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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 12 MAI

Découvrez les événements historiques les plus importants qui se sont déroulés le 12 Mai et qui ont marqué le monde.

Battle of Raymond

Année: 1863

American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

Année: 1864

American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: Union troops assault a Confederate salient known as the "Mule Shoe", with some of the fiercest fighting of the war, much of it hand-to-hand combat, occurring at "the Bloody Angle" on the northwest.

American Civil War

Année: 1862

American Civil War: Union Army troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Donner Party

Année: 1846

The Donner Party of pioneers departs Independence, Missouri for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship and cannibalism.

Greek War of Independence

Année: 1821

The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks is fought in Valtetsi.

Battle of Palmito Ranch

Année: 1865

American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.

Manitoba Act, 1870

Année: 1870

The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.

Norge (airship)

Année: 1926

The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.

NAISSANCES DU 12 MAI

Découvrez les personnalnalités célèbres nées le 12 Mai, notamment des leaders, artistes, scientifiques et icônes culturelles.

Otto Frank

Année de naissance: 1889

Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman and Holocaust survivor; father of diarist Anne Frank (died 1980)

Ernst A. Lehmann

Année de naissance: 1886

Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and pilot (died 1937)

Lincoln Ellsworth

Année de naissance: 1880

Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (died 1951)

Abelardo L. Rodríguez

Année de naissance: 1889

Abelardo L. Rodríguez, substitute president of Mexico (died 1967)

Fritz Kortner

Année de naissance: 1892

Fritz Kortner, Austrian-German actor and director (died 1970)

William Giauque

Année de naissance: 1895

William Giauque, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Année de naissance: 1895

Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (died 1986)

Charles Holden

Année de naissance: 1875

Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (died 1960)

DéCèS DU 12 MAI

Souvenez-vous des personnalités marquantes décédées le 12 Mai et de leur héritage durable.

Göran Fredrik Göransson

Année de décès: 1900

Göran Fredrik Göransson, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (born 1819)

Joris-Karl Huysmans

Année de décès: 1907

Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (born 1848)

James Connolly

Année de décès: 1916

James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish socialist and rebel leader (born 1868)

Amy Lowell

Année de décès: 1925

Amy Lowell, American poet and critic (born 1874)

Minna Canth

Année de décès: 1897

Minna Canth, Finnish journalist, playwright, and activist (born 1844)

Bedřich Smetana

Année de décès: 1884

Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer and educator (born 1824)

Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard

Année de décès: 1867

Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist and academic (born 1795)

Georgi Benkovski

Année de décès: 1876

Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (born 1843)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 12 MAI

Découvrez les fêtes, commémorations et célébrations spéciales ayant lieu le 12 Mai dans le monde entier.

Nereus and Achilleus

Christian feast day: Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras

Germanus I of Constantinople

Christian feast day: Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)

Philip of Agira

Christian feast day: Philip of Agira

Joanna, Princess of Portugal

Christian feast day: Blessed Joan of Portugal

Gregory Dix

Christian feast day: Gregory Dix (Church of England)

Johan Vilhelm Snellman

J. V. Snellman Day or the Finnish Heritage Day (Finland)

Dominic de la Calzada

Christian feast day: Dominic de la Calzada

Epiphanius of Salamis

Christian feast day: Epiphanius of Salamis

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