December 12th, 1737

Born on December 12th, 1737

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 104,000 days old!

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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?

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

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

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

47

Alexander I of Russia

Tsar of the Russian Empire from 1801 to 1825

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

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

57

Athanase Auger

French translator

*December 12th, 1734, Paris †February 7th, 1792, Paris

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

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

80

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

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

41

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

French physician and philosopher

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

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

81

Christian Friedrich Schwan

German publisher

*December 12th, 1733, Prenzlau †June 29th, 1815, Heidelberg

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

83

John Jay

Chief justice of the United States from 1789 to 1795

*December 12th, 1745, New York City †May 17th, 1829, Westchester County

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

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

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

27

Lucas Hedges

American actor

*December 12th, 1996, Brooklyn

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

52

Alfred Werner

Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919)

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

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61

Luigi Galvani

Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher

*September 9th, 1737, Bologna †December 4th, 1798, Bologna

72

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

*February 9th, 1737, Thetford †June 8th, 1809, Greenwich Village

56

Suzanne Curchod

French-Swiss salonist and writer

*June 2nd, 1737, Crassier †May 15th, 1794, Beaulieu Castle

56

Edward Gibbon

English historian and politician (1737–1794)

*April 27th, 1737, Putney †January 16th, 1794, London

62

Johann Ludwig von Eckardt

German jurist

*December 9th, 1737, Coburg †December 2nd, 1800, Jena

83

John Hunter

Royal Navy officer and governor (1737-1821)

*August 29th, 1737, Leith †March 13th, 1821, London Borough of Hackney

43

Josef Mysliveček

Czech composer

*March 9th, 1737, Prague †February 4th, 1781, Rome

78

Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau

French chemist and politician (1737-1816)

*January 4th, 1737, Dijon †January 2nd, 1816, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

65

Giuseppe Millico

Italian opera singer

*January 19th, 1737, Terlizzi †October 2nd, 1802, Naples

95

Charles Carroll of Carrollton

American planter and signatory of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1832)

*September 19th, 1737, Annapolis †November 14th, 1832, Baltimore

79

William Shepard

Massachusetts American Revolutionary War officer, militia general during Shays' Rebellion (1737-1817)

*December 1st, 1737, Westfield †November 16th, 1817, Westfield

84

François-Henri de Franquetot de Coigny

Marshal of France (1737-1821)

*March 28th, 1737, Paris †May 19th, 1821, Paris

73

Joseph Pignatelli

Spanish Jesuit priest, led the restoration of the Order

*December 27th, 1737, Zaragoza †November 15th, 1811, Rome

69

George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney

British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat (1737-1806)

*May 14th, 1737, Loughguile †May 31st, 1806, Chiswick

51

Silas Deane

American politician (1737-1789)

*December 24th, 1737, Groton †September 23rd, 1789, Kent

61

Joseph Hilarius Eckhel

Austrian Jesuit priest and numismatist (1737–1798)

*January 13th, 1737, Enzersfeld †May 16th, 1798, Vienna

72

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

King of Siam (1737–1809)

*March 20th, 1737, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya †September 7th, 1809, Bangkok

56

John Hancock

American Patriot and statesman during the American Revolution (1737–1793)

*January 23rd, 1737, Braintree †October 8th, 1793, Hancock Manor

77

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Writer and botanist from France (1737-1814)

*January 19th, 1737, Le Havre †January 21st, 1814, Éragny

61

Christopher Hewetson

Irish sculptor

*January 1st, 1737, Thomastown †January 1st, 1798, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1737 is a normal year and no leap year.

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