August 12th, 1930

Born on August 12th, 1930

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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, 1930

93

George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

*August 12th, 1930, Budapest

91

Jacques Tits

French mathematician of Belgian origin

*August 12th, 1930, Uccle - Ukkel †December 5th, 2021, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Peter Weck

Austrian director and actor

*August 12th, 1930, Vienna

90

Jack Scarbath

American football player (1930-2020)

*August 12th, 1930, Baltimore †December 6th, 2020, Rising Sun

91

Brian Peter John Molloy

New Zealand botanist, conservationist and rugby union footballer (1930-2022)

*August 12th, 1930, Wellington †July 31st, 2022, Christchurch

92

Mary Ann Hoberman

Writer

*August 12th, 1930, Stamford †July 7th, 2023

93

Klaus Agthe

German businessman and author

*August 12th, 1930

64

Ron Herron

British architect (1930–1994)

*August 12th, 1930, London †October 2nd, 1994

85

Bernhard Brinkert

German politician (1930-2015)

*August 12th, 1930, Bottrop †October 3rd, 2015

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Who's birthday is on August 12th?

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

28

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

32

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

82

Letícia Román

Italian actress

*August 12th, 1941, Rome

82

Dana Ivey

American actress

*August 12th, 1941, Atlanta

75

Larry Carpenter

American director

*August 12th, 1948, Brockport

78

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

77

Elisabetta Casellati

Italian politician

*August 12th, 1946, Rovigo

46

Sharelle McMahon

Australian netball player

*August 12th, 1977, Bamawm

46

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

53

Toby Perkins

British politician (born 1970)

*August 12th, 1970, Reading

87

William Goldman

American novelist, screenwriter and playwright (1931-2018)

*August 12th, 1931, Highland Park †November 16th, 2018, Manhattan

48

Liu Yong

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1975, Nanjing

51

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

33

Wissam Ben Yedder

Tunisian-French association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Sarcelles

54

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

28

Dominik Czaja

Polish rower

*August 12th, 1995, Kraków

68

Dietmar Schauerhammer

East German bobsledder

*August 12th, 1955, Neustadt an der Orla

73

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

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

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Born in 1930

92

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

93

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

93

Ion Iliescu

Russian politician; second president of Romania

*March 3rd, 1930, Oltenița

69

Pete Conrad

American astronaut

*June 2nd, 1930, Philadelphia †July 8th, 1999, Ojai

93

John Cullum

American actor, director and singer

*March 2nd, 1930, Knoxville

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Frances Sternhagen

American actress

*January 13th, 1930, Washington, D.C.

87

Derek Walcott

Saint Lucian–Trinidadian poet and playwright (1930–2017)

*January 23rd, 1930, Castries †March 17th, 2017, Cap Estate

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

81

John Wood

English actor (1930–2011)

*July 5th, 1930, Derbyshire †August 6th, 2011, Gloucestershire

80

Patricia Smith

American actress (1930-2011)

*February 20th, 1930, New Haven †January 2nd, 2011, Los Angeles

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