Tukuk-OS📅 January 12
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 12? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2010 — Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.
- 2010 — An earthquake registering 7.0 Mw struck Haiti, killing more than 100,000 people.
- 2007 — Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.
- 1967 — Seventy-three-year-old psychology professor James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
- 1964 — Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.
- 1918 — An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.
- 1916 — Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.
- 1899 — During a storm, the crew of Lynmouth Lifeboat Station transported their 10-ton lifeboat 15 mi (24 km) overland in order to rescue a damaged schooner.
- 1895 — The National Trust, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.
- 1879 — Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.
Anglo-Zulu WarNatal Native ContingentAction at Sihayo's kraal
- 1865 — The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.
- 1808 — John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church (pictured) in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.
- 1777 — Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.
Mission Santa Clara de AsísSpanish missions in CaliforniaSanta Clara, California
- 1659 — The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
- 1554 — Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.
- 475 — Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.
Births
- 2012 — Artem Kotenko, Ukrainian singer
- 2005 — Yuika, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 2002 — Eva Lys, German tennis player
- 2001 — Sam LaPorta, American football player
- 2000 — Sven Botman, Dutch footballer
- 1999 — Xavier Tillman, American basketball player
- 1999 — Tyler Roberts, Welsh footballer
- 1998 — Juan Foyth, Argentinian footballer
- 1997 — Darius Slayton, American football player
- 1996 — Ella Henderson, English singer and songwriter
- 1995 — Allisha Gray, American basketball player
- 1995 — Mike McGlinchey, American football player
Deaths
- 2026 — Rick Garcia (activist), American LGBTQ rights activist (born 1956)
- 2025 — Leslie Charleson, American actress (born 1945)
- 2025 — Claude Jarman Jr., American actor and producer (born 1934)
- 2023 — Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter (born 1968)
- 2023 — Sharad Yadav, Indian politician, 30th Minister of Civil Aviation, 29th Labour Minister (born 1947)
Sharad YadavMinistry of Civil Aviation (India)Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)
- 2022 — Ronnie Spector, American singer (born 1943)
- 2020 — Sir Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (born 1944)
- 2018 — Keith Jackson, American sports commentator and journalist (born 1928)
- 2017 — William Peter Blatty, American writer and filmmaker (born 1928)
- 2017 — Graham Taylor, English football player and manager (born 1944)
- 2015 — Trevor Colbourn, American historian and academic (born 1927)
- 2015 — Robert Gover, American journalist and author (born 1929)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Aelred of Rievaulx
- Christian feast day: Benedict Biscop
- Christian feast day: Bernard of Corleone
- Christian feast day: Marguerite Bourgeoys
- Christian feast day: Tatiana
- Christian feast day: January 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)
- National Youth Day (India)
- Prosecutor General's Day (Russia)
- Yennayer (Algeria)
- Zanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania)
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