Born on May 12th, 1801
Weekday
Tuesday
May 12th, 1801 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1801 - May 21st, 1801
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 81,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 567 days, exactly on November 13th, 2025, people who were born on May 12th, 1801 will be 82,000 days old!
81,433 Days
11,633 Weeks
2,675 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?
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
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Justus von Liebig
German chemist (1803-1873)
*May 12th, 1803, Darmstadt †April 18th, 1873, Munich_Publicity.jpg "George Carlin")
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
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.jpg "Domhnall Gleeson")
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Jules Massenet
French composer (1842–1912)
*May 12th, 1842, Saint-Étienne †August 13th, 1912, ParisKarl von Appen
German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)
*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East BerlinSame year
Born in 1801
Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer
German classical scholar, classical archaeologist and politician (1801-1894)
*October 23rd, 1801, Husum †January 8th, 1894, Kiel
60 Johann Nestroy
Austrian playwright, actor and singer
*December 7th, 1801, Vienna †May 25th, 1862, GrazCarl August von Steinheil
German physicist (1801-1870)
*October 12th, 1801, Ribeauvillé †September 14th, 1870, MunichFrédéric Bastiat
French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly (1801-1850)
*June 30th, 1801, Bayonne †December 24th, 1850, Rome
76 Brigham Young
American religious leader (1801–1877)
*June 1st, 1801, Whitingham †August 29th, 1877, Salt Lake CityVincenzo Bellini
Italian opera composer (1801–1835)
*November 3rd, 1801, Catania †September 23rd, 1835, Puteaux
86 Gustav Fechner
German scientist (1801-1887)
*April 19th, 1801, Żarki Wielkie †November 18th, 1887, Leipzig
90 George Biddell Airy
English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892)
*July 27th, 1801, Alnwick †January 2nd, 1892, GreenwichVincenzo Gioberti
Italian philosopher and politician (1801-1852)
*April 5th, 1801, Turin †October 26th, 1852, ParisVictor Jacquemont
French botanist (1801-1832)
*August 8th, 1801, Paris †December 7th, 1832, Mumbai
56 Johannes Peter Müller
German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1801-1858)
*July 14th, 1801, Koblenz †April 28th, 1858, BerlinChristian Hermann Weisse
German Protestant religious philosopher
*August 10th, 1801, Leipzig †September 19th, 1866, Leipzig
89 John Henry Newman
English cleric, cardinal and saint (1801-1890)
*February 21st, 1801, London †August 11th, 1890, EdgbastonJoseph Mazilier
French ballet dancer and choreographer
*March 13th, 1801, Marseille †May 19th, 1868, 9th arrondissement of Paris
66 Julius Plücker
German mathematician and physicist (1801-1868)
*July 16th, 1801, Elberfeld †May 22nd, 1868, Bonn
120 Andrés de Santa Cruz
Supreme protector of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
*December 5th, 1801, Puno †November 30th, 1922, Saint-Nazaire
75 Antoine Augustin Cournot
French economist and mathematician (*1801 – †1877)
*August 28th, 1801, Gray †March 31st, 1877, ParisWilliam H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
*May 16th, 1801, Florida †October 10th, 1872, Auburn.jpg "Justo José de Urquiza")
68 Justo José de Urquiza
Argentine politician and military
*October 18th, 1801, Entre Ríos Province †April 11th, 1870, San José palaceBirthdays 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
12.5.1801
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1801 is a normal year and no leap year.