December 12 in History
December 12 is the birthday of Michael Olise (2001) and the anniversary of the death of Vicente Fernández (2021). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for December 12, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral was born in 1526, while King Carloman II of the Franks died in 884.
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Famous people born on December 12
Famous people who died on December 12
2020
Ann Reinking (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actress, dancer, and choreographer (1949–2020)
2014
Ivor Grattan-Guinness (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British historian of mathematics (1941–2014)
2013
Abdul Quader Mollah (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Executed Islamist Bangladeshi politician, writer, and war criminal (1948–2013)
What happened on December 12
- 2024
Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju became the undisputed World Chess Champion in a tournament held in Singapore, making him the 18th and the youngest champion in chess history.
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Dutch Formula One racing driver Max Verstappen wins the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton to become the first Formula One World Champion to come from the Netherlands.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2015
The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2012
North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2000
The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits the Philippines's main island of Luzon, killing six people, injuring 40, and causing power outages that affected the capital Manila.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1988
The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1985
Arrow Air Flight 1285R, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1979
The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.
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Coup d'état of December Twelfth occurs in South Korea.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1969
The Piazza Fontana bombing; a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs are detonated in Rome and Milan, and another is found unexploded.
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Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1956
United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.
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Editor's picks
Born on December 12
- 1526 — Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral (died 1588)
- 1685 — Lodovico Giustini, Italian pianist and composer (died 1743)
- 1724 — Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (died 1816)
Died on December 12
- 884 — King Carloman II of the Franks (born c.866; hunting accident)
- 1204 — Maimonides, Jewish physician, philosopher, and scholar (born 1135 or 1138)
- 1296 — Isabella of Mar, first wife of Robert Bruce VII (born 1277)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for December 12
Quick answers
Who was born on December 12? Michael Olise (2001), Ed Oliver (American football) (1997), Lucas Hedges (1996).
Who died on December 12? Vicente Fernández (2021), Bernie Fowler (2021), Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi (2021).
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