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HENDELSER 12. MAI
Battle of Raymond
År:
1863
American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
År:
1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: Union troops assault a Confederate salient known as the "Mule Shoe", with some of the fiercest fighting of the war, much of it hand-to-hand combat, occurring at "the Bloody Angle" on the northwest.
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American Civil War
År:
1862
American Civil War: Union Army troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Donner Party
År:
1846
The Donner Party of pioneers departs Independence, Missouri for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship and cannibalism.
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Greek War of Independence
År:
1821
The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks is fought in Valtetsi.
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Battle of Palmito Ranch
År:
1865
American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
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Manitoba Act, 1870
År:
1870
The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
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Norge (airship)
År:
1926
The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
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1926 United Kingdom general strike
År:
1926
The 1926 United Kingdom general strike ends.
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North-West Rebellion
År:
1885
North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
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FøDSLER 12. MAI
Otto Frank
Fødselsår:
1889
Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman and Holocaust survivor; father of diarist Anne Frank (died 1980)
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Ernst A. Lehmann
Fødselsår:
1886
Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and pilot (died 1937)
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Lincoln Ellsworth
Fødselsår:
1880
Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (died 1951)
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Abelardo L. Rodríguez
Fødselsår:
1889
Abelardo L. Rodríguez, substitute president of Mexico (died 1967)
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Fritz Kortner
Fødselsår:
1892
Fritz Kortner, Austrian-German actor and director (died 1970)
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William Giauque
Fødselsår:
1895
William Giauque, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Fødselsår:
1895
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (died 1986)
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Charles Holden
Fødselsår:
1875
Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (died 1960)
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Clemens von Pirquet
Fødselsår:
1874
Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician and immunologist (died 1929)
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Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury
Fødselsår:
1863
Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer, technologist and entrepreneur (died 1915)
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DøDSFALL 12. MAI
Göran Fredrik Göransson
Dødsår:
1900
Göran Fredrik Göransson, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (born 1819)
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Joris-Karl Huysmans
Dødsår:
1907
Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (born 1848)
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James Connolly
Dødsår:
1916
James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish socialist and rebel leader (born 1868)
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Amy Lowell
Dødsår:
1925
Amy Lowell, American poet and critic (born 1874)
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Minna Canth
Dødsår:
1897
Minna Canth, Finnish journalist, playwright, and activist (born 1844)
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Bedřich Smetana
Dødsår:
1884
Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer and educator (born 1824)
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Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard
Dødsår:
1867
Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist and academic (born 1795)
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Georgi Benkovski
Dødsår:
1876
Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (born 1843)
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Anselme Payen
Dødsår:
1878
Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (born 1795)
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Eugène Ysaÿe
Dødsår:
1931
Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1858)
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HELLIGDAGER 12. MAI
Nereus and Achilleus
Christian feast day: Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
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Germanus I of Constantinople
Christian feast day: Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)
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Philip of Agira
Christian feast day: Philip of Agira
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Joanna, Princess of Portugal
Christian feast day: Blessed Joan of Portugal
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Gregory Dix
Christian feast day: Gregory Dix (Church of England)
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Johan Vilhelm Snellman
J. V. Snellman Day or the Finnish Heritage Day (Finland)
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Dominic de la Calzada
Christian feast day: Dominic de la Calzada
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Epiphanius of Salamis
Christian feast day: Epiphanius of Salamis
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International Nurses Day
International Nurses Day
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Saint Modoald
Christian feast day: Modoald
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