November 12th, 1452

Born on November 12th, 1452

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 208,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 278 days, exactly on February 1st, 2025, people who were born on November 12th, 1452 will be 209,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 12th?

November 12th, 2014

The European Space Agency lander Philae (artist's impression shown) touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet.

November 12th, 2006

Although the Georgian government declared it illegal, South Ossetia held a referendum on independence, with more than 99 percent of voters in favour of preserving the region's status as a de facto independent state.

November 12th, 2001

American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into residential buildings five minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, killing a total of 265 people.

November 12th, 1996

A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 collided in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 people, the deadliest such collision in history.

November 12th, 1991

Indonesian forces opened fire on student demonstrators protesting the occupation of East Timor in the capital Dili, killing at least 250 people.

November 12th, 1973

The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC.

November 12th, 1970

The deadliest tropical cyclone in history made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan (Bangladesh), killing at least 250,000 people.

November 12th, 1948

Former Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo was sentenced to death for war crimes alongside generals Iwane Matsui, Akira Mutō and Kenji Doihara.

November 12th, 1945

Sudirman was elected the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces.

November 12th, 1944

Second World War: The Royal Air Force sank the German battleship Tirpitz on the ninth attempt (video featured), killing about 1,000 sailors on board.

November 12th, 1942

World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the decisive engagement in a series of sea battles between Allied and Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands, began.

November 12th, 1940

World War II: Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrived in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis powers.

November 12th, 1932

At the request of the Government of Western Australia, the Australian military officially resumed fighting the Great Emu War after their prior withdrawal.

November 12th, 1928

The British ocean liner SS Vestris sank in the western Atlantic Ocean, killing 111 people.

November 12th, 1912

Eight months after perishing during the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, the bodies of Robert Falcon Scott (pictured) and his companions were discovered on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

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

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

80

Dieter Wedel

German director and screenwriter

*November 12th, 1941, Frankfurt †July 13th, 2022, Hamburg

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

20

Daria Bujnicka

Badminton player

*November 12th, 2003, Łódź

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

51

Ricardo Fernandes

Badminton player

*November 12th, 1972, Funchal

71

Bernd Fritz

German author

*November 12th, 1945, Bechtheim †April 16th, 2017, Bechtheim

76

Richard Baxter

English Puritan church leader, poet, and hymn-writer

*November 12th, 1615, Rowton †December 8th, 1691, London

41

Anne Hathaway

American actress

*November 12th, 1982, New York City

30

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)

*November 12th, 1780, Paris †August 31st, 1811, Marseille

53

Tonya Harding

American figure skater

*November 12th, 1970, Portland

78

Neil Young

Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)

*November 12th, 1945, Toronto

76

Patrice Leconte

French film director and screenwriter

*November 12th, 1947, Paris

74

Baháʼu'lláh

Founder of the Bahá'í Faith

*November 12th, 1817, Tehran †May 29th, 1892, Acre

62

Enzo Francescoli

Uruguayan footballer

*November 12th, 1961, Montevideo

35

Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont

Prince of Savoy

*November 12th, 1450, Geneva †January 30th, 1486, Ham

28

Tadeusz Borowski

Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951)

*November 12th, 1922, Zhytomyr †July 3rd, 1951, Warsaw

77

Keith Mitchell

Grenadian politician

*November 12th, 1946, Saint George Parish

62

Ulrich von Hassell

German diplomat and resistance fighter against National Socialism (1881–1944)

*November 12th, 1881, Anklam †September 8th, 1944, Plötzensee Prison

43

Ryan Gosling

Canadian actor

*November 12th, 1980, London

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Born in 1452

67

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)

*April 15th, 1452, Anchiano †May 2nd, 1519, Amboise

32

Richard III of England

English monarch

*October 2nd, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle †August 22nd, 1485, Bosworth Field site

45

Girolamo Savonarola

Italian Dominican friar and preacher (1452-1498)

*September 21st, 1452, Ferrara †May 23rd, 1498, Florence

63

Ferdinand II of Aragon

King of Aragon, Sicily, Naples, and Valencia

*March 10th, 1452, Palacio de los Sada †January 23rd, 1516, Casa de Santa María

55

Ludovico Sforza

Duke of Milan

*July 27th, 1452, Vigevano †May 27th, 1508, Loches

40

Henry the Younger of Poděbrady

Prince of Bohemia, duke of Münsterberg, Czech poet, prince, translator and writer

*May 18th, 1452, Prague †July 1st, 1492, Poděbrady

78

Johannes Stöffler

German astronomer

*December 10th, 1452, Blaubeuren †February 16th, 1531, Blaubeuren

38

Joan, Princess of Portugal

Portuguese saint (1452-1490)

*February 6th, 1452, Lisbon †May 12th, 1490, Aveiro

60

Pandolfo Petrucci

Italian politician (1452-1512)

*February 14th, 1452, Siena †May 21st, 1512, San Quirico d'Orcia

81

Lucrezia Crivelli

Lady-in-waiting; mistress of Ludovico Sforza

*July 22nd, 1452, Milan †April 12th, 1534, Canneto sull'Oglio

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Public holidays on November 12th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1452 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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