August 12th, 2002

Born on August 12th, 2002

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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

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

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

31

Toby Penty

English badminton player

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

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

22

Dixie D'Amelio

American social media personality (born 2001)

*August 12th, 2001, Norwalk

31

Cara Delevingne

English model actress (born 1992)

*August 12th, 1992, Hammersmith

52

Pete Sampras

American tennis player

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

54

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

28

Dominik Czaja

Polish rower

*August 12th, 1995, Kraków

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

Same year
Born in 2002

22

Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent

21

NLE Choppa

American rapper from Tennessee (born. 2002)

*November 1st, 2002, Memphis

21

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

22

Lil Mosey

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*January 25th, 2002, Mountlake Terrace

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

21

João Gomes

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 31st, 2002, Serrita

21

Jasmine Liu

American Samoan beach handball player

*September 2nd, 2002, Vaitogi

22

Trueno

Argentinian rapper and singer

*March 25th, 2002, Buenos Aires

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

22

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

22

Indah Cahya Sari Jamil

Badminton player

*March 16th, 2002, Gowa Regency

21

Riko Gunji

Badminton player

*July 31st, 2002, Ebina

21

Rui Hirokami

Badminton player

*July 26th, 2002, Takaoka

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

21

Cheng Xing

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 2002, Jiujiang, Guangdong

21

Srivedya Gurazada

US American badminton player

*August 15th, 2002, Boston

21

Katharina Fink

Italian badminton player

*November 14th, 2002, Bolzano

21

Jesita Putri Miantoro

Badminton player

*May 1st, 2002, Depok City

22

Ishaan Bhatnagar

Indian badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Raipur

21

Myisha Mohd Khairul

Malaysian badminton player

*July 27th, 2002, Johor Bahru

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2002 is a normal year and no leap year.

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