December 12th, 1211

Born on December 12th, 1211

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 296,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 248 days, exactly on February 7th, 2025, people who were born on December 12th, 1211 will be 297,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 12th?

December 12th, 2021

At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton in the final lap to become the World Drivers' Champion.

December 12th, 2000

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush (pictured) the winner.

December 12th, 1988

Three trains collided near Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people and injuring 484 others.

December 12th, 1985

Arrow Air Flight 1285R crashed after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, killing 256 people, including 248 members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.

December 12th, 1969

The Greek junta announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after the junta was found guilty of torture and other human-rights violations by the European Commission of Human Rights.

December 12th, 1964

Jomo Kenyatta became the first president of the Republic of Kenya.

December 12th, 1942

World War II: German troops began Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.

December 12th, 1941

The Holocaust: At a Nazi Party meeting in the Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler declared the imminent destruction of the Jewish people.

December 12th, 1939

The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess collided with HMS Barham, the battleship she was escorting, sinking with heavy loss of life.

December 12th, 1936

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China was kidnapped by Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, a former warlord of Manchuria.

December 12th, 1935

The Nazi Lebensborn programme, which was later mistakenly believed to engage in coercive breeding, was established to provide assistance to the wives of SS members and unmarried mothers.

December 12th, 1905

In support of the December Uprising in Moscow, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kyiv staged a mass uprising, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in the city.

December 12th, 1866

England's worst mining disaster occurred when a series of explosions (depicted) caused by flammable gases ripped through the Oaks Colliery, killing 361 people.

December 12th, 0627

A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated Emperor Khosrow II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh, near present-day Mosul, Iraq.

December 12th, 2015

The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 12th?

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

*December 12th, 1969, Wesel †November 2nd, 2022, Wesel

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

*December 12th, 1952, Beverley †June 5th, 2017, Bristol

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

80

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

*December 12th, 1863, Ådalsbruk †January 23rd, 1944, Ekely

65

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994)

*December 12th, 1929, London †December 24th, 1994, Shropshire

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

47

Alexander I of Russia

Tsar of the Russian Empire from 1801 to 1825

*December 12th, 1777, Saint Petersburg †November 19th, 1825, Taganrog

27

Lucas Hedges

American actor

*December 12th, 1996, Brooklyn

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

*December 12th, 1968, Washington, D.C.

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

39

Matthieu Ladagnous

Racing cyclist

*December 12th, 1984, Pau

71

Cathy Rigby

American actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast (born December 12, 1952)

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

40

Zerocalcare

Italian comic book creator (1983-)

*December 12th, 1983, Cortona

52

Alfred Werner

Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919)

*December 12th, 1866, Mulhouse †November 15th, 1919, Zürich

79

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Soviet and Kyrgyz author

*December 12th, 1928, Sheker †June 10th, 2008, Nuremberg

81

Cliff Sterrett

American cartoonist

*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

*December 12th, 1731, Elston †April 18th, 1802, Breadsall

73

Rajinikanth

Indian actor (born 1950)

*December 12th, 1950, Bengaluru

68

Eddy Schepers

Cyclist

*December 12th, 1955, Tienen

85

Connie Francis

American recording artist; singer

*December 12th, 1938, Newark

50

Katy Cavanagh

English actress

*December 12th, 1973, North Shields

58

Gustave Flaubert

French novelist (1821–1880)

*December 12th, 1821, Rouen †May 8th, 1880, Croisset

41

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

French physician and philosopher

*December 12th, 1709, Saint-Malo †November 11th, 1751, Potsdam

74

Bill Nighy

British actor (born 1949)

*December 12th, 1949, Caterham

73

Eric Maskin

American Nobel laureate in economics

*December 12th, 1950, New York City

66

Susanna Tamaro

Italian writer (1957-)

*December 12th, 1957, Trieste

48

Mayim Bialik

American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)

*December 12th, 1975, San Diego

39

Daniel Agger

Danish footballer

*December 12th, 1984, Hvidovre Municipality

80

Renate Schmidt

German politician (1943-)

*December 12th, 1943, Hanau

53

Mädchen Amick

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Sparks

83

Dionne Warwick

American singer (born 1940)

*December 12th, 1940, East Orange

79

Kenneth Cranham

British actor

*December 12th, 1944, Dunfermline

101

Hans Keilson

Dutch psychologist (1909-2011)

*December 12th, 1909, Bad Freienwalde †May 31st, 2011, Hilversum

104

Maria Burgi

German trade unionist (1912-2017)

*December 12th, 1912, Ulm †March 14th, 2017

33

Victor Moses

Nigerian association football player (born 1990)

*December 12th, 1990, Lagos

54

Sophie Kinsella

British writer

*December 12th, 1969, London

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Public holidays on December 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 12th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1211 is a normal year and no leap year.

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