August 12th, 1541

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Born on August 12th, 1541 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 12th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 12th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1541)

Born on August 12th, 1541

Weekday

Tuesday

August 12th, 1541 was a Tuesday.

Age

482

People born on August 12th, 1541 will turn 483 this year (2024), in exactly 106 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1541 - August 23rd, 1541

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 693 days, exactly on March 22nd, 2026, people who were born on August 12th, 1541 will be 177,000 days old!

176,307 Days

25,186 Weeks

5,792 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

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?

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

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

Toby Penty

English badminton player

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

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

*August 12th, 1930, Budapest

Klara Hitler

Mother of Adolf Hitler

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

Dana Ivey

American actress

*August 12th, 1941, Atlanta

Jean-Jacques Ampère

French philologist

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

Wissam Ben Yedder

Tunisian and French association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Sarcelles

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

Pete Sampras

American tennis player

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

Christian III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway

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

Matthijs de Ligt

Dutch association football player

*August 12th, 1999, Leiderdorp

Jacinto Benavente

Spanish writer (1866-1954)

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

Rebecca Gayheart

American actress

*August 12th, 1971, Hazard

Same year
Born in 1541

Michele Mercati

Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)

*April 8th, 1541, San Miniato †June 25th, 1593, Rome

Menso Alting

Preacher and reformer

*November 9th, 1541, Eelde †October 7th, 1612, Emden

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex

English noble and general (1541-1576)

*September 16th, 1541, Carmarthen †September 22nd, 1576, Dublin

Francesco I de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541-1587)

*March 25th, 1541, Florence †October 17th, 1587, Poggio a Caiano

Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon

French general

*March 15th, 1541, Murs †December 2nd, 1615, Avignon

Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels

German noble

*January 1st, 1541, Marburg †January 1st, 1583, Rheinfels Castle

Johann Bauhin

Swiss botanist

*December 12th, 1541, Basel †October 26th, 1612, Montbéliard

Johann von Wattenwyl

Swiss politician (1541-1604)

*January 1st, 1541, Bern †May 28th, 1604, Bern

Philip V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1590 to 1599

*February 21st, 1541, Bouxwiller †June 2nd, 1599, Niederbronn-les-Bains

Sophie of Brandenburg

(1541-1564)

*December 14th, 1541, Old Cölln †June 27th, 1564, Český Krumlov

Sigmund Fugger von Kirchberg und Weißenhorn

Bishop of Regensburg (1542-1600)

*November 30th, 1541, Augsburg †January 1st, 1600

Virgil Pingitzer

*October 9th, 1541, Hallein †July 20th, 1619, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 12th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XII.VIII.MDXLI

12.8.1541

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1541 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1541

August 1541

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September 1541

12. August 1542
12. August 1546
12. August 1551
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12. August 1641
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August 12th, 1541

Born on August 12th, 1541

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 176,000 days old!

176,307 Days

25,186 Weeks

5,792 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 12th?

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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Same year Born in 1541

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 12th

Euplius

Eusebius of Milan

Herculanus of Brescia

Pope Innocent XI

Jænberht

Muiredach (or Murtagh)

Porcarius II

August 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Glorious Twelfth (United Kingdom)

HM the Queen Mother's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand)

International Youth Day (United Nations)

Russian Air Force Day (Russia)

Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia)

Sea Org Day (Scientology)

World Elephant Day (International)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

12.8.1541

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Same year
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Calendar
August 1541

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31					1	2	3
32	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
33	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
34	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
35	25	26	27	28	29	30	31