December 12th, 1675

Born on December 12th, 1675

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 12th?

December 12th, 2021

At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton in the final lap to become the 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 collided with HMS Barham, the battleship she was escorting, sinking with heavy loss of life.

December 12th, 1936

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China 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, 0627

A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated Emperor Khosrow II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh, near present-day Mosul, Iraq.

December 12th, 2015

The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 12th?

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

*December 12th, 1969, Wesel †November 2nd, 2022, Wesel

47

Alexander I of Russia

Tsar of the Russian Empire from 1801 to 1825

*December 12th, 1777, Saint Petersburg †November 19th, 1825, Taganrog

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

*December 12th, 1952, Beverley †June 5th, 2017, Bristol

41

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

French physician and philosopher

*December 12th, 1709, Saint-Malo †November 11th, 1751, Potsdam

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

*December 12th, 1731, Elston †April 18th, 1802, Breadsall

80

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

*December 12th, 1863, Ådalsbruk †January 23rd, 1944, Ekely

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

71

Urban Gottfried Siber

German theologian

*December 12th, 1669, Bad Schandau †June 15th, 1741, Leipzig

65

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994)

*December 12th, 1929, London †December 24th, 1994, Shropshire

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

*December 12th, 1968, Washington, D.C.

27

Lucas Hedges

American actor

*December 12th, 1996, Brooklyn

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

62

Johann Jacob Dillenius

German botanist (1684-1747)

*December 12th, 1684, Darmstadt †April 2nd, 1747, Oxford

52

Alfred Werner

Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919)

*December 12th, 1866, Mulhouse †November 15th, 1919, Zürich

71

Cathy Rigby

American actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast (born December 12, 1952)

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

Same year
Born in 1675

83

Benedict XIV

Catholic pope from 1740 to 1758

*March 31st, 1675, Bologna †May 3rd, 1758, Rome

81

Rosalba Carriera

Rococo portrait painter (1673-1757)

*October 7th, 1675, Venice †April 15th, 1757, Venice

53

Samuel Clarke

English philosopher and clergyman (*1675 – †1729)

*October 11th, 1675, Norwich †May 17th, 1729, London

80

Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon

French writer

*January 16th, 1675, Paris †March 2nd, 1755, Paris

75

Paul Dudley

Colonial Massachusetts attorney general and chief justice

*September 3rd, 1675, Roxbury †January 25th, 1751, Roxbury

61

Vakhtang VI of Kartli

King of Kartli

*September 15th, 1675, Tbilisi †March 26th, 1737, Astrakhan

69

Heinrich Klausing

German mathematician, astronomer and theologian (1675-1745)

*December 28th, 1675, Herford †October 2nd, 1745, Leipzig

67

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco

Italian composer and violinist

*July 12th, 1675, Verona †July 12th, 1742, Munich

34

Higashiyama

Emperor of Japan (1675-1710)

*October 21st, 1675, Kyoto †January 16th, 1710, Kyoto

69

Johann Ignaz Egedacher

Organ builder

*January 1st, 1675, Salzburg †June 19th, 1744, Passau

74

Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl

Bavarian politician (1675-1750)

*February 21st, 1675, Munich †January 22nd, 1750, Munich

47

Johann Daniel Herrnschmidt

German theologian

*April 11th, 1675, Bopfingen †February 5th, 1723, Halle (Saale)

58

James Thornhill

British painter (1675-1734)

*July 25th, 1675, Melcombe Regis †May 4th, 1734, Weymouth

58

Duchess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg

German princess (1675-1733)

*January 21st, 1675, Ratzeburg †July 10th, 1733, Ettlingen

89

Caspar König

Organ builder

*November 15th, 1675, Ingolstadt †July 9th, 1765, Ingolstadt

51

Friedrich Vitzthum von Eckstädt

German politician (1675-1726)

*January 10th, 1675, Dresden †April 13th, 1726, Nadarzyn

76

Jean Pierre de Caussade

Roman Catholic theologian

*March 7th, 1675, Cahors †December 8th, 1751, Toulouse

61

Pierre Dugué de Boisbriand

Governor of Louisiana

*February 21st, 1675, Montreal †June 7th, 1736, France

56

Johann Cyriak Hackhofer

Austrian painter (1675-1731)

*February 14th, 1675, Veldidena †May 9th, 1731, Vorau

15

John William, Duke of Saxe-Jena

German noble

*March 28th, 1675, Jena †November 4th, 1690, Jena

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1675 is a normal year and no leap year.

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