August 12th, 1503

Born on August 12th, 1503

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 12th?

August 12th, 2016

The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.

August 12th, 2000

Kursk, an Oscar-class submarine of the Russian Navy, suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea during a military exercise with 118 lives lost.

August 12th, 1990

Near Faith, South Dakota, American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed Sue (pictured).

August 12th, 1985

Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 of 524 people on board in the world's worst single-aircraft aviation disaster.

August 12th, 1969

The Troubles: Riots erupted in the neighbourhood of Bogside in Derry, and spread across much of Northern Ireland.

August 12th, 1952

Thirteen Jewish poets were executed in Moscow for espionage based on false confessions.

August 12th, 1945

An official administrative history of the Manhattan Project, written by American physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth, was released to the public days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

August 12th, 1944

World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers and refugees and burned their bodies.

August 12th, 1914

World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German invasion of the country.

August 12th, 1883

The last known quagga (colourised example pictured), a subspecies of the plains zebra, died at Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam.

August 12th, 1881

Franco-American children as young as seven years old commenced a strike against Cabot Mill of Brunswick, Maine. The Mill had to shut down operations for three days.

August 12th, 1099

Crusades: Fatimid forces under al-Afdal Shahanshah began retreating to Egypt after the Battle of Ascalon, concluding the First Crusade.

August 12th, 1323

The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border between the two countries for the first time.

August 12th, 1164

Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.

August 12th, 1121

Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

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

Born on August 12th, 1503

55

Christian III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway

*August 12th, 1503, Gottorf Castle †January 1st, 1559, Kolding

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

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

28

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

69

Franciscus Sonnius

Dutch theologian

*August 12th, 1506, Son †June 30th, 1576, Antwerp

73

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

*August 12th, 1887, Vienna †January 4th, 1961, Vienna

31

Toby Penty

English badminton player

*August 12th, 1992, Walton-on-Thames

51

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

32

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

78

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

46

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

93

George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

*August 12th, 1930, Budapest

82

Dana Ivey

American actress

*August 12th, 1941, Atlanta

47

Klara Hitler

Mother of Adolf Hitler

*August 12th, 1860, Weitra †December 21st, 1907, Urfahr

33

Wissam Ben Yedder

Tunisian and French association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Sarcelles

54

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

52

Pete Sampras

American tennis player

*August 12th, 1971, Washington, D.C.

63

Jean-Jacques Ampère

French philologist

*August 12th, 1800, Lyon †March 27th, 1864, Pau

24

Matthijs de Ligt

Dutch association football player

*August 12th, 1999, Leiderdorp

87

Jacinto Benavente

Spanish writer (1866-1954)

*August 12th, 1866, Murcia †July 14th, 1954, Málaga

52

Rebecca Gayheart

American actress

*August 12th, 1971, Hazard

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Born in 1503

62

Nostradamus

French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)

*December 14th, 1503, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence †July 2nd, 1566, Salon-de-Provence

61

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty and king of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary (1503–1564)

*March 10th, 1503, Alcalá de Henares †July 25th, 1564, Vienna

35

Isabella of Portugal

16th-century Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain (1503-1539)

*October 24th, 1503, Lisbon †May 1st, 1539, Toledo

69

Bronzino

Italian Mannerist painter

*November 17th, 1503, Florence †November 23rd, 1572, Florence

43

Pier Luigi Farnese

Duke of Parma (1503-1547)

*November 19th, 1503, Rome †September 10th, 1547, Piacenza

44

Niccolò Ardinghelli

Italian cardinal

*March 17th, 1503, Florence †August 22nd, 1547, Rome

37

Parmigianino

Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker (1503–1540)

*January 11th, 1503, Parma †August 24th, 1540, Casalmaggiore

58

Paul Dax

Austrian artist (1503-1561)

*January 1st, 1503, Sterzing †January 1st, 1561, Innsbruck

43

Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

Queen Consort and Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, Queen Consort of Germany and Archduchess of Austria

*July 23rd, 1503, Buda †January 27th, 1547, Prague

52

Henri II of Navarre

King of Navarre

*April 18th, 1503, Sangüesa/Zangoza †May 25th, 1555, Hagetmau

24

Gumpert of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

(1503-1528)

*July 16th, 1503, Ansbach †June 15th, 1528, Naples

56

Johann Gropper

Catholic cardinal

*March 6th, 1503, Soest †March 23rd, 1559, Rome

68

Johannes Glauburg

German politician (1503-1571)

*June 9th, 1503, Frankfurt †October 22nd, 1571, Frankfurt

53

Giovanni della Casa

Roman Catholic archbishop

*June 28th, 1503, Mugello †November 14th, 1556, Rome

63

Wilhelm von Grumbach

German adventurer

*June 11th, 1503, Rimpar †April 28th, 1567, Gotha

59

Joachim of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Count of Kladsko, and Bishop of Brandenburg (1503-1563)

*January 18th, 1503, Oleśnica †December 27th, 1562, Wrocław

44

Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg

German duke

*November 12th, 1503, Heidelberg †July 4th, 1548, Heidelberg

54

Jacob Micyllus

German humanist

*April 6th, 1503, Strasbourg †January 28th, 1558, Heidelberg

50

John Frederick I

Elector of Saxony and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (1503-1554)

*June 30th, 1503, Torgau †March 3rd, 1554, Weimar

56

Franz Burchart

German politician, diplomat and jurist (1503-1560)

*July 3rd, 1503, Weimar †January 15th, 1560, Weimar

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1503 is a normal year and no leap year.

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