May 12th, 1660

Born on May 12th, 1660

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 132,000 days old!

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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

79

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

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

28

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

90

Florence Nightingale

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

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

58

Song Yang

Chinese-born Australian badminton player

*May 12th, 1965, Nanjing

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

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

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

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

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

44

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator

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

61

Emilio Estevez

American actor, director, and writer

*May 12th, 1962, New York City

62

Augustus II the Strong

King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony (1670–1733)

*May 12th, 1670, Dresden †February 1st, 1733, Warsaw

40

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby union player

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

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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67

George I of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1714–27), Elector of Hanover (r. 1698–1727)

*May 28th, 1660, Hanover †June 11th, 1727, Osnabrück

65

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer

*May 2nd, 1660, Palermo †October 22nd, 1725, Naples

92

Hans Sloane

Irish botanist, doctor, and collector (1660-1753)

*April 16th, 1660, Killyleagh †January 11th, 1753, Chelsea

59

Arnold Houbraken

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1660-1719)

*March 28th, 1660, Dordrecht †October 14th, 1719, Amsterdam

62

Johann Kuhnau

German composer, organist and harpsichordist

*April 6th, 1660, Geising †June 5th, 1722, Leipzig

29

Jan van Mieris

Dutch painter (1660-1690)

*June 17th, 1660, Leiden †March 17th, 1690, Rome

55

Stefano Maria Legnani

Italian painter (1660-1715)

*January 1st, 1660, Milan †January 1st, 1715, Bologna

53

Andreas Schlüter

Prussian baroque sculptor and architect

*April 30th, 1660, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1714, Saint Petersburg

82

Friedrich Hoffmann

German physician and chemist

*February 19th, 1660, Halle (Saale) †November 12th, 1742, Halle (Saale)

64

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl

Scottish politician and noble (1660-1724)

*February 24th, 1660, Knowsley †November 14th, 1724, Huntingtower Castle

83

André Campra

French composer and conductor (1660-1744)

*December 4th, 1660, Aix-en-Provence †June 29th, 1744, Versailles

56

Matteo Alberti

Italian architect

*January 1st, 1660, Venice †December 23rd, 1716, Düsseldorf

84

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

British duchess (1660-1744)

*June 15th, 1660, Hertfordshire †October 18th, 1744, Marlborough House

29

Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria

Dauphine of France (1660-1690)

*November 28th, 1660, Munich †April 20th, 1690, Palace of Versailles

87

Samuel Crellius

Polish philosopher

*March 25th, 1660, Kluczbork †June 9th, 1747, Amsterdam

62

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

English politician (1660-1723)

*October 20th, 1660, England †July 26th, 1723, England

70

Ferdinand Johann Adam von Pernau

Austrian ornithologist

*November 7th, 1660, Steinach am Brenner †October 14th, 1731, Schloss Rosenau

57

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

British diplomat; (1660-1718)

*July 24th, 1660, England †February 1st, 1718, Charing Cross

70

Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

*October 30th, 1660, Sønderborg †March 12th, 1731, Hamburg

33

Louis Anton of Pfalz-Neuburg

Roman Catholic bishop (1660-1694)

*June 9th, 1660, Düsseldorf †May 4th, 1694, Liège

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Leap year

Yes: 1660 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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