December 12th, 1901

Born on December 12th, 1901

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 44,000 days old!

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What happened on December 12th, 1901?

December 12th, 1901

Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [•••] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi

What else happened on December 12th?

December 12th, 2021

At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton in the final lap to become the World Drivers' Champion.

December 12th, 2000

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush (pictured) the winner.

December 12th, 1988

Three trains collided near Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people and injuring 484 others.

December 12th, 1985

Arrow Air Flight 1285R crashed after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, killing 256 people, including 248 members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.

December 12th, 1969

The Greek junta announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after the junta was found guilty of torture and other human-rights violations by the European Commission of Human Rights.

December 12th, 1964

Jomo Kenyatta became the first president of the Republic of Kenya.

December 12th, 1942

World War II: German troops began Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.

December 12th, 1941

The Holocaust: At a Nazi Party meeting in the Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler declared the imminent destruction of the Jewish people.

December 12th, 1939

The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess collided with HMS Barham, the battleship she was escorting, sinking with heavy loss of life.

December 12th, 1936

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China was kidnapped by Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, a former warlord of Manchuria.

December 12th, 1935

The Nazi Lebensborn programme, which was later mistakenly believed to engage in coercive breeding, was established to provide assistance to the wives of SS members and unmarried mothers.

December 12th, 1905

In support of the December Uprising in Moscow, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kyiv staged a mass uprising, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in the city.

December 12th, 1866

England's worst mining disaster occurred when a series of explosions (depicted) caused by flammable gases ripped through the Oaks Colliery, killing 361 people.

December 12th, 0627

A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated Emperor Khosrow II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh, near present-day Mosul, Iraq.

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

Born on December 12th, 1901

93

Howard Koch

American screenwriter (1901-1995)

*December 12th, 1901, New York City †August 17th, 1995, Kingston

40

Harald Kaarma

Estonian footballer (1901-1942)

*December 12th, 1901, Paide †August 19th, 1942, Sverdlovsk Oblast

90

Brian Reilly

Irish chess player

*December 12th, 1901, Menton †December 29th, 1991, Hastings

64

Helen Menken

American actress (1901–1966)

*December 12th, 1901, New York City †March 27th, 1966, New York City

94

Jean Rudolf von Salis

Swiss historian and writer (1901-1996)

*December 12th, 1901, Bern †July 14th, 1996, Brunegg

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82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

60

Yasujirō Ozu

Japanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963)

*December 12th, 1903, Tokyo †December 12th, 1963, Tokyo

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

*December 12th, 1969, Wesel †November 2nd, 2022, Wesel

65

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994)

*December 12th, 1929, London †December 24th, 1994, Shropshire

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

*December 12th, 1952, Beverley †June 5th, 2017, Bristol

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

78

Manès Sperber

Austrian-French novelist, essayist and psychologist

*December 12th, 1905, Zabolotiv †February 5th, 1984, 14th arrondissement of Paris

80

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

*December 12th, 1863, Ådalsbruk †January 23rd, 1944, Ekely

33

Antonio José

Spanish composer

*December 12th, 1902, Burgos †October 9th, 1936, Estépar

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

81

Cliff Sterrett

American cartoonist

*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City

101

Hans Keilson

Dutch psychologist (1909-2011)

*December 12th, 1909, Bad Freienwalde †May 31st, 2011, Hilversum

79

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Soviet and Kyrgyz author

*December 12th, 1928, Sheker †June 10th, 2008, Nuremberg

98

Mulk Raj Anand

Indian English writer

*December 12th, 1905, Peshawar †September 28th, 2004, Pune

104

Maria Burgi

German trade unionist (1912-2017)

*December 12th, 1912, Ulm †March 14th, 2017

47

Émile Marcelin

French composer (1906-1954)

*December 12th, 1906, Le Havre †April 18th, 1954, Tourcoing

43

Stanisław Golachowski

Polish musicologist

*December 12th, 1907, Cieszyn †January 10th, 1951, Łódź

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

*December 12th, 1968, Washington, D.C.

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90

Marlene Dietrich

German and American actress and singer

*December 27th, 1901, Rote Insel †May 6th, 1992, 8th arrondissement of Paris

65

Walt Disney

American animator and producer (1901–1966)

*December 5th, 1901, Chicago †December 15th, 1966, Burbank

53

Enrico Fermi

Italian-American physicist (1901-1954)

*September 29th, 1901, Rome †November 28th, 1954, Chicago

45

Rudolf Höss

German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz

*November 25th, 1901, Baden-Baden †April 16th, 1947, Auschwitz I concentration camp

77

Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich

German historian of classical antiquity, author and children's writer (1901-1979)

*September 15th, 1901, Munich †June 16th, 1979, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

87

Hermann Heimpel

German medievalist and historian (1901-1988)

*September 19th, 1901, Munich †December 23rd, 1988, Göttingen

28

Karl Otto Stegmann

German motocycle racer

*May 28th, 1901, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge †April 30th, 1930, Czechoslovakia

76

Margaret Mead

American anthropologist

*December 16th, 1901, Philadelphia †November 15th, 1978, New York City

93

Linus Pauling

American scientist

*February 28th, 1901, Portland †August 18th, 1994, Big Sur

98

Barbara Cartland

English writer and media personality (1901-2000)

*July 9th, 1901, Edgbaston †May 21st, 2000, Hatfield

74

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner

*December 5th, 1901, Würzburg †February 1st, 1976, Munich

69

Louis Armstrong

American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)

*August 4th, 1901, New Orleans †July 6th, 1971, New York City

69

Sukarno

1st President of the Republic of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967

*June 6th, 1901, Surabaya †June 21st, 1970, Jakarta

69

Ed Begley

American actor (1901–1970)

*March 25th, 1901, Hartford †April 28th, 1970, Hollywood

84

Jaroslav Seifert

Czechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate

*September 23rd, 1901, Žižkov †January 10th, 1986, Prague

60

Gary Cooper

American actor (1901–1961)

*May 7th, 1901, Helena †May 13th, 1961, Beverly Hills

47

Nora Gregor

Austrian actress

*February 3rd, 1901, Gorizia †January 20th, 1949, Viña del Mar

82

Lucienne Boyer

French singer (1901-1983)

*August 18th, 1901, 6th arrondissement of Paris †December 6th, 1983, 10th arrondissement of Paris

57

Ernst Müller

German association football player (1901-1958)

*July 13th, 1901, Berlin †September 13th, 1958

74

Pierre Bost

French writer (1901-1975)

*September 5th, 1901, Lasalle †December 6th, 1975, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1901 is a normal year and no leap year.

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