August 12th, 1887

Born on August 12th, 1887

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 with 118 lives lost.

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 crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 of 524 people on board 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 the country.

August 12th, 1883

The last known quagga (colourised 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 commenced a strike against Cabot Mill of Brunswick, Maine. The Mill had to shut 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, 1121

Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

August 12th, 1099

First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade.

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

Born on August 12th, 1887

73

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

*August 12th, 1887, Vienna †January 4th, 1961, Vienna

89

Maurice Bénard

French actor (1887-1977)

*August 12th, 1887, Rouen †April 2nd, 1977, Nice

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 12th?

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

28

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

32

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

82

Dana Ivey

American actress

*August 12th, 1941, Atlanta

77

Cecil B. DeMille

American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959)

*August 12th, 1881, Ashfield †January 21st, 1959, Hollywood

46

Sharelle McMahon

Australian netball player

*August 12th, 1977, Bamawm

78

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

46

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

93

George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

*August 12th, 1930, Budapest

48

Liu Yong

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1975, Nanjing

33

Wissam Ben Yedder

Tunisian-French association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Sarcelles

31

Toby Penty

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1992, Walton-on-Thames

87

Jacinto Benavente

Spanish writer (1866-1954)

*August 12th, 1866, Madrid †July 14th, 1954, Málaga

51

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

77

Elisabetta Casellati

Italian politician

*August 12th, 1946, Rovigo

54

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

44

Cindy Klassen

Canadian speed skater

*August 12th, 1979, Winnipeg

40

Madeleine Sandig

German female road and track cyclist

*August 12th, 1983, Frankfurt

52

Pete Sampras

American tennis player

*August 12th, 1971, Washington, D.C.

Same year
Born in 1887

32

John Reed

American journalist, poet, and communist activist

*October 22nd, 1887, Portland †October 17th, 1920, Moscow

77

Le Corbusier

Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886-1965)

*October 6th, 1887, La Chaux-de-Fonds †August 27th, 1965, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

69

Huntley Gordon

Canadian actor (1887-1956)

*October 8th, 1887, Montreal †December 7th, 1956, Van Nuys

46

Ernst Röhm

German Nazi, military officer and leader of the Sturmabteilung (1887-1934)

*November 28th, 1887, Munich †July 1st, 1934, Munich Prison

95

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

*January 28th, 1887, Łódź †December 20th, 1982, Geneva

97

Marc Chagall

Russian-born French artist (1887–1985)

*July 14th, 1887, Vitebsk †March 28th, 1985, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

107

George Abbott

American writer and director (1887-1995)

*June 25th, 1887, Chautauqua County †January 31st, 1995, Miami Beach

69

Josef Lada

Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)

*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague

95

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

*December 6th, 1887, London †July 30th, 1983, Waukesha County

77

Jean Ray

Belgian writer

*July 8th, 1887, Ghent †September 17th, 1964, Ghent

91

Conrad Hilton

American hotelier and member of the Hilton family

*December 25th, 1887, San Antonio †January 3rd, 1979, Santa Monica

46

Roscoe Arbuckle

American actor and comedian (1887–1933)

*March 24th, 1887, Smith Center †June 29th, 1933, New York City

81

Boris Karloff

English actor (1887–1969)

*November 23rd, 1887, Dulwich †February 2nd, 1969, Midhurst

98

Georgia O'Keeffe

American modernist artist (1887–1986)

*November 15th, 1887, Sun Prairie †March 6th, 1986, Santa Fe

92

Lil Dagover

German actress (1887–1980)

*September 30th, 1887, Madiun City †January 24th, 1980, Geiselgasteig

83

Frank Nelson

American pole vaulter

*May 22nd, 1887, Detroit †July 16th, 1970, Grosse Pointe

47

Spencer Bell

Actor (1887-1935)

*September 25th, 1887, Lexington †August 18th, 1935, Los Angeles

66

Ivor Barnard

English actor (1887-1953)

*June 13th, 1887, London †June 30th, 1953, Westminster

71

Tim Moore

American actor (1887-1958)

*December 9th, 1887, Rock Island †December 13th, 1958, Los Angeles

27

Henry Moseley

English physicist

*November 23rd, 1887, Weymouth †August 10th, 1915, Gallipoli

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1887 is a normal year and no leap year.

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