August 12th, 1800

Born on August 12th, 1800

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on August 12th, 1800

63

Jean-Jacques Ampère

French philologist

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

Same year
Born in 1800

74

Millard Fillmore

President of the United States from 1850 to 1853

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

73

Claude Gay

French botanist, naturalist and illustrator y boxeador(1800-1873)

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

71

Amalie Hassenpflug

German writer (1800-1871)

*January 30th, 1800, Kassel †July 1st, 1871, Meersburg

82

Friedrich Wöhler

German chemist (1800-1882)

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

59

John Brown

American abolitionist (1800–1859)

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

75

John Edward Gray

British zoologist (1800–1875)

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

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

83

Jean-Baptiste Dumas

French chemist (1800–1884)

*July 14th, 1800, Alès †April 2nd, 1884, Cannes

75

Józef Stefani

Polish conductor and composer (1800-1876)

*April 16th, 1800, Warsaw †March 19th, 1876, Warsaw

90

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

German Field Marshal (1800–1891)

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

45

Emperor Ninkō

Emperor of Japan (1800-1846)

*March 16th, 1800, Kyoto †February 21st, 1846, Kyoto

67

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse

Anglo-Irish astronomer (1800-1867)

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

80

Paul Massot

French politician and zoologist (1800-1881)

*August 15th, 1800, Perpignan †March 27th, 1881, Paris

225

Amile-Ursule Guillebaud

Swiss painter

*November 4th, 1800, Geneva

90

George Bancroft

American historian, statesman, founder of United States Naval Academy (1800-1891)

*October 3rd, 1800, Worcester †January 17th, 1891, Washington, D.C.

76

Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht

German jurist, one of the Göttingen Seven (1800-1876)

*March 4th, 1800, Elbląg †May 22nd, 1876, Leipzig

226

Konan Big

Mexican professional wrestler

*July 13th, 1800, Monterrey

226

Gérard Bourgoin

French businessperson and politician

*July 6th, 1800, Chailley

73

Lucas Aguirre

(1800-1873)

*October 18th, 1800, Cuenca †October 20th, 1873, Madrid

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Leap year

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

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