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May 12: Day of the Week
May 12, 2024 is the 133rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 233 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 12 Historical Event(s)
1743
Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Bohemia after defeating her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
1862
U.S. federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1926
UK General Strike 1926: In the United Kingdom, a nine-day general strike by trade unions ends.
1937
George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
1942
Holocaust: 1,500 Jews are sent to gas chambers in Auschwitz.
1949
The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
1949
The western occupying powers approve the Basic Law for the new German state: the Federal Republic of Germany.
1955
Austria regains its independence as the Allied occupation following World War II ends.
1968
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral, east of Lai Khe in South Vietnam on the night of 12/13 May, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides and beginning the Battle of Coral-Balmoral.
2003
The Riyadh compound bombings, carried out by Al Qaeda, kill 26 people.
Who were born on May 12?
1825
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French adventurer in Araucania and Patagonia (d. 1878)
1829
Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896)
1850
Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924)
1900
Joseph Rochefort, American naval officer and cryptanalyst (d. 1976)
1955
Kix Brooks, American country singer (Brooks & Dunn)
1961
Thomas Dooley, German-American soccer player
1962
Emilio Estevez, American actor
1963
Deborah Kara Unger, Canadian actress
1964
Pierre Morel, French film director
1979
Andre Carter, American football player
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