December 12

Events

 * - : A army under Emperor  defeated Emperor 's  forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
 * - : Massacre of - Crusaders breach the town's walls and massacre about 20,000 inhabitants. After finding themselves with insufficient food, they resort to.
 * - Apparition of to Juan Diego in.
 * - : - A  squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral  in , defeats a  fleet.
 * - comes to an end.
 * - sank on the, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine.
 * - of  becomes the first black.
 * -, the first of , is inaugurated.
 * - receives the first   signal at  in.
 * - replaces  as the capital of.
 * - The largest one-day percentage drop in the history of, down 24.39%.
 * - President of the, announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself.
 * - In, Father founds  as a farm village for wayward boys.
 * - The votes to crown  as the new.
 * - : The of the,  was kidnapped by.
 * - : aircraft shell and sink US gunboat  on the  in.
 * - : -  forces defeat those of the  in their first major victory of the conflict.
 * - Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel,, as a result of a German air raid.
 * - : Fifty four  fighters raid  Field, .  and four  fighter pilots fend them off;  is killed.
 * 1941  - :   sink the first 4 major Japanese ships off.
 * 1941  - :  declares war on .  and  declare war on the .  declares war on.
 * - A fire in a hostel in kills 100 people.
 * - A fire at a ice plant spreads to a nearby tenement killing 37 people.
 * - : - 14 members of the  stationed in  allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village.
 * -, the first woman appointed to perform nical functions in the , leads the congregation in her first services.
 * - Commencement of the 's.
 * - gains its independence from the.
 * - Prime Minister became the first  of the.
 * - : - The offices of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in Piazza Fontana,, are bombed.
 * - : Army Major General  orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization from President, alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President.
 * 1979  -  President  conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Nobel laureate Dr.
 * 1979  -  changes its name to.
 * - Women's peace protest at - 30,000 women hold hands and form a human chain around the 14.5 km (9 mi) perimeter fence.
 * - become the third president of  after  against  while the later was attending a summit. Taya was ousted in March 2005 by  in another coup.
 * - crashes after takeoff in,  killing 256, including 248 members of the 's.
 * - killed 35 and injured 100's after two collisions of three commuter trains. One of the worst train crashes in Britain.
 * - gains independance from the USSR.
 * - The released its decision in 
 * - produce their last car at the  signalling the end of mass car production in, formerly a major centre of the.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, queen consort of (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian / (d. )
 * -, Austrian military leader (d. )
 * -, British admiral (d. )
 * -, 1st (d. )
 * -, French saint (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American statesman (d. )
 * -, second wife of Napoleon (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, American abolitionist (d. )
 * -, American Confederate general (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * -, member of the (d. )
 * -, Norwegian painter (d. )
 * -, American essayist (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, American oil baron (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, Olympic gold medalist (d. )
 * -, Swedish composer (d. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian-born rocket engineer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American dancer (d. )
 * -, Slovak painter (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * 1903  -, ese  (d. )
 * -, magazine editor and socialite (d. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian-born writer (d. )
 * -, British composer and orchestrator
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * - (Richard Patrick Russ), British author (d. )
 * -, American singer and actor (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, British astrologer (d. )
 * 1919  -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American comics artist
 * -, American television game show host
 * 1923  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Mayor of New York City
 * -, Soviet and Russian composer
 * 1925  -, Iranian poet (d. )
 * -, British actress
 * 1927  -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, Soviet-born Kyrgyz writer
 * -, British dramatist (d. )
 * 1929  -, Japanese musician
 * -, American Journalist (d. )
 * -, British actor and choreographer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American singer
 * -, Indian politician
 * 1940  -, American singer
 * -, American musician
 * 1943  -, American saxophonist (d. )
 * -, Scottish born actor
 * 1944  -, Quebec politician,
 * -, Brazilian 2 time Formula 1 World Champion
 * 1946  -, American film executive
 * -, English actor
 * -, Indian(Tamil) actor also known as the Super Star of Indian Cinema
 * 1949  -, English actor
 * -, goaltender
 * -, Canadian politician
 * 1952  -, American gymnast
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American television anchor
 * -, Greek business woman
 * -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, American musician
 * 1957  -, Quebec playwright
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1962  -, former NFL football player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Brazilian martial artist
 * -, American football player
 * 1967  -, Japanese composer
 * 1967  -, Japanese composer
 * -, American documentarian
 * 1968  -, Indian cricket player
 * -, American actress
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * -, English footballer
 * 1972  -, Danish former middle distance runner
 * 1972  -, Quebec singer and songwriter
 * 1972  -, American hate crime victim
 * 1972  -, Greek sprinter
 * 1972  -, grandson of
 * -, American engineer
 * 1973  -, Argentine footballer
 * -, Peruvian footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1975  -, Australian footballer
 * -, British guitarist
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1977  -, American supermodel
 * 1977  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1977  -, American triplet  models
 * -, Romanian actress
 * 1978  -, Turkish composer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1979  -, American football player
 * 1979  -, Danish singer and bassist
 * -, American aerial skier
 * 1981  -, American football player
 * 1981  -, Indian cricket player
 * 1981  -, British footballer
 * 1981  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, Russian tennis player
 * -, American singer
 * -, Danish footballer
 * -, Finnish footballer
 * 1986  -, English television actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, British actor
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Canadian actor

Deaths

 * - of Moscow (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, King of (b. )
 * -, English mathematician (b. )
 * -, English statesman and philosopher (b. )
 * -, Chinese writer (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, Irish politician (b. )
 * -, Russian philosopher and writer (b. )
 * - Emperor, (b. about 1751)
 * - King, (b. )
 * -, antiquarian and archeologist, first (b. )
 * -, British poet (b. )
 * 1889  -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * - Sir, fourth (b. )
 * - Emperor (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, American cattle baron (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, and  hero (b. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian-born Czechoslovak orientalist and linguist (b. )
 * -, Japanese film director (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Australian politician (b. )
 * -, Russian-born American General Manager of RCA (b. )
 * -, Croatian (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, politician, (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1985  -, Scottish musician (b. )
 * -, Belgian esssayist, novelist and playwright (b. )
 * -, Hungarian politician (b. )
 * -, American astronaut (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Florida and Governor of Florida (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 2002  -, American convicted murderer (b. )
 * 2002  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2003  -, American Catholic prelate (b. )
 * -, Lebanese politician (b. )
 * 2005  -, Danish actress (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * -, American basketball player (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, 38th  (b. )
 * 2006  -, pioneering American computer engineer and co-founder of  (b. )
 * 2006  -, American jazz clarinetist (b. )
 * 2006  -, 38th  (b. )
 * 2006  -, pioneering American computer engineer and co-founder of  (b. )
 * 2006  -, American jazz clarinetist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - optional memorial of
 * - Feast of Masá'il (Questions) - First day of the 15th month of the Bahá'í Calendar
 * -  Day
 * - : (from Britain, )