May 12th, 1519

Born on May 12th, 1519

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

May 12th, 2008

In Postville, Iowa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the largest-ever raid of a workplace and arrested nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.

May 12th, 1998

Four students were shot and killed by Indonesian soldiers at Trisakti University in Jakarta, which led to widespread riots and the resignation of President Suharto nine days later.

May 12th, 1975

The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they claimed to be Cambodian territorial waters.

May 12th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force began the defence of Fire Support Base Coral in the largest unit-level action of the war for the Australian Army.

May 12th, 1967

The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the critically acclaimed and widely influential debut album Are You Experienced.

May 12th, 1948

The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ended cooperation on the matter.

May 12th, 1941

German engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the first working programmable and fully automatic computer, to an audience of scientists in Berlin.

May 12th, 1938

During an exercise to demonstrate air power, United States Army Air Corps bomber aircraft intercepted the Italian ocean liner SS Rex (pictured) 620 nautical miles (1,100 km) off the US Atlantic coast.

May 12th, 1932

Nazi deputies assaulted journalist Helmuth Klotz in the German parliament building after he broke the Röhm scandal.

May 12th, 1888

North Borneo was established as a British protectorate.

May 12th, 1881

Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French protectorate.

May 12th, 1863

American Civil War: The Confederates were routed in the Battle of Raymond, a small battle that had an inordinately large impact on the Vicksburg campaign.

May 12th, 1846

The Donner Party, an American pioneer group which became known for resorting to cannibalism when they became trapped in the Sierra Nevada, left Independence, Missouri, for California.

May 12th, 1743

War of the Austrian Succession: Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Bohemia after driving French troops from the territory.

May 12th, 2018

Paris knife attack: A man is fatally shot by police in Paris after killing one and injuring several others.

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

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

35

Liu Xiaolong

Badminton player

*May 12th, 1988, Zhangzhou

43

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

*May 12th, 1980, Southampton

31

Erik Durm

German association football player

*May 12th, 1992, Pirmasens

28

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

79

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

*May 12th, 1845, Pamiers †November 4th, 1924, Paris

58

Song Yang

Chinese-born Australian badminton player

*May 12th, 1965, Nanjing

90

Florence Nightingale

English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)

*May 12th, 1820, Florence †August 13th, 1910, London

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

73

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor

*May 12th, 1950, Dublin

40

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

*May 12th, 1910, Cairo †July 29th, 1994, Ilmington

75

Lindsay Crouse

Actress

*May 12th, 1948, New York City

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai

64

Gustav I of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560

*May 12th, 1496, Rydboholm Castle †September 29th, 1560, Stockholm

61

Emilio Estevez

American actor, director, and writer

*May 12th, 1962, New York City

40

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby union player

*May 12th, 1975, Auckland †November 18th, 2015, Auckland

44

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator

*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, Berlin

81

Karl von Appen

German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)

*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East Berlin

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69

Catherine de' Medici

Queen-consort and regent of France (1519-1589)

*April 13th, 1519, Florence †January 5th, 1589, Château de Blois

40

Henry II of France

1519–1559, monarch of the House of Valois

*March 31st, 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †July 10th, 1559, Hôtel des Tournelles

72

Innocent IX

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1591 (1519-1591)

*July 20th, 1519, Bologna †December 30th, 1591, Rome

53

Gaspard II de Coligny

French nobleman and admiral and Huguenot leader (1519-1572)

*February 16th, 1519, Châtillon-Coligny †August 24th, 1572, Paris

25

René of Châlon

Prince of Orange

*February 5th, 1519, Breda †July 15th, 1544, Saint-Dizier

48

Johann Schneidewein

German jurist (1519-1568)

*December 20th, 1519, Stolberg †December 4th, 1568, Zerbst

81

Johann Conrad Ulmer

Swiss theologian (1519-1600)

*March 31st, 1519, Schaffhausen †October 7th, 1600, Schaffhausen

84

Nikolaus Varnbüler

German jurist

*December 12th, 1519, Lindau †August 20th, 1604, Tübingen

73

Hugolin Martelli

Bishop of Glandèves (1519-1592)

*September 21st, 1519, Florence †November 1st, 1592, Empoli

55

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

Spanish explorer and governor (1519–1574)

*February 15th, 1519, Avilés †September 17th, 1574, Santander

54

Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Duke of Florence

*June 12th, 1519, Florence †April 21st, 1574, Villa Castello

86

Theodore Beza

French Reformed Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar (1519–1605)

*June 24th, 1519, Vézelay †October 13th, 1605, Geneva

44

Francis, Duke of Guise

French soldier and politician (1519-1563)

*February 17th, 1519, Bar-le-Duc †February 24th, 1563, Orléans

67

Rudolf Gwalther

Swiss theologian (1519-1586)

*November 9th, 1519, Zürich †December 25th, 1586, Zürich

60

Willibald Imhoff

German art collector

*November 16th, 1519, Nuremberg †January 25th, 1580, Nuremberg

75

Girolamo Mei

Italian historian

*May 27th, 1519, Florence †July 1st, 1594, Rome

52

Ulrich Mordeisen

German jurist and politician

*July 13th, 1519, Leipzig †June 5th, 1572, Dresden

47

Froben Christopher of Zimmern

Author of the Zimmern Chronicle

*February 19th, 1519, Schloss Mespelbrunn †November 27th, 1566, Messkirch

70

Johann Kittel

German theologian

*June 29th, 1519, Jüterbog †February 12th, 1590, Gdańsk

65

Johannes Crato von Krafftheim

Physician

*November 22nd, 1519, Wrocław †October 19th, 1585, Wrocław

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No: With 365 days 1519 is a normal year and no leap year.

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