Born on August 12
August 12 birthdays & history
If you were born on August 12, you share a birthday with François Hollande, Erwin Schrödinger and George Soros. August 12 babies are Leo, with peridot as their birthstone and the gladiolus as their birth flower. August 12 is the 225th day of the year in leap years (224th in other years).
Famous people born on August 12
- 1954François Hollande, French lawyer and politician, 24th President of France
- 1887Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1930George Soros, Hungarian-American businessman and investor, founded the Soros Fund Management
- 1866Jacinto Benavente, Spanish playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1990Mario Balotelli, Italian footballer
- 1971Pete Sampras, American tennis player
- 1831Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar
- 1983Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer
- 1881Cecil B. DeMille, American director and producer
- 1975Casey Affleck, American actor
What happened on August 12
- 1492Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
- 1765Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India.
- 1851Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
- 1865Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs the first antiseptic surgery.
- 1960Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched.
- 1977The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
- 1981The IBM Personal Computer is released.
- 1984An infamous brawl takes place at the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres.
- 1990Near Faith, South Dakota, American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed Sue.
- 1990Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.
- 1992Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
- 2016The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.
Also observed on August 12
- Glorious Twelfth (United Kingdom)
- HM the Queen Mother's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand)
- International Youth Day (United Nations)
- Russian Air Force Day (Russia)
- Sea Org Day (Scientology)
- World Elephant Day (International)
Questions, answered
What star sign is August 12?
People born on August 12 are Leo. Their birthstone is peridot and their birth flower is the gladiolus.
Which famous people were born on August 12?
François Hollande (1954), Erwin Schrödinger (1887), George Soros (1930), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Mario Balotelli (1990), Pete Sampras (1971) were all born on August 12.
What happened on August 12 in history?
Among other things: in 1990, Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota; in 1992, Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); in 2016, The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.
Can I get a newspaper front page from August 12?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any August 12 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “August 12”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.