August 12th, 1504

Born on August 12th, 1504

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 189,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

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

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

55

Christian III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway

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

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

Same year
Born in 1504

68

Pius V

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1566 to 1572, saint

*January 17th, 1504, Bosco Marengo †May 1st, 1572, Rome

46

Shin Saimdang

Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)

*October 29th, 1504, Gangneung †May 17th, 1551, Paju

86

Daniel Greser

German theologian (1504-1591)

*December 6th, 1504, Weilburg †September 29th, 1591, Dresden

70

Matthew Parker

Archbishop of Canterbury (1504-1575)

*August 6th, 1504, Norwich †May 17th, 1575, Lambeth Palace

65

Francesco Primaticcio

Italian painter (1504-1570)

*April 30th, 1504, Bologna †January 1st, 1570, Paris

75

Stanislaus Hosius

Catholic cardinal (1504-1579)

*May 5th, 1504, Kraków †August 5th, 1579, Capranica Prenestina

70

Anna II, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg

*January 28th, 1504, Stolberg †March 4th, 1574, Quedlinburg

66

Melchior Kling

German jurist and diplomat

*December 1st, 1504, Steinau an der Straße †February 21st, 1571, Halle (Saale)

83

Florian Griespek von Griespach

Czech nobleman (1504-1588)

*December 18th, 1504, Innsbruck †March 29th, 1588, Nelahozeves

71

Heinrich Bullinger

Swiss reformer

*July 18th, 1504, Bremgarten †September 17th, 1575, Zürich

44

Caspar Creuziger

German humanist

*January 1st, 1504, Leipzig †November 16th, 1548, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

79

Antonio Francesco Grazzini

Italian writer, poet and playwright of XVI century

*March 22nd, 1504, Florence †February 18th, 1584, Florence

46

John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Zerbst

*September 4th, 1504, Dessau †February 4th, 1551, Zerbst

33

Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy

Portuguese noble (1505-1538)

*December 31st, 1504, Lisbon †January 8th, 1538, Nice

44

Lienhard Hirschvogel

German merchant

*June 21st, 1504, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1549, Augsburg

61

Johannes Mathesius

German theologian

*June 24th, 1504, Rochlitz †October 7th, 1565, Jáchymov

62

Philipp Gallicius

Swiss theologian

*February 4th, 1504, Müstair †June 7th, 1566, Chur

47

Guru Angad Dev

The second Guru of Sikhism

*March 31st, 1504, Sri Muktsar Sahib †March 28th, 1552, Amritsar

73

Scipione Rebiba

Catholic cardinal (1504-1577)

*February 3rd, 1504, San Marco d'Alunzio †July 23rd, 1577, Rome

89

Charles de Bourgueville

French historian and poet

*March 5th, 1504, Caen †November 5th, 1593, Caen

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Leap year

Yes: 1504 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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