May 12th, 1703

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Born on May 12th, 1703 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 12th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 12th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1703)

Born on May 12th, 1703

Weekday

Saturday

May 12th, 1703 was a Saturday.

Age

320

People born on May 12th, 1703 will turn 321 this year (2024), in exactly 8 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1703 - May 21st, 1703

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 117,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 764 days, exactly on June 7th, 2026, people who were born on May 12th, 1703 will be 118,000 days old!

117,236 Days

16,748 Weeks

3,851 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

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

Born on May 12th, 1703

Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer

French harpsichordist and composer

*May 12th, 1703, Turin †January 11th, 1755, Paris

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

Liu Xiaolong

Badminton player

*May 12th, 1988, Zhangzhou

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

*May 12th, 1980, Southampton

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

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

Erik Durm

German association football player

*May 12th, 1992, Pirmasens

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

Florence Nightingale

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

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

Song Yang

Chinese-born Australian badminton player

*May 12th, 1965, Nanjing

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor

*May 12th, 1950, Dublin

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

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

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

*May 12th, 1910, Cairo †July 29th, 1994, Ilmington

Lindsay Crouse

Actress

*May 12th, 1948, New York City

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator

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

Emilio Estevez

American actor, director, and writer

*May 12th, 1962, New York City

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby union player

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

Karl von Appen

German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)

*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East Berlin

Hans Ils

German politician (1906-1988)

*May 12th, 1906, Weißenhorn †March 25th, 1988, Freiburg im Breisgau

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Born in 1703

Robert James

British physician

*August 23rd, 1703, Staffordshire †March 23rd, 1776, London

John Wesley

Founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)

*June 17th, 1703, Epworth †March 2nd, 1791, St Luke's

Jonathan Edwards

Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (1703-1758)

*October 5th, 1703, East Windsor †March 22nd, 1758, Princeton

François Boucher

French painter (1703-1770)

*September 29th, 1703, Paris †May 30th, 1770, Paris

Gilbert Tennent

American minister

*February 5th, 1703, County Armagh †July 23rd, 1764, Philadelphia

Antoine Deparcieux

French mathematician

*October 28th, 1703, Peyremale †September 2nd, 1768, Paris

Guillaume-François Rouelle

French chemist (1703-1770)

*September 15th, 1703, Mathieu †August 3rd, 1770, Paris

László Amade

Hungarian poet, soldier (1703-1764)

*March 12th, 1703, Gabčíkovo †December 22nd, 1764, Horný Bar

Władysław Aleksander Łubieński

Catholic archbishop

*November 1st, 1703, Galicia †June 21st, 1767, Gniezno

Marie Leszczyńska

Queen Consort of France

*June 23rd, 1703, Trzebnica †June 24th, 1768, Palace of Versailles

Johann Gottfried Schaumburg

*April 18th, 1703, Zerbst †May 25th, 1746, Jena

Peter Warren

Royal Navy admiral (1703-1752)

*March 10th, 1703, Meath †July 29th, 1752, Dublin

Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein

Jesuit missionary

*August 18th, 1703, Ljubljana †October 29th, 1774, Beijing

José Francisco de Isla

Spanish writer (1703-1781)

*April 24th, 1703, Cistierna †November 2nd, 1781, Bologna

Theophilus Cibber

English writer (1703-1758)

*November 26th, 1703, London †October 1st, 1758, Irish Sea

Elias Dollhopf

German painter (1703-1773)

*January 13th, 1703, Tachov †December 12th, 1773, Horní Slavkov

Georg Andreas Sorge

German composer

*March 21st, 1703, Mellenbach-Glasbach †April 4th, 1778, Bad Lobenstein

Johann Gottlieb Graun

German composer and violinist

*October 27th, 1703, Wahrenbrück †October 27th, 1771, Berlin

Johann Baptist Regondi

Italian sculptor (1703-1762)

*June 24th, 1703, Kaisersteinbruch †March 18th, 1762, Kaisersteinbruch

Lorenzo Ricci

Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1703-1775)

*August 2nd, 1703, Florence †November 24th, 1775, Rome

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 12th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XII.V.MDCCIII

12.5.1703

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1703 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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May 12th, 1703

Born on May 12th, 1703

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 117,000 days old!

117,236 Days

16,748 Weeks

3,851 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 12th?

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.

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.

The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they claimed to be Cambodian territorial waters.

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.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the critically acclaimed and widely influential debut album Are You Experienced.

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.

German engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the first working programmable and fully automatic computer, to an audience of scientists in Berlin.

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.

Nazi deputies assaulted journalist Helmuth Klotz in the German parliament building after he broke the Röhm scandal.

North Borneo was established as a British protectorate.

Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French protectorate.

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.

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.

War of the Austrian Succession: Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Bohemia after driving French troops from the territory.

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

Born on May 12th, 1703

French harpsichordist and composer

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

Same year Born in 1703

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 12th

Blessed Imelda

Blessed Joan of Portugal

Crispoldus

Dominic de la Calzada

Epiphanius of Salamis

Gregory Dix (Church of England)

Modoald

Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras

Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)

Philip of Agira

International ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

International Nurses Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

12.5.1703

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Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 117,000 days old!

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

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Born in 1703

Calendar
May 1703

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18		1	2	3	4	5	6
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22	28	29	30	31