eso ha pasado un 12 Mayo

1903 : Theodore Roosevelt filmed in San Francisco


On May 12, 1903, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was filmed during his trip to San Francisco. This was the first time a president was filmed doing his job. Theodore Roosevelt subsequently attempted to be filmed as much as possible in its activities.

1937 : George VI crowned king


On 12 May 1937, after the abdication of his brother Edward, George VI became King of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey.

1943 : The Afrika Korps surrendered in Tunisia


On 12 May 1943, the Deutsches Afrika Korps surrendered in Tunisia. It was created in 1941 by the Germans to strengthen the Italian troops in Libya and Tunisia. When its command was assigned to General Erwin Rommel, its offensive became successful. until the British offensive at El Alamein, on November 23, 1942.
Rommel still defeated the Americans at the Battle of Kasserine before being called back to Berlin. Shortly after the Afrika Korps capitulated.

1949 : Berlin Blocus lifted


On May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifts the blockade of Berlin after 11 months of supply to the western part of Berlin by the British and Americans. The Soviet Union wanted to protest against the desire to create a West Germany by the remaining Allied (USA, England and France). but preferred to lift the blockade when it realized it would fail.

2008 : Earthquake in Sichuan Province


On May 12, 2008, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on moment magnitude scale, hit the Sichuan province in China. Nearly 70,000 people were killed and many buildings destroyed. 5 million people were left homeless.

Actualidad del día : 12 Mayo

International Nurses Day
May 12 is International Nurses Day. That day, we honor the work done by nurses in history. This day was chosen in reference to the Florence Nightingale's birthday. Nightingale laid the foundations of modern nursing. This year's theme is : Increasing Access and Equity.

Cita del día : 12 Mayo

Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.

Cumpleaños : 12 Mayo

Florence Nightingale, Enfermera y estadística ingmesa (1820)
Jules Massenet, Compositor francés (1842)
Gabriel Fauré, Compositor francés (1845)
William Giauque, Químico americano, premio Nobel (1895)
Katharine Hepburn, Actriz americana (1907)
Dorothy Hodgkin, Bioquímico Inglés, Premio Nobel (1910)
Tony Hancock, Actor inglés (1924)
Sam Nujoma, Primero presidente de Namibia (1929)
Michel Fugain, Cantante francés (1942)
Bruce Boxleitner, Actor americano (1950)
Gabriel Byrne, Actor irlandés (1950)
Ving Rhames, Actor americano (1959)
Emilio Estevez, Actor americano (1962)
Vanessa A. Williams, Actriz americana (1963)
Stephen Baldwin, Actor americano (1966)
Catherine Tate, Actriz inglesa (1968)
Tony Hawk, Skater estadounidense (1968)
Mark Foster, Nadador Inglés (1970)
Jonah Lomu, Jugador de rugby de Nueva Zelanda (1975)
Jason Biggs, Actor americano (1978)
Marcelo Vieira, Futbolista brasileño (1988)

Nos han dejado un 12 Mayo

Jacques Binet, Matemático francés (1856)
Anselme Payen, Químico francés (1878)
John Cadbury, Hombre de negocios en el chocolate (1889)
Amy Lowell, Poeta americana (1925)
Erich von Stroheim, Director y actor austriaco (1957)
Nelly Sachs, Escritora alemana, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1970)
Jean Dubuffet, Pintor francés (1985)
Jacqueline Maillan, Actriz francesa (1992)
Irena Sendler, Heroína polaca de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (2008)
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