December 12

December 12 is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 19 days remain until the end of the year.

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Events

• 627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.[1]
• 884 – King Carloman II dies after a hunting accident.[2]
• 1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.[3]
• 1862 – American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River.[4]
• 1866 – Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.[5]
• 1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.[6]
• 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.[7]
• 1917 – Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.[8]
• 1935 – Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.[9]
• 1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China.[10]
• 1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.[11]
• 1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.[12]
• 1941 – Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.[13]
• 1945 – The People's Republic of Korea is outlawed in the South, by order of the United States Army Military Government in Korea.[14]
• 1946 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam to United Nations is adopted.[15]
• 1956 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.[16]
• 1979 – The 8.2 M_w  Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.[17]
• 1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285, 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.[18]
• 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.[19]
• 2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.[20]
• 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.[21]
• 2012 – North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.[22]
• 2015 – The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.[23][24]

Births

• 1526 – Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral (d. 1588)[25]
• 1685 – Lodovico Giustini, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1743)[26]
• 1724 – Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (d. 1816)[27]
• 1786 – William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (d. 1857)[28]
• 1799 – Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (d. 1852)[29]
• 1805 – Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1878)[30]
• 1806 – Stand Watie, American general (d. 1871)[31]
• 1812 – John Sandfield Macdonald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Ontario (d. 1872)[32]
• 1821 – Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (d. 1880)[33]
• 1830 – Joseph Orville Shelby, Confederate general (d. 1897)[34]
• 1842 – Adolf Bötticher, German journalist and historian (d. 1901)[35]
• 1845 – Bruce Price, American architect, designed the American Surety Building and Bank of the Metropolis (d. 1903)[36]
• 1866 – Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)[37]
• 1870 – Walter Benona Sharp, American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company (d. 1912)[38]
• 1876 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and runner (d. 1928)[39]
• 1881 – Louise Thuliez, French school teacher, resistance fighter during World War I and World War II and author (d. 1966)[40]
• 1893 – Edward G. Robinson, American actor (d. 1973)[41]
• 1901 – Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (d. 1942)[42]
• 1907 – Roy Douglas, English pianist and composer (d. 2015)[43]
• 1912 – Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988)[44]
• 1915 – Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1998)[45]
• 1918 – Joe Williams, American singer and pianist (d. 1999)[46]
• 1920 – Josef Doležal, Czech race walker (d. 1999)[47]
• 1923 – Bob Barker, American game show host and producer[48]
• 1923 – Bob Dorough, American musician, composer, and producer (d. 2018)[49]
• 1925 – Ted Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2009)[50]
• 1925 – Dattu Phadkar, Indian cricketer (d. 1985)[51]
• 1925 – Vladimir Shainsky, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer (d. 2017)[52]
• 1927 – Robert Noyce, American inventor and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation (d. 1990)[53]
• 1928 – Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and academic (d. 2011)[54]
• 1929 – Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese pianist and composer[55]
• 1932 – Bob Pettit, American basketball player and coach[56]
• 1933 – Christa Stubnick, German sprinter[57]
• 1934 – Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican lawyer and politician, 52nd President of Mexico (d. 2012)[58]
• 1936 – Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper and educator (d. 2016)[59]
• 1937 – Philip Ledger, English pianist, composer, and academic (d. 2012)[60]
• 1940 – Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Agriculture[61]
• 1943 – Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (d. 1999)[62]
• 1945 – Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer (d. 1997)[63]
• 1947 – Chris Mullin, English journalist and politician[64]
• 1948 – Colin Todd, English football player and coach[65]
• 1949 – Bill Nighy, English actor[66]
• 1949 – Marc Ravalomanana, Malagasy businessman and politician, President of Madagascar[67]
• 1950 – Pedro Ferriz de Con, Mexican journalist[68]
• 1950 – Heiner Flassbeck, German economist and academic[69]
• 1950 – Gorman Thomas, American baseball player[70]
• 1950 – Rajinikanth, Indian actor[71]
• 1950 – Billy Smith, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager[72]
• 1951 – Rehman Malik, Pakistani politician, Pakistani Minister of Interior[73]
• 1952 – Cathy Rigby, American gymnast[74]
• 1953 – Martin Ferguson, Australian lawyer and politician[75]
• 1953 – Rafael Septién, Mexican-American football player[76]
• 1955 – Eddy Schepers, Belgian cyclist[77]
• 1955 – Stephen Smith, Australian lawyer and politician, 53rd Australian Minister of Defence
• 1956 – Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist
• 1957 – Sheila E., American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actress
• 1958 – Alexander Crutchfield, American businessman, financier and investor
• 1959 – Jasper Conran, English fashion designer
• 1960 – Martina Hellmann, German discus thrower
• 1961 – Andrey Perlov, Russian race walker
• 1962 – Tracy Austin, American tennis player and sportscaster
• 1962 – Arturo Barrios, Mexican-American runner
• 1962 – Peter Bergen, American-English journalist and author
• 1962 – Mike Golic, American football player and radio host
• 1962 – Ulrike Tillmann, German mathematician and academic
• 1963 – Eduardo Castro Luque, Mexican businessman and politician (d. 2012)
• 1964 – Reeta Chakrabarti, English journalist
• 1964 – Haywood Jeffires, American football player and coach
• 1964 – Sabu, American wrestler
• 1965 – Will Carling, English rugby player
• 1966 – Royce Gracie, Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and actor
• 1966 – Ian Paisley, Jr., Northern Irish politician
• 1967 – Yuzo Koshiro, Japanese composer and producer
• 1967 – John Randle, American football player
• 1968 – Rory Kennedy, American director and producer
• 1968 – Sašo Udovič, Slovenian footballer
• 1968 – Laurie Williams, Jamaican cricketer (d. 2002)
• 1969 – Sophie Kinsella, English author and educator
• 1969 – Wilfred Kirochi, Kenyan runner
• 1969 – Fiona May, English-Italian long jumper
• 1969 – Michael Möllenbeck, German discus thrower
• 1970 – Tahir Bilgic, Turkish-Australian comedian and actor
• 1970 – Jennifer Connelly, American actress
• 1970 – Regina Hall, American actress
• 1971 – Sammy Korir, Kenyan runner
• 1972 – Nicky Eaden, English footballer and coach
• 1972 – Craig Field, Australian rugby league player
• 1972 – Wilson Kipketer, Kenyan-Danish runner
• 1972 – Georgios Theodoridis, Greek sprinter
• 1972 – Hank Williams III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1973 – Tony Hsieh, American businessman, founded LinkExchange
• 1974 – Bernard Lagat, Kenyan-American runner
• 1974 – Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer and manager
• 1975 – Mayim Bialik, American actress
• 1975 – Craig Moore, Australian footballer and manager
• 1976 – Dan Hawkins, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1976 – Brent Johnson, Canadian football player
• 1977 – Yoel Hernández, Cuban hurdler
• 1977 – Dean Macey, English decathlete and bobsledder
• 1977 – Colin White, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 – Gbenga Akinnagbe, American actor and screenwriter
• 1978 – Shin Seung-hwan, South Korean actor
• 1979 – Nate Clements, American football player
• 1979 – John Salmons, American basketball player
• 1980 – Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopian runner (d. 2010)
• 1980 – Dorin Goian, Romanian footballer
• 1980 – Berkant Göktan, Turkish-German footballer
• 1981 – Jeret Peterson, American skier (d. 2011)
• 1981 – Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricketer
• 1981 – Stephen Warnock, English footballer
• 1982 – Dmitry Tursunov, Russian tennis player
• 1984 – Daniel Agger, Danish footballer
• 1985 – Pat Calathes, Greek-American basketball player
• 1985 – Giannis Zaradoukas, Greek footballer
• 1986 – Daddy Birori, Rwandan footballer
• 1986 – Përparim Hetemaj, Finnish footballer
• 1986 – Nina Kolarič, Slovenian long jumper
• 1986 – T. J. Ward, American football player
• 1987 – Marte Eberson, Norwegian keyboard player and composer
• 1988 – Isaac John, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1988 – Tony Williams, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
• 1990 – Nixon Chepseba, Kenyan runner
• 1990 – Victor Moses, Nigerian footballer
• 1990 – Seungri, South Korean singer-songwriter
• 1991 – Joseph Leilua, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
• 1993 – Zeli Ismail, English footballer
• 1994 – Otto Warmbier, American student imprisoned in North Korea (d. 2017)[78]

Deaths

• 884 – Carloman II, Frankish king (b. 866)
• 894 – Guy III, king of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor
• 948 – Li Song, Chinese official and chancellor
• 1143 – Kogyo-Daishi, restorer of Shingon Buddhism in Japan (b. 1095)
• 1204 – Maimonides, Egyptian religious scholar, philosopher and physician (b. 1135)
• 1212 – Geoffrey, English archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1152)
• 1296 – Isabella of Mar, first wife of Robert Bruce VII (b. 1277)[79]
• 1475 – Joan of Portugal, Queen of Castile (b. 1439)
• 1476 – Frederick I, Elector Palatine (b. 1425)
• 1569 – Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow (b. 1507)
• 1572 – Loredana Marcello, Dogaressa of Venice, botanist, author[80]
• 1574 – Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)
• 1586 – Stephen Báthory, Polish king (b. 1533)
• 1685 – John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (b. 1610)
• 1751 – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1678)
• 1758 – Françoise de Graffigny, French lettrist (b. 1695)
• 1766 – Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1700)
• 1782 – Charles Gray, English lawyer and politician (b. 1696)
• 1789 – John Ponsonby, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1713)
• 1790 – Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian historian and philosopher (b. 1733)
• 1794 – Meshullam Feivush Heller, Ukrainian author (b. 1742)
• 1803 – Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden (b. 1750)
• 1817 – Tekle Giyorgis I, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1751)
• 1843 – William I of the Netherlands (b. 1772)
• 1858 – Jacques Viger, Canadian archeologist and politician, 1st Mayor of Montreal (b. 1787)
• 1889 – Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (b. 1812)
• 1889 – Viktor Bunyakovsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
• 1894 – John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)
• 1913 – Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1844)
• 1921 – Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
• 1923 – Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (b. 1903)
• 1924 – Alexander Parvus, Russian-German theorist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1926 – Jean Richepin, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1849)
• 1934 – Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (b. 1894)
• 1939 – Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1941 – César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1951 – Mildred Bailey, American singer (b. 1907)
• 1952 – Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (b. 1879)
• 1958 – Albert Walsh, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1900)
• 1963 – Yasujirō Ozu, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1903)
• 1964 – Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1964 – William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group (b. 1894)
• 1966 – Karl Ruberl, Austrian-American swimmer (b. 1880)
• 1968 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (b. 1902)
• 1970 – Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (b. 1889)
• 1970 – George Terwilliger, American director and screenwriter (b. 1882)
• 1971 – Yechezkel Kutscher, Israeli philologist and linguist (b. 1909)
• 1971 – David Sarnoff, Belarusian-American businessman (b. 1891)
• 1975 – Richard Baggallay, English colonel and cricketer (b. 1884)
• 1976 – Jack Cassidy, American actor (b. 1927)
• 1978 – Fay Compton, English actress (b. 1894)
• 1980 – Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Quebec (b. 1912)
• 1985 – Anne Baxter, American actress (b. 1923)
• 1985 – Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboard player and manager (b. 1938)
• 1986 – Paul Verner, German politician (b. 1911)
• 1987 – Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer (b. 1926)
• 1992 – Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (b. 1901)
• 1993 – József Antall, Hungarian historian and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1932)
• 1994 – Stuart Roosa, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933)
• 1994 – Donna J. Stone, American poet and philanthropist (b. 1933)
• 1996 – Vance Packard, American journalist, author, and critic (b. 1914)
• 1997 – Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
• 1998 – Lawton Chiles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (b. 1930)
• 1998 – Marco Denevi, Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 1998 – Mo Udall, American captain and politician (b. 1922)
• 1999 – Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
• 1999 – Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright(b. 1923)
• 2000 – George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
• 2000 – Ndabaningi Sithole, Zimbabwean militant leader, founded Zimbabwe African National Union (b. 1920)
• 2001 – Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and explorer (b. 1897)
• 2002 – Dee Brown, American historian and author (b. 1908)
• 2003 – Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijani general and politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (b. 1923)
• 2003 – Gangodawila Soma Thero, Sri Lankan monk and educator (b. 1948)
• 2005 – Robert Newmyer, American actor and producer (b. 1956)
• 2005 – Ramanand Sagar, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
• 2005 – Annette Stroyberg, Danish actress (b. 1936)
• 2005 – Gebran Tueni, Lebanese journalist and politician (b. 1957)
• 2006 – Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)
• 2006 – Peter Boyle, American actor (b. 1935)
• 2006 – Kenny Davern, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1935)
• 2006 – Raymond P. Shafer, American lawyer and politician, 38th Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1917)
• 2006 – Alan Shugart, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Seagate Technology (b. 1930)
• 2007 – François al-Hajj, Lebanese general (b. 1953)
• 2007 – Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1931)
• 2008 – Avery Dulles, American cardinal and theologian (b. 1918)
• 2008 – Van Johnson, American actor (b. 1916)
• 2008 – Tassos Papadopoulos, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 5th President of Cyprus (b. 1934)
• 2010 – Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver, founded Tom Walkinshaw Racing (b. 1946)
• 2012 – Joe Allbritton, American banker, publisher, and philanthropist, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (b. 1924)
• 2012 – Nityanand Swami, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (b. 1927)
• 2012 – David Tait, English rugby player (b. 1987)
• 2013 – Tom Laughlin, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
• 2013 – Abdul Quader Molla, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (b. 1948)
• 2013 – Leo Sachs, German-Israeli biologist and academic (b. 1924)
• 2013 – Jang Sung-taek, North Korean general and politician (b. 1946)
• 2013 – Audrey Totter, American actress (b. 1917)
• 2014 – Norman Bridwell, American author and illustrator, created Clifford the Big Red Dog (b. 1928)
• 2014 – Ivor Grattan-Guinness, English mathematician, historian, and academic (b. 1941)
• 2014 – Herb Plews, American baseball player (b. 1928)
• 2014 – Yury Shutov, Russian politician (b. 1946)
• 2015 – Luis Bermejo, Spanish illustrator (b. 1931)
• 2015 – Frans Geurtsen, Dutch footballer (b. 1942)
• 2015 – Sharad Anantrao Joshi, Indian farmer and politician (b. 1935)
• 2015 – Evelyn S. Lieberman, American politician, White House Deputy Chief of Staff (b. 1944)
• 2016 – Shirley Hazzard, Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1931)
• 2017 – Ed Lee, American politician and attorney, 43rd Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1952)
• 2017 – Pat DiNizio, American singer and songwriter (b. 1955)

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  • Abra of Poitiers
  • Columba of Terryglass
  • Corentin of Quimper
  • Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet
  • Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • Finnian of Clonard
  • Vicelinus
  • December 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Constitution Day (Russia)
• Croatian Air Force Day (Croatia)
• Feast of Masá'il ("Questions"), the first day of the 15th month of the Bahá'í calendar (Bahá'í Faith)
• Ground Forces Day (Ukraine)
• Jamhuri Day, celebrates the independence of Kenya from Britain in 1963.
• Kanji Day (Japan)
• Neutrality Day (Turkmenistan)

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