On This Day — January 12

🕰️ Notable Events on January 12

• 2016 — Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Wikipedia ↗
• 2015 — Government raids kill 143 Boko Haram fighters in Kolofata, Cameroon. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing over 100,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Space Shuttle program: Congressman Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a Payload Specialist. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — The United Nations Security Council votes 11-1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights). Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — The Harrisburg Seven: Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other activists are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula-Oder Offensive. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Acting to restore confidence in baseball after the Black Sox Scandal, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is elected as Major League Baseball's first commissioner. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Both Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft, receive the German Empire's highest military award, the Pour le Mérite as the first German aviators to earn it. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years. Wikipedia ↗
• 1866 — The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1848 — The Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1808 — John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture. Wikipedia ↗
• 1616 — The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta, by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1554 — Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma. Wikipedia ↗
• 1528 — Gustav I of Sweden is crowned king. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on January 12

• 1995 — Alessio Romagnoli, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Zayn Malik, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — D.O. South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Samuele Longo, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Claude Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Naya Rivera, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Kehoma Brenner, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Miguel Ángel Nieto, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Issa Rae, American actress, writer, director, producer and web series creator Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Borja Valero, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Daniel Sepulveda, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jonathan Zydko, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Paul-Henri Mathieu, French tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Hans Van Alphen, Belgian decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dean Whitehead, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dontrelle Willis, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Amerie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — João Paulo Daniel, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Dan Klecko, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Angus Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Luis Ernesto Pérez, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Bobby Crosby, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Marián Hossa, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Lee Bo-young, South Korean actress and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — David Zabriskie, American cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Luis Ayala, Mexican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Maurizio Zaffiri, Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jason Freese, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Melanie C, English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Brian Culbertson, American pianist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Hande Yener, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Priyanka Gandhi, Indian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Espen Knutsen, Norwegian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Paul Wilson, Australian cricketer and umpire Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Scott Burrell, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Zack de la Rocha, American rock singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — David Mitchell, English novelist Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Margaret Nagle, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Junichi Masuda, Japanese director, producer, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Mauro Silva, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Vendela Kirsebom, Norwegian-Swedish model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Olivier Martinez, French actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Craig Parry, Australian golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Raekwon, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Rob Zombie, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jeff Bezos, American computer scientist and businessman, founded Amazon.com Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — François Girard, Canadian director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Nando Reis, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Joe Quesada, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Richie Richardson, Antiguan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Luna Vachon, American-Canadian wrestler and manager (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Simon Russell Beale, Malaysia-born English actor and historian Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Oliver Platt, Canadian-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Dominique Wilkins, French-American basketball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — B. Brian Blair, American wrestler and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Per Gessle, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Christiane Amanpour, English-born Iranian-American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Curt Fraser, American-Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — John Lasseter, American animator, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Jeremy Sams, English director, playwright, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Nikolai Noskov, Russian rock singer and singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Tom Ardolino, American rock drummer (NRBQ) (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Howard Stern, American radio host, actor, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Martin Kylhammar, Swedish professor of culture and society Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Mary Harron, Canadian director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Phil Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Ricky Van Shelton, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — John Walker, New Zealand runner and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Walter Mosley, American novelist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Chris Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Drew Pearson, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer, judge, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Göran Lindblad, Swedish dentist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Bob McEwen, American businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli-Icelandic jewelry designer and businesswoman, 5th First Lady of Iceland Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ottmar Hitzfeld, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Hamadi Jebali, Tunisian engineer, journalist, and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Tunisia Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and essayist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Kenny Allen, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Anthony Andrews, English actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Gordon Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 34th Premier of British Columbia Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Brendan Foster, English runner and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — William Nicholson, English author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Richard Carwardine, English historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Tom Dempsey, American football player and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, Scottish lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — George Duke, American keyboard player, composer, and educator (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Hans Henning Atrott, German author and theorist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Joe Frazier, American boxer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Cynthia Robinson, American R&B trumpet player and singer (d 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Bernardine Dohrn, American domestic terrorist, political activist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and voice actor (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Fiona Caldicott, English psychiatrist and psychotherapist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Chet Jastremski, American swimmer and physician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bob Hewitt, Australian-South African tennis player; convicted rapist Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — William Lee Golden, American singer-songwriter and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Jim Palosaari, American evangelist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Teresa del Conde, Mexican historian and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Shirley Eaton, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon, English police officer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Raimonds Pauls, Latvian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet and activist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Home Affairs (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Alan Sharp, Scottish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Mick Sullivan, English rugby player and coach (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Des O'Connor, English comedian, singer, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, founded Tim Hortons (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Jennifer Johnston, Irish author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Glenn Yarbrough, American singer and actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and logician (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Ruth Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Lloyd Ruby, American race car driver (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Morton Feldman, American composer and academic (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Bill Burrud, American television host, producer, and actor (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Olivier Gendebien, Belgian race car driver and businessman (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Chris Chase, American model, actress, and journalist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Vic Allen, English sociologist, economist, and historian (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Ira Hayes, American marine who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and historian (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — James Farmer, American activist and politician, co-founded Congress of Racial Equality (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-Australian sociologist and academic (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and inventor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — P. W. Botha, South African politician, 8th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Canadian archbishop and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Mieko Kamiya, Japanese psychiatrist and psychologist (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Richard Kuremaa, Estonian footballer (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Patsy Kelly, American actress and comedian (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Luise Rainer, German-English actress (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Clement Hurd, American illustrator (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Sergei Korolev, Russian colonel and engineer (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist and academic (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Tex Ritter, American actor and singer (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Mississippi Fred McDowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Karl Künstler, German SS officer (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Pierre Bernac, French opera singer and educator (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — David Wechsler, Romanian-American psychologist and author (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗

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