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January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 353 days remaining (354 in leap years). Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 2006 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 January 2006 (Tuesday) U.S. President George W. Bush delivers the State of the Union Address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). ... January 12, 2005 Conflict in Iraq: Iyad Allawi, the interim Prime Minister of Iraq has admitted parts of the country will not be voting in this months election. ... January 12, 2004 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announces the ten top United States patent recipients. ... January 12, 2003 North Korea threatens that the US will vanish in a sea of fire if it continues to challenge North Korea. ... 12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day, week or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

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Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Gustav I of Sweden, commonly known as Gustav Vasa, but originally known as Gustav Eriksson (May 12, 1496 – September 29, 1560) was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Rose was an Elizabethan theatre. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For other American colonies, see European colonization of the Americas or English colonization of the Americas. ... The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ... Nickname: The Holy City, The Palmetto City, Chucktown Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Mission Santa Clara de Asís circa 1910. ... Official website: http://www. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848 occurred in a year replete with revolutions and popular revolts. ... The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. ... The Two Sicilies The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was the new name that the Bourbon King Ferdinand IV of Naples bestowed upon his domain (including Southern Italy and the island of Sicily) after the end of the Napoleonic Era and the full restoration of his power in 1816. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society is the worlds leading authority on aviation. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Emperor Yohannes IV (c. ... King Ezanas Stele in Axum. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Guangxu Emperor (August 14, 1871–November 14, 1908), born Zaitian(載湉), was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1875 to 1908. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Born in Hagi, Yamaguchi, Prince Itō Hirobumi (伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi 16 October 1841–26 October 1909, also called Hirofumi/Hakubun and Shunsuke in his youth) was a Japanese politician and the countrys first Prime Minister (and the 5th, 7th and 10th). ... The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣 Naikaku sōri daijin) is the English political nomenclature of the head of government of Japan, although the literal translation is Prime Minister of the Cabinet. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Tower at sunrise. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Rocky Mountain National Park is located in the north central region of the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Suffrage is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Freeman Fisher Gozzie Gosden (May 5, 1899 - December 10, 1982) was a USA radio comedian, and pioneer in the development of the situation comedy form. ... Charles James Correll (February 2, 1890 _ September 26, 1972) was a USA radio comedian, best known for his work on the Amos & Andy show with Freeman Gosden (see). ... Sam & Henry (also rendered as Sam n Henry) was a radio show which aired in 1926 and 1927 by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll. ... Illustrator J.J. Goulds 1930 drawing of Amos and Andy for New Movie Magazine Amos n Andy was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. ... A situation comedy (sitcom) is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 - December 21, 1950) was the first woman elected to serve as a United States Senator. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... This article is becoming very long. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... In 1918 President Woodrow Wilson established the National War Labor Board (NWLB) which was composed of representatives from business and labor. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... This article is becoming very long. ... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) None; Russian de facto Government Federation of Soviet Republics Establishment October Revolution  - Declared 30 December 1922   - Recognized 1... The definition of continental subregions in use by the United Nations. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar (IPA pronunciation: ), as used today, is the collective name for two East African islands off mainland Tanzania: Unguja (also called Zanzibar) and Pemba. ... The Zanzibar revolution of January 12, 1964 was the rebellion that overthrew Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah, and led to the proclamation of Zanzibar as a republic, and three months later, to Zanzibars uniting with Tanganyika to form Tanzania. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969). ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... This article is about the depiction of DC Comics superhero Batman in various media. ... Batman was the title of an exceptionally popular 1960s TV series based on the comic-book character Batman that aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) for 2 1/2 seasons from 12 January, 1966 to 14 March, 1968. ... This article is about the American network, for the Australian network, see Australian Broadcasting Corporation The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Dr. James Bedford was a psychology professor and member of the family that founded Bedford, Massachusetts [1]. He was cryonically preserved (frozen) on January 12, 1967 in Glendale, California at age 73. ... Cryonics (often mistakenly called cryogenics) is the practice of cryopreserving humans or animals that can no longer be sustained by contemporary medicine until resuscitation may be possible in the future. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... National motto: Peace, Unity, Freedom Official language Igbo, English Capital Enugu Largest city Port Harcourt Head of State Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Chief of General Staff (VP) Philip Effiong Area ?- Total ?- % water Population;- Total 13,500,000 (1967) Currency Biafran pound (BIAP) Created May 30, 1967 Dissolved January 15, 1970 National... Combatants Nigerian federal government Republic of Biafra Commanders Yakubu Gowon Odumegwu Ojukwu Casualties 1,000,000 soldiers and civillians Estimated 2,000,000 civilians The Nigerian Civil War, July 6, 1967 – January 13, 1970, was a political conflict caused by the attempted secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria as... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... All in the Family is a popular and acclaimed American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 until April 8, 1979, when the final original episode aired. ... It has been suggested that CBS evening news anchors be merged into this article or section. ... Philip Berrigan Philip Berrigan (October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest. ... Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German-born Jewish American diplomat, Nobel laureate and statesman. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, with an intent to destroy Israel. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the NASA Space Shuttle. ... // Crew (total flights to date in parentheses) Robert L. Gibson,(2) Commander Charles F. Bolden, (1) Pilot Franklin Chang-Diaz (1) Mission Specialist Steven A. Hawley, (2) Mission Specialist George D. Nelson, (2) Mission Specialist Robert Cenker (RCA Electronics), (1) Payload Specialist Rep. ... Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or relating to a Spanish-speaking culture. ... Franklin Chang-Diaz Franklin Ramón Chang Díaz (張福林, pinyin: Zhāng Fùlín) (born 5 April 1950) is an Costa Rican-American physicist and astronaut. ... The launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission 51L/STS-33, the 25th of the STS (Space Transportation System) program, began at an estimated time of 16:38:00. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, also known as Detroit Red and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Omaha, Nebraska, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 in New York City) was a Muslim Minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. ... Qubilah Shabazz (born 1960) is the daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. ... Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, one of the most successful and influential groups in popular music history. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of an existing, or previously existing human or growing cloned tissue from that individual. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Illustration of the Deep Impact space probe after impactor separation (artists conception) Deep Impact is a NASA space probe designed to study the composition of the interior of the comet Tempel 1. ... Cape Canaveral from space, August 1991 Cape Canaveral (Cabo Cañaveral in Spanish) is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that states Atlantic coast. ... A Delta II rocket launches from Cape Canaveral carrying a GPS satellite The Boeing IDS Delta II family of launch vehicles has been in service since 1989 and has successfully launched 115 projects (through August, 2004) including the last six NASA missions to Mars: Mars Global Surveyor in 1996 Mars... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Irans civilian nuclear program. ... The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the organ of the United Nations charged with maintaining peace and security among nations. ... There have been many serious incidents during the Hajj that have led to the loss of hundreds of lives. ... Stoning of the Devil or stoning of the jamarat (Arabic: ramy al-jamarāt) is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. ... The Hajj (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), (Turkish:Hac) is the Pilgrimage to Mecca in Islam. ... Mina is a desert location situated some 5 kilometres to the east of the Islamic holy city of Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... For albums named Pilgrim, see Pilgrim (album). ... Mehmet Ali AÄŸca (born January 9, 1958) is a Turkish assassin, who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef WojtyÅ‚a [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from... The Clemenceau (R98), often affectionately called le Clém, was the 8th aircraft carrier of the French Navy. ... 1881 drawing of the Suez Canal. ... Greenpeace is an international environmental organization founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. ...

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Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... Count Henry III of Nassau-Breda (1483-1538) was a count of the house of Nassau. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Charles Emmanuel I (b. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Petrus Scriverius, the latinized form of Peter Schrijver or Schryver (12 January 1576 - 30 April 1660) was a Dutch writer and scholar. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... Penitent Saint Peter by Giuseppe Ribera Giuseppe Ribera (January 12, 1591 - 1652) was the name given in Italian to Jusepe (de) Ribera or José (de) Ribera, also called Lo Spagnoletto, or the Little Spaniard, a leading painter of the Neapolitan or partly of the Spanish school, who was born near... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... François Duquesnoy (January 12, 1597 Brussels – July 12, 1643 Livorno) was a prominent Baroque sculptor in Rome. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... Charles Perrault, 1665 Charles Perrault (January 12, 1628 – May 16, 1703) was a French author who laid foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, and whose best known tales include Le Petit Chaperon rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), La Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty), Le Chat bott... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Jacques Duphly (January 12, 1715 - July 15, 1789) was a French harpsichordist and composer. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... Antonio de Ulloa (January 12, 1716 _ July 3, 1795) was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... Samuel Langdon (January 12, 1723 – November 29, 1797) was a U.S. Congregational clergyman and educator. ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... Edmund Burke The Right Honourable Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator and political philosopher, who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... Hancocks signature on the United States Declaration of Independence John Hancock (January 12, 1737 (O.S.) – October 8, 1793 (N.S.)) was President of the Second Continental Congress and of the Congress of the Confederation; first Governor of Massachusetts; and the first person to sign the United States Declaration... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... // Events Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized. ... Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (January 12, 1746 - February 17, 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (January 12, 1751 - January 4, 1825). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Baronet (12 January 1786–5 May 1855) was an English politician, noted for his staunch high-Tory views. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Gideon Brecher (January 12, 1797 – May 14, 1873), also known as Gedaliah Ben Eliezer was an Austrian physician and writer. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jean Béraud (January 12, 1849 Saint Petersburg - October 4, 1935 Paris) was a French impressionist painter. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Self Portrait, oil painting, 1907 John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was a painter known for his portraits. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Swami Vivekananda, whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902) is considered one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the Vedanta philosophy. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Spiridon Spiros Louis (January 12, 1873 – March 26, 1940) was a Greek water-carrier who won the marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Photograph of Jack London. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (January 12, 1876 - January 21, 1948) was an Italian composer. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Frank J. Corr (born: January 12, 1877; died: June 3, 1934; buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery) served as acting mayor of Chicago, Illinois in 1933 following the assassination of Anton Cermak for the Democratic Party. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ferenc Molnár (b. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ray Harroun (January 12, 1879 - January 19, 1968) was an American racecar driver. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Milton Sills Milton Sills (January 12, 1882 - September 15, 1930) was a highly successful American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Mary Louise Cecilia Texas Guinan (January 12, 1884 – November 5, 1933) was a saloon keeper, actress, and entrepreneur. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich Russian language: Михаил Иосифович Гуревич (December 31, 1892 - November, 1976) was a Soviet aircraft designer, a partner (with Artem Mikoyan) of the famous MiG military aviation bureau. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Hermann Wilhelm Göring. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Alfred Rosenberg Alfred Rosenberg (January 12, 1893, Reval (Tallinn) Estonia, then part of the Russian Empire–October 16, 1946) was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi party, who later held several important posts in the Nazi government. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Rex Ingram & Alice Terry Rex Ingram (January 12, 1893 – July 21, 1950) was a film director, producer, writer and actor. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Paul Hermann Müller (January 12, 1899 – October 12, 1965) was a Swiss chemist and winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 1939 discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. Müller was born in Olten/Solothurn. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Saud bin Abdul Aziz (January 12, 1902 - February 23, 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to November 2, 1964. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Tex Ritter Tex Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country singer and actor. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... James Bennett Griffin, also known as Jimmy Griffin, was one of the most influential archaeologists of the United States during the 20th century. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Daniil Kharms Daniil Kharms (Russian: ) (30 December 1905/Gregorian calendar: 12 January 1906 - 2 February 1942) was an early Soviet-era satirist who used a surrealist or absurdist style. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Patsy Kelly was an American film comedienne, who was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 12, 1910. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (Серге́й Па́влович Королёв) (December 30, 1906– January 14, 1966) was the head Soviet rocket engineer and designer during the space race, known only as the chief designer during his lifetime. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jean Delannoy (born January 12, 1908 in Noisy-le-Sec, Île-de-France) is a French, actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. ... Clement G. Hurd (January 12, 1908-February 5, 1988) was an American illustrator of childrens books. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Luise Rainer (born January 12, 1910 in either Düsseldorf, Germany or Vienna, Austria) is a two-time Academy Award-winning film actress. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Paul Jarrico (January 12, 1915 – October 28, 1997) was an American screenwriter and film producer who was Blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... P.W. Botha Pieter Willem Botha, (born January 12, 1916) commonly known as P.W. and Die Groot Krokodil (Afrikaans: The Big Crocodile) was prime minister from 1978 to 1984 and state president from 1984 to 1989. ... The President of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africas Constitution. ... James Columbus (Jay or Hootie) McShann (born in 1909 or January 12, 1916) is an American blues and Swing pianist, bandleader, and singer. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born Mahesh Prasad Varma in 1911) is the creator of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and leader of the Transcendental Meditation Movement. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... James Leonard Farmer Jr. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ira Hayes Ira Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was a Native American hero of World War IIs Battle of Iwo Jima. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... b. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ray Price (born January 12, 1926), is an American country and western singer. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ruth Brown (b. ... Lloyd Ruby was a Formula One driver from the United States. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Early photo of Tim Horton. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Glenn Yarborough (born January 12, 1930) is an American singer. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Desmond Bernard OConnor is a British entertainer, born January 12th, 1932 in Stepney, London. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... George Kresge, better known as The Amazing Kreskin, (b. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Shirley Eaton Shirley Eaton (born January 12, 1937) was a glamorous blonde actress who appeared in many British black and white comedies in the 1950s and onwards. ... For the Major League Baseball player and manager, see Joe Frazier (baseball) Joseph William Frazier nicknamed Smokin Joe (born in Beaufort, South Carolina on January 12, 1944), better known as Joe Frazier, is a world famous former boxer and world Heavyweight champion. ... Vlastimil Hort (b. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... George Duke (born 12 January 1946) is a piano and synthesizer pioneer. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Rt Hon Hazel Josephine Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, (née Aronson) (born 12 January 1946, Glasgow), is a Scottish lawyer and was a Judge of the Court of Session, Scotlands Supreme Court, from 1996-2006, the first woman to be appointed to such a position. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Khalid Abdul Muhammad (January 12, 1948 – February 17, 2001) was an extremely controversial spokesperson for the Nation of Islam (NOI) and National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) from the late 1990s until his death. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Kenneth Richard Allen (born January 12, 1948) was an English professional football goalkeeper. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Haruki Murakami , born January 12, 1949) is a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Wayne Wang (Chinese: 王穎; Hanyu Pinyin: ; born January 12, 1949) is a Chinese American film director. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950 in Queens, New York), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995. ... Bob McEwen Robert D. Bob McEwen (born January 12, 1950) is a Republican and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from southern Ohios Sixth District from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1993. ... Ricky Ray Rector was arrested for the killing of a police officer and another adult man. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Kirstie Louise Alley (born January 12, 1951 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American actress best known for her role in the TV show Cheers. ... Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is an American radio talk show host. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Walter Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is a prominent African-American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Howard Allen Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist and author. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rockne S. OBannon (born January 12, 1955) is a television producer and writer. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John A. Lasseter (born January 12, 1957 in Hollywood, California) is an American animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Feature Animation. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blixa Bargeld, born Christian Emmerich on January 12, 1959 in West Berlin, Germany, is a composer, author, actor, singer, musician, performer and lecturer in almost any field of interpretative art. ... Einstürzende Neubauten is an ever-changing experimental music band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. ... Per HÃ¥kan Gessle (born January 12, 1959) is the songwriter and male lead singer of the Swedish bands Gyllene Tider and Roxette. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Oliver Platt as The West Wings Oliver Babish Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian film and television actor. ... Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960 in Paris, France) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA and Basketball Hall of Famer. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Jeff Bezos on the cover of TIME as Person of the Year 1999 Jeffrey Preston Bezos (born January 12, 1964) is the president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of Amazon. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Rob Zombie Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings on January 12, 1965[1] in Haverhill, Massachusetts) is a Heavy metal and Industrial Rock musician, a director, and a writer. ... Olivier Martinez (born January 12, 1966) is an actor. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Vendela Kirsebom Vendela Maria Kirsebom (1967-) is a Swedish-born supermodel. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Heather Mills McCartney pictured on the cover of her book Life Balance Heather, Lady McCartney (born 12 January 1968 in Aldershot, Hampshire in the United Kingdom), usually known as Heather Mills or Heather Mills McCartney, is a campaigner on behalf of several causes, including amputees, the curtailment of land mines... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Robert Prosinečki [] (born January 12, 1969 in Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany) is a Croatian football midfielder. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... de la Rocha, circa 1996. ... The photo cover of Rages self-titled release from 1992. ... Raekwon The Chef (born Corey Woods, January 12, 1970, Brooklyn, New York) is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra (born January 12, 1972), a member of the Nehru-Gandhi political family, is the daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of Indian Prime Ministers. ... Rajiv Ratna Gandhi (Hindi: , pronunciation: / / ) (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991), the eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi, was the 6th Prime Minister of India (and the 3rd from their family) from his mothers death on 31 October 1984 until his resignation on December 2, 1989 following a... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Espen Knutsen (b. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born January 12, 1974 in Widnes, Cheshire), also known as Melanie C or Mel C, is a successful English singer. ... Tor Arne Hetland is a Norwegian Cross Country Skier. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Dominic Mason Etli (born January 12, 1977), is an American football (soccer) player from the United States who played as a backup goalkeeper for Avaí Futebol Clube, during the 2000 season. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Kris Roe (left) and fellow Ataris guitarist John Collura at an acoustic show in Carmel, Indiana on January 13, 2006. ... The Ataris are an American group formed in 1994 in Anderson, Indiana. ... Luis Ayala (born January 12, 1978 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a pitcher for the Washington Nationals. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Marián Hossa (born January 12, 1979, in Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a professional ice hockey right winger in the NHL, playing for the Atlanta Thrashers. ... Grzegorz Rasiak (born January 12, 1979 in Szczecin) is a Polish International footballer who currently plays for Southampton in the English Football League Championship division, having signed from Tottenham Hotspur in May 2006. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980), known professionally as Amerie, is an American R&B singer-songwriter. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Robert Edward (Bobby) Crosby (born January 12, 1980 in Lakewood, California) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who has played for the Oakland Athletics since 2003. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dontrelle Wayne D-Train Willis (born January 12, 1982 in Oakland, California) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins who made his debut in 2003 and went on to win the 2003 World Series. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Scott M. Olsen (b. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Will Rothhaar, actor, was born in January 1987. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chris Gay Casement (born 12 January 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently signed to be gay and take it up the arse from Ipswich Town Categories: | | | | | ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the year. ... Sergey Karjakin (Ukrainian: Сергій Карякін; Russian: Сергей Карякин) (born January 12, 1990) of Ukraine became the youngest chess grandmaster ever at the age of 12 years and 7 months. ...

Deaths

Events Births September 29 - John of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (d. ... Maria of Brabant (1256, Leuven – January 12, 1321, Murel), Queen consort of France. ... Philippe III Philip III the Bold ( French: Philippe III le Hardi) (April 3, 1245 – October 5, 1285) reigned as King of France from 1270 to 1285. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... Portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1519 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). ... Events September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... Pierre de Fermat Pierre de Fermat (August 17, 1601 – January 12, 1665) was a French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, southwestern France, and a mathematician who is given credit for his contribution towards the development of modern calculus. ... Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Málaga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Giacomo Carissimi (baptized April 18, 1605 – January 12, 1674, Rome), was an Italian composer, one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque, or, more accurately, the Roman School of music. ... // Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... // Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... The creation of man, fresco in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence, 1684-1686. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... John Horsley (c. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... This article is about the English composer named John Eccles, for the Australian Nobel Prize winner, see John Eccles. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Anne of Hanover, princess of Orange_Nassau by Bernard Accama (1736) Anne, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Ireland, and Hanover and Princess of Orange-Nassau, (2 November 1709-12 January 1759) was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort, Queen Caroline. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hugh Mercer (sketched by John Trumbull). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Richard Challoner (1691-1781), was an English Roman Catholic bishop, a leading figure of English Catholicism during the greater part of the eighteenth century. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 20 - Leislers Rebellion - New governor arrives in New York - Jacob Leisler surrenders after standoff of several hours March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender May 6... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Juan Andres (1740 - January 12, 1817) was a Spanish Jesuit. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Hermann Minkowski. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Edward Smith (VC, DCM) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... VC may stand for: vehicular cycling Venture capital Vice-county Victoria Cross Viet Cong Vinyl chloride Virginia Central Railway (AAR reporting mark VC) virtual circuit Visual C++ Volkov Commander (file manager) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: ISO country code This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Jan Campert, born in 1902, was a journalist, theater critic and writer, living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Lance C. Wade Wing Commander Lance Cleo Wildcat Wade DSO, DFC and two Bars (1915 -12 January 1944) was an American pilot who joined the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War and became a flying ace. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Norman Kerry Norman Kerry (June 16, 1894 - January 12, 1956) was an American actor whose career spanned over twenty-five years in the motion picture industry beginning in the silent era at the end of World War I. Born Arnold Kaiser in Rochester, New York of German parentage, he changed... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Nevil Shute (London, January 17, 1899 – Melbourne, January 12, 1960) (full name Nevil Shute Norway) was one of the most popular novelists of the mid-20th century. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Ariadna Vladimirovna Tyrkova-Williams (November 13, 1869, Saint Petersburg - January 12, 1962, Washington, DC, Ariadna Borman during the first marriage) was a Russian liberal politician, journalist, writer and feminist. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Lorraine Hansberry Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an American playwright and painter. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), better known as Dame Agatha Christie, was an English crime fiction writer. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nikolay Viktorovich Podgorny (Никола́й Ви́кторович Подго́рный) (February 18, 1903–January 12, 1983) was a politician and President of the USSR from 1965 to 1977. ... The President of the Soviet Union was the largely ceremonial Head of State of the USSR from 1990 to 1991. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Keye Luke (陸錫麒 Pinyin: Lù Xílín) (June 18, 1904 - January 12, 1991) was a Chinese-born American actor. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Image:Subjects popular portrait. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Charles Breton Huggins (September 22, 1901 – January 12, 1997) was a Canadian-born American physician and physiologist and cancer researcher at the University of Chicago specialising in prostate cancer. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Betty Lou Gerson (April 20, 1914 - January 12, 1999), actress best known for her portrayal of Cruella de Vil in the 1961 Disney animated feature The 101 Dalmatians. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Marc Fraser Davis (March 30, 1913 - January 12, 2000) was one of the most talented artists at and a main animator for Disney Studios. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Bobby Phills (1969-2000) Bobby Ray Phills II (December 20, 1969-January 12, 2000) was a professional basketball player for the National Basketball Associations Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets (now called the New Orleans Hornets). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Affirmed, a chestnut colt born February 21, 1975, at Harbor View Farm, Ocala, Florida – died January 12, 2001 at Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, was an American thoroughbred race horse that won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1978, only the 11th horse to accomplish the feat. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... William Reddington Hewlett (May 20, 1913 – January 12, 2001) was the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Cover from Rock-a-bye Babel by Stanley Unwin and Roy Dewar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Cyrus Vance Cyrus Roberts Vance (March 27, 1917 – January 12, 2002) was the United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980. ... The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kinji Fukasaku (深作欣二 Fukasaku Kinji) (3 July 1930 – 12 January 2003) was a Japanese film actor, writer and director. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli (July 15, 1926 - January 12, 2003) was an Argentinian general and the de facto President of Argentina from 22 December 1981 to 18 June 1982, during the last military dictatorship. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maurice (pronounced Morris) Ernest Gibb, CBE (December 22, 1949 – January 12, 2003) was a musician and a member of the band the Bee Gees. ... The Bee Gees were a Manx-born Anglo-Australian singing trio that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Brandon Carl Vedas (April 21, 1981 – January 12, 2003), (also was known as ripper on IRC) was a member of the Shroomery. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Olga Alexandrowna Ladyzhenskaya (Ольга Александровна Ладыженская; born March 7, 1922 Kologrive (Russia), died January 12, 2004 St. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amrish LAL Puri (June 22, 1932 - January 12, 2005) was an Indian actor who appeared primarily in Bollywood movies. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Edmund S. Valtman (May 31, 1914-January 12, 2005) was an Estonian-American editorial cartoonist and winner of the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Holidays and observances

The Zanzibar revolution of January 12, 1964 was the rebellion that overthrew Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah, and led to the proclamation of Zanzibar as a republic, and three months later, to Zanzibars uniting with Tanganyika to form Tanzania. ...

Fiction

  • In 2001: A Space Odyssey, the fictional computer HAL becomes operational on January 12. In the movie by Stanley Kubrick, HAL was "born" in 1992, while in the book by Arthur C. Clarke the same event occurs in 1997.
  • In the television series The X-Files, the third season episode Syzygy, has two girls, Terri & Magi, both born on January 12, 1979. Strange astrological properties with 3+ celestial bodies in alignment gives them great power which they use to kill off several of their high school classmates on their birthday in 1996.
  • In USA's Monk, the 4th season episode of MR. MONK AND MRS. MONK (#T-2351) indicates that Monk spilt something on January 12, 1999 during an earthquake. He stated "Earthquakes count, I don't make the rules."

A movie poster from the original release of 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is an immensely popular and influential science fiction film and book; the film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the book written by Arthur C. Clarke. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Sir Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born December 16, 1917) is a British author and inventor, most famous for his science-fiction novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... X-Files intro from first 8 seasons The X-Files was a popular 1990s American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter. ... This article contains episode information and plot summaries from the television show The X-Files. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Monk is a television show about an obsessive-compulsive detective named Adrian Monk (played by actor Tony Shalhoub). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

External links

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January 11 - January 13 - December 12 - February 12 — listing of all days January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...

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January 12 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1268 words)
January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
In the movie by Stanley Kubrick, HAL was "born" in 1992, while in the book by Arthur C. Clarke the same event occurs in 1997.
MONK (#T-2351) indicates that Monk spilt something on January 12, 1999 during an earthquake.
The Hindu : From January 12 to March 12 (1247 words)
ON JANUARY 12 this year Pervez Musharraf went on television to tell the Pakistani nation that he was ordering the Islamic fundamentalists to close down their extremist shops.
March 12 is the deadline this cabal has set for the Centre to hand over to it the disputed land in Ayodhya for building that "Ram Mandir".
By March 12, the limits of public support for the sentiment this crowd represents would have been known; whether or not the BJP is able to return to power in Uttar Pradesh, it is obvious that the country's mood is totally unreceptive to the insistence on a "mandir" at the disputed site in Ayodhya.
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