August 12th, 2000

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What happened on August 12th, 2000?

August 12th, 2000

The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy

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, killing 118 people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk

What else happened on August 12th?

August 12th, 2016

The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.

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 (aircraft involved pictured) crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 of 524 people on board, including singer Kyu Sakamoto, 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 Belgium.

August 12th, 1883

The last known quagga (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 began striking against Cabot Mill in Brunswick, Maine, shutting 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.

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

Born on August 12th, 2000

25

Niamh Fisher-Black

New Zealand cyclist

*August 12th, 2000, Nelson

Same year
Born in 2000

26

Mischa Bredewold

Dutch cyclist

*June 20th, 2000, Amersfoort

25

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Indian badminton player

*August 13th, 2000, Amalapuram

26

Manuel Turizo

Colombian singer

*April 12th, 2000, Montería

26

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

26

Ice Spice

American rapper and songwriter (born 2000)

*January 1st, 2000, The Bronx

26

Wang Zhiyi

Chinese badminton player

*April 29th, 2000, Shashi District

25

Nicki Nicole

Argentine singer (born 2000)

*August 25th, 2000, Rosario

26

Khea

Argentine rapper

*April 13th, 2000, Virreyes

26

Instasamka

Russian singer and rapper

*May 11th, 2000, Tobolsk

26

Benee

New Zealand singer-songwriter

*January 30th, 2000, Grey Lynn

26

Surf Mesa

American record producer and multi-instrumentalist

*April 10th, 2000, Seattle

25

Isac Elliot

Finnish-Swedish pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actor

*December 26th, 2000, Kauniainen

26

David Hogg

American politician and activist (born 2000)

*April 12th, 2000, Los Angeles

25

Elena Wassen

German diver

*November 1st, 2000, Eschweiler

25

Belén Aizen

Argentinian handball player

*August 18th, 2000, General San Martín

26

Carolina Ponce

Argentinian Beach handball player

*May 15th, 2000, Ensenada

26

Harry Nach

Chilean singer

*June 8th, 2000, Santiago

26

Jimena Riadigos

Argentinian Beach handball player

*April 7th, 2000, Mar del Plata

26

Rosario Soto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*January 7th, 2000, Cipolletti

25

Mxmtoon

American singer-songwriter and YouTuber

*July 9th, 2000, Oakland

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Yes: 2000 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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