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May 12 is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 233 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death Berengaria (Berenguela Bérengère c 1165-1170 – 23 December 1230 was the eldest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile
• 1264 - The Battle of Lewes, between King Henry III of England and the rebel Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, begins. The Battle of Lewes was one of two main Battles of the conflict known as the Second Barons' War. Henry III (1 October 1207 &ndash 16 November 1272 was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 – August 4, 1265) was the principal leader of the Baronial opposition to King Henry III of England
• 1328 - Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice. An antipope ( Latin: antipapa) is a person who makes a widely accepted claim to be the lawful Pope, in opposition to the pope recognised by the Roman Nicholas V, born Pietro Rainalducci (died 16 October 1333 was an Antipope in Italy from 12 May 1328 to 25 July 1330 during the Pontificate of History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
• 1364 - Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków, Poland. For several academies alternatively called "Krakow Academy" see Education in Kraków The Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1551 - National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru. Major National University of Saint Mark (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos UNMSM is a public university in Lima, Peru. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
• 1588 - French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry of Guise enters the city. The French Wars of Religion (1562 to 1598 between French Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots involved both civil infighting Henry III of France (Henri III Henryk ( September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Henry I Prince of Joinville Duke of Guise Count of Eu ( January 31, 1550 – December 23, 1588, Château de Blois) sometimes
• 1689 - King William's War: William III of England joins the League of Augsburg starting a war with France. The first of the French and Indian Wars, King William's War ( 1689 – 1697) was the name used in the English colonies in America to refer to the North William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" The Grand Alliance was a European Coalition, consisting (at various times of Austria, Bavaria, Brandenburg, England, the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1780 - American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
• 1797 - First Coalition: Napoleon I of France conquers Venice. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The First Coalition ( 1792 – 1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
• 1821 - The first big battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks occurs in Valtetsi. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Municipal districts Agriakona Ampelaki Lianos Arachamiti
• 1862 - U.S. federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana.
• 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps (ACW) turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond Mississippi, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War James Birdseye McPherson ( November 14, 1828 &ndash July 22, 1864) was a career United States Army officer who served as a General XVII Corps was a Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. John Clifford Pemberton (August 10 1814 &ndash July 13 1881 was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole Wars and with distinction During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg Mississippi, a
• 1864 - American Civil War: the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers die in "the Bloody Angle". Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania, was the second battle in Lt The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1865 - American Civil War: the Battle of Palmito Ranch: the first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Battle of Palmito Ranch, also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill and the Battle of Palmeto Ranch, was fought on May 12 &ndash May 13
• 1870 - The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Manitoba Act was given Royal Assent in the 33rd year of Queen Victoria's reign May 12, 1870. The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of Lawmaking by formally assenting to an Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final
• 1873 - Oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Sweden. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. The Union between Sweden and Norway (Unionen mellan Sverige och Norge Unionen mellom Norge og Sverige or the Swedish-Norwegian Kingdom was the union of the kingdoms of "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
• 1881 - In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect
• 1885 - North-West Rebellion: the four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis The Battle of Batoche was the decisive Canadian with the help of the Clergy victory over the Métis resistance that led to the surrender of Louis Riel A Métis is a person born to parents who belong to different groups defined by visible physical differences regarded as racial or the descendant of such persons Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1890 - The first-ever official County Championship match begins. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Bristol. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London George Ulyett scores the first century in the competition. George Ulyett (21 October 1851 in Sheffield – 18 June 1898 in Sheffield was an English all-round Cricketer, noted particularly for his
• 1926 - UK General Strike 1926: in the United Kingdom, a nine-day general strike by trade unions ends. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The UK General Strike of 1926 was a General strike that lasted nine days from 3 May 1926 to 12 May 1926. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming
• 1932 - Ten weeks after his abduction, the infant son of Charles Lindbergh is found dead in Hopewell, New Jersey just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr, the Toddler son of world famous Aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, occurred WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout See also Hopewell Township Mercer County New Jersey Hopewell is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey,
• 1937 - Coronation of King George VI of Britain at Westminster Abbey. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A coronation is a ceremony marking the investiture of a Monarch with regal power specifically involving the placement of a crown upon his or her head and the The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church
• 1941 - Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konrad Zuse (ˈkɔnʁat ˈtsuːzə June 22, 1910 Berlin - December 18, 1995 Hünfeld) was a German Konrad Zuse 's A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
• 1942 - World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov – in the eastern Ukraine, the Soviet Army initiates a major offensive. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Second Battle of Kharkov, so named by Wilhelm Keitel was an Axis counteroffensive against the Red Army Izium bridgehead offensive conducted from May 12 to Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 During the battle the Soviets capture the city of Kharkov from the German Army, only to be encircled and destroyed. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Kharkiv or Kharkov (Харків Харьков is the second largest city in Ukraine. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
• 1942 - Holocaust: 1,500 Jews are sent to gas chambers in Auschwitz. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing consisting of a sealed chamber into which a Poisonous or Asphyxiant gas is introduced "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany
• 1949 - The Soviet Union lifts its Blockade of Berlin. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 11 May 1949 was one of the first major international crises of the Cold war.
• 1949 - The western occupying powers approve the Basic Law for the new German state - the Federal Republic of Germany. The term basic law is used in some places as an alternative to " Constitution " implying it is a temporary but necessary measure without formal enactment
• 1952 - Gaj Singh is crowned Maharaja of Jodhpur. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gaj Singh (born 13 January 1948) was Maharaja of Jodhpur, India and is head of the Rathore clan of Rajputs The word Mahārāja (also spelled maharajah) is Sanskrit for "great king" or " High king " (a Karmadharaya from mahānt Jodhpur (जोधपुर is the second largest City in the Indian State of Rajasthan.
• 1955 - The last portion of the IRT Third Avenue Elevated in Manhattan closes. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT was the operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904 as well as earlier Elevated railways The Third Avenue Line, or Third Avenue El, was an Elevated railway in Manhattan and The Bronx, New York City, open in parts from 1878 Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York
• 1958 - A formal North American Aerospace Defense Command agreement is signed between the United States and Canada. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1962 - Douglas MacArthur delivers his famous "Duty, Honor, Country" valedictory speech at the United States Military Academy. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA,
• 1965 - The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight. Luna 5 (E-6 series was an Unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 5
• 1965 - West Germany and Israel establish diplomatic relations. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1967 - At Queen Elizabeth Hall, England, Pink Floyd stages the first-ever quadraphonic rock concert. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Queen Elizabeth Hall ( QEH) is a Music venue on the South Bank in London, England that hosts daily classical, Jazz England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Pink Floyd are Quadraphonic (or quadrophonic) sound &ndash the most-widely-used early term for what is now called 4 Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African
• 1975 - Mayagüez incident: the Cambodian navy seizes the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez in international waters. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Mayagüez incident involving the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia on May 12-15 1975 marked the last official battle of the U The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East A merchant vessel is a Ship that transports Cargo and Passengers during peace time SS Mayagüez was a US container ship that attained notoriety for its May 12, 1975 seizure by Khmer Rouge forces of Cambodia which International waterways Several international treaties have established freedom of navigation on semi-enclosed seas
• 1978 - In Zaïre, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Zaire (pronunciation; République du Zaïre was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971 Kolwezi is a city in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi in the province of Katanga. Katanga is a southern province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The local government asks the U. S. , France and Belgium to restore order. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
• 1980 - West Ham United wins the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Midfield playmaker Trevor Brooking scores the winner with a rare header. Sir Trevor David Brooking CBE (born 2 October 1948 in Barking London) is a football player turned manager on-air analyst and
• 1981 - Francis Hughes starves to death in the Maze Prison in a republican campaign for political status to be granted to IRA prisoners. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Francis Hughes (Proinsias Ó hAodha 28 February 1956 – 12 May 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Her Majesty's Prison Maze (known colloquially as The H Blocks, Long Kesh, or The Maze) was a Prison used to house Paramilitary prisoners The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who
• 1982 - During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan Fernandez Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Fátima ( ˈfatimɐ is a city in Portugal famous for the religious visions that took place there in 1917 Juan María Fernández y Krohn (born in Spain in 1950 is a former Roman Catholic Priest and former Belgian lawyer who tried to assassinate Pope A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a Knife - Dagger - or spike-shaped Weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle Krohn, an ultraconservative Spanish priest opposed to the Vatican II reforms, believed that the Pope had to be killed for being an "agent of Moscow". The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twentieth century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• 1994 - United Kingdom opposition leader John Smith dies in a London hospital after two serious heart attacks. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the John Smith QC (13 September 1938&ndash12 May 1994 was a Scottish Politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1999 - David Steel becomes the first Presiding Officer (speaker) of the modern Scottish Parliament. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) David Martin Scott Steel Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a British and Scottish The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (Oifigear-Riaghlaidh Preses o the Scots Pairlament is the speaker of the Scottish Parliament, elected by the The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral
• 2002 - Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of the United States proxy ruler General Fulgencio Batista 's regime on January 1,
• 2003 - The Riyadh compound bombings, carried out by Al Qaeda, kill 26. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Riyadh compound bombings took place on May 12, 2003, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The
• 2003 - Fifty-nine Democratic lawmakers bring the Texas Legislature to a standstill by going into hiding in a dispute over a Republican congressional redistricting plan. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. Redistricting, a form of redistribution, is the process of changing of political Borders in the United States
• 2006 - Justin Gatlin equals the 100 metres sprint world record with a time of 9. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Justin Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is an American sprinter. 77 seconds in Doha, Qatar. Doha (الدوحة or Ad-Dōḥah) is the Capital city of Qatar. Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated
• 2008 - 2008 Wenchuan earthquake occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 60,000 people

Births

• 1401 - Emperor Shōkō (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The 2008 Sichuan earthquake ( or " Great Sichuan Earthquake " which measured at 8 ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Emperor Shōkō (称光天皇 Shōkō-tennō) ( May 12, 1401 - August 30, 1428) was the 101st emperor of 1428)
• 1496 - Gustav I of Sweden (d. Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson (Colloquial 15th century Upplandic Gösta Jerksson) and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560)
• 1590 - Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. Cosimo II de' Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (12 May 1590 &ndash 28 February 1621 ruled as Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621 1621)
• 1622 - Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. Louis de Buade Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau ( May 12, 1622 &ndash November 28, 1698) was a French courtier and Governor The Viceroyalty of New France (Nouvelle-France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the 1698)
• 1626 - Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. Father Louis Hennepin, OFM baptized Antoine, ( 12 May, 1626 &ndash c 1705)
• 1670 - Frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Royal titles In Latin: Augustus Secundus Dei Gratia rex Poloniae magnus dux Lithuaniae Russie Prussiae Masoviae Samogitiae Livoniae Kijoviae Volhyniae 1733)
• 1700 - Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect (d. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Luigi Vanvitelli ( May 12, 1700, Naples &ndash March 1 1773, Caserta) was an Italian engineer and architect 1773)
• 1725 - Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis Philippe I Duke of Orléans, known as le Gros ( the Fat) ( May 12, 1725 &ndash November 18, 1785) was a member of 1785)
• 1767 - Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (d. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Don Manuel Francisco Domingo de Godoy (di Bassano y Alvarez de Faria de los Ríos y Sánchez-Zarzosa, also Manuel de Godoy y Alvarez de Faria de los Ríos Sánchez Zarzosa 1851)
• 1803 - Justus von Liebig, German chemist (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Justus von Liebig ( May 12, 1803 &ndash April 18, 1873) was a German Chemist 1873)
• 1804 - Robert Baldwin, Canadian politician (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Robert Baldwin (May 12 1804 – December 9 1858 was born at York (now Toronto) 1858)
• 1806 - Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish statesman (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johan Vilhelm Snellman ( May 12, 1806 &ndash July 4, 1881) was an influential Fennoman Philosopher and 1881)
• 1812 - Edward Lear, British author and poet (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Edward Lear ( 12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English Artist, Illustrator and Writer known 1888)
• 1820 - Florence Nightingale, British nurse (d. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (in her own pronunciation ˈflɒɾəns ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910 who came to be known as "The 1910)
• 1828 - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, British poet (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Dante Gabriel Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882 was an English poet Illustrator, painter and Translator. 1882)
• 1829 - Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Pavlos Carrer (Paolo Carrer Zakynthos, 12 May 1829 - Zakynthos 7 June 1896) was a Greek Composer. 1896)
• 1842 - Jules Massenet, French composer (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jules (Émile Frédéric Massenet ( May 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912) was a French composer best known for his Operas 1912)
• 1845 - Gabriel Fauré, French composer (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gabriel Urbain Fauré ( 12 May 1845 &ndash 4 November 1924) was a French Composer, Organist, Pianist 1924)
• 1850 - Henry Cabot Lodge, U. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link This article is about Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924 a US politician in the early twentieth century S. statesman (d. 1924)
• 1867 - Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hugh Trumble (12 May 1867 – 14 August 1938 was an Australian Cricketer who played 32  Test matches as a bowling all-rounder between 1890 1938)
• 1874 - Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Clemens Peter Freiherr von Pirquet ( May 12[[ 874]]&ndash February 28[[ 929]] was an Austrian scientist and pediatrician best known for his contributions 1929)
• 1880 - Lincoln Ellsworth, American scientist (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lincoln Ellsworth (May 12 1880 - May 26 1951 was a explorer from the United States. 1951)
• 1889 - Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otto Heinrich Frank ( May 12, 1889 &ndash August 19, 1980) was the father of Anne Frank and Margot Frank. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany 1980)
• 1892 - Fritz Kortner, Austrian-born director (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Fritz Kortner ( May 12, 1892 &ndash July 22, 1970) was an Austrian born stage and film actor 1970)
• 1895 - William Giauque, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Francis Giauque ( May 12, 1895 – March 28, 1982) was a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1949 for his The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1982)
• 1895 - Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jiddu Krishnamurti ( Telugu: జిడ్డు కృష్ణ మూర్తి or J 1986)
• 1899 - Indra Devi, Latvian Yoga Instructor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Indra Devi ( Latvian: Eiženija Pētersone ( Indra Devi) May 12, 1899 &ndash April 25, 2002) born as Eugenie 2002)
• 1900 - Helene Weigel, German actress (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Helene Weigel ( 12 May 1900 in Vienna &ndash 6 May 1971 in Berlin) was one of the outstanding Actors of her 1971)
• 1903 - Wilfrid Hyde-White, British actor (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Wilfrid Hyde-White ( 12 May, 1903 – 6 May, 1991) was an English Character actor. 1991)
• 1907 - Leslie Charteris, British author and screenwriter (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Leslie Charteris ( May 12, 1907, Singapore &ndash April 15, 1993) born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half- Chinese 1993)
• 1907 - Katharine Hepburn, American actress (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage 2003)
• 1910 - Charles B. Fulton, American jurist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Charles Britton Fulton ( May 12, 1910 &ndash May 15, 1996) was a lawyer and United States federal judge. 1996)
• 1910 - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, British biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, born Dorothy Mary Crowfoot OM, FRS ( 12 May 1910 &ndash 29 July 1994) was a British The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1994)
• 1912 - Archibald Cox, U. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Archibald Cox Jr, ( May 17, 1912 &ndash May 29, 2004) was an American Lawyer who served as U S. Solicitor General (d. 2004)
• 1914 - Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lambertus Jacobus Johannes Aafjes ( May 12 1914 &ndash April 23 1993) known as Bertus Aafjes was a Dutch poet 1993)
• 1914 - Howard K. Smith, American journalist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Howard Kingsbury Smith ( May 12, 1914 - February 15, 2002) was an American Journalist, Radio Reporter 2002)
• 1915 - Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mary Kay Ash ( May 12, 1918 &ndash Mary Kay is a brand of skin care cosmetics and color Cosmetics sold by Mary Kay Inc 2001)
• 1917 - Frank Clair, Canadian football coach (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frank James Clair ( May 12 1917 &ndash April 3 2005) was a coach in the Canadian Football League, Nicknamed "the 2005)
• 1918 - Julius Rosenberg, Soviet spy (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Julius Rosenberg (May 12 1918 &ndash June 19 1953 and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28 1915 &ndash June 19 1953 were American Communists who were executed 1953)
• 1921 - Joseph Beuys, German artist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Joseph Beuys (ˈjoːzɛf ˈbɔʏs May 12, 1921 – January 23, 1986)
• 1921 - Farley Mowat, Canadian writer and naturalist
• 1922 - Marco Denevi, Argentine writer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Farley McGill Mowat OC, BA, DLitt (born May 12, 1921 in Belleville Ontario) is a Conservationist and Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Marco Denevi (b May 12, 1922 in Sáenz Peña, Buenos Aires, d 1998)
• 1924 - Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian mathematician
• 1924 - Tony Hancock, British comedian (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Sergeyevich Esenin-Volpin ( Александр Сергеевич Есенин-Вольпин)is a prominent Anthony John "Tony" Hancock (born 12 May 1924 &ndash 24 June 1968) was a popular British Actor and 1968)
• 1925 - Yogi Berra, American baseball player
• 1928 - Burt Bacharach, American composer
• 1928 - Henry Cosby, African-American songwriter (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12 1925 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. Henry "Hank" Cosby ( May 12, 1928, Detroit Michigan – January 22 2002, Detroit Michigan) was an African 2002)
• 1929 - Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1929 - Sam Nujoma, first President of Namibia
• 1930 - Jesús Franco, Spanish film director
• 1933 - Andrey Voznesensky, Russian poet
• 1935 - Felipe Alou, Dominican baseball player and manager
• 1935 - Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1936 - Guillermo Endara, President of Panama
• 1936 - Tom Snyder, American television personality (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dollard St Laurent (born May 12, 1929 in Verdun, Quebec) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenceman. Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma (born May 12, 1929 in Ongandjera, South West Africa (now Omusati Region) is a former President Latest election List This page contains a list of presidents of Namibia. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jesús (or Jess) Franco (born May 12, 1930 as Jesús Franco Manera) is a Spanish Film director, writer Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrey Andreyevich Voznesensky (Андре́й Андре́евич Вознесе́нский (b Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12 1935 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Outfielder and First baseman in John Paul "Chief" Bucyk (born on May 12, 1935 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional Ice hockey left winger and Hockey Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guillermo David Endara Galimany (born 12 May 1936 in Panama City) was the President of Panama from 1989 to 1994 List of the Presidents of Panama (1840-Present This page lists presidents of Panama since both independences in 1840 and in 1903 Tom Snyder ( May 12, 1936 - July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, News anchor and 2007)
• 1936 - Frank Stella, American painter
• 1937 - Beryl Burton, British cyclist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Frank Stella (born May 12, 1936) is an American painter and Printmaker. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Beryl Burton, OBE ( 12 May 1937 &ndash 8 May 1996) was an English racing Cyclist and one of Britain 1996)
• 1937 - George Carlin, American comedian
• 1937 - Susan Hampshire, British actress
• 1938 - Millie Perkins, American film actress
• 1939 - Miltiadis Evert, Greek politician
• 1939 - Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1939 - Ron Ziegler, White House Press Secretary (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12 1937 – June 22 2008 was an American stand-up comedian, often considered one of the best of all time Susan Hampshire Lady Kulukundis, OBE (born on 12 May 1937 in London) is an English actress best known for her many Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Millie Perkins (born May 12, 1938 in Passaic New Jersey) is an American film and television Actress. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miltiadis Evert ( Greek: Μιλτιάδης Έβερτ; born May 12, 1939 in Athens Greece) is a Greek politician and former chairman Reginald William Gasnier AM (born 12 May, 1939 in Kogarah New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league Ronald Louis Ziegler ( May 12, 1939 &ndash February 10, 2003) was White House Press Secretary during United States President 2003)
• 1942 - Ian Dury, British musician (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian Robins Dury ( 12 May 1942 &ndash 27 March 2000) was an English Rock and roll singer songwriter and Bandleader 2000)
• 1942 - Michel Fugain, French singer and songwriter
• 1942 - Billy Swan, American songwriter and singer
• 1944 - James Purify, American singer
• 1945 - Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Michel Fugain (born May 12 1942 in Grenoble) is a French singer and composer Billy Swan (born Billy Lance Swan 12 May 1942, Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is an American Songwriter and Singer Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James & Bobby Purify were an R&B singing duo, whose biggest hit was "I'm Your Puppet" in 1966 which reached number 6 in the U Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager 2007)
• 1945 - Ian McLagan, British keyboardist (Small Faces)
• 1945 - Patrick Ricard, French businessman
• 1946 - L. Neil Smith, American science fiction author
• 1947 - Michael Ignatieff, Canadian politician
• 1947 - Micheline Lanctôt, American film actor, director and screenwriter
• 1948 - Steve Winwood, British musician (The Spencer Davis Group; Traffic)
• 1950 - Bruce Boxleitner, American actor
• 1950 - Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor
• 1950 - Billy Squier, American singer
• 1955 - Kix Brooks, American musician
• 1956 - Bernie Federko, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1956 - Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian
• 1957 - Lou Whitaker, American baseball player
• 1958 - Andreas Petroulakis, Greek political caricaturist
• 1958 - Eric Singer, American drummer
• 1959 - Ving Rhames, American actor
• 1960 - Paul Arcand, Quebec radio host, journalist and film director
• 1960 - Ian Khan, British racing driver
• 1961 - Billy Duffy, British guitarist (The Cult)
• 1961 - Lar Park Lincoln, American actress
• 1961 - Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor
• 1961 - Thomas Dooley, German-American Soccer Player
• 1962 - Emilio Estevez, American actor
• 1962 - Brett Gurewitz, American songwriter and record producer (Bad Religion) (Epitaph)
• 1963 - Panagiotis Fasoulas, Greek basketball player, Mayor of Piraeus
• 1963 - Gavin Hood, South African film director
• 1963 - Stefano Modena, Italian racing driver
• 1963 - Charles Pettigrew, American singer (Charles and Eddie) (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ian McLagan (born Ian Patrick McLagan, 12 May 1945 Hounslow, Middlesex) is an English keyboard Instrumentalist, best known Small Faces were an English rock group from East London, heavily influenced by American Rhythm and blues. Patrick Ricard (born May 12 1945) is a French entrepreneur and Chairman and CEO of the liquor & wine group Pernod Ricard Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. L Neil Smith (full name Lester Neil Smith III) also known to readers and fans as El Neil, is a Libertarian Science fiction Author Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Grant Ignatieff, MP (/ɪgˈnatʃəf/ (born May 12, 1947 in Toronto) is a Public intellectual, Historian, Micheline Lanctôt (born May 12, 1947 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is an Actor, Film director, Screenwriter Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Lawrence "Steve" or "Stevie" Winwood (born 12 May 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English Singer-songwriter The Spencer Davis Group was a mid 1960s British Beat group from Birmingham, England, founded by Spencer Davis (born 17 July 1939 Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruce William Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950, in Elgin Illinois) is an American Actor. Gabriel James Byrne ( Irish: Gabriel Séamas Ó Broin; born 12 May, 1950) is an Emmy - and Tony -nominated Irish William Haislip "Billy" Squier (born on May 12, 1950 in Wellesley Massachusetts) is a rock Musician. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Brooks & Dunn are an American Country music duo consisting of Singer-songwriters Kix Brooks (born Leon Eric Brooks III May 12, 1955 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Allan Federko (born May 12 1956 in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada is a retired Professional Glenn Robbins (born 12 May 1956) is an Australian comedy performer and a comedy writer Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Louis Rodman Whitaker Jr (born May 12, 1957 in New York City, New York) Nicknamed Sweet Lou, is a former Major League Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andreas Petroulakis (born May 12, 1958) is a prominent Greek political caricaturist Eric Doyle Mensinger (born May 12, 1958 in Cleveland Ohio) better known as Eric Singer, is a Hard rock and Heavy Metal The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhames (born May 12 1959) is a Golden Globe -winning American Actor. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Arcand (born in St Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, on May 12 1960 is a Radio host, Journalist and Film producer. Ian Khan (born May 12, 1960) is a British racecar driver He took part in the FIA GT and FIA GT3 Championships as well as the Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Duffy (born William Henry Duffy 12 May 1961, Hulme, Manchester) is a Hard rock and Alternative rock guitarist The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " Lar Park Lincoln (born May 12, 1961) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the 1987 film House II The Bruce McCulloch (born May 12, 1961 in Edmonton Alberta) is an Actor, Writer, Comedian, and Film director. Thomas Dooley (born May 12, 1961, in Bechhofen, Germany) is a retired German-American Soccer defender and Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emilio Estévez (born May 12, 1962) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild (SAG Award -nominated American Actor Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Panagiotis Fasoulas ( in Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας, nicknamed "The Spider" (Greek αράχνη born May 12, 1963 Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a Gavin Hood (b May 12 1963 in Johannesburg) - South African director, Writer, producer and Actor, Stefano Modena (born May 12, 1963 in Modena) is a former Racing driver from Italy. Charles Pettigrew ( May 12, 1963 - April 6, 2001) was an African-American Singer, best known as half of R&B duo Charles and Eddie were an American vocal duo made up of Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon. 2001)
• 1963 - Jerry Trimble, American actor
• 1963 - Deborah Kara Unger, Canadian actress
• 1963 - Vanessa A. Williams, American actress
• 1966 - Stephen Baldwin, American actor
• 1966 - Bebel Gilberto, Brazilian singer
• 1967 - Paul D'Amour, American bass guitarist (ex-Tool)
• 1968 - Mark Clark, American baseball player
• 1968 - Tony Hawk, American skateboarder
• 1968 - Scott Schwartz, American actor
• 1968 - Catherine Tate, British comedian
• 1969 - Kim Fields, American actress
• 1969 - Cesar Millan, professional dog trainer
• 1969 - Kevin Nalty, famed YouTuber
• 1970 - Jim Furyk, American golfer
• 1970 - Samantha Mathis, American actress
• 1970 - Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
• 1971 - Doug Basham, American professional wrestler
• 1973 - Kendra Kassebaum, American stage actress
• 1973 - Travis Lutter, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
• 1975 - Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• 1977 - Graeme Dott, British snooker player
• 1977 - Rebecca Herbst, American actress
• 1978 - Jason Biggs, American actor
• 1978 - Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Acadian singer
• 1978 - Josh Phelps, American baseball player
• 1978 - Hossein Reza Zadeh, Iranian weightlifter
• 1978 - Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer (formerly Morning Musume)
• 1979 - Andre Carter, American football player
• 1979 - Erdinç Saçan, Turkish-Dutch politician
• 1979 - Steve Smith, American football player
• 1981 - Kentaro Sato, Japanese composer
• 1981 - Lorena Bernal, Spanish model and actress, Miss Spain 1999
• 1983 - Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer
• 1985 - Tally Hall, American soccer player
• 1986 - Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
• 1988 - Marcelo, Brazilian footballer
• 1992 - Malcolm David Kelley, American actor
• 1995 - Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten, American actors

Deaths

• 1003 - Pope Silvester II
• 1012 - Pope Sergius IV
• 1382 - Queen Joan I of Naples (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Jerry Trimble Jr (born 12 May 1963 in Newport Kentucky) is an Actor, writer and Martial artist. Deborah Kara Unger (born May 12, 1966) is a Canadian Actress. Vanessa A Williams (born May 12, 1963) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress who has appeared in several television Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born May 12 1966) is an American Actor best known for his role in the 1995 ensemble film The Usual Suspects Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto on May 12, 1966 in New York City) is a Grammy Award -nominated Brazilian popular Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Paul D'Amour (born May 12, 1967 in Spokane Washington) was the original Bass guitarist for Tool. Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968) is an American professional Skateboarder He is credited with being the first recorded skater to land the Scott Schwartz (born May 12, 1968) is a former Child actor best known for his roles in The Toy (1982 and A Christmas Catherine Tate (born Catherine Ford 12 May 1968) is an English comedienne and Actress. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kim Victoria Fields (born May 12, 1969 in New York, New York) is an American actress. Cesar Millan (born August 27, 1969 is a professional dog trainer (although in his words he "rehabilitates dogs trains people" Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Nalty (born May 12, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a YouTube comedian and partner out of Doylestown, Pennsylvania Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Furyk was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. His early years were spent in the Pittsburgh suburbs learning the game from his father who Samantha Mathis (born May 12 1970 is an American Actress. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in Pump Up the Early years Weir was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up in Bright's Grove, Ontario where he learned to golf at Huron Oaks Golf Course and Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Douglas "Doug" Basham The Basham Brothers would go on to join John "Bradshaw" Layfield 's cabinet stable on the 25 November Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Kendra Kassebaum (born May 12, 1973) is an American Theatre actress who has performed in many different musicals (both Broadway and non Travis "The Hooter Pooter" Lutter (born May 12, 1973) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter who won the The Ultimate Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM (born 12 May 1975 is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Graeme Dott (born May 12, 1977) is a professional Snooker player from Larkhall in Scotland. Rebecca Herbst (born May 12, 1977 in Encino, California) is an American Actress, best known for playing nurse Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American Actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Wilfred Le Bouthillier (born May 12, 1978) is an Acadian singer from the town of Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick and the winner of This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French Joshua Lee Phelps (born May 12, 1978 in Anchorage Alaska) is a Major League Baseball First baseman for the St Hossein Rezazadeh ( born May 12, 1978 in Ardabil, Iran) is a former Iranian Weightlifter and the current world is a singer writer TV personality and fashion designer in Japan, most famous for her participation in J-pop group Morning Musume) is an all-girl J-pop group from Japan. They are sometimes also referred to as. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Rubin Andre Carter (born May 12, 1979 in Denver Colorado) is an American football player in the National Football League who currently Erdinç Saçan (born in 's-Hertogenbosch, 12 May 1979) is an internet entrepreneur website administrator columnist and politician of Turkish descent Stevonne Latrall Smith (born May 12, 1979 in Lynwood California) is an American football Wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Lorena Bernal (born 12 May 1977 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina) is an Argentine model with Argentine and Spanish nationality Miss Spain or Miss España is a Spanish beauty pageant for young women Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Charilaos Pappas, (born May 12, 1983) is a Greek footballer currently playing for AEK Athens FC. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Talmon Henry Hall (better known as Tally Hall) born on May 12, 1985 in SeaTac, Washington) is an American Soccer Goalkeeper Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Emily Irene VanCamp (born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress born in Port Perry, Ontario. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior, or simply Marcelo (born May 12 1988 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Malcolm David Kelley (born May 12, 1992) is an American Child actor. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten (born May 12, 1995, in Brownwood Texas) are twin brothers and Child actors Sullivan and Sawyer played Michael and Pope Sylvester II, or Silvester II (c 946&ndash May 12, 1003) born Gerbert d'Aurillac, was a prolific scholar teacher and Pope Sergius IV (born in Rome, died May 12, 1012) born Pietro Martino Boccapecora, was Pope from July 31, 1009 Joan I (1328 – May 12, 1382) born Joanna of Anjou, was Queen of Naples from 1343 until her death 1327)
• 1465 - Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea
• 1634 - George Chapman, English writer
• 1641 - Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, English statesman (b. Thomas Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Θωμάς Παλαιολόγος Thōmas Palaiologos) (1409 &ndash May 12, 1465) was The Despotate of Morea ( Δεσποτάτο του Μορέως) was a province of the Byzantine Empire which existed between the mid- 14th and mid- George Chapman (c 1559 &ndash May 12 1634) was an English Dramatist, Translator, and Poet. Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl of Strafford ( April 13, 1593 &ndash May 12, 1641) was an English statesman and a major figure in 1593)
• 1684 - Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest
• 1699 - Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. Edme Mariotte (c 1620 - 12 May 1684) was a French Physicist and priest Lucas Achtschellinck (baptized 16 January 1626, - 12 May 1699 (buried was a Belgian landscape painter 1626)
• 1700 - John Dryden, English writer (b. John Dryden (– was an influential English poet Literary critic, Translator and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England 1631)
• 1708 - Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Adolf Friedrich II (19 October 1658 - 12 May 1708 was the first Duke of Mecklenburg reigning from 1701 to his death 1658)
• 1748 - Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Lowndes ( 1692 - May 12, 1748) was the founder of the Lowndean professorship of Astronomy at Cambridge University 1692)
• 1759 - Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lambert-Sigisbert Adam ( October 10, 1700 &ndash May 12, 1759) French sculptor, known as Adam l’aîné ("the 1700)
• 1784 - Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (b. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Abraham Trembley ( 3 September 1710 &ndash 12 May 1784) was a Swiss naturalist. 1710)
• 1792 - Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Charles Simon Favart ( November 13, 1710 &ndash May 12, 1792) was a French Dramatist. 1710)
• 1796 - Johann Peter Uz, German poet (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Johann Peter Uz ( October 3, 1720 &ndash May 12, 1796) German Poet, was born at Ansbach. 1720)
• 1798 - George Vancouver, British navy officer and explorer (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Captain George Vancouver 1757)
• 1801 - Nicholas Repnin, Russian statesman (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Prince Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin ( March 11, 1734 NS&ndash May 12, 1801 N 1734)
• 1845 - János Bacsanyi, Hungarian poet (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Batsányi János ( May 11, 1763 - May 12, 1845) was a Hungarian poet, born in Tapolca. 1763)
• 1856 - Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jacques Philippe Marie Binet ( February 2, 1786 - May 12, 1856) was a French mathematician physicist and astronomer born in Rennes 1786)
• 1859 - Sergei Aksakov, Russian writer (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov (Russian Сергей Тимофеевич Аксаков ( September 20, 1791 &mdash April 30, 1859 (OS 1791)
• 1860 - Charles Barry, English architect (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Sir Charles Barry FRS ( 23 May 1795 &ndash 12 May 1860) was an English Architect, best known for his role 1795)
• 1864 - J. E. B. Stuart, American soldier from Virginia and a Confederate Army general (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart ( February 6, 1833 &ndash May 12, 1864) was an American soldier from Virginia and a 1833)
• 1867 - Friedrich William Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard ( November 29 1795 - May 12, 1867) was a German Archaeologist. 1795)
• 1871 - Anselme Payen, French physicist (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anselme Payen ( January 6, 1795 - May 12, 1871) was a French Chemist. 1795)
• 1876 - Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian revolutionary, brutally killed by the Turks (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Georgi Benkovski (Георги Бенковски 1843–12 May 1876 was the Pseudonym of Gavril Gruev Hlatev (Гаврил Груев Хлътев a Bulgarian The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish 1843)
• 1884 - Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "Smetana" redirects here For the soured cream see Smetana (dairy product. 1824)
• 1889 - John Cadbury, English chocolate entrepreneur (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Cadbury ( 12 August 1801 &ndash 11 May 1889) was proprietor of a small Chocolate business in Birmingham, England 1801)
• 1907 - Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans ( February 5, 1848 – May 12, 1907) was a French Novelist who published his works as 1848)
• 1916 - James Connolly, Irish socialist (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year James Connolly (Séamas Ó Conghaile 5 June 1868 &ndash 12 May 1916 was an Irish Socialist leader 1868)
• 1925 - Amy Lowell, American poet (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amy Lawrence Lowell ( February 9, 1874 — May 12, 1925) was an American Poet of the Imagist school from Brookline 1874)
• 1931 - Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugène Ysaÿe ( July 16 1858 &ndash May 12 1931) was a Belgian Violinist, Composer and conductor 1858)
• 1935 - Józef Piłsudski, Polish statesman (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1867)
• 1944 - Max Brand, American author (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Schiller Faust ( May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944) was an American Fiction author known primarily for his thoughtful 1892)
• 1944 - Arthur Quiller-Couch, English writer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (ˌkwɪlɚˈkuʧ ( 21 November 1863 - 12 May 1944) was a Cornish writer, who published under the 1863)
• 1956 - Louis Calhern, American actor (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Calhern ( February 19, 1895 &ndash May 12, 1956) was an American stage and screen actor 1895)
• 1957 - Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton marquis of Portago best known Alfonso de Portago (born in London, 1928)
• 1957 - Erich von Stroheim, film director and actor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erich von Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 &ndash May 12, 1957) was an Austrian star of the silent film age lauded for his directorial 1885)
• 1963 - Bobby Kerr, Canadian runner (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert "Bobby" Kerr ( June 9, 1882 &ndash May 12, 1963) was an Irish- Canadian sprinter. 1882)
• 1966 - Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Felix Martin Julius Steiner ( 23 May 1896 – 12 May 1966) was a German Heer and Waffen-SS officer who served Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Heer was the land forces component of the German armed forces ( Wehrmacht) from 1935 to 1945, which also included the Navy ( The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" 1896)
• 1967 - John Masefield, British writer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. John Edward Masefield, OM, ( 1 June 1878 &ndash 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer and Poet Laureate 1878)
• 1970 - Nelly Sachs, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nelly Sachs, ( 10 December, 1891 – 12 May, 1970) was a German Poet and Dramatist whose Nazi experience The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1891)
• 1971 - Heinie Manush, American baseball player (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Henry Emmett Manush ( July 20 1901 &ndash May 12 1971) nicknamed Heinie, was an American Left fielder 1901)
• 1973 - Art Pollard, American racecar driver (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Art Pollard ( May 5, 1927 - May 12, 1973) was an American racecar driver 1927)
• 1985 - Jean Dubuffet, French painter (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet ( July 31, 1901 - May 12, 1985) was one of the most famous French painters and sculptors 1901)
• 1986 - Elisabeth Bergner, Austrian actress (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Elisabeth Bergner ( August 22 1897 &ndash May 12 1986) was an actress 1897)
• 1990 - Chen Kenmin, Japanese chef (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Chen Kenmin ( Japanese: Chin Kenmin June 27, 1912 &ndash May 12, 1990) was a Japanese Chef of Chinese 1912)
• 1992 - Robert Reed, American actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Robert Reed ( October 19, 1932 &ndash May 12, 1992) was an Emmy Award -nominated American stage and Television 1932)
• 1992 - Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and lyricist (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Nikos Gatsos ( Greek: Νίκος Γκάτσος 8 December 1911 – 12 May 1992) was a Greek writer and poet 1911)
• 1992 - Lenny Montana, American actor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lenny Montana (born Leonardo Passofaro) ( March 13, 1926 – May 12, 1992) was an American Actor. 1926)
• 1994 - Erik Erikson, German psychoanalyst (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Erik Homburger Erikson ( June 15, 1902 – May 12, 1994) was born in Frankfurt to Danish parents but later obtained 1902)
• 1994 - John Smith, British politician (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Smith QC (13 September 1938&ndash12 May 1994 was a Scottish Politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his 1938)
• 1995 - Mia Martini, real name: Domenica Bertè, Italian singer and song-writer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Mia Martini ( September 20, 1947 - May 12, 1995) pseudonym of Domenica Bertè, was a popular and critically acclaimed Italian singer Mia Martini ( September 20, 1947 - May 12, 1995) pseudonym of Domenica Bertè, was a popular and critically acclaimed Italian singer 1947)
• 1999 - Abd-al-Aziz ibn Abd-Allah ibn Baaz, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia 1993-1999 (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz () also known as Bin Baaz, was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until his death in 1999 This page is about the title and persons carrying the title For the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (from 1921-1948 see Mohammad Amin al-Husayni The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi 1910)
• 1999 - Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting This page is about the artist there is also an Investor named Saul Steinberg. 1914)
• 2000 - Adam Petty, American race car driver (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Adam Kyler Petty ( July 10, 1980 &ndash May 12, 2000) was an auto racing car driver 1980)
• 2001 - Perry Como, American singer (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality 1912)
• 2001 - Alexei Tupolev, Russian aircraft designer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Alexei Andreyevich Tupolev (Алексе́й Андре́евич Ту́полев May 20, 1925 &ndash May 12, 2001) was a Soviet 1925)
• 2002 - Erich Kulas, ECW Wrestler (Mass Transit)
• 2003 - Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French UN High Commissioner for Refugees (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Mass Transit Incident was an infamous event in Professional wrestling that occurred at an Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE ( صدرالّدين آغا خان,) (17 January 1933 &ndash 12 May 2003 served as United Nations High Commissioner 1933)
• 2005 - Martin Lings, English Islamic scholar (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din ( January 24, 1909 – May 12, 2005) was a Sufi and a student and follower of Frithjof Schuon[http 1909)
• 2005 - Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Monica Zetterlund, born Monica Nilsson (September 20 1937 &ndash May 12 2005 was a Swedish singer and actress 1937)
• 2006 - Gillespie V. Montgomery, former U. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gillespie V "Sonny" Montgomery ( August 5, 1920 &ndash May 12, 2006) was an American politician from Mississippi S. representative from Mississippi (b. 1920)
• 2007 - Mullah Dadullah Akhund, Taliban military leader (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mullah Dadullah or Dadullah Akhund ( ملا دادالله آخوند) (c The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately 1966?)
• 2007 - Teddy Infuhr, American former child actor (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Teddy Infuhr (born Theodore Edward Infuhr on November 9, 1936 &ndash died May 12, 2007) was an American Child actor. 1936)
• 2008 - Robert Rauschenberg, American artist (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 1925)

Holidays and observances

• International Nurses Day, commemorating the birthday of Florence Nightingale in 1820. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. International Nurses Day ( IND) is celebrated around the world every 12 May. Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (in her own pronunciation ˈflɒɾəns ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910 who came to be known as "The Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
• Day of Finnishness in Finland; Commemoration day of J. V. Snellman. The terms Finns and Finnish people ( Finnish: suomalaiset, Swedish: finländare) are used in English to Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Johan Vilhelm Snellman ( May 12, 1806 &ndash July 4, 1881) was an influential Fennoman Philosopher and
• Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church:
  • Saints Achilleus and Nereus
  • Saint Pancras (died 304), second of the Ice Saints
  • Saint Epiphanius of Salamis
  • Saint Modoald
  • Saint Domitilla
  • Saint Joan of Portugal
  • Blessed Imelda
  • Saint Philip of Agira
• Dominic de la Calzada

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saints Nereus and Achilleus Domitilla and Pancratius were at one time (1595-1969 commemorated all together in a single feast by the Roman Catholic For things named after Saint Pancras see the disambiguation page St Pancras. The Ice Saints is the name given to St Mamertus, St Pancras, and St Epiphanius (ca 310&ndash320 &ndash 403 was bishop of Salamis and metropolitan of Cyprus at the end of the 4th century AD Saint Modoald, also known as Romoald, was the Frankish Archbishop of Trier from 626-645 Flavia Domitilla was daughter of Domitilla the Younger by an unknown father For the Portuguese infanta daughter of Edward of Portugal see Joan of Portugal Blessed Joan of Portugal ( February 6 1452 Imelda Lambertini (1322 Bologna &ndash May 12 1333) known to Roman Catholics as Blessed Imelda, is the patroness of First Saint Philip of Agira (also Aggira, Agirone, Agirya or Argira) was an early Christian Confessor. Saint Dominic de la Calzada (or Dominic of the Causeway; Santo Domingo de la Calzada ( May 12, 1019 - 1109 was a Saint from a cottage in

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