May 12

Categories: Today In History

Holidays and Observances
- International Nurses Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1986: Emily VanCamp - Brothers and Sisters
- 1968: Tony Hawk - Skateboarder
- 1925: Yogi Berra - New York Yankees
- 1820: Florence Nightingale - Nurse
Famous Deaths
- 2001: Perry Como - Musician
Music Chart Toppers
- 2009: Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- 2004: Usher - Yeah!
- 1996: Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
- 1983: Michael Jackson - Beat It
- 1970: The Guess Who - American Woman
- 1966: The Mamas & the Papas - Monday Monday Josh Hosler: Chart Topper Archive
Top Box Office Movies
- 2008: Iron Man - Robert Downey Jr.
- 2007: Spider-Man 3 - Tobey Maguire
- 2006: Mission Impossible 3. - Tom Cruise
- 2005: Kingdom of Heaven - Orlando Bloom
- 2004: Van Helsing - Hugh Jackman
- 1998: Deep Impact - Tea Leoni The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
More Days
- May 11 - All Days - May 13

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May 12 2008

2008: An earthquake hits Sichuan province in China leaving over 70,000 people dead.

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The 1980s
- 1983: Pope John Paul II is attacked by a Spanish priest while visiting the shrine of Fatima in Portugal, he was lightly wounded.
The 1970s
- 1971: The Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger marries Bianca Perez Morena de Macias at the town hall in the French Mediterranean town of St Tropez.
The 1940s
- 1949: The Soviet Union lifted it's blockade of West Berlin allowing countries to deliver much needed aid to citizens.
- 1943: World War II: Axis forces under Col. Gen. Dietloff von Arnim surrender in North Africa.
May 12 2009 in 100 Seconds

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May 12 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Yeltsin (1999)
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- The Daily Show: Jenna's Wedding Day (2008)
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