May 12th, 1731

Born on May 12th, 1731

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?

79

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

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

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

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

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

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

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

40

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

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

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

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

75

Lindsay Crouse

Actress

*May 12th, 1948, New York City

63

Carl Friedrich Gerstlacher

German jurist, publicist and university professor

*May 12th, 1732, Böblingen †August 15th, 1795, Karlsruhe

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

81

Karl von Appen

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

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

40

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby union player

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

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78

Henry Cavendish

British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist

*October 10th, 1731, Nice †February 24th, 1810, London

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

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

70

Martha Washington

First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*June 13th, 1731, Chestnut Grove †May 22nd, 1802, Mount Vernon

44

Emanuel Philibert von Waldstein-Wartenberg

(1731-1775)

*February 2nd, 1731, Vienna †May 22nd, 1775, Třebíč

80

Tommaso Antici

Italian cardinal

*May 10th, 1731, Recanati †January 4th, 1812, Recanati

80

William Williams

Signer of the US declaration of Independence (1731-1811)

*April 23rd, 1731, Connecticut †August 2nd, 1811, Connecticut

35

Marie Josèphe of Saxony

Dauphine of France (1731-1767)

*November 4th, 1731, Dresden †March 13th, 1767, Palace of Versailles

62

Karl Abraham von Zedlitz

Prussian civil servant (1731-1793)

*January 4th, 1731, Czarny Bór †March 18th, 1793, Czerńczyce, Wrocław County

75

Sophie von La Roche

German novelist, editor

*December 6th, 1731, Kaufbeuren †February 18th, 1807, Offenbach am Main

71

Johannes Wiedewelt

Danish sculptor

*July 1st, 1731, Copenhagen †December 17th, 1802, Copenhagen

91

Joaquim Machado de Castro

Portuguese artist

*June 19th, 1731, Coimbra †November 17th, 1822, Lisbon

90

Jean-Jacques Castex

French artist

*April 9th, 1731, Toulouse †January 1st, 1822, Paris

32

Gabriela Silang

Filipino insurgent leader

*March 19th, 1731, Santa †September 20th, 1763, Vigan

66

Christian Cannabich

German violinist, composer, and Kapellmeister (1731-1798)

*December 28th, 1731, Mannheim †January 20th, 1798, Frankfurt

60

Catharine Macaulay

English historian, philosopher, feminist (1731-1791)

*April 2nd, 1731, Wye †June 22nd, 1791, Binfield

76

Jacob Sievers

Baltic German statesman (1731-1808)

*August 19th, 1731, Rakvere †July 23rd, 1808, Livonia

51

Charles Lee

British military diplomat and general of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence (1731-1782)

*January 26th, 1731, Cheshire †October 2nd, 1782, Philadelphia

62

Girolamo Tiraboschi

Italian historian, librarian and Jesuit (1731-1794)

*December 18th, 1731, Bergamo †June 3rd, 1794, Modena

68

William Cowper

English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)

*November 26th, 1731, Berkhamsted †April 25th, 1800, Dereham

74

Benjamin Banneker

Free African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer (1731–1806)

*November 9th, 1731, Baltimore County †October 9th, 1806, Oella

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1731 is a normal year and no leap year.

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