May 12th, 1569

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Born on May 12th, 1569 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 12th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 12th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1569)

Born on May 12th, 1569

Weekday

Monday

May 12th, 1569 was a Monday.

Age

454

People born on May 12th, 1569 will turn 455 this year (2024), in exactly 6 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1569 - May 21st, 1569

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 166,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 820 days, exactly on August 4th, 2026, people who were born on May 12th, 1569 will be 167,000 days old!

166,180 Days

23,740 Weeks

5,459 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Liu Xiaolong

Badminton player

*May 12th, 1988, Zhangzhou

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

*May 12th, 1980, Southampton

Erik Durm

German association football player

*May 12th, 1992, Pirmasens

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

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

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

Florence Nightingale

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

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

Song Yang

Chinese-born Australian badminton player

*May 12th, 1965, Nanjing

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

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

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor

*May 12th, 1950, Dublin

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

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

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

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

Lindsay Crouse

Actress

*May 12th, 1948, New York City

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

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

Emilio Estevez

American actor, director, and writer

*May 12th, 1962, New York City

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby union player

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

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator

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

Karl von Appen

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

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

Hans Ils

German politician (1906-1988)

*May 12th, 1906, Weißenhorn †March 25th, 1988, Freiburg im Breisgau

Same year
Born in 1569

Jahangir I

The fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627

*August 30th, 1569, Fatehpur Sikri †October 28th, 1627, Rajauri

Conrad Vorstius

Dutch theologian

*July 19th, 1569, Cologne †September 29th, 1622, Tönning

Eusebius Schenck

*April 11th, 1569, Chroboly †October 28th, 1628, Jena

Guillén de Castro y Bellvis

Spanish dramatist

*November 14th, 1569, Valencia †July 28th, 1631, Madrid

Giambattista Marino

Italian poet

*October 14th, 1569, Naples †March 25th, 1625, Naples

Étienne Martellange

Architect (1569-1641)

*December 22nd, 1569, Lyon †October 3rd, 1641, Paris

Salamone Rossi

Italian composer

*November 30th, 1569, Mantua †January 1st, 1630, Mantua

Georg Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersheim

Czech nobleman, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersdorf, Bohemian nobleman, officer and occasional poet

*September 5th, 1569, Neuenstein †July 7th, 1645, Langenburg

John Davies

English poet, lawyer, and politician, born 1569

*April 16th, 1569, England †December 8th, 1626, London

Paul Sartorius

German composer

*November 16th, 1569, Nuremberg †February 28th, 1609, Innsbruck

Georgius Carolides

Czech poet

*April 11th, 1569, Prague †October 21st, 1612, Prague

Daniel Angelocrator

German Reformed minister (1569-1635)

*October 19th, 1569, Korbach †July 30th, 1635, Köthen

Heribert Rosweyde

Jesuit hagiographer

*January 20th, 1569, Utrecht †October 4th, 1629, Antwerp

John Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

*February 13th, 1569, Bitche †November 19th, 1625, Lichtenberg

Ranuccio I Farnese

Duke of Parma

*March 28th, 1569, Parma †March 5th, 1622, Parma

Ernst of Schaumburg

Count of Holstein-Pinneberg and Schaumburg

*September 24th, 1569, Bückeburg †January 17th, 1622, Bückeburg

Friedrich Kettler

Aristocrat from Latvia

*November 25th, 1569, Jelgava †August 17th, 1642, Jelgava

Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp

Regent of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

*June 1st, 1569, Gottorf Castle †November 14th, 1634, Schwerin

Nils Turesson Bielke

Swedish politician

*November 5th, 1569, Hörningsholm Castle †December 17th, 1639, Salsta

Joachim Andreas von Schlick

Czech nobleman (1569-1621)

*September 9th, 1569, Ostrov †June 21st, 1621, Old Town Square

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 12th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XII.V.MDLXIX

12.5.1569

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1569 is a normal year and no leap year.

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May 1569

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May 12th, 1569

Born on May 12th, 1569

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 166,000 days old!

166,180 Days

23,740 Weeks

5,459 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 12th?

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

North Borneo was established as a British protectorate.

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

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.

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.

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

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?

Same year Born in 1569

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 12th

Blessed Imelda

Blessed Joan of Portugal

Crispoldus

Dominic de la Calzada

Epiphanius of Salamis

Gregory Dix (Church of England)

Modoald

Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras

Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)

Philip of Agira

International ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

International Nurses Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

12.5.1569

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 166,000 days old!

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Same year
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Calendar
May 1569

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18				1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
20	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
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22	26	27	28	29	30	31