May 12th, 1936

Born on May 12th, 1936

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 32,000 days old!

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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, 1936

87

Klaus Doldinger

German jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and saxophonist

*May 12th, 1936, Berlin

87

Frank Stella

American painter and printmaker

*May 12th, 1936, Malden

73

Guillermo Endara

President of Panama (1936-2009)

*May 12th, 1936, Panama City †September 28th, 2009, Panama City

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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

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

77

Andrei Voznesensky

Soviet poet (1933-2010)

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

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

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

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

58

Beryl Burton

English racing cyclist (1937-1996)

*May 12th, 1937, Leeds †May 5th, 1996, Morley

40

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby union player

*May 12th, 1975, Auckland †November 18th, 2015, Auckland

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 1936

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

87

Jean Pütz

German science journalist and television presenter

*September 21st, 1936, Cologne

75

Chuck Brown

American guitarist, bandleader and singer (1936-2012)

*August 22nd, 1936, Gaston †May 16th, 2012, Baltimore

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

86

Silvio Berlusconi

Italian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)

*September 29th, 1936, Milan †June 12th, 2023, San Raffaele Hospital

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

*July 6th, 1936, Firhouse †March 10th, 2005, Kensington

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

83

Werner von Moltke

Olympic athlete (1936-2019)

*May 24th, 1936, Mühlhausen †July 29th, 2019, Nieder-Olm

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

82

Burt Reynolds

American actor (1936–2018)

*February 11th, 1936, Lansing †September 6th, 2018, Jupiter

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

81

John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

*January 4th, 1936, Bagnac-sur-Célé †May 16th, 2017, Cahors

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

75

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, Hrádeček

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

87

Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling

72

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

*December 8th, 1936, Hollywood †June 3rd, 2009, Bangkok

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Leap year

Yes: 1936 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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