May 12th, 1716

Born on May 12th, 1716

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 publicized the homosexuality of a senior Nazi politician.

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 Austrian forces drove French troops from the territory.

May 12th, 1926

The crew of the airship Norge (pictured), led by Roald Amundsen, became the first people to make a verified trip to the North Pole.

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

Same year
Born in 1716

58

Otto von Münchhausen

German botanist (1716–1774)

*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, Pattensen

50

Georg Hermann Richerz

German writer

*May 31st, 1716, Bützow †January 6th, 1767, Lübeck

49

Josip Kazimir Drašković

Croatian general

*January 1st, 1716, Trakošćan Castle †January 1st, 1765, Vienna

79

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

French writer and numismatist (1716-1795)

*January 20th, 1716, Cassis †April 30th, 1795, Paris

79

Antonio de Ulloa

Spanish explorer, naval officer, colonial official, and naturalist

*January 12th, 1716, Seville †July 5th, 1795, Isla de León

84

Itō Jakuchū

Japanese artist (1716-1800)

*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-ji

83

Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton

French scientist

*May 29th, 1716, Montbard †January 1st, 1800, Paris

69

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville

British Army general (1716-1785)

*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, Sussex

61

Guillaume Coustou the Younger

Sculptor from France (1716-1777)

*March 19th, 1716, Paris †July 13th, 1777, Paris

67

Carl Gustaf Ekeberg

Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)

*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish

80

Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz

Swedish architect (1716-1796)

*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm

80

Felice Giardini

Italian composer and violinist

*April 12th, 1716, Turin †June 8th, 1796, Moscow

77

James Lind

Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene

*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, Gosport

65

Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt

*December 12th, 1716, Dessau †January 27th, 1782, Kołobrzeg

86

Jean François de Saint-Lambert

French poet, philosopher and military officer

*December 26th, 1716, Nancy †February 9th, 1803, Paris

74

Étienne Maurice Falconet

French sculptor

*December 1st, 1716, Paris †January 24th, 1791, Paris

57

Johann Jakob Reiske

German scholar (1716-1774)

*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig

48

Immanuel Gottlob Brastberger

*April 10th, 1716, Sulz am Neckar †July 13th, 1764, Nürtingen

58

Peter Harrison

American architect (1716-1775)

*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New Haven

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Leap year

Yes: 1716 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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