May 12th, 1858

Born on May 12th, 1858

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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, 1858

94

Pedro Lascuráin

President of Mexico for 45 minutes in 1913

*May 12th, 1858, Mexico City †July 21st, 1952, Mexico City

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79

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

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

44

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator

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

43

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

*May 12th, 1980, Southampton

45

Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper

German botanist (1856–1901)

*May 12th, 1856, Strasbourg †September 9th, 1901, Basel

35

Liu Xiaolong

Badminton player

*May 12th, 1988, Zhangzhou

31

Erik Durm

German association football player

*May 12th, 1992, Pirmasens

90

Florence Nightingale

English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)

*May 12th, 1820, Florence †August 13th, 1910, London

28

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

58

Song Yang

Chinese-born Australian badminton player

*May 12th, 1965, Nanjing

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

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

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

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

42

Hugo von François

German officer (1861-1904)

*May 12th, 1861, Dzierżoniów †March 13th, 1904

70

Jules Massenet

French composer (1842–1912)

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

73

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor

*May 12th, 1950, Dublin

81

Karl von Appen

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

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

40

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

81

Hans Ils

German politician (1906-1988)

*May 12th, 1906, Weißenhorn †March 25th, 1988, Freiburg im Breisgau

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69

Emmeline Pankhurst

English suffragist

*July 15th, 1858, Moss Side †June 14th, 1928, Hampstead

65

Giacomo Puccini

Italian opera composer (1858–1924)

*December 22nd, 1858, Lucca †November 29th, 1924, City of Brussels

89

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist

*April 23rd, 1858, Kiel †October 4th, 1947, Göttingen

60

Theodore Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1901 to 1909

*October 27th, 1858, New York City †January 6th, 1919, Sagamore Hill

66

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

*July 21st, 1858, Gvardeysk †July 17th, 1925, Zandvoort

81

Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish writer

*November 20th, 1858, Östra Ämtervik church parish †March 16th, 1940, Östra Ämtervik church parish

78

Paul Wolters

German classical archaeologist

*September 1st, 1858, Bonn †October 21st, 1936, Munich

55

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913)

*March 18th, 1858, Paris †September 30th, 1913, English Channel

59

Émile Durkheim

French sociologist

*April 15th, 1858, Épinal †November 15th, 1917, Paris

71

Georges Courteline

French dramatist and novelist

*June 25th, 1858, Tours †June 25th, 1929, 13th arrondissement of Paris

58

Charles de Foucauld

French Catholic priest (1858-1916)

*September 15th, 1858, Strasbourg †December 1st, 1916, Tamanrasset

86

Agnes Baden-Powell

British scouting pioneer

*December 16th, 1858, Paddington †June 2nd, 1945, England

57

Remy de Gourmont

French writer

*April 4th, 1858, Bazoches-au-Houlme †September 27th, 1915, 15th arrondissement of Paris

42

Albert Samain

French poet (1858-1900)

*April 3rd, 1858, Lille †August 18th, 1900, Magny-les-Hameaux

84

Victor Prouvé

French painter, sculptor and engraver (1858-1943)

*August 15th, 1858, Nancy †February 15th, 1943, Sétif

72

Christiaan Eijkman

Dutch physician

*August 11th, 1858, Nijkerk †November 5th, 1930, Utrecht

64

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

Hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist

*January 7th, 1858, Łużki †December 16th, 1922, Jerusalem

56

Gustav Wied

Writer (1858-1914)

*March 6th, 1858, Holmegård †October 24th, 1914, Roskilde

82

Ludwig Quidde

German politician (1858-1941)

*March 23rd, 1858, Bremen †March 4th, 1941, Geneva

48

Léon Serpollet

French businessman and automobile pioneer

*October 4th, 1858, Culoz †February 11th, 1907, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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No: With 365 days 1858 is a normal year and no leap year.

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