January 12th, 1771

Born on January 12th, 1771

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What happened on January 12th?

January 12th, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

January 12th, 1865

The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.

January 12th, 2010

Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.

January 12th, 2007

Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.

January 12th, 1964

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.

January 12th, 1918

An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.

January 12th, 1916

Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.

January 12th, 1895

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.

January 12th, 1808

John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.

January 12th, 1777

Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.

January 12th, 1659

The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

January 12th, 1554

Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.

January 12th, 0475

Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.

January 12th, 2020

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

January 12th, 2016

Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

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

Born on January 12th, 1771

44

Paul Ludwig Simon

German architect and scientist (1771-1815)

*January 12th, 1771, Berlin †February 14th, 1815, Berlin

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Who's birthday is on January 12th?

62

Pierre Daru

French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)

*January 12th, 1767, Montpellier †September 5th, 1829, Meulan-en-Yvelines

25

Krishna Nagar

Badminton player

*January 12th, 1999, Jaipur

25

Thom Gicquel

Badminton player

*January 12th, 1999, Tours

65

Hermann Thiersch

German archaeologist

*January 12th, 1874, Munich †June 4th, 1939, Göttingen

81

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer

*January 12th, 1746, Zürich †February 17th, 1827, Brugg

31

Ronya Othmann

German writer

*January 12th, 1993, Munich

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

75

Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer (born 1949)

*January 12th, 1949, Kyoto

40

Jack London

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen

38

Jakob Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*January 12th, 1986, Oslo

74

Ferenc Molnár

Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952)

*January 12th, 1878, Budapest †April 1st, 1952, New York City

39

Swami Vivekananda

Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)

*January 12th, 1863, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre †July 4th, 1902, Belur

60

Jeff Bezos

American business magnate (born 1964)

*January 12th, 1964, Albuquerque

53

Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison

64

Oliver Platt

American actor

*January 12th, 1960, Windsor

78

Ruth Brown

American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)

*January 12th, 1928, Portsmouth †November 17th, 2006, Las Vegas

75

Charles Perrault

French author (1628-1703)

*January 12th, 1628, Paris †May 16th, 1703, Paris

66

Matthias Döschner

German association football player and manager

*January 12th, 1958, Dohna

63

Simon Russell Beale

British actor and music historian

*January 12th, 1961, Penang

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34

Mungo Park

Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent

*September 11th, 1771, Scotland †January 1st, 1806, Bussa

61

Walter Scott

Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)

*August 15th, 1771, Edinburgh †September 21st, 1832, Abbotsford House

80

Charles Athanase Walckenaer

French civil servant and scientist (1771-1852)

*December 25th, 1771, Paris †April 26th, 1852, Paris

56

Heinrich Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*June 20th, 1771, Erlangen †May 23rd, 1828, Erlangen

82

Karl Theodor von Pappenheim

German feldzeugmeister and adjutant (1771-1853)

*March 17th, 1771, Pappenheim †August 26th, 1853, Pappenheim

87

Robert Owen

British textile manufacturer and social reformer, 1771–1858

*May 14th, 1771, Newtown †November 17th, 1858, Newtown

82

James Montgomery

British poet and writer (1771–1854)

*November 4th, 1771, Irvine †April 30th, 1854, Sheffield

34

Thomas Wedgwood

British photographic experimentor

*May 14th, 1771, Staffordshire †July 10th, 1805, Dorset

39

Charles Brockden Brown

American novelist, historian and editor (1771-1810)

*January 17th, 1771, Philadelphia †February 22nd, 1810, Philadelphia

62

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar

Second Shah of Qajar Iran

*November 30th, 1771, Damghan †October 23rd, 1834, Isfahan

80

Jeremiah Morrow

American politician (1771-1852)

*October 6th, 1771, Gettysburg †March 22nd, 1852, Lebanon

62

Alois Senefelder

German actor and inventor of lithography

*November 6th, 1771, Prague †February 26th, 1834, Munich

30

Xavier Bichat

French anatomist and pathologist (1771–1802)

*November 14th, 1771, Thoirette †July 22nd, 1802, Paris

63

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont

French-American chemist

*June 24th, 1771, Paris †October 31st, 1834, Greenville

73

Julie Clary

Queen consort of Naples and Spain (1771-1845)

*December 26th, 1771, Marseille †April 7th, 1845, Florence

81

Thomas Talbot

Canadian politician (1771-1853)

*July 19th, 1771, Malahide Castle †February 5th, 1853, London

82

Katharina Lanz

(1771-1854)

*September 21st, 1771, Mareo †July 8th, 1854, Arabba

76

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

Catholic priest and scholar (1771-1848)

*December 9th, 1771, Montevideo †February 16th, 1848, Montevideo

25

Jean Charles Abbatucci

French general (1771-1796)

*November 15th, 1771, Zicavo †December 2nd, 1796, Huningue

62

Richard Trevithick

British inventor and mining engineer (1771-1833)

*April 13th, 1771, Tregajorran †April 22nd, 1833, Dartford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1771 is a normal year and no leap year.

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