May 12th, 1800

Born on May 12th, 1800

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What happened on May 12th?

May 12th, 2008

In Postville, Iowa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the largest-ever raid of a workplace and arrested nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.

May 12th, 1998

Four students were shot and killed by Indonesian soldiers at Trisakti University in Jakarta, which led to widespread riots and the resignation of President Suharto nine days later.

May 12th, 1975

The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they claimed to be Cambodian territorial waters.

May 12th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force began the defence of Fire Support Base Coral in the largest unit-level action of the war for the Australian Army.

May 12th, 1967

The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the critically acclaimed and widely influential debut album Are You Experienced.

May 12th, 1948

The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ended cooperation on the matter.

May 12th, 1941

German engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the first working programmable and fully automatic computer, to an audience of scientists in Berlin.

May 12th, 1938

During an exercise to demonstrate air power, United States Army Air Corps bomber aircraft intercepted the Italian ocean liner SS Rex (pictured) 620 nautical miles (1,100 km) off the US Atlantic coast.

May 12th, 1932

Nazi deputies assaulted journalist Helmuth Klotz in the German parliament building after he broke the Röhm scandal.

May 12th, 1888

North Borneo was established as a British protectorate.

May 12th, 1881

Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French protectorate.

May 12th, 1863

American Civil War: The Confederates were routed in the Battle of Raymond, a small battle that had an inordinately large impact on the Vicksburg campaign.

May 12th, 1846

The Donner Party, an American pioneer group which became known for resorting to cannibalism when they became trapped in the Sierra Nevada, left Independence, Missouri, for California.

May 12th, 1743

War of the Austrian Succession: Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Bohemia after driving French troops from the territory.

May 12th, 2018

Paris knife attack: A man is fatally shot by police in Paris after killing one and injuring several others.

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

Born on May 12th, 1800

42

Walenty Wańkowicz

Belarus-born Polish painter (1800-1842)

*May 12th, 1800, Kaluzyca †May 12th, 1842, Paris

36

Jean-Félix Adolphe Gambart

French astronomer

*May 12th, 1800, Sète †July 23rd, 1836, 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

79

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

*May 12th, 1845, Pamiers †November 4th, 1924, Paris

35

Liu Xiaolong

Badminton player

*May 12th, 1988, Zhangzhou

43

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

*May 12th, 1980, Southampton

31

Erik Durm

German association football player

*May 12th, 1992, Pirmasens

28

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

69

Justus von Liebig

German chemist (1803-1873)

*May 12th, 1803, Darmstadt †April 18th, 1873, Munich

58

Song Yang

Chinese-born Australian badminton player

*May 12th, 1965, Nanjing

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

73

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor

*May 12th, 1950, Dublin

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

*May 12th, 1910, Cairo †July 29th, 1994, Ilmington

44

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator

*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, Berlin

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai

73

Lorenzo Nina

Catholic cardinal

*May 12th, 1812, Recanati †July 25th, 1885, Rome

40

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

75

Lindsay Crouse

Actress

*May 12th, 1948, New York City

70

Jules Massenet

French composer (1842–1912)

*May 12th, 1842, Saint-Étienne †August 13th, 1912, Paris

81

Karl von Appen

German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)

*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East Berlin

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74

Millard Fillmore

President of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*January 7th, 1800, Summerhill †March 8th, 1874, Buffalo

63

Jean-Jacques Ampère

French philologist

*August 12th, 1800, Lyon †March 27th, 1864, Pau

73

Claude Gay

French botanist, naturalist and illustrator (1800-1873)

*March 18th, 1800, Draguignan †November 29th, 1873, Flayosc

59

John Brown

American abolitionist (1800–1859)

*May 9th, 1800, Torrington †December 2nd, 1859, Charles Town

75

John Edward Gray

British zoologist and philatelist (1800–1875)

*February 12th, 1800, Walsall †March 7th, 1875, London

82

Friedrich Wöhler

German chemist

*July 31st, 1800, Frankfurt †September 23rd, 1882, Göttingen

59

Charles Goodyear

American inventor

*December 29th, 1800, New Haven †July 1st, 1860, New York City

59

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay

British historian and politician (1800–1859)

*October 25th, 1800, Rothley Court †December 28th, 1859, London

90

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

German Field Marshal (1800–1891)

*October 26th, 1800, Parchim †April 24th, 1891, Berlin

67

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse

Anglo-Irish astronomer (1800-1867)

*June 17th, 1800, York †October 31st, 1867, Birr Castle

80

Roman Sanguszko

Russian general

*May 6th, 1800, Antoniny †March 26th, 1881, Slavuta

48

France Prešeren

Slovene national poet, a Carniolan Romantic poet of Slovene descent (1800-1849)

*December 3rd, 1800, Vrba †February 8th, 1849, Kranj

223

Konan Big

Mexican professional wrestler

*July 13th, 1800, Monterrey

223

Amile-Ursule Guillebaud

Swiss painter

*November 4th, 1800, Geneva

73

John Phillips

English geologist (1800-1874)

*December 25th, 1800, Wiltshire †April 24th, 1874, Oxford

55

Emil Aarestrup

Danish poet and physician

*December 4th, 1800, Copenhagen †July 21st, 1856, Odense

82

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

German artist

*January 7th, 1800, Hanau †February 26th, 1882, Frankfurt

33

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach

German mathematician

*May 30th, 1800, Jena †March 12th, 1834, Erlangen

75

Georg Friedrich Daumer

German philosopher and poet (1800-1875)

*March 5th, 1800, Nuremberg †December 13th, 1875, Würzburg

78

Caleb Cushing

American politician (1800-1879)

*January 17th, 1800, Salisbury †January 2nd, 1879, Newburyport

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1800 is a normal year and no leap year.

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