December 12th, 1652

Born on December 12th, 1652

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 136,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 539 days, exactly on January 16th, 2028, people who were born on December 12th, 1652 will be 137,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 12th?

December 12th, 2021

At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become World Drivers' Champion.

December 12th, 2000

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush (pictured) the winner.

December 12th, 1988

Three trains collided near Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people and injuring 484 others.

December 12th, 1985

Arrow Air Flight 1285R crashed after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, killing 256 people, including 248 members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.

December 12th, 1969

The Greek junta announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after the junta was found guilty of torture and other human-rights violations by the European Commission of Human Rights.

December 12th, 1964

Jomo Kenyatta became the first president of the Republic of Kenya.

December 12th, 1942

World War II: German troops began Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.

December 12th, 1941

The Holocaust: At a Nazi Party meeting in the Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler declared the imminent destruction of the Jewish people.

December 12th, 1939

The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess (pictured) collided with HMS Barham, the battleship she was escorting, and Duchess sank with heavy loss of life.

December 12th, 1936

Republic of China leader Chiang Kai-shek was kidnapped by Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, a former warlord of Manchuria.

December 12th, 1935

The Nazi Lebensborn programme, which was later mistakenly believed to engage in coercive breeding, was established to provide assistance to the wives of SS members and unmarried mothers.

December 12th, 1905

In support of the December Uprising in Moscow, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kyiv staged a mass uprising, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in the city.

December 12th, 1866

England's worst mining disaster occurred when a series of explosions (depicted) caused by flammable gases ripped through the Oaks Colliery, killing 361 people.

December 12th, 1388

Unable to defend her possessions, Maria of Enghien sold the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.

December 12th, 0627

At the Battle of Nineveh, the Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated the forces of Sasanian emperor Khosrow II, commanded by Rhahzadh, near present-day Mosul, Iraq.

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

Same year
Born in 1652

87

Clement XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740

*April 7th, 1652, Florence †February 6th, 1740, Rome

33

Thomas Otway

English writer and dramatist (1652-1685)

*March 3rd, 1652, Trotton with Chithurst †April 14th, 1685, London

67

Michel Rolle

French mathematician

*April 21st, 1652, Ambert †November 8th, 1719, Paris

68

Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson

French politician & art collector (1652-1721)

*November 4th, 1652, Venice †May 8th, 1721, Paris

43

Jan Sladký Kozina

Czech revolutionary (1652-1695)

*September 10th, 1652, Újezd †November 28th, 1695, Plzeň

61

Livio Odescalchi

Italian noble

*March 10th, 1652, Rome †September 8th, 1713, Rome

79

Johann Ernst Kregel

German jurist

*August 13th, 1652, Magdeburg †December 26th, 1731, Leipzig

77

Samuel Sewall

Salem witch trial judge; early abolitionist; chief justice of Massachusetts

*March 28th, 1652, Hampshire †January 1st, 1730, Boston

77

Johann Heinrich Ernesti

Philosopher and theologian

*March 12th, 1652, Königsfeld †October 16th, 1729, Leipzig

76

Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard

Marshal of France (1652-1728)

*February 14th, 1652, Dauphiné †March 20th, 1728, Paris

71

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus

German physician and botanist (1652-1723)

*December 9th, 1652, Leipzig †December 20th, 1723, Leipzig

63

Andreas Wolff

German painter (1652-1716)

*December 11th, 1652, Munich †April 9th, 1716, Munich

55

Karolina of Legnica-Brieg

Silesian noblewoman

*December 2nd, 1652, Brzeg †December 24th, 1707, Wrocław

76

Axel Sparre

Swedish textile artist and painter (1652-1728)

*January 9th, 1652, Visby parish †May 31st, 1728

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Leap year

Yes: 1652 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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