Τι συνέβη στις 12 Δεκεμβρίου;

1. Τι συνέβη στις 12 Δεκεμβρίου;

• 2021 – At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become World Drivers' Champion.
• 2012 – North Korea made its first successful satellite launch, as Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 reached orbit.
• 2000 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush (pictured) the winner.
• 1988 – Three trains collided near Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people and injuring 484 others.
• 1979 – A magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck just off the shore of Tumaco, Colombia, causing at least 300 deaths, mostly by the resulting tsunami.

2. Ποιος γεννήθηκε στις 12 Δεκεμβρίου;

• 2001 – Michael Olise, French footballer
• 1997 – Ed Oliver, American football player
• 1996 – Lucas Hedges, American actor
• 1994 – Otto Warmbier, American student imprisoned in North Korea (died 2017)
• 1993 – Zeli Ismail, English footballer

3. Ποιος πέθανε στις 12 Δεκεμβρίου;

• 2021 – Vicente Fernández, Mexican actor, ranchera singer, and film producer (born 1940)
• 2021 – Bernie Fowler, American politician and environmental advocate (born 1924)
• 2021 – Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, Tongan politician and military officer, Deputy Prime Minister (born 1955)
• 2020 – John le Carré, English author (born 1931)
• 2020 – Ann Reinking, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (born 1949)

4. Τι γιορτάζεται στις 12 Δεκεμβρίου;

• Christian feast day: Corentin of Quimper
• Christian feast day: Jane Frances de Chantal
• Christian feast day: Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet
• Christian feast day: Finnian of Clonard
• Christian feast day: Thomas Holland