May 12th, 1977

Born on May 12th, 1977

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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, 1977

40

Maryam Mirzakhani

Iranian mathematician

*May 12th, 1977, Tehran †July 14th, 2017, Stanford

46

Mareile Höppner

German television presenter and journalist

*May 12th, 1977, Hamburg

46

Rachel Wilson

Canadian actress

*May 12th, 1977, Ottawa

46

Onur Saylak

Turkish actor and director

*May 12th, 1977, Ankara

46

Jon Allen

English singer-songwriter

*May 12th, 1977, Winchester

46

Michael Jelenic

American animator and director

*May 12th, 1977, Los Angeles

46

Gemma Mengual

Synchronized swimmer

*May 12th, 1977, Barcelona

46

Norbert Grudzinski

German football referee

*May 12th, 1977, Hamburg

46

Jeffrey Aubynn

Swedish footballer

*May 12th, 1977, Gothenburg

46

Graeme Dott

Scottish snooker player

*May 12th, 1977, Larkhall

46

Louis-Ronan Choisy

French actor and singer

*May 12th, 1977, Paris

46

Rebecca Herbst

American actress

*May 12th, 1977, Encino

46

Trisha LaFache

American actress

*May 12th, 1977, United States of America

46

Louise Peterhoff

Swedish actress, dancer and singer

*May 12th, 1977, Oppmanna

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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

40

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby union player

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

28

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

40

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

58

Song Yang

Chinese-born Australian badminton player

*May 12th, 1965, Nanjing

45

Malin Åkerman

Swedish-American actress (born 1978)

*May 12th, 1978, Stockholm

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

42

Rami Malek

American actor

*May 12th, 1981, Los Angeles

44

Joaquim Rodríguez

Spanish road bicycle racer

*May 12th, 1979, Barcelona

45

Jason Biggs

American actor

*May 12th, 1978, Pequannock Township

44

Mauricio Ardila

Road bicycle racer

*May 12th, 1979, Medellín

61

Emilio Estevez

American actor, director, and writer

*May 12th, 1962, New York City

73

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor

*May 12th, 1950, Dublin

36

Darren Randolph

Irish association football player

*May 12th, 1987, Bray

53

Lisa Brescia

American actress

*May 12th, 1970, Sioux Falls

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

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

75

Lindsay Crouse

Actress

*May 12th, 1948, New York City

44

Steve Smith Sr.

American football player (born 1979)

*May 12th, 1979, Compton

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46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

46

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

46

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

46

Paul Kalkbrenner

German electronic musician

*June 11th, 1977, Leipzig

46

Ji Xinpeng

Chinese badminton player

*December 30th, 1977, Shashi District

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

46

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

46

Anthony Clark

English badminton player

*November 1st, 1977, Derby

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No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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