August 12th, 2017

Born on August 12th, 2017

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 2,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 693 days, exactly on October 29th, 2025, people who were born on August 12th, 2017 will be 3,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1121

Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

August 12th, 1099

First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade.

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

32

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

33

Wissam Ben Yedder

Tunisian-French association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Sarcelles

31

Toby Penty

Badminton player

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

46

Sharelle McMahon

Australian netball player

*August 12th, 1977, Bamawm

46

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

24

Matthijs de Ligt

Dutch association football player

*August 12th, 1999, Leiderdorp

48

Liu Yong

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1975, Nanjing

40

Madeleine Sandig

German female road and track cyclist

*August 12th, 1983, Frankfurt

33

Mario Balotelli

Italian association football player

*August 12th, 1990, Palermo

44

Cindy Klassen

Canadian speed skater

*August 12th, 1979, Winnipeg

51

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

35

Tejay van Garderen

American Racing cyclist

*August 12th, 1988, Tacoma

82

Dana Ivey

American actress

*August 12th, 1941, Atlanta

54

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

27

Arthur Melo

Brazilian association football player

*August 12th, 1996, Goiânia

78

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

52

Pete Sampras

American tennis player

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

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6

Alana Martina dos Santos Aveiro

Daughter of Cristiano Ronaldo

*November 12th, 2017, Madrid

6

Tunku Iskandar Abdul Jalil Abu Bakar Ibrahim

His Highness Raja Muda of Johor

*October 14th, 2017, Sultanah Aminah Hospital

6

Sir Carter

Son of Beyoncé and Jay-Z

*June 13th, 2017, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

6

Rumi Carter

Daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z

*June 13th, 2017, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

6

Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna

Younger son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden

*August 31st, 2017, Danderyd Hospital

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2017 is a normal year and no leap year.

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