November 12th, 1560

Born on November 12th, 1560

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 169,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 719 days, exactly on April 23rd, 2026, people who were born on November 12th, 1560 will be 170,000 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

76

Richard Baxter

English Puritan church leader, poet, and hymn-writer

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

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

41

Anne Hathaway

American actress

*November 12th, 1982, Brooklyn

30

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)

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

53

Tonya Harding

American figure skater

*November 12th, 1970, Portland

74

Baháʼu'lláh

Founder of the Bahá'í Faith

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

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

43

Juana Inés de la Cruz

Mexican writer, philosopher, composer and poet

*November 12th, 1651, Nepantla de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz †April 17th, 1695, Mexico City

62

Enzo Francescoli

Uruguayan footballer

*November 12th, 1961, Montevideo

28

Tadeusz Borowski

Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951)

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

62

Ulrich von Hassell

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

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

77

Keith Mitchell

Grenadian politician

*November 12th, 1946, Saint George Parish

77

Auguste Rodin

French sculptor (1840–1917)

*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, Meudon

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36

Theodosius Fabricius

German theologian (1560-1597)

*August 11th, 1560, Nordhausen †August 7th, 1597, Göttingen

54

Elizabeth Báthory

Hungarian countess

*August 7th, 1560, Nyírbátor †August 21st, 1614, Čachtice Castle

73

Wilhelm Fabry

German surgeon (1560-1634)

*June 25th, 1560, Hilden †February 15th, 1634, Bern

76

Albrecht Manuel

Swiss politician (1560-1637)

*November 2nd, 1560, Bern †August 11th, 1637, Bern

66

Jan Gruter

Flemish-born philologist, scholar, and librarian (1560-1627)

*December 3rd, 1560, Antwerp †September 20th, 1627, Heidelberg

49

Jacobus Arminius

Dutch theologian, inspirator of Arminianism, champion of tolerance (1560-1609)

*October 10th, 1560, Oudewater †October 19th, 1609, Leiden

48

Annibale Carracci

Bolognese painter (1560–1609)

*November 3rd, 1560, Bologna †July 15th, 1609, Rome

52

John Harington

English courtier, Queens godson and author

*August 4th, 1560, Kelston †November 20th, 1612, Somerset

64

Gaspard Bauhin

Swiss botanist (1560-1624)

*January 17th, 1560, Basel †December 5th, 1624, Basel

40

Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

*September 4th, 1560, Neuburg an der Donau †December 16th, 1600, Birkenfeld

30

Christian I, Elector of Saxony

German noble

*October 29th, 1560, Dresden †September 25th, 1591, Dresden

71

Pietro Durazzo

Doge of the Republic of Genoa

*August 8th, 1560, Genoa †December 18th, 1631, Genoa

69

Thomas Chrön

17th-century Catholic bishop

*November 13th, 1560, Ljubljana †February 10th, 1630, Gornji Grad

68

Hieronymus Praetorius

German composer (1560-1629)

*August 10th, 1560, Hamburg †January 27th, 1629, Hamburg

49

Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes

Spanish general and statesman

*September 18th, 1560, Zamora †July 22nd, 1610, Milan

67

Juan Sánchez Cotán

Spanish artist (1560-1627)

*June 25th, 1560, Orgaz †September 8th, 1627, Granada

51

Charles III de Croÿ

Belgian noble (1560-1612)

*July 11th, 1560, Beaumont †January 16th, 1612, Beaumont

31

Thomas Cavendish

English explorer and privateer (1560-1592)

*September 19th, 1560, Ipswich †May 1st, 1592, South Atlantic Ocean

60

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (1560–1620)

*March 13th, 1560, Dillenburg †May 31st, 1620, Leeuwarden

57

Charles, Margrave of Burgau

German nobleman

*November 22nd, 1560, Velký Vřešťov †October 31st, 1618, Überlingen

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Leap year

Yes: 1560 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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