May 12th, 1935

Born on May 12th, 1935

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1935

85

Gary Peacock

American jazz double-bassist

*May 12th, 1935, Burley †September 4th, 2020, Olivebridge

88

Johnny Bucyk

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 12th, 1935, Edmonton

88

Felipe Alou

Dominican baseball player and manager

*May 12th, 1935, Bajos de Haina

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Who's birthday is on May 12th?

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

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

43

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

*May 12th, 1980, Southampton

35

Liu Xiaolong

Badminton player

*May 12th, 1988, Zhangzhou

31

Erik Durm

German association football player

*May 12th, 1992, Pirmasens

28

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

73

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor

*May 12th, 1950, Dublin

58

Song Yang

Chinese-born Australian badminton player

*May 12th, 1965, Nanjing

75

Lindsay Crouse

Actress

*May 12th, 1948, New York City

77

Andrei Voznesensky

Soviet poet (1933-2010)

*May 12th, 1933, Moscow †June 1st, 2010, Peredelkino

67

Patrick Ricard

French entrepreneur and CEO

*May 12th, 1945, Marseille †August 17th, 2012, Toulon

79

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

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

87

Klaus Doldinger

German jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and saxophonist

*May 12th, 1936, Berlin

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

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

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

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

40

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

61

Emilio Estevez

American actor, director, and writer

*May 12th, 1962, New York City

81

Heinz Köhler

German politician

*May 12th, 1942, Mitwitz

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

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

81

Hans Ils

German politician (1906-1988)

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

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Born in 1935

42

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis

89

Kjeld Hillingsø

Danish general

*April 21st, 1935, Frederiksberg

88

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

81

James Cotton

American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017)

*July 1st, 1935, Tunica †March 16th, 2017, Austin

88

Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

76

Géza Alföldy

Hungaro-german historian of classical antiquity (1935-2011)

*June 7th, 1935, Budapest †November 6th, 2011, Athens

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

88

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

*October 1st, 1935, Walton-on-Thames

75

Heino Aunin

Estonian badminton player

*January 8th, 1935, Valga †May 2nd, 2010, Tallinn

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

80

Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

*February 25th, 1935, Bari †April 19th, 2015, Miami

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

77

Gerhard Winkler

Austrian classical philologist, historian and epigraphist (1935-2012)

*February 2nd, 1935, Vienna †November 19th, 2012, Linz

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

*July 3rd, 1935, Berlin †January 28th, 2015, Berlin

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

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No: With 365 days 1935 is a normal year and no leap year.

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