister President of Prussia (d. 1946)
12 Jan 1893	birth	Hermann Goering Reichsmarshall/propoganda minister (Nazi Germany)
12 Jan 1894	birth	Van Vanthoff, Australian public servant (d. 1967)
12 Jan 1894	birth	Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor (d. 1975)
12 Jan 1894	birth	Billy Gilbert Louisville KY, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio)
12 Jan 1895	birth	Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (d. 1959)
12 Jan 1896	birth	David Wechsler, Romanian-American psychologist and author (d. 1981)
12 Jan 1896	birth	Rex Ingram Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre)
12 Jan 1897	birth	Hendrik J Valk painter/cartoonist/graphic artist
12 Jan 1898	birth	Jose Forns y Cuadras composer
12 Jan 1899	birth	Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic; Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
12 Jan 1899	birth	Pierre Bernac, French opera singer and educator (d. 1979)
12 Jan 1899	birth	Paul H M
12 Jan 1900	birth	Vaino Hannikainen composer
12 Jan 1901	birth	Karl Künstler, German SS officer (d. 1945)
12 Jan 1901	birth	Kurt Jooss Wurttemburg, Germany, ballet choreographer
12 Jan 1902	birth	Ray Teal: Grand Rapids, Michigan -- Actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza)
12 Jan 1902	birth	Simon H Spoor Dutch General/Intelligence Officer for General MacArthur
12 Jan 1902	birth	Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia)
12 Jan 1903	birth	Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1960)
12 Jan 1903	birth	Igor V Kurtshatov Russian nuclear physicist (1st Russian nuclear bomb)
12 Jan 1904	birth	Mississippi Fred McDowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)
12 Jan 1905	birth	Tex Ritter, American singer and actor (d. 1974)
12 Jan 1905	birth	James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist and academic (d. 1997)
12 Jan 1905	birth	Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher (d. 1975)
12 Jan 1906	birth	Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 1995)
12 Jan 1906	birth	Henny Youngman England, comedian (Take my wife please...)
12 Jan 1907	birth	Sergei Korolev, Russian colonel and engineer (d. 1966)
12 Jan 1908	birth	Clement Hurd, American illustrator (d. 1988)
12 Jan 1908	birth	Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
12 Jan 1908	birth	Jos
12 Jan 1908	birth	Ben Seijes Dutch historian (WWII)
12 Jan 1909	birth	Mauritz Hugo Sweden, actor (Atomic Blonde, Road Agent)
12 Jan 1910	birth	Luise Rainer, German-American actress (d. 2014)
12 Jan 1910	birth	Patsy Kelly, American actress and singer (d. 1981)
12 Jan 1910	birth	Charles Martin cartoonist
12 Jan 1912	birth	Richard Kuremaa, Estonian footballer (d. 1991)
12 Jan 1912	birth	Peter Pooley broadcaster
12 Jan 1914	birth	Edqard John Gurney politician
12 Jan 1915	birth	Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Canadian archbishop (d. 2013)
12 Jan 1915	birth	Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)
12 Jan 1915	birth	Joseph Roy George Ralston pilot
12 Jan 1915	birth	Frank Annunzio (Representative-D-IL, 1965- )
12 Jan 1915	birth	Ernest Armstrong miner/politician
12 Jan 1915	birth	Martin Agronsky journalist (1952 Peabody, 1961 DuPont-Columbia)
12 Jan 1916	birth	A P[ieter] W Botha: Orange Free State, South Africa -- President of South Africa
12 Jan 1916	birth	William Pleeth, English cellist and educator (d. 1999)
12 Jan 1916	birth	Jay McShann, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2006)
12 Jan 1916	birth	P. W. Botha, South African politician, 8th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 2006)
12 Jan 1917	birth	Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
12 Jan 1917	birth	Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007)
12 Jan 1918	birth	Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian-Dutch guru and educator (d. 2008)
12 Jan 1920	birth	Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-Australian sociologist and academic (d. 2009)
12 Jan 1920	birth	James L. Farmer, Jr., American activist; co-founded Congress of Racial Equality (d. 1999)
12 Jan 1920	birth	James Farmer Marshall TX, civil rights leader
12 Jan 1921	birth	John Henry Davis, Jr.: Smithtown, New York -- Weightlifter (1948, 52 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
12 Jan 1921	birth	Leo Smit: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Pianist / composer
12 Jan 1922	birth	Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and historian (d. 1994)
12 Jan 1922	birth	Paul Hansard, German-English actor (d. 2013)
12 Jan 1923	birth	Ira Hayes, American marine, who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima (d. 1955)
12 Jan 1923	birth	Vic Allen, English sociologist, economist, and historian (d. 2014)
12 Jan 1924	birth	Chris Chase, American model, actress, and journalist (d. 2013)
12 Jan 1924	birth	Grethe Holmer, Danish actress (d. 2004)
12 Jan 1924	birth	Olivier Gendebien, Belgian race car driver (d. 1998)
12 Jan 1924	birth	Jan Willem Radecker sculptor/son of John Radecker
12 Jan 1925	birth	Bodil Udsen, Danish actress (d. 2008)
12 Jan 1925	birth	Katherine MacGregor, American actress and dancer
12 Jan 1925	birth	Bill Burrud, American television host, producer, and actor (d. 1990)
12 Jan 1925	birth	Ralph Legall cricket wicket-keeper (West Indies vs India 1954)
12 Jan 1925	birth	Laurentiu Profeta composer
12 Jan 1926	birth	Ray Price, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
12 Jan 1926	birth	Andrew Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (d. 2011)
12 Jan 1926	birth	Morton Feldman, American composer and academic (d. 1987)
12 Jan 1927	birth	Salvatore Martirano composer
12 Jan 1927	birth	Leopold Ahsen writer
12 Jan 1928	birth	Lloyd Ruby, American race car driver (d. 2009)
12 Jan 1928	birth	Lew Gallo Mt Kisko, actor (12 O'Clock High)
12 Jan 1929	birth	Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher and academic
12 Jan 1929	birth	Colin Berry Haycraft publisher
12 Jan 1930	birth	Glenn Yarbrough, American singer and actor
12 Jan 1930	birth	Jennifer Johnston, Irish author and playwright
12 Jan 1930	birth	Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman; founded Tim Hortons (d. 1974)
12 Jan 1930	birth	Jennifer P Johnston Irish author (Fool's Sanctuary)
12 Jan 1930	birth	Glenn Yarborough singer (Limeliters-Honey & Wine, Jubilee)
12 Jan 1932	birth	Des O'Connor, English comedian, singer, and television host
12 Jan 1932	birth	Tzeni Karezi, Greek actress and screenwriter (d. 1992)
12 Jan 1932	birth	Alain Teister Dutch sculptor/writer
12 Jan 1933	birth	Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (d. 2013)
12 Jan 1933	birth	Michael Aspel, English television host
12 Jan 1934	birth	Burdette Haldorson: United States -- Basketball player (1956, 60 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
12 Jan 1934	birth	Mick Sullivan, English rugby player and coach
12 Jan 1934	birth	Alan Sharp, Scottish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
12 Jan 1934	birth	Metin Serezli, Turkish actor (d. 2013)
12 Jan 1935	birth	"Amazing" Kreskin: Montclair, New Jersey -- Mentalist / telepath
12 Jan 1935	birth	Ron Harper: Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania -- Actor (Wendy & Me, Planet of the Apes)
12 Jan 1935	birth	William Lee Gloden: Brewton, Alabama -- Country singer (Oak Ridge Boys)
12 Jan 1935	birth	Kreskin, American magician and actor
12 Jan 1935	birth	"The Amazing" Kreskin Montclair NJ, mentalist/telepath
12 Jan 1936	birth	Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet and activist (d. 2014)
12 Jan 1936	birth	Raimonds Pauls, Latvian pianist and composer
12 Jan 1936	birth	Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon, English police officer and politician
12 Jan 1937	birth	Marie Dubois, French actress (d. 2014)
12 Jan 1937	birth	Liliana Cavani Bologna Italy, director (Berlin Affair)
12 Jan 1939	birth	Jacobus M "Jacques" Hamelink: Dutch writer / poet (Cold Unrest)
12 Jan 1939	birth	Helmut Eisendle writer
12 Jan 1940	birth	Dick Motz cricketer (1st New Zealander to take 100 Test wickets)
12 Jan 1941	birth	Jaime B Fuster (Representative-D-PR, 1985-92)
12 Jan 1941	birth	Long John Baldry England, blues vocalist (Don't try to Lay No Boogie)
12 Jan 1942	birth	Vladimir Sergeyevich Kozelsky cosmonaut (Soyuz 24 backup)
12 Jan 1943	birth	Henri J "Adriaan" Adriaansen: Mime / director (Stinging Nettle King)
12 Jan 1943	birth	Ray Manzarek rock pianist (Doors-Light my Fire, People are Strange)
12 Jan 1944	birth	Vlastimil Hort Czechoslovakian/German chess player
12 Jan 1944	birth	Joe Frazier Beaufort SC, heavyweight champion boxer (Olympics-gold-1964)/champ (1968-73)
12 Jan 1945	birth	Maggie Bell Glasgow Scotland, rocker
12 Jan 1946	birth	George Duke: San Rafael, California -- Rocker
12 Jan 1946	birth	Cynthia Robinson rock trumpeteer (Sly & Family Stone-Everyday People)
12 Jan 1947	birth	Tom Dempsey NFL record-holder (longest field goal, 63 yards)
12 Jan 1948	birth	Anthony Andrews London England, actor (Under the Volcano)
12 Jan 1949	birth	Wayne Wang director (Chan is Missing, Slamdance)
12 Jan 1949	birth	James W Dietz rower
12 Jan 1950	birth	Marilyn R Smith microbiologist
12 Jan 1950	birth	Bob McEwen (Representative-R-OH, 1981- )
12 Jan 1951	birth	Chris Bell: Memphis, Tennessee -- Rock guitarist (Big Star)
12 Jan 1951	birth	Drew Pearson former NFL all-pro receiver
12 Jan 1951	birth	Bill Madlock 4X NL batting champ (Chicago Cubs)
12 Jan 1951	birth	Rush Hudson Limbaugh III Cape Girardeau MO, conservative radio & television host
12 Jan 1951	birth	Larry Hoppens rocker (Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me)
12 Jan 1951	birth	Kirstie Alley Wichita KS, actress (Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca)
12 Jan 1952	birth	Ricky Van Shelton Danville VA, country musician (Somebody Lied, From a Jack to a King, Rockin' Years)
12 Jan 1954	birth	Howard Stern Roosevelt NY, "Radio's Bad Boy" (WKRK, WYSP, WJFK)
12 Jan 1955	birth	Patty Hayes LPGA golfer
12 Jan 1959	birth	Per Helmstad Gessle: Sweden -- Singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love)
12 Jan 1959	birth	Per Gessle Halmstad Sweden, singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love)
12 Jan 1960	birth	Dominique Wilkins NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks)
12 Jan 1960	birth	Rob Derksen Australian baseball head coach (Olympics-1996)
12 Jan 1961	birth	Andrea Carnevale soccer player (Napoli)
12 Jan 1962	birth	Richie Richardson cricketer (elegant West Indian batsman 1983-95)
12 Jan 1964	birth	Lynne Marie Thurik: Vancouver, Washington -- Miss Washington-America (1991)
12 Jan 1964	birth	Laura Gildemeister Argentina, tennis star
12 Jan 1964	birth	Lynnae Marie Thurik Vancouver WA, Miss Washington-America (1990)
12 Jan 1965	birth	John Francis model
12 Jan 1965	birth	Mark Moore rocker (S'Express-Winter Course)
12 Jan 1965	birth	Henry Thomas defensive tackle (Detroit Lions, New England Patriots)
12 Jan 1966	birth	Craig Parry: Sunshine, Victoria -- Australasia golfer
12 Jan 1966	birth	Linda Ferrando Italy, tennis star
12 Jan 1967	birth	Farrah Forke: Texas, United States -- Actress (Dweebs, Mr Rhodes, Disclosure, Heat)
12 Jan 1967	birth	Mike Simms: Whittier, California -- Outfielder (Houston Astros)
12 Jan 1967	birth	Vendela [Kirsebom] Stockholm Sweden, model (Sports Illustrated 1993)
12 Jan 1967	birth	Ulf Dahlen Ostersund Sweden, NHL forward (Team Sweden, San Jose)
12 Jan 1967	birth	Marco Boogers Dutch soccer player (RKC, Sparta, West Ham United)
12 Jan 1968	birth	Vince Buck NFL safety (New Orleans Saints)
12 Jan 1968	birth	Heather Mills Aldershot England, model/writer (Out on a Limb)
12 Jan 1969	birth	Cam Russell: Halifax, Nova Scotia -- NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks)
12 Jan 1970	birth	Jenny Griffith: Burbank, California -- WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1995)
12 Jan 1970	birth	Takahiro Ikenoue WLAF defensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
12 Jan 1970	birth	Nigel Wilson Canadian/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
12 Jan 1971	birth	Andy Fox: Sacramento, California -- Infielder (New York Yankees)
12 Jan 1971	birth	Shane Dronett NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos)
12 Jan 1971	birth	Scott Burrell NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets)
12 Jan 1971	birth	Oscar Sturgis NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys)
12 Jan 1971	birth	Tommy Puett actor/TV host (Life Goes On, America's Top 10)
12 Jan 1972	birth	Dominique Ross NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)
12 Jan 1973	birth	Greg Morton: Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King)
12 Jan 1974	birth	Melanie Jayne Chisholm "Sporty Spice", Widnes, vocalist (Spice Girls)
12 Jan 1975	birth	Jocelyn Thibault: Montreal, Quebec -- NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens)
12 Jan 1975	birth	Chase Hampton Oklahoma City OK, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why)
12 Jan 1977	birth	Sara Walsh: South Bend, Indiana -- Fencer-foil (1996 Olympics)
12 Jan 1979	birth	Jenny Schmidgall ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98)
12 Jan 1987	birth	Naya Rivera actress (Cindy-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
12 Jan 1987	birth	Andrew Lawrence Philadelphia PA, actor (Andy Roman-Brotherly Love)
12 Jan 1996	birth	Sarah Morales Mexico, Siamese twin (survived)
12 Jan 1996	birth	Sarahi Morales Mexico, Siamese twin (died on Jan 27, 1996)

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