May 12th, 1666

Born on May 12th, 1666

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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

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

70

Albertus Seba

Dutch pharmacist, zoologist and collector (1665-1736)

*May 12th, 1665, Etzel †May 2nd, 1736, Amsterdam

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

40

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby union player

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

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72

Magnus Berg

Painter and sculptor (1666-1739)

*November 28th, 1666, Gudbrandsdalen †March 31st, 1739, Copenhagen

29

Ivan V of Russia

Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696

*August 27th, 1666, Moscow †January 29th, 1696, Moscow

80

Jean-Féry Rebel

French Baroque composer and violinist

*April 18th, 1666, Paris †January 2nd, 1747, Paris

60

Sophia Dorothea of Celle

Wife of George I of Great Britain (1666-1726)

*September 15th, 1666, Celle Castle †November 13th, 1726, Ahlden House

66

Victor Amadeus II of Savoy

Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (1675-1732)

*May 14th, 1666, Turin †October 31st, 1732, Moncalieri

41

Guru Gobind Singh

Tenth Sikh Guru (1666–1708)

*December 22nd, 1666, Patna †October 7th, 1708, Nanded

63

Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl

Swedish artist (1666-1729)

*September 4th, 1666, Stockholm †October 22nd, 1729, Parish of St Gertrud of Germany

57

Benedetto Luti

Italian painter (1666–1724)

*November 17th, 1666, Florence †June 17th, 1724, Rome

69

Carl Gustaf Armfeldt

Swedish general during the Great Northern War

*November 9th, 1666, Swedish Ingria †October 24th, 1736, Pernå

58

Gurdon Saltonstall

Governor of Connecticut (1666-1724)

*March 27th, 1666, Haverhill †September 20th, 1724, New London

70

George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney

Scottish nobleman and field marshal

*February 9th, 1666, Hamilton Palace †January 29th, 1737, London

76

Sigmund Friedrich Khevenhüller

(1666-1742)

*September 17th, 1666, Klagenfurt †December 8th, 1742, Vienna

72

Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri

Italian luthier

*November 25th, 1666, Cremona †January 1st, 1739, Cremona

68

George Granville

1st Baron Lansdowne

*March 9th, 1666, London †January 29th, 1735, Hanover Square

66

Conrad Mel

German theologian (1666-1733)

*August 14th, 1666, Gudensberg †May 3rd, 1733, Bad Hersfeld

78

Jean-Jacques Bouhier de Lantenay

French bishop (1666-1744)

*March 14th, 1666, Dijon †October 15th, 1744, Dijon

62

Attilio Ariosti

Italian composer

*November 5th, 1666, Bologna †January 1st, 1729, London

27

Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma

Prince of Parma

*August 12th, 1666, Colorno †September 6th, 1693, Parma

72

George Bähr

German architect

*March 15th, 1666, Fürstenwalde †March 16th, 1738, Dresden

71

Johann Daniel Preissler

German painter (1666-1737)

*January 17th, 1666, Nuremberg †October 13th, 1737, Nuremberg

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No: With 365 days 1666 is a normal year and no leap year.

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