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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.

Novità del giorno : 12 Maggio

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.

Citazione del giorno : 12 Maggio

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

Compleanni : 12 Maggio

Florence Nightingale, Infermiera e esperta di statistica inglese (1820)
Jules Massenet, Compositore francese (1842)
Gabriel Fauré, Compositore francese (1845)
William Giauque, Chimico americano, premio Nobel (1895)
Katharine Hepburn, Attrice americana (1907)
Dorothy Hodgkin, Biochimico inglese, premio Nobel (1910)
Tony Hancock, Attore inglese (1924)
Sam Nujoma, Primo presidente della Namibia (1929)
Michel Fugain, Cantante francese (1942)
Bruce Boxleitner, Attore americano (1950)
Gabriel Byrne, Attore irlandese (1950)
Ving Rhames, Attore americano (1959)
Emilio Estevez, Attore americano (1962)
Vanessa A. Williams, Attrice americana (1963)
Stephen Baldwin, Attore americano (1966)
Catherine Tate, Attrice inglese (1968)
Tony Hawk, Skateboarder americano (1968)
Mark Foster, Nuotatore inglese (1970)
Jonah Lomu, Rugby player di Nuova Zelanda (1975)
Jason Biggs, Attore americano (1978)
Marcelo Vieira, Calciatore brasiliano (1988)

Ci hanno lasciato un 12 Maggio

Jacques Binet, Matematico francese (1856)
Anselme Payen, Chimico francese (1878)
John Cadbury, Uomo d'affari nel cioccolato (1889)
Amy Lowell, Poeta americana (1925)
Erich von Stroheim, Regista e attore austriaco (1957)
Nelly Sachs, Scrittrice tedesca, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1970)
Jean Dubuffet, Pittore francese (1985)
Jacqueline Maillan, Attrice francese (1992)
Irena Sendler, Eroina polacca della Seconda Guerra Mondiale (2008)
Vue mer : crédit photo Aseed