12th MAY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY

1300s / 14th century history on the 12th of May

1364 : Jagiellonian University was founded in Kraków. It is the oldest university in Poland since it was founded over 657 years ago (as of 2021).

Jagiellonian University in Kraków promotional video (Uniwersytet Jagielloński YouTube channel video)
1500s / 16th century history on the 12th of May

1551 : National University of San Marcos was founded in Lima, Peru. It is the oldest university in the Americas since it was founded 470 years ago (as of 2021).

1700s / 18th century history on the 12th of May

1743 : Maria Theresa of Austria was crowned Queen of Bohemia after she defeated her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.

Maria Theresa: The Might of the Habsburgs (Biographics verified YouTube channel video)
1800s / 19th century history on the 12th of May

1820 : Florence Nightingale the Italian-English nurse was born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy (died in 1910 aged 90). She was a social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing.

Florence Nightingale: Changing the Field of Nursing – Fast Facts (History verified YouTube channel video)

1889 : Otto Frank the father of Anne Frank (the Holocaust diarist) was born (died in 1980 aged 91).

1900s / 20th century history on the 12th of May

1910 : Dorothy Hodgkin the Nobel Prize-winning British chemist was born in Cairo, Egypt (died in 1994 aged 84).

Nobel chemistry prize winner Dr. Dorothy Hodgkin from Oxford (Associated Press : AP Archive verified YouTube channel video)

1918 : Mary Kay Ash the American founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics was born in Hot Wells, Harris County, Texas, USA (died in 2001 aged 83). Official website : MaryKay.com

1928 : Burt Bacharach the American musician was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Websites : BurtBacharachOfficial.com | BacharachOnline.com

What The World Needs Now performed by Burt Bacharach on Austin Powers : International Man of Mystery film in 1997
Burt Bacharach at 92 years old making a commentary in 2020

1926 : Norge airship became the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.

The Pole Escape with the airship Norway (41 minute video) In May 1926, Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, Umberto Nobile, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and a crew of 12 sailed with the airship Norway from Ny-Ålesund over the North Pole to Teller in Alaska. The film features Italy, Norway, Svalbard, Nome in Alaska, Stavangerfjord into the Oslo Fjord for reception at Rådhuskaia and at Slottet. (YouTube video)

1937 : The Duke and Duchess of York were crowned in Westminster Abbey as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

1937 : GEORGE CARLiN the American comedian was born in New York City, USA (died in 2008 aged 71). He is also an actor, author, and social critic, and author. George Carlin is considered to be one of the most important and influential stand-up comics in America. He’s was often referred to as “the dean of counterculture comedians”, and known for his dark comedy, references to politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and other interesting topics including taboo subjects. Official website : GeorgeCarlin.com | YouTube : George Carlin Official YouTube Channel : LANGUAGE WARNiNG on the first video below…

LANGUAGE WARNiNG on the ViDEO above : Life Is Worth Losing – Dumb Americans on HBO – George Carlin (George Carlin Official YouTube Channel)
George Carlin- Stand Up Routine 1965 – Reelin’ In The Years Archives (Reelin In The Years 66 YouTube channel video)

1941 : Z3, the world’s first working programmable, fully automatic computer was presented in Berlin by Konrad Zuse.

Konrad Zuse’s computing machine Z3 :The Computer History Museum Tour 5 (TilTuli YouTube channel video)
Konrad Zuse: The Invention of the Computer (Sam Hogan 2 video)

1948 : Steve Winwood the English musician was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Official website : SteveWinwood.com

Steve Winwood – Higher Love – song released in 1986 – official music video (Steve Winwood verified YouTube channel video)

1950 : Billy Squier the American rock musician was born William Haislip Squier in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. Official website : BillySquier.com

Billy Squier – The Stroke – song released in 1981 – official music video (Official Billy Squier verified YouTube channel video)

1962 : Emilio Estevez the American actor was born in New York City, USA.

1965 : Luna 5, the Soviet spacecraft crashed on the Moon.

1968 : Tony Hawk the American skateboarder was born Anthony Frank Hawk in San Diego, California, USA.

Tony Hawk: 50 tricks at Age 50 (RiDE Channel verified YouTube video)

1968 : Catherine Tate the English actress was born in Bloomsbury, London, England.

2000s / 21st century history on the 12th of May

2001 : PERRY COMO the American singer died aged 88 (born in 1912).

Perry Como – Magic Moments (audio only) (Perry Como verified YouTube channel video)
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas official music video featuring the voice of Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters (Perry Como verified YouTube channel video)

2001 : Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (b. 1925:

2008 : Sichuan earthquake in China killed over 69,000 people.

2015 : Nepal earthquake killed 218 people and injured over 3500 others.

2017 : The WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack infected over 300,000 computers in 150 countries.

Cyber Attack: Ransomware causing chaos globally (BBC News verified YouTube channel video)
Ransomware ‘WannaCry’ attack explained (BBC News verified YouTube channel video)

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