August 12th, 1970

Born on August 12th, 1970

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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, 1164

Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.

August 12th, 1121

Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

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

Born on August 12th, 1970

53

Toby Perkins

British politician (born 1970)

*August 12th, 1970, Reading

53

Anthony Swofford

American writer and former U.S. Marine

*August 12th, 1970, Fairfield

53

Charles Mesure

Australian actor

*August 12th, 1970, Somerset

53

Salvador Calvo

Spanish film director

*August 12th, 1970, Madrid

53

Inusa Dawuda

Musician

*August 12th, 1970, Accra

53

Sharam

Iranian musician

*August 12th, 1970, Tehran

53

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Japanese actor

*August 12th, 1970, Saitama

53

Kristopher Schau

Norwegian musician and comedian

*August 12th, 1970, Oslo

53

Dan Burt

American basketball player and coach

*August 12th, 1970, Washington

53

Kirsten Smith

American screenwriter

*August 12th, 1970, United States of America

53

J

Japanese musician and singer-songwriter (born 1970)

*August 12th, 1970, Hadano

53

Aleksandar Đurić

Singaporean association football player

*August 12th, 1970, Doboj

53

Jim Schlossnagle

American baseball coach

*August 12th, 1970, Hagerstown

53

Ellory Elkayem

Film director

*August 12th, 1970, Christchurch

53

Hussein Chalayan

Turco Cypriot and British fashion designer

*August 12th, 1970, Nicosia

53

Kunihiko Tanaka

Japanese mangaka and illustrator

*August 12th, 1970, Kawasaki

53

Manuel De Peppe

Actor, musician, composer, and music producer

*August 12th, 1970, Milan

53

Nicole Nason

American lawyer

*August 12th, 1970, Bay Shore

53

Terry Virtue

Canadian ice hockey player

*August 12th, 1970, Scarborough

53

Frank Deville

Luxembourgian footballer

*August 12th, 1970, Luxembourg

53

Dominic Naylor

English footballer (born 1970)

*August 12th, 1970, Watford

53

Alberto Senigagliesi

Italian alpine skier

*August 12th, 1970, Susa

53

Gabriele Torsello

Italian photojournalist

*August 12th, 1970, Alessano

53

Philippe Briones

French comics artist

*August 12th, 1970, Dijon

53

Valter Kalaus

Hungarian swimmer

*August 12th, 1970, Budapest

53

Alison Inverarity

Australian high jumper

*August 12th, 1970, Perth

53

Christine Hocq

French triathlete

*August 12th, 1970, Casablanca

53

Oleg Teryokhin

Russian footballer

*August 12th, 1970, Engels

53

Greg Walters

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

*August 12th, 1970, Calgary

53

Garry Delaney

English boxer

*August 12th, 1970, London Borough of Newham

53

Stig Kristiansen

Norwegian cyclist

*August 12th, 1970, Oslo

53

Fumitake Miura

Japanese association football player and manager

*August 12th, 1970, Shizuoka

53

Darko Butorović

Footballer

*August 12th, 1970, Split

Same Day
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

54

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

51

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

52

Rebecca Gayheart

American actress

*August 12th, 1971, Hazard

28

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

46

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

52

Marc Streel

Belgian bicycle racer

*August 12th, 1971, Waremme

48

Casey Affleck

American actor

*August 12th, 1975, Falmouth

31

Toby Penty

English badminton player

*August 12th, 1992, Walton-on-Thames

32

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

44

Cindy Klassen

Canadian speed skater

*August 12th, 1979, Winnipeg

33

Wissam Ben Yedder

Tunisian and French association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Sarcelles

78

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

40

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Dutch association football player

*August 12th, 1983, Voor-Drempt

50

Laurent Fignon

French professional road bicycle racer

*August 12th, 1960, 18th arrondissement of Paris †August 31st, 2010, 13th arrondissement of Paris

48

Liu Yong

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1975, Nanjing

52

Katalin Zamiar

American martial artist

*August 12th, 1971, Chicago

82

Dana Ivey

American actress

*August 12th, 1941, Atlanta

33

Mario Balotelli

Italian association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Palermo

Same year
Born in 1970

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

54

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British-American actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

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No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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