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1901 : First wireless message across the Atlantic


On December 12, 1901, in Canada, Italian physicist Marconi received the first wireless message across the Atlantic from England.

1913 : The Mona Lisa is recovered


On December 12, 1913, the famous painting Mona Lisa is recovered and the thief arrested in Florence, Italy. The masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci was stolen on August 21, 1911 at the Louvre in Paris. The thief, Vincenzo Perugia, former painter-restorer at the Louvre, wanted, according to him, the painting back to Italy where it was made. The Mona Lisa went back to the Louvre and since this moment have been given a great protection.

1918 : Huge strike in Montreal


All city employees on strike in Montreal

1962 : A hotline between the White House and the Kremlin


President Kennedy expresses the desire to install a direct telephone line between the White House and the Kremlin.

1979 : Earthquake in Colombia


An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale and the tsunami which followed killed hundreds of people in the State of Narino along the Pacific Coast of Colombia.

1999 : Sinking of the tanker Erika


The Erika, chartered by the oil company Total and under Maltese flag sinks near Penmarc'h (Finistère). It carries 37,000 tons of heavy fuel oil. Over 400 kilometers of coastline are contaminated between the Finistère and the Vendee.

Novità del giorno : 12 Dicembre

National Day in Kenya
On December 12th 1963, Kenya became independent.

Citazione del giorno : 12 Dicembre

Proverbe Africain
Trying again and again that's how the monkey learns to jump

Compleanni : 12 Dicembre

Gustave Flaubert, Scrittore francese (1821)
Edvard Munch, Pittore norvegese (1863)
Edward G. Robinson, Attore americano (1893)
Frank Sinatra, American actor and singer (1915)
Robert Coogan, Attore americano (1924)
Ed Koch, Uomo politico americano (1924)
Manu Dibango, Cameroonian singer (1933)
Dionne Warwick, Cantante americana (1940)
Bill Nighy, Attore (1949)
Richard Galliano, French musician (1950)
Rajinikanth, Attore indiano (1950)
Sheree J. Wilson, Attrice americana (1958)
John Randle, Calciatore (1967)
Yuzo Koshiro, Compositore giapponese (1967)
Jennifer Connelly, Attrice americana (1970)
Nolberto Solano, Calciatore peruviano (1974)
Stephen Warnock, Calciatore inglese (1981)
Daniel Magder, Attore canadese (1991)

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Robert Browning, Poeta inglese (1889)
Raymond Radiguet, French writer (1923)
Douglas Fairbanks, Attore (1939)
Tallulah Bankhead, Attrice (1968)
Lady Spencer Churchill, Moglie di Winston Churchill (1977)
Jean Richard, Attore (2000)
Peter Boyle, American actor (2006)
Van Johnson, Attore (2008)
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