August 12th, 1975

Born on August 12th, 1975

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1975

48

Casey Affleck

American actor

*August 12th, 1975, Falmouth

48

Liu Yong

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1975, Nanjing

48

Patrick Joswig

German actor

*August 12th, 1975, Bochum

48

Steven Elm

Canadian speed skater

*August 12th, 1975, Red Deer

48

Christophe Arend

French politician

*August 12th, 1975, Forbach

48

Nick J. Townsend

Musical artist

*August 12th, 1975, Kidderminster

48

Burcu Güneş

Turkish singer

*August 12th, 1975, İzmir

48

Edmond Bezik

Iranian footballer and manager

*August 12th, 1975, Tehran

48

Carter Bays

American television writer and producer

*August 12th, 1975, Shaker Heights

31

Robert Burås

Norwegian musician

*August 12th, 1975, Narvik †July 12th, 2007, Oslo

48

Natalia Paris

Colombian model

*August 12th, 1975, Medellín

48

Christian Geo Heltboe

Danish comedian

*August 12th, 1975, Gug

48

Franklin Azzi

French architect

*August 12th, 1975, Paris

48

James DuMont

American actor and producer

*August 12th, 1975, Chicago

48

Dean Brody

Canadian singer

*August 12th, 1975, Smithers

48

Zevri Abseitov

Crimean Tatar dentist imprisoned in Russia

*August 12th, 1975, Uzbekistan

48

Willis Marshall

Player of American and Canadian football

*August 12th, 1975, Detroit

48

Regan Upshaw

American football player

*August 12th, 1975, Berrien Springs

48

Paul Gaudoin

Australian field hockey player

*August 12th, 1975, Perth

48

Luis Ordaz

Baseball player

*August 12th, 1975, Maracaibo

48

Roberto D'Aversa

Italian association football player and manager

*August 12th, 1975, Stuttgart

48

Kalle Brink

Professional golfer

*August 12th, 1975, Helsingborg

48

Rod Rutledge

American football player (born 1975)

*August 12th, 1975, Birmingham

48

Donovin Darius

American football safety

*August 12th, 1975, Camden

48

Cory Geason

American football player

*August 12th, 1975, St. James Parish

48

Jonathan W. Katchen

American lawyer

*August 12th, 1975, Livingston

48

Charles London

American football player and coach

*August 12th, 1975, Dunwoody

48

Brian Mailhot

American professional wrestler

*August 12th, 1975, Portland

48

Anders Myrvold

Norwegian ice hockey player

*August 12th, 1975, Lørenskog

48

Syed Zai Abbas Shah

Politician

*August 12th, 1975, Tando Allahyar

48

Nelson Cruz Santiago

Puerto Rican politician

*August 12th, 1975, Ponce

48

Taryn Woods

Australian water polo player

*August 12th, 1975, Sydney

48

Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting

Japanese concert pianist

*August 12th, 1975, Yokohama

48

Yasuko Hashimoto

Japanese long-distance runner

*August 12th, 1975, Motomiya

48

Raegan Scott

American basketball player and coach

*August 12th, 1975, Orem

48

Ilidio Matusse

Mozambican swimmer

*August 12th, 1975, Maputo

48

Maxim Timchenko

Ukrainian businessman

*August 12th, 1975, Novoselitsy

48

Tomu Ranju

Japanese actor and singer

*August 12th, 1975, Nishinomiya

48

Yuki Tanada

Filmmaker

*August 12th, 1975, Kitakyushu

48

Kiril Djorov

Bulgarian footballer

*August 12th, 1975, Sandanski

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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

28

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

46

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

51

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

52

Pete Sampras

American tennis player

*August 12th, 1971, Washington, D.C.

52

Rebecca Gayheart

American actress

*August 12th, 1971, Hazard

54

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

44

Cindy Klassen

Canadian speed skater

*August 12th, 1979, Winnipeg

31

Toby Penty

English badminton player

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

32

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

46

Sharelle McMahon

Australian netball player

*August 12th, 1977, Bamawm

53

Toby Perkins

British politician (born 1970)

*August 12th, 1970, Reading

33

Wissam Ben Yedder

Tunisian and French association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Sarcelles

40

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Dutch association football player

*August 12th, 1983, Voor-Drempt

49

Christine Albeck Børge

Danish actress

*August 12th, 1974, Værløse

33

Mario Balotelli

Italian association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Palermo

78

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

24

Matthijs de Ligt

Dutch association football player

*August 12th, 1999, Leiderdorp

40

Madeleine Sandig

German female road and track cyclist

*August 12th, 1983, Frankfurt

Same year
Born in 1975

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

49

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

48

Ane Dahl Torp

Norwegian actress

*August 1st, 1975, Bærum Municipality

48

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

48

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

48

Ha Tae-kwon

South Korean badminton player

*April 30th, 1975, Jeonju

48

Kim Dong-moon

South Korean badminton player

*September 22nd, 1975, Gokseong County

48

Candra Wijaya

Badminton player

*September 16th, 1975, Cirebon City

49

Gu Jun

Badminton player

*January 3rd, 1975, Wuxi

48

Ge Fei

Chinese badminton player

*October 9th, 1975, Nantong

48

Xu Huaiwen

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1975, Guiyang

49

Tracey Hallam

English badminton player

*March 24th, 1975, Burton upon Trent

48

Jim Ronny Andersen

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1975, Songdalen Municipality

48

Sarah Hardaker

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1975, Dartford

49

Tony Gunawan

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1975, Surabaya

49

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

48

Marion Cotillard

French actress

*September 30th, 1975, Paris

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

48

Angelina Jolie

American actress (born 1975)

*June 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

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No: With 365 days 1975 is a normal year and no leap year.

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