May 12th, 1822

Born on May 12th, 1822

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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

43

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

*May 12th, 1980, Southampton

35

Liu Xiaolong

Badminton player

*May 12th, 1988, Zhangzhou

31

Erik Durm

German association football player

*May 12th, 1992, Pirmasens

28

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

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

44

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator

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

70

Jules Massenet

French composer (1842–1912)

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

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

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

73

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor

*May 12th, 1950, Dublin

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

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

73

Lorenzo Nina

Catholic cardinal

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

40

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

53

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)

*May 12th, 1828, London †April 9th, 1882, Birchington-on-Sea

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

72

John Russell Hind

English astronomer

*May 12th, 1823, Nottingham †December 23rd, 1895, Twickenham

75

Lindsay Crouse

Actress

*May 12th, 1948, New York City

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Born in 1822

68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

*January 6th, 1822, Neubukow †December 26th, 1890, Naples

72

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)

*December 27th, 1822, Dole †September 28th, 1895, Saint-Cloud

72

Heinrich Brunn

German classical archaeologist (1822-1894)

*January 23rd, 1822, Wörlitz †July 23rd, 1894, Schliersee

63

Ulysses S. Grant

President of the United States from 1869 to 1877

*April 27th, 1822, Point Pleasant †July 23rd, 1885, Wilton

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

61

Gregor Mendel

Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)

*July 22nd, 1822, Hynčice †January 6th, 1884, Brno

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

*December 10th, 1822, Liège †November 8th, 1890, Paris

79

Agnes von Auer

German writer

*December 22nd, 1822, Königsberg †July 7th, 1902, Königsberg

62

Victor Massé

French composer

*March 7th, 1822, Lorient †July 5th, 1884, Paris

73

Gabriel Milin

French politician (1822-1895)

*September 3rd, 1822, Saint-Pol-de-Léon †December 27th, 1895, Île-de-Batz

88

Francis Galton

English polymath: geographer, statistician, eugenicist (*1822 – †1911)

*February 16th, 1822, Birmingham †January 17th, 1911, Haslemere

66

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822-1888)

*January 2nd, 1822, Koszalin †August 24th, 1888, Bonn

78

Charles Hermite

French mathematician (1822-1901)

*December 24th, 1822, Dieuze †January 14th, 1901, Paris

65

Matthew Arnold

British poet and cultural critic (1822–1888)

*December 24th, 1822, Laleham †April 15th, 1888, Liverpool

90

Frédéric Passy

French economist and statesman (1822-1912)

*May 20th, 1822, Paris †June 12th, 1912, Neuilly-sur-Seine

80

Ludwig Hammers

German politician (1822-1902)

*March 4th, 1822, Wassenberg †June 3rd, 1902, Düsseldorf

75

Fritz Müller

German-Brazilian biologist (1822–1897)

*March 31st, 1822, Windischholzhausen †May 21st, 1897, Blumenau

79

Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte

Dutch politician (1822-1902)

*March 22nd, 1822, Goes †March 3rd, 1902, The Hague

63

Philibert Bellemain

French architect (1822-1886)

*June 29th, 1822, Lyon †February 1st, 1886, 1st arrondissement of Lyon

60

Midhat Pasha

Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first Ottoman constitution (1822-1883)

*October 18th, 1822, Constantinople †April 26th, 1883, Ta'if

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1822 is a normal year and no leap year.

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