12. May

of the 12. May is the 132. Day of the Gregorian calendar (the 133. in leap years), thus still 233 days up to the year end remain.

of events

• 0,919: In Fritzlar Heinrich of Saxonia, the Vogler, by the trunks of Franconias and Saxonia becomes as Heinrich I. selected to the eastFrankish king
• 1204: Count Balduin ofFlanders and hen gau become as Balduin I. crowned to the first emperor of new latin of empire
• 1743: Empress Maria Theresia is crowned to the böhmischen queen
• 1940: Beginning of the blitzkrieg against France, the armed forces exceeds the French border
• 1949: The Soviet Union terminates the elfmonatige blockade of Berlin
• 1965: The Federal Republic of Germany and Israel take diplomatic relations on
• 1971: As a first newscaster on the German television Wibke Bruhns reads the late message in the Second Channel of German Television
• 1991: The Greens - politician Jutta Ditfurth leaves the party, in order to develop a new political organization (the ecological left)
• 1991: First democratic parliamentary elections in Nepal
• 1994: Armenia: Armistice around mountain Karabach
• 1995: Signing of the association agreement between the European Union and Latvia
• 1998: The judgement of the regional court Hamburg for adhesion for left, becomes in the consequence the most frequent falsequoted judgement in the Internet
• 1998: Between Eritrea and Ethiopia begins an armed border controversy over from European colonial powers in the 20'sYears fixed course of the border
• 2000: Andranik Markarjan becomes a head of the government von Armenien
• 2002: Amadou Toumani Touré becomes a president of Mali

economics

• 1993: Kirgisistan leads a new national currency with the Som

scienceand technology

• 1856: Establishment association of German engineers
• 1912: Young remote travel of the coiling one-way
• 1941: Konrad Zuse places the calculating machine Z3
• 2002 ago: One the last Russian Buran - space shuttles one destroys on the space station in Baikonur

Culture

• 1664: „Tartuffe “, a comedy in five documents of Molière, in Versailles uraufgeführt
• 1832: The opera „love-climb “a musical comedy of Gaetano Donizetti, becomes in the Teatro della Canobbinana inMilan uraufgeführt
• 1894: In Weimar in the meantime rarely played opera „Guntram “, text and music of smelling pool of broadcasting corporations bunch, uraufgeführt
• 1922: Premiere of the Operette „Frasquita “of Franz Lehár at the theatre at that Vienna in Vienna
• 1949: The opera „IL Cordovano “of Goffredo Petrassi at the citizens of Milan Scala uraufgeführt
• 1973: In the 3. Television program of the WDR is started the series „a heart and a soul “
• 2001: Estonia becomes winner with Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen

disasters

• 1971: An earthquake in the southwest Turkey and Burdur demands 70 victims

sport

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born

• 1160: Ibn aluminium-Athir, Muslim historians of the high Middle Ages
• 1325: Ruprecht II. (Pfalz), cure prince of the Pfalz
• 1330: William I. (Bavaria), countof Holland; Sea-country and hen gau
• 1401: Shōkō, 101. Emperor of Japan
• 1479: Pompeo Colonna, cardinal
• 1515: Christoph, duke of Württemberg
• 1573: Henri de Bourbon, duc de Montpensier, French army leader
• 1590: CosimoII. de Medici, Grossherzog von Toskana
• 1606: Joachim of Sandrart, German painter, Kupferstecher and art historian
• 1670: August II. (Poland), cure prince of Saxonia, king of Poland
• 1712: Karl William Friedrich (Brandenburg to brook), Mark count von Brandenburg-Ansbach
• 1725: Louis Philippe, duc d' Orléans, son of the duke Ludwig von Orléans
• 1729: Michael of Melas, Austrian general
• 1732: Carl Friedrich Gerstlacher, lawyer, journalist, university professor and civil servant
• 1739: Johann Baptist Vanhal, böhmischer composer
• 1754: Franz Anton hoping master, German composer
• 1755: Giovanni Battista Viotti, Violinist, composer
• 1772: Heinrich menu of Minutoli, Swiss discoverer and antiquity researcher
• 1774: Friederike of speeches, wife of the Prussian Minister Friedrich William ofSpeeches
• 1778: Johann August Zeune, paedagogue
• 1783: Caspar of Geismar, imperial-Russian general aide of the Zaren
• 1794: George Cathcart, British general
• 1797: Johann Hermann Kufferath, German composer
• 1799: Ferdinand Fellner (painter), GermanPainter
• 1800: Jean Félix Adolphe Gambart, French astronomer
• 1802: Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, French Dominikaner, Prediger and theologian
• 1803: Justus of Liebig, German chemist
• 1806: George Adolf Erman, German physicist
• 1807: Manuelthere Silva Passos, Portuguese Minister
• 1812: Edward Lear, British painter, Illustrator and writer
• 1812: Lorenzo Nina, Kardinal of the Roman-catholic church
• 1812: Peter Hansborough Bell, US-amerikanischer businessman, 3. Governor von Texas
• 1817: EdmundHeusinger of Waldegg, German mechanical engineering engineer and railway pioneer
• 1820: Florence Nightingale, British Erfinderin of the war military hospital
• 1823: John Russell Hind, British astronomer
• 1828: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, British painter
• 1842: Jules Massenet, FrenchOpera composer
• 1845: Gabriel Fauré, French composer
• 1850: Robert Binswanger, Swiss psychiatrist
• 1851: Samuel Dickstein, Polish mathematician
• 1856: Andreas Franz William Schimper, German Botaniker
• 1856: Josef Neumann, German clergyman and pioneerthe Abstinenzbewegung
• 1857: Oskar Bolza, German mathematician
• 1862: Johannes Poggenburg, bishop
• 1862: Oskar Freiwirth Lützow, German artist
• 1864: Cäsar Flaischlen, German poet and dialect poet
• 1868: Aluminium Shean, Komödiant
• 1869: Carl shoe man, German olympia winner
• 1875: Hans's smelling pool of broadcasting corporations Heinmann, painter and commercial artist
• 1875: Mathias Kneissl, Bavarian robber
• 1877: Johannes Stelling, politician, realm tag delegate, LV victim
• 1878: Ernst Thrasolt, well-known catholic priest
• 1878: Massimo Bontempelli, Italian writer
• 1880: Lincoln Ellsworth, US-American polar researcher
• 1882: Franz Ruttner, German Limnologe
• 1883: Fredrik Böök, Swedish literature professor, critic and writer
• 1884: Josef Brönner, German politician
• 1886: Hermann Grabner, Austrian composer
• 1887: Johan Wichers, German composer
• 1888: Egmont Colerus, Austrian writer
• 1888: Fritz Schäffer, German politician and Federal Minister of Finance
• 1888: Theodor Reik, Psychoanalytiker
• 1889: Abelardo L. Rodríguez, president ofMexico
• 1889: Otto franc, father of Anne franc
• 1890: Briefly student, Air Force Luftwaffe
• 1892: Fritz Kortner, German actor and theatre director
• 1895: Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher
• 1895: William Francis Giauque, US AmericanChemist
• 1896: Erich Correns, German chemist and politician
• 1898: Marianne Holtz, German people singer and Kabarettistin
• 1900: Helene Weigel, German actress
• 1900: Karl von Appen, German stage designer
• 1902: Heinrich Kirchner, GermanSculptor
• 1903: Detlef Struve, German politician
• 1903: Lennox Berkeley, English composer
• 1904: Chishu Ryu, Japanese actor
• 1905: Artur Becker (communist), LV resistance fighters
• 1906: Hans's ILS, German politician and LV resistance fighter, MdB
• 1906: Maurice Ewing, US-American physicist
• 1907: Katharine Hepburn, US-American actress
• 1907: Leslie Charteris, US-American crime film writer
• 1910: Dorothy Mary Hodgkin, British Biochemikerin, Nobelpreisträgerin
• 1910: Johan Ferrier, governor and 1. President of Suriname
• 1911: William Leichum, German athlete and olympia medal winner
• 1912: Archie soon Cox, US-American lawyer, Sonderermittler in the Watergate affair
• 1913: Igor Sacharowitsch Bondarewski, Soviet chess player
• 1914: Bertus Aafjes, Netherlands writer
• 1915: Frère Roger,Founder of the ökumenischen man medal of Taizé
• 1918: Alfred Bickel, Swiss football player and - coaches
• 1920: Hans Gottfried of stick living, German glass painter
• 1920: Josef Schrudde, German Kiefer and plastic surgeon
• 1920: Vilém Flusser, JewishCommunication and medium philosopher
• 1921: Farley Mowat, Canadian writer
• 1921: Giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florenz and cardinal
• 1921: Joseph Beuys, important German artist
• 1922: Roy Salvadori, English running driver
• 1924: Jürgen Dethloff,German inventor
• 1925: Yogi Berra, baseball player and manager
• 1926: Helmut Bläss, German theatrical director, director and actor
• 1926: James Samuel Coleman, US-American sociologist
• 1928: Burt Bacharach, US-American pianist and composer
• 1928: Hermann Regner, German music paedagogue and composer
• 1929: Heino Falcke, German Evangelist theologian
• 1929: Heinrich Segur, director/conductor of the German service of radio Vatikan
• 1929: Samuel Shafishuna Nujoma, president by Namibia
• 1930: Jess Franco, Spanish director, film producer and actor
• 1930: Manuel Marulanda, Colombian Guerillaführer
• 1933: Andrej Wosnessenski, Russian poet and writer
• 1933: Gerhard Riedmann (writer), south animal oilers writer and Dramaturg
• 1934: Werner Bräunig, German writer
• 1935: Gary Peacock, US-American jazz bassist
• 1935: Johnny Bucyk, ice hockey player (Canada)
• 1935: Juri Wlassow, Soviet-Russian Gewichtheber
• 1936: Franc Stella, US-American painter and sculptor
• 1936: Guillermo final era Galimany president of Panama
• 1936: Klaus Doldinger, German musician and saxophonist
• 1939: Ron Ziegler, press speaker in the white house
• 1940: Peter Huckauf, German writer
• 1941: Eric Zimen, Swedish biologist
• 1942: Barry B. Longyear, US-American SF-author
• 1942: Billy Swan, US-American Country musician
• 1942: Eric Zimen, German biologist
• 1942: Friedhelm Hofmann, bishop von Würzburg
• 1942: Heinz charcoal burner, German politician
• 1942: Ian Dury, British singer and Songschreiber
• 1942: Klaus Solmecke, Old mayor von Gevelsberg
• 1942: Michel Fugain, singer and composer
• 1944: Ada Isensee, painter
• 1944: Chris Patten, British politician, governor Hongkongs and European Union commissioner
• 1944: EH the ski, German authoress
• 1944: Hans Peter Kemper, German politician and MdB
• 1944: Wilfried Woyke, German football player
• 1945: Alan ball (football player), English football player and coach
• 1945: Ian McLagan, British rock musician
• 1945: Pascal Clément, French politician
• 1946: Daniel dear child, Architect, representative of the Dekonstruktivismus
• 1946: Refuge Schnellhardt, European delegate
• 1946: Ian McLagan, British musician
• 1947: George von Rauch, German terrorist
• 1947: Rolf Zuckowski, German guitarist, composer, producer and author
• 1948: Steve Winwood, British musician
• 1949: Hans Leyendecker, German journalist
• 1949: Harry Wijnvoord, Netherlands TV-moderator
• 1949: Moto Hagio, Japanese Mangaka
• 1949: Otto cape fingers, Austrian architect, author and journalist
• 1950: Bruce Boxleitner, US-American actor
• 1950: Gabriel Byrne, Irish Filmschauspieler
• 1950: Renate Stecher, German light athlete and Olympiasiegerin
• 1951: Berthold Keverdingen, German church musician
• 1951: Vic Stanfield, ice hockey player
• 1953: Günter Lohre, German athlete andOlympia participant
• 1954: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Icelandic film director and film producer
• 1956: Greg Phillinganes, US-American session Keyboarder
• 1958: Danny Krausz, Austrian feature producer
• 1958: Eric Singer, US-American Schlagzeuger
• 1958: Niki Reiser, Swiss musicians andComposer
• 1959: Ving Rhames, US-American actor
• 1960: Lisa Martin, Australian light athlete and Olympionikin
• 1960: Scott O' Dell, US-amerikanischer writer
• 1961: Paul Begala, was an advisor of Bill Clinton
• 1961: Thomas Dooley, US AmericanFootball professional
• 1962: Emilio Estevez, Filmschauspieler
• 1962: Tonino Tesei, Italian composer
• 1963: Heinz red ago, German football player
• 1964: Board Gurewitz, guitarist and Songschreiber
• 1966: Bebel Gilberto, Brazilian singer and Liedermacherin
• 1966: Deborah Kara Unger, Canadian actress
• 1968: Falilat Ogunkoya, Nigerian light athlete and Olympionikin
• 1968: Tony Hawk, Profiskateboarder
• 1969: Ramón Ramírez, Mexican football player
• 1970: Samantha Mathis, US-American actress
• 1975: Jonah Lomu,Rugbyspieler of New Zealand
• 1975: Miriam Pielhau, German host
• 1976: Daniel Newman, British Filmschauspieler and film producer
• 1977: Graeme Dott, Scottish professional Snooker player
• 1977: Norbert Grudzinski, German football arbitrator
• 1978: Hossein Reza Zadeh, IranianGewichtheber
• 1978: Jason Biggs, US-American actor
• 1979: Joaquim Rodríguez, Spanish wheel running driver
• 1983: Alicja Bachleda Curus, German/Polish actress
• 1983: Anahí buyer, Popsängerin
• 1983: Baykal Kulaksizoglu, football player
• 1986: Emily VanCamp, CanadianActress
• 1992: Malcolm David Kelley, US-American actor

died

• 1003: Silvester II., Pope
• 1012: Sergius IV., Pope
• 1490: Johanna of Portugal, Portuguese princess from the house advice
• 1641: Thomas Wentworth, British politician
• 1660: Hans Friedrich of Knoch, member „of the fruitful society “
• 1684: Edme Mariotte, French physicist
• 1699: Lucas Achtschellinck, Belgian landscape painter
• 1700: John Dryden, English poet, literary criticand dramatists
• 1738: Karl William of bath finalURL oh, Mark count von Baden, Gründer of Karlsruhe
• 1796: Johann Peter Uz, German poet
• 1845: August William Schlegel, German literature historian
• 1854: Melchior Berri, Swiss architect
• 1864: Jeb Stuart, konföderierter general in the American civil war
• 1871: Daniel François ESPRIT Auber, French composer
• 1875: Heinrich of Hofstätter, bishop von Passau
• 1884: Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer
• 1885: Ferdinand Hiller, German composer
• 1897: Minna Canth, Finnish authoress
• 1898: Karl Racké, mayor of the city Mainz
• 1898: Raimund Grübl, Austrian lawyer and politician
• 1903: Karl Oppel, German writer
• 1907: Joris Karl Huysmans, French writer
• 1908: Melisio Morales, Mexican composer
• 1910: William Huggins, British astronomer
• 1913: Friedrich Huch, German poet and writer
• 1916: James Connolly, Irish politician
• 1922: Hugo Conwentz, German Botaniker and Naturschützer
• 1931: Eugène Ysaye, Belgian Violinist and composer
• 1931: Theodor Lerner, journalist and polar researcher
• 1935: Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal
• 1944: Oskar Kusch, German commander of submarine in the Second World War
• 1945: Magda defiance, German authoress andFrauenrechtlerin
• 1951: Carl shopkeeper, German Tierschützer
• 1953: Fritz Mackensen, German painter of art nouveau
• 1956: Vladimír Ambros, Czech composer
• 1956: Louis Calhern, US-American actor
• 1957: Alfonso de Portago, Autorennfahrer
• 1957: Erich von Stroheim, US-amerikanischer actor and director
• 1960: Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, English composer
• 1963: Ernst Marischka, Austrian film director
• 1970: Nelly Sachs, German authoress and Nobelpreisträgerin
• 1970: Władysław differently, Polish general andPolitician
• 1981: HAP Grieshaber, German painter and commercial artist
• 1982: Humphrey Searle, British composer
• 1985: Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor
• 1986: Elizabeth Bergner, German actress
• 1993: Edda Seippel, German actress
• 1994: John Smith, British politician, boss of the labour party
• 1998: Hermann spring, German writer
• 1999: Theodor Ritterspach, judge at the Federal Constitutional Court
• 2001: Perry Como, US-American singer
• 2003: Renate Riemeck, German Friedensaktivistin,Guardian by Ulrike Meinhof
• 2003: Sadruddin Aga Khan, UN-Flüchtlingskommissar from 1965 to 1977
• 2004: Martin pond, German television meteoroligist
• 2004: Paul Matzkowski, German football player
• 2005: Monica Zetterlund, Swedish singer and actress

Celebration and anniversaries

• church anniversaries
  • Hl. Nereus and Hl. Achilleus, martyr (catholic)
  • Hl. Pankratius, martyr, „ice-holy “(catholic, Evangelist)
  • Sel. Johanna of Portugal

see also: Historical anniversaries, time scale