August 12th, 1683

Born on August 12th, 1683

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

August 12th, 2016

The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.

August 12th, 2000

Kursk, an Oscar-class submarine of the Russian Navy, suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea during a military exercise with 118 lives lost.

August 12th, 1990

Near Faith, South Dakota, American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed Sue (pictured).

August 12th, 1985

Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 of 524 people on board in the world's worst single-aircraft aviation disaster.

August 12th, 1969

The Troubles: Riots erupted in the neighbourhood of Bogside in Derry, and spread across much of Northern Ireland.

August 12th, 1952

Thirteen Jewish poets were executed in Moscow for espionage based on false confessions.

August 12th, 1945

An official administrative history of the Manhattan Project, written by American physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth, was released to the public days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

August 12th, 1944

World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers and refugees and burned their bodies.

August 12th, 1914

World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German invasion of the country.

August 12th, 1883

The last known quagga (colourised example pictured), a subspecies of the plains zebra, died at Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam.

August 12th, 1881

Franco-American children as young as seven years old commenced a strike against Cabot Mill of Brunswick, Maine. The Mill had to shut down operations for three days.

August 12th, 1099

Crusades: Fatimid forces under al-Afdal Shahanshah began retreating to Egypt after the Battle of Ascalon, concluding the First Crusade.

August 12th, 1323

The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border between the two countries for the first time.

August 12th, 1164

Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.

August 12th, 1121

Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

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

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

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

28

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

73

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

*August 12th, 1887, Vienna †January 4th, 1961, Vienna

32

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

31

Toby Penty

English badminton player

*August 12th, 1992, Walton-on-Thames

51

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

63

Jean-Jacques Ampère

French philologist

*August 12th, 1800, Lyon †March 27th, 1864, Pau

78

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

47

Klara Hitler

Mother of Adolf Hitler

*August 12th, 1860, Weitra †December 21st, 1907, Urfahr

46

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

93

George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

*August 12th, 1930, Budapest

82

Dana Ivey

American actress

*August 12th, 1941, Atlanta

23

Ivan VI of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1740–1764)

*August 12th, 1740, Saint Petersburg †July 5th, 1764, Shlisselburg

33

Wissam Ben Yedder

Tunisian and French association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Sarcelles

54

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

52

Pete Sampras

American tennis player

*August 12th, 1971, Washington, D.C.

87

Jacinto Benavente

Spanish writer (1866-1954)

*August 12th, 1866, Murcia †July 14th, 1954, Málaga

66

Simon Paul Hilscher

Medicinae Dr. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 1704

*August 12th, 1682, Altenburg †December 20th, 1748, Jena

24

Matthijs de Ligt

Dutch association football player

*August 12th, 1999, Leiderdorp

Same year
Born in 1683

76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

*October 30th, 1683, Hanover †October 25th, 1760, London

80

Jean-Philippe Rameau

French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)

*September 25th, 1683, Dijon †September 12th, 1764, Paris

89

Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil

French magistrate and politician

*March 6th, 1683, Paris †July 12th, 1772, Paris

62

Philip V of Spain

King of Spain from 1700 to 1746

*December 19th, 1683, Versailles †July 9th, 1746, Madrid

63

Alessandro Gregorio Capponi

Italian archaeologist (1683-1746)

*March 12th, 1683, Rome †September 21st, 1746, Rome

74

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

French scientist

*February 28th, 1683, La Rochelle †October 17th, 1757, Château de La Bermondière

75

Bernardo de' Dominici

Italian painter and art historian (1683-1759)

*December 13th, 1683, Naples †April 30th, 1759, Naples

63

Carlo Bergonzi

Italian luthier (1683-1747)

*December 21st, 1683, Cremona †February 9th, 1747, Cremona

62

Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1683-1745)

*August 18th, 1683, Saalfeld †September 4th, 1745, Saalfeld

70

Carl Gustaf Bielke

Swedish count, major-general and county governor

*July 12th, 1683, Stockholm †February 11th, 1754, Stockholm

58

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

German botanist (1683-1741)

*March 13th, 1683, Gardelegen †August 12th, 1741, Regensburg

66

Conyers Middleton

English 18th-century clergyman and writer

*December 27th, 1683, Richmond †July 28th, 1750, Hildersham

64

Jacob Benzelius

Swedish archbishop (1683-1747)

*February 25th, 1683, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †June 19th, 1747, Stockholm

74

Lorenz Heister

German botanist and doctor (1683-1758)

*September 19th, 1683, Frankfurt †April 18th, 1758, Bornum am Elm

73

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton

Irish and English politician (1683-1757)

*October 25th, 1683, London †May 6th, 1757, London

73

Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg

*May 15th, 1683, Grabow †May 30th, 1756, Schwerin

78

Giovanni Poleni

Italian scientist and antiquarian (*1683 – †1761)

*August 23rd, 1683, Venice †November 15th, 1761, Padua

67

Ludolf August von Bismarck

German diplomat

*March 22nd, 1683, Pasłęk †October 15th, 1750, Poltava

23

Tsangyang Gyatso

Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet (1683-1706)

*March 1st, 1683, Tawang †November 15th, 1706, Qinghai

70

Maria Anna of Austria

Portuguese queen

*September 7th, 1683, Linz †August 14th, 1754, Lisbon

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1683 is a normal year and no leap year.

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