August 12th, 2001

Born on August 12th, 2001

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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, 2001

22

Dixie D'Amelio

American social media personality (born 2001)

*August 12th, 2001, Norwalk

22

Claudia Pina

Association football player

*August 12th, 2001, Montcada i Reixac

22

Emir Shigaybaev

Kyrgyz association football player

*August 12th, 2001, Bishkek

22

Yutaro Oda

Japanese association football player

*August 12th, 2001, Hyogo Prefecture

22

Oskar Sewerzyński

Polish footballer

*August 12th, 2001, Kielce

22

Botond Földi

Hungarian association football player

*August 12th, 2001, Budapest

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 12th?

28

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

24

Matthijs de Ligt

Dutch association football player

*August 12th, 1999, Leiderdorp

31

Toby Penty

English badminton player

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

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

32

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

33

Wissam Ben Yedder

Tunisian and French association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Sarcelles

29

Bex Taylor-Klaus

American actor

*August 12th, 1994, Atlanta

51

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

33

Mario Balotelli

Italian association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Palermo

46

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

34

Mariana Duque

Colombian tennis player

*August 12th, 1989, Bogotá

31

Cara Delevingne

English model actress (born 1992)

*August 12th, 1992, Hammersmith

28

Dominik Czaja

Polish rower

*August 12th, 1995, Kraków

52

Pete Sampras

American tennis player

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

54

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

40

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Dutch association football player

*August 12th, 1983, Voor-Drempt

44

Cindy Klassen

Canadian speed skater

*August 12th, 1979, Winnipeg

52

Rebecca Gayheart

American actress

*August 12th, 1971, Hazard

78

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

Same year
Born in 2001

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

22

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

22

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

23

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

22

Marit van Ede

Dutch Handball player

*December 26th, 2001, Nieuwegein

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

22

Lil Tjay

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*April 30th, 2001, The Bronx

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

22

Linda Mazri

Badminton player

*December 21st, 2001, El Biar

22

Brian Yang

Badminton player

*November 25th, 2001, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 2001 is a normal year and no leap year.

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