August 12th, 1780

Born on August 12th, 1780

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What happened on August 12th?

August 12th, 2016

The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.

August 12th, 2000

Kursk, an Oscar-class submarine of the Russian Navy, suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing 118 people.

August 12th, 1990

Near Faith, South Dakota, American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed Sue (pictured).

August 12th, 1985

Japan Air Lines Flight 123 (aircraft involved pictured) crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 of 524 people on board, including singer Kyu Sakamoto, in the world's worst single-aircraft aviation disaster.

August 12th, 1969

The Troubles: Riots erupted in the neighbourhood of Bogside in Derry, and spread across much of Northern Ireland.

August 12th, 1952

Thirteen Jewish poets were executed in Moscow for espionage based on false confessions.

August 12th, 1945

An official administrative history of the Manhattan Project, written by American physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth, was released to the public days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

August 12th, 1944

World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers and refugees and burned their bodies.

August 12th, 1914

World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German invasion of Belgium.

August 12th, 1883

The last known quagga (example pictured), a subspecies of the plains zebra, died at Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam.

August 12th, 1881

Franco-American children as young as seven years old began striking against Cabot Mill in Brunswick, Maine, shutting down operations for three days.

August 12th, 1099

Crusades: Fatimid forces under al-Afdal Shahanshah began retreating to Egypt after the Battle of Ascalon, concluding the First Crusade.

August 12th, 1323

The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border between the two countries for the first time.

August 12th, 1164

Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.

August 12th, 1121

Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

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

Same year
Born in 1780

63

Johannes van den Bosch

Dutch general and statesman (1780–1844)

*February 2nd, 1780, Herwijnen †January 28th, 1844, The Hague

86

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

French painter (1780–1867)

*August 29th, 1780, Montauban †January 14th, 1867, Paris

58

Ranjit Singh

First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839))

*November 13th, 1780, Gujranwala †June 27th, 1839, Lahore Fort

51

Carl von Clausewitz

German-Prussian general and military theorist

*June 1st, 1780, Burg †November 16th, 1831, Wrocław

70

Richard Mentor Johnson

Vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*October 17th, 1780, Louisville †November 19th, 1850, Frankfort

64

Heinrich Friedrich Thomas Schmidt

*January 17th, 1780, Berlin †November 30th, 1844

44

Pauline Bonaparte

French princess

*October 20th, 1780, Ajaccio †June 9th, 1825, Florence

68

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

German chemist

*December 13th, 1780, Hof †March 24th, 1849, Jena

65

Bernardino Rivadavia

First President of Argentina (1780-1845)

*May 20th, 1780, Buenos Aires †September 2nd, 1845, Cádiz

63

Charles Nodier

French author (1780–1844)

*April 29th, 1780, Besançon †January 27th, 1844, Paris

81

Karl Nesselrode

Russian diplomat (1780-1862)

*December 14th, 1780, Lisbon †March 23rd, 1862, Saint Petersburg

77

Hinrich Lichtenstein

German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist (1780-1857)

*January 10th, 1780, Hamburg †September 3rd, 1857, Kiel

69

Angelica Catalani

Italian opera singer

*May 10th, 1780, Senigallia †June 13th, 1849, Paris

56

Hippolyte Bouchard

French navy officer

*January 15th, 1780, Bormes-les-Mimosas †January 4th, 1837, Palpa

67

Nicolai Wergeland

Father of the Constitution of Norway (1780-1848)

*November 9th, 1780, Hosanger †March 25th, 1848, Eidsvoll

35

Carlos de Montúfar

Spanish nobleman

*November 2nd, 1780, Quito †July 31st, 1816, Buga

75

August Leopold Crelle

German mathematician

*March 17th, 1780, Wriezen †October 6th, 1855, Berlin

83

Bartolomé Salom

General

*August 24th, 1780, Puerto Cabello †October 30th, 1863, Puerto Cabello

67

Thomas Chalmers

Scottish mathematician and leader of the Free Church of Scotlandl (1780-1847)

*March 17th, 1780, Anstruther †May 31st, 1847, Edinburgh

74

Goswin de Stassart

Belgian politician (1780-1854)

*September 2nd, 1780, Mechelen †October 10th, 1854, City of Brussels

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Leap year

Yes: 1780 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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