Born on May 12th, 1788
Weekday
Monday
May 12th, 1788 was a Monday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1788 - May 21st, 1788
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 820 days, exactly on July 24th, 2026, people who were born on May 12th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,180 Days
12,311 Weeks
2,831 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
90 Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)
*May 12th, 1820, Florence †August 13th, 1910, London
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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
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90 Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)
*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, OjaiGustav Adolf von Götzen
German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator
*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, Berlin.jpg "Lindsay Crouse")
Karl von Appen
German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)
*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East BerlinHans Ils
German politician (1906-1988)
*May 12th, 1906, Weißenhorn †March 25th, 1988, Freiburg im Breisgau.jpg "Emilio Estevez")
Jules Massenet
French composer (1842–1912)
*May 12th, 1842, Saint-Étienne †August 13th, 1912, ParisSame year
Born in 1788
36 Lord Byron
English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, London †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi
72 Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt
74 Boniface de Castellane
Marshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
39 Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'AvrayGodefroy Engelmann
French-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseRobert Peel
British Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)
*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, Westminster
90 Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia
63 Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi
71 Walenty Zwierkowski
*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris
89 Antoine César Becquerel
French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of ParisFrancesco Maria Avellino
Italian archaeologist, numismatist, art historian, legal historian, economist and academic (1788-1850)
*August 14th, 1788, Naples †January 9th, 1850, Naples
62 Ludwig von Wohlgemuth
Austrian general (1788-1851)
*May 25th, 1788, Vienna †April 18th, 1851, Pest
75 Charles Robert Cockerell
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
*April 27th, 1788, London †September 17th, 1863, London
76 Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Archaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, Copenhagen
79 Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
*September 10th, 1788, Perthes †August 5th, 1868, Abbeville
78 William Thomas Brande
British chemist; succeeded Humphry Davy as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, 1813
*January 11th, 1788, London †February 11th, 1866, Tunbridge WellsBirthdays 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
12.5.1788
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1788 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).