On This Day - May 12th 1797 – Napoleon I of France conquers Venice.
On This Day - May 12th 1926 – In the United Kingdom the nine-day General Strike comes to an end.
On This Day - May 12th 1937 – The coronation of King George VI takes place at Westminster Abbey.
On This Day - May 12th 1949 – The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
On This Day - May 12th 1965 – The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon.
On This Day - May 12th 1981 – Francis Hughes becomes the second hunger striker to die during the during a hunger strike protest by republican prisoners in Northern Ireland.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 12th 1496 – Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)
Born On This Day - May 12th 1812 – Edward Lear, British author and poet (d. 1888)
Born On This Day - May 12th 1820 – Florence Nightingale, British nurse (d. 1910)
Born On This Day - May 12th 1850 – Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924)
Born On This Day - May 12th 1889 – Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank (d. 1980)
Born On This Day - May 12th 1903 – Wilfrid Hyde-White, British actor (d. 1991)
Born On This Day - May 12th 1907 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress (d. 2003)
Born On This Day - May 12th 1925 – Today is the birthday of Yogi Berra, American baseball player
Born On This Day - May 12th 1928 – Today is the birthday of Burt Bacharach, American composer.
Born On This Day - May 12th 1942 – Today is the birthday of Billy Swan, American songwriter and singer.
Born On This Day - May 12th 1948 – Today is the birthday of Steve Winwood, British musician (The Spencer Davis Group; Traffic)
Born On This Day - May 12th 1962 – Today is the birthday of Emilio Estevez, American actor.
Born On This Day - May 12th 1970 – Today is the birthday of Jim Furyk, American golfer.
Born On This Day - May 12th 1975 – Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby union footballer.
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