January 12th, 1915

Born on January 12th, 1915

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What happened on January 12th, 1915?

January 12th, 1915

The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposed constitutional amendment to require states to give women the right to vote.

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What else happened on January 12th?

January 12th, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

January 12th, 1865

The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.

January 12th, 2010

An earthquake registering 7.0 Mw struck Haiti, killing more than 100,000 people.

January 12th, 2007

Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.

January 12th, 1964

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.

January 12th, 1918

An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.

January 12th, 1916

Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.

January 12th, 1895

The National Trust, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.

January 12th, 1808

John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church (pictured) in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.

January 12th, 1777

Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.

January 12th, 1659

The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

January 12th, 1554

Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.

January 12th, 0475

Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.

January 12th, 2020

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

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

Born on January 12th, 1915

86

Frank Annunzio

American politician (1915-2001)

*January 12th, 1915, Chicago †April 8th, 2001, Chicago

Same year
Born in 1915

96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

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

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Bedford Hills †July 11th, 2006, New York City

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

44

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

*April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia †July 17th, 1959, New York City

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor (1915-1982)

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

94

Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont

86

Anthony Quinn

Mexican-American actor (1915–2001)

*April 21st, 1915, Chihuahua City †June 3rd, 2001, Boston

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

64

Jóhann Hafstein

Icelandic politician (1915-1980)

*September 19th, 1915, Akureyri †May 15th, 1980, Akureyri

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian (1915–1997)

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

85

Nick Fatool

American musician (1915–2000)

*January 2nd, 1915, Millbury †September 26th, 2000, Los Angeles

64

Roland Barthes

French philosopher and essayist

*November 12th, 1915, Cherbourg †March 26th, 1980, 13th arrondissement of Paris

75

Robert Hofstadter

American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990)

*February 5th, 1915, New York City †November 17th, 1990, Stanford

89

Blanchette Brunoy

French actress

*October 5th, 1915, 14th arrondissement of Paris †April 3rd, 2005, Manosque

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1915 is a normal year and no leap year.

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