Historical Events In May - 12

2007  The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 is held in Helsinki, resulting in Serbia's first victory on this day in history.   

2010  Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes at runway at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, killing 103 of the 104 people on board on May - 12.   

2012  On May - 12 the discovery of a missing Mayan calender piece disproves 2012 Armageddon   

2012  On this day in history aug 12 - The 2012 World Expo takes place in Yeosu, South Korea.   

2013  Pope Francis canonizes the 813 martyrs of Otranto as Saints on May - 12.   

2014  On May - 12 voters in Ukraine reject rule from Kiev   

2017  On May - 12 brazil declares end to Zika national emergency as cases decrease   

2017  On May - 12 former One Direction singer Harry Styles releases his self-titled debut solo album   

2017  Computers around the world are hit by a large-scale ransomware cyberattack, which goes on to affect at least 150 countries on May - 12.   

2018  63rd Eurovision song contest won by Netta from Israel in Lisbon, Portugal on this day in history.   

2018  Insurgent group attacks the town of Muse, Myanmar, killing at least 19 people, Ta’ang National Liberation Army claim responsibility on May - 12.   

2019  On May - 12 may 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: Four commercial ships, including two Saudi Aramco oil tankers, are damaged near the port of Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman. The United Arab Emirates claims the incident was a "sabotage attack", while an early United States assessment reportedly blames Iran for the attack. The incident occurs during a time of regional tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with the U.S. just weeks prior deploying strategic bombers, a carrier strike group and other military assets to the Persian Gulf following intelligence reports of an alleged plot by Iran to attack U.S. forces in the region.   

2020  On May - 12 russia's confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 reach 232,000, 2nd highest in the world, a day after President Vladimir Putin eased the country's lockdown   

2020  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces a $260 million economic rescue package, worth 10% of GDP on this day in history.   

2020  Gunmen storm a maternity hospital and kill 24 people, including two newborn babies, in Dashte Barchi, a majority-Shia neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. In a separate incident in Kuz Kunar, 32 people are killed at a funeral by a suicide bomber on this day in history.   

2023  Elon Musk announces NBCUniversial executive Linda Yaccarino will replace him as CEO of Twitter [1] on this day in history.   

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1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1496  On May - 12 birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)   

1590  Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on May - 12.   

1622  On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)   

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 12.   

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on this day in history.   

1670  Frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733) was born on May - 12.   

0912  On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  On this day in history gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome   

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on May - 12.   

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on May - 12.   

1465  Death of Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea on May - 12.   

1634  On this day in history george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies   

1641  On this day in history death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48   

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on May - 12.