Born on May 12th, 1738
Weekday
Monday
May 12th, 1738 was a Monday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1738 - May 21st, 1738
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 104,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 553 days, exactly on November 3rd, 2025, people who were born on May 12th, 1738 will be 105,000 days old!
104,447 Days
14,921 Weeks
3,431 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 12th?
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
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90 Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)
*May 12th, 1820, Florence †August 13th, 1910, London_Publicity.jpg "George Carlin")
71 George Carlin
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica
96 Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook.jpg "Domhnall Gleeson")
90 Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)
*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai.jpg "Lindsay Crouse")
Johann Baptist Vanhal
Czech composer (1739-1813)
*May 12th, 1739, Nechanice †August 20th, 1813, ViennaGustav Adolf von Götzen
German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator
*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, Berlin.jpg "Emilio Estevez")
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, AucklandSame year
Born in 1738
83 William Herschel
German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
*November 15th, 1738, Hanover †August 15th, 1822, Slough
81 George III of Great Britain
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
*May 24th, 1738, Norfolk House †January 29th, 1820, Windsor Castle
43 Túpac Amaru II
Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738-1781)
*March 10th, 1738, Tinta †May 18th, 1781, Cuzco
77 John Singleton Copley
American painter (1738-1815)
*July 3rd, 1738, Boston †September 9th, 1815, London
51 Ethan Allen
American general, writer and philosopher (1738–1789)
*January 21st, 1738, Litchfield †February 12th, 1789, Burlington.jpg "Thomas Nelson")
50 Thomas Nelson
4th Governor of Virginia 1738-1789
*December 26th, 1738, Yorktown †January 4th, 1789, Hanover County
56 Isaac Motte
American politician (1738-1795)
*December 8th, 1738, Charleston †May 8th, 1795, Charleston
58 Nathaniel Gorham
American businessman and politician 1738-1796
*May 27th, 1738, Charlestown †June 11th, 1796, CharlestownJoseph-Ignace Guillotin
French physician (1738-1814)
*May 28th, 1738, Saintes †March 26th, 1814, former 1st arrondissement of ParisArthur Phillip
British naval officer and first Governor of New South Wales (1738-1814)
*October 11th, 1738, London †August 31st, 1814, Bath.jpg "Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz")
Juraj Papánek
Slovak historian and roman catholic priest
*April 1st, 1738, Kuklov †April 11th, 1802, OlaszCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
British general, colonial official, diplomat (1738–1805)
*December 31st, 1738, Grosvenor Square †October 5th, 1805, Ghazipur_(cropped).jpg "Gottfried Ludolf Graßmann")
Cesare Beccaria
Jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy (1738-1794)
*March 15th, 1738, Milan †November 20th, 1794, MilanWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
British politician and prime minister (1738–1809)
*April 14th, 1738, Nottinghamshire †October 30th, 1809, BuckinghamshireBenjamin West
18th- and 19th-century English painter
*October 10th, 1738, Springfield Township †March 11th, 1820, LondonMary Katharine Goddard
American printer and publisher
*June 16th, 1738, Connecticut †August 12th, 1816, BaltimoreFranz Anton Xaver Hauser
German sculptor (1738-1819)
*February 8th, 1738, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 25th, 1819, Freiburg im BreisgauJoachim Wilhelm von Brawe
German playwright
*February 4th, 1738, Weißenfels †April 7th, 1758, DresdenBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 12th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 12th.
Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereus_and_AchilleusPatriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_I_of_ConstantinopleInternational ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_May_12th_Awareness_DayInternational Nurses Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Nurses_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
12.5.1738
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1738 is a normal year and no leap year.