May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the
Gregorian calendar (133rd in
leap years). There are 233 days remaining.
Births:
- 1803: Justus von Liebig (German chemist)
- 1820: [Florence Nightingale]? (nurse)
- 1907: [Katharine Hepburn]?, (actress: Bringing Up Baby, The Lion in Winter, Long Day's Journey Into Night)
- 1925: [Yogi Berra]? (born "Lawrence Peter") (exceptionally quotable catcher for the New York Yankees and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- 1928: [Burt Bacharach]? (composer: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head")
- 1937: [George Carlin]? (comedian)
- 1948: [Steve Winwood]? (singer: Blind Faith, Traffic, also solo)
- 1962: [Emilio Estevez]? (actor: The Breakfast Club, The Mighty Ducks)
- 1966: [Stephen Baldwin]? (actor: The Usual Suspects, Fled)
Deaths:
- 1988: [Chet Baker]? (jazz trompetist) (fall out of a hotel window)
May 11 - May 13 - April 12 - June 12 - more historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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